大学英语精读第二册单词表.docx

1、大学英语精读第二册单词表大学英语精读第二册单词表UNIT 1. Is There Life on Earth?NEW WORDS humorous a. funny; that makers people laugh 幽默的 humor n. essay n. 散文，随笔 excitementn. the state or quality of being excited planet n. large body in space that moves round a star esp. round the sun 行星 Venusian a. of or having to do with

2、the plant Venus 金星的n. supposed Venus being 金星人 satelliten. spacecraft that goes round the planet earth and sends back radio and television signals; heavenly body that goes round a plant （人造）卫星 signaln. 信号；暗号 astronomern. person who studies the science of the sun, moon, stars and planets 天文学家 telesco

3、pe n. instrument with special glasses used for seeing distant things extremely ad. very 极端，非常 extremea. feasibilityad. possibility of being carried or done 可行性 feasible a. manned a. occupied by one or more persons 载人的 saucern. 浅碟；茶托 flying saucern. 飞碟 conferencen. meeting press conferencen. meeting

4、arranged by an important person to which news reporters are invited to listen to a statement or ask questions 记者招待会 technologyn. 技术 conclusionn. decision of opinion reached by reasoning 结论 conclude v. reporterv. person who gathers news for a newspaper, magazine, or radio or TV station 记者 composevt.

5、make up, form 组成，构成 concreten. building material made by mixing cement with sand, small stones and water 混凝土 atmospheren. all the gasses round the earth; air in a place 大气；空气 carbonn. 碳 monoxide n. 一氧化物 deadlya. causing death; likely to cause death 致命的 gas n. 气体 survive vi. remain alive; continue to

6、 live or exist 活下来；幸存vt. remain alive after; live longer than 经历.后还活着；比.活得长 survivaln. program n. plan of what it to be done 计划 concern vt. be of importance or interest to; have an effect on 涉及，关系到 oxygenn. 氧，氧气 originallyad. formerly 起初，原来 original a. hazard n. danger hovervi. stay in or near one p

7、lace in the air 盘旋 consolidateda. untied; combined 联合的 consolidatevt. beltn. area that has some special quality; zone （地）带 indicatevt. show indication n. pollutevt. make (air, water, soil, etc.) dirty with manmade waste 污染 pollutionn. unfita. not good enough; not suitable particlen. 粒子；微粒 emitvt. se

8、nd out 散发，射出 emissionn. crashv. (cause to) break into pieces violently 坠落；猛撞 smashv. (cause to) break into pieces violently (使)碎裂 stalagmite n. 石笋 projectionn. sth. that stands out from a surface 凸出物 typen. a particular kind, class or group 类型，种类 graniten. hard grey stone used for building 花岗岩 forma

9、tionn. sth. that is formed; way in which sth. is formed 形成（物） skyscrapern. very tall building 摩天大楼 scrape vt. rub with sth. rough or sharp 刮，擦 proceed vi. continue after having stopped （停顿后）继续进行 fundn. sum of money set apart or available for a special purpose 资金；基金 billionn. one thousand million zil

10、chn. zero; nothing at allPHRASES & EXPRESSIONS (be) known as also publicly called; named 以.闻名，通常名叫 name after give the same name as 以.名字命名 as to about, concerning 关于 base on / upon use as a basis or foundation for 以.为基础，把.基于 for one thing . (for another) in the first place. (in the second place) be

11、composed of have as members or parts 由.组成 as far as . be concerned to the degree that it matters to 就.而言 stick up stand upright; project 直立；突出 give off emit; send out 发出；散发出 set back delay the advance of development of 耽搁；阻碍 PEOPER NAMES Art Buchwald 阿特.布奇沃德 Venus 金星 Manhattan 曼哈顿（纽约市中心） Zog 佐格（姓氏）

12、Edison 爱迪生（姓氏） Glom 格洛姆（姓氏）UNIT 2. The Dinner Party NEW WORDS heateda. with strong, excited, and often angry feelings 热烈的；激烈的 unexpecteda. not expected 意外的 naturalist n. one who makes a special study of plants or animals outdoors 博物学家（尤指直接观察动植物者） shortlyad. Soon; (in) a little time 不久，马上 coloniala.

13、of or related to a colony or colonies 殖民地的 spaciousa. big; having much space 广阔的；宽阔的 dining n. 餐厅 barea. not covered (with a carpet); empty 不铺地毯的；赤裸的；光秃的 marblen. 大理石 raftern. one of the sloping beams that support 椽 ontoprep. to a position or point on 到.之上; 向.之上 veranda n. 阳台 spiriteda. full of spir

14、it; lively outgrowvt. leave behind, as one grows older or more mature 长大得使.不再适用; 成长得不再要 mousen. 鼠 eran. 时代，年代 majorn. 少校 crisis n. time of difficulty, danger, etc. 危机 ouncen. 盎司;少量 argumentn. discussion by persons who disagree; dispute 争论;辩论 hostessn. 女主人 musclen. 肌肉 contractvi. become shorter or sm

15、aller 收缩 contractionn. slightlyad. a little 稍微地 slighta. motionvi. give a signal by moving the hand or head 打手势;点(或摇)头示意 widen v. make or become wider baitn. food used to attract fish, animals, or birds so that they may be caught 诱饵 cobran. poisonous snake found in India and Africa 眼镜蛇 likelya. prob

