江苏专转本英语词汇经典总结

1. variety n.
a variety of多种多样的= various
eg: Everyone arrived late at the party for a variety of reasons.
varieties of 各种……= various
eg: An eager farmer is always looking for new varieties of wheat.
vary v. 变化
various a.各种各样的
variation n. 改变，变化
variable a. 易变的，无常的
diverse (adj.)----diversify (v.)----diversity (n.)---- a diversity of = diverse
2. due: expected or supposed 预期的，约定的；到期的；适当的
due to …由于，因为
Eg: His illness was due to bad weather / the fact that he cannot adapt himself to the climate of a new place. ….水土不服
in due course 在适当的时候，适当时机
You must return the books to the library before they are due.
We must pay due attention to the spelling in our writing.
be due to do sth按照约定时间或者地点做某事
eg. The train is due to arrive in Shanghai at 3:00 am.
3. confidence –confident—confidential(机密的）
in confidence 秘密地，推心置腹地
private & confidential 机密
Eg. I will tell you this in confidence.
with confidence 信心十足地
Eg. He accepted the task with confidence.
be confident of sth对什么自信
eg. He is confident of his ability to pass the band 4 exam.
4．assure vt. 使确信; 向...保证;
assure sb of sth. assure sb that…
eg I assure you that I will not say a word about this to anyone.
I can assure you of the reliability of the information.
insure “给…保险，投保”，常与against 搭配
eg. It would be wise to insure your house against fire.
insurance company 保险公司
ensure = make sth ensure ensure that … (保证)…) ensure sb sth (保证某人得到某东西) eg. To ensure the child’s quick recovery, the doctor gave him an antibiotic.
I will ensure you the ticket.
guarantee “保证，确保，为…担保”
eg. guarantee a product
Take this opportunity, and I guarantee that you won’t regret it.
It is still under guarantee, so the manufacture will repair it. (仍在保修期)
Give a guarantee of one’s good behaviour.
5.conquer (vt): defeat or overcome 克服, 征服
eg. It is very hard to conquer bad habits.
conquerable (adj.)→ conqueror (n.) 征服者, 胜利者→ conquest (n.) 征服conquer和overcome辨析
conquer:征服，多指用暴力或斗争使其他事物置于控制之中。

overcome:克服，强调艰苦的斗争，排除障碍而取得胜利，多用于克服精神方面的东西。

eg. The Germans conquered most of the European Continent in 1941.
We must overcome our shortcomings.
6. day shift 白班shift one’s ground改变立场shift for oneself 自谋生计
shift from…to…改变位置或者方向
eg. The wind shifted from west to north.
range between A and B 在A和B之间变化或者变动;
range from A to B从A延伸到B
eg. Their ages range from 25 to 50.
Prices range between $7 and $10.
7. impress
vt. (1) (often passive) 使…获得深刻印象
(often passive) 使…获得深刻印象; 铭刻，使铭记
be impressed by/with (主语人)被什么留下深刻影响
be impressed upon/on (主语物) 使某人牢牢记住
eg. His words are strongly impressed on my memory.
The beautiful scenery is strongly impressed on my mind.
I am very impressed with the beautiful scenery.
The teacher is deeply impressed by the students’ ability to solve the problem.
(2) 铭刻，使铭记
impress sb. with sth 给……留下什么印象
impress sth on/upon sb 铭刻……心中
impress sth in/on one’s memory 使… 铭记在心
Eg. He impressed me with the value of hard work.
His words impress themselves on my memory.
The girl impressed her classmate with her sense of humor.
(3) to make a mark by pressing [into, to] 用硬物压上软物留下印记
i mpress one’s finger on the glass
adj. an impressive speech
n. have impression on sth
8. consider
c onsidered: carefully thought out 深思熟虑的
Eg He hoped that the committee would think about his considered opinion.
considerate:考虑周到的，体谅的
considerable 相当多的
considerable:相当大（多）的
consideration n.考虑，要考虑的事take sth into consideration/account考虑到…considering that… 考虑到…considering:就…而论，照…来看
eg She is very active, considering her age.
consider … as/ to be= regard …as =think of …as = look upon…as
9. schedule
(n.) = timetable 程序表，时间表，节目表(v.) 做……的目录，安排
a TV schedule 电视节目表 a train schedule 火车时刻表
ahead of schedule提前behind schedul e 晚点on schedule准时
have a full schedule: 有很多情要做
be scheduled to do sth. 按时间日程计划做……
eg: The president is scheduled to make a speech this evening.
10. relieve = give or bring relief to sb. re+lieve
relieve sb. of sth.帮助某人拿（提/做等）；使某人免于……
eg. The medicine the doctor gave him relieved his headache.
We must relieve the students of their burden from study.
relief n. (much) to one’s relief
eg. When the danger was over, she uttered a sign of relief. (松了一口气)
To my great relief = Much to my relief, I wasn’t late.
relieved (感到或者显得) 宽慰的,放心的 a relieved smile/ look/ expression
11. envy羡慕别人拥有的东西同时也希望自己也拥有
envy sth. eg. She has always envied my success.
envy sb sth. eg I envy him that job.
envy doing eg. I envy you having such a good opportunity.
n. envy of sb envy at/of sth
Eg: He couldn’t conceal his envy of me.
Her colleagues were green with envy.
be the envy of sb 成为羡慕或忌妒的对象
envious adj. 羡慕的，忌妒的
be envious of sb/sth
Eg: They were envious of his success.
enviable adj 令人羡慕的
jealous(adj.)----jealousy(n.) 妒忌，贬义词
be jealous of sb. 嫉妒某人
show jealousy to /towards sb.
eg. He was jealous of Tom/ Tom’s success.
She shows strong jealousy to other girls’ beauty.
12. convince
convince v. to make completely certain about sth; persuade
convince sb. of sth.使某人确信某事，后面必须接人做宾语，不能做不及物动词。

