大学英语精读第二册单词表

大学英语精读第二册单词表UNIT 1. Is There Life on Earth?NEW WORDShumorousa. funny; that makers people laugh 幽默的humorn.essayn. 散文，随笔excitementn. the state or quality of being excited planetn. large body in space that moves round a star esp. round the sun 行星Venusiana. of or having to do with the plant Venus 金星的n. supposed Venus being 金星人satelliten. spacecraft that goes round the planet earth and sends back radio and television signals; heavenly body that goes round a plant （人造）卫星signaln. 信号；暗号astronomern. person who studies the science of the sun, moon, stars and planets天文学家telescopen. instrument with special glasses used for seeing distant thingsextremelyad. very 极端，非常extremea.feasibilityad. possibility of being carried or done 可行性feasiblea.manneda. occupied by one or more persons 载人的saucern. 浅碟；茶托flying saucern. 飞碟conferencen. meetingpress conferencen. meeting arranged by an important person to which news reporters are invited to listen to a statement or ask questions 记者招待会technologyn. 技术conclusionn. decision of opinion reached by reasoning 结论concludev.reporterv. person who gathers news for a newspaper, magazine, or radio or TV station 记者composevt. make up, form 组成，构成concreten. building material made by mixing cement with sand, small stones and water 混凝土atmospheren. all the gasses round the earth; air in a place 大气；空气carbonn. 碳monoxiden. 一氧化物deadlya. causing death; likely to cause death 致命的gasn. 气体survivevi. remain alive; continue to live or exist 活下来；幸存vt. remain alive after; live longer than 经历...后还活着；比...活得长survivaln.programn. plan of what it to be done 计划concernvt. be of importance or interest to; have an effect on 涉及，关系到oxygenn. 氧，氧气originallyad. formerly 起初，原来originala.hazardn. dangerhovervi. stay in or near one place in the air 盘旋consolidateda. untied; combined 联合的consolidatevt.beltn. area that has some special quality; zone （地）带indicatevt. showindicationn.pollutevt. make (air, water, soil, etc.) dirty with manmade waste 污染pollutionn.unfita. not good enough; not suitableparticlen. 粒子；微粒emitvt. send out 散发，射出emissionn.crashv. (cause to) break into pieces violently 坠落；猛撞smashv. (cause to) break into pieces violently (使)碎裂stalagmiten. 石笋projectionn. sth. that stands out from a surface 凸出物typen. a particular kind, class or group 类型，种类granite n. hard grey stone used for building 花岗岩formationn. sth. that is formed; way in which sth. is formed 形成（物）skyscrapern. very tall building 摩天大楼scrapevt. rub with sth. rough or sharp 刮，擦proceedvi. continue after having stopped （停顿后）继续进行fundn. sum of money set apart or available for a special purpose 资金；基金billionn. one thousand millionzilchn. zero; nothing at allPHRASES & EXPRESSIONS(be) known asalso publicly called; named 以...闻名，通常名叫name aftergive the same name as 以...名字命名as toabout, concerning 关于base on / uponuse as a basis or foundation for 以...为基础，把...基于for one thing ... (for another)in the first place... (in the second place)be composed ofhave as members or parts 由...组成as far as ... be concernedto the degree that it matters to 就...而言stick upstand upright; project 直立；突出give offemit; send out 发出；散发出set backdelay the advance of development of 耽搁；阻碍PEOPER NAMESArt Buchwald阿特.布奇沃德Venus金星Manhattan曼哈顿（纽约市中心）Zog佐格（姓氏）Edison爱迪生（姓氏）Glom格洛姆（姓氏）UNIT 2. The Dinner PartyNEW WORDSheateda. with strong, excited, and often angry feelings 热烈的；激烈的unexpecteda. not expected 意外的naturalistn. one who makes a special study of plants or animals outdoors 博物学家（尤指直接观察动植物者）shortlyad. Soon; (in) a little time 不久，马上colonial]a. of or related to a colony or colonies 殖民地的spaciousa. big; having much space 广阔的；宽阔的diningn. 