新視野大學(xué)英語第二冊unit1單詞

1、<1>budget v.（為.）作出安排1.She has learned how to budget her time carefully. |她已學(xué)會了怎么精心安排自己的時間。2.The government has budgeted 10 million dollars for education spending. |政府在預(yù)算中撥款一千萬美元作為教育經(jīng)費。vi.制定預(yù)算 As a student, you have to learn how to budget. |作為學(xué)生，你得學(xué)會如何制定開支計劃。n.|C預(yù)算1.It is important to balance o

2、ne's budget. |使收支平衡十分重要。2.They are preparing the company's advertising budget for 2007. |他們正在制定公司2007年的廣告預(yù)算。<2>chargev.向.收費，要價1.We do not charge for delivery. |我們免費送貨上門。2.The doctor charged us 400 dollars for a five-minute examination. 醫(yī)生做一次5分鐘的檢查要了我們400美元。<3>acute a.敏感的；敏銳的 1.Do

3、gs have an acute sense of smell. |狗有靈敏的嗅覺。2.The critical professional requires unusually acute observation. |評論家需要非常敏銳的觀察力。2.嚴(yán)重的1.The president suffered acute embarrassment from this news. |這一新聞使總統(tǒng)十分難堪。2.He felt acute pain on his back. |他感到背部很疼。<4>hourglass n.|C |（計時用的）沙漏The use of the hourgla

4、ss dates back to almost two thousand years ago in China. 沙漏的使用在中國可追溯到差不多2千年前。<5>restless a.煩躁的；不安靜的1.After one month in the job, he felt restless and decided to leave. |這工作他干了一個月就感到厭倦，于是決定不干了。2.The children grew restless with the long wait. |等的時間一長，孩子們就逐漸躁動不安起來。<6>restlessly ad. 煩躁地；不安靜地

5、1.She walked back and forth restlessly in her room. |她焦躁不安地在房間里走來走去。2.He moved about restlessly, lighting a cigarette. |他焦躁不安地走來走去，點燃了一支煙。<7>elbow vt.用肘推（或撞）人1.He elbowed me out of the way. |他用肘把我推開了。2.She elbowed her way forward. |她用胳膊肘推擠著向前走。n.肘1.He sat with his elbows on the table. |他坐著，雙肘架

6、在桌上。2.His arm was wrapped from the elbow to the fingers. |他的胳膊從肘部一直包扎到手指。<8>abrupt a.粗魯?shù)?，無禮的 1.The manager was offended by his abrupt reply. |經(jīng)理被他的粗魯?shù)幕卮鸺づ恕?.The head teacher is very abrupt with parents. |主任老師對家長們的態(tài)度很粗魯。2.突然的，意外的1.The road is full of many abrupt turns. |這條路有許多急轉(zhuǎn)彎。2.His abrupt

7、departure surprised everyone. |他突然離去，使大家都很吃驚。<9>opening a.開始的 1.He left after the opening speech of the debate. |辯論會的開場白之后他就走了。2.The queen attended the opening night of the theatre. |女王觀看了這家劇院的首夜演出。n.1. C開業(yè)典禮；落成典禮1.the opening of a new highway |一條新公路的通車典禮2Many attended the opening of the new s

8、ports center. |很多人參加了新體育中心的落成典禮。C 空缺職位1.There are few openings in publishing for new graduates. |出版行業(yè)能為新畢業(yè)的大學(xué)生提供的空缺職位極少。2.I'm trying to apply for an opening in an advertising firm. |我正在申請廣告公司的一個空缺職位。<10>ritual a.例行的；慣常的 1.Every day the work begins with the ritual greetings. |每天的工作以例行的問候開始。

9、2.They made ritual apology and left. |他們做了程式化的道歉，然后就離開了。n.慣例1.Wives make a ritual of their household duties. |家庭主婦每天都是一成不變地操持家務(wù)。2.I've wound up the clock so many times that it has become a ritual. |我經(jīng)常給鐘上發(fā)條，以致這已成了我的習(xí)慣。<11>interaction n.交流 1.The interaction of the two groups produced many g

