新视野大学英语第二册unit2单词.doc

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<1>pat
vt.轻拍
1.The teacher patted the student on his shoulder, encouraging him to try harder next time. |老师在学生的肩膀上拍了拍，鼓励他下次更加努力些。
2.The little boy felt uncomfortable whenever people patted him on the head. 每次人们拍他的头时，小男孩总是感到不舒服。
n. |[C] a friendly act of touching sb. or sth. with a flat hand |轻拍
1.Jim used to give his dog a pat before he left for work in the morning. |吉姆以前常常在早上离家上班前拍拍他的狗。
2.My boss gave me a pat on the back to show his satisfaction with my work. |老板在我背上拍了一下，以示对我的工作很满意。
<2>presence
n. 在场；出席
1.Your presence is requested. |敬请光临。
2.I should have dressed myself more formally tonight. I wish nobody would notice my presence! |今晚我本该穿得更正式些的。真希望没有人会注意到我的存在！
<3>promising
a. 有前途的；有希望的
The promising student couldn't go on with his studies because his family was too poor to afford it. |因为家境贫穷无法供他求学，这个本来很有前途的学生无法继续读书了。
I would like to work in a promising company like yours. |我希望在如贵公司一样有前途的公司里就职。
<4>amateur
a.业余的
My elder brother is an amateur photographer, but he really takes very nice pictures. |我哥哥是个业余摄影师，但他拍的照片真的很棒。
The amateur football players meet twice a week for practice. |这些业余足球运动员每周集训两次。
n.业余爱好者
Only amateurs will be allowed to participate in this match. |只有业余爱好者才能参加此项比赛。
Some amateurs can perform at such a high level that even professionals sing high praise for them. |有些业余爱好者表现得非常好，即使那些专业人员都对他们大加赞叹。
<5>　skier
n. 滑雪者
an amateur skier 业余滑雪运动员
<6>session
n. 1. [C]（从事某项活动的）一段时间
There will be a question-and-answer session before the final examination. |期末考试前会有一堂答疑课。
Can you get two tickets for the guitar session? |你能弄到两张吉它演奏会的门票吗？
2.会议
This year's session of Congress was unusually long. |今年国会的会期特别长。
Can you tell me when the next session of Parliament will begin? |你能告诉我议会下一次会议何时召开吗？
<7>amusing
a. 有趣的
His amusing answer made all of us laugh. |他有趣的回答把我们大家都逗笑了。
I didn't even smile after he told his joke. I didn't find it amusing at all. |他讲完笑话后我甚至都没微笑一下。我觉得那一点都不有趣。
<8>lower
vt. 1|减少；降低
The price will be lowered from $150 to $100 to attract more customers. |为了吸引更多的顾客，价格将从150 美元降到100美元。
The baby has just fallen asleep. Would you please lower your voice? |宝宝刚入睡，你能声音轻些吗？
2. |降下
National flags were lowered to half-mast in memory of this great man. |国旗下半旗以纪念这位伟人。
The old man lowered his hand so that the pigeons could eat the corn out of his palm. |老人把手放低了些，让鸽子能吃到他掌心的玉米粒。
<9>anniversary
|n. |[C]周年纪念日
The couple were thinking of a romantic dinner for their wedding anniversary. |夫妇俩正考虑去吃一顿浪漫的晚餐来庆祝结婚周年纪念日。
It will be the 50th anniversary of the foundation of this nation tomorrow. |明天将是这个国家建立五十周年纪念日。
<10>woolen
a. 羊毛的
a woolen scarf |羊毛围巾
a woolen coat |羊毛外套
<11>romantic
a. 浪漫的
The woman writer is famous for her romantic love stories. |这为女作家因她所著的浪漫爱情小说而闻名。
Everything looked quite romantic under the night sky dotted with thousands of stars. |在繁星点点的夜空下，一切都显得很浪漫。
<12>gratitude
n. |[U]感激；谢意
I showed my gratitude to Susan by sending her a box of chocolate. |我给苏珊送了盒巧克力以示谢意。
I owe a debt of gratitude to you. I couldn't have achieved anything without your support. |我真得感谢你们。没有你们的支持，我不可能做成任何事情。
<13>perceptivity
n. 知觉；理解力
You can always sense her perceptivity whenever she makes comments on something. |每次她就某事发表评论时，你总能感觉到她敏锐的洞察力。
The writer is worth admiring for his outstanding perceptivity and memory. |这位作家因其超群的洞察力和记忆力而值得钦佩。

<14>ski
vi.滑雪
Salt Lake City will be a good choice if you want to go skiing. |如果你们想去滑雪，盐湖城会是个不错的选择。
We had a great time skiing in the mountains last weekend. |上周末我们在山上滑雪，玩得十分开心。
<15>massive
a. 大的；严重的