餐厅barea. not covered (with a carpet); empty 不铺地毯的；赤裸的；光秃的marblen. 大理石raftern. one of the sloping beams that support 椽ontoprep. to a position or point on 到...之上; 向...之上verandan. 阳台spiriteda. full of spirit; livelyoutgrowvt. leave behind, as one grows older or more mature 长大得使...不再适用; 成长得不再要mousen. 鼠eran. 时代，年代majorn. 少校crisis n. time of difficulty, danger, etc. 危机ouncen. 盎司;少量argumentn. discussion by persons who disagree; dispute 争论;辩论hostessn. 女主人musclen. 肌肉contractvi. become shorter or smaller 收缩contractionn.slightlyad. a little 稍微地slighta.motionvi. give a signal by moving the hand or head 打手势;点(或摇)头示意widenv. make or become widerbaitn. food used to attract fish, animals, or birds so that they may be caught 诱饵cobran. poisonous snake found in India and Africa 眼镜蛇likelya. probable 可能的impulsen. sudden wish to do sth. 冲动commotionn. noisy confusion or excitement 混乱;骚动tonen. quality of voice or music 语气;音调commandinga. authoritative 威严的forfeitvt. suffer the loss of (sth.) as a punishment (作为惩罚而)失去rupeen. monetary unit of India, Pakistan, etc. 卢比imagen. statue 雕像emergevi. come or appear (from somewhere) emergencen.slamvt. shut loudly and with force 砰地关上hostn. man who receives guests 男主人fainta. weak, indistinct 微弱的;不明显的crawl vi move slowly by pulling the body along the ground 爬行UNIT 3. Lesson from JeffersonNEW WORDSdeclarationn. document containing an open public announcement 宣言independencen. freedom from the control of others 独立obtainvt. get through effort 获得sourcen. place from which sth. comes; place where a river starts （来）源；源头personala. done in person; belonging to a person 亲自的；个人的investigationn. detailed or careful examination 调查investigatevt.appointvt. put (sb.) in a position 任命appointmentn.committeen. a group of people chosen for special duties 委员会capitoln. （美国）州议会大厦canoen. light boat moved by a paddle 独木舟on-the-spota. at the place of the action 现场的humblea. low in position 地位低下的originn. parentage; birth; beginning 血统；出身；起源gardenern. person who works in a garden either for pay or as a hobby 园丁waitern. person who serves food to the tables in a restaurant （男）侍者noblemann. 贵族dissatisfyvt. hang over dangerously; utter a threat against 使不满threatenvt. hang over dangerously; utter a threat against 威胁threatn.rejectvt. refuse to take, believe, use of consider 拒绝rejectionn.nephewn. the son of one's brother or sister errorn. mistake; sth. done wronglyfalsea. not true or correctjudgmentn. opinion 判断，看法hesitatevi. feel doubtful; be undecided 犹豫，迟疑不决hesitationn.prefervt. like better; choose (one thing) rather than (another) 更喜欢；宁愿preferencen.lattera. nearer to the end 后面的；后半的n. the second of two persons or things just spoken of后者conflictn. be opposed; clash 冲突n. disagreement; clash; fightunquestioninga. given or done without question or doubtagreementn. having the same opinion(s); thinking in the same way 同意；一致的criticismn. unfavourable remarks of judgments 批评criticn. person who makes judgments about the good and bad qualities of sth.; person who points out mistakes 评论家；批评者criticizevt.philosophyn. 哲学resentvt. feel angry or bitter at 对...忿恨;对...不满actionn. the process of doing things; sth. done 行动过程；行动custom n. 习惯,风俗perpetuala. never-ending; going on for a long time or without stopping 永恒的;连续不断的constitutionn. 