新视野大学英语第二版第四册Unit2单词及详解.doc

1、|ankle |n. |C the part which connects the foot to the leg |踝；踝关节| | | |I fell over and twisted my ankle. |我摔倒了，扭伤了脚踝| | | |He hurt his right ankle while competing in the broad jump. |他跳远比赛时伤了右踝| |comic |a. |causing laughter; funny |喜剧的；滑稽的| | | |The speech is rich in comic sensitivity. |这演讲很富有喜剧性。|

2、| | |The book handles the delicate subject with a light comic touch. |这本书用一种轻松、喜剧的笔法处理这棘手的问题。| | |n. |C a comedian |喜剧演员| | | |Before she became a film actor, she was a comic. |她在成为电影演员前是一名喜剧演员。| |rag |n. |1. (usu. pl.) old torn clothes |破旧的衣服| | | |The poor child was dressed in rags. |那可怜的孩子衣衫褴褛。|

3、| | |Standing before him were men, women, and small children, some dressed in rags. |站在他面前的有男人、妇女和儿童，有些人穿得破破烂烂。| | | |2. C, U a torn piece of old cloth |破布；碎布| | | |I keep these rags for cleaning the car. |我把这些破布留着擦车用。| | | |I used a piece of rag to dust the furniture. |我用一块抹布擦拭家具上的灰尘。| |applause |n

4、. |U the sound made by people applauding a performance, speech, etc. |鼓掌；掌声| | | |His speech met with loud applause. |他的讲话赢得了热烈的掌声。| | | |The President was welcomed at the airport with loud applause. |总统在机场受到了热烈的鼓掌欢迎。| |comedy |n. |C, U a film, play, etc. that is intended to entertain people or make

5、 them laugh |喜剧| | | |A lot of Shakespeares plays are comedies. |莎士比亚的许多戏剧是喜剧。| | | |His latest film is described as a “romantic comedy“. |他最新的一部电影被描绘为一部“浪漫的喜剧”。| |scout |n. |1. C sb. whose job is to look for people with particular skills, esp. in sport or entertainment |物色新秀者；星探| | | |He was spotte

6、d by a scout at the age of 13. |他在 13 岁那年就被猎头给盯上了。| | | |The scout spotted him when he was playing for his school football team. |猎头在他为校足球队踢球时就盯上了他。| | | |2. C a soldier sent out to get information about the enemy |侦察兵| | | |The scout reported that there was trouble on the road ahead. |侦察员报告说前面路上有麻烦

7、。| | | |He sent four scouts ahead to take a look at the bridge. |他派了四名侦察兵到前面去察看那座大桥的情况。| |crude |a. |1. rude and offensive | 粗鲁的；粗俗的| | | |upset some of the guests. |他很担心儿子粗鲁的言语可能会使一些客人不高兴。| | | |He made a crude joke at the meeting. |他在会上说了一个粗俗的笑话。| | | |2. simple and not skillfully done or made |粗制

8、的；粗陋的| | | |crude furniture |粗制家具| | | |He showed us a crude sketch of the building. |他给我们看了一张那建筑物粗略的草图。| | | |3. in the natural state; not reined |天然的；未加工的| | | |crude rubber |天然橡胶| | | |It is reported that a thousand tons of crude oil has spilled into the sea. |据报道有一千吨原油溢入大海。| |clap |v. |applaud |

9、鼓掌；拍手| | | |The audience clapped and cheered when she appeared. |当她出现时，观众鼓掌欢呼了起来。| | | |The audience clapped his performance. |观众为他的表演鼓掌。| | | |The audience clapped in time to the music. |观众和着乐曲的节奏拍手。| |revolt |vi. |refuse to accept sb.s authority or obey rules, laws, etc. |反抗；不服从| | | |The people r

10、evolted against the military government. |人民反抗军政府。| | | |The people in the north have revolted against the foreign rule and established their own government. |北方的人们为反对外国统治而造反，并建立了自己的政府。| |heel |n. |1. C the raised part of a shoe underneath the back of the foot |鞋跟| | | |There is a hole in the heel o

11、f one of your socks. |你的一只袜子的后跟破了一个洞。| | | |She wore brown leather shoes with pointed toes and high heels. |她穿了一双尖头高跟的棕色皮鞋。| | | |2. C the back part of the foot |脚后跟| | | |I got a sore heel. |我一只脚后跟痛。| | | |One of his heels had got blistered on the walk. |步行时他一只脚后跟起泡了。| |moustache |n. |C (also musta

12、che) hair growing on a mans upper lip |小胡子| | | |His grey hair and moustache were neatly trimmed. |他灰白的头发和八字须修剪得很整洁。| | | |He had moustache. |他留着小胡子。| |coarse |a. |1. rude and offensive |粗鲁的；粗俗的| | | |Hes never made any coarse joke. |他从来不开粗俗的玩笑。| | | |He was a coarse man whose manner made him unpopu

