新视野大学英语听说教程4第一单元单词.doc

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New Words @ chase vt. run after sb. or sth. in order to catch them 追逐；追赶 @ cruelty n. [C, U] behavior that makes people or animals suffer 残酷；残忍 @ pessimistic a. expecting that bad things will happen in the future or that sth. will have a bad result 悲观的 @ conquest n. 1. [U] the process of gaining control over sth. through great effort 征服；控制 @ 2. [sing., U] the act of taking control of a country, city, etc. by force 征服；攻占 @ bankrupt a. without enough money to pay what one owes 破产的 @ motive n. [C] a reason for doing sth. 动机 @ worship vt. admire and love sb. very much 崇拜；敬重；仰慕 @ spur vt. encourage sb. or make them want to do sth. 鼓励；刺激 ★ lure n. [C] sth. that attracts people, or the quality of being able to do this 诱惑 @ drown v. 1. have a very strong feeling or a serious problem that is dificult to deal with 沉浸于 @ 2. die from being under water for too long, or to kill sb. in this way （使）淹死 @ imperial a. 1. great and magnificent 壮丽的；宏大的 @ 2. relating to an empire or to the person who rules it 帝国的；皇帝的 @ agent n. 1. [C] sb. whose job is to help an actor, artist, etc. find work 经纪人 @ 2. [C] a person or company that represents another person or company, esp. in business 代理人；代理商 @ 　hasten vt. make sth. happen sooner or more quickly 加快；加速 @ elevator n. [C] a machine that carries people or goods up and down in a building 电梯 @ blur n. [C] sth. that one cannot remember or see clearly 模糊的记忆；模糊不清的事物 @ idle a. not working or producing anything 不工作的；闲着的 @ bore vt. make sb. lose interest and become tired and impatient 使厌烦 @ ★ bored a. tired and impatient 厌烦的 @ continuity n. [U] the state of continuing for a period of time 连贯（性）；连续（性） @ sustain vt. make sth. continue to exist for a period of time 维持；使...持续 @ minute a. very small 极小的 @ discount vt. 1. regard sth. as unlikely to be true or important 忽视；低估 @ 2. reduce the price of sth. 降低价格；打折 @ n. [C] a reduction in the usual price of sth. 折扣 @ plot n. 1. [C] the story of a book, film, play, etc. （小说、电影、戏剧等的）情节 @ 2. [C] a secret plan 阴谋；密谋 @ 　moviemaker n. [C] sb. who makes films, esp. a director or producer 电影制作人 @ distinct a. 1. clearly different or belonging to a different type 明显不同的；独特的 @ 2. able to be clearly seen, heard, smelled, etc. 清晰的；清楚的；明显的 ▲ spotlight n. [C] 聚光灯 @ jungle n. [C, U] a thick tropical forest with many large plants growing very close together （热带）丛林 @ fraud n. [C, U] the crime of deceiving sb. in order to get money or sth. illegally 欺诈；诈骗 @ contaminate vt. make sth. dirty or poisonous 污染；弄脏 @ underline vt. 1. draw a line under a word to show that it is important 在...下划线 @ 2. emphasize; show that sth. is important 强调，使突出 @ 　uncompromising unwilling to change one's opinions or behavior 不妥协的；不让步的 a. @ object vi. oppose or disapprove of sth. 反对；不赞成 @ accuse vt. say that sb. is guilty of a crime or of doing sth. bad 指控；控告 @ banquet n. [C] a formal dinner for many people on an important occasion 宴会 ★ sue vt. make a legal claim against sb., esp. for money 起诉；控告 @ attorney n. [C] a lawyer 律师 @ second vt. support a suggestion made by another person in a meeting 支持；附议 @ fine vt. make sb. pay money as a punishment 罚...的款 @ expel vt. force sb. to leave a school or organization 开除；驱逐 @ justify vt. show that there is a good reason for sth. that other people think is unreasonable 证明...有道理；为...辩护 @ 　single-minded a. having one clear aim and working very hard to achieve it 一心一意的；专一的 @ novelist n. [C] sb. who writes novels 小说家 @ musician n. [C] sb. who performs or writes music, esp. as a job 音乐家；乐手 @ desperate a. 1. needing or wanting sth. very much 极需要的；极向往的 @ 2. very worried and willing to do anything to change a bad situation 绝望的；拼命的 @ 　desperately ad. 1. very much 非常 @ 2. in a worried or angry way 绝望地；拼命地 ■ alas ad. unfortunately 不幸的是；遗憾的是 Phrases and Expressions @ at best even when considered in the most positive way 充其量；至多 @ run a/the risk be in a situation in which sth. bad could happen 冒险；有...风险 @ remain/be true to continue to be loyal to sb. or sth. 忠于 @ object to oppose or disapprove of sth. 反对；不赞成 @ accuse sb. of sth. say that sb. has done sth. wrong or is guilty of sth. 指控；控告 @ throw out make sb. leave a place, school, organization, etc. because they have done sth. against the rules 开除；解雇 Proper Names @ Tennessee Williams 田纳西·威廉斯（1911-1983，美国剧作家） @ Ernest Hemingway 欧内斯特·海明威（1899-1961，美国作家，获1954年诺贝尔文学奖） @ Robert Frost 罗伯特·弗罗斯特（1874-1963，美国诗人） @ T.S. Eliot T.S.艾略特（1888-1965，美国诗人、剧作家，获1948年诺贝尔文学奖） @ Monet 莫奈（1840-1926，法国画家，印象派创始人和主要代表人物） @ Renoir 雷诺阿（1841-1919，法国印象派画家） @ Dali 达利（1904-1989，西班牙超现实主义画家） @ Hitchcock 希区柯克（1899-1980，英国电影导演，以悬念电影著称） @ Fellini 费里尼（1920-1993，意大利电影导演） @ Spielberg 斯皮尔伯格（1946-，美国电影导演） @ Oscar Wilde 奥斯卡·王尔德（1854-1900，爱尔兰作家，19世纪末英国唯美主义的主要代表） @ Thomas Wolfe 托马斯·乌尔夫（1900-1938，美国小说家） @ Beethoven 贝多芬（1770-1827，德国作曲家） @ Pestalozzi 裴斯泰洛齐（1746-1827，瑞士教育改革家）

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