宪法;章程livinga. alive now 活(着)的remarkvt. say; comment 说;评论说n. 话语;评论eviln. sth. bad; sin 邪恶,罪恶a. very bad 邪恶的,坏的idealismn. 理想主义;唯心主义arch(a)eologyn. study of ancient things, esp. remains of prehistoric times 考古学rotationn. 轮作;旋转rotatev.conservationn. protecting from loss of from being used up 保护;保存conservevt.superiora. good or better in quality or value 较好的;优的superiorityn.existencen. the state of existing 存在influencevt. have an effect on 影响architecturen. art and science of building 建筑术;建筑学constantlyad. continuously; frequently 不断地;经常地constanta.performvt. do, carry out 做,履行talentn. special natural ability 才能,天资centrala. chief; main; most important 主要的tirelessa. never or rarely getting tiredwritern. a person who writes esp. as a way of earning money 作家publishvt. have (a book, etc.) printed and put on sale 出版volumen. book, esp. one of a set of books 卷;册thrillvi. have a very exciting feeling 非常激动self-evidenta. clear without proof 不言而喻的createvt. make (sth. that has not been made before) 创造creationn.anniversaryn. the yearly return of a special date 周年纪念日countrymann. a person from one's own country 周胞legacyn. sth. that one person leaves to another when he dies 遗产owevt. 欠(债等);应把...归功于debtn. something owed to someone else 债(务)educatevt. train; teach how to read, write, think,etc.PHRASES & EXPRESSIONSgo out of one's way (to do sth.)take particular trouble; make a special effort 特地leave...toleave sb. in charge of 交托,委托act onact according to 按照...行事leave behindabandon; fall to take or bring 丢弃;留下,忘带in existenceexisting 存在above allmost important of all 首先,尤其是PROPER NAMESBruce Bilven布鲁斯.布利文Thomas Jefferson托马斯.杰斐逊George Washington乔治.华盛顿Abraham Lincoln亚伯拉罕.林肯the Declaration of Independence《独立宣言》the James River詹姆斯河Lafayette拉斐特France法国Heaven上帝；天堂Philadelphia费城（美国港市）UNIT 4. My First JobNEW WORDSapplyvi. write to ask for (a job, membership. etc.), esp. officially 申请applicationn.interviewn. 面试；接见；会见advertisevt. make know to people by printing a notice in a newspaper, etc. or by broadcasting on television, ets.为...做广告advertisementn.localof, special to, a place or district 当地的;地方性的postn. job or position 职位suburbn. outer area of a town or city, where people live 郊区slima. small, slight; slender 微小的;苗条的depressvt. make sad 使沮丧depressionn.brickn. 砖graveln. 砾石evergreena. with green leaves throughout the year 常绿的shrubn. low bush with several woody stems 灌木fumen. strong-smelling smoke, gas or vapour 浓烈难闻的烟,气,汽headmastern. (中,小学的)校长sandy-coloureda. yellowish-red 沙色的,黄中带红的moustachen. hair growing on the upper lip 小胡子disapprovaln. unfavorable opinion or feeling; dislike 不赞成;不满coloneln. 上校privaten. soldier of the lowest rank 列兵;士兵bootlacen. shoelace for a high shoe or boot 靴带undovt. untie, unfasten 解开;松开ahinterj. (a cry of surprise, pity, pain, joy, dislike, etc.) 啊gruntvt. 咕哝着说出unpleasantlyad. 令人不愉快地stalea. not fresh 不新鲜的cabbagen. 卷心菜crumbn. very small, broken piece of bread or cake 面包屑;糕饼屑carpetn. heavy woven material fir covering floors or stairs 地毯certificaten. 证(明)书bloodshota. (眼睛)充血的vitala. very necessary; of the greatest importance 必不可少的,极其重要的mumblevt. speak (words) unclearly 含糊地说attachvt. give (to); fasten (to) 把...给予;系,贴importancen. the quality of being importantobviouslyad. it can be easily seen; plainly 明显地，显然obviousa.consist (of)vi. be made up (of) 组成，构成range vi. vary between certain limits （在一定的范围内）变动cricketn. 板球set-upn. arrangementdismayvt. make discouraged or afraid 使灰心，使害怕algebran. 代数学geometryn. 