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大学英语第九课重点词汇小结.doc

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1. idyll: n. a short description of a simple scene of country life 田园诗 idyllic: adj. like an idyll; simple and pleasant 田园诗般的;简单而美妙的 e.g.: an idyllic holiday/journey 恬静愉快的假日/旅途 2. cruise: n. a sea voyage for pleasure 巡游,巡航 e.g.: go on a round-the-world cruise 进行一次环球航行 3. cynical: seeing little or no good in anything and not believing in human progress 愤世嫉俗的,玩世不恭的 e.g.: They have grown rather cynical about democracy. 他们逐渐感到民主制度也不过如此而已。 4. obsess: v. (of fear or idea) preoccupy the mind of, continually distress 使困扰 e.g.: He is obsessed with the fear of unemployment. 他被失业的恐惧所困扰。 The fear of death obsessed her throughout her old age. 她晚年一直受到死亡恐惧的困扰。 5. frailty: n. weakness; moral weakness 缺陷;品格上的缺点 e.g.: He loved her in spite of her little frailties. 尽管她品格上有些小缺点,但他依然爱着她。 Our frailties are invisible, our virtues barren. (Robert Louis Stevenson) 我们看不到自身的缺点,而我们的美德却又十分贫乏。(罗伯特·路易斯·斯蒂文森) 6. tramp: n. (often derog.) a person with no home or job, who wanders from place to place begging for food or money 游民,流浪者 e.g.: look like a tramp 样子邋遢,服装不整洁 tramp: v. walk with firm, heavy steps 用沉重的脚步走 e.g.: He tramped up and down the platform waiting for the train. 他脚步沉重地在月台上走来走去,等候着火车。 7. pilot: n. (nautical) one who is licensed to conduct a ship into and out of port or through dangerous waters 领航员 8. confederate: adj. joined together by an agreement or a treaty 联盟的,同盟的 e.g.: the Confederate States of America 美国南部联邦 9. guerrilla: n. person engaged in fighting in small secret groups 游击队员 e.g.: a sardonic smile/expression 嘲弄的微笑/表情 10. prospector: n. one who explores a region looking for mineral deposits 勘探者,采矿者 11. starry-eyed: adj. romantic, dreamy, unrealistic 理想化的,不切实际的 e.g.: He is completely starry-eyed about his new girl-friend. 他对这个新女朋友充满了美好的幻想。 12. acid-tongued: adj. sharp, sarcastic in speech (说话)尖刻的 13. digest: v. take into the mind, make part of one’s knowledge 吸收于脑中,使成为自己的知识 e.g.: Have you digested everything that’s important in

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