现代大学英语精读2 unit3单词及释义

Unit3 Glossaryannual adj. happening or done once every yearapart adv. not together; separate or separately; tell ~区分arena n. an area of activity that concerns the public, esp. one where there is a lot ofopposition between different groups or countrics竞争舞台back-breaking adj. (of physical work) Very hard and tiring艰苦繁重的beet n. a plant with a root that is used as a vegetable, csp. for feedinganimals or making sugar甜菜bind v. to tie or fasten sb./sth. so that they can't move or are held together firmlybotanist n. a scientist who studies plants and their structure植物学家bountiful adj. in large numbersbroadcast ad. scattered over a wide area撤播bunch n. a number of things of the same type which are growing together; a~of一束串…catalogue n. a complete list of items, for example, of things that people can look at or buycease v. to stop happening or existingchaos n. a state of complete confusion and disordercompensation n. things that make a bad situation better补偿conceivable adj. able to be believed or imagined可想像的;可信的conflict n. a situation where there are opposing ideas, opinions, feelings or wishes; a situation in which it is difficult to chooseconsume v. to use sth. esp. fuel, energy or time; time-~ing耗时的creature n. a living thing real or imaginary, that can move around, such as an animalcrop n. a plant that is grown in large quantities, esp. as food; root ~s 块根作物cucumber n. a long thin round vegetable with a dark green skin and a light green inside usu. eaten raw黄瓜cultivate v. to grow plants or crops; hand-~ing手工栽培(不用机械)damp adv. slightly wet, often in a way(that is unpleasant )delicate adj. easily damaged or broken脆弱的delusion n. the act of believing or making yourself believe sth. that is nottrue错觉, self-delusion自欺欺人dewy adj. wet with small drops of water that form on the ground, etc in the nightdignity n. a calm and serious manner that deserves respect; stand onone's~保持尊严,要求受到应有的礼遇earth-as-air n.泥土气息extension n. the act of increasing the area of activity, group of people, etc. that is affected by sth.延伸;扩展fungus n. (pl. fungi) any plant without leaves, flowers or green coloring, usu. growing on other plants or on decaying matter真菌glisten v. to shine because it is wet or covered with oilglittering adj. shining brightly with many small flashes of lightgrasp v. to understand sth. completely理解hay n. grass that has been cut and dried that is used as food for animalhysterically adv. (crying or laughing) in an uncontrolled way歇斯底里地instinct n. the way people or animals naturally react or behave本能intolerable adj. so bad or difficult that you can't tolerate itirritate v. to annoy, esp. by sth. that continuously happensjuicy adj. containing a lot of juice and good to eat多汁的justify v. to show that sb./sth. is right or reasonablelettuce n. a plant with large green leaves that are eaten esp. in salad生菜，莴苣loaded adj. (infiml) full of a particular thing, quality or meaning; ~ with sth,充满……的make-believe n.a playful pretence假装massive adj. extremely large or serious; in ~ numbers大量的maternal adj. having feelings typical of a caring mother toward a child母爱的mean v. ~ business当真了(不开玩笑了)means n. a way of achieving or doing sth.; by other~以其他的方法c~miserable adj. very unhappy or uncomfortablemoist adj. slightly wet湿润的mulch n. material, usu. organic (有机的), that is put around a plant to protect its base and its roots, to improve the quality of the soil or to stop weeds growing覆盖物neurotic adj. unreasonably anxious or afraid神经质的occupation n. a job or professionorderliness n. (AmE) which means arranged or organized(in a neat, tidy or orderly way)整齐,有条理,守秩序outspoken adj. expressing one's opinion honestly, even if this shocks or offends peopleplanet n. used to mean the worldpatch n. a small piece of land, esp. one used for growing vegetables or fruitpaternal adj. connected with being a fatherpocket n. a small group or area that is different from its surroundings; {n some ~of the mind)在头脑中的某些地方pointless adj. having no purpose: not worth doingrational adj. (of behavior, ideas, etc.) based on reason rather than emotionsreassurance n. (AmE) sth. that is said or done to take away a person's fear or doubtsreflect v. to show the nature of sth. or of sb.'s attitude or feeling表达;反映regardless adv. (AmE) paying no attention, even if the situation is bad or there are difficulties, ~of不理会relatively adv. to a fairly large degree, esp. in comparison to others相关地resolve v. to make a firm decision to do sth.revive v. to become or to make sb./sth. become strong againrite n. a ceremony performed by a particular group of people仪式;典礼row n. a number of objects arranged in a lineruin v. to damage sth. so badly that it loses all its value, pleasure, etc.scream v. to give a long, loud, piercing cry, as from pain, fear or excitementselect v. to choose sb. or sth., usu. carefully, from a group of people or thingsshade n. a particular form of a color; ~s of green浅绿色sights n. a thing that you see or can see景象skeptical adj. having doubt that a claim or statement is true or that sth. will happensomehow adv. in a way(that is not known or certainsparingly adv. in a careful way, using a littlesquat v. to sit with knees bent and the hams resting on or near the heels蹲stake n. a wooden or metal post that is pointed at one end and pushed into the ground to support sth.桩-头倒减了strangle v. to kill sb. by squeezing or pressing on their throat and neckstriving n. the great efforts sb. is making to achieve sth.努力;奋斗stupidity n. (AmE) of stupidtendency n. likely to act or behave in a particular way倾向thrust v.. to push or drive quickly and forcibly,~ing有强大推进力的till v. to prepare and use land for growing crops 耕地turn v. ~ upon/on: to make a sudden and unexpected attack on sb.突然向发起进攻(文中是幽默的夸张)typhoon n. a violent tropical storm with very strong winds台风unromantic adj. not romantic缺乏情调的vision n. an idea or picture in your imagination幻觉,幻想waft v. to move, or make sth. move, gently through the airweaver n. a person whose job is weaving fabric织布工;编织者weed-free adj. free of weed 没有杂草的worm v. to move like a warm through a narrow or crowded place.~one's way through曲折前行,蠕动。