Eg. How can I convince you of her honesty?
convince sb. that…
eg. What she said convinced me that I was mistaken.
辨析：convince sb. 说服某人
believe sb. 相信某人说的话
He couldn’t convince his father that John was telling the truth.
convincing adj.令人信服的
convinced adj.被说服的
13. f ailure n. v. fail
fail-failure; close-closure; expose-exposure
fail v.
fail to do eg: I failed to catch the last bus, so I had to walk home.
fail sb. in… 使某人在某方面不及格
fail in sth/doing sth eg: fail in chemistry
without fai l 务必Eg. You must pass the test without fail.
14. involve vt. cause to become connected or concerned 使卷入→involvement (n.)
make sth necessary as a condition or result 使成为必要条件或结果involve sb/sth in (doing) sth使某人某物卷入或陷于
eg. Don’t involve other people in your mad schemes.
Building the road will involve the construction of ten bridges.
Don’t involve me in solving your problem.
The job involved me/my living in London.
Taking the job would involve living abroad.
be /get involved in被……卷入,牵涉；使专心于
be / get involved with与……混在一起；与……密切联系
eg. Don’t involve me in your quarrel.
All the children were involved in the school play.
Do not involve yourself with those people.
involved adj. 复杂的，不容易懂的作前置定语和后置定语意义不同
eg. the people involved 所涉及的人the involved experience复杂的经历15. attempt (n.): effort to do sth. (v.) try to do sth. 尝试, 试图
make an attempt to do sth.=attempt to do sth. 试图做某事
eg. A true friend will make every attempt to help you.
Don’t attempt the impossible.
He attempted to win her love by sending her expensive gifts.
The enemy’s attempt at a surprise attack failed.
16. denial n.否定，否认；拒绝相信；脱离关系；拒绝给予，剥夺（应有的权利）
e.g. He answered her request with a quick denial.
The spokesman made a denial of the rumor that the United States would attack Iraq.
the denial of basic human rights 剥夺基本人权
give a denial to 否决，拒绝
meet with a flat denial 断然否认
take/have no denial 不允许别人说个不字
deny v. 否认；否定+ing ; +that…拒绝承认；拒绝接受
to deny a claim/a charge/an accusation
eg. He denies attempting to murder his wife.
She denied (that) there had been any cover-up.
The department denies responsibility for what occurred.
There is no denying (the fact) that quicker action could have saved them.
（无可否认…..）
mit: to do something wrong or illegal
commit a crime / a mistake / suicide/error
Eg: Don’t commit your promises to papers if you’re not certain you can keep them. 如果你没有把握遵守诺言，就不应该写在文件上。

