新视野大学英语读写教程词汇 第三册 Unit 10a

　　New Words    10A

★  handicap n.   1. [C] a disadvantage that prevents sb. from doing sth. well 障碍；不利条件

@      2. [C] a disability of the body or mind 残疾；缺陷

@  authority n.   1. [U] the power to make decisions or tell people what to do 权力；权威；威信

@      2. (the ~ties) the people or organizations that are in charge of a country or area 当局；官方

@  　misdoing n.   [C] a wrong act; a mistake 错事；失误

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★  drawback n.   [C] a disadvantage 缺点；不足

★  invariably ad.   always 总是；始终

★  clarity n.   [U] clearness, esp. the quality of being easy to understand 清晰；清楚；易懂

@  　expertly ad.   very skillfully 熟练地

@  cruise vi.   1. do sth. well and easily 轻松做到

@      2. sail in a ship for pleasure 乘船巡游

@  practically ad.   almost 几乎，差不多

@  slam v.   1. hit or attack sb. or sth. with a lot of force 使劲打；猛击

@      2. shut a door, etc. with a loud noise 把...砰地关上

@  percentage n.   [C, U] an amount stated as if it is part of a whole which is 100 百分比，百分率

★  dread 1 vt.   feel afraid or worried about sth. 害怕；担心

@   n.   [sing. U] fear of sth. bad that might happen 害怕；畏惧

@  intensity 2 n.   [U] a very strong level of thought or attention 强烈；强度

@  craft n.   1. [C, U] the skill needed for doing sth. well 技巧

@      2. [C] a traditional way of making things by hand 手工艺

@  rocket n.   [C] 火箭

@  spacecraft n.   [C](pl. spacecraft) a vehicle that travels in space 太空船；宇宙飞船

@  extension n.   [C] sth. that develops from a particular custom, activity, idea, etc. 扩展；发展

@  altitude n.   [C] the height above sea level 海拔高度

@  harness vt.   control and use a natural force to do sth. 治理；利用

@  solar a.   using the power of the sun's heat and light 太阳的

@  orbit n.   [C] the path taken by an object moving along a larger object in space 轨道

@  bureau n.   [C] a government department or a part of it 局；司；署

@  gulf 3 n.   [C] a large area of sea partly enclosed by land 海湾

@  streak 4 n.   1. [C] (a ~ of) a series of 一系列

@      2. [C] a part of one's character that is different from the rest of their character 个性；特征

▲  stammer 5 v.   speak or say sth. with a lot of pauses and repeated sounds 口吃；结结巴巴地说

@  dynamic a.   full of energy, new ideas, and determination 充满活力的；精力充沛的

@  universe n.   [sing.] space and everything that exists in it 宇宙；世界

@  broaden v.   make or become broader （使）变宽；（使）扩大

@  suicide n.   [C, U] the act of killing 6 oneself 自杀

@  impose vt.   force sb. to accept sth. or have the same opinion, belief, etc. 强加于

@  　imposing 7 a.   large and impressive 给人印象深刻的；壮观的

@  specimen 8 n.   1. [C] a particular type of person 某一类人

@      2. [C] a small amount or piece of sth. that can be tested or examined 标本；样本

@  　undersized a.   smaller than usual; too small 小于一般尺寸的；偏小的

@  tension n.   1. [C, U] the feeling caused by a lack of trust between people, countries, etc. 紧张关系；紧张局势

@      2. [U] the feeling of being nervous and worried 紧张；焦虑

Phrases and Expressions

@  be free with   be generous with sth.  慷慨使用

@  take to   begin to like sb. or sth.  喜欢上

@  cruise through   achieve success easily in a race, game, or competition  （比赛中）轻松取胜

@  by word of mouth   by speaking and not by writing  口头地

@  keep sb. up to date with sth.   inform sb. of all the most recent news and changes in a situation  使某人知道有关某事的最新消息

@  dawn on/upon   realize sth. for the first time  开始明白；醒悟

@  to the memory of   in honor of sb. who has died  纪念（某人）

Proper Names

@  John Bullyer   约翰·布雷尔（人名）

@  Carrie   卡丽（人名）

@  Gloucestershire   （英国）格洛斯特郡

@  Persian Gulf   波斯湾

@  Caroline Lacey   卡罗琳·莱西（人名）

@  Robert Taylor   罗伯特·泰勒（1911-1969，美国演员）

@  Churchill   丘吉尔（文中指 Winston Churchill, 1874-1965，英国前首相）