大学英语单词总结

大学英语单词总结
Unit1. Useful Expressions
1. 骄兵必败pride comes before a fall
2. 战无不胜nothing could stand in their way
3. 奋勇抵抗fierce resistance
4. 阴冷凄苦的俄罗斯寒冬 a raw, bitter, bleak Russian winter
5. 堪称无敌be unequaled
6. 向…发动进攻launch an attack against…
7. 痛苦的教训 a painful lesson
8. 速决速胜 a quick, decisive victory
9. 让某人吃惊的是to sb.'s surprise
10. 面临着一个重要抉择be faced with a crucial decision
11. 孤注一掷take the gamble
12. 激战fierce battle
13. 向…提出停战offer a truce to
14. 等待时机bide one’s time
15. 成为一场噩梦turn into a nightmare
16. 拖着脚步行进drag on
17. 溃不成军的幸存者the tattered survivors
18. 不宣而战without a declaration of war
19. 闪电式战略lightning war
20. “焦土”政策“scorch the earth”
21. 处境变得危急the situation becomes desperate
22. 食品匮乏food runs out
23. 死于饥饿与疾病die from hunger and disease
24. 食品和补给的匮乏 a lack of food and supplies
Unit 2 Useful Expressions
计算机革命the computer revolution
制造业manufacturing industry
长途司机long-distance driver
被严重低估be grossly underestimated
威胁生命的重大隐患life-threatening hazard
解决问题cure the problem
积极的影响 a positive impact
与无线电信号调谐be tuned to radio signals
在任何一个特定时间at any given time
量子理论法则the laws of the quantum theory 精确的频率precise frequency
发出无线电信号send out a radio signal
换算出be converted into
导航能力navigational capability
几乎无限virtually limitless
手杖walking sticks
遥控remote control
潜在的应用potential use / application
要求call for
完全控制take complete control of
被编成组be bunched into groups
一齐行驶travel in union
对环保有利environmental boon
第二单元
Words and Expressions
lucrative: adj. producing much money; profitable
(=This is a lucrative business.)
我们和一家美国公司做大米进口的生意，赚了些钱。

(= We made a lucrative business with the American company on rice imports.)
manufacture: vt.
1) make goods on a large scale using machinery
*This firm manufactures cars.
在工厂制造产品
(= to manufacture goods in a factory)
2) invent; make up
*You’ll have to manufacture some kind of excuse.
她编了一段谎话来掩盖事实。

(= She manufactured a false story to hide the facts.)
CF: manufacture & make
这两个词都是动词，都有制造之意。

manufacture使用范围较窄，既可指通过使用工业机械，亦指粗制滥造以一种机械的方式创作、制作或完成。

例如：
*His books seem to have been manufactured rather than composed. 他
的作品像是被机器加工出的，而不是创作的。

make通用且非正式，可用于所有的制造过程。

例如：
*He made a model plane out of wood. 他用木头做了一架模型飞机。

approximately: adv. more or less exactly
(=The car accident happened at approximately 7:45 a.m.)
approximate: adj. fairly correct or accurate but not completely so
*The approximate number of demonstrators in front of the municipal office building was 900.
大概的时间是三点钟。

(=The approximate time is three o'clock.)
eliminate: vt. remove, esp. sb./sth. that is not wanted or needed; get rid of
*The police have eliminated all the other suspects.
她已被取消了参加游泳比赛。

(=She has been eliminated from the swimming race.)
Pattern: eliminate sth. from sth.
*Can we ever eliminate hunger from the world one day?
in the air:in the earth?s atmosphere; uncertain, not y et decided
*There is a strange smell in the air.
(= Hundreds of birds suddenly rose in the air.)
我们的计划尚未确定。

(= Our plans are still in the air.)
start up:begin or begin working, running, happening, etc.
*Put the key in the ignition and turn it to start the car up.
玛丽发动引擎，向她的家乡驶去。