commit sth to memory 把某事记住
n. commitment 承诺，约定,义务
Eg. Come and look round our shop without a commitment to buy anything.
mitted 效忠的，忠于……的
committed = devoted 尽忠的，坚定的eg. a committed doctor/ teacher
commit oneself to sth./ doing sth.献身于
Eg: He has committed himself to supporting his children.
Signing this form commits you to buying the goods.
18.reluctantly(adv.)=unwilling
be reluctant to do sth.=be unwilling to do sth.
eg. She was very reluctant to admit the truth.
reluctance n. with reluctance = reluctantly
19.辨析reveal, expose ,discover 和disclose
reveal 基本义为“揭开”遮盖某物的帷幕以显露出该事物的真相，也可以表示“透露（消息）、泄露（秘密）、暴露（真相）”等，尤指“披露”迄今隐秘而不为人知的事情。

eg. I hate the people who reveal the end do a film that you haven’t seen before. expose 语气较强，主要指“揭露、揭发”罪行或阴谋等丑恶的东西，也可指把人或物“暴露”于不利的环境。

eg. expose one’s skin to the sun.expose crime / scandal / fraud discover 发现本来存在但不为人知的事物。

eg. Columbus discovered the New Land.
disclose 公开揭露尚未被公众所知的秘密事物；也可指将原先隐藏的东西“揭示”
出来使人看见。

eg. He refused to disclose his name and age.
注：“显露”意义时，disclose 和reveal可以互换。

20. apply to 应用apply for 申请
application 申请, 请求(for) application form for a new passport
应用(to) application software 应用软件
make a practical application of the principles
涂敷，敷用a medicine for external/internal application
（外敷内用）
专心，努力My work demands close applications.
Unit 2 Vocabulary
1. challenge n./v. (an invitation) to compete in a fight or match; the quality of
demanding competitive action, interest, or thought 挑战
Eg: We received a challenge from the college to play against them at football. challenge sb. to do sth
challenge sb’s authority / right to do sth 怀疑某人是否有权力/权利做某事
Eg: I challenged him to a game of tennis. 我邀他比赛网球，一较高下。

challenging adj. 提出难题的，激励的，挑战的
Eg: a challenging job / test / assignment
2. participate v. 参加
participate in sth = take part in sth eg: participate in a competition / discussion / meeting
participant 参加者participation 参加
3. major较多的，主要的adj. / n./ v. major (v.)+in 主修
antonym: minor= smaller; less important be minor to 比……地位低
be minor/major/superior/inferior/prior/senior
eg. She is minor to her best friend in the company.
4. compete --- competition --- competitive ----- competitor
v. 竞争――n. 竞赛―――adj. 竞争的――n. 对手，竞争者
compete against / with sb in sth for sth / to do sth
eg: Several companies are competing against / with each other for the contract / to gain the contract.
competition between / with sb for sth 竞争，角逐
eg: We’re in competition with several other companies for the contract.
a shop offering competitive prices
You have to be highly competitive to do well in sport nowadays.
5. award v. 判给、授予n. 奖品
辨析：reward和award
award: n. 奖品、奖金、奖状、助学金。

v. award sth to sb = award sb sth颁发，授予
Eg. An award presentation/ceremony颁奖颁发/仪式
She was awarded a medal for bravery.
reward n. 报答，报酬，报偿，酬金，赏金，奖赏。

