新编英语教程6 dictionary work (2到10)中英对照

新编英语教程6 dictionary work (2到10)中英对照
2 the fine art of putting things off
1cool one’s heels：be forced to wait; be kept waiting。

空等。

2.attest to：testify to; serve as an evidence to affirm／to be proof of。

证实，证明。

3.apocalyptic：foreboding imminent disaster or final doom。

启示录的。

4.proconsul：an administrator in a colony usually with wide powers。

地方总督。

5.ruminate：go over in the mind repeatedly and often slowly。

沉思，反刍。

6.nattering：chattering；hence, noisy。

唠叨，瞎扯。

7.echelon：rank, 1evel。

排成梯队。

8.fortify ：encourage；support。

设防于，使坚强。

9.reappraisal ：re-evaluation。

重新估计，评价。

10.academe：the academic community; academics。

研究院。

11.shrink：psychoanalyst or psychiatrist。

收缩，缩短。

12.subliminal：existing or functioning outside the area of conscious awareness。

潜意识的。

13.truism：an undoubted or self-evident truth。

真实性。

14.mellow and marinate：to mellow is to become ripe or fully developed, and to marinate is to steep (meat, fish) in a savory sauce to enrich its flavour；here, ripen and mature。

使……醇香，浸泡。

3 walls and bariers
1tangible：substantially real; material。

切实的。

确凿的。

2. custom：business patronage; regular support given to a tradesman by those who buy his goods。

商业赞助。

3. impregnable：unassailable, unattackable; sturdy。

无法攻取的，攻不破的。

4. credit：trust in a person’s ability and intention to pay at a later time for goods, etc. supplied。

信用。

5. dash：vigour in style and action。

精力, 干劲
6. flair：ingenuity and vitality。

才能，本领。

7. invulnerability：freedom from harm or attack。

不会受伤害的，刀枪不入的。

8. composition：arrangement into proper proportion or relation and especially into artistic form。

组成，构成。

9. illusory：deceptive。

错觉的，虚假的。

10. preclude：make impossible。

排除。

6 dull work
1assumption：something taken for granted; supposition。

假定，设想
2.crave for：long for; desire eagerly。

渴望。

3.humdrum：lacking variety; dull。

单调的。

4.immerse：involve deeply; absorb。

沉浸，使陷入。

5.transmute：change; transform。

改变。

6.physiological pressures：irritation; annoyance; affliction。

愤怒
7.vexation：illnesses; discomforts。

苦恼的原因。

8.seminal：having possibilities of future development;
highly original and influencing the development of future events。

有潜在发展可能性的。

9.inordinate：excessive。

过度的；过分的。

patible with：able to exist together。

兼容的。

11.thrive on：enjoy and do well as a result of。

以.旺盛
12.stave off：keep off; prevent in time。

避开, 挡开, 延迟
7 beauty
mely：weakly, unsatisfactorily。

虚弱地，有病的。

2.paradoxical：seemingly self-contradictory; incongruous; puzzling。

荒谬的。

3.seductive：attractive; charming。

诱人的。

4.pedagogical：teaching：教学法的。

5.wary：heedful; careful。

机警的。

6.on the defensive：prepared for disapproval or attack。

用于防御的。

7.demeaning overtones：implications of humiliation。

羞辱，蒙耻。

8.vestiges：traces that have once existed but exist no more。

遗迹。

9.to the detriment of：to the harm of。

对…有损。

10.throes：a condition of agonizing struggle or effort; upheaval。

剧痛。

11.narcissism：excessive admiration of oneself。

自我陶醉。

12.obligation：duty; social requirement that compels one to follow a certain course of action。

义务，职责。

13.fretful：irritable; complaining。

烦躁的。

14.pass muster：be accepted as satisfactory。

及格, 符合要求。

15.depreciation：a disparaging or a belittling act or instance。

贬值，跌落，轻视。

16.censure：an expression of blame or disapproval。

责难。

17.preen：adorn or trim (oneself) carefully。

打扮。

18.interminable：endless。

无限的。

Unit 8 Appetite
1.multitudinous 大量的very numerous, existing in great numbers
2. Lust 强烈要求overwhelming desire or craving
3. Orgy 放荡excessive indulgence in any activity; wild festivity
4.pitch 定位point, level, degree
5. Texture 质地quality; structure of a substance
6.deliberate fasting 特意禁食eating little or no food on purpose
7. Bludgeon 棍棒攻击force somebody into (doing something); beat
8. Blow out 爆裂(slang) a large, usually lavish, meal
9. Indulgence放纵great satisfaction; gratification of desires
10. Homage顺从honour or respect; reverence paid
11. Gorge暴饮暴食stuff/fill oneself completely with food
12.impotence无能为力powerlessness; ineffectualness
Unit 9 A Red Light for Scofflaws
1. Take liberties with 放肆misinterpret; distort; violate
2. Blithely快活的heedlessly; without thought or regard
3. Dereliction 无主的deliberate neglect; negligence
4. Exempt from免除not subject to an obligation
5. Flurry 骤雨profusion; abundance; great quantity
6. Ordinance法令authoritative law; command
7. Flagrant臭名shameless; notorious
8.festering scandal 化脓的丑闻tormenting disgrace
9. Statutes 法令laws
10.public nuisance讨厌的东西something offensive or annoying to the community, especially in violation of others’ legal rights
11.flouting 蔑视treating with contemptuous disregard
12.dent 凹部a depression in a surface, as from a blow; hence, damage
13. Brazen无耻的shameless; impudent
14.slug 猛推hit hard, especially with the fist
15. Skirt 边缘avoid; keep distant from; go around the edge of
16. Mandate 授权command from a superior official to an inferior one; authoritative command
17. Constituent 选民voters
18. Subvert 破坏undermine the principle of
19. Enact制定法律institute; levy
20. Puny微小的insignificant
21. Nullify 虚假说declare legally void
22. Desegregation rulings 废除种族隔绝的判决official (court) decisions on desegregation
23. Disquieting 使不安upsetting
24. Terminally 末尾fatally
10 Straight A illiteracy
1plight: condition, state, or situation; esp. an unfavorable one困境
2as often as not: at least half the time; frequently时常
3articulate: using language easily and fluently; having facility with words发音清晰
4a coveted fellowship: a fellowship that everyone longs jealously to possess奖学金
5allegorically: figuratively寓言的
6gibberish: talk or writing containing many obscure, pretentious, or technical words; meaningless or unintelligible talk or writin乱语
7providentially: fortunately; luckily照天意
8inexorably: inescapably冷酷地
9profundity: profound or deep matters深奥
10grapple with: try to deal with努力克服。