13、lar with some people. |他举止粗鲁，因而不受一些人的欢迎。| | | |2. rough and not smooth |粗糙的| | | |coarse cloth |粗布| | | |The sand was so coarse that it was quite painful to walk on. |沙子非常粗糙，走在上面很痛。| |nationality|n. |1. C, U the legal status of belonging to a particular country |国籍| | | |Fill in your name, address a

14、nd nationality on the form. |在表上填写你的姓名、地址和国籍。| | | |Hes applied for Chinese nationality. |他已申请了中国国籍。| | | |2. C a large group of people with the same race, language, culture, etc. |民族| | | |There are many minority nationalities in China. |中国有很多少数民族。| | | |At this school they have pupils of 20 differ

15、ent nationalities. |这所学校有来自 20 个不同民族的学生。| |postpone |vt. |delay sth. to a later date or time |推迟，延迟| | | |They decided to postpone their holiday until the autumn. |他们决定将假期推迟到秋天。| | | |Weve had to postpone going to France because Toms got an interview for a job that week. |我们已不得不延期去法国，因为汤姆那周有个求职面试。|

16、|nonsense|n. |1. U speech or writing that has no meaning or cannot be understood |无意义的话或文字| | | |She left out three words when she copied the sentence and the result was nonsense. |她抄这个句子时漏了三个词，结果使得这句话毫无意义。| | | |Most of the translation he did was complete nonsense. |他翻译的东西绝大部分都完全是不成意思的话语。| | | |2.

17、U ideas, opinions, statements, etc. that are untrue or stupid |荒谬的想法、观点、说法| | | |Dont talk nonsense! |不要胡说八道！| | | |He wrote a lot of nonsense. |他写了一大堆废话。| |doubtful|a. |1. probably not true or not likely to happen |难以预料的，未定的| | | |It is doubtful whether they ever reached the summit before they died

18、. |他们不大可能在去世前登上山顶。| | | |It was doubtful that the money would ever be found again. |钱是否能失而复得，实在令人怀疑。| | | |2. having doubts about sth. |有疑问的，感到怀疑的| | | |She looked rather doubtful. |她看上去很疑惑。| | | |I feel doubtful about whether to go or not. |去还是不去我拿不定主意。| |immense |a. |extremely large in size or deg

19、ree |巨大的；无限的| | | |an immense amount of time |大量的时间| | | |immense importance |非常重要| | | |The square is dominated by an immense statue of the President. |一尊总统的巨大塑像高耸在广场上。| | immensely |ad. |to a very great extent; extremely |非常，很| | | |He is immensely interested in paintings. |他对绘画非常感兴趣。| |extraordin

20、ary |a. |very unusual or surprising |不寻常的；令人惊奇的| | | |extraordinary weather |反常的天气| | | |extraordinary beauty |出众的美丽| | | |He told the extraordinary story of his escape. |他讲述了他那不寻常的逃跑经历。| |rouse |vt. |produce a particular feeling or attitude |激起；激发| | | |Her remarks roused his anger. |她的一些话引起了他的愤怒。|

21、 | | |What first roused your suspicions? |最初是什么引起你的怀疑的？| | | |The speaker attempted to rouse the crowd with a cry for action. |演讲者试图通过呼吁行动来激奋人群。| |script |n. |C the written form of a speech, play, film, etc. |底稿；讲稿；剧本| | | |a broadcast/radio script |广播原稿| | | |a film script |电影剧本| |pepper |n. |1. U

22、|胡椒粉；辣椒粉| | | |Would you please pass the salt and pepper? |能帮我递一下盐和胡椒粉吗？| | | |2. C |辣椒| | | |a red/green pepper |一只红/绿辣椒| |execute |vt. |1. do or perform sth., esp. in a planned way |实施；执行；履行| | | |The plan was good but was poorly executed. |计划很好，但执行得很糟糕。| | | |Now that we have made the decision, w

23、e may execute the scheme as previously agreed. |既然我们已经做了决定，我们就可以实行既定方案了。| | | |2. kill sb. as a legal punishment |将.处死| | | |She was executed for murder. |她因谋杀罪被处死。| | | |It now seems certain that the prisoner will be executed tomorrow. |现在看来，犯人明天肯定将被处死。| |betray |vt. |not be loyal to ones country o

24、r a person |背叛；出卖| | | |He was accused of betraying his country during the war. |他被指控在战争中背叛祖国。| | | |She felt cheated and betrayed. |她感到受骗和被出卖了。| |collision |n. |1. C, U a strong disagreement or conlict |冲突| | | |There was a collision of interest between the two organizations. |这两个组织间存在利益冲突。| | | |I

25、n his work we see the collision of two different traditions. |在他的作品中我们看到了两种传统的冲突。| | | |2. C, U an accident in which a person or vehicle strikes against another violently |碰撞（事件）| | | |The cyclist was in collision with a bus. |这位骑自行车的人与一辆公共汽车相撞了。| | | |Two cars came into collision at the traffic lig

