Unit4Vocabulary..doc

Unit 4 Vocabulary 1．sweltering ( adj.) :that swelters or suffers from the heat；very hot；sultry热得发昏的；酷热 2．counsel ( n.) :a lawyer or group of lawyers giving advice about legal matters and representing clients in court辩护律师；法律顾问；辩护人 3．silver-tongued ( adj.) :eloquent；persuasive雄辩的；口才流利的 4．orator ( n.) :a skilled，eloquent public speaker雄辩家 5．jury ( n.) :a group of people sworn to hear the evidence and inquire into the facts in a law case，and to give decision in accordance with their findings陪审团 6． erupt ( v．) :burst forth or out，as from some restraint进发；爆发；喷出 7．clash ( n.) :a sharp disagreement；conflict抵触；冲突；意见不一致；对立 8．fundamentalism ( n.) :religious beliefs based on a literal interpretation of everything in the Bible and regarded as fundamental to Christian faith and morals原教旨主义(相信《圣经》所记载的传统的基督教信仰，反对较为近代的教义) 9．legislature ( n.) :a body of persons given the responsibility and power to make laws for a country or state(esp. the lawmaking body of a state，corresponding to the U．S．Congress)立法机构(尤指美国的州议会) Legislator 10．prohibit ( v．) :refuse to permit；forbid by law or by an order禁止；不准 11．legality ( n.) :quality，condition，or instance of being legal or lawful；conformity with the law合法性 Legal 12．indict ( v．) [?nda?t]:accuse；charge with the commission of a crime; esp. make formal accusation against on the basis of positive legal evidence控告， 控诉；指控，告发，对……起诉 13．prosecute (v．) :institute legal proceedings against，or conduct criminal proceedings in court against对……起诉 Prosecutor n. 检察官,公诉人 14．festoon ( v．) :adorn or hang with festoons饰以(或悬挂)花彩，结彩于 15．sprout (v．) :grow or develop rapidly迅速生长，迅速发展 Bean sprout 16．rickety ( adj.) :liable to fall or break down because weak；shaky易倒的；易垮的；不结实的；不稳固的 17．evangelist ( n.) :anyone who evangelizes(esp. a traveling preacher or a revivalist)福音传教士(尤指巡回说教者或信仰复兴者) Evangel 18．exhort ( v．) :urge earnestly by advice，warning，etc．规劝，劝告，劝戒 19．infidel ( n.) :a person who holds no religious belief无宗教信仰