几何学incompetenta. completely unskillful; not good enough at doing a job, etc. 无能力的；不胜任的competenta. opposite of incompetentleisuren. free time; time which one can spend as one likes 闲暇；悠闲salaryn. fixed (usually monthly) pay for regular work 薪水plusprep. with the addition of 加（上）protestvi. express a strong objection 抗议；反对strawn. 稻草；麦杆prospectvi. sth. expected or considered probable; possibility 期望中的事；展望；前景constitutevt. form; make up; be 组成，构成ultimatea. greatest; utmost; last or final 最大的；终极的，最终的indignityn. injury to one's dignity; insult 侮辱PHRASES & EXPRESSIONSbe short ofnot having enough of 缺少smell ofhave, give out the smell of 有...的气味judging byforming an opinion based onattach importance toconsider important 重视in commonshared with someone else 共有的,共同的consist ofbe made up ofin turnone after another 轮流PROPER NAMESLondon伦敦(英国首都)Croydon克洛伊登(英国地名)UNIT 5. The Professor and the Yo-Yo NEW WORDSmodesta. having or expressing a not too high opinion of one's merits, abilities, etc. 谦虚的yo-yon. 游游（一种用线扯动使用权忽上忽来的轮形玩具）easen. freedom from work, discomfort, trouble, difficulty, worry, etc. 悠闲；舒适；自在；安心displayn. show 展示loopvt. 把（绳等）打成环n. 圈；环strongn. 细绳；线；弦balancen. condition of being steady 平衡v. keep in a state of balanceproperlyad. really; completely 非常；完全地impressvt. have a strong effect on the mind or feelings of 给...深刻的印象mailvt. send by postpoemn. piece of writing in verse 诗personalityn. character 个性logicn. the science or method of reasoning 逻辑(学);推理(法)simplicityn. the state of being simple; an absence of pretense 简单;简朴;单纯functionvi. workintellectual a. 智力的frustraten. cause to have feeling of annoyed disappointment; defeat 使沮丧;挫败frustrationn.jealousyn. envy 妒忌jealousa.vanityn. state of being too proud of oneself or one's looks, abilities, etc. 虚荣心bitternessn. the quality or state of being bitter 苦;痛苦resentmentn. feeling that one has when insulted, ignored, injured, etc. 怨恨ambitionn. strong desire for success, power, riches, etc. 野心,抱负ambitiousa.immunea. 有免疫力的;不受影响的immunityn.emotionn. strong feelingpretensionn. 矫饰,做作,不受影响correspondvi. exchange letter regularly 通信stationeryn. paper for writing letters, usu. with matching envelopes; writing materials 信笺;文具watermarkn. mark made on paper by the maker, seen when it is held against light 水印padn. a number of sheets of writing paper fixed along one edge 便笺簿razorn. sharp instrument for taking hair off the body 剃刀shavevt. cut off (hair or beard) with a razor creamn. any thick, soft liquid 膏状物arguevt. give reasons for or against (sth.) 争辨painfula. causing painshrugvi. lift (the shoulders) slightly (to show in difference, doubt, etc.) 耸肩finallyad. at last; lastly 最终;最后presentvt. give; offer 赠送;提供tuben. 管;软管beamvi. look or smile happily and cheerfully 面露喜色;高兴地微笑beardn. hair of the lower part of the face (excluding the moustache) 胡须thereafterad. after that; afterwardsrevertvi return (to a former state, condition, etc.) 回复,回返exclusivelyad. only; completelyexclusivea. person who forms theories 理论家theoristn. 方程式equationn. small in degree, not considerable or serious 微小的,轻微的applicationn. using 应用theoryn. (explanation of the) general principles of an art or science 理论theoreticala.reactorn. 反应堆atomica. of or concerning an atom or atoms 原子的atomn.photoelectrica. 光电的seriesn. group of things of the same kind that come one after another 系列;套,组relativelyad. comparatively 相对地;比较地relativea.relativityn.curiosityn. the desire to know or learn 好奇心observev. see and againrepeatedlyad. again and againdunkvt. put under water for a limited time 把...