Unit-five-重点词汇讲解--新目标大学英语《综合教程》-第一册.docxVIP

proclaim?v.? ? 1. to make (sth.) known officially or publicly; announce 宣告；宣布；公布；申明 e.g.? After its independence, India was?proclaimed?a republic. 印度独立后正式宣布成立共和国。 Britain proudly?proclaims?that it is a nation of animal lovers. 英国自豪地宣称自己是个热爱动物的国家。 Synonym: declare 2. (fml) to show (sth.) clearly; reveal 显示；表明；显露 e.g.? His manners?proclaim?him a scholar. 从他的举止可以看出他是一名学者。 His accent?proclaimed?that he was a Scot. 他的口音表明他是一个苏格兰人。 Synonym: indicate compromise? ? 1. n.?giving up of certain demands by each side in a dispute, so that an agreement may be reached which satisfies both to some extent 妥协；折中；和解 e.g.? Most wage claims are settled by?compromise. 多数增加工资的要求均以折中的方式解决。 Encourage your child to reach a?compromise?between what he wants and what you want. 鼓励你的孩子在他想要的和你想要的之间折中和解。 2. v.?to reach an agreement in which everyone involved accepts less than what they wanted at first 妥协；折中 e.g.? I wanted to go to Greece, and my wife wanted to go to Spain, so we?compromised?on Italy. 我想要去希腊，但我妻子希望去西班牙，于是我们折中去了意大利。 He refused to?compromise?his principles. 他对他的原则寸步不让。 3. v.?to do sth. which is against your principles and which therefore seems dishonest or shameful中伤，损害（名誉、名声等） e.g.? He has?compromised?himself by accepting money from them. 他因接受了他们的钱而使自己的名声受损。 The malicious rumours?compromised?her good reputation. 恶毒的流言损害了她的好名声。 contact? ? 1. n.?when two people or things touch each other 接触 e.g.? The two substance are now in?contact?(with each other), and a chemical reaction is occurring. 现在这两种物质（相互）接触，正在发生化学反应。 The troops came into?contact?with the enemy. 部队与敌军遭遇了。 2. n.?the act of communicating with sb., especially regularly联系；联络 e.g.? Many of us have no direct?contact?with elderly people. 我们中的许多人跟年纪大的人没有直接联系。 Their company has extensive?contacts?with firms abroad. 他们公司与国外的公司有广泛的联系。 Collocations: bring into?contact?with 使与…接触；使与…联系 come into?contact?(with) 与…联系；触及… in?contact?with 与…接触/联系中 keep in?contact?with与…保持联络 lose?contact?with 与…失去联络 out of?contact?没有接触；没有来往 3. v.?to write to