大学英语 单词,例句

1. An earthquake produces seismic waves. Seismic: ['saɪzm ɪk]

地震的, 由地震引起的; 震撼世界的

2.Stretch a spring between you. Shake the spring to transfer energy to it. What happens? The spring bounces up and down in waves. Bounce ：v. 弹回n ．弹跳；活力, 生气

3.Light waves also travel through a vacuum. Vaccum: ['vækjuəm]

n. 真空; 真空吸尘器; 空间; 空虚; 空白

4. 北斗七星) North Star (北极星).

5. Wear a pedometer to counts steps. Pedometer: [pi'dɔmit ə] 步数计, 步程计 6. GPS has 24 satellites that orbit the earth.Orbit: [ˈɔ:bit] n.轨道 势力范围 v. 在„轨道上运行, 环绕轨道运行 7. Social stance: [stæns]

看法, 立场, 观点(运动员的) 始发姿势； 站姿；被放置的姿势；

8. The teacher says initially. adv. 开始, 最初

9. Squirrels save nuts for the winter. ['skwirəl]

10.

[ˈʃiv ə] v. (因寒冷, 害怕等) 颤抖, 哆嗦 n. 颤抖 寒战，寒噤（因恐惧或发高烧） 颤抖，哆嗦（因寒冷、恐惧、激动等）

The accident gave me the shivers.

这事故使我不寒而栗。

11. An organism responds to changes in its

environment. ['ɔ:ɡəniz əm] n.有机物, 有机体; 生物；有机体系

12. A global “stealth bio” attack n. 悄悄的行动, 秘密的行动 by stealth 秘密, 暗中

13. Resistance to quarantine Resistance: [ri'zistəns]

n. 抵抗, 反抗, 抵抗能力；阻力；电阻, 热阻

quarantine:['kwɔ:rən,ti:n] n. (人或动物生病之后被隔离的) 检疫期v. 对„进行检疫隔离

14. Pollen: ['pɔl ən] 花粉

Pollen is a material that is needed by the ˈpa ʊd əri:] 粉(状) 的, 布满粉(或灰尘) 的 ʃu ɡəri] 含糖的, 甜的 ə]

n 花蜜；(古希腊、罗马神话中的) 众神饮的酒; 琼浆玉液；甘美的饮料, 甘露

adj 充满美酒的; 芳香甜蜜的 Rub off: 使) 摩擦掉, 使) 减色

A shame does not rub off.耻辱无法抹灭。

Rub off the blood stain

Achievement has rubbed off使) 减色

15. infectious: [in'fekʃəs] 传染的, 有传染性的；有感染力的

Infectious disease 传染病 16. simulate: 假装；模仿, 模拟

To simulate an interest: 装作感兴趣

17. induce：归纳，引起，感应，诱导=recoganize Take on the day=expect接纳，承担，从事, 呈现 A recipe for a happy disposition through life is harder to come by.

Come by= acquire, obtain

Resist the urge to spoil. 拒绝溺爱 Common sense suggests that…常识。。

Ingredient: (混合物的) 组成部分；（烹调的) 原料 Key ingredient

Resilience: 还原能力；弹力, 回复性, 快速恢复的能

力；适应力

Show great resilience to stress.

Cope with bad days.

Solace: ['sɔl ɪs] n.v. 安慰; 慰藉

SARS: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 严重急性呼吸道综合征，俗称非典型肺炎，简称非典 CONUS: Continental United States 美国大陆

Front page lead: 头条版

Stand in for sb/ sth=substitute (v.n.)

pilot study: 预备试验，前导性研究 Screening test: 筛选测试 Bio-weapon: 生物武器

Dealing with the correspondence has its tedious side. Tedious: ['ti:diəs] 乏味的, 单调的 Associate professor: 副教授 Associate editor: 编辑助理

A vice president: 副总裁

Assistant vice-president: 副总裁助理

Vice minister: 副部长

Canoe ：[kə'nu:] 独木舟

Lie on one’ s back 平躺

Stalk ：潜步跟踪, 潜近

Moan of a draft: v.n. 呻吟; 悲叹；抱怨 chrome: [krəʊm] 铬 Tunneling: [ˈt ʌn əl ɪŋ]

