NEW HEADWAY 大一下UNIT5单词解释

Main Entry:1antibiotic Pronunciation:*an-ti-b*-** -tik, -*t*-; *an-ti-b*- Function:adjective
Date:1894
1 : tending to prevent, inhibit, or destroy life
2 : of or relating to antibiotics or to antibiosis ntibiotically
\-ti-k(*-)l*\ adverb Main Entry:2antibiotic Function:noun
Date:1943
: a substance produced by or a semisynthetic substance derived from a microorganism and able in dilute solution to inhibit or kill another microorganism
Main Entry:3off Function:adjective
Date:1666
1 a : more removed or distant *the off side of the building* b : SEAWARD c : RIGHT
2 a : started on the way *off on a spree* b : not taking place or staying in effect : CANCELED *the deal was off* c : not operating d : not placed so as to permit operation
3 a : not corresponding to fact : INCORRECT *off in his reckoning* b : POOR, SUBNORMAL c : not entirely sane : ECCENTRIC d : REMOTE, SLIGHT *an off chance*
4 a : spent off duty *reading on his off days*
b : SLACK *off season*
5 a : OFF-COLOR b :
INFERIOR *off grade of
oil*; also : affected
with putrefaction c :
DOWN *stocks were off*
6 : CIRCUMSTANCED
*worse off*
Main Entry:by and large
Function:adverb
Date:1706
: on the whole : in
general
Main Entry:1gauge
Pronunciation:*g*j
Function:noun
Etymology:Middle English
gauge, from Old North
French
Date:15th century
1 a : a measurement (as
of linear dimension)
according to some
standard or system: as
(1) : the distance between
the rails of a railroad (2) :
the size of a shotgun
barrel's inner diameter
nominally expressed as
the number of lead balls
each just fitting that
diameter required to
make a pound *a
12-gauge shotgun* (3) :
the thickness of a thin
material (as sheet metal
or plastic film) (4) : the
diameter of a slender
object (as wire or a
hypodermic needle) (5) :
the fineness of a knitted
fabric expressed by the
number of loops per unit
width b : DIMENSIONS,
SIZE c : MEASURE 1
*surveys are a gauge of
public sentiment*
2 : an instrument for or a
means of measuring or
testing: as a : an
instrument for measuring
a dimension or for testing
mechanical accuracy b :
an instrument with a
graduated scale or dial
for measuring or
indicating quantity
3 : relative position of a
ship with reference to
another ship and the wind
4 : a function introduced
into a field equation to
produce a convenient
form of the equation but
having no observable
physical consequences
synonyms see
STANDARD?:
Main Entry:1gland
Pronunciation:*gland
Function:noun
Etymology:French glande,
from Old French,
glandular swelling on the
neck, gland, ultimately
from Latin gland-, glans
acorn; akin to Greek
balanos acorn
Date:1692
1 a : a cell, group of cells,
or organ of endothelial
origin that selectively
removes materials from
the blood, concentrates or
alters them, and secretes
them for further use in the
body or for elimination
from the body b : any of various animal structures suggestive of glands though not secretory in function
2 : any of various secreting organs (as a nectary) of plants
杇landless \*gland-l*s\ adjective Main Entry:grin Pronunciation:*grin Function:intransitive verb Inflected Form:grinned ; grinning
Etymology:Middle English grennen, from Old English grennian; akin to Old High German grennen to snarl
Date:before 12th century : to draw back the lips so as to show the teeth especially in amusement or laughter; broadly : SMILE
rin noun
rinner noun
rinningly \*gri-ni*-l*\ adverb
Main Entry:hippie Variant:or hippy \*hi-p*\
Function:noun
Inflected Form:plural hippies
Etymology:4hip + -ie Date:1965
: a usually young person who rejects the mores of established society (as by dressing unconventionally or favoring communal living) and advocates a nonviolent ethic;
broadly : a
long-haired
unconventionally dressed
young person
ippiedom \-p*-d*m\
noun
ippieness or
hippiness \-p*-n*s\
noun
Main Entry:itemize
Pronunciation:**-t*-*m*z
Function:transitive verb
Inflected Form:-ized ;
-izing
Date:1857
: to set down in detail or
by particulars : LIST
*itemized all expenses*
Main Entry:junkie
Variant:also junky
\*j**-k*\
Function:noun
Inflected Form:plural
junkies
Date:1923
1 slang a : a
narcotics peddler or
addict b : a person who
derives inordinate
pleasure from or who is
dependent on something
*sugar junkie* *television
news junkie*
2 : a junk dealer
Main Entry:ponderous
Pronunciation:*p*n-d(*-)r*
s
Function:adjective
Etymology:Middle English,
from Middle French
pondereux, from Latin
ponderosus, from ponder-,
pondus weight
Date:15th century
1 : of very great weight
2 : unwieldy or clumsy
because of weight and
size
3 : oppressively or
unpleasantly dull :
LIFELESS *ponderous
prose*
synonyms see HEAVY
ponderously adverb
ponderousness noun
Main Entry:prenuptial
Pronunciation:(*)pr*-*n*p-
sh*l, -ch*l, *-ch*-w*l
Function:adjective
Date:1869
: made or occurring
before marriage *a
prenuptial agreement*
Main Entry:savior
Variant:or saviour
\*s*v-y*r also -*y*r\
Function:noun
Etymology:Middle English
saveour, from Middle
French, from Late Latin
salvator, from salvare to
save
Date:14th century
1 : one that saves from
danger or destruction
2 : one who brings
salvation; specifically
capitalized : JESUS 1
Main Entry:touch and go
Function:adjective
Date:1815
: unpredictable as to
outcome : UNCERTAIN *it
was touch and go there
for a while*。