大学英语考试精读:第六册(UNIT7)(2)

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  haul

  n.  the amount of sth. gained, esp. stolen goods

  anonymity

  n.  the condition of being anonymous 匿名

  enforcement

  n.  the act or process of enforcing; putting into force 实施,执行

  enforce  vt.

  agent

  n.  representative of a government agency

  fugitive

  n.  a person running away from justice, danger, etc. 逃亡者

  illegal

  a.  against the law

  diligently

  ad. in a diligent manner; carefully; industriously

  bizarre

  a.  strictly odd or queer in appearance or style; fantastic

  unparalleled

  a.  too great to be equaled 举世无双的

  liquidate

  vt. terminate the operation of (a commercial firm, etc.) by assessment of liabilities and appropriation of assets for their settlement 清算

  yacht

  n.  a small ship used for pleasure trips

  arduous

  a.  requiring great physical or mental effort; difficult to accomplish

  goodly

  a.  considerable

  pensioner

  n.  a person who receives a regular payment, not wages, from a government, company, or patron

  pension

  n.  a regular payment to a person of a specified sum of money which is not wages

  proportion

  n.  the size or amount of one thing when compared to the size or amount of another; (pl.) size or extent 比率,比例;大小

  inexhaustible

  a.  existing in such large amounts that it can never be finished or used up

  insupportable

  a.  unbearable

  marital

  a.  of or relating to marriage

  confession

  n.  admission (of one's weakness, fault, sin, etc.) 坦白;忏悔

  incarcerate

  vt. confine or imprison 幽闭;监禁

  unamiable

  a.  ill-natured, ungracious

  spouse

  n.  a wife or husband

  scheme

  n.  a plan for doing sth.

  visit

  vt. inflict (punishment) for (wrongdoing); avenge 降罪于,惩罚

  lifework

  n.  the work to which one's life is devoted; most important work of one's life

  fanatically

  ad. excessively

  meticulous

  n.  extremely careful; with great attention to detail

  double-check

  n.  the act of checking again; verifying

  shrewd

  a.  clever in judgment, esp. of what is to one's own advantage

  dissatisfy

  vt. fail to satisfy; displease

  greed

  n.  a selfish desire to get more and more of sth. 贪婪

  greedy

  a.

  expand

  v.  make or become larger

  grievance

  n.  a complaint or cause for complaint, esp. when one feels one has been unfairly treated

  immature

  a.  not mature; not full-grown

  frivolous

  a.  not serious or sensible in content, attitude or behaviour 不严肃的,轻浮的

  foresee

  vt. see or realize in advance

  slip

  n.  a usu. slight mistake

  elapse

  vi. (of time) pass by

  awesome

  a.  inspiring fear or dread

  sweetheart

  n.  a person whom one loves

  accusation

  n.  a statement that one has done sth. wrong

  accuse

  vt.

  rumor

  n.  news or information which is passed from person to person but has not been proven to be true

  freezer

  n.  a large fridge in which supplies of food can be stored at a very low temperature; deep freeze

  mandatory

  a.  required by law; compulsory 依法的;强制性的

  choke

  vt. block or clog up (a passage, street, etc.)

  transport

  n.  the act of carrying (goods or people) from place to place

  Congress

  n.  the elected law-making body, e.g. of the US 立法机构,如美国国会

  warehouse

  n.  a house or building where merchandise is stored

  dehydrate

  vt. cause to lose water 使脱水

  Phrases & Expressions

  in brief

  in short; to sum up

  as far as

  to the distance, point or degree that

  for one

  as the first of several possible examples

  dry off

  make or become dry

  stop dead in one's tracks

  stop very quickly or with great force

  be bound up with

  be closely connected with or related to

  first and last

  always and chiefly

  put away

  put in the right place or out of sight

  die down

  come slowly to an end; grow slowly less or weaker

  on the track of

  looking for, trying to find

  earn/make a living

  support oneself

  at that

  in addition; also

  be caught in

  be involved in

  to the point where

  to the extent that

  play around

  spend time playing, fooling or joking instead of being serious or working

  settle down

  marry; begin to live a stable life

  take with a grain of salt

  accept or believe only in part

  go through

  be approved or accepted

  Proper Names

  Zeritsky

  齐里斯基

  Ann Griffith

  安.格里菲斯

  Los Angeles

  洛杉机

  Fred C. Graham

  弗雷德.C.格雷厄姆

  John A. Monahan

  约翰.A. 莫纳汉


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