大学英语二(词组整理)

Unit1

at a crisis 在紧急关头

bring to a crisis 使陷入危机

come to a crisis 陷入危机

face a crisis 面临危机

pass a crisis 渡过危机, 脱离危险期

be engaged in an argument with sb. 与某人发生一场争论

clinch an / the argument 作出最后的结论; 使争论获得完全解决

drive an argument home 把论点讲透彻, 阐明观点

get / fall into an argument with 与…发生争论

knock-down argument 使人无法反驳的论据; 压倒性的理由

put forward an argument 提出论点

stock argument 常见的论点, 老一套的论点

go through the motions of (doing sth.) 装出（做某事的）样子

make a motion 用手示意; 提议, 动议

put / set sth. in motion 使某物开始运转（或工作）

in motion 在开动中, 在运转中; 处于兴奋状态

of one's own motion 自动地; 自愿地

a man of impulse 易冲动的人

act on impulse 意气用事，凭冲动行事

feel an impulse to do sth 有做某事的冲动

be frightened of 害怕, 对…感到恐惧

frighten away / off 吓跑, 吓走

frighten sb. into / out of doing sth. 用恐吓手段迫使某人做/ 不做某事

frighten to death 吓死了

Unit2

conflict of interest 利益冲突

an inner conflict 内心冲突an armed conflict 武装冲突

in conflict with 和…冲突

be superior in 在…方面占优势

be superior to 优于…的；高于…的

lead / have a certain existence 过某种生活earn one’s own existence自谋生计

bring / call into existence 使产生；使成立

come into existence 开始存在；产生；成立in existence 存在的；现存的；现有的have a great / good / bad influence upon / on…对…有很大/ 好/ 坏的影响

have influence over 对…有影响力

under the influence of 在…的影响下

obtain knowledge from books 从书本中获取知识personal investigation 亲自作调查make on-the-spot observations 做现场观察

study papers on a subject 研究有关某一问题的文件social class 社会阶层

give an order 发号施令

people of humble origins 出生卑微的人

a cooking pot 烧饭锅

a mind for judging truth and error 判断真理与谬误的头脑

with careful thought 认真思考的a source of strength 力量的源泉not hesitate a moment 毫不犹豫act on with effect 有效地采取行动

be chained to customs which have lost their usefulness 被无用的习俗束缚住手脚

with hope 满怀希望地leave fear behind 把恐惧抛在后面

in existence 存在

a tireless writer 不知疲倦的作家

all men are created equal 一切人生来平等a rich legacy of ideas 一份丰富的思想遗产Unit3

give an interview to sb. 接见某人have an interview with sb. 会见某人request an interview with sb. 请求会见某人seek an interview with 请求与…会见job interviews (对申请工作者的)面试

feel / get stale 对…没兴趣go stale 变得不新鲜stale joke 陈旧的笑话

stale beer 走气啤酒

stale news 过时消息stale check 过期支票

stale debt 失时效债务attach oneself to 依附; 参加(党派等); 热爱, 依恋

attach to 认为有(重要性、意义等); 归因于, 适用于

…attached, please find [书信用语]附上…请查收

be attached to 连在…上, 附属于; 热爱, 依恋

at leisure 有空, 闲着无事; 从从容容地at one's leisure 空闲的时候; 方便时

wait sb.'s leisure 等待某人有空时

draw / get / receive one's salary 领取薪水

boost / raise salaries 增加薪水cut / reduce / slash salaries 减少薪水live beyond salary 入不敷出enter / lodge / make a protest 提出抗议under protest 被迫地; 持异议地; 抗议地without protest 乖乖地; 心甘情愿地; 毫无反对表示地

protest against 抗议, 反对, 对…表示不满apply for 申请local newspaper 地方报纸teaching post 教师职位

in a suburb of 在…郊区be short of money 手头拮据

the chance of doing sth. is slim 做…的可能性很小

as a result 结果too depressed to feel nervous 太沮丧以至于不感到紧张

struggle to survive 挣扎着活下来busy main road 繁忙的大街

a wrinkled forehead 布满皱纹的前额with an air of disapproval 不以为然的神态smell of 散发出气味judging by 根据…判断a vital part of …的极为重要的组成部分attach much importance to 重视…have very little in common 没有多少共同语言range from … to …从…到…不等

teaching set-up 教学计划

do sth. in turn 轮流做…

enjoy leisure 享受闲暇之乐

the last straw 终于使人不能忍受的最后一击

with ease 轻而易举地；毫不费力地

ill at ease 不安；心神不宁

(stand) at ease 稍息

take one’s ease 使自己舒服一下；休息；放松

achieve / acquire balance 取得平衡