v. reward sb for sth/ for doing sth（尤其用于被动语态）
reward sb with sth
Eg. A $1000 reward has been offered for the return of the stolen painting.
One reward of my job is meeting people.
Is this how you reward me for helping/my helping?
She rewarded him with a smile. （报之一笑）
rewarding adj. 值得做的，令人满意的
eg. a rewarding film/trip
Gardening is a very rewarding pastime(消遣).
Teaching is not very rewarding financially
6. contribute
contribute (sth ) to / towards…: help to achieve; give help towards; lead to
有助于,促成；捐助，贡献；投稿
Eg. Your timely help contributed greatly to our success.
His war injuries contributed to his early death.
This advertising campaign has contributed significantly to the success of the new car.
She has contributed several poems to literary magazines.
contribution n. contributor n. contributory adj. ~ factor / cause
7. talent(n.)---talented(adj.) have a talent for sth. 在…有天赋
eg. He has a talent for organization.
8. case: actual condition 实情
a medical case 病例a law case 案例an urgent case 急症a child-murder case a case in point 一个恰当的例子in the case of 就…而言,至于…
in case 以防= for fear that = lest in any case 在任何情况下in no case 绝不
9. flexible 容易弯曲的，灵活的------ flexibility 灵活性
feasible 可行的------- feasibility 可行性
10. typical: (adj.) 典型的
be typical of…具有……的特点
eg. It was typical of her to say that.
It is typical of her to forget . （爱忘事）
Zhuozheng Garden is a typical Suzhou garden.
11. accessible :easy to reach, get into, obtain, use, or talk to
Eg: The resort is easily accessible by road, rail, and air.
The problem with some of these drugs is that they are very accessible.
I think you will find she’s very accessible.
The students’ union succeeded in making the computer lab accessible to all
the students.
access n.
be easy [hard, difficult] of access容易[难]接近
give access to接见; 准许出入
have [gain, get, obtain] access to得接近; 得会见; 得进入; 得使用
12. issue
n.一期，期号；重要议题，争论的问题
eg: the July issue of Reader
This article appeared in issue 32.
an important topic that people are discussing or arguing about the Chinese
Taiwan issue The two countries are divided on this issue. 两国在这一问题
上存在分歧
The Chinese government will remain concern on this issue.
v. 宣布，公布；出版，发表
e.g. They issued a joint statement denying the charges.
He issued his article in Science.
13．available 可用的，可以得到的；可会见的，可与之交谈的
Eg. Tickets are available at the box office. (票房有票)
You will be informed when the book becomes available.
This was the only available room.
I am available in the afternoon.
availability n.
avail v. avail oneself of sth 利用某物
n. of little / no avail 没多大用处、帮助或效果
Eg：You must avail yourself of every opportunity to speak English.
The advice that we got was of no avail.
14. character 品质、特性；特色，特征，特点；（戏剧小说中的）人物；字母符号
Eg: His character is different from his wife’s.
the character of the desert landscape
the characters in the novel of Charles Dickens
It is difficult for foreigners to study Chinese characters.
in / out of character 合乎/不合乎某人的性格
Eg：Her behavior last night was quite out of character.
characteristic adj./ n. (pl)
be characteristic of sb / sth…具有…的特点
Eg. It is characteristic of her that she never complains.
Such bluntness is characteristic of him.
What characteristics distinguish the Americans from the Canadians?
characterize 以…..为特征；表现某人某物的典型
be characterized by…具有…的特点
Eg: He is characterized by being frank.
15. purpose(n.): aim目的，意图
purposeful (adj.) 有意的←→purposeless purposely
on purpose故意地;专程for (the) purpose of为了…
The purpose of sth is to do sth.
eg: Last month Jim came to China for business purpose.
The purpose of the meeting is to raise money for medical supplies.
To show off her new shoes, she complained about foot pain on purpose.
I came here for nothing else but to see you on purpose.
Did you come to London for the purpose of seeing your family.
16. intention: purpose 目的，意图
intentional adj.故意的intentionally adv. 故意地intend v. 打算，意图
have no/good/the/any/some/every intention of doing / todo sth.有…..的意图
eg. If I have hurt your feelings, it was quite without intention.
It is not my intention to argue with you.
He has no intention of marrying yet.
intend to do sth = intend doing sth = plan to do sth
eg: I hear that they intend to marry = intend marrying.
I don’t intend to listen to this rubbish any longer.
17. pursue: v.
Eg: If you pursue an activity, interest or plan, you carry it out or follow it. (formal use).
If you pursue a particular aim or result, you make efforts to achieve it, often over a long
period of use. (Formal use)
If you pursue a particular topic, you try to find out more about it by asking questions.
(Formal use)
If you pursue a person, vehicle, or animal, you follow them, usually in order to catch them.
→pursui t n.in pursuit of sb / sth 追寻、追求或追捕某物某人
in hot pursuit 穷追不舍
18. comment v / n 评论commentator (体育比赛的)解说员;评论员
comment on同remark on
eg. Everyone commented on the ministe r’s indifference to this event.
make a comment about sth 对...作评论
comment on就某事发表评论No comment! (无可奉告)
eg. The governor refused to comment on the rumors of his resignation.
