大学英语精读第二册单词表
UNIT 1. Is There Life on Earth?
NEW WORDS
humorous
a. funny; that makers people laugh 幽默的
humor
n.
essay
n. 散文，随笔
excitement
n. the state or quality of being excited
planet
n. large body in space that moves round a star esp. round the sun 行星
Venusian
a. of or having to do with the plant Venus 金星的
n. suppod Venus being 金星人
世界末日来临
satellite
科索沃独立事件n. spacecraft that goes round the planet earth and nds back radio and television signals; heavenly body that goes round a plant （人造）卫星
signal
n. 信号；暗号
astronomer
n. person who studies the science of the sun, moon, stars and planets
天文学家
telescope
n. instrument with special glass ud for eing distant things
extremely
ad. very 极端，非常
extreme
a.
feasibility
ad. possibility of being carried or done 可行性
feasible
a.
manned
a. occupied by one or more persons 载人的
saucer
n. 浅碟；茶托
flying saucer
n. 飞碟
conference
n. meeting
press conference
n. meeting arranged by an important person to which news reporters are invited to listen to a statement or ask questions 记者招待会
technology
n. 技术
conclusion
n. decision of opinion reached by reasoning 结论
conclude
v.
reporter
v. person who gathers news for a newspaper, magazine, or radio or TV station 记者
compo
vt. make up, form 组成，构成
concrete
n. building material made by mixing cement with sand, small stones and water 混凝土
atmosphere
n. all the gass round the earth; air in a place 大气；空气
carbon
n. 碳
monoxide
n. 一氧化物
deadly
a. causing death; likely to cau death 致命的
gas
n. 气体
survive
vi. remain alive; continue to live or exist 活下来；幸存
vt. remain alive after; live longer than 经历...后还活着；比...活得长
survival
n.
program
n. plan of what it to be done 计划
concern
vt. be of importance or interest to; have an effect on 涉及，关系到大英帝国版图
oxygen
n. 氧，氧气
originally
读者卷首语ad. formerly 起初，原来
original
a.
hazard
n. danger
hover
vi. stay in or near one place in the air 盘旋
consolidated
a. untied; combined 联合的
consolidate
vt.
belt
n. area that has some special quality; zone （地）带
indicate
治肠胃病vt. show
indication
n.
pollute
vt. make (air, water, soil, etc.) dirty with manmade waste 污染
pollution
n.
unfit
a. not good enough; not suitable
particle
n. 粒子；微粒
emit
vt. nd out 散发，射出
emission
n.
搜狗购物 crash
v. (cau to) break into pieces violently 坠落；猛撞
smash
v. (cau to) break into pieces violently (使)碎裂
stalagmite
n. 石笋
projection
n. sth. that stands out from a surface 凸出物
type
n. a particular kind, class or group 类型，种类
granite
n. hard grey stone ud for building 花岗岩
formation
n. sth. that is formed; way in which sth. is formed 形成（物）
skyscraper
n. very tall building 摩天大楼
scrape
vt. rub with sth. rough or sharp 刮，擦
proceed
vi. continue after having stopped （停顿后）继续进行
fund
n. sum of money t apart or available for a special purpo 资金；基金
billion
n. one thousand million
zilch
n. zero; nothing at all
PHRASES & EXPRESSIONS
习题课教案 (be) known as
also publicly called; named 以...闻名，通常名叫
name after
give the same name as 以...名字命名
as to
about, concerning 关于
ba on / upon
u as a basis or foundation for 以...为基础，把...基于
for one thing ... (for another)
in the (in the cond place)
be compod of
have as members or parts 由...组成
as far as ... be concerned
to the degree that it matters to 就...而言
stick up
stand upright; project 直立；突出
give off
emit; nd out 发出；散发出
t back
delay the advance of development of 耽搁；阻碍
PEOPER NAMES
Art Buchwald
阿特.布奇沃德
Venus 白地瓜图片
金星
Manhattan
曼哈顿（纽约市中心）
Zog
佐格（姓氏）
Edison
爱迪生（姓氏）
Glom
格洛姆（姓氏）
UNIT 2. The Dinner Party
NEW WORDS
heated
a. with strong, excited, and often angry feelings 热烈的；激烈的
unexpected
a. not expected 意外的
naturalist
n. one who makes a special study of plants or animals outdoors 博物学家（尤指直接观察动植物者）
shortly
ad. Soon; (in) a little time 不久，马上
colonial]
a. of or related to a colony or colonies 殖民地的
spacious
a. big; having much space 广阔的；宽阔的
dining