10、ood ideas. |兩個組通過相互交流提出了許多不錯的見解。2.If there was more interaction between the two, their problems would be solved. |如果雙方有更多的溝通，他們的問題會得到解決。. C, U 相互作用；相互影響1.the interaction of two medicines |兩種藥之間的相互作用2.The interaction between different police forces would improve the rate of solving crimes. |警方相互合作可以提

11、高破案率。 <12>conventionn. C, U習(xí)俗；慣例1.By convention, the leader is always a man. 按照慣例，領(lǐng)導(dǎo)總是由男性擔(dān)任。2.Wearing a coat and tie is an accepted convention on such an occasion. |在那種場合，穿外套系領(lǐng)帶是約定俗成的穿著要求。 C會議；大會1.They hold the annual convention in July.他們每年7月召開年度會議。2.The convention decided on a new rule. |大會就

12、一項新規(guī)定作出決議。<13>leisure |n.空閑，閑暇 1.We've been working all week without a moment's leisure. |我們已整整干了一周，無一刻閑暇。2.He has some leisure from his studies. |他在學(xué)習(xí)之余有些空閑時間。 U悠閑，安逸1.A life of easy leisure makes a man less adventurous. |安逸的生活會使人變得不思進(jìn)取。2.After she retired, she lived in leisure at hom

13、e. |她退休后閑居在家。<14>leisurelya.從容的；不匆忙的1.walk at a leisurely pace |邁著從容的步伐行進(jìn)2.Her walked at a more leisurely pace. |他慢悠悠地走著。<15>assess vt.評價，評估1.They assessed the value of the house at $600,000. |他們估算這幢房子值60萬美元。2.They say they can assess intelligence from these tests. |他們聲稱通過這些測試能對智力進(jìn)行評估。&l

14、t;16>surroundingsn.周圍的事物；環(huán)境1.pleasant surroundings |令人愉快的環(huán)境2.The new surroundings made the children very happy. |新的環(huán)境讓孩子們很開心。<17>probe v. 調(diào)查；探究1.The matter must be probed to the bottom. |這件事必須徹底調(diào)查。2.She tried to probe his mind to find out what he was thinking. |她試圖探究他的心思，以便知道他在想些什么。n.探針（醫(yī)生檢

15、查傷口用的鈍頭細(xì)長工具） The doctor lost the probe during the operation. |手術(shù)過程中，醫(yī)生弄丟了探針。<18>social a.1社會的 Governments have made efforts to improve women's social and economic status. 政府已作出努力以提高婦女的社會地位和經(jīng)濟(jì)地位。Not least important, marriage is a great social stabilizer of men. |很重要的是，婚姻是促使男子穩(wěn)定的一大社會因素。2.社交的

16、She often attends social gatherings. |她常出席社交聚會。His reasons for calling were purely social. |他來訪的原因純粹是為了社交。<19>sociallyad.與社會 (或社交) 相關(guān)地 We have known each other socially for a long time. |我們相交已久。For socially ambitious couples this is a problem. |對社交上雄心勃勃的夫婦來說，這是一個問題。<20>tick vi.（鐘、表等）滴答響T

17、he old clock ticked noisily. 那口老鐘的滴答聲很響。My watch doesn't tick because it's electronic. |我的表不滴嗒作響，因為它是電子表。n.（鐘、表的）滴答聲The continual tick of the clock got on my nerves. |鐘不斷地作響，令我心煩。The ticks seem to be coming from that bag over there. |滴答聲似乎是從那邊的袋子里發(fā)出的。<21>consequently |ad.因此，所以 My car b