(= Mary started up the engine and drove for her hometown.) alert:
1．vt. warn sb. that there may be danger, trouble, etc.
Pattern: alert sb. to sth.
*The doctor alerted me to the dangers of smoking.
警察警告我有危险。

(=The policeman alerted me to the danger.)
2．adj. attentive; watchful
Pattern: be alert to danger
*The squirrels are quite alert to dangers.
CF: alert & attentive
alert 指思维敏捷而高度集中，注视着可能发生的事件，尤其是危险的、恐怖的事件，并迅速做出反应。

例如：
*A hunting-dog must be alert. 猎犬必须很机警。

*The guards were alert to any danger. 哨兵警惕着一切危险的情况。

attentive强调能够把注意力集中于某事上而不分心、不走神。

例如：
*I wish you would be more attentive to what your teacher has
told you. 希望你能
多注意老师对你说的话。

*He was absolutely attentive to research into the cause of cancer. 他专心致志研
究癌症的起因。

3．n. a condition or period of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action Pattern: on the alert
*The hunters are on the alert for wolves.
prototype: n. the first model or design of sth. from which other forms are copied or developed
*prototype equipment
*prototype machine
*prototype model
NB: proto- 前缀，表示“最初的，原始的”
例：protocluster原星团(cluster 丛)
protogalaxy 原星系( galaxy星系, 银河)
protovirus 原始病毒(virus病毒)
monotonous: adj. dull and never changing or varying; constant and boring
(=The teacher’s voice was so monotonous that it sent me to sleep.)
我在汽车工厂的工作颇为单调乏味。

(= My job in the car factory is rather monotonous.)
hazard: n. a thing that can be dangerous or cause damage; a danger or risk
*There are many serious hazards associated with smoking.
穿越非洲的旅行有许多危险。

(= There are many hazards in a journey across Africa.)
Collocation:at all hazards不顾一切风险; 在任何情况下
in hazard在危险中, 受到威胁
by hazard偶然, 碰运气
be on the hazard 在危险中
vibrate: v. (cause sth. to) move rapidly and continuously backwards and forwards; shake
(=Tom’s heavy footsteps upstairs made the old house vibrate.)
*The hammers strike the piano strings and vibrate them.
当司机发动了发动机时，公共汽车颤动着。

(= The bus vibrated when the driver started up the engine.) frequency: n. the rate at which sth. happens or is repeated, usu. measured over a
particular period of time
*Accidents are happening with increasing frequency.
*This radio signal has a frequency of 800,000 cycles per second.
科学家正试图计算出这个地区地震发生的频率。

(= The scientists are trying to calculate the frequency of earthquake in this district.)
convert: v. change from one form or use to another
Pattern: convert sth. to/into sth.
*I want to convert some Hong Kong dollars into American dollars.
(= Coal can be converted to gas.)
那座楼房改成学校了。

(= That building has been converted into a school.)
correlate: vt. have a mutual relationship or connection, in which one thing affects or
depends on another
*Research workers find it hard to correlate the two sets of figures.
*Smoking and lung cancer are closely correlated.
Pattern: correlate sth. with sth.
*They are trying to find out if these behavior patterns correlate with particular ch anges in diet.
把理论与实践联系起来
(= correlate the theory with practice)
drastically: adv. in a drastic way
drastic: adj. having a strong or violent effect
*Drastic measures are needed to improve the performance of the company.
法国革命带来剧烈的社会变动。

(= The French Revolution brought about drastic social changes.)
application: n. the action or an instance of putting a theory, discovery , etc to
practical use
*The application of new scientific discoveries to industrial production methods usually increases efficiency.
这项新发明的应用将给公司带来巨大的利润。