They made massive efforts to carry out the research with limited budget. |他们作了大量的努力，用有限的预算进行着研究。
|I was impressed by the massive walls surrounding that ancient city. |环绕古城四周的高大的围墙给我留下了深刻的印象。
<16>fatigue
vt. 使疲劳
|Having been climbing the mountain for two hours, we all felt fatigued. |我们已经连续爬了两小时的山，都感到很疲惫。
Whenever he felt fatigued, he got angry easily. |他每次感觉疲惫时都很容易发怒。
n. 疲乏，疲劳
The girl looked pale with fatigue after the long journey. |长途跋涉之后，那女孩因疲惫而脸色苍白。
I ran for another two kilometers before I stopped because of fatigue. |我在感觉疲惫而停下来之前，又跑了两千米。
<17>clearing
n. （林中）空地
They found a clearing in the forest and took a rest there. |他们发现了一小块空地，在那里休息了一下。
<18>approximately
ad. 大约，大概
She has lost approximately 10 pounds since I met her last time. |从我上次遇见她后，她已经减了大约十磅体重。
The train will arrive in approximately five minutes. |火车大概五分钟后到达。
<19>breeze
n. 微风，和风
Colorful flags danced in the breeze. |微风中彩旗飘舞。
The warm spring breeze kisses the earth and the green grass grows. |和煦的春风亲吻大地，绿草儿长了出来。
<20>powder
n. 粉末；粉状物
baby powder |婴儿爽身粉
|milk powder |奶粉
<21>fuss
v. （因小事）抱怨；小题大做
I'm afraid you're fussing too much about your health. Just follow the doctor's advice and you'll be fine. |恐怕你过于关注你的健康了。听从医生的建议, 你的身体就不会有问题的。
Don't fuss; we will solve this problem for you immediately. |不要大惊小怪的，我们会马上替你解决这个问题。
n. 小题大做；大惊小怪
Why are you making so much fuss over losing 100 yuan? |你为什么对丢了100元钱如此小题大做呢？
Why is she so excited? She must be making a fuss about nothing again. |她为什么这么激动？肯定又是在为一些无谓的事情大惊小怪。
<22>indifferent
a. 漠不关心的；冷漠的
Seeing his sick mother lying on the bed, his manner was rather indifferent. |看到他生病的母亲躺在床上，他的态度十分冷漠。
Many girls wear skirts in the winter, seeming indifferent to the cold. |很多女孩在冬天穿着裙子，看上去对寒冷毫不在意。
<23>rebel
vi. 造反；反叛；反抗
The poor rebelled against the emperor but were defeated quite soon. |穷人起来反抗皇帝，但很快就被镇压了。
Her parents wanted her to become a doctor, but she rebelled and went to study in a normal university. |她父母希望她能当一名医生，但她却不听从他们的意见上了一所师范大学。
n. 造反者，反叛者，反抗者
No one would believe that the priest was one of the anti-government rebels. |没有人会相信神父是反政府分子的一员。
Duke is kind of a rebel; he never does a thing the way most people do it. |杜克是个叛逆者；他从来不以大多数人的方式做事。
<24>　rebellious
a. 反叛的；反抗的
The experienced teacher knew how to deal with some students' rebellious behavior. |这个经验丰富的老师知道怎样处理有些学生叛逆性的行为。
If you just swear at your boy whenever he does something wrong, he might become more and more rebellious. |如果你儿子每次做了错事后你只是对他加以责骂，他可能变得越来越叛逆。
<25>bachelor
n. 1.未婚男子
I don't like the idea of getting married, so I will remain a bachelor all my life. |我不喜欢结婚，所以我会一辈子单身。
She rented a bachelor flat and settled down. |她租了套单身公寓，安顿了下来。
2. [C]学士（学位）
a Bachelor of Science |理学士
a Bachelor of Arts |文学士
<26>　low-budget
a. |预算低的；花费不多的
Lucy is planning for a low-budget trip around Europe this summer holiday. |露西正计划今年暑假花不多的钱去欧洲旅游一趟。
Though they are not rich, Lesley set aside some money every month for a low-budget dinner outside, which was a great pleasure for the whole family. |虽然他们并不富裕，莱斯莉每月都留出一点钱大家出去吃一顿花费不太大的晚餐，这对全家人来说都是一件开心的事。
<27>shift
v. 转移；移动；变换
Julie shifted her position slightly and smiled. |朱莉稍微换了一下姿势，笑了。
The emphasis has shifted in recent years. |最近几年重点发生了变化。
<28>makeshift
a. 权宜的；暂时的
He couldn't find his way before it got dark, so he decided to find a makeshift shelter for the night. |他无法在天黑前找到路，所以决定先找个临时的过夜之处。
This is just a makeshift plan for the moment; we may work out a better one. |这只是个临时计划，我们可能还会制订更好的。
<29>stack
vt. 堆放
The postman was stacking the packages up against the wall. |邮递员正把包裹靠墙堆放起来。