19．remind: cause or tell sb. to remember
remind sb. of sth.提醒某人想起某事
remind sb. that…提醒某人某事
remind sb. to do sth.提醒某人做某事
eg. The film reminded him of his miserable life in the old days.
The sight of the clock reminded me that I was late.
Please remind me that I must renew this book before Saturday.
recall vt. to bring back to the mind; remember 回想, 回忆起
recall sb. sth recall doing sth. recall that…
e.g. Can you recall exactly what you saw last night?
I can’t recall her face.
I can’t recall having met him before.
辨析recall, remember, recollect 和remind
recall 追记
eg. Recall the misery of the past and contrast it with the happiness of today.
(忆苦思甜)
remember to do/ doing sth.
remember = recollect 自然想起
eg. Can you remember/ recollect the password?
remind sb. of sth.= recall sth. to sb.
eg. The flowers reminded him of his garden.
The flowers recalled the garden to me.
20. regard:consider; take as regard as…..
eg: I have always regarded him highly.
in this / that regard 在这/那方面，with regard to 关于
regardless of = in spite of = despite 尽管, 不顾(+n.= although + 从句)
as regards sb / sth关于或至于某人某事
eg. The children went to school ~ the storm.
She did it ~ our efforts to stop her.
I have little information as regards his past.
As regards the second point in your letter.
regarding prep 关于，至于
eg: She said nothing regarding your request.
disregard v. 不理会，忽视n.disregard for / of sb / sth
eg: He completely disregarded my point of view.
You can’t just disregard the security problem!
She shows a total disregard for other people and their feelings.
21. circumstance （pl, usually）
in / under circumstances在这种情况下，情况既然如此
eg: Under the circumstances, he felt unable to accept the job.
in / under no circumstances = in no case 在任何情况下都不（主谓部分倒装）eg: Under no circumstances should you lend him any money.
22. staff = personnel: 全体工作人员( 总称)
faculty n. 能力；才能；（大学的）院、系、科；（大学的）全体教员faculty of / for doing sth
eg: the faculty of sight （视力）
He has a great faculty for learning language.
the Faculty of Law, Science (法律学院，理学院)
a faculty meeting
23.privilege n. special right given to a person 特权
Eg: the privileges of birth 与生俱来的优越
privileged a. 有特权的,有特殊恩典的
eg: We a re very privileged to have you with us this evening.
privileged price 特价privileged ticket优待减价票
★have the privilege of doing sth.有……的特权
eg. I had the privilege of meeting the king.
24. author: the writer of a book, article, play, poem, etc.作者，著作人；
比较：author 通常指某作品的作者;writer多指职业作家
authority 权威；威信，权力；职权，权限
have the authority to do sth 有权力……
eg: The leader must be a person of authority.
We have the authority to search the building.
She is an authority in the field.
authorities 当局，官方，可以发号施令的人或者团体
eg: Taiwan authorities（台湾当局）
The health authorities are investigating the matter.
authorize Vt. to give power to 授权、委托、委任
eg: I have authorized him to act for me while I am away.
25. response n. action done in answer; answer
in response to回答,响应
eg. The government acts quickly in response to inflation.
He opened the door in response to the knock.
My letter of complaint brought no ~.
His ~ to his critics was silence.
respond vi. 应答
responsive adj. 回答的,应答的
26. prefer(v.)---preference(n.)--preferable(adj.)
prefer to do sth.---prefer sth. to sth.
prefer to do …rather than do
prefer doing…to doing
show preference to/towards sth.对…表示偏爱
27. suppose 假定，猜想；假定或者假设某事属实
Eg: What makes you suppose that I am against it?
It is widely / generally supposed …普遍认为
Eg：It was generally supposed that it would not happen again.
be supposed to do sth…被期望或者要求做某事；获准做某事（一般用于否定句中）Eg：Am I supposed to clean all the rooms or just this room?
You are supposed to pay the bill before Friday?
You are not supposed to play football in the classroom.
supposed adj 误传的，信以为真的
Eg: His supposed generosity is merely a form of self-interest(利己).
supposedly = probably
supposing = supposing that = if假定
eg: Supposing (that) it rains, can we play the match indoors?
28.account 帐目，户头；叙述，报导
have an account with that bank 在那个银行有帐户
close an account 开户open an account 销户
by / from all accounts 根据报导by one’s own account 据某人自己说give a good / poor account of oneself 表现好、不好
on account of sth = on this / that account 为此
eg: We delayed our departure on account of the bad weather.
on no account = not on any account 决不可以，且莫
eg: Don’t on any account leave the prisoner unguarded.
take sth into account / consideration = take account of sth 把某事考虑在内account v 将视作，看作；account to sb for sth 做令人满意的交代
eg: In English law a man is accounted innocent until he is proved guilty.
account for 解释
eg: Please account for your disgraceful conduct.
Unit 3 Vocabulary
Passage A
1. thrive: grow and develop well
e.g. A business cannot thrive without investment.
A thriving industry 一个蓬勃发展的工业
2: check out:
1）（从旅馆、商店等）结账离开；办妥手续离去
e.g. A: Has Mrs. Hyde checked out yet?
B: Yes, she left this morning.
2）检查，调查
e.g. Please check the information out.
3）to be found to be true or acceptable after being examined （经检查）得到证实，获得证明e.g. The local police found her story didn’t check out. 当地警方证实她的说法不成立。

