研究生-基础综合英语-单词整理

Unit1

1.semiliterate:a.semi-educated;having only an elementary level of reading and writing ability半文盲的，有初等文化的semi-:half or partly

2.dropout:n.a personwho leavesschool before finishing a course（尤指中学的）退学学生

3.do-gooder:n.sb.who does things that they think will help other people,although the other people might not find their actions helpful一个总是试着帮助别人的人（通常是贬义）；不实际的社会改革家（指幼稚的理想主义者，支持善心或博爱的事件的改革者）

4.impediment:n.obstacles,barriers妨碍，阻止，阻碍，阻挡

5.trump card:anything decisiveheld in reservefor useat a critical time王牌

6.charmer:n.a personwho hasgood qualities that make you like him/her讨人喜欢的人，有魅力的人，有迷惑力的人（尤指迷人的女人）

7.get by:to be able to deal with a situation with difficulty,usually by having just enoughof sth.you need,suchas money过得去

8.settledown:to becomequiet and calm（使）安静下来；平息

9.flunk:v.to fail an exam or courseof study不及格

posure:n.calmnessandcontrol平静；镇静；沉着

11.parade:n.a seriesof peopleor things that appearone after the other

12.at stake:to be won or lost;risked受到威胁，面临危险

13.sail:v.to move quickly and effortlessly投入

14.testimony:n.spokenor written statementthat sth.is true证词，证明

15.conspiracy:n.act of joint planning of a crime阴谋，共谋

16.doom:v.to makesb.or sth.certain to do or experiencesth.unpleasant注定

17.follow through:to continue a stroke,motion,plan,or reasoningthrough to the end 将动作、计划等进行到底

18.I flunked my secondyearexamsandwas lucky not to be thrown out of college.

19.The managementdid not seemto consideroffice safetyto be a priority.

20.Thousandsof lives will be at stake if emergency aid does not arrive in the city soon.

21.I think therewas a conspiracy to keep me out of the committee.

Unit2

1.propose:v.[to sb.]to aska personto marry one提亲；求婚

2.knockoff:n.a copy or reproduction of a designetc.esp.one madeillegally假货；赝品

3.Windex:v.to clean with a kind of detergentby the brand of Windex用Windex牌清洁剂清洗

4.takethe plunge:to take a decisive first step,commit oneself irrevocably to a course

of action冒险尝试

5.bridesmaid:n.a girl or unmarried woman attending the bride at a wedding女傧相；伴娘

6.maid of honor:a principal bridesmaid女傧相

7.pastel:a.a pale andsubduedshadeor color轻淡柔和的色彩

8.taffeta:n.a plain-weave glossysilk塔夫绸

9.consignment:n.the action of entrusting goodsor saleor custody托运；托运的货物

10.entourage:n.a group of people in attendance on or accompany someone

important随从；随行人员

11.groomsman:n.a male friend officially attending the bridegroom at a wedding男傧相；伴郎

12.courtship:n.the activity or period of courting a woman with a view to marriage 求爱期；追求期

13.publicist:n.a personwho promotesor advertisessomething宣传人员；宣传代理人

14.monomaniacal:a.characterizedby mental illness in which a personis dominated

by oneirrational setof ideas对某事狂热的；偏执狂的

15.pharmacist:n.a personskilled or engagedin pharmacy;a personwho preparesor

dispenses medicine药剂师

16.whine:v.to utter a subduedhigh-pitched prolonged cry of distressor complaint 哀诉；诉怨

17.thwart:v.to run counter to,go against,oppose,hinder阻挠；阻止；对……构成阻力

18.cathedral:n.any important,large and imposing church总教堂；大教堂

19.quarantine:v.to isolate someoneor something that hasjust arrived from overseas

or hasbeenexposedto infection对……进行检疫隔离

20.petite:a.of small stature,chiefly of a woman or girl（女孩和妇女）娇小的

21.brim:v.[with]to be or becomefull to the edge注满

22.navigate:v.to direct,manage,steer给船舶、飞机等引航；导航

23.eerily:adv.fearfully or gloomily引起神秘感或害怕地

24.reminiscent:a.suggestiveor reminding(someone)提醒的；暗示的；像……的；使回忆起……的

25.drab:a.dull or lifeless无生气的；乏味的；单调的

26.relentlessly:adv.insistently and uncompromisingly不懈地；不屈不挠地；持续不断地

27.dank:a.unpleasantlydamp and cold阴湿的；阴冷的

28.tattered:a.torn or ragged破烂的；衣衫褴褛的

29.prognosis:n.a prediction of the likely outcome of a disease预后（指医生对疾病结果的预测）

30.trickle:v.to drip or run with tears滴；淌；细流

31.decadent:a.declining or decaying(from a stateof excellenceor prosperity)堕落的；颓废的

32.incision:n.a division madeby cutting,as onemadeduring surgery切开；切口

33.bolster:v.to support and strengthen支持；鼓励（某人）；改善；加强（某事物）

34.chemo:n.the treatment of disease,esp.infection or cancer,by means of

chemicals化疗

35.poach:v.to cook an egg without the shell in simmering,or over boiling,water水煮（荷包蛋）