(= The application of the new invention will bring great profits to the company.)
be poised to do: be ready to take action at any moment
(= It is reported that U.S. forces are poised to attack Iraq.)
*The automobile company is poised to launch its new advertising campaign.
mount: v. fix (sth.) in position for use, display or study; put (sth.) into place on a support
*Mounting the engine in this way was in improvement.
*She mounted the photograph on the back of her diary book.
她把照片裱贴在她的日记本上。

magnetic: adj.
1) having the properties of a magnet
(=The iron has lost its magnetic force.)
*Cotton is not magnetic.
2) having an unusual power or ability to attract
*He has magnetic personality.
他有吸引人的个性。

take control of:control
*The new manager didn’t know h ow to take control of his company.
(= The government has taken control of all the newspapers.) bunch:
1. v. group together (both active and passive)
*The captain told the players not to bunch together.
*The children were all bunched together in the corner of the room.
我们聚在火炉周围取暖。

(= We bunched around the fire for warmth.)
2. n. a group of items or individuals gathered or placed together
*a bunch of grapes
*a bunch of keys
*a bunch of flowers
incorporate: vt. make (sth.) part of a whole
*His newly published book incorporates his earlier essay.
他成为该大学的一员。

(=He was incorporated a member of the college.)
我们将把你的建议编到新计划中去。

(= We will incorporate your suggestion in the new plan.)
decrease: v. become or make sth. smaller or fewer
(=They are making further efforts to decrease military spending.)
今年在校的儿童人数减少了。

(=The number of children in the school has decreased this year.)
Opposite: increase
CF: decrease, reduce & lessen
这几个词都是动词，都有“减少”之意。

decrease 一词使用广泛，特指数量的减少。

例如：
*The number of traffic accidents decreased last year. 去年交通事故的数量减少了。

*Water consumption had to decrease to avoid a drought. 水的消费量必须减少，以避免水荒。

reduce词义很广。

既可指大小、数量、范围或程度的缩小，也可指等级、地位或经济状况的下降。

例如：
*They reduced the size of the apparatus by two-thirds. 他们把该装置的体积
缩小了三分之二。

*This has greatly reduced the threat presented by typhoons. 这大大减少了
台风造成的威胁。

（插入图片reduce）
lessen是比较正式的用词，用于客观地表示程度、价值或数量的减少，而不带任何偏见。

例如：
*Production in the textile industry has also lessened sharply. 纺织工业的产量也
已急剧下降。

*The value of money lessens during inflation. 通货膨胀时货币贬值。

24. (L.80) expansion: n. the process of becoming greater in
size, extent or
importance
*Under heat, the metal undergoes considerable expansion.
*His book is an expansion of the play he wrote before.
这些是扩大我们学校建筑的计划。

(=These are plans for the expansion of our school building.) 第三单元
Words and Expressions:
interview:
1. n.
1) a meeting where a person is asked questions to decide whether he can
take up a job
* When she was still at school, she had her first interview, for a part-time job in
a restaurant.
2) a meeting where a person is asked questions to find out his/her actions,
opinions, etc.
* The film star agreed willingly to give an interview immediately after his wedding.
2. v.
1) hold an interview with (someone)
* 他正在接受一地方电视台对他关于失业率的采访。

（= He was being interviewed by a local TV station about the rate of
unemployment.）
2) question (someone) to discover their opinions or experience
在一次调查研究中，被调查的女性中超过一半的人都讨厌“家庭
妇女”这一称呼。

(=In a survey more than half the women in terviewed hated the label … housewife?)
grill: vt.
1) cook under or over direct heat
* We could grill the chops on the barbecue.
2) (infml) question intensely and severely (esp. of the police)
* 他被拷问了三小时后，警察才让他走。

（= He was grilled for two hours before the police let him go.）
* The senior detective grilled the young suspect about the robbery case.
follow up: take addition steps to further (a previous action) 让我们担心的是恐怖分子在威胁之后会进行炸弹攻击。

(= We are worried that terrorists will follow up their threats with bomb attacks.) (插入图像bomb)
* If you make a hotel booking by phone, follow it up with written confirmation.
Collocation:
1) as follows 如下
* The result were as follows.
2) to follow 下一个
* I?ll have fish, with fruit to follow.
in one?s hands: in one?s possession
* 我的律师有了所有相关的证据。