3. bewildering: confusing, puzzling
bewildering speed, complexity 令人晕头转向的速度，复杂性
4. array：陈列impressive display and series
e.g. an array of bottles of different shapes and sizes 各式各样大小不一的瓶子
a window array 橱窗陈列品 a battle array 战斗队形
5.despair :
1) v. [of sb/sth] have lost all hope of
e.g. We have despaired of him; he can’t keep a job of more than six months.
2) n. the state of having lost all hope of
e.g. He gave up struggle in despair.
6. browse:浏览browse through : look through
e.g. I was browsing through the newspaper when I spotted your name.
I've spent one whole week browsing through Hemingway's works, trying to understand his unique writing style.
7. vary :
1) [~ in] to be different; have the qualities that are not the same as each other
e.g. The flowers are the same in color but vary in shape.
2) [~ from] to be different
e.g. Roses vary from daisies. 玫瑰不同于雏菊。

3) [~ from ... to ] to change, esp. continually
e.g. Human IQ's vary from under 50 to over 200.
Why does the blood group vary from person to person?
8. immerse oneself in 沉浸；使陷入
1) to put deep into a body of liquid
e.g. He lay immersed in a hot bath.
Immerse your foot in ice cold water to reduce the swelling. 把你的脚泡在冷水里以便消肿.
2) to cause (oneself) to enter deeply into an activity; absorb in it or be absorbed by it
e.g. I immersed myself in work so as to stop thinking about her.
I think it is important to immerse oneself in a language learning environment, if you want to learn English well.
9. ambition: be full of ambition 野心勃勃，抱负; the height of one’s ambition 最高志向ambitious: adj.
10. hack
1) to cut (up), esp. roughly, violently, or in uneven pieces 砍，劈
e.g. He hacked the limb from the tree with an axe.
2) can/can’t hack it (informal): to do successfully 能/不能应付（某情形）
e.g. This assignment is too hard, I just can't hack it.作业太重，我作不完。

3) to enter a computer system without permission 非法侵入（他人计算机系统）
e.g. The students who hacked their way into the academic records were punished.
未经许可进入成绩档案的学生受到惩罚。

4) to seek office in a group without caring about the group's success
e.g. He tried to hack his way to the presidency of every club on campus.
他努力钻营试图在学校的每一个俱乐部谋求主席的位置。

11. apply
1) [~ to, for ] to request sth., esp. officially and in writing
e.g. I applied to four universities and was accepted by all of them.
Rex applied for the post of Eliot' secretary.
2) [~ to] to bring or put into use or operation
e.g. New technology is being applied to almost every industrial process.
The term "mat" can be applied to any small rug. "mat" 这个词可以用来表示任何小的地毯。

12. tend to: to have a tendency; be likely (to do or be sth.); to do or be often or usually
e.g. Sally tends to interfere in other people's business.
People tend to gain weight on holidays.
13. spark :
1）a very small but important bit, esp. of a quality; trace
He has not a spark of generosity in him. 他一点也不慷慨。

without a spark of enthusiasm 没有丝毫的积极性
2)触发，引发A cigarette spark started the fire.
14. secure v.
1) to hold or close tightly 抓紧，关严
e.g. They secured the windows when the storm began.
Before you leave for the weekend please secure the door.
2) (formal) secure sth. (for sb./sth.); secure sb. sth.
—to get, esp. as the result of effort （尤指经过努力）获得，取得，实现
e.g. He secured a place for himself at law school.
I was lucky to secure a seat on the crowded bus.
adj. 1) 安心的，有把握的
At last they were able to feel secure about the future. 他们终于觉得不必为将来而担忧了。