18、roke down and consequently I was late. |我的汽車半路上出了毛病，所以來晚了。I spent most of my money in the first week and consequently had very little to spend on food during the last few days of the holidays. |我在假期第一周就用掉了大部分錢，因此最后幾天幾乎沒什么錢買吃的了。<22>device n.|1. C器械，裝置 He made a device to make the door shut by i

19、tself. |他制作了一種能使門自動關(guān)閉的裝置。A computer is a device for processing information. |計算機(jī)是一種處理信息的裝置。2. C方法，手段Her illness is only a device to escape seeing him. 她所謂生病只是回避見他的一種策略。By various devices he was able to make a huge fortune. |他通過各種手段賺了一大筆錢。<23>fax n.|C |傳真；傳真機(jī)I'll send you a fax with the det

20、ails of the meeting. |我會把會議的細(xì)節(jié)用傳真發(fā)給你。|I'll send you the agreement by fax. |我會把合同用傳真發(fā)給你。<24>email n.|C, U電子郵件 Nowadays people send far more emails than letters by post. |現(xiàn)今人們發(fā)送的電子郵件遠(yuǎn)多于信件。They keep in touch by email. |他們通過電子郵件保持聯(lián)系。<25>givenprep.如果考慮到Given the uncertainty over my husban

21、d's future I was left with little other choice. |鑒于我丈夫前途的不確定性，我別無選擇。Given the circumstances, you've done really well. |考慮到環(huán)境因素，你做得已經(jīng)很出色了。<26>gathering n.|C集會，聚會I met him once or twice at family gatherings. |我在家庭聚會上遇到過他一兩次。Soon afterwards, the gathering broke up and the guests took thei

22、r leave. |不多久，聚會結(jié)束，客人告辭。<27>impersonality n. 不牽涉?zhèn)€人感情；無人情味It was a system of impersonality; it made no difference who you were, so long as you could master its rules. |這是一項不牽涉?zhèn)€人感情的制度，只要你掌握規(guī)則，你是誰都無關(guān)緊要。<28>electronica.使用電子設(shè)備的 This dictionary is available in electronic form. |這部詞典有電子版本。I'

23、;ve only now become familiar with the benefits of electronic banking. |我現(xiàn)在才熟悉電子銀行的優(yōu)點。2.電子的an electronic address book |電子地址簿 an electronic game |電子游戲 <29>significance n.重要性；重要意義Could you explain to me the significance of this part of the agreement? |請把合同中這部分的含義給我解釋一下好嗎？Few people realized the s

24、ignificance of the discovery. |幾乎沒人意識到這一發(fā)現(xiàn)的重要性。<30>conduct |vt.|進(jìn)行；實施 conduct an experiment |做實驗 We have been conducting a survey of the region. |我們對該地區(qū)進(jìn)行了調(diào)查。2.傳導(dǎo)（電或熱）Copper conducts electricity well. |銅具有良好的導(dǎo)電性能。He wasn't sure if rubber conducted electricity. |他不能肯定橡膠是否導(dǎo)電。n.行為，舉止The priso

25、ner was set free early because of good conduct. |那個囚犯因表現(xiàn)好而被提前釋放。|Nobody can stand such shameless conduct. |沒有人能容忍如此不知羞恥的行為。|<31>increasinglyad.日益；愈加Increasingly, people are realizing that our basic problems are not economic ones. 人們逐漸認(rèn)識到我們的根本問題并不是經(jīng)濟(jì)問題。The country became increasingly rich and s

26、uccessful. |這個國家日趨富足昌盛。<32>conferencen.（正式）會議The Institute of Accountants is holding its conference in Edinburgh this year. |會計師協(xié)會正在愛丁堡舉行今年的會議。She's an organizer of the International Conference on AIDS that the university has every year. |她是大學(xué)每年召開的愛滋病國際會議的組織者。<33>teleconferencen. |C遠(yuǎn)

