读写第八单元词汇（含textAandB）
杭外剑桥新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程第四册Zooming in: An Integrated English Cour Book 4 Unit Eight Literary Appreciation
Text A The Story of an Hourbig wheel
Key Words and Expressions
1 conceal vt. (L6)
keep sb / sth from being en or known about; hide sb / sth 隐藏，隐瞒，掩盖
e.g. You may conceal the truth some time, but you can’t conceal it forever.
真相也许能隐瞒一时，但无法隐瞒一世。
He tried to conceal his heavy drinking from his family.
他极力对家人隐瞒自己酗酒的事。
Collocation:
concealment n.隐藏，掩盖
conceal from sb 对某人隐瞒
conceal onelf 埋伏，潜伏
2 hasten (L12)
1. vi. hurry; move or act with speed 急忙，赶快
e.g. The gentleman hastened to open the door for the lady.
七夕节 英语这位先生急忙去给女士开门。
When the bell rang, he hastened to the telephone.
电话铃响起，他匆忙奔向话机。
2. vt. cau sth to be done or to happen earlier 催促，促进, 加快
e.g. This newly-developed software will hasten our work greatly.
这个新开发的软件将大大加快我们的工作进程。
As the time for the guest’s arrival approached, the houwife hastened her
dinner preparations.
客人们就快到了，女主人抓紧赶快把晚餐准备好。
haste family
flyerhaste n.急忙，匆忙
hasty a.匆忙的，仓促的
hastily adv.匆忙地
e.g. More haste, less speed.
欲速则不达。
3 abandonment n. (L16)
1. [U] the fullest extent; the way as much as one likes 尽情；任意；放纵
e.g. Last week emed to have been spent in reckless abandonment.
上星期像是在不顾后果的放任中度过的。
Abandonment and abu are not acts of God, they are failures of love.
放纵与滥用都为上帝所不容。这些都是缺乏爱的结果。
2. the act of giving sth up; withdrawing support or help despite responsibility 放弃；遗弃
e.g. Her abandonment of the idea upt him.
她放弃了这一意见，这令他很不高兴。
Chine law prohibits ill-treatment and abandonment of the disabled by
family members.
中国法律规定，禁止家庭成员间的虐待和遗弃。
Collocation:
abandon vt. & n.放弃；遗弃；放任
abandon onelf to 听任（感情泛滥）；沉溺于
with abandon 尽情地，任意地
4 haunt vt. (L22)
1. return repeatedly to the mind of sb 萦绕在…心头，缠绕出逃的公主
e.g. I was haunted by his last words to me.
他最后对我说的话一直在我心头萦绕。
Memories of her childhood haunted her.
孩提时代的回忆经常出现在她的脑海中。
2. be in a place very often 常到某处
e.g. As a girl, she ud to haunt the local cinema.
还是做姑娘的时候，她经常去当地的电影院看电影。
This is one of the cafes I haunted when I was a university student.
这是我读大学时常去的一家咖啡馆。
3. (of ghosts) visit a place regularly （鬼魂）常出没
e.g. People say ghosts haunt that old hou.
人们传闻那老房子闹鬼。
The old castle is said to be haunted.
耗气量据说那老城堡闹鬼。
5 betray vt. (L36)
1. show sth unintentionally; be a sign of 无意中显示出（某事）；显露出；表现出
e.g. She said she was sorry, but her eyes betrayed her cret delight.
她说她很难过，但从她的眼神里却流露出她内心的喜悦。
His accent betrayed the fact that he was foreign.
他的口音显露出他是外国人。
2. hand over or show sb / sth disloyally 出卖某人；泄露某事; 背叛
e.g. That man is capable of betraying his friends.
那家伙会出卖朋友。
He would suffer death rather than betray the cret to the enemy.
他宁死也不向敌人泄露机密。
Collocation:
betray one’s country 叛国
betray a cret 泄露机密
betray one’s trust 辜负了某人的信任
6 subtle a. (L44)
奥巴马父亲节演讲
1. not easy to detect or describe; fine; delicate 难以觉察或描述的；细微的；精细的
e.g. Bob doesn’t e the joke; it’s too subtle for him.
这个玩笑太微妙了，鲍勃没能听懂。
The message of this film is subtle and indirect.
这部电影的主题有点隐晦和间接。
2. organized in a clever and complex way; cunning 巧妙的；狡诈的
e.g. a subtle design 巧妙的设计
a subtle analysis of the problem 对问题精辟的分析
This mobile telecom company is cheating its subscribers with a subtle message plan.
这家移动通讯公司用一种狡诈的短信方式欺骗用户。
3. able to e and describe delicate differences; nsitive 敏锐的；灵敏的
e.g. She is a subtle obrver of slight differences in things.
她是个敏锐的观察家，能觉察出事物的细小差别。
It is important for an individual to keep a subtle mind.
对每个人来说，至关重要的是保持敏锐的头脑。
7 posssion n. (L74)
1 [C]thing that is possd; property 所有物；财产
e.g. He lost all his posssions in the fire.
vsp这场火灾夺走了他所有的财产。
He came here without friends or posssions and made his fortune.
他来时举目无亲、身无分文，全凭白手起家。
2 [U] state of posssing; ownership 领有；持有；具有
e.g. The posssion of a passport is esntial for foreign travel.
去国外旅行需持有护照。
On her father’s death, she came into posssion of a vast fortune.
她在父亲去世后继承了大量的财产。
相关单词
posss vt.持有，具有；控制，支配
e.g. Does he posss the necessary patience and tact to do the job well?
encouragement他有做好这项工作必备的耐性和应变能力吗？
He is possd with the idea that he is being followed.
他老是觉得有人跟踪他。
8 admission n. (L78)
1. [U] entering or being allowed to enter 进入；获准进入职称外语
e.g. Admission to British universities depends on examination results.