（=All the relevant facts are in my solicitor?s hands.）
* His father?s company has been in his hands for many years.
prospective: adj. expected; probable; intended
* The chief function of direct-mail advertising is to familiarize prospective buyers with a product.
* 这个世界闻名的大学收到近200名学生的申请表。

（= This university of world fame had applications from nearly 200 prospective students.）
as I see it: in my opinion
* 在我看来，这些钱足够他在国外生活一年了。

（= As I see it, the money is sufficient for seeing him through a year abroad.）
* As I see it, this press conference is the most successful one we have ever had.
Collocation:
s ee about 安排；采取行动
see out 送出门，送到门口
see to 负责，照料
* It?s time for me to see about cooking dinner.
* I?ll see you out.
* If I cook lunch, will you see to the children?
(as) the saying goes: used to introduce a particular phrase that people often say * As an old English saying goes, “If you want to live and thrive, let a spider run aliv e!”
* 正如谚语所说，“无风不起浪”。

(= As the saying goes, “ There?s no smoke without fire.”) (L.29) apply: v.
1) request something, esp. in writing
* Anyone who has a college degree can apply for the job.
* With admission criteria ranking among the most selective in the Un ited States, Harvard accepted less than 20 percent off all who applied.
2) bring or put into use
* Apply as much force as is necessary.
(= 需要用多少力量就用多少。

)
3) to have an effect; be directly related
* 这项规则不适用。

（= This regulation doesn?t apply.）
endeavor:
1. vt. (fml)try
* You must endeavor to improve your work.
* 这个跨国公司一直尽力在最短的时间内处理顾客的投诉。

（= The multinational company always endeavors to deal with clients?complaints as promptly as possible.）
* The government has endeavored to forbid the employment of children under the age of 16.
2. n. effort
* 她尽可能地帮助我们。

（= She made every endeavor to help us.）
The climbing of Mount Qomolangma was an outstanding example of human endeavor.
CF: endeavor, try &attempt
这三个词都可作动词，有“尝试”，“企图”，“努力”之意。

endeavor: 意思是“努力”，“尽力”，无“尝试”之意，指为完成某事需付出的巨大努力，是书面语。

例如：
Galileo endeavored to prove that the earth rotates around the sun. 伽利略尽力证明地球是绕着太阳转的。

try: 意思是“尝试”，“打算”，比“endeavor”意思轻，指多次企图去做某事。

例如：she tried the little golden key in the lock. 她试着用那把小小的金钥匙开那把锁。

attempt: 意思是“尝试”，“努力”，“试图（做某事）”，侧重有某种动机并开始做，常有冒险性和失败的可能性，多用作书面语。

例如：
The swimmer attempted to cross the English Channel but failed. 那个游泳选手试图横渡英吉利海峡，但没有成功。

employment: n.
1) a person?s trade or profession
* The students, who are approaching the school-leaving age, endeavor to look for employment.
(= 快要毕业的学生都尽力找工作。

)
2) the condition of having paid work
* The economic depression caused a fall in the numbers in full-time employment.
* 未受过高等教育的人在就业问题上常遇到阻碍。

（= People without high education often face barriers in employment.）
do one?s homework: make preparations beforehand
* He had evidently done his homework and read his predecessor?s reports.
* 在演讲之前，他做了充分的准备工作。

（= He had done his homework before he delivered the speech.）
go after: try hard to obtain; chase
* 在英语演讲比赛中，他去争取得奖。

(=He went after a prize in the English speech contest.)
* 你会不会去这个公司找工作？
（= Are you planning to go after a position in this company?）Collocation:
go about 从事
go against 违背；对……不利
go ahead 开始
1）The case may ________ (=go against) you.
2）The council gave us permission to ______ (=go ahead) with our building plans.
3）How do you ________ (=go about) repairing this clock?
incidentally: by the way
* I really got to go now. Incidentally, do n?t forget to pay a visit to your mother tomorrow. She is expecting you.
chuckle: laugh quietly
* 看到她的惊讶，我轻轻一笑。

