期末单词复习(part 1)

unit 4

1.choose (sb.) to have (a particular title);elect

(for,against,on) express one’s choice officially at a meeting or in an election

2.likely to be very good or successful

3.advancement in rank or position

attempt to make a product or an event popular or successful, esp. by advertising

4.physical,mental,or nervous collapse

break off,suspend

5.unnatural condition of deep worrying,anxiety,weeping or tiredness

6.act of rejecting or being rejected

7.response or change caused by the action of another

8.greatest possible;of the highest degree

furthest possible;at the very beginning or end

9.sth. that happens in nature,science or society and can be seen

10.special force or attention given to sth. to show that it is particular important

11.producing favourable effects or useful results

12.believe that (sth.) is true without any real proof

13.person who checks and corrects texts before they are published

14.of or done by an editor

15.prepare for printing, broadcasting ,etc., by deciding what shall be included or left out, putting

right mistakes,etc.

be the editor of

16.particular version of a book, magazine, or newspaper that is printed at one time

17.habitually likely to do sth. ( usu. undesirable)

18.bring or put into use or operation

request sth.,esp. officially and in writing

19.difficult to understand, explain, or deal with; not clear or simple

system consisting of a large number of closely related parts

20.make impossible; prevent

21.very nearly; almost

in a particular way

22.general respect or admiration felt in men’s mind for sb. or sth. by reason of having, or being

connected with, rank, proved high quality

23.failure

move or fall heavily or awkwardly

24.causing or be capable of causing great damage harm or injury

25.severe, strong, deep

able to notice small differences; working very well; sharp

26.stand or wait in a place without doing anything interesting or useful

bread, usu. fairly large, in a shape that can be cut into slices

27.having the quality of being more attractive, exciting, or interesting than ordinary people or

things

28.exciting and charming quality of sth. unusual or special, with a magical power of attraction

29.great achievement or success

30.reach the highest value, level, point, etc.

crest

31.(becoming) worse or less successful

(going) towards the bottom of a hill

32.harm loss

cause damage to

33.behave or perform noticeably well

34.likely

pletely fill the mind of (sb.) so that no attention is given to other matters

36.protect or hide from harm or danger

37.too quickly

38.quick movement or action

39.method of achieving sth.

object that has been invented for a particular purpose

40.not equipped with the necessities

fort during a time of sadness or disappointment

42.prize given to sb. who has not won the competition

43.in (almost) the same way; equally

similar in appearance, quality, character, etc.

44.sudden desire to do sth.

45.ask for information

46.act of inquiring

47.be able to buy

be able to do, spend, give, bear, etc., without serious loss or damage

48.act of repeating, or sth. repeated

49.not well chosen

50.not well, not enough

unfavourably; badly, unpleasantly or cruelly

hardly

51.cause or urge; encourage or help (sb.) to continue

done without any delay; not late

52.supply for use

thick part of a tree trunk

keep supplies of; store

53.bravely; in a way showing courage

54.treatment of mental or physical illness

55.quality of being a hero; great courage

56.practice or skill of horse-riding

57.be always in the thoughts of (sb.); visit regularly

58.extreme fear

59.fall suddenly or helplessly;collapse

60.where

61.going to or intending to go to

very likely;certain