专业学位硕士研究生英语教程Unit-16词汇及课后答案.docVIP

PAGE PAGE 3 Unit 16 War Word Bank ambush：a sudden attack made from a concealed position伏击；埋伏 assault：to attack攻击；袭击 bankruptcy：financial ruin破产 barrel：the metal, cylindrical part of a firearm through which the bullet travels枪管 bayou：a creek or small river that is a tributary of a larger body of water支流；河口 blast：a violent explosion爆炸 cavity：a hole; a hollow area within the body洞；腔 discharge：to release, as from confinement, care, or duty释放；使退伍 droop：to bend or hang downward低垂；弯曲；下垂 flashback：(psychology) recurring, intensely vivid mental image of a past traumatic experience[心理学]重现：过去受伤的经历在脑海中生动重现 grenade：a missile containing priming and bursting charges榴弹；季榴弹 hallucinate：to have illusion产生幻觉 highlight：to make prominent; to emphasize使显得重要；强调 icon：an image; a representation; a symbol; an idol肖像；代表；象征；偶像 loot：to pillage; to spoil打劫；掠夺 maim：to disable or disfigure使残疾 offshore：away from the shore近海 paranoia：a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur妄想狂；偏执狂 pin：to hold fast; immobilize使困住；牵制 post-traumatic：following an injury or resulting from it受伤后的 shell-shock：a kind of mental disorder弹震症(士兵因战争而得的一种精神疾病) shutter：a mechanical device of a camera (照相机上的)快门 slump：to fall or sink heavily; collapse消沉；陷入；倒塌 snap：a sudden, sharp cracking sound劈啪声 sniper：a skilled military shooter to shoot enemy soldiers from a concealed place狙击手；射击手 steely：resembling steel, as in color or hardness钢铁般的 streak：to mark with lines, smears, or bands with different colors使带条纹；使带污点 undertaking：n. a task or an assignment undertaken; a venture承担的任务；事业 victor：winner胜利者 wan：pale; distressed; weary and melancholy苍白的；惨淡的；郁郁寡欢的 wisp：thin smoke or clouds一缕烟、云等 Phrases and Expressions drag on：to delay拖延 in the face of：confronting with面对；面临 in the wake of：following directly on; in the aftermath of; as a consequence of跟随，作为…的余波 teamed up with：to coordinate与……合作；配合 Reading Comprehension Choose the best for each of the following. 1. What changed Millers life in a secon