隧道工程; 隧道贯穿; 隧道掘进; 隧道开挖; 隧道作用

The wake of rushing automobile:

Wake: (葬礼前的) 守夜，守灵【海洋学】伴流；尾流；航迹。痕迹，踪迹；(流星的) 瞬间轨迹。. (飞机，导弹等飞行物留下的) 尾流。醒，痕迹 The rattle of window:

v.n. 发出嘎嘎声的儿童玩具; 嘎嘎声

The scratching of braches at a window screen: 刮痕

the stirring of ocean waves: 搅拌（器），搅动

n. （感情、想法或发展的）开始，出现，萌动，酝酿

Adj. 激动人心的; 刺激的; 令人兴奋的

Gust of our own making: n. 一阵强风；(怒、笑等的) 爆发; （感情的）迸发，发作 v. (风) 猛刮 Groan of branches under stress: 呻吟 v.n. 呻吟；发牢骚, 抱怨；受苦, 受折磨 Cater to people: [ˈkeit ə]

提供饮食及服务; （为社交活动）提供饮食, 承办酒席, 满足需要；适合

Be ahead of 优于，超过

Trend: 趋势, 倾向；流行

Reverse the trend:

(使) 反转; (使) 颠倒; (使) 翻转；推翻, 取消；使倒退, 逆转

Inclination ：[ɪnkl ə'ne ɪʃən]

Artistic inclination: 爱好, 癖好, 意向

An inclination to doze off: 爱打瞌睡 An inclination for war: 开战的趋势 Specialize in Thai food/English learning 专门从事, 专攻, 专门研究 Seminar room: 研讨室['seminɑ:] Cheapo ticket：['tʃi:pəu] 便宜的, 不值钱的

1. homemaker: housewife (especially in AmE) 2. self-image: 自我意象

积极自我意象positive self-image 消极自我意negative self-image

3. tier [tɪə] （阶梯式座位、架子等的）一排、一列、一层；second-tier 第二层的；二流的 4. liberal economic policies 自由经济政策；liberal economic ideology 自由经济观念 5. normative ：标准的，规范的(norm规范) ；prescription 处方；法规→ normative prescriptions 标准法规

6. state-owned business 国有企业 →private business/enterprise 私营企业

market(-oriented) economy 市场经济→planned economy 计划经济

school of fish; a group of people 10. fatality: 命运、宿命（fatal ）；fatalities 死亡人数= death toll 11. earthquake:

Seism = earthquake → seismology; seismological; seismologist

tremor 震颤；aftershock 余震；tsunami 海啸 XX 发生里氏XX 级地震：A magnitude XX earthquake / An earthquake measuring XX Richter Scale occurred at XX.

eg: A magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurred at 7. established trends 既定趋势

8. hedge: 树篱、篱笆；规避、避免→hedging strategies 保护策略

9. swarm: a swarm of bees→“一群”的表达法：a herd of beasts; a flock of birds (sheep); a

He has a most melancholic countenance, don’t you think?

Melancholic: 忧郁的；忧郁症患者 Countenance ：n. 面容, 表情；

We can be all melancholic, with husbands urging thrift upon their households. n. 节俭，节约

Spending money on workhouse strays. n. 走失的动物He was a bargain. 捡了便宜 They sting like a lash. 如芒在背。

Sting: 感到疼痛 Lash: 鞭打，鞭挞 n v British Holidays January

• 1st New Year's Day • 5th Twefth Night February

• 1st Candlemas Day 圣烛节 • 14th Valentine's Day 情人节 March

• 1st St David's Day 圣大卫日 (Wales National Day)

• 17th St. Patrick's Day 圣帕特里克日 (Ireland's Special Day) March/April

• Shrove Tuesday 忏悔节/日 • Lent 四旬斋

Wenchuan, Sichuan, China.

An earthquake measuring 7.8 Richter occurred at Wenchuan, Sichuan, China.