26、hts. |两辆汽车在红绿灯前撞在一起。| |sunset |n. |U the time when the sun goes down and night begins |日落（时分） ；黄昏| | | |After sunset, the sky darkened quickly. |日落后，天色很快暗下来了。| | | |We sat on the beach watching the sunset. |我们坐在海滩上看日落。| |surround |vt. |be all around sb. or sth. on every side |围绕；包围| | | |The country

27、s economy is suffering from uncertainty surrounding the new government. |由于对新政府存在不确定因素，这个国家的经济正遭到损失。| | | |She sat at her desk, surrounded by books and papers. |她坐在书桌前，四周都是书和报纸。| |spark |vt. |make sth. happen |触发；引起| | | |This proposal will certainly spark another countrywide debate. |这项提议会在全国范围内引起一

28、场争论。| | | |His comment sparked off a quarrel between them. |他的话引起他们之间的争吵。| |Christmas |n. |C, U |圣诞节| | | |Christmas Eve |圣诞（前）夜| |burial |n. |C, U the act or ceremony of putting a dead body into a grave |埋葬；葬礼| | | |Among the burial articles they found some evidence. |在埋葬品中他们发现了一些证据。| | | |They wen

29、t back to Ireland for their uncles burial. |他们回爱尔兰参加他们叔叔的葬礼。| |clumsy |a. |awkward in movement or manner |笨拙的；不灵活的| | | |be clumsy with ones hands |手指不灵活| | | |The keyboard is a large and clumsy instrument as far as portable computers are concerned. |就便携式电脑而言，这种键盘又大又笨拙。| |cop |n. |C a police oficer

30、|警察| | | |cops and robbers films |警匪片| | | |Frank didnt like having the cops know where to find him. |弗兰克不想让警察知道他在哪里。| |incident |n. |C sth. that happens, esp. sth. that is unusual |事件| | | |Strange incidents happened successively. |奇怪的事情接二连三地发生。| | | |The spy scandal caused a diplomatic incident. |

31、间谍丑闻引起了一起外交事件。| |memorial |n. |C sth., esp. a stone with writing on it, that is intended to remind people of sb. who has died |纪念物；纪念碑| | | |a memorial statue to a great statesman |一位伟大政治家的纪念雕像| | | |The church service is a memorial to those killed in the war. |教堂的礼拜仪式是为纪念死于战争中的人而举行的。Phrases and Exp

32、ressions|cut down |reduce the size of sth. such as clothing, writing, etc. |改小；缩短| | |We need to cut the article down to 1,000 words. |我们需要把文章缩短到 1,000 字。| | |They want me to cut down my article so that itll all fit onto one page. |他们要求我把文章缩短，这样能正好放在一页上。|for good|for ever |永久地| | |This time shes lea

33、ving for good. |这一次她将是永远地离开了。| | |The days of happiness had gone for good. |那些快乐的时光已经永远地过去了。|trip up|1. cause sb. fall by putting the foot in front of them when they are moving |绊，绊倒| | |Be careful you dont trip up on the step. |小心不要在台阶上绊倒。| | |He was tripped up by a passer-by. |他被一个过路的人绊倒了| |2. mak

34、e a mistake, or force sb to make a mistake by tricking them |（使）出错| | |The witness was tripped up by his own lies. |这个证人因自己的谎言而出了错。| | |The hard math problem tripped up most of the students. |那道很难的数学题难倒了大部分学生。|make up |invent a story, etc. in order to deceive sb. |虚构，捏造，编造| | |He made up some excuse

35、 about his daughter being sick. |他编造了借口，说他女儿生病了。| | |I told the kids a story, making it up as I went along. |我一边给孩子们讲故事，一边随着情节的发展编故事。|come down in the world|become poorer or less successful than used to be |落魄，潦倒；失势| | |He was once wealthy, but now he has come down in the world. |他过去很富有，但如今已经落魄了。| |

36、 |He has come down in the world since he started gambling. |他自开始赌博以来就变得穷困潦倒了。|to a degree |partly | 有些；在某种程度上| | |I agree with you to a degree. |我一定程度上同意你的看法。| | |Most pop music is influenced, to a greater or lesser degree, by the blues. |大多数流行音乐都多少受到布鲁斯的影响。|go along|advance; move further with sth.

37、|进行；前进| | |You may have difficulty with this book at first, but youll find it much easier as you go along. |开始时你或许会觉得这本书难读，但过些时候你便会觉得容易得多。| | |Things are going along nicely. |事情进展很顺利。|find ones way into |arrive or get somewhere |到达；进入| | |Computers have found their way into most ordinary families. |计算机已经进入大部分普通家庭。| | |He eventually found his way into acting. |他终于进入了演艺界