(插入图像Chuckle)
（= I chuckled at the astonishment on her face.）
* “That?s a bit heavy, isn?t it?” he chuckled.
rank:
1. n. a position in the hierarchy of the armed force or society
* He was at last promoted to the rank of Captain.
* 社会各阶层的人都很关心这个案件。

（= People of all ranks are very attentive to this case.）
2. v. be or put (in a certain class)
* This town ranks high among New England beauty spots.
(= 这座城镇在新英格兰风景区中名列前茅。

)(插入图像New England)
physical: adj.
1) of or concerning the body
* 人类在肤色、眼睛颜色、体型及其它身体特征上都有所不同。

（=Human populations differ in their skin color, ey e color, shape and other physical characteristics.）
* Regular exe rcise enhances people?s sense of mental well being along with the general physical health.
2) of or according to the laws of nature
* Is there a physical explanation for these strange happenings?
(=对这些怪现象有科学上的解释吗？)
* It is a physical impossibility to be in two places at once.
structure: n.
1) the way in which parts are formed into a whole
* Morphology is concerned with the structure of words,
syntax with the structure of phrases and sentences.
* 不同的社会有不同的家庭构造。

（= The structure of the family varies from society to society.）
2. n. anything formed of many parts, esp. a building
* The house was a handsome four-story brick structure.
(in)adequate: adj.
1) enough for the purpose, and no more
* The city?s water supply is no longer adequate.
2) having the necessary ability or qualities
* 我希望他能胜任这分工作。

（= I hope he will be adequate to the job.）
CF: adequate, ample & sufficient
adequate: 意为“刚好够或合适”，着重指在数量或质量上合适某种情
场合，或符合一个客观要求，标准。

例如：
The book is adequate for the use of beginners. 这本书适合初学者使用。

My salary is not adequate to support my family. 我的薪水不足以养家。

ample:指不单能达到应有的程度或能满足需要的程度，而且充足有余。

例如：There is abundantly ample food for all. 有丰裕的食物供大家吃。

Sufficient: 通常用来表示数量之多能满足或达到某种特殊的需求和目的。

例如：Have you made sufficient investigation in this case? 这个案件你作过充分的调查了吗？
He has sufficient knowledge and experience for the work. 他具备足够的知识和经验应付这件工作。

deadline: n. a time limit by which something must be done
* Tomorrow is the deadline for the students to hand in their term paper.
* 由于种种原因，她错过了交税的最后期限。

（= For one reason or another, she missed the deadline for income tax to be handed in.）
make a difference: change the situation or outlook; have an effect
* 在异国旅行会不会讲该国语言大不相同。

（= Speaking the language makes a lot of difference when you travel to another country.）
* 你干什么对我没有丝毫影响。

(=It doesn?t make the least difference to me what you are doing.) Collocation:
make all the difference 大不相同
settle a difference 消除分歧
blurt: v. say (something which should not be said) suddenly and without thing * 他没有考虑后果就脱口说出了那消息。

（= He blurted out the news before he considered its effect.）* As soon as the teacher put forward the question, he blurted the answer out.
pry:
1. vt. force sth. open or away from a surface
* Can you help me pry the cover off this wooden box without breaking it?
(=你能不能帮我不打破这个木箱盖而撬开它?) (插入图像pry)
*Her car trunk had been pried open and all her equipment was gone.
2. vi. look or inquire closely and curiously
Don't pry into the affairs of others.
Collocation:
pry about到处窥探
pry into窥探，打听
21. (L.95) odds: (pl.) the probability that something will or will not happen
* 她的马只有10%的可能性会赢。

