大学精读第二册
第一单元
accomplishment n. the act of finishing sth. completely and successfully; achievement
acquire 经典阅读读后感v. to gain; to get for onelf by one's own work
arrogantly adv. behaving in a proud and lf-important way
aspirin n. 阿司匹林(解热镇痛药)
assume v. to take as a fact; to suppo
available adj. able to be ud or easily found
bachelor n. ~'s degree: the first university degree
beanpole n. (informal) a very tall and thin person
bull n. a male cow
certify v. to state that sth. is true or correct, esp. after some kind of test
civilized adj. educated and refined; having an advanced culture 五的英文
client n. a person who pays for help or advice from a person or organization
continuity n. the state of being continuous
cyanide n. 氰化物
democratic adj. bad on the idea that everyone should have equal rights and should be involved in making important decisions 民主的
disaster n. a sudden event such as a flood, storm, or accident which caus great damage or suffering. Here: a complete failure
drugstore n. (AmE) a shop which lls medicine (and a variety of other things)
enroll v. to officially arrange to join a school or university
experti n. skill in a particular field
expo 乞巧的诗意v. to enable sb. to e or experience new things or learn about new beliefs, ideas, etc.
faculty n. (AmE) all the teachers of a university or college
香港歌曲fragment n. a small piece of sth.
generate v. to produce
grind v. to crush into small pieces or powder by pressing between hard surfaces
hip n. the fleshy part of either side of the human body above the legs
humanity n. the qualities of being human
implicitly adv. in an implied way 含蓄地
inevitable adj. certain to happen and impossible to avoid
literal adj. in the basic meaning of a word
maintain v. to continue to have as before
Neanderthal n. an early type of human being who lived in Europe during the Stone Age
nevertheless adv. in spite of that; yet
peculiar adj. belonging only to a particular person; special; odd
penetrating adj. showing the ability to understand things clearly and deeply
pest n. (informal) an annoying person
pharmacy n. a shop where medicines are prepared and sold. Here: the study of preparing drugs or medicines
philosophy n. the study of the nature and meaning of existence, reality, etc. 哲学
pill n. a small solid piece of medicine that you swallow whole
preside v. to lead; to be in charge
professional adj. relating to the work that a person does for an occupation, esp. work that requires special training
pursuit怎么删除页码 n. the act of trying to achieve sth. in a determined way
push-button adj. using computers or electronic equipment rather than traditional methods
qualified adj. having suitable knowledge or experience for a particular job
rear v. to care for a person or an animal until they are fully grown
resources n. posssions in the form of wealth, property, skills, etc. that you have 资源
savage n. an uncivilized human being
scroll n. Here: a certificate of an academic degree
mester n. one of the two periods into which the year is divided in American high schools and universities (=term in BrE)
nsitive 厚德蜂胶adj. able to understand or appreciate art, music or literature
shudder v. to shake uncontrollably for a moment
specialize v. to limit all or most of one's study to particular subjects 专修
species n. (informal) a type; a sort
specimen n. Here: a person who is unusual in some way and has a quality of a particular kind
spiritual adj. related to your spirit rather than to your body or mind
store v. to keep
suffice v. to be enough
Aristotle 亚里士多德 Bach 巴赫 Chaucer 乔叟 Dante 但丁
Einstein 爱因斯坦 Hamlet 哈姆雷特 Homer 荷马
La Rochefoucauld 拉罗什富科 Shakespeare 莎士比亚 Virgil 维吉尔
第二单元
alert adj. watchful and ready to meet danger
birch n. 桦树
bough n. a main branch of a tree
cabin n. a small roughly built hou
cha v. to drive away; to cau to leave
creek n. a long narrow stream
crouch v. to lower the body clo to the ground by bending the knees and back
cub n. a young meat-eating wild animal like bear, lion, tiger, wolf, etc.
detain v. to keep sb. from leaving during a certain time
dim 滟滪堆v. to become less bright
doc n. (informal AmE) a doctor
drift v. to be driven along by wind
flake n. a very small flat thin piece that breaks away easily from sth. el; snow ~: 雪花