大学英语Book1 Unit3词汇.docVIP

engage v. 与…订婚 nasty 下流的 brutish 野蛮的 semester 学期 学年 resort 度假村 leisure 空闲 空闲的 1. accuratea. exact 准确的，精确的e.g. Is this watch accurate? 2. acida., n. 酸(性的);酸味的(物质)e.g. Acid ionizes（电离）in solution to give the positive ion（离子）of the solvent. 3. aliena. foreign; strange 外国的；陌生的e.g. a resident alien（外侨）/ an alien culture 4. anywayad. (used to change the subject of a conversation or to support an idea or argument) anyhow 不管怎么说e.g. I shall go and see him anyway. 5. astronomyn. 天文学e.g. One of my classmates went to Utah to study astronomy. 6. at the momentnow 此刻，目前e.g. He is not here at the moment. 7. attituden. 看法;态度e.g. What is the Municipal Authoritys attitude to/towards the proposal of a tunnel across the river? 8. audiencen. 观众；听众；读者e.g. A large audience crowded the concert hall. 9. backgroundn. 背景e.g. This is a photo of Mary with our house in the background. 10. basisn. 基础e.g. What is the basis of your opinion? 11. biologyn. 生物学e.g. The biology of bacteria can be quite hard to understand. 12. briefa. short; quick 简洁的;短暂的e.g. To be brief (with you), we cant accept such harsh terms. 13. bring aboutmake (sth.) happen 引起，导致e.g. Some educators are hoping to bring about major changes in the educational system. 14. brutisha. 野兽般的，野蛮的e.g. There is a brutish tribe in Amazon. 15. cartoonn. 漫画；动画片e.g. Many adults enjoy cartoons more than children do. 16. civilizationn. 文明e.g. It is generally accepted that the Chinese civilization is one of the oldest in the world. 17. competitionn. 竞争;比赛e.g. He was in competition with 10 others for the job. 18. conceptn. 概念e.g. I understand some of the concepts of the theory but Im not sure about its details. 19. contactvt. get in touch with 与...接触e.g. Friendly contacts between different peoples（民族）facilitate the cultural and economic interchange. 20. conveyvt. make (ideas, feelings, etc.) known to another 传达；表达e.g. I will convey the information to him. 21. cut offstop providing (sth.); remove (st