Mothering Sunday 拜望双亲日/母亲节 •Maundy Thursday 濯足日/圣星期四 • Easter 复活节 April

• 1st April Fool's Day

• 23rd St George's Day 圣乔治日 (England's National Day) June

• Trooping the Colours

• Wimbledon Tennis Tournament 温布尔顿网球赛 July

• Swan Upping August

• Notting Hill Carnival 诺丁山狂欢节/嘉年华 September

• Harvest Festival 收获节/丰收日 October

• 31st Halloween 万圣节前夕 November

• 5th Bonfire Night 篝火之夜

• 11th Remembrance Day 荣军纪念日/ 停战纪念日/国殇日/阵亡将军纪念日 • 30th St Andrew's Day 圣安德鲁日 (Scotland's National Day) December

• Advent 降临节 • 25th Christmas

• 26th Boxing Day 节礼日/拆礼物节 Same sex birds will pair off with each other. 结成伴侣/对子 zebra finches:斑马雀

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As in their relationships with the opposite sex, they were found to be as 'attached and faithful', perching side by side, nesting together and greeting each other by nuzzling each other's beaks. 恩爱和忠诚。栖息。磨蹭。喙部。

Relationships in animals can be more complicated than just a male and a female who meet and reproduce. 结构复杂的；

繁衍，生殖；复制，重现，再版 Same-sex individuals would also interact, like male-female pairs.

vi 互动, 相互作用/影响。

They built a nest together, incubated and hatched a fertilized egg donated to them by one of the keepers. 孵化，孵卵。受精卵。

Her team, whose study is published in the journal Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, believes the same-sex pairings could be a strategy for survival, the birds teaming up to defend resources and fight predators.

行为生态学和社会生物学。 求生的“策略”。 抵抗掠食者。

Monogamy ：n 一夫一妻制 Monogamous: adj

Finding a social partner could be a priority. 非常重要/优先考虑的事， 优先权，重点

Same-sex pairing in the avian world 鸟的，鸟类的。

Gulls and albatrosses 海鸥与信天翁

It makes her furious to see a good breed of sheep being treated cruelly. 种，品种

气愤，狂/暴怒的，强/激烈的 Rabbits breed quickly. 繁殖 The bear bred two cubs. 生育 She breeds her daughter to become a statesman.

Breed their son a musician. 培养，饲养 Flies in food shops breed disease. 引起, 招致

Female partners copulate with a paired male.

雌性在与雄性伴侣交配

Captivity:人工饲养, 囚禁，被俘状态 Two male chinstrap penguins bonded in their enclosure for at least a year. 南极企鹅。粘合，结合。 圈占/用地，圈占，围绕

Apart from tears, only time could wear everything away. While feeling is being processed by time, conflicts would be reconciled as time goes by, just like a cup of tea that is being continuously diluted. 冲刷一切

和好和解，使一致/和谐 稀释的，无力的，冲淡的

Complaints are the greatest offerings that God obtains from human beings, as well as the most faithful prayers human beings might utter to God.

供物，和平礼物，谢罪礼 祷告，祈祷（文/习惯）

说，讲，以口发出声音

Wisdom appears in contradiction to itself, which is a trick life plays on philosophy of life. 智慧的代价是矛盾。这是人生对人生观开的玩笑。

Girls always look on themselves as proud princesses, with the exception of a small number of either extremely ugly or exceedingly smart ones.

世上的姑娘总以为自己是骄傲的公主(除了少数极丑和少数极聪明的姑娘例外) 旁观，观看

非常，及其，过分地，极为

It can be inferred that you lack confidence in a victory over your rivals from the fact that you’re irritable against them. 推断，推知 易怒/燥/生气的

Some may be wicked, and some may be despicable. 也许有些人很可恶，有些人很卑鄙。 邪恶/恶劣/缺德的。可鄙的，卑鄙的。

Only when I put myself in their position did I know they are more miserable than I. So forgive all that you have met, no matter what kind of persons they are. 悲惨不幸可怜的。

而当我设身为他想象的时候，我才知道：他比我还可怜。所以请原谅所有你见过的人，好人或者坏人。 Please take those farewells easy. 告别，欢送。

It's too late to take a tumble. 恍然大悟

Through thousands of years, with the boundlessness of time, you happen to meet them, neither earlier nor a bit too late.

boundless ：无限，无穷，无边际，广阔的 Everyone has his inherent ability. 潜在的，固有，内在的

It is easily concealed by habbits, blurred by time, and eroded by laziness/inertia. 隐藏，掩盖。使迷离/模糊。