浸一浸deducevt. reach a conclusion by reasoning 演绎,推断deductionn.principlen. 原理;原则flawn. fault 缺点,瑕疵reasoningn. process of reaching conclusions by using one's reason 推理pursuevt. work at, be busy with, go on with 从事;忙于;继续apartad. separate(ly) 分离,分开approachn. method of doing sth. 方式,方法solutionn. sth. that one cannot understand or explain 谜famen. (condition of) being famousprofounda. needing much thought or study to understand; deep 深奥的;深刻的capablea. ablecapabilityn.householdn. all the people living in a housea. familiar and commonhousehold wordn. word or name known and spoken of by almost everyone 家喻户晓的词或名字civilizeda. 文明的civilizevt.civilizationn.fortunen. luckbewildervt. confuse; puzzle 把...弄糊涂;使迷惑statesmann. political or government leader, esp. one who is wise and fair-minded 政治家housewifen. married woman who manages a householdPHRASES & EXPRESSIONSat easefree from worry or nervousness; comfortableoff balancenot in balance; unsteady 失去平衡的come to terms withaccept (sth. one does not want to accept) and deal with it in the best way one can 与...达成协议;与...妥协as far asto the degree that 到...程度mean nothing tobe of no importance tobelieve inhave confidence in the value ofso much so thatto such an extent thata series ofa number of (thing or events) of the same kind that follow each other 一系列,一连串take apartseparate (a small machine, clock, etc.) into pieces 拆开work outsolve, find the answer to 解决;算出;想出capable ofhaving the ability, power or inclination (to do)single outchoose from a group for special treatment 选出,挑出PROPER NAMESThomas Lee Bucky托马斯.李.巴基Joseph Blank约瑟夫.布兰克Albert Einstein阿伯特.爱因斯坦Woolworth伍尔沃叫(姓氏)Nobel Prize诺贝尔奖金6. The Making of a SurgeonNEW WORDSsurgeonn. doctor who performs operations 外科医生self-confidence n. 自信心makingn. means of gaining success 成功之道residentn. 住院医生concludevt. arrive at a belief or opinion by reasoning 得出结论surgicala. of, by, or for surgery 外科的；手术的competentlyad. with the necessary skill 称职地；胜任地competenta.nearvt. approach; come closer toemergencyn. sudden and dangerous happening needing immediate action 紧急情况；急症encountervt. be faced with (difficulties, danger, etc.); meet unexpectedly 遭到；意外地遇见dreadvt. fear greatly 畏惧criticala. important at a time of danger anddifficulty紧要的；关键性的particulara. belonging to some one person, thing, or occasion 特定的casen. instance of disease or injury 病例infrequentlyad. seldom; not oftenrelaxvi. become less tense 放松relaxationn.residencyn. the last stage of a doctor's training at a hospital 高级专科住院实习（期）constanta. happening all the time; unchanging 不断的；始终如一的resolvevt. solve 解决resolutionn.considereda. carefully thought out 经过深思熟虑的dwellvi. live (in a place) 居住bounda. very likely; certain 一定的，必然的sound a. correct; based on good judgment 正确的，合理的confidenta. sure of oneself and one's abilities 自然的confidencen.handlevt. manage, deal with 处理butterflyn. 蝴蝶abdomenn. belly 腹（部）anticipatevt. see beforehand 预期anticipationn.sweatn. 汗vi. 流汗stabn. thrust made with a pointed weapon 刺；戳bellyn. 肚，腹部puncturevt. make a small hole in (sth.) with sth. pointed刺穿compounda. having more than one part 复合的fracturen. break in a bone 骨折compoundn. 复合性骨折inevitablyad. unavoidably 不可避免地inevitablea.errvi. make mistakes; do wrongoperatevi. perform a surgical operation 动手术surgeryn. 外科；外科手术solea. unshared; one and only 唯一的responsibilityn. 