当代英美散文名篇选读下册词汇总结表-中英文释义

unctuously: insincerely 油腔滑调的mortification: shame and embarrassment 屈辱，禁欲discreet: careful and prudent 谨慎的；小心的

rectify: correct

ostentatiously: showily 招摇的，铺张的bellicose: fond of fighting or quarreling 好战的，好斗的

deferentially: respectfully 谦恭的，表示敬意的

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reproof: censure, rebuke 责备，谴责virile: full of masculine strength 有男子气概的

apathy: lack of interest, indifferent 冷漠，没兴趣

plenipotentiary: fully empowered 全权代表的

impervious: not affected or influenced 不受影响的，无动于衷的unobtrusive: not too noticeable 谦虚的，不引人注目的

doleful: sad, sorrow

fortify: strength 加强，增强

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telltale: revealing 泄密的，搬弄是非的；迹象，搬弄是非者

raring: very eager 渴望的，急切的whisk: cause to move very quickly 飞奔，疾过

notorious: infamous

resignation: passive acceptance, patient submission 顺从，放弃

primed: brief, prepare 待发的，准备好的

nonchalantly: indifferently, unconcernedly 冷淡的，漠不关心的visualize: from a mental picture, imagine 形象化

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head-on: firm and direct 正面的，直接的

showdown: final fight to settle a dispute 最后一决胜负，摊牌irksome: troublesome, annoying 令人厌烦的

intimate: hint, make known indirectly 暗示，通知

compliance: willingness to yield, agreement 顺从，服从

Unit 2 College Pressures

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scribble: write very fast or carelessly 潦草的写，乱写

authentic: true, reliable unswervingly: unchangingly, firmly 坚定不移的

savor: relish, enjoy 尽情享受；品尝，欣赏

venerated: respect deeply

induce: lead, cause 诱导，引用intangible: that cannot be easily defined, vague

dimension: aspect, side

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visualize: form a clear picture in the mind, imagine

sample: get to know by experience 取样，尝试

exhilarated: make cheerful and excited, thrill 振奋的，高兴地

accrue: accumulate 获得，累积exhort: urge or advise 忠告，劝诫tenacity: doggedness, perseverance 韧性，固执

pay-off: reward

synthesize: bring separate parts into a whole, fuse(融合) 合成，综合

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vacillate: be uncertain of what action to take 踌躇，犹豫

furtively: stealthily, secretly 偷偷地，暗中地

symptomatic: indicative, being a sign 有症状的

perceive: view, interpret things in a certain way 感觉，理解，认知contagious: tending to spread easily from

person to person 感染的

reverse: change around completely juggle: rearrange

nurture: train, educate, develop

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circuitous: long and indirect 迂回的potent: very effective and powerful 有效的，强有力的

positively: definitely, indeed, really 明确的，断然的

intertwine: intermingle, interweave, be twisted so as to become joined 纠结，缠绕

steer: direct the course of 控制，引导drab: uninteresting, dull 单调的；浅褐色的

Unit 4 Portrait of an Actress

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congenial: agreeable 意气相投的，一致的

seasoned: experienced 老练的，经验丰富的

grate: make a harsh unpleasant sound 发摩擦声

growl: say in a low, rough, angry voice 咆哮

phantom: illusion

insubstantial: imaginary, not real scribble: write quickly and roughly buffet: push roughly from side to side 与…搏击；斗争

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stumble: walk unsteadily 蹒跚

sham: fraud, something not real 假装incongruous: out of place 不协调的domesticity: the state of living at home with your family 家庭生活

forsake: abandon, desert 放弃，断念solitude: the state of being alone 孤独，隐居

surge: arise suddenly and intensively 汹涌，起大浪，蜂拥而来outrageous: very usual and slightly shocking 令人吃惊的

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defy: be so difficult as to make impossible 对抗

stock: commonly used 存货的，常备的

Unit 5 A Wagner Matinee

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legacy: something left behind scourge: cause great pain and suffering 鞭打，蹂躏

fumble: finger or handle awkwardly 摸索，笨拙的做

upshot: final result, outcome 结果revert: return, come back 恢复，归回原状

doggedly: perseveringly 顽强的，固执的haggard: tired and thin-faced 憔悴的conjecture: guess, speculate 推测，猜想，

inert: not wanting to move or act or think 呆滞的，迟缓的

trepidation: fear or nervousness 恐惧excruciatingly: intensely, unbearably 极其痛苦的，难以忍受的

matinee: a performance held in the afternoon or morning 日场演出drowsy: half asleep, feeling sleepy 昏昏欲睡的

jocularity: the quality of being humorous or given to joking and jesting 滑稽，幽默deluge: flood, an overwhelming amount 洪水，泛滥

interminably: endlessly 无限的，漫无止境的

seething: boiling 沸腾的

myriad: countless, innumerable 无数的infatuation: intense but foolish love 迷恋，醉心

contour: outline, shape 轮廓slender: slight, small, poor微薄的turmoil: a state of confusion or disorder