大学英语考试精读:第五册(UNIT10)(2)

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  discontent

  n.  lack of satisfaction; restless unhappiness

  invigorate

  vt. to give a feeling of freshness and healthy strength to 使精力充沛;使健壮

  equality

  n.  the condition of being equal

  tranquility

  n.  calmness; peacefulness

  citizenship

  n.  the state being a citizen

  whirlwind

  n.  a strong wind that turns round and round 旋风

  threshold

  n.  a piece of wood, or stone placed beneath a door; the place or point of beginning 门槛;开端

  rightful

  a.  in accordance with is just or legally correct

  wrongful

  a.  unjust; illegal

  thirst

  n.  a desire for drink, knowledge, freedom, etc.

  hatred

  n.  extremely strong dislike

  discipline

  n.  orderly behavior resulting from training and obedience to rules

  degenerate

  vi. decline in physical, mental, or moral qualities 蜕化;堕落

  majestic

  a.  dignified and noble 庄严的,壮丽的

  majesty

  n.  a stately, grand appearance; splendor 威严;壮丽

  militancy

  n.  warlike behavior or tendency; militant spirit or policy

  militant

  a.  aggressive; warlike

  engulf

  vt. flow over and swallow up; overwhelm 吞没;席卷

  destiny

  n.  the fate or fortune of a person or thing

  inextricably

  ad. beyond disentanglement; inseparably 解不开地;不可分(割)地

  devotee

  n.  a person who is strongly devoted to sth.

  unspeakable

  a.  that can not be expressed in words; had or objectionable beyond description

  horror

  a strong feeling of dread, shock, or fear; sb. or sth. that causes horror (引起)恐怖(的人或物)

  brutality

  n.  brutal conduct; cruelty 暴行,残忍

  brutal

  a.  cruel and harsh; savage 残暴的,野蛮的

  fatigue

  n.  a feeling of being tired

  highway

  n.  a main public road

  strip

  vt. remove the clothing or a covering of (sb.); take away the title rights, office, or self-respect of (sb.)

  selfhood

  n.  personal individuality; one's personality  个性,人格

  mobility

  n.  the ability to move or be moved; the movement of people from one social group or status to another

  ghetto

  n.  a section of a city, often a slum, in which members of a minority group live 少数民族聚居区;贫民区

  righteousness

  n.  upright conduct; justice 正直;正义

  mighty

  a.  having or showing great strength or size 强大的;浩大的

  frustration

  n.  the act of frustrating or the condition of being frustrated 挫折

  slaveowner

  n.  an owner of slaves

  oppression

  n.  the act or fact of oppressing; cruel or unjust treatment 压迫

  oppress

  vt. control or rule in an unjust or harsh way

  transform

  vt. change in form, nature, function, or appearance

  oasis

  vt. an area in a desert where there is water and plant life 绿洲

  exalt

  vt. raise to a higher level; elevate 提升

  crooked

  a.  not straight; bent or curved 弯的,扭曲的

  flesh

  n.  the human race; mankind

  hew

  vt. cut with an ax 砍,劈

  despair

  n.  complete loss of hope or confidence 绝望

  jangle

  v.  (cause to) sound harshly (使)发出嗓音

  discord

  n.  lack of harmony in notes sounded at the same time; harsh, clashing sounds 不(谐)和;嘈杂声

  symphony

  n.  a long musical composition written to be played by an orchestra; a large orchestra made up of string, wind, and percussion instruments 交响乐(团)

  thee

  pron. (old use) (object form of thou) you

  pilgrim

  n.  a person who travels to a religious shrine or other sacred places; one of the English settlers who founded Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1962 朝圣者;清教徒前辈移民

  mountainside

  n.  the side or slope of a mountain

  prodigious

  a.  wonderfully large, powerful, etc. 巨大的;惊人的;奇妙的

  hilltop

  n.  the top of hill

  heighten

  v.  make or become higher or greater

  snowcapped

  a.  covered by snow at the top

  curvaceous

  a.  rounded; attractively or well proportioned

  slope

  n.  a surface that is not flat; a piece of ground going up or down

  molehill

  n.  a small mound of earth thrown up by a mole digging underground 鼹鼠丘

  hamlet

  n.  a small village

  Jew

  n.  a person who is descended from the Hebrew people or whose religion is Judaism 犹太人

  Gentile

  n.  a person who is not a Jew非犹太人;非犹太教徒

  protestant

  n.  a Christian belonging to a church that broke away from the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th century  新教徒

  Catholic

  n.  a member of the Roman Catholic Church  天主教徒

  spiritual

  n., a. a religious folk song sung originally by the black people; of the spirit rather than the body 黑人圣歌;精神(上)的

  almighty

  a.  able to do everything; omnipotent全能的

  PHEASES & EXPRESSIONS

  in a sense

  in some ways but not in all; somewhat

  fall heir to

  inherit (money, title, property, etc.)

  default on

  fail to pay or do when due

  remind of

  cause (sb.) to remember, recall to sb.'s mind

  cool off

  make or become less warm, excited, ardent, or interested

  on the threshold (of)

  about to experience

  guilty of

  responsible for (violation of law, morally unacceptable behavior, etc.)

  tie up with

  connect to; relate to

  strip of

  take (sth. of value) away from

  live out

  live through; experience; do the things one has thought about

  stand up for

  fight for

  speed up

  (cause to) go faster

  PROPER NAMES

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  小马丁.路德.金

  Mississippi

  密西西比(州)

  Georgia

  佐治亚(州)

  Alabama

  歪拄巴马(州)

  New Hampshire

  新罕布什尔(州)

  Alleghenies, the

  阿勒格尼山脉

  Pennsylvania

  宾夕法尼亚(州)

  Rockies, the

  落矶山脉

  Colorado

  科罗拉多(州)

  Stone Mountain

  斯通山

  Lookout Mountain

  卢考特山

  Tennessee

  田纳西(州)


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