大学英语3 第一单元 单词学习

1 .get by (on sth/with sth): be good enough but not very good; manage to live or do things in a satisfactory way
靠养老金勉强生活This old couple had to get by on the small sum of old-age pension since they had no children.
用二台电脑对付过去to get by with two computers
2. haul: 1). transport, with a truck,cart, etc
2). pull or drag sth with effort or force
把药品和食物运送到洪涝灾区The rescue team spent two days hauling the medical supplies and food to the flooded area.
把乘客从撞毁的汽车里拉出来They tried their best to haul the passengers out of the crashed car.
3. supplement (with): add to sth in order to improve it
给我的饮食补充维生素A和C If you supplement your diet with enough vitamin A and C, you will recover from your illness very soon.
做兼职来增加收入he had to do some part-time jobs to supplement his income.
4. spray sth with sth
给玫瑰喷杀虫药We spray the roses with pesticide every two weeks.
大象用水喷我. The naughty elephant sprayed me with water.
5. pursue one’s career/ interests
6. stack the chairs/wood/books
The children stacked all the books at the corner after they finished their reading.
7. get through: come to the end successfully
度过寒冷的冬天get through the cold winter
通过入门考试get through the entrance examination.
度过困难时期/经济危机get through the difficult period/economic crisis
Though many big corporations got bankrupt, their small company tried to get through the economic crisis smoothly.
8. At that point: at that very moment, right then
9. on balance: with all things considered,
10. digest: 1. change sth into the form that the body can use 2. think about sth carefully and understand it
不能消化油腻食物cannot digest greasy food吸收新思想digest new ideas
11. generate: produce, bring into existence
产生热量generate heat 引起大笑/激烈争论generate laughter/hot debate
12. insurance
买保险, buy the insurance (policy)
13. pick up: see the CD explanation
14. Aside from: except for, in addition to
15. cut back (on): reduce in size or amount
削减教育预算/防御开支cut back (on) education budget/ defense spending The Chinese government decided to cut back on the national defense budget from this month.
16.suspect: believe to be true, likely or probable; feel doubt about (suspect sb/sth of sth;
suspect that)
怀疑他在商店偷窃/怀疑他买的钻石是假的suspect him of shoplifting in the
shop/suspect that the diamond he bought was fake
17. budget: have a tight budget手头紧, within/over budget 在预算内/超出预算
18. resist: keep from giving in to or enjoying (resist sth; resist doing sth)
抵制麦当劳的诱惑/忍不住笑他滑稽的帽子resist the temptation of McDonald’s/cannot resist laughing at his funny hat
19. temptation: phrases on the CD。