新视野大学英语4读写教程Unit1单词和词组

(1)~ sb. (from sth.) (to sth.)临时调派，短期调任to send an employee to another department, office, etc. in order to do a different job for a short period of time E.g.: Each year, two teachers are seconded to industry for six months. 每年有两名教师派到产业部门工作六个月。 (2) support支持，附议



11. Contaminate: v. make sth. dirty or poisonous E.g.: The water supply was contaminated by the chemicals. 水源受到了化学物质的污染。 E.g.: The violent movies will contaminate the minds of young people. 暴力电影会沾染青少年的思想。



(5)急奔；急赶；匆忙地走to rush or hurry somewhere E.g.: I've been chasing around town all morning looking for a present for Sharon.为了送给莎伦一 件礼物，我一上午都在满城奔走寻觅。 (6)镂刻；雕刻to cut patterns or designs on metal E.g.: chased silver雕花银器 n. (1)[c]追赶；追捕；追逐an act of running or driving after sb./sth. in order to catch them


9. Sustain vt. 保持，使持续，供养，维持生命，支持，支撑 E.g.: We successfully sustained the conversation. 我们成功地将这个谈话进行下去。 A good breakfast will sustain us through the day. 一顿丰盛的早餐能维持我们一天的精力。 E.g.: Throughout the trial, he was sustained by the support of his family. 整个审讯过程中，他家人的 支持使他得以支撑下去。 Sustainable可持续的，合理利用的



10. Distinct adj. (1)清晰的；清楚的；明白的；明显的easily or clearly heard, seen, felt, etc. E.g.: There was a distinct smell of gas. 有一股明显的煤气味。 E.g.: His voice was quiet but every word was distinct. 他说话声音不大，但字字清晰。


E.g.: Forty-eight people have drowned after their boat overturned during a storm. 他们的船在暴风雨中翻了，淹死了48个人。 E.g.: Last night a boy was drowned in the river. 昨夜有一个男孩在河里淹死了。



E.g.: The team is chasing its first win in five games. 这支队伍正全力争取获得五场比赛的首场胜利。 (3)~ (after) sb.追求；求爱to try to persuade sb. to have a sexual relationship with you E.g.: Kevin's been chasing after Jan for months. 凯文几个月来一直在追求简。 (4)催促to persuade sb. to do sth. that they should have done already E.g.: I need to chase him about organizing the meeting.我得催他组织安排这次会议。




(3)[c]（爱情方面）被俘虏的人a person that sb. has persuaded to love them E.g.: I'm just one of his many conquests. 我仅仅是 他的众多俘虏之一。 (4)[u]（对困难、危险等的）控制the act of gaining control over sth. that is difficult or dangerous E.g.: the conquest of inflation对通货膨胀的控制




4. Bankrupt adj. without enough money to pay what one owes E.g.: Many state-owned enterprises have gone bankrupt. 许多国有企业都破产了。 E.g.: Due to the fierce competition, many small business holders went bankrupt miserably。 竞争异常残酷，许多小企业者都惨痛的经历了破 产。




(2)~ (from sth.)截然不同的；有区别的；不同种类 的clearly different or of a different kind E.g.: The results of the survey fell into two distinct groups. 调查结果分为截然不同的两组。 (3)确定无疑的；确实的；确切的used to emphasize that you think an idea or situation definitely exists and is important E.g.: Being tall gave Tony a distinct advantage. 托尼个子高是个明显的优势。



3. Conquest n. (1) [u]征服，占领the act of taking control of a country, city, etc. by force E.g.: the Norman Conquest(= of England in 1066) 诺曼征服（即1066年诺曼人征服英国） (2)[c]占领（或征服）的地区an area of land taken by force E.g.: the Spanish conquests in South America 西班牙人在南美洲的占领地

12. Object n. 物体，对象，目标，宾语 vi. (to) 反对，不赞成 E.g.: Rose objected to such treatment at work. 在工作中受到这样的待遇，罗兹表示抗议。 E.g.: I strongly object to being treated like a child. 我强烈反对被人当作小孩一样。 Extended：objection 反对，异议，反对的理由 objective 目标，目的；客观的 Nhomakorabea



E.g.: He chased after the burglar but couldn't catch him. 他追赶那个盗贼却没有抓住他。 (2)努力获得；争取得到to try to obtain or achieve sth., for example money, work or success E.g.: Too many people are chasing too few jobs nowadays. 如今有太多的人在角逐寥寥无几的工作职位。


6. Spur v. 激励，鞭策，促进 n. 刺激物，激励 E.g.: It was an article in the local newspaper that finally spurred him into action. 是当地报纸上一篇文章最终促使他采取了行动。 E.g.: On the spur of the moment 一时冲动当即… E.g.: We went to Paris on the spur of the moment. 我们一时兴起就到巴黎去了。

8. Idle a. 懒散的，空闲的，无效的 E.g.: there are no idle hands in our company. 我们公司没有闲置的人手。 v. idle away虚度光阴无，所事事 E.g.: Don't idle away your precious time. 不要把大好时光浪费掉。


7. Drown v.沉浸于,使淹死 E.g.: The country is drowning in debt. 这个国家债台高筑。 E.g.: We were drowning in data but starved of information. 我们被数据包围，可是却缺乏信息。


2. Pessimistic a. 悲观（主义）的 E.g.: The experts are pessimistic about our chances of success. 专家们对我们成功的可能性持悲观态度。 Extended：pessimism 悲观，悲观主义 pessimist 悲观的人，悲观主义者 opposite： optimistic 乐观（主义）的 optimism 乐观，乐观主义 optimist 乐观的人，乐观主义者
Unit One, Book Four



1. Chase v. (1)~ (after) sb./sth.追赶；追逐；追捕to run, drive, etc. after sb./sth. in order to catch them E.g.: My dog likes chasing rabbits. 我的狗喜欢追捕兔子。 E.g.: The kids chased each other around the kitchen table. 孩子们围着厨房的桌子相互追逐嬉戏。

13. Accuse vt. 控告、归罪、非难 Accuse sb. of sth. 因…控告某人 E.g.: They accused him of taking bribes. 他们控告他收受贿赂。 Accused 被控告的


14. Second adv.其次，第二（的），（重要性、规模、质量 等）居第二位的，另外的 n.瞬间，片刻，秒（时间单位），秒（角度单位） adj.别的，次(的)，副(的)，从属的 v.附议，临时调派



5. Motive n.~ (for sth.)动机；原因；目的a reason for doing sth. E.g.: There seemed to be no motive for the murder. 这起谋杀案看不出有什么动机。 adj.发动的；导致运动的causing movement or action E.g.: motive power/force(= for example, electricity, to operate machinery)原动力



E.g.: The thieves were caught by police after a short chase. 经过短暂追捕，小偷被警察擒获。 (2) 争取a process of trying hard to get sth. E.g.: Three teams are involved in the chase for the championship. 有三支队伍参加冠军的角逐。 (3)打猎hunting animals as a sport