（= The odds are 10 to 1 that her horse will not win the race. ）* The odds are that he will fail his exam.
Collocation:
at odds with 与…不一致
odds and ends 零碎的事情
in the neighborhood of: about
* He has an annual salary in the neighborhood of $50,000.
* I am hoping to buy an apartment in the neighborhood of $12,000.
beyond anyone?s / one?s wildest dreams: more than anyone/ one can ever imagine * 在10年前，我做梦也没想到今天我会拥有自己的汽车。

(插入图像car)
（=Ten years ago it was beyond my wildest dreams that I could afford a car.）
* Scientists have made an invention which is to change our lives beyond our wildest dreams.
sparkle: to shine in small flashes
* The diamond ring sparkled in the sunlight.
* The stone sparkles when properly cut.
CF: gleam, flicker, shimmer& sparkle
gleam: 指通过模糊的媒介或在黑暗的背景上所看到稳定的光。

例如：
A few scattered bars of light gleamed in the rain through the cottage windows. 在雨中，几道分散的光柱透过农舍的窗户照射出来。

Flicker: 表示分散的或不规则的闪动，多用于来形容火光。

例如：The logs flickered in the grate. (插入图像flicker) 木材在壁炉中燃烧发光。

shimmer: 指水面在亮光的映照之下所发出柔和的光。

例如：
Velvet curtains with gold embroidery shimmered.(插入图像shimmer) 天鹅绒窗帘的金丝刺绣熠熠生辉。

sparkle: 指吸收物体反射出来的不稳定，但明亮的光。

有时可以glitter和互换。

例如：The sun sparkles wet grass.(插入图像sparkle) 草叶上的露水在阳光下闪闪发光。

After Reading
Useful Expressions
1. 模拟面试mock interview
2. 采取进一步行动follow up
3. 在某人手中，为某人所拥有in sb?s hands
4. 亲手送交的hand-delivered
5. 可能的客户prospective customers
6. 在我看来as I see it
7. 俗话说(as) the saying goes
8. 极有可能the odds are good that
9. 一生中仅有一次的经历 a once-in-a-lifetime experience
10. 事先做好准备do one?s homework
11. 努力争取，追求go after
12. 交换场地switch sides
13. 发扬长处develop one?s strengths
14. 尝试take/have a crack (at)
15. 奇迹中的奇迹miracle of miracles
16. 实现你的目标accomplish your goals
17. 改变现状或观点；产生影响make a difference
18. 大约in the neighborhood of
19. 做梦也想不到的beyond one?s/anyone?s wildest dreams
20. 从……的观点来看from one?s/the standpoint (of)
第四单元
Words and Expressions
globalization:n.free flows of capital, labor, technology, and
personal contact
across national borders
* Some see the spread of English as an international language as just another consequence of globalization.
(=Thanks to globalization, the burger you buy in Moscow is exactly the same as the one you buy in New York.)
sweep aside:clear away or get rid of suddenly or forcefully; refuse to pay
attention to sth./ sb. says
*Anyway, by then she was sure that Julius would simply have swept any curbs aside.
他们对所有的反对意见不予理睬。

(=They swept all the objections aside.)
Pattern:
sweep away 扫清, 迅速消灭
sweep out 扫掉; 清除
sweep over 眺望, 环视
sweep up 打扫干净, 收拾干净
strengthen: vt.become stronger or make sth. stronger
We must strengthen the weak links.
(=The President's first priority was to strengthen the economy.)
asset:n.
1) (usu. pl) money or property that a person or company owns
*Copyrights, patents, trademarks, brand names, and trade secrets are all part of a company’s intangible assets.
目前，他们的资产有623万美元。

(=Currently, they have $6,230,000 in assets.)
2) an advantage or a resource
*The most powerful asset we have is our skilled, dedicated workforce.
(=A sense of humor is an important asset for any teacher.) Collocation:
capital/ fixed assets 资本/固定资产
cash assets 现金资产
liquid/ circulating/ current assets 流动资产
net assets 净资产
make no / little difference: have no / little effect (on), be of no / little importance (to) *That does not mean it makes no difference to social welfare which rules we settle upon. 姚明的缺席似乎对休斯顿火箭队没有太大的影响。

