新视野大学英语听说教程4第一单元单词.doc

New Words chasevt.run after sb. or sth. in order to catch them追逐；追赶crueltyn.C, U behavior that makes people or animals suffer残酷；残忍pessimistica.expecting that bad things will happen in the future or that sth. will have a bad result悲观的conquestn.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bankrupta.without enough money to pay what one owes破产的motiven.C a reason for doing sth.动机worshipvt.admire and love sb. very much崇拜；敬重；仰慕spurvt.encourage sb. or make them want to do sth.鼓励；刺激luren.C sth. that attracts people, or the quality of being able to do this诱惑drownv.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imperiala.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agentn.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hastenvt.make sth. happen sooner or more quickly加快；加速elevatorn.C a machine that carries people or goods up and down in a building电梯blurn.C sth. that one cannot remember or see clearly模糊的记忆；模糊不清的事物idlea.not working or producing anything不工作的；闲着的borevt.make sb. lose interest and become tired and impatient使厌烦boreda.tired and impatient厌烦的continuityn.U the state of continuing for a period of time连贯（性）；连续（性）sustainvt.make sth. continue to exist for a period of time维持；使.持续minutea.very small极小的discountvt.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plotn.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moviemakern.C sb. who makes films, esp. a director or producer电影制作人distincta.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spotlightn.C聚光灯junglen.C, U a thick tropical forest with many large plants growing very close together（热带）丛林fraudn.C, U the crime of deceiving sb. in order to get money or sth. illegally欺诈；诈骗contaminatevt.make sth. dirty or poisonous污染；弄脏underlinevt.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 ones opinions or behavior不妥协的；不让步的a.objectvi.oppose or disapprove of sth.反对；不赞成accusevt.say that sb. is guilty of a crime or of doing sth. bad指控；控告banquetn.C a formal dinner for many people on an important occasion宴会suevt.make a legal claim against sb., esp. for money起诉；控告attorneyn.C a lawyer律师secondvt.support a suggestion made by another person in a meeting支持；附议finevt.make sb. pay money as a punishment罚.的款expelvt.force sb. to leave a school or organization开除；驱逐justifyvt.show that there is a good reason for sth. that other people think is unreasonable证明.有道理；为.辩护single-mindeda.having one clear aim and working very hard to achieve it一心一意的；专一的novelistn.C sb. who writes novels小说家musiciann.C sb. who performs or writes music, esp. as a job音乐家；乐手desperatea.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desperatelyad.1. very much非常2. in a worried or angry way绝望地；拼命地alasad.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）