综合英语词汇Unit One
brigade 特别行动队clasp 握手
crunchy 易碎的discreetly 谨慎地
flail 使猛烈摇动goody 好吃的,伪君子ketchup 番茄酱malicious 恶意的maneuver 演习puddle 小水池
reserve 预定;含蓄sandal 凉鞋
shackle 手铐;束缚slink 潜行
sneak 鬼鬼祟祟的人spaghetti 意大利面square 使。。成方形whereabouts 下落,行踪
It distressed me a great deal to hear the news that he had suffered repeated failures. He assumed an air of cheerfulness , even though he lost favour of his boss. Gulliver met with extraordinary adventure and saw a strange assortment of people. We were all greatly drawn by his frank views, humourous words and genial manner. After cheers and applause died down, the Nobel prize winner began his speech.
I feel realities are after all very harsh. So one can hardly live up entirely to his ideals. Unit Two
board 寄宿
conceivably 可以想象的;令人信服的coronary thrombosis 冠状动脉血栓形成deceased 已故的;死者
executive 经理lineup 一组人obituary 讣告survive 比。。活得长widow 寡妇workaholic 工作狂
My immediate boss is a typical workaholic, and he works more than 10 hours all the year round. The principal attaches much importance to extracurricular activities, and he believes that they'll help to cultivate students' tremendous interest in the external world.
He always grabs a shower, a sandwich and then taxi to go to work every Monday morning. Since you are about to leave the company, you should straighten out the account during this week.
In order to hand in the PhD dissertation on time, he often stays up late.
Nothing can replace the profoundest love logged in one's heart of hearts.
He is considered a natural for the post of the president, for he has been an excellent vice president for two years.
He was too ordinary to be picked out in the crowd.
Unit Three
anew 重新=again calorie 卡路里cappuccino 热咖啡牛奶contortion 扭曲,扭弯coo 鸽子叫
debonair 温文尔雅dodge 躲开eccentric 古怪的esthetically 美学上的exasperating 激怒人的geranium 天竺葵habituate 使习惯于ludicrous 荒谬可笑的motel 汽车旅馆
negotiate 谈判;成功越过pedestrian 行人
sedate 安静的,沉着的squash 挤压;壁球treadmill 踏车;跑步机triumph 成功
unfurl 展开venerable 值得尊敬的
The university is one of the most venerable institutions of higher learning of the world.
If one is deficient in practical experience, he can hardly make himself a success with only what has acquire in class.
I felt exasperated by constant interruption for I had to finish writing the monography by the end of this week.
He feels that it's ludicrous to write on contemporary theme in an ancient style.
The Bund in shanghai was a place where young couples liked to come to coo in the 70s and the 80s of the last century.
His daughter is very sedate for a girl of about 10, for she likes reading more than playing.
Unit 4
blaspheme 亵渎,咒骂,对神不敬bumper 缓冲器
damper 减震器
epitome 摘要;里程碑
fetish 恋物,。。癖
flunk 不及格
licentiousness 放荡;道德败坏mirth 欢笑
overshadow 使失色,改过puritan 清教徒reverently 虔诚地
scan 扫描,细看
swill 冲洗,狼吞虎咽traipse 疲倦地走
It goes without saying that Shakespeare overshadows all the other playwriters throughout the ages.
The Great Gatsby is commonly deemed as the epitome of the Jazz Age of the last century in America.
It is advisable for you not to put a damper on his enthusiasm to further his studies at Harvard.
Y oung people tend to make a fetish of glamorous stars in sports and entainment circles.
Unit Five
associate 联系人
astound 惊讶(褒) compliment 恭维
confound 迷惑,使混淆consultant 顾问
cynicism 玩世不恭,愤世嫉俗deceit 欺骗;谎言distinction 差别
falter 摇摇欲坠,蹒跚走feign 假装
fib 小谎
invariably 总是lubricant 润滑剂perception 知觉preoccupation 全神贯注prevarication 搪塞profess 自称;声称proliferation 增殖pundit 博学者
serial 序列号
tangle 纠纷;混乱undermine 渐渐破坏volunteer 志愿者
warp 扭曲;曲解
Hamlet feigned madness when he was hesitating what to do. Prevarication is one of the techniques this businessman like to employ.
Sometimes the light of truth is just too dazzling, so white lies are ubiquitous.
Out of impulsion, he blurted out the truth.
Y ou should get rid of prejudice, resist temptation and do not allow anything else to warp your decision.
He is a man of oversensitive and imaginative, and he always weave a tangled wen in his brain. He is quite popular among his friends, as he always tried to avoid adding trouble to others.
Unit Six
aroma 芳香aura 光环、气氛bard 游吟诗人cuddle 拥抱elevate 提升
epic 史诗evolve 发展imponderable 无法衡量的,没有重量的lyric 抒情诗
prosaic 平凡的,乏味的
squalid 肮脏的,卑劣的
veritable 名副其实的,真正的verse 诗篇
Unit Seven
apprehensively 担心地autopsy 验尸
bountifully 慷慨地
buff 浅黄色
chaser 猎人,烈酒后喝的饮料confidential 机密的
creaky 老朽的,叽叽嘎嘎的draught 气流
fervently 热烈地
giddy 轻浮的;使眼花imperceptible 感觉不到的laxative 泻药
oblige 帮忙
peer 凝视
phial 小药瓶
potion 一剂
rapture 兴高采烈
scorn 嘲笑
sole 仅有的
substitute 替代
To me, you're definitely more than an acquaintance.
Many artisan in this region deal in variety of hand crafts.
Much to my surprise, he analyzed with extraordinary detachment the dangerous situation that threatened all of them.
She peered at the stranger from behind the curtain.
During the holidays, he indulged in the luxury of a bath of sunshine on the beach.
When she learnt the news of his death, she was overwhelmed.
I'm not in favour of buying a house on he installment plan, instead, I maintain that everyone of us should save up for a rainy day.
Unit Eight
mixture 混合物appalling 惊人的atom 原子
cease 停止
confer 授予、给予correlative 相关的due 适当的
egoism 利己主义的
elixir 不老长生药
eminent 杰出的
horizon 视野
impartiality 公正公平,不偏不倚
inculcate 教育,反复灌输lunatic 疯狂的,愚蠢的populous 人口稠密的proportion 面积,部分spectacular 壮观的vice 恶习
Unit Nine
aubergine 茄子
batter 糊状物
bedeck 装饰
braise 炖,蒸
buffet 自助餐
contrive 谋划
cuisine 烹饪
ecstasy 狂喜
elusive 难懂的enterprise 企业exotica 新奇事物fastidiously 非常讲究的fowl 家禽
glutton 吃货gourmet 美食家
infamous 声名狼藉的
joint 接头地点
lavish 浪费
palate 味觉
piquant 辛辣的,开胃的
primal 原始的;被压抑童年情绪的释放proceed 开始
sage 圣人
sensual 肉体上的
sensuality 耽于声色
smother 窒息
texture 质地;纹理