综合英语四 重要词汇及解释

综合英语四重要词汇及解释

Unit 1 III

1.Ups and downs: Martins’upbringing shaped his whole

life, with so many ups and downs every now and then. 波折，盛衰，哭了，浮沉

2.Go through: At that period, South African was going

through a period of unchangeable events as the Blacks were fighting for equality.发生

3.Close an account: The world is changing rapidly, our plans

must change accordingly. Otherwise, we should close an account with the harsh market economy.遭遇失败

4.Misfortune: Julia has been made to undergo physical and

psychological misfortunes for her inability in having children.不幸

5.Put through: She wouldn’t want to put them through the

suffering of a huge ceremony.经受，经历

6.Throw one’s mind back to: Throwing our mind back to

1978, we should not be surprised about some of Mrs.

Thatcher’s comments, bearing in mind the party she belonged to. 回想起

7.Address oneself to: The famous orator addressed himself

to the public to promote his newly-published book which

could add to his reputation. 向……讲话，着手做……，致力于

8.Yield to: Parley yielded to general pressure from the society

and bitterly took the child to a specialist.屈服

Unit 2

1.Stake a claim: Ronald’s success staked a claim for his

place in Germany’s world championship team.罗纳德的成功使他在德国世界冠军队里有一席之地。公开声明对……拥有所有权；证明自己应该拥有（某物）

2.Be proportional to: Loss of weight is directly proportional

to the rate at which the disease is progressing.与……成比例；体重的降低和病情的恶化直接相关。

3.Attribute …to: Women tend to attribute their success to

external causes such as assistance from friends. 把……归因于……

4.Sidle up: As I was about to leave the restaurant, a young

man sidled up to me and said, ”May I help you?”悄悄地走进，偷偷地侧身挨近

5.Plow into: A young lady and her little son were seriously

injured when a car plowed into them on a crossing.撞上6.Tread on: My job is to challenge, but not threaten them. So

I must be careful not to tread on their toes.我的工作是对他

们提出挑战而不是威胁。所以，我得小心不要伤害了他们的感情。

踩，踏

7.Carve out: Not satisfied with the present position in the

company, he is trying to carve out a much greater role for himself.寻求

8.Breathe down somebody’s neck: In contemporary society,

most farmers have bank managers breathing down their necks in order to secure their financial balance.现代社会里，大多数农民都有银行经理人密切关注着，确保他们的财务平衡。密切关注

Unit 3

1.At the expense of: Edward Stuart became a brilliant

scholar, but only at expense of his health.以……为代价

2.Prior to: According to the Federal Bureau of Inspection, a

man seen hanging around the area prior to the shooting could have been involved in the assassination of the President.据联邦调查局透露，开枪之前，有人看到一个男子在那个地区徘徊，他有可能涉嫌暗杀总统。先于，在……之前

3.Give…pause to think：An opposition statesman said he

hoped the agreement would give them pause to think