大学英语课后单词及例句06.docVIP

1. a piece of cakesth. that is very easy to do 不费吹灰之力的事e.g. Shopping on line is a piece of cake for the five-year-old. 2. achieve/have ones hearts desires得到心中渴望的东西e.g. He was making great efforts to achieve his hearts desires. 3. alumnusn. (esp. AmE) (pl alumni) a (male) former student of a school, college or university （男）校友 4. anchorwomann. (pl anchorwomen) （广播、电视节目的）女主持人 anchor n. 锚 5. asidead. on or to one side 在一边；向一边e.g. I have a little money set aside for emergencies. 6. at intervals每隔……时间（或距离）；不时e.g. The interview continued, with Smith breaking off at intervals to consult his notes. 7. baseballn. 棒球e.g. Baseball is a very popular sport in America. 8. bidevt. (old use, now used chiefly in the following phrase) wait for 等待 bide ones time wait patiently for a chance 等待良机e.g. His political rivals are biding their time until after the election for a chance to attack his policies. 9. bulletinn. 简报，通讯；会刊；公告e.g. The company publishes an annual staff bulletin. 10. by nature生性e.g. He is by nature rather an aggressive person. 11. care fortake care of; like or love 照料；喜欢，喜爱e.g. I have to say I dont much care for modern music. 12. charmv. attract; give pleasure to 吸引；迷人 n. pleasing quality; attractiveness 魅力；吸引力e.g. I was charmed by her slim figure and soft voice. 13. clientn. a person who buys goods or service 顾客，客户e.g. Our company is CITI Banks most valued client. 14. consumev. eat or drink; use up 吃；喝；耗尽；消费e.g. Michael consumes nearly a pound of cheese per day. 15. cookien. (AmE) biscuit饼干 16. corporationn. 公司e.g. Several multinational corporations are located in the new district of Pudong. 17. decoratevt. add (sth.) in order to make a thing more attractive to look at 装饰e.g. The boy decorated his room with pictures of his favorite sports figures. 18. despiteprep. in spite of 尽管；不顾e.g. Despite the fact that she fell midway through the race, she won. 19. devourvt. eat (sth.) quickly and in large quantities 狼吞虎咽地吃e.g. A mediu