周四下午Unit11泛读单词

I Word study
Precariously adverb
Not safely ; Dangerously
E.g. The economy is precariously close to recession.
Trudge verb&noun
1.Vt. & vi : walk wearily or heavily
E.g.The old man trudged home through the deep snow.
2.Noun : long tiring walk
E.g.It was a long trudge up the hill.
Turmoil noun
1.a violent disturbance
E.g. The London Stock Exchange is in turmoil today.
2.violent agitation
E.g. The whole city was in a turmoil, and people came running from all directions. Grooming noun
1.activity leading to skilled behavior
E.g. Never underestimate the power of good grooming.
2.the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes
E.g. This article presents the evaluation and training programs in grooming for psychiatric patients.
Matrimony noun
1.the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
E.g. They will soon be joined in matrimony.
2.the ceremony or sacrament of marriage
E.g. He had got his neck out of the yoke of matrimony.
Probe noun&verb
1. an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
E.g. there was a congressional probe into the scandal
1.a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities
E.g. The brain surgeon asked the nurse to pass him a probe.
3.an exploratory action or expedition
E.g. The image sent back by the probe is very clear.
4. an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity
rmation about Venus obtained by Russian probes has been published on some magazines.
Convened verb
1.meet formally
E.g. The council convened last week.
2.call together
E.g. The students were convened in the auditorium.
Ingesting verb
1.serve oneself to, or consume regularly
E.g. Have another bowl of chicken soup!
2.take up mentally
E.g. He absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe.
Autocratic adjective
1.offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
E.g. Don't play into the hands of this autocratic Chinese regime.
2. characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
E.g. Some feudal states were ruled by autocratic kings.
Limnology Noun
1.the scientific study of bodies of fresh water for their biological and physical and geological properties
E.g. Limnology also includes studying the chemical and physical aspects of inland water.
II Exercise 2
Genetic/Genes
[noun] a unit inside a cell which controls a particular quality in a living thing that has been passed on from its parents.
E.g. I’ve always enjoyed music -- it`s in the genes.
Rearing/Reared
[noun] 1.the process of caring for children as they grow up, teaching them how to behave as members of society.
E.g Soviet women carry the main burden of shopping, homemaking and child rearing.
2.the process of breeding animals or birds and caring them as they grow.
E.g There are positive changes that should be implemented in the rearing of animals. Findings
[noun] rmation that is discovered as the result of research into something
E.g The findings of the commission will be published today.
2.(law) a decision made by the judge or jury in a court case.
E.g The findings of a court are the decisions that it reaches after a trial or an investigation.
Shatter
[v] 1.to suddenly break into small pieces; to make sth suddenly break into small pieces
E.g He dropped the vase and it shattered into pieces on the floor.
2.to destroy sth completely, especially sb`s feelings, hopes or beliefs; to be destroyed in this way
E.g Anna`s self-confidence had been completely shattered.
3.to make sb feel extremely shocked and upset
E.g The unexpected death of their son shattered them.
Primacy
[noun] 1.the fact of being the most important person or thing
E.g The primacy of the deed is over word and thought.
2.the position of an archbishop
E.g He was a primacy of St Paul Church.
Heredity
[noun] the process by which mental and physical characteristics are passed by parents to their children; these characteristics in a particular person
E.g Radiation has a strong effect on the heredity of fruit flies.
Nurture
[noun]+[verb] 1.to care for and protect sb\sth while they are growing and developing
E.g These delicate plants need careful nurturing.
2.to help sb\sth to develop and be successful
E.g It`s important to nurture a good working relationship.
3.to have a feeling, an idea, a plan, etc. For a long time and encourage it to develop
E.g She secretly nurtured a hope of becoming famous.
III The reading
Precede
Verb:
1.be earlier in time; go back further;
e.g."Stone tools precede bronze tools"
e before;
e.g."Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
3.be the predecessor of;
e.g."Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"
4.move ahead (of others) in time or space
5.furnish with a preface or introduction;
e.g."He preceded his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"
Bolster
Noun:
a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows
Verb:
1.support and strengthen;
e.g."bolster morale"
2.prop up with a pillow or bolster
3.add padding to;
Autonomy
Noun:
1.immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
2.personal independence
Maternal
Adjective:
1.characteristic of a mother;
e.g."warm maternal affection for her guest"
2.relating to or derived from one's mother;
e.g."maternal genes"
3.relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent;
e.g."parental guidance"
4.related on the mother's side;
e.g."my maternal grandmother"
Vigorously
Adverb:
with vigor; in a vigorous manner;
E.g."he defended his ideas vigorously"。