大学英语考试精读:第四册(UNIT3)(2)

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  exchange

  vt. give and receive (one thing in return for another) 交换

  trump

  n.  王牌

  royal

  a.  for, belonging to, or connected with a king or queen 皇家的; 王室的

  statement

  n.  expression in words; a written or spoken declaration, esp. of a formal kind 陈述;声明

  ace

  n.  (纸牌中的)"A"牌,爱司

  foretell

  vt. tell beforehand; predict 预言

  solar

  a.   of the sun

  the solar system

  the sun and the planets which revolve round it

  justify

  vt. give a good reason for; show to be just, right or reasonable 证明……是正当的;为…辩护

  say-so

  n.  an authoritative pronouncement; one's unsupported assertion 权威性声明;无证据的断言

  Egyptian

  n.,a. (native) of Egypt 埃及人;埃及的

  predict

  vt. announce or tell beforehand; forecast 预言

  bang

  ad. with a sudden loud noise; with a sudden impact 砰地

  navigation

  n.  the act or process of navigating 航海

  calculation

  n.  the act of adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing to find a result 计算

  calculate  vt.

  calculator  n. 计算器

  counter

  n.  sth. of value in bargaining; a return attack, such as a blow in boxing 讨价还价的本钱;回击,反击

  precarious

  a.  insecure; depending upon mere assumption 不安全的;根据不足的,靠不住的

  exceptionally

  ad. unusually

  authority

  n.  power to influence; power to give orders and make others obey 权威;权力

  ignoramus

  n.  an ignorant person 无知的人

  stray

  vi. wander away; (of thoughts or conversation) move away from the subject 走离;离题

  specialty

  n.  a special field of work or study 专业

  outline

  vt. indicate the main ideas or facts of

  n.  a systematic listing of the important points of a subject 提纲

  press

  vt. demand or ask for continuously 催促,逼迫

  credulous

  a.  tending to believe sth. on little evidence, arising from credulity 轻信的

  burden

  n.  sth. difficult to bear; load 重负;负荷

  Phrases & Expressions

  follow up

  pursue or investigate closely; take further action after (sth.) 深入研究或调查;采取进一步行动

  for the sake of

  for the good or advantage of; for the purpose of 为了…的利益;为了

  throw/shed light on

  make clear; explain 使明白,使明朗;解释

  and so forth

  and so on

  as for

  with regard to, concerning 至于

  may well (not)

  be very likely (not) to 完全(不)可能

  bring out

  show; offer to the public 拿出;使显出;推出(新产品等)

  aim at

  have as one's target, objective, etc.

  fall back on

  turn to for support 求助于

  rest on

  depend on, rely on

  stray away from

  wander from; move from 偏离

  start off

  begin; depart

  in a way

  to a certain extent; a little; somewhat 在某种程度上

  Proper Names

  Saint Joan

  圣女贞德

  Bernard Shaw

  萧伯纳


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