(=The absence of Yao Ming seemed to make little difference to the performance of the Houston Rockets.)
identify…as: recognize and correctly name someone or sth.
*His accent identified him as a Frenchman.
(=The policeman identified him as the thief.)
elite:n. a group of people who have a lot of power and influence because they have
money, knowledge, or special skills
*Only a small elite can afford to send their children to this school.
这些人构成了有决定权的精英集团。

(=These people form an elite who have the power to make decisions. ) Collocation:
political/social/economic elite 政治/社会/经济精英
a handful of: a very small number of people or things:
*That place was of little interest. I only took a handful of pictures.
(=What counts is having a handful of young that are
exceptional.)
earnest: adj. marked by or showing deep sincerity or seriousness *Friends described Jackson as an earnest, hard-working young man.
你可以笑，但我绝对是认真的。

(=You may laugh but I’m in deadly earnest. )
Collocation:
in earnest 郑重地；严肃认真
CF: earnest, serious, severe
这三个形容词均有“严肃的”之意。

earnest指严肃，认真，含诚恳和热情意味。

例如:
* I could tell she was speaking in earnest. 我看得出来她的话是当真的。

serious指具有关键、严肃或严重意义的事情。

例如: *We give serious consideration to safety recommendations. 我们认真考虑安全建议。

severe指面孔的严肃，法律的严厉，伤病的严重。

着重严厉性，无丝毫温情。

例如:
*Many people feel the punishment should have been more severe. 许多
人认为惩罚本应该更加严厉些。

considerable: adj. fairly large, especially large enough to have an effect or be
important
* Attracting tourists to the area is going to take considerable effort.
(=A considerable amount of research was done here by our science department.)
interconnect: vi. connect to or with each other
*Our operating system can now interconnect with other
networks.
人们的生活是如何互相联系在一起的, 真是不可思议。

(=It’s strange how people’s lives interconnect.)
advantageous:adj.helpful and likely to make you successful *Many bus companies provide advantageous fare tickets especially for tourists.
你会发现等几周再作答复是很有好处的。

(=You may find it advantageous to wait a few weeks before replying.)
NB:“advantageous”的名词形式为“advantage”。

与其搭配常用的短语是：“have the advantage of”“有优势”; “take advantage of”“（以不正当手段）利用；占便宜”
entitle:vt.
1) give a title to给…题名，给…取名
*She was reading a poem entitled Auguries of Innocence.
(=He entitled the book The Secret Garden.)
2) give someone the official right to do or have sth.
*Full-time employees are entitled to receive health insurance.
他们有资格享有许多优惠和特权。

(=They are entitled to enjoy many advantages and privileges.) Pattern:
be entitled 叫做, 称为
be entitled to (do) sth. 对...享有权利/有资格
vanish:vi. disappear suddenly, especially in a way that cannot be easily explained *My keys were here a minute ago but now they've vanished.
(=The plane vanished from radar screens soon after taking off.)
CF: vanish, disappear, evaporate
这三个动词均有“消失”之意。

vanish语气强，指完全、往往是神秘而突然的消失，不留任何蛛丝马迹。

disappear普通用词，强调从视线或脑海中消失。

这消失可能是暂时的、突然的或永久的，视上下文而定。

evaporate指像水蒸发时那样悄然逝去，也指某人悄悄地、突然退出或离去。

(Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary.
1. Drugs won't make the pain _______ altogether, but they will help.
(=disappear)
2. All hopes of finding the boy alive have _____. (=vanished)
3. Hopes of achieving peace are beginning to ______. (=evaporate)
4. Before she could scream, the man had _____into the night. (=vanished)
5. 13 year-old Nicola ______ from her home on Saturday night. (=disappeared)
6. They then fan the water so that it ______ and in doing so lowers the temperature.
(=evaporates)
7. By the time of the trial, the tape had mysteriously _____. (=disappeared)
facilitate:vt. make it easier for a process or activity to happen *Both centers are electronically linked to facilitate communication.
学校都建在同一校区内，以便资源共享。

