新视野大学英语4第二单元单词词组详解.doc

Unit Two Section A Charlie Chaplin Words 1.coarse: a. rude and offensive 粗鲁的；粗俗的 e.g.1)I couldn’t understand his coarse speech. 我听不懂他粗俗的讲话。 e.g.2)She was very polite and never laughed if an outsider said something coarse. 她很有礼貌，听到外人说粗话时，从来不笑。 2.postpone: vt. delay something to a later date or time 推迟，延迟 e.g.1) The game has been postponed until next week. 比赛被推迟到下一周。 e.g.2)She wants to postpone making a decision. 她想推迟做出决定。 3.extraordinary: a. very unusual or surprising 不寻常的；令人惊奇的 e.g.1)The president took the extraordinary step of apologizing publicly for his behavior! 总统走出了出人意料的一步，公开对其行为表示歉意！ e.g.2)Our current task requires extraordinary courage, determination, patience and endurance. 当前的任务要求我们有非凡的勇气、决心、耐心和毅力。 4. collision: n. [C,U] a strong disagreement or conflict 冲突 e.g.1)The argument arose from a collision of two different traditions. 这争论源于两种不同传统之间的冲突。 e.g.2)The play represents the collision of three generations. 这出戏表现了三代人之间的矛盾冲突。 5.relief: n. [U] a feeling of comfort when something frightening, painful, etc. has ended or has not happened 欣慰 e.g.1)We all breathed a sigh of relief when he left. 他离开的时候，我们都松了一口气。 e.g.2)Much to my relief, the car was not damaged. 让我欣慰的是，汽车没有受损。 [U] (~from,~of) the reduction of pain, anxiety, etc. （痛苦、焦虑等的）减轻 e.g.1)Freezing sprays give immediate relief from pain. 冷冻喷雾可以迅速缓解疼痛。 e.g.2)Massage can bring some relief from tension. 按摩可以缓解压力。 6.clumsy: a. awkward in movement or manner 笨拙的；不灵活的 e.g.1)I was fat and clumsy 我那时长得胖，行动笨拙 。 e.g.2)She made a clumsy attempt to apologize. 她笨嘴笨舌地试图道歉。 7.incident: n. [C] something that happends, especially a single event事件 e.g.1)His bad behavior was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是一次孤立的事件。 e.g.2)She was brought here several days ago following a mysterious incident at her home. 她是几天前家里发生了神秘事件以后被带到这里来的。 Phrases 1.cut down: reduce the size of something such as clothing, writing, etc.改小；缩短 e.g.1)I could cut your father’s trousers down for the boy. 我可以把你父亲的裤子改短给这男孩穿。 e.g.2)Your article will have t