27、程會議Holding a teleconference can save time and money. |召開遠(yuǎn)程會議既省時又省錢。The technicians were busy preparing for today's teleconference. |技術(shù)人員正忙著為今天的遠(yuǎn)程會議做準(zhǔn)備工作。<34>obtain|vt. 獲得，得到He always manages to obtain what he wants. |他想要的他總能弄到。Further information can be obtained from our head office. |可以從我

28、們的總部獲得更多的資料。|<35>superb a.極好的The sports center is superb. |這個體育中心是一流的。The view from my window is superb. |從窗外看去，景色壯麗。<36>whereas conj.然而；但是He earns $8,000 whereas she gets at least $20,000 every year. |他一年只掙八千美元；而她卻至少掙兩萬美元。She is hard-working, whereas he is lazy. |她很勤快，而他卻懶惰。<37>po

29、stala. 郵政的；郵寄的Domestic postal services will be reviewed this year. |今年將對國內(nèi)郵政系統(tǒng)進(jìn)行評估。<38>efficient a.效率高的a very efficient secretary |辦事效率高的秘書Lighting is now more energy efficient. |現(xiàn)在的照明更節(jié)能。<39>impolitea.無禮的，失禮的 It would be impolite to leave in the middle of the meeting. |在會議中途離開會是失禮的。She

30、had no wish to appear impolite but there was something about the man that made her so. |她并不想表現(xiàn)出有失禮儀，但那個男子的舉止使她不得不如此。<40>elapsevi.（時間）過去，逝去Three years have elapsed since we last met. |自我們上次見面以來，已經(jīng)過去三年了。Four years had elapsed since he left college and still he hadn't found a job. |他大學(xué)畢業(yè)已四年了，

31、卻仍未找到工作。<41>skillful a.熟練的；有技巧的He is skillful at inventing excuses. |他善于編造借口。Soon they became very skillful in answering such questions. |他們很快變得善于回答這類問題。<42>skillfulnessn. 熟練；技巧He was admired by all for his skillfulness. |他技術(shù)精湛，贏得眾人交口His performance tonight speaks volumes for his skillfu

32、lness. |他今晚的表現(xiàn)充分說明他技巧之熟練。<43>competent a.有能力的；能干的；勝任的He's not competent to look after young children. |他不太會照管孩子。My secretary is perfectly competent, but she doesn't have much patience.我的秘書完全能夠勝任工作，只是耐心不夠。<44>fulfill vt.履行；執(zhí)行fulfill an obligation |履行義務(wù)|A nurse has many duties to f

33、ulfill in caring for the sick. |護(hù)士在護(hù)理病人時要履行許多職責(zé)。實現(xiàn)；完成I have fulfilled many of my youthful aims. |我已實現(xiàn)了我年輕時的許多目標(biāo)。Visiting Disneyland has fulfilled a boyhood dream. |游玩迪斯尼實現(xiàn)了他兒時的夢想。<45>capital n.資本；資金Our return on capital has more than doubled since 2000. |2000年以來, 我們的投資收益翻了一番還多。Since the stock

34、market crash, companies have been trying to raise capital by selling new stock. |股市崩潰以來，不少公司一直在設(shè)法通過銷售新股籌集資金。<46>fall behind落在.后面She hurt her ankle and fell behind the others. |她的腳踝受傷了，所以落在了其他人后面。His mother was chatting and didn't notice that he had fallen behind. |他媽媽一直在和別人聊天，都沒發(fā)現(xiàn)他落在了后面。&l

35、t;47>result in導(dǎo)致；造成.的結(jié)果Our efforts resulted in success. |我們的努力取得了成功。If left untreated, the condition will eventually result in blindness. |這種情況如果不治療，最終會導(dǎo)致失明。<48>run out用完；耗盡Their supplies soon ran out. |他們的供給很快就用完了。We must act quickly because time is running out. |時間所剩無幾，我們得趕快行動。2.用完；耗盡We can see that the manager is running o