16、able 可能的 impulsen. sudden wish to do sth. 冲动 commotion n. noisy confusion or excitement 混乱;骚动 tonen. quality of voice or music 语气;音调 commandinga. authoritative 威严的 forfeitvt. suffer the loss of (sth.) as a punishment (作为惩罚而)失去 rupeen. monetary unit of India, Pakistan, etc. 卢比 imagen. statue 雕像 emerg

17、evi. come or appear (from somewhere) emergencen. slamvt. shut loudly and with force 砰地关上 hostn. man who receives guests 男主人 fainta. weak, indistinct 微弱的;不明显的 crawlvi move slowly by pulling the body along the ground 爬行UNIT 3. Lesson from Jefferson NEW WORDS declaration n. document containing an open

18、public announcement 宣言 independencen. freedom from the control of others 独立 obtain vt. get through effort 获得 sourcen. place from which sth. comes; place where a river starts （来）源；源头 personala. done in person; belonging to a person 亲自的；个人的 investigationn. detailed or careful examination 调查 investigat

19、evt. appoint vt. put (sb.) in a position 任命 appointmentn. committeen. a group of people chosen for special duties 委员会 capitoln. （美国）州议会大厦 canoen. light boat moved by a paddle 独木舟 on-the-spota. at the place of the action 现场的 humblea. low in position 地位低下的 originn. parentage; birth; beginning 血统；出身；起源

20、 gardenern. person who works in a garden either for pay or as a hobby 园丁 waitern. person who serves food to the tables in a restaurant （男）侍者 noblemann. 贵族 dissatisfyvt. hang over dangerously; utter a threat against 使不满 threatenvt. hang over dangerously; utter a threat against 威胁 threatn. rejectvt. r

21、efuse to take, believe, use of consider 拒绝 rejectionn. nephewn. the son of ones brother or sister errorn. mistake; sth. done wrongly falsea. not true or correct judgmentn. opinion 判断， 看法 hesitatevi. feel doubtful; be undecided 犹豫，迟疑不决 hesitationn. prefervt. like better; choose (one thing) rather tha

22、n (another) 更喜欢；宁愿 preferencen. lattera. nearer to the end 后面的；后半的n. the second of two persons or things just spoken of 后者 conflictn. be opposed; clash 冲突n. disagreement; clash; fight unquestioning a. given or done without question or doubt agreementn. having the same opinion(s); thinking in the sam

23、e way 同意；一致的 criticismn. unfavourable remarks of judgments 批评 critic n. person who makes judgments about the good and bad qualities of sth.; person who points out mistakes 评论家；批评者 criticizevt. philosophyn. 哲学 resentvt. feel angry or bitter at 对.忿恨;对.不满 action n. the process of doing things; sth. don

24、e 行动过程；行动 customn. 习惯,风俗 perpetuala. never-ending; going on for a long time or without stopping 永恒的;连续不断的 constitutionn. 宪法;章程 livinga. alive now 活(着)的 remarkvt. say; comment 说;评论说n. 话语;评论 eviln. sth. bad; sin 邪恶,罪恶a. very bad 邪恶的,坏的 idealismn. 理想主义;唯心主义 arch(a)eologyn. study of ancient things, esp.

25、 remains of prehistoric times 考古学 rotationn. 轮作;旋转 rotate v. conservationn. protecting from loss of from being used up 保护;保存 conservevt. superiora. good or better in quality or value 较好的;优的 superiorityn. existencen. the state of existing 存在 influencevt. have an effect on 影响 architecturen. art and sc

26、ience of building 建筑术;建筑学 constantlyad. continuously; frequently 不断地;经常地 constanta. performvt. do, carry out 做,履行 talentn. special natural ability 才能,天资 centrala. chief; main; most important 主要的 tireless a. never or rarely getting tired writern. a person who writes esp. as a way of earning money 作家

27、publishvt. have (a book, etc.) printed and put on sale 出版 volumen. book, esp. one of a set of books 卷;册 thrillvi. have a very exciting feeling 非常激动 self-evidenta. clear without proof 不言而喻的 createvt. make (sth. that has not been made before) 创造 creationn. anniversaryn. the yearly return of a special

28、date 周年纪念日 countryman n. a person from ones own country 周胞 legacy n. sth. that one person leaves to another when he dies 遗产 owe vt. 欠(债等);应把.归功于 debtn. something owed to someone else 债(务) educatevt. train; teach how to read, write, think, etc.PHRASES & EXPRESSIONS go out of ones way (to do sth.) tak

29、e particular trouble; make a special effort 特地 leave.to leave sb. in charge of 交托,委托 act on act according to 按照.行事 leave behind abandon; fall to take or bring 丢弃;留下,忘带 in existence existing 存在 above all most important of all 首先,尤其是PROPER NAMES Bruce Bilven 布鲁斯.布利文 Thomas Jefferson 托马斯.杰斐逊 George Washington 乔治.华盛顿 Abraham Lincoln 亚伯拉罕.林肯 the Declaration of Independence 独立宣言 the James River 詹姆斯河 Lafayette 拉斐特 France 法国 Heaven 上帝；天堂 Philadelphia 费城（美国港市）UNIT 4. My First Job NEW WORDS applyvi. write to ask for (a job, membership. etc.), esp. officially 申请 applicationn. interviewn. 面试；