责任；责任心avoidvt. escape; keep or get away from 避免conceiteda. having too high an opinion of oneself 自负的conceitn. too high an opinion of oneselftryinga. hard to endure or bear; very difficult 难受的；恼人的bothervt. annoy, trouble 烦扰，麻烦uncertaintyn. uncertain condition; doubt PHRASES & EXPRESSIONSdraw to a closecome to an end 结束live withlearn to accept (sth. unpleasant); tolerate 学会；适应；容忍dwell onthink, write, or speak a lot about 老是想着；详述；强调(be) bound to (do)(be) certain to (do) 一定..., 必然...in practice(医师,律师等) 在开业中;在实践中butterflies in the stomachfeelings of nervousness 忐忑不安open upcut open 切开,给...开刀in advanceahead of time 预先,事前at one time or anothersometime or other 早晚sit ondelay taking action on; do nothing about 拖延;搁置PROPER NAMESNolen诺兰(姓氏)Walt沃尔特(男子名Walter 的昵称)Larry拉里(男子Lawrence 的昵称)UNIT 7. Theres Only LuckNEW WORDSnumbn. having lost the power of feeling or moving 失去感觉的，麻木的garagen. building in which a car is kept 汽车库walletn. leather pocket-case for paper money, cards, etc. 皮夹vaguelyad. not clearly 模糊地vaguea.annoyvt. make rather angry 使恼怒gunmann. a man armed with a gun, esp. a criminal or terrorist 持枪歹徒shrubberyn. low bushes forming a mass or group 灌木丛releasevt. set free 松开；释放splitvt. divide into parts 劈开split secondvery brief moment of time; instant 瞬间，一刹那triggern. 扳机crouchvi. lower the body to the ground 蹲伏absurdlyad. foolishly; ridiculously 愚蠢地，荒唐可笑地absurda.melodramatica. exciting in effect, often too much so to be thought real 感情夸张；闹剧式的plean. asking for sth. with strong feelings 恳求specifica. definite; not general 明确的；具体的fleev. run away (from) 逃走；逃离baseballn. 棒球（运动）batn. 球棒，球拍copn. (informal) policemannoodlen. (usu. pl.) 面条stiffa. severe 严厉criminaln. someone who has broken the law 罪犯penaltyn. punishment 惩罚ragen. great anger 狂怒contenteda. satisfied; happy 满足的cozy a. warm and comfortable 暖和舒适的ill-tempereda. (often) angry or annoyed 脾气坏的；易怒的adon. trouble and excitement 忙乱hopelessa. giving no cause for hope; very bad or unskilled 没有希望的；无能的identificationn. 鉴别identifyvt.horrifyvt. frighten; shock very much 使恐怖；使震惊detailn. small, particular fact 细节matter-of-facta. concerned with the facts; practical 注重事实的；讲究实际的sheepisha. foolish or embarrassed by awareness of a fault 局促不安的trailvi. grow gradually weaker, dimmer, etc.jerkvt. pull or lift suddenly 猛拉；猛抬replayvt. play (match, recording, etc.) over again 重放gloven. 手套lastvi. go onrelivevt. experience again, esp. in the imaginationintelligenta. clever; rational 聪明的；明智的responsen. action done in answer; answer 反应；回答respondvi.securityn. safety, freedom from danger or fear 安全，平安securea.illusionn. false perception; (the seeing of) sth. that does not really exist 错觉；幻觉PHRASES & EXPRESSIONSpull out (of)move out (of) （车，船等）驶出have (get, catch) hold of抓住bring backrestore, reintroduce 恢复clean upclean thoroughly and remove anything unwanted 彻底打扫；整肃turn outappear; come or go out to see or do sth. 出来，出动in forcein large numbers 大批地，人数众多地much ado about nothinga lot of unnecessary explaining, of excitement about things not serious or unimportant 无事生非；小题大作come toreach (a particular point) in explaining, etc. 谈到（某一点）agree onhave the same opinion onin detailgiving a lot of facts 详细地trail off(voice, etc.) become gradually weaker and fade into silence （声音等）逐渐变弱no way不可能prepare forget ready forand up 结束，告终PROPER NAMESRuth Reichl露丝.赖克尔Jeremy杰里米(男子名)UNIT 8. Honesty: Is It Going out of Style?NEW WORDShonestyn. freedom from deceit, cheating, etc. 