新通用大学英语综合教程2（第2册）U3课后答案及课件（第三单元unit03），高等教育出版社知识讲稿.ppt

magnificent magnificent adj. extremely impressive because of being very big, beautiful, etc 华丽的；宏伟的；富丽堂皇的 ● The interior of the building is magnificent and luxurious ● The Hungarian view is magnificent from the summit of the mountains. ◆hydraulic ◆hydraulic adj. (usually before noun 一般用于名词前) moved or operated by the pressure of water or other liquid 水（液）力的，水（液）压的 ● People came in flocks to see the new hydraulic power station beside the dam. ● The government invests heavily in hydraulic project. equip equip v. to provide a person, group, building, etc with the things that are needed for a particular kind of activity or work 装备；配备 ● The boys equipped themselves with torches and rope, and set off. ● The emergency services are equipped to deal with disasters of this kind. ◆whim ◆whim n. a sudden feeling that you would like to do something or have something, especially when there is no particularly important or good reason 突发的念头，一时的兴致 ● I went to visit her on a whim. ● The palace decor kept changing at the whim of the princess. fulfil fulfil v. if a hope, promise, wish etc is fulfilled, the things that you had hoped, promised, wanted, etc happens or is done 履行；实现；达到 ● Visiting Disneyland has fulfilled a boyhood dream. ● Eisenhower finally fulfilled his election pledge to end the war in Korea. ◆engulf ◆engulf v. to completely surround or cover something 完全包围 ，遮住 ● Floodwaters engulfed midwestern farmlands. ● If an earthquake were to engulf England tomorrow, the English would manage to meet and dine somewhere among the rubbish, just to celebrate the event. ◆restoration ◆restoration n. the act of thoroughly repairing something such as an old building or a piece of furniture so that it looks the same as it did when it was first made （对旧建筑、家具的）修复 ● The army’s task was the restoration of public order. ● She is in charge of the restoration of paintings in the collection. transform transform v. completely change the appearance, form, or character of somethi