Unit 5
1. conductor (n.) 乐队指挥；（公共汽车）售票员；（火车）列车员；导（电）体
the conductor of an orchestra 乐队指挥
a bus conductor 公共汽车售票员 mi conductor 半导体
Copper is a good conductor of electricity. 月嫂一个月多钱铜是良导体。
conduct (n.) 行为，操行 (v.) 传导行为；举止（使自己以某种特定方式行为）
a bad conduct 恶劣行为
Some metals conduct heat. 某些金属导热。
2. enter
(v.)
(1) 进入
The train entered the tunnel. 火车进入了隧道。
(2) 加入
The general entered the discussion at a crucial moment.
将军在关键时刻加入讨论。
(3) 写下或输入
We entered our names in the guest book. 我们在来客名簿上写下姓名。
(n.) 输入，[计] 回车
词组：
(1) enter for 报名参加（比赛）
Many competitors have entered for the high jump. 已有许多人报名参加跳高比赛。
(2) enter up 记入记录（记入账簿）
The bookkeeper was entering up the sales for the past month.
会计正在把上个月的销售账目登入账簿。
entrance (n.) 入口，门口，进入
entrance to ……的入口
Where’s the entrance to the cave? 这个洞穴的入口在哪里？
3. honor (n.) 荣誉，头衔，信用
He stained the family honor. 他玷污了家族的荣誉。
I consider it a great honor to be invited to dinner.
我认为能被邀请参加晚宴是很大的荣幸。
(v.) 尊敬，授予荣誉
Plea honor our arrangement by exchanging the damaged goods.
请遵守我们的协议，给我们调换损坏的货物。
honorable (adj.) 光荣的，可敬的
lead an honorable life 过着体面的生活
this honorable gathering of scholars 这群卓越的学者
4. join (v.)
(1) 结合，联合，相遇 (to; with)
In this point I join with you. 这一点我和你一致。
(2) 伴随，一同
Your mother joins with me in congratulating you on your wonderful scholastic attainments. 你母亲和我一道祝贺你学业上的巨大成就。
(3) 参加，加入 (in; with)
join in a game / conversation 参加游戏 / 谈话
(4) 毗连，接近
Our farms join along the river. 我们的农场沿河毗连。
缘分英语(5) 从军 (up)
He joined up to fight for his motherland. 他参军为祖国而战。
5. at very short notice 即刻（临时，忽然）
The bank manager will not e anyone at short notice.
提前短时间预约，银行经理不会接见任何人。
6. leap
(n.) 跳跃，剧增，急变
There has been a great leap in the number of births in the past five years.
这五年来，出生人数有很大的增长。
He crosd the garden in three leaps. 他跳跃三步就跨过了花园。
(v.) 跳跃，跃过，猛冲
His name leapt out at me from the newspaper. 报纸上他的名字一下子跳入我的眼帘。
(adj.) 闰年的
7. interpret (v.) 解释，说明；翻译，口译；了解，认为；演奏，表演
interpret a dream 圆梦 interpret a role 表演一个角色
interpret life 阐明人生的意义
We interpreted his silence as a refusal. 我们认为他的沉默就是拒绝。
interpreter (n.) 解释者，口译人员，翻译员，讲解员
He insisted three years is not enough for a good interpreter.
他坚持认为，培养一个好翻译，三年是不够的。
interpretation (n.) 解释，阐明，口译，通译
She give the delegation a strict interpretation of the speech.
她把这段话准确地向代表团作了翻译。
8. score (n.)
(1) （比赛中一方得的）分数
a high/ low score 高/ 低分
(2) （比赛中双方得的）分数，比分：
The final score was 4 – 3. 最后的比分是4比3.
(3) （考试、测验得的）分数：
a score of 120 in the IQ test 智商测验中获得的120分
(4) 刻痕；划痕
deep score on the rock 岩石上深深地凹痕
(5) 欠账，欠款
pay the score at the hotel 付旅店费
(6) （单复数不变）二十
a score of people 20人
(7) 很多
“How many people were there?” “There were scores (of them). “
“那里有多少人？”“有很多（人）。”
9. loyalty (n.) 忠诚，忠心
Can I count on your loyalty? 你对我的忠诚能让我信得过吗？
loyal (adj.) 忠诚的，忠实的，忠贞的
a loyal wife 忠贞的妻子
loyally (adv.) 忠诚地
10. stamp
(v.)
(1) 重重地踩在（地面等）上；跺；踏平，踩扁（某物）：
He stamped (his foot) in anger. 他气得直跺脚。
(2) 在（纸等）的上面盖图案、公章等
They didn’t stamp my passport. 我的护照上没盖章。
The librarian forgot to stamp my library books.
图书管理员忘了在我借的书上盖日期了。
(n.)
(1) 邮票；印花
collecting stamps as a hobby 集邮 stamp album 集邮簿
(2) 印章，图案
a rubber stamp 橡皮图章 stamp duty 印花税
(3) 印记；戳记铁板烧
Have you got any stamps in your passport? 你的护照盖印了吗？
(4) 种类；类型
men of a different stamp 另一类的人
11. snap
(v.)
(1) 突然折断
snap a stick in two 将棒折成两段
(2) 使噼啪地响
snap down the lid of a box 啪嗒一声关上箱盖
(3) 厉声说，急促地说 (out)
反野snap out his order 急促地发布他的命令
snap sb. a sharp reply 怒气冲冲地用话把某人顶回去
(4) 抢夺，争购 (up)
The cheapest goods were soon snapped up. 最便宜的货物很快被抢购一空。
(n.)
(1) (天气的) 急变 (特指骤冷)
cold snap [美] 短时间的突然降温，寒汛
(2) [口] 精力，气力
There is no snap left in him. 他一点精力都没有了。
in a snap 立刻，马上
12. tear
(n.) 杜易泽通常作复数，泪；泪水；泪珠
A tear rolled down his cheek. 一滴泪珠沿着他的面颊流下来。
The memory of his dead mother brought tears to his eyes.
他忆起去世的母亲便热泪盈眶。
a story that moved/ reduced us to tears. 使我们感动得落泪的故事
shed/ weep bitter tears 流出痛苦的泪水 burst into tears 哭了起来
tearful 哭泣的；要哭的劝学课文原文
tear-drop 泪珠如何连接路由器
tear-gas 催泪瓦斯
(v.)
(1) 将（某物）撕开、扯下或撕碎
He tore his shirt on a nail. 他的衬衣让钉子刮破了。
养了一条蛇
(2) 强行使某人离开某人/ 某物；夺去；揪走
The child was torn from its mother’s arms. 把孩子从母亲怀抱中夺走了。
(3) （尤用于被动语态）破坏（某物的）安宁；扰乱
Her heart was torn by grief. 她肝肠寸断。
(4) 习语，彻底毁灭或击败某事物；严厉地批评某事物
tore his hopes to shreds 使他的希望彻底破灭
The critics tore her new play to pieces. 剧评家们将她的新戏批评得一无是处。
13. float (v.)
(1) 漂浮；漂流；飘动
A balloon floated across the sky. 有个气球从空中飘过。
(2) 提出（计划、方案等）；交出（以供取舍）
Let me float a couple of ideas. 让我来谈两三点意见以供参考。
