当代英美散文名篇选下册 高英6-8单元课后练习单词和词组 高级英语考试内容 重点复习

Unit 6 Thinking as a Hobby

norm s: convention, standard, rule

maroon ed：put a person ashore on a deserted island, strand 将（某人）放逐到无法逃脱的地方（如荒岛）/mər'uːn/

incomprehensible: impossible to understand, unintelligible

innocence: naivety

plonk ed: set down heavily and carelessly v. （使）发声, （使）沉重地坠落

musing: mediate, think deeply 沉思, 冥想

depravity : corruption, wickedness堕落; 腐化

exalt ed : elate, inspire

impediment: hindrance, obstacle 妨碍﹑阻碍某事物进展或活动的人或物

reeled: have a sensation of whirling

staggered : totter, move unsteadily

bulged: stick out, protrude膨胀，鼓起；塞满

detested : dislike very much, loathe

pious: devout, having a dutiful reverence for God

proposition: statement in which an opinion or judgment is expressed论点，主张

stampeded: force sb. into a hasty过於匆忙的action ( ~ sb into sth/doing sth cause sb to rush into rash or unreasonable action 使某人冲动行事或失去理智)

conferred：give, grant, present

portentous: pompously solemn, pretentious煞有介事的,自命不凡的

deficiencies: defect, imperfection, weakness

bolstered: reinforce, strengthen

beamed: smile joyfully

inscrutable: not to be discovered, incomprehensible不可理解的; 不可知的; 神秘的

mingle : mix, associate 与某物混合; 结合

amiability : friendliness

conceded : admit the truth of(不情愿地)承认；让步

sordid: dirty, ignoble自私自利的, 卑污的, 龌龊的(sordidness )

irreverent : deficient缺乏in respect不尊敬的

delinquent: guilty of minor crimes有过失的, 怠忽的,失职的

gregarious: fond of company爱交际的; 群居的/grig'eəriəs/

revered: respect and admire greatly

awe : a feeling of respect combined with fear or wonder

词组

aspire to: have a strong desire to have or to do sth. 追求，渴求

at length详细地；最终，终于

be contented with 满足

be given to被给..., 沉溺于

come to结果是；涉及，谈到；达到某种（通常为坏的）情况或状态

do away with：abolish 废除

follow suit学样，照着做

leave out遗漏

if anything如果有什么区别的话

lest唯恐，以免

make for有助于，促进

Unit 7 Once More to the Lake

1.hovering: remain in the air without moving in any direction 翱翔；盘旋；徘徊

2.haunts: a place one visits often

3.sprinkled: scattered, dotted

4.mirage: illusion, dream 海市蜃楼

5.ingredients : factor

6.winced: drack from something unpleasant,remembered something unpleasant表示痛苦﹑沮丧或尴尬（以不由自主的轻微动作表现, 尤指面部肌肉）

7.undulating: having a curving form or outline

8.jarred: have a harsh or irritating effect 发出刺耳声，(使)感到不快，刺激；震动

9.apiece: each, for each

10.persisted: last tenaciously(坚韧不拔地)

11.dislodged: force out of a position逐出

12. pensively: meditatively, sadly

13. cultist : devotee个人崇拜,献身于致力于做某事的人

14. indelible: that cannot be erased or removed 不能擦除的, 不能磨灭

15. haul: distance to be traveled移动的距离

16. petulant: unreasonably impatient or irritable性急的; 暴躁的

17. imperceptibly: in a manner that cannot be noticed or felt

18. desolated: devastate, destroy, ruin

19. perpetuate: make everlasting

20. lull: a period of quiet or little activity间歇; 稍息; 稍止

21. rumble: a deep heavy continuous sound发出持续的低沉的声音

22. placidity: calm, tranquility

23. reassured: take away fears, set one's mind at rest

24. sedative: tranquilizer镇静剂/s'edətiv/

25. incessant: constant, ceaseless

26. soggy: too wet and soft

词组

leave to one's own devices听任…自便，让…自行发展

roll over翻滚

lick one's chops: show eager enjoyment or anticipation of sth 舔嘴唇（自喜或期待某事）;垂涎欲滴, 垂涎三尺

narrow down减少, 限制, 缩小, 变窄

outside of : apart from 除....以外

turn away 回绝，把…打发走

crop up突然发生，突然出现

make out看出，辨认出；理解

draw up停住