现代大学英语精读2单词

Facultyn. (AmE) all the teachers of a university or college
Fragmentn. a small piece of sth.
Generatev. to produce
Grindv. to crush into small pieces or powder bypressing between hard surfaces
Aspirinn.阿司匹林（解热镇痛药）
Assumev.to take as a fact; to suppose
Availableadj.able to be used or easily found
Averagev. to calculate the average of sth. ; ~ out其平均数为
push-buttonadj.using computers or electronic equipment rather than traditional methods
qualifiedadj.having suitable knowledge orexperience for a particular job
raise v.(AmE) to care for a child or young animal until it is able to take care of itself
rearv.to care for a person or an animal until they are fully grown
resourcesn.possessions in the form of wealth, property, skills, etc. that you have 资源
savagen.an uncivilized human being
scrolln.Here: a certificate of an academic degree
Carriagen.a wheeled vehicle, especially a private horse-drawn vehicle
CD n. abbr. for “compact disk,” a small disk on which sound or information is recorded
semestern.one of the two periods into which the year is divided in American high schoolsand universities (=term in BrE)
sensitiveadj.able to understand or appreciate art, music or literature
Inevitableadj.certain tohappen and impossible to avoid
Intellect n. power of thought思维能力
Inventv. to produce or design sth. that has not existed before
Literaladj.in the basic meaning of a word
Burst n. a short period of a particular activity or strong emotion that often starts suddenly
Cabinetn.a piece of furniture with doors, shelves or drawers for storing things; medicine ~药橱
speciesn.(infml) a type; a sort
specimenn.(here)a person who is unusual in some way and has a quality of a particular kind
spiritualadj.related to your spirit rather than to your body or mind
Physicist n. a scientist who studies physics 物理学家
Pilln.a small solid piece ofmedicine that you swallow whole;~ grinding 药剂碾磨
Presidev.to lead; to be in charge; ~ over 主持
现代大学英语精读2
Unit 1
Accomplishmentn.the act of finishing sth. completely and successfully; achievement
Acquire v.to gain; to get for oneself by one's own work
Professionaladj.relating to the work that a person does for an occupation, esp. workthat requires special training
Pursuitn.the act of trying to achieve sth. in a determined way
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Advocatev.to support an idea or a planpublicly
Amusementn.enjoyment
Antiqueadj.being old and therefore valuable
Automatic adj.Automatic Teller Machine(ATM)自动取款机
Checkerboardn.a board on which chess and checkers are played,divided into 64 squares of twoalternating colors棋盘，方格图案
Classicadj. accepted or deserving to be accepted as one of the best or most important of its kind经典的
Beanpolen. (infml) a very tall and thin person
Bulln. a male cow
Certifyv.to state that sth. is true or correct, esp. after some kind of test
Civilizedadj.educated and refined; having an advanced culture
Arrogantlyadv.behaving ina proud and self-important way
Art n. art, music, theatre, literature, etc.when you think of them as a group(统称) 艺术; fine ~ 美术
Drugstoren. (AmE) a shop which sells medicine(and a variety of other things)
Employ v. (here) to spend time doing sth.
Enrollv.to officially arrangeto join a school or university
Maintainv.to continue to have as before
Neanderthaln.an early type of human being who livedin Europe during the Stone Age
Neverthelessadv.in spite of that; yet
Peculiaradj.belonging only to aparticular person; special; odd
Penetratingadj.showing the ability to understand thingsclearly and deeply
Pestn.(infml) an annoying person
Cyaniden. 氰化物
Democraticadj.based on the idea that everyone should have equal rights and should be involved in making important decisions民主的
Disastern. a sudden event such as a flood, storm, or accident which causes great damage or suffering. Here: a complete failure
Essence n.the most important quality or feature of sth.; in ~本质上
Expertisen.skill in a particular field
Exposev. to enable sb. to see or experience new things or learnabout new beliefs, ideas, etc.
Hipn.the fleshy part of either side of the human body above the legs
Humanityn.the qualities of being human
Implicitlyadv.in an implied way 含蓄地
Incompetencen. lack of the skill or ability to do your job or a task as it should be done无能
Pharmacyn.a shop where medicines are prepared and sold. Here:thestudyof preparing drugs or medicines
Philosophyn.the study of the nature and meaning of existence, reality, etc. 哲学
Battlefield n. a place where a battle is being fougΒιβλιοθήκη Baidut or has been fought战场
Bicentennialn.the day or year exactly 200 yearsafter a particular event
Briefingn.a meeting or document in which people receive information or instructions; news ~ 新闻发布会
storev.to keep
stuck adj.not knowing what to do in a particular situation; be ~ for因为……而不知所措
sufficev.to be enough
unaided adj.without help from anyone or anything独立的
Client n.a person who pays for help or advice from a person or organization
Contain v. to have sth. Inside or as part of it
Continuityn. the state of being continuous
shudderv.to shake uncontrollably for a moment
skill n.particular ability or type of ability
specializev.to limit all or most of one's study to particular subjectsspecialist专家