大學英語泛讀重要單詞整理:

nicotine? 尼古丁

a bad pain 劇痛

difference 差額

it did this 它這樣做了

tornado 龍卷風

funnel shaped 漏斗形的

vacuum sweeper 真空吸塵器

on the average 平均

out of the reach of house ants:家蟻無法接觸到

?got under way 開始運行

slow-drying:干得很慢的

With that: Following that.接著

?put me to shame: made me feel ashamed使我羞愧

end to end:頭尾相接

saliva:唾液

all one way:全部單向通行

?blinders:遮眼物

?guideposts:路標

?in proportion to their size :與它們的大小相對而言

puzzled 困惑的

?instant cash machines:即時提款機

The early bird catches the worm:(諺語)“早起的鳥兒有蟲吃”,與“ Firstcome, first served”有類似的意思,表示“先到先得”

vice versa/vas'vass/:反之亦然

?field work: investigation work實地工作

?feel offended ：feel unhappy or hurt感到不快或受傷

torn 心煩意亂

later on后來

far from peaceful:很不平靜

sealed off;封住了

built up:積聚

on board ships:在船上

block:街區(qū)

in a mood to: willing to

get involved:受牽累

a car full of bandits一車歹徒

defending someone innocent of a crime:為某人無罪進行辯護

digging up: making an effort to search for

?So what?:那又有什么辦法呢?

the mate of their dreams:夢想中的伴侶

go into a tailspin: become upset

kit(貨物、用具等的)包本文中指的是賀卡包。

genie/a3im/:(阿拉伯神話故事中的)魔仆;精靈graduate degree:碩士學位

I was immediately tested.我立即經(jīng)受考驗rather than:而不是

held fast to: persisted in堅持在

gone for good表示“叫價過程已完成”,for good是習語,表示“永久地”,所以gone for good的意思就是“成交”

Thank goodness:謝天謝地

What about the paintings: what about是詢問某人或某事狀況的習語,這句話的意思是“那些名畫呢?”

heritage: cultural heritage文化遺產(chǎn)

from anger: because of anger

?developers:開發(fā)商

are racing ahead with modernization, sometimes without stopping to think正在加速實現(xiàn)現(xiàn)代化,有時無暇思考

proposed:規(guī)劃好的

?attacked: developed

bulldoze用推土機推平

remain closer to what they are.盡量保存它們原有的樣子

a rite of passage 標志人生進入新階段的重大事件,如出生，成年，結婚等而舉行的儀式。

as well as:besides

military occupation軍事占領

community and togetherness 團聚

build up 集結

dozens of liters 幾十公升水

caught sight of :saw

going full blast 強勁地噴水

conservation 節(jié)約用水

hide their heads in the sand 把頭埋在沙里，比喻不正視現(xiàn)實

runs on into the future 在未來得到發(fā)揚光大

revealing clothing 暴露的著裝

found not guilty 被判無罪

vicious circle 惡性循環(huán)

interpersonally人際關系上

taking a drastic toll 造成嚴重的損失和傷害

get caught shoplifting 在商店中偷竊商品被抓

in a defensive posture 處于防衛(wèi)姿態(tài)

predator 食肉動物

for one thing:for example

loser差勁的人

virtuous circle 良性循環(huán)

sophistication and charm 練達和魅力

come at a great price 付出極大的代價

awash in material abundance 被豐富的物質所淹沒

making a mess of 弄臟或打亂

finance their consumer choices 為消費選擇籌措資金