大學實用英語 第二冊 unit1text A 單詞

1、 Unit 1 Misunderstanding misunderstand vt. understand wrongly 誤解誤解 e.g. Im sorry, I misunderstood you. 真對不起，我誤解你了。真對不起，我誤解你了。 It seems that you have misunderstood what I said at the meeting. 看來你誤解了我在會上所說的話了?？磥砟阏`解了我在會上所說的話了。 mis- mislead mistake misuse misfortune misjudgemisunderstanding n.(an exampl

2、e of ) wrong understanding 誤解，誤會 e.g. Her poor French often leads to misunderstandings when she visits France. 她的法語很差 ，因而她訪問法國時常引起誤會。comb 1.n. 梳子 2.vt. tidy, arrange or straighten (the hair, etc.)with a comb 梳(頭發(fā)等) e.g. Sally combed her hair carefully. 塞麗仔細地梳了頭發(fā).uncombed a. 未梳理過的;蓬亂的 e.g. Marys hair

3、 was uncombed and her face unwashed as she hurried to the hospital this morning. 今天早晨瑪麗匆匆趕去醫(yī)院時,頭發(fā)沒梳,臉沒有洗.tap (尤指為吸引注意尤指為吸引注意)輕拍，輕敲（某人或某物）輕拍，輕敲（某人或某物） e.g. 1. Grace tapped on the door and went in. 格雷斯輕輕地敲了一下門就進去了。格雷斯輕輕地敲了一下門就進去了。2. He turned as someone tapped him on the shoulder. 有人拍了拍他的肩膀，他轉過身來。有人拍了

4、拍他的肩膀，他轉過身來。 英語中講擊打某人身上某一部位時，通?？偸怯媒樵~引出英語中講擊打某人身上某一部位時，通常總是用介詞引出那個部位。那個部位。bomb n.炸彈 e.g. 1. Fortunately the house was empty when the bomb exploded 炸彈爆炸時，幸好房子里沒有人。2. Terrorists had planted a bomb somewhere in the station. 恐怖分子在火車站的某個地方放置了一枚炸彈。immediate a. 立即的，即刻的；緊迫的 e.g. 1. Mr. Smith wants immediate

5、answer from his boss 史密斯先生要他的老板立即答復。 2.Immediate action must be taken to prevent further problems。 必須馬上采取行動來防止更多的問題。 immediately adv.traffic n. 交通；通行，往來e.g. There was heavy traffic on the road this morning 今天早晨路上的交通很擁擠。2. By the time we reached the city we had hit a traffic 我們到達那個城市時，正碰上交通堵塞。jam n果醬

6、 n. 擁擠；堵塞 e.g. About 1000 cars sat in a jam for two hours waiting to cross the bridge yesterday. 昨天大約有1000輛汽車等候過橋，堵了兩個小時。 vt. 把擠進； 把塞滿，使擠緊； Hundreds of departing motorists jammed the roads. 數百名打算駕車離開的司機堵住了道路。 vi. 擠滿，擁擠； 堵塞； 發(fā)生故障 similar adj. 相像的，相仿的，類似的，相似的 e.g. 1.These two words are similar in pron

7、unciation, but different in spelling. 這兩個詞發(fā)音相似，但是拼寫不同。2. His view about the situation is quite similar to ours. 他對形勢的看法和我們差不多。airport n. 機場，航空港 e.g. Her family went to see her off at the airport. 她的家人前往機場給她送行。flight n. 飛行，飛翔，航班 e.g. We need to hurry or well miss our flight. 我們得趕緊了否則會誤機了。gasp vi. (尤其

8、指由于驚訝等而)喘氣，喘息；倒抽氣 e.g. I gasped when I heard the money had been lost. 聽到錢丟了，我倒抽了一口氣。common a. 常見的，普通的 通常的 e.g. Jones is a very common name in Britain。 瓊斯是英國很常見的名字。 uncommon: a. rare or unusual罕見的；不平常的；異乎尋常的 e.g. 20 years ago，supermarkets were not uncommon in china. 20年前，超市在中國很少見。continent n. (地球上的）洲

9、，大洲；大陸 wonder v. express a wish to know sth., silently or in words 對感到疑惑；想知道 e.g. I was wondering if you are free for lunch. 不知道你是否有空一起吃午飯。2. I wondered what his words meant. 我想知道他的話是什么意思。embarrass v. 使窘迫,使尷尬 e.g. 1. I hope I didnt embarrass you in front of your friends. 我希望沒有讓你在朋友面前感到難堪。2. One woma

10、n was trying to embarrass me by asking me questions I couldnt answer. 一個女人問了我一些無法回答的問題，企圖使我下不了臺。embarrassed adj. 窘迫的，尷尬的 e.g. 1. Tom looked embarrassed when he found that he had no money with him at all. 發(fā)現(xiàn)自己一點錢都沒帶時，湯姆看上去很尷尬。2. I got very drunk at the party, and I feel really embarrassed about it. 在

11、聚會時我喝得爛醉，我真地感到不好意思。get on 登上(公共汽車,火車等) e.g. 1. When I got on the bus, I found all the seats were occupied. 我登上公共汽車時,發(fā)現(xiàn)所有的座位都有人了. 2. They felt worried when they realized that they had got on the wrong train. 當他們意識到乘錯火車時,他們感到擔心起來.head for 向.走去; 朝行進 e.g. The ship was heading for Britain. 這艘船正駛向英國.2. He

12、 headed for the bus stop. 他向公共汽車站走去.pull over 把車開到路邊 e.g. The policeman asked the driver to pull over.警察叫駕駛員靠邊停車。in the world (用于疑問詞who, why, what等后以加強語氣)究竟，到底 e.g.What in the world is he doing? 他究竟在干什么？Where in the world were you when I was in need of your help? 1. 在我需要你幫忙時你到底在哪里？instead of 代替；而不是 e.g. Can I have tea instead of coffee? 我能不喝咖啡而喝茶嗎？Lets play cards instead of watching television. 1. 我們不看電視，來打牌吧。 feel like 有的感覺；想要 e.g.1. When my best friend left me alone in the street, I feel like a hurt animal. 當我最好的朋友把我拋在街上的時候，我感覺自己像一只受傷的動物。2. Do you feel like another drink?