被惰性所消磨。惰性，惯性。 It's meaningless to oppress yourself. 使压抑/制，烦扰

A true love is what doesn't strive for busyness, for extravagance, for luxury, and moreover for hokum. 争取，讲究，奋斗

Busyness ：热闹，繁忙

Extravagance ：奢侈、品，挥霍 Hokum ：废话

We need not only to be under various external pressures, but also to be in the face of internal perplexities. 困惑，混乱，复杂，困难。

You would be affected by the warmth of life if someone gives you an

understanding look during your bitter struggle.

感染/染/受，被打动，受影响 苦苦挣扎

Even a mere glance would make you moved and inspired. 短暂的一瞥。

有雄心壮志，有创造力的。 Captain Claw: 虎克船长 Captain America: 美国队长 Captain Beefheart:牛心上尉 Captain Chromax: 伞兵船长 Captain Cook: 库克船长

Captain Jack： 杰克船长/队长 captain of industry: 大企业之首脑

Predecessor: 前任, 前辈；(被取代的) 原有事物, 前身

Obsessed with the idea 时刻困扰，缠住

Capture the sophisticated drama of life 表达，刻画，描述

老练，老于世故的，见多识广的

Make this seemingly trite, but personally profound observation. 看来似乎，表面上看。

（言语想法）老生常谈，陈腐，老套的。Autobiography ：自传，自传文学 Autobiographical ：自传、体的

Synthesize ：综合，使合成，人工合成 Synthesis ：综合、法，合成

A sacred inheritance from his father 神圣不可侵犯，宗教，受崇敬的 遗产，继承物

Make this perceptive comment

洞察力强的; 敏锐的; 理解力强的 adj. adv n Perception:

感知(能力); 觉察(力) ；认识, 观念, 看法

The ability to assess oneself in his setting

估价, 估计；评定, 核定

环境,(某事、戏剧、小说等的) 背景

Blur the distinction between autobiography and fiction. 使变模糊; 模糊、物，模糊形状，模糊的记忆 n 小说，虚构想象出的事。 The fiction became a cliché 陈腐的说法; 陈词滥调

《精灵鼠小弟》Stuart Little 《怪物史莱克》Shrek 《鲨鱼帮》Shark Tale

《指环王》Lord of the Rings 《小鸡快跑》Chicken Run 《功夫熊猫》Kung Fu Panda 《蜂电影》Bee Movie 《机器人瓦力》Wall-E

《辛普森一家》The Simpsons Movie 《幻想曲》Fantasia

《玩具总动员3》Toy Story 《冰河世纪1》Ice Age

《泰拉星球》Battle for Terra 《我在伊朗长大》Persepolis 《人猿泰山》Tarzan

《别惹蚂蚁》The Ant Bully 《圣诞夜惊魂》The

Nightmare Before Christmas 《狮子王》The Lion King 《白雪公主和七个小矮人》 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

《美食总动员》Untitled Rodent Project. 年月周前要用in ，日子前面不可以。 遇到几号要用on ，上午下午

又是in 。要说某日上下午，用on 换 in 才可以。午夜黄昏用at ，黎明用它也 可以。at 也用在时分前，说“差”可 要用上to ，说“过”只用past ， 1. A light heart lives long. 豁达者长寿。

2. An apple a day，keep the doctor away. 一天一个苹果，疾病远离我。

3. After dinner sit a while，after supper walk a mile.午饭过后坐一坐，晚饭过后走一走。

4. Bitter pills may have wholesome effects. 良药苦口利于病。

5. Disease is the child of intemperance. 疾病来自不知节制。

6. Eating little and speaking little can never do harm. 吃少病少，话少祸少。 Early to bed and early to rise，makes a man healthy ，wealthy and wise.早睡早起使人健康富有和聪明。

8. Light supper makes long life. 晚餐吃得少，保你活到老。 9. Nature is the best physician. 大自然是最好的医生。 10. The first wealth is health. 健康是人生的第一财富。

12. Wimbledon: a city located in southeast of England and near London; the place where international tennis competition is held every year. 温布尔登；温网