We just moved in, so the floor is still stacked with boxes.|我们刚搬进来，所以地板上还到处堆放着箱子。
<30>sticky
a. 黏的；黏性的
The mother asked her boy not to touch her skirt with his sticky fingers. |妈妈让儿子别用黏糊糊的手指碰她的裙子。
Your hand will get sticky if you hold chocolate in it. |如果你把巧克力拿在手里，手会发黏的。
<31>mate
n. 伙伴，同伴
workmate |同事
schoolmate |同校同学
<32>　teammate
n. |队友
I practiced with some of my teammates every day even after the training session was over. |即使在集训期结束以后，我还是每天和一些队友一起训练。
Dale seems to be good at cooperating with his teammates. |戴尔看来很善于和队友合作。
<33>assert
vt. |state or declare sth. firmly |断言；声称
Ada asserted that the short man was the one who attacked her that night. |埃达断言那个矮个子男人就是那天晚上袭击她的人。
The man asserted his innocence, but I didn't think he was worth trusting. |那个男人坚持说自己是无辜的，可我认为他不值得信任。
<34>napkin
n. |餐巾（纸）
It's important to make proper use of napkin in a formal dinner. |正式的宴会上，正确使用餐巾十分重要。
<35>swear (swore, sworn)
vi. 咒骂
The boss swore at the waitress when she broke a plate. |女服务员打破了一只盘子，老板就咒骂起她来。
The man swore at the dog barking at him. |男人咒骂着对他吼叫的狗。
vt. 发誓
All soldiers swore to fight for the independence of their nation. |所有的士兵宣誓为国家的独立而战。
The maid swore she would never tell the secret to anybody. |女仆发誓永远不会把这个秘密告诉任何人。
<36>damn
a. 该死的；讨厌的
I can't open the damn window. |我打不开这该死的窗户。
<37>unfair
a. 不公平的；不公正的
It is unfair that all of us got punished for the mistake made by one of us. |我们因为一个人犯错而全体受罚，很不公平。
Angered by the unfair treatment, they asked for an apology. |不公正待遇使得他们很生气，要求对方赔礼道歉。
<38>　outburst
n. 爆发
Hearing an outburst of weeping from the neighboring apartment, I realized the husband was abusing his wife again. |听到隔壁公寓里传出一阵抽泣声，我意识到那个丈夫又在虐待自己的妻子了。
I knocked at my sisters' room, wondering what had caused an outburst of laughter there. |我敲了敲姐妹们的房门，想知道是什么引起了里面的一阵哄然大笑。
<39>passion
n. 激情；热情
The young couple kissed each other with passion before they said “goodbye” to each other. |那对年轻夫妇深情相吻，然后互道再见。
Working with passion and devotion, Baron got promoted quickly. |巴伦工作热情又投入，很快得到了提升。
<40>persist
v. |坚持
I'm afraid he cannot stay here any longer—he simply persists in causing trouble to us. |恐怕他不能再呆在这儿了──他根本就是不停地在给我们惹麻烦。
It seems that you persist in trying to annoy me. What is your purpose for doing this? |看来你坚持要惹我生气。你这样做的目的是什么？
vi. 继续存在或发生
All kinds of rumors about the high official's divorce persisted for quite a long time. |有关这位高官离婚的种种传闻流传了相当长的一段时间。
The drought persisted for months and people prayed to Heaven for rain. |干旱持续了几个月，人们祈求天神降雨。
<41>frown
vi. 皱眉
Trying to concentrate on his study, Jim frowned at the noises from outside. |吉姆正努力集中精力学习，外面的噪音让他不快地皱起了眉头。
The boss frowned all the time as he read the financial report of the company. |老板阅读公司财务报告时一直皱着眉头。
<42>billion
num. 十亿
Currently, China has a population of about 1.3 billion. |中国现今人口约13亿。
<43>rank
vi. 位于...等级（或地位）
Our success in research ranked as one of the greatest achievements in this field. |我们在研究上取得的成功被列为该领域最大的成就之一。
Some high-ranking officials will make an inspection to our university next Monday. |一些高官将于下周一视察我校。
vt. |排列
All fruits were ranked neatly in the boxes. |水果全都整整齐齐地排列在盒子里。
Ranking the shoes in the shop window, the assistant didn't even look up at me when I talked to her. 售货员正在排列橱窗里的鞋，我和她说话时她都没抬头看我。
n. 职位；社会地位
He held the rank of Chief Executive Officer. |他担任首席执行官一职。
He dreamed of marrying a woman from a family of rank and thus paving the way for him later entering the upper circle. |他梦想着娶一位名门之后，以便为自己日后进入上层社会铺平道路。
<44>　ranking
n. 排名；级别
He has the poorest ranking in his class. |他在班里排名最后。
<45>indissoluble
a. 坚不可摧的