(=Schools were located in the same campus to facilitate the sharing of resources.)
16. (Para. 4) at odds with: in conflict with; disagreeing or
quarrelling with
*The government decision to raise taxes was at odds with their policies on inflation.
(=Briggs found himself at odds with his colleagues.)
Collocation:
at odds 矛盾；不一致
it makes no odds 没有关系，无关紧要
take odds 占优势
odds and ends 小事; 不要紧的东西
be committed to:promise to do (sth.); be devoted to
*A lot of money has been committed to this project.
中国承诺发展低碳经济。

(=China is committed to pursuing a low carbon economy.) endorse:vt. express formal support or approval for someone or sth.
*The Prime Minister is unlikely to endorse this view.
(=I fully endorse the measures taken to improve safety standards.)
Collocation:
endorse a proposal/an idea/a candidate 赞成提议/想法/候选人
endorse a cheque 背书支票
erase:vt. get rid of sth. so that it has gone completely and no longer exists *Their dream is to erase poverty and injustice from the world.
没有什么东西可以使他忘记那件事。

(=Nothing can erase the incident from his memory.)
CF：erase, delete
这两个动词都有“去掉，抹去”之意。

erase 指“把写的或画的痕迹擦去或刮掉”, 用于比喻意义时, 指
“从记忆中抹去”, 例如: He erased the wrong answer and wrote in the right one. 他擦去了错误
答案, 写上了正确答案。

又如：Nothing can erase the incident from his memory.
没有什么东西可以使他忘记那件事。

delete指“去掉、擦掉(字迹等)”、“勾掉、删掉(字句等)”, 例如:
If you delete several words, we can put the whole story on one
page. 如果你删去几个字, 我们可把整个故事写在一页上。

accelerate:v.(cause to) move faster or happen earlier
*Mr Henley has accelerated his sale of shares over the past year.
选手们跑过弯道时平稳地加速。

(=The runners accelerated smoothly round the bend.)
forefront:n. the foremost part or area
*The company has always been at the forefront of science and technology.
(=Companies compete to stay at the forefront of research and development.) Pattern：
at/in/to the forefront (of sth) 位于最前列；成为领导力量
keep sb/sth at/in/ to 使…保持在最前列
come into/to 跃居最前列
witness:
1. vt. be present and see
* The crash was witnessed by scores of holiday weekenders along the beach.
20世纪80年代，电子传媒得到了空前的发展。

(=The 1980s witnessed an unprecedented increase in the scope of the electronic media.)
2. n.someone who sees a crime or an accident and can describe what happened
*Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
(=The witness was asked to identify the defendant in the courtroom.)
beat a path to/ beat down sb?s door: if people beat a path to your door, they are
interested in sth. you are selling, a service you are
providing etc.
* The new design was supposed to have consumers beating a path to their door.
现在她已经成名, 她家门庭若市。

(=Now that she has become famous, all sorts of people will be beating a path to her door.) Pattern:
beat a path to/ beat down sb’s door 门庭若市
beat a big drum for/about 为…鼓吹;;为…大肆宣传
beat a bargain 还价成交
remarkable: adj.unusual or surprising and therefore deserving attention or praise
* Clark did a remarkable job setting things up for the meeting.
(=She has made remarkable progress.)
CF: remarkable, outstanding, striking
这三个形容词均有“显著的，引人注意的”之意。

remarkable通常指因有与众不同的特点或优越性而引起人们注意或称道。

outstanding通常指与同行或同类的人相比显得优秀或杰出，或具有他人或别的事物所没有的特征。

striking 强调能给观察者产生强烈而深刻印象。

(Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary.。