13. formidable: difficult to defeat or deal with 难以克服的，难以对付的 14. shy away: 避开，回避 15. tap into: 利用、开发

16. self-fulfilling 自我实现的；（预言等）自行实现的，应验的

17. rejuvenate: to make one feel or look young and strong again. 使变得年轻，使恢复活力，使返老还童→ juvenile 18. orchestra 管弦乐团→ symphony orchestra 交响乐团

the Social Security Administration 社会保障部

19. income-tax revenues 税收收入；benefits 救济金；deficit 赤字；livelihood 生计

20. demographic shifts 人口统计学意义上的流动

21. –ridden 受„折磨的；饱受„的→ poverty-ridden; war-ridden; guilt-ridden

22. inflation 通货膨胀→ deflation 通货紧缩；flation 物价稳定

23. barring: prep except for eg: Barring any last-minute problems, we should finish the job by tonight. 24. reserves 储备金

25. palatable 可口的、美味的；认可的，认同的

26. commission 委员会→ the International Olympic Commission (IOC)→committee

27. greenhouse gas emission 温室气体排放→ global warming 全球变暖

28. ozone depleting 臭氧减少→ ozone holes 臭氧空洞

29. soil erosion 土壤腐蚀

30. eco-efficient 有利于生态的→ ecology 生态、生态学→eco-system 生态系统 31. the Caucasus 高加索地区

32. recipe: the instrument on cooking sth.; a way of achieving sth. 配方、烹饪法；秘诀

33. disposition: a particular character or nature of a person 气质、性格、个性

34. solace: comfort or consolation 安慰

35. delegate v appoint a person as a representative to do sth. 委派、委任；n 代表 36. distasteful 不合口味的、令人反感的；unethical 不道德的

37. column 专栏；竖栏

38. eccentric 不同心的（圆）；古怪的→ec-向外的 → con- :向内的，concentric 同心的；concentrate; converge

39. errand 差事、跑腿→ run an errand 跑个腿；errand boy/girl 打杂的

40. day-release classes 一周上一天的课程

41. polish: to make smooth, bright and shiny by continual rubbing 擦亮 42. stealth 秘密行动、暗中活动→ stealth bio 秘密生物

43. healthcare 卫生保健→ Ministry of Health 卫生部

44. modified 修饰的；改良的；变异的

45. microbe 微生物；细菌 microbiology 微生物学

46. proportion →proportionate →disproportionate 比例；成比例的；不成比例的→in proportion to 与„成比例/ out of proportion to 与„不成比例

47. doctrine 教义；原则

SARS is an ef fective model for a global “stealth bio” attack, which tested healthcare systmes and from which we can learn and develop system improvements.

48. Duke University 杜克大学（美国一所大学） 49. go bankrupt 倒闭

50. Hyundai 现代；Samsung 三星；Daewoo 大宇；LG: Lucky Goldstar or Life is Good；SK 韩国SK 集团（能源化工、信息通讯）

51. far-fetched: extremely unlikely to be true or to happen. 牵强的

52. mishap: 不幸、灾难→ mis-: 错误的、不当的、不利的：misbehave 行为不端、表现不好；misspelling

拼写错误；misjudge 误判、冤枉

53. neuro-: concerning the nerves 神经（的）→neurology 神经病学；neuritis 54. headmaster/headmistress 男/女校长

55. be committed to 尽心尽力于„„ 56. largish: 稍大的，偏大的→ -ish: to some degree, quite, a bit 有点„的，稍微„的：reddish, yellowish, youngish, tallish

57. choir: 合唱团、唱诗班；chorus 合唱

58. all is well: 一切正常，一切都好 59. tribunal: a court appointed officially with powers to deal with special matters 特殊法庭；Social Security Tribunal 社会保障法庭 60. vocal mechanism: 发声机制 61. call center: 电话客服

62. self-conscious: 有自我意识的；局促的忸怩的

63. slender: gracefully thin 苗条细长的

64. polar: 南/北极的：polar bear 北极熊→ pole 极地：South Pole/ North Pole 南/北极

65. bully: a person who intentionally frightens or hurts weaker people 恃强凌弱者，以大欺小者；欺负 66. hardback books 精装书