The tie between these two nations seemed indissoluble for a time, but it broke easily after the dispute. |这两个国家之间的关系一度看来是牢不可破的，但由于这一争端轻易就破裂了。
The indissoluble friendship between us is the thing I value most in the world. |我们之间深厚的友谊是我在这世界上最为看重的东西。
<46>bond
n.联系；纽带
Though the twins quarrel with each other sometimes, they can always feel a close bond between them. |虽然这对双胞胎有时相互争吵，但他们总能感到彼此密切相连。
That experience resulted in a special bond between the two strangers. |那次经历使得两个陌生人之间形成了一种特殊的关系。
<47>tropical
a. 热带的
Tropical flowers are very expensive in this market. |这个市场里热带花卉卖得非常贵。
Enjoying my winter holiday in a tropical area, I could hardly imagine it had been constantly snowing in my hometown. |在热带地区度寒假的时候，我很难想象我的家乡一直在下雪。
<48>next to 靠近；接近
I put these two pictures next to each other for comparison. |我把两张照片放到一起来比较。
The mysterious villa stood silently next to a church. |那栋神秘的别墅静立在教堂旁边。
<49>in sb.'s presence/in the presence of sb. |in the same place as sb. |有某人在场
I wonder why this young man always seems nervous in my presence. |我不知道为什么这个年轻人在我面前总显得很紧张。
You should be a gentleman in the presence of ladies. |在女士们面前你应该表现得像个绅士。
<50>by no means |(used to emphasize a negative statement) not at all |决不，决非
I will by no means tell the secret to him without your permission. |不经你的许可我决不会把秘密告诉他。
He is by no means the richest person in this neighborhood. |他决不是这个地区的首富。
<51>count on |depend on |依靠；依赖；指望
You cannot count on others for your own future. |你自己的将来不能指望别人。
You can always count on him; he is such a reliable person. |你总能依靠他；他非常让人信赖。
|<52>on one occasion |once |有一次
On one occasion, she wore an improper dress to my birthday party. |她有一次穿了一件极不合适的衣服来参加我的生日聚会。
On one occasion, she was robbed when she went home late from the office.|她有一次很晚从公司回家时遭到了抢劫。
<53>come upon |meet sb. or find sth. by chance |偶然遇见；偶然发现
I came upon my favorite singer at the airport. |我在机场偶然遇见了自己最喜欢的歌手。
We came upon a shabby wooden house in the middle of the wood. |我们偶然发现在树林中央有一所破旧的木屋。
<54>pack into |put in a very small place |塞进；使挤入
She was trying to pack everything into the cupboard. |她正试着把所有的东西都塞进小橱里。
Believing that she would never come back, Susan packed her belongings into two suitcases and left. |苏珊把她的东西塞进两只行李箱后离开了，相信自己永远都不会再回来了。
<55>take notice of |notice |注意到
Have you taken notice of his strange behavior today? |你有没有注意到他今天奇怪的行为？|Father seemed to take little notice of my unhappiness and sat down for his supper. |父亲看来没注意到我的不快，坐下来吃晚饭了。
<56>sing out |shout or sing some words clearly and loudly |(大声清晰地) 喊出 (或唱出)
We all sang out our wishes for the future at the top of the mountain. |在山顶，我们都大声说出了对未来的期望。
Joan sang out her plan, believing that it was much better than others'. |琼相信她的计划比其他人的要好得多，于是就大声说了出来。
<57>point out |tell sb. sth. |指出
It has been pointed out that students need more time for relaxation. |已经有人指出学生需要更多的时间休息娱乐。
When we drove along the river, the guide pointed out some places of interest. |沿着河边行驶的时候，向导把几处名胜指给我们看。
<58>reflect on |think deeply about; consider carefully |仔细考虑
After reflecting on the problem for some time, he worked out a solution and then felt relieved.| 仔细考虑这个问题后他想出了一个解决办法，这时他才感觉松了口气。
Each time she reflected on the good old days, she couldn't help complaining about her present difficulties. |每次她想起旧日的美好时光，总禁不住为目前的困境而抱怨。
<59>in advance |doing something before a particular date or event |事先，预先
We are always quite full at this season of the year, so we suggest you book a room in advance. |每年的这个季节我们酒店总是很满，所以建议您提前预订房间。
We will send you our latest price list so that you can make a study of it in advance. |我们会寄给您最新的价格单以供您事先研究一下。
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