读写第八单元词汇(含textAandB).docVIP

新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程第四册 Zooming in: An Integrated English Course Book 4 Unit Eight Literary Appreciation Text A The Story of an Hour Key Words and Expressions 1 conceal vt. L6 keep sb / sth from being seen or known about; hide sb / sth 隐藏，隐瞒，掩盖 e.g. You may conceal the truth some time, but you can’t conceal it forever. 真相也许能隐瞒一时，但无法隐瞒一世。 He tried to conceal his heavy drinking from his family. 他极力对家人隐瞒自己酗酒的事。 Collocation: concealment n. 隐藏，掩盖 conceal from sb 对某人隐瞒 conceal oneself 埋伏，潜伏 2 hasten L12 1. vi. hurry; move or act with speed 急忙，赶快 e.g. The gentleman hastened to open the door for the lady. 这位先生急忙去给女士开门。 When the bell rang, he hastened to the telephone. 电话铃响起，他匆忙奔向话机。 2. vt. cause sth to be done or to happen earlier 催促，促进, 加快 e.g. This newly-developed software will hasten our work greatly. 这个新开发的软件将大大加快我们的工作进程。 As the time for the guest’s arrival approached, the housewife hastened her dinner preparations. 客人们就快到了，女主人抓紧赶快把晚餐准备好。 haste family haste n. 急忙，匆忙 hasty a. 匆忙的，仓促的 hastily adv. 匆忙地 e.g. More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达。 3 abandonment n. L16 1. [U] the fullest extent; the way as much as one likes 尽情；任意；放纵 e.g. Last week seemed to have been spent in reckless abandonment. 上星期像是在不顾后果的放任中度过的。 Abandonment and abuse are not acts of God, they are failures of love. 放纵与滥用都为上帝所不容。这些都是缺乏爱的结果。 2. the act of giving sth up; withdrawing support or help despite responsibility 放弃；遗弃 e.g. Her abandonment of the idea upset him. 她放弃了这一意见，这令他很不高兴。 Chinese law prohibits ill-treatment and abandonment of the disabled by family members. 中国法律规定，禁止家庭成员间的虐待和遗弃。 Collocation: abandon vt. n. 放弃；遗弃；放任 abandon oneself to 听任（感情泛滥）；沉溺于 with abandon 尽情地，任意地 4 haunt vt. L22 1. return repeatedly to the mind of sb 萦绕在…心头，缠绕 e.g. I was haunted by his last words to me. 他最后对我说的话一直在我心头萦绕。 Memories of her childhood haunted her. 孩提时代的回忆经常出现在她的脑海中。 2. be in a place very often 常到某处 e.g. As a girl, she used to haunt the local cinema. 还是做姑娘的时候，她经常去当地的电影院看电影。 This is one of the cafes I ha