二十一世纪大学英语读写教程第二册课后单词.doc

unit 1 New Words amid prep.in the middle of, among 在…之中 * disastrous a. extremely bad; terrible 灾难性的，糟透的 lord n. (in Britain) title of some officials of very high rank（英）大臣；大人，阁下 admiralty n. (the A～)(in Britain) government department in charge of the navy （英）海军部 campaign n. 1. a series of planned military actions 战役 2. a planned series of activities, esp. in politics and business 运动 bloody a. 1. very violent, with a lot of wounding and killing 血腥的 2. covered with blood 血污的 mission n. 1. (usu. military) duty or purpose for which people are sent somewhere ［常指军事］任务 2. 天职，使命 privately ad. 1. not publicly 非公开地 2. personally; secretly 在涉及私（个）人方面；秘密地 private a. 1. personal; secret 私（个）人的；秘密的 2. not public 非公开的 disaster n. (a)sudden great misfortune 灾难，天灾；祸患 * grief n. a feeling of extreme sadness 悲哀 * grieve v. suffer from grief or great sadness （为…而）悲伤；伤心 retreat n. 1. a place into which one can go for peace and safety 隐居处 2. 撤退；避难 vi. move back or leave a center of fighting or other activity 撤退；退避 muse, Muse n. 1. (in Greek mythology) one of the nine goddesses of poetry, music, etc. 缪斯（希腊神话中司文艺的九位女神之一） 2. a force or person that inspires sb. to write, paint, etc. 创作灵感 rescue n. help which gets sb. out of a dangerous or unpleasant situation 救助；救援 vt. 救助；救援 sister-in-law n. sister of ones husband or wife 姑子；姨子；嫂子；弟媳 sketch v. make a quick, rough drawing (of sth.) 素描，速写 n. 素描，速写 watercolo(u)r n. 水彩（颜料）；水彩画 magic n. 魔法，法术 a. 有魔力的 * distract vt. (from) take (ones mind, sb.) off sth. 转移（注意力）; 使转移注意力 * canvas n. 1. a piece of strong heavy cloth used for an oil painting 帆布画布 2. a completed oil painting 油画 * contemplate vt. look at in a serious or quiet way, often for some time （默默地）注视，凝视 blank a. 1. without writing, print or other marks 空白的 2. expressionless；without understanding 无表情的；茫然的 unaccustomed a. not used (to sth.); not usual （对某物）不习惯的；不寻常的 accustomed a. regular; usual 惯常的，通常的 hesitantly ad. not doing sth. quickly or immediately for ones uncertainty or worry about it 犹豫