诚实stylen. fashion 时髦polln. survey of public opinion by putting questions to a representative selection of persons 民意测验admitv. state or agree to the truth of; confess 承认，供认admissionn.temptationn. the act of tempting or being tempted 引诱；诱惑peekvi. look (at sth.) quickly, esp. when one should not 偷看behavio(u)rn. way of behaving 行为behavev.indicationn. sign or suggestion 迹象competencyn. ability; being competent 能力；胜任diploman. official paper showing that a person has successfully finished a course of study or passed an examination 文凭correspondinga. matching 相应的criminala. of crimemisdemeano(u)rn. crime that is less serious than, for example, stealing of murder 轻罪chargen. accusation 指控possessn. have, own 占有，拥有advancea. made available before the date of general publication or release 预先的regentn. member of a governing board （学校董事会的）董事dropvt. give up; discontinue 放弃；革除traditionala. of or according to tradition 传统的traditionn.requirementn. sth. required; sth. demanded as a condition 要求；必要条件prewrittena. written beforehand; written in advancepsychologyn. science of the mind 心理学psychologicala.launchvt. start, set going 发起；发动campaignn. series of planned activities for some special purpose 运动filevi. march or move in a line 排成纵队行进exitn. way out of a place 出口（处）proctorn. 临考人ID cardn. identity card 身份证dormn. (short for) dormitory 宿舍mugn. the face or mouthshotn. a single photographmug shotn. (sl.) photograph of a person's face, used for purposes of identification 面部照片ringern. any person who pretends to be another 冒名顶替者applaudvt. praise esp. by striking one's hands together拍手称赞campusn. university; the grounds of a university, college, or school 大学；校园editorialn. leading article 社论arrestvt. seize (sb.) in the name of the law 逮捕speedern. person who drives an automobile at a higher speed than is lawful 违法超速驾驶者intentn. purpose; intentionfrequentlyad. at short intervals, often 频繁地overchargevt. charge too much 对...要价太高customern. person who buys goods from a shop, esp. regularly 顾客mythn. 神话unlikeprep. not like, different fromcherryn. 樱桃biographer n. person who writes about another person's life 传记作家ax(e)n. 斧子charactern. mental or moral qualities that make one person, race, etc. different from others 性格，品质morala. concerning principles of right of wrong 道德的reinforcevt. encourage of strengthen 加强taxn. 税，税款cluen. sth. that helps to find an answer to a question 线索check-outn. desk where one pays the bill of the goods one has chosen 结帐处supermarketn. large shop where one serves oneself with food and goods 超级市场overnighta. for or during the night 住一夜的；一整夜的innn. small hotel 小旅馆，客栈toweln. 毛巾vasta. very bignumerousa. manywatch-doga. organized or acting as a watchful guardian, esp. against unlawful practice 起监督作用的dishonestyn. the quality of being dishonestrevealvt. make known 揭露evidencen. sign or proof 证据ebbvi. (of the tide) flow back from the land to the sea; grow less; become weak or faint 落潮；低落，衰退flowvi. (of the tide) come in; rise; run or spread smoothly （潮）涨；上升；流incidentn. event; happening 事件theftn. (the act of, an instance of) stealing tendvi. have a tendency 易于，往往会link vt. join or connect 连接；联系economyn. 经济anywayad. at all; in any case 究竟；无论如何temptvt. attract (sb.) to do sth. wrong or foolish 引诱systemn. 体制；制度systematica.distrustn. lack of trust; mistrust 不信任，怀疑contagiousa. tending to spread easily from person to person 传染的PHEASES & EXPRESSIONSout of styleno longer fashionable 过时的，不再流行according toas stated or shown by; in a way that agrees with 按照，根据(be) faced with。