2) 可靠的，稳定的 a secure job/income
It’s not a very secure way to make a living. 以此谋生终非长久之计。

3）(against/from sth.) 安全的，稳妥的
Information must be stored so that it is secure from accidental deletion.
必须把资料保存起来，这样才不至于无意中删掉。

15. apart from
1) as well as; in addition to
e.g. Apart from their obvious beauty, the clean air of the mountains was good for me.
Apart from her obvious intelligence, her hard work was the key to her success.
2) without considering; except for
e.g. Apart from the cost, there is the question of your health to be considered.
Apart from the occasional visit, what does Allen do for his kids?
16. bore v.— to make (someone) tired or uninterested, esp. by continual dull talk
e.g. I’m sorry I spoke for so long. I hope I didn’t bore you.
My father is always boring us with his stories of the war.
bored adj.— [~ with] tired and uninterested
e.g. I’m bored with the same old routine day after day.
She is getting really bored with her job.
boring adj.— dull or uninteresting; tedious
e.g. I always thought ancient history was deadly boring.
Her husband is about the most boring person I’ve ever met.
Passage B
1. well-rounded
— (of a person) having a full, pleasantly curved shape; shapely
Examples
•Even after the birth of her three children, she still keeps a well-rounded figure.
•She is well-rounded and attractive.
well-rounded
—(esp. of a person’s experience) full of different types of activity; complete and varied Examples
•She has a well-rounded background in management.
•Distance learning helps to provide a well-rounded education for all the people.
2. And I’ve tried every means to adjust myself and relieve my stress.
try every means — do everything possible
Examples
•He’s tried every means to get a new job.
•She’s tried every means to find a husband.
adjust v.—to change slightly, esp. in order to make right or make suitable for a particular purpose or situation
Examples
•You can adjust the color of the TV by turning this knob.
•They’ll soon settle in---kids are very good at adjusting.
relieve v. — to lessen (pain, anxiety, or trouble)
Examples
•V olunteers were recruited to relieve the acute labor shortage.
•I went for a walk to relieve the boredom of the day.
3. handle v.— to deal with; control ; to pick up, touch
Examples
•She couldn’t handle the pressures of her new job.
•When the children handled the kittens, it made the mother cat restless.
6. universal adj.— concerning or shared by all members of a group ; widespread, general Examples
•There was universal agreement as to who should become chairman.
•This is a subject of universal interest.
7. relate to— to concern; to have a connection with
Examples
•You must carefully deal with the secret documents relating to the plan of our company.
•The heart attack could be related to his car crash last year.
8. The good friends that I have are always there for me in every situation I am in. My good friends are always available whenever I need help.
9. go through — to suffer or experience; endure
•Disappointment in love is something most people must go through.
10. figure out — come to understand or discover by thinking
Examples
•We still haven’t figured out how to do it.
•Have you figured out what the problem really is?
11. add to —to increase; contribute to (sometimes expressed as “add up to”) Examples
•The unexpected storm added to the difficulty of the construction of the road.
•Good study habits add (up) to academic success.
12. lead to — to result in
Examples
•This will lead to trouble in the future.
•His carelessness led to his failure in the examination.
13. other than — except, apart from
Examples
•There was nothing we could do other than hope for the best.
•There’s no good cooki ng other than your mother’s cooking.
14. maintain v. — to continue to have, do, etc., as before; keep up
Examples
•He took the lead, and maintained it until the end of the race.
•She maintains good relations with her business partners.
15. get by — to hav e enough money for one’s needs or way of life
Examples
•I don’t know how to get by if I lose this job.
•It has been quite difficult for her to get by since her husband died last year.
16. vital adj. — [~ to, for ] very necessary; of the greatest importance
Examples
•It is vital for us to learn how to relax ourselves after a day’s hard work.
•Investment is vital for the development of a company.
Unit 4 Vocabulary
1. consistent 始终的，一致的
be consistent with 和…一致
eg. His statement is not consistent with what he said in an earlier occasion. consistency 一致性，一贯性
eg: His views lack consistency.
2. fidget v. 坐立不安，烦躁不安
Eg: Hurry up, your father is beginning to fidget.
It’s bad manners to fidget about at the table.。