新视野英语教程1Unit8词汇
Language points of unit eight:
1.daily
adj.done or happening every day 日常的
电压力锅排名[例] Computers will play an increasingly important role in our daily lives. 计算机将在日常生活中起越来越重要的作用。
adv.e very day 每日；天天
[例] The tide comes in twice daily. 每天涨潮两次。
n.[C] a newspaper printed and sold every day except Sunday 日报[例] I forgot to buy today's China Daily. 我忘了买今天的《中国日报》。
[例] You can read the news in all the dailies. 你可以在所有的日报上看到这条新闻。
2. v erbal
adj.1. connected with words and their u 用言辞的；文字上的
[例] verbal communication 口头交际
[例] John has very good verbal skills. 约翰有很强的文字能力。金枝欲孽1
2. spoken, not written 口头的；非书面的
[例] a verbal description 口头描述
[例] They finally reached a verbal agreement. 他们最终达成了口头协议。
3. g esture
v.c all or direct with a movement of the body 用手势表示；用动作示意
[例] He gestured angrily at me. 他气愤地对我做手势。
[例] She gestured me over with a movement of her head. 她摆动一下头示意我过去。
n.[C; U] (an example of) the u of movement of the body, especially of the hands, to express a certain meaning 手势；示意动作
[例] gesture language 手语秋季育儿知识中班
[例] He made an angry gesture. 他做出生气的动作。
4. e yebrow
n.[C] the line of hairs above each of the two human eyes 眉毛
[例] rai one's eyebrows竖起眉毛
[例] I have been up to my eyebrows with work recently. 我近来忙得不可开交。
5. r andom
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adj. w ithout any plan, aim, or pattern 随机的；任意的
[例] Computerized matching is a random lection. 计算机配对是一种随机选择。 [例] He
fired a few random shots. 他乱放了几枪。
6. m eaning
n. 1. [C; U] that which you plan to understand by something spoken or written, or by something expresd in other ways, such as by signs 意义；意思
[例] She told me the general meaning of what she just read. 她把刚读到的大致意思讲给我听。
[例] The two words share the same meaning . 这两个词意思相同。
2. [U] importance or value 重要性；价值 [例] the meaning of marriage 婚姻的价值
[例] He says life has lost its meaning (for him) since his wife died. 他说自从他的妻子去世后，生活就失去意义了。
7. m ale
n. & adj.
(of) the gender that does not give birth to young 男性（的）；雄性（的） [例] About 60 per cent of the students are male in this university. 这所大学大约有60% 是男生。 [例] The average European male now lives to the age of 72. 欧洲男人的平均寿命为72岁。
8. l ower
v. 1. move or let down in height 降下；把……放（移）低
[例] The captain gave the order to lower the flags for a one-week holiday. 船长命令降旗休假一周。
[例] The gentleman lowered his newspaper and looked around. 这位男士放下报纸，环顾四周。
2. make or become smaller in amount, degree, strength, etc. 减少；降低 [例] lower one's voice 降低嗓门
艾青的我爱这土地[例] The temperature has lowered gradually this month. 这个月气温渐渐降低。 adj. i n or being the bottom part 较下的；下层的
[例] She bit her lower lip. 她咬着下唇。
[例] Write your notes in the lower left-hand corner. 把评注写在左下角。
9. e yelid
n.[C] either of the pieces of covering skin which can move down to clo each eye 眼皮
[例] upper and lower eyelids上下眼皮
[例] hang by one's eyelids系得不牢；处于非常危急的境地
10. w iden
v.m ake or become wider （使）变宽
[例] widen one's eyes 睁大眼睛
[例] This road needs to be widened. 这条路需要加宽。
11. r egional
adj.o f or in a particular region 地区的；区域的
[例] People are trying hard to keep regional and world peace. 人们正努力保持地区和世界和平。
[例] Regional development is important for its people. 地区的发展对当地人来说非常重要。
12. n ative
跨表格数据求和n.[C] someone who lives in a place all the time or has lived there a long time 本地人；当地人
[例] She speaks like a native. 她讲话像本地人。
[例] She is a native of Scotland now living in the United States. 她是居住于美国的苏格兰人。
adj.1. belonging to or being the place of one's birth 出生地的
[例] His native language is French. 他的母语是法语。
[例] Germany is her native country. 德国是她的祖国。
2. (of a person) belonging to a place from birth（人）当地出生的
[例] a native Englishman 土生土长的英国人
古诗《草》
[例] a native New Yorker 土生土长的纽约人
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n.[C; U] male or female; the condition of being either male or female 性；性别[例] His article is about the war between the xes. 他的文章是关于两性之间的战争。
[例] They are doing rearch on x differences. 他们正在研究性别差异。
14. r acial
adj.o f or connected with a person’s race 种族的
[例] racial pride/customs 种族优越感/习俗
[例] The team is made up of different racial groups. 这个小组由不同种族的人组成。
15. b ackground
n.1. [C] a person’s family, social class, experience, and education 个人的背景资料（包括家庭、所属社会阶层、经历、学历状况等）
[例] The interviewer asked him about his academic background. 面试官询问了他的学历背景。
2. [C] the scenery or space behind the main objects or people in a view, a picture, or a photograph 背景；后景
[例] This is a photo of Mary with our hou in the background. 这是玛丽的照片，背景是我家的房子。
