精读3部分单词

Unit 1

Adolescence :n. the time, usu. between the ages of 13 to 19,when a young person is developing into an adult 青春期

Adulthood :n. the time when you are an adult成年，成年期

affirm :v. to state that sth is true and you agree with it or support it, esp. in public 肯定，断言

agenda :n. a list of things to be done议程

approval :n. feeling or showing or saying that one thinks sth is good or

acceptable or satisfactory 同意，批准

attitudinal :adj. related to attitude 态度的

Baptist :adj. 浸礼会教派的

Contribute :v. to help to cause sth to happen贡献，出力

counsel :v. to advise建议，劝告

crisis :n. a period of great danger,difficulty, or uncertainty危机

encyclopedia :n. a book or set of books containing facts on many different

subjects or one particular subject 百科全书

endeavor :v. to try very hard努力，尽力

endowment :a quality or ability that sb has naturally捐赠，捐助

ethical :adj. connected with principles of what is right and what is wrong 道德的

ethnic :adj. relating to a particular race, nation, or tride and their customs and traditions 种族的

evaluate :v. to carefully consider sth in order to see how useful or valuable it is 评价，评估

excessive :adj. much more than is reasonable or necessary 过多的

feminine :adj. belonging to or considered typical of women or girls 女性的functional :adj. connected with the way human beings function in their daily lives 功能的

genetic :adj. connected with genes 遗传的

heighten :v. to intensify, to increase in degree 提高

inherit :v. to receive (genetic characters) from your parents 继承，遗传而得inhibition :n. a feeling of worry or embarrassment that stops you doing or saying what you really want to 抑制，压抑

interaction :n. the act or process of interacting相互作用

internalize :内化

masculine: adj. belonging to or considered typical of man or boys 男性的

newscast: n. a news program on radio or television新闻广播

option: n. a choice you can make in a particular situation选项，选择权peer: n. sb of the same age or the same social states as you 同龄人perceive: v.to understand or think of sth in a particular way 察觉，感觉process: v. to deal with …by using a particular method or system 处理加工project: to show other people …设计表达

rebel: v.to oppose or fight against sb in a position of authority叛徒resentment: n. a feeling of anger because sth has happened that you think is unfair 怨恨，愤恨

seminary: n. a college for training priests or ministers 神学院

stressful: adj. full of stress or tension; making you worry a lot紧张的theological: adj. related to theology, the study of religion and religious ideas and beliefs神学的

unquestionably: adv. Doubtlessly; certainly无可非议的，确凿的wardrobe: n. a large piece of furniture where you can hang your

clothes;(here)the clothes that sb. has衣柜

unit 3

ashtray: n. a small dish where you put used cigarettes烟灰缸

barbarian: n. a person who is primitive or uncivilized野蛮人

beak: n. the hard horny part of a bird’s mouth 鸟嘴

bear: v. to stand 忍受，承受

bosom: n. a person ‘s chest, esp. a woman ‘s breast 胸怀；乳房champagne:香槟酒

coachman: n. a driver of a horse-draw carriage 马车夫

decorate: v. to put things in a room or house to make it more beautiful装饰dill:莳萝

dreamy: adj. with thoughts far away from one’s present surroundings梦想的，空幻的

drum: v. to make a sound similar to a drum by hitting a surface again and again击鼓

egoist: n. a person who talks too much about oneself and believes that one is better or more important than other people自我主义者，利己

主义者

exasperate: v. to irritate or annoy greatly 使恼怒，激怒

flap: v. to give a light blow at sth with a flat object轻拍某物

geranium:天竺葵