大学体验英语综合教程课堂辅导Book 3Unit 6-passage b-词汇充电

v. ①to take or suck (esp. liquids) in, esp. gradually 吸收(尤指液体)：The walls of the house absorb heat during the day. 房子的墙白天吸热。

②[(in) usu. pass.] to completely fill the attention of ;engross 使专心，使全神贯注：I was absorbed in a book and didn’t hear you cal l.
我当时正专心读一本书，没听见你叫唤。

③(into) to make into a part of itself; gain control over 并入；吞并：The company has gradually absorbed its smaller rivals. 该公司逐步地吞并了一些比它小的竞争对手。

【联想】同根词absorbing adj. 引人入胜的; absorption n. 吸收，全神贯注
【试题】The club will new members the first week in September. (CET6 2002/1)
A. enroll
B. subscribe
C. absorb
D. register
【详解】答案C. 句意：俱乐部将在九月的第一个星期招收新会员。

本题表示“吸收新会员”，表示吸收的为absorb; enroll 注册；subscribe 订购，订阅；register 登记
注册。

【短语】be absorbed in 全神贯注于……. ｜be absorbed with doing sth. 全
神贯注地做……
2 accent
n. ①vocal prominence or emphasis given to a particular syllable 重音：When you read the text, please pay attention to the accent of each word. 当你读课文时请注意每个单词的重音。

②distinctive manner of oral expression 口音：He thought that I have an outrageous accent. 他认为我操一口让人难以忍受的口音。

【辨析】accent, dialect, tone ｜accent 是一个人讲话的口音; dialect 是一种语言之下的某种方言，如山东话，广东话等；tone 指一个人讲话时的语气，语调，我们
可以从中听出喜怒哀乐。

3 avenue
n. a broad street in a town, sometimes having trees on each side. ｜Here is the Fifth Avenue 这就是第五大街。

【辨析】在纽约，avenue 指的是南北大街；street 指的是东西大街
4 beloved
adj. dearly loved 心爱的：She is beloved of all who knew her. 认识她的人都喜欢她。

5 canal
n. man-made river 运河：The Suez canal is very important for shipman. 对渔民来说苏伊士运河很重要。

【辨析】canal, channel, drain, ditch ｜canal 与channel 的根本区别在于canal 是人工开凿的运河；channel 是天然形成的；drain 专指排水沟，污水管道；ditch 指
沟，不一定用于排水，规模也不大。

6 enroll
v. to accept as or cause to be a member 入学，加入，招收：She decided to enroll in the history course at the local evening school. 她决定在当地夜校注册学习历史课程。

7 entertain
v. ①v. to keep (esp. a group of people) interested or amused 娱乐，助兴：We hired a magician to entertain the children at the party. 为了让孩子们开心，晚会上我们雇了一个魔术团。

②to extend hospitality toward 热情款待：He always entertains his friends in restaurant. 他经常在饭店款待他的朋友。

【联想】同根词entertainer n. 款待者，表演娱乐节目的人；entertaining adj. 愉快的，有趣的；entertainment n.款待，娱乐。

近义词amusement.
n. a splendid meal, esp. a public one 盛宴：The king held a feast. 国王举行了一次盛大的宴会。

9 fierce
adj. ①strong and powerful, violent 残暴的，残酷的，凶残的②extremely intense or ardent 非常的，极端的；激烈的：The prices of electronic products have come down sharply because of fierce competition. 激烈的竞争时的电子产品的价格急剧下降｜Fierce winds prevented the race from taking place on schedule. 狂风使得比赛没有按计划进行
10 intimate
adj. having, or being likely to cause, a very close friendship or personal relationship 亲密的：The restaurant has a very intimate atmosphere and is the perfect setting for a romantic dinner.
这家餐厅的氛围非常亲密，切合很适合吃顿浪漫晚餐。

n. a close friend：The intimates of the president hint that he may resign from office because of his poor health. 总统的亲信暗示总统由于他身体不好，可能会辞职。

11 positive
adj. ①hopeful and confident or giving cause for hope and confidence 积极的：Life doesn’t always run smoothly but you’ve got to be positive and make the best of it. 生活并不是永远一帆风顺的，但是你应该积极面对，而且做到最好。

②without any doubt; certain 绝对的，确实的：It is suspected that he committed the crime, but there isn’t any positive proof. 人家怀疑他犯了罪，但没有确凿的证据。

【联想】反义词negative
【试题】It was a delight to hear her sing so beautifully.
A. positive
B. artistic
C. striking
D. possible
【详解】答案A. 句意：听她美妙的歌声绝对是一种享受；positive 绝对的，确实的｜artistic 艺术的，有美感的；striking 打击的，惊人的；possible 可能的
12 resident
n. a person who lives in a certain area 居民：The local resident know the thing well. 当地居民很了解这件事。

13 shelter
v. to protect from harm; to give shelter to 保护，提供庇护所：We were caught in a thunderstorm, and could find nowhere to shelter from the rain。

我们被困在暴雨中，找不到可以避雨的地方。

n. ①protection from bad weather, danger or attack庇护物，避难所：The basement served as an air-raid shelter for the local residents. 这个地下室为当地居民用作防空洞。

②housing;
accommodation 住宿：Our need for food, clothing, and shelter is increasing. 我们对衣，食，住的要求越来越高。

14 stretch
v. ①to cause to become wider or longer 拉长，伸长：I tried stretching the shoes, but still my feet wouldn’t fit into them. 我试着把鞋撑大一点，可脚还是伸不进去。

②to cause to reach full length or width伸展，伸开；张开，铺开；拉紧：He stretched out his arm to try and reach the apple. 他伸出手臂设法拿到那只苹果。

③to cause to beyond natural or proper limits 放宽对……. 的限制；使超出正常限度；夸大；滥用：Just this once I’ll stretch the rules and let you leave work early. 我放宽规定让你早下班，但下不为例。

【试题】Having finished their morning work, the clerks stood up behind their desks,____
themselves(CET6 2000.1)
A. stretching
B. extending
C. prolonging
D. expanding
【详解】答案A. 句意：完成了上午的工作以后，职员们从办公桌后站起来舒展一下身体。

Stretch意思是“伸展，伸长”extend 意思是“延长，推广”prolong 意思
是“延长，拖延”expand 意思是“使膨胀，扩张，发展”。

【短语】at a stretch 不停地，连续地
15 toast
n. ①an act of drinking 干杯②someone or something extremely famous 记起出名的人或事：They drank a toast to the Queen. 他们为女王祝酒｜After the success of her show she was the toast of Broadway. 她演出成功后，成了百老汇的名人。

【联想】英语中干杯的表达方式：toast; cheers, bottom up
16 give way to
yield; to collapse, break; to become loosened 对……让步；被……取代：Traditional farming is giving way to modern methods. 传统的农业种植方法被先进的技术所取代了。

17 in fine form
with good mood 心情很好：They were both in fine form at dinner. 晚餐时他们俩的心情都很好。

18 what makes sb. tick
what makes a person behave in the way he does. ( 某人的) 行为动机，做某事的理由：I’ve never really understood what makes her tick. 我实在弄不明白她为什么这样。