综合英语四重要词汇及解释
广州市城市职业学院-猪年祝福语
综合英语四重要词汇及解释
Unit 1 III
and downs:
Martins?upbringing shaped his
whole life, with
so many ups and downs every now and
then.
波折，盛衰，哭了，浮沉
through: At that period, South
African was going
through
a period of
unchangeable events as the Blacks were
fighting for equality.发生
an account: The
world is changing rapidly, our
plans must
change accordingly. Otherwise, we should
close
an account with the harsh market economy.遭遇失
败
tune: Julia has been made to undergo physical
and psychological misfortunes for her
inability in
having children.
不幸
through: She wouldn?t want to put them through
the suffering of a huge ceremony.经受，经历
one?s mind back to: Throwing our mind back
to1978, we should not be surprised about some
of Mrs.
Thatcher?s comments, bearing in mind
the party she
belonged to. 回想起
s
oneself to: The famous orator addressed
himself to the public to promote his newly-
published
book which could add to his
reputation. 向……讲话，着
手做……，致力于
to: Parley
yielded to general pressure from the
society
and bitterly took the child to a specialist.屈服
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a claim: Ronald?s success staked a
claim for his
place in Germany?s world
championship team.罗纳德的
成功使他在德国世界冠军队里有一席之地。公开声明对
……拥有
所有权；证明自己应该拥有（某物）
proportional to:
Loss of weight is directly
proportional to the
rate at which the disease is
progressing.与……成比例；体重的降低和病情的恶化直接相
关。
ute …to: Women tend to attribute their success
to external causes such as assistance from
friends.
把……归因于……
up: As I was about to
leave the restaurant, a
young man sidled up to
me and said, ”May I help you?”
悄悄地走进，偷偷地侧身挨近
into: A young lady and her little son
were
seriously injured when a car plowed into
them on a
crossing.撞上
on: My job is to
challenge, but not threaten
them. So I must be
careful not to tread on their
toes.我
的工作是对他们提出挑战而不是威胁。所以，我得小心不要伤害
了他们的感情。
踩，踏
out: Not satisfied with the present
position in
the company, he is trying to carve
out a much greater
role for himself.寻求
e
down somebody?s neck: In contemporary
society,
most farmers have bank managers breathing
down
their necks in order to secure their financial
balance.现代社会里，大多数农民都有银行经理人密切关注着，
确保他们的财务平衡。
密切关注
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the expense of: Edward
Stuart became a brilliant
scholar, but only at
expense of his health.以……为代价
to: According to
the Federal Bureau of
Inspection, a man seen
hanging around the area prior
to the
shooting could have been involved in the
assassination of the President.据联邦调查局透露，开枪之
前，有人看到一个男子在那个地区徘徊，他有可能涉嫌暗杀总统。
先于，在……之前
…pause to think：An opposition statesman said
he hoped the agreement would give them pause
to
think about the futility of
violence.反对派的一名政治人物
说，他希望协议能让他们思考暴力的无益。思考
advantage of: In order to gain the utmost
amount of benefit, this corporation took
advantage of
the exceptional opportunities
open in exports.利用
available for: Two tennis
courts and a swimming
pool are available for
the regular members of the club,
but the
season tickets are only valid for three
months.
可用的，可利用的
earnest: It presented in
satirical terms points made
in earnest by
catholic writers, which proved to be a
great
success.认真地，真正地
the better: John?s mind is
always full of fantasies.
He dreamed of
changing the world for the better. 有所
好转
confronted with；The corporation was
determined
to push forward the policy of reform, but
the new system was confronted with
great difficulties
at the start.面临
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good: The Johnsons thought this relative had
come just for a short visit, but it seems he
is staying for
good.长久，永久
in: The root of
all these events lay in the feudal
system that
had existed for thousands of years.在于，位
于，坐落于
rt: This tribe has lingered on the outskirts
of
civilization for centuries, but slight
advances have yet
been made.边缘
with: The
old man?s face is branded with the
lines of
pressure and exhaustion that have
accumulated
over the years. 布满，打上……的烙印
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into one?s own:
John will come into his
own if the firm needs
an Information Technology
engineer because he
can encode programs for the
firm.
尽其责，（在某种情况下）变得非常好（有用，重要）
and for
all: The two parties have decided to
settle
the economic disputes between them once and
for all, in case these matters will
influence their further
co-
operation.永远地，彻底地，最后一次
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into existence:
The company actually
came into existence in
1945 in the war-demolished city
of London with
the fund of the commonwealth.存在
the certain
respect: In the certain respect, history
seems
to be impossible to be repeating itself.
Otherwise, human beings cannot make any
progress at
all.在某些方面
Unit 5
r: From
the age of 52 onwards, General Jaskson
was
not engaged in soldiering at all.当兵，服兵役
together: At the critical moment of presidential
election, the candidate urged his supporters
to hang
together.团结在一起
on: When you have
made up your mind, pick on
a particular day
when you will not be under much
stress.挑选
ency: In his research, Professor Dane found
the
resiliency of human beings to fight after
they?ve been
defeated. =resilience,
恢复力，弹性
off: He actually enjoys his newly-
bought Jaguar
and has decided to start showing
it off.炫耀
a difference: It is sad to see him
go because it
really will make a difference to
the way we conduct our
daily affairs.改变
cy: Invitation to have dinner together is
usually
treated as a means of achieving
intimacy with another
person in eastern
culture.亲密，亲近
: After the death of her only
son, she went on
occasional drinking
binges.狂饮，狂闹
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one?s mind?s eye: The
murderer was about to be
hanged.
Before
the execution, in his mind?s eye he confessed all
the crimes he had committed. 在脑海里,在记忆中
to: The CEO turned his attention to the practical
matters relating to forming a company
specializing in
securities. (注意力、思想、谈话等)转向，转移
3.A glimpse of: As university campuses become
increasingly multi-ethnic, they offer a
glimpse of the
conflicts society will face
tomorrow. 一瞥
te with: Los Angeles is
confident and alive
after the disastrous
earthquake, resonating with all the
qualities
of a civilized city. 回想着，展现着，充满着（某种
含义或感觉）
immersed in: The medical expert who had just
immigrated to our country was immersed in the
research of gene
grouping.潜心研究，沉浸在，沉迷于，专
心致志于
exposed to:
Under the protection of their
well-furnished
residence, they had not been exposed to
most
diseases common to urban
populations.与……接
触，使暴露于（险境）
pride in: All
the people of the country took pride
in
offering the highest standards to the man who had
used up all his talents for the welfare of the
people.
以……为荣
to: The railway company
decided to extend to
a branch line to
Newcastle to convey coal direct to
other
cities.
运输
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taken in: He was
badly taken in when he bought
that
second-hand car.被骗
one?s advantage: If the
CEO of IBM listened to the
announcement about
Microsoft?s offers, he might hear
something to
his advantage. 受益，利于某人
detrimental to:
Workers of the phone company
demonstrated
against the sale of CDMA in the heart of
Manila?s business district. Before this the
board has
already stated that the sale would
be detrimental to the
company.
对……有害
comfortable with: She i s comfortable with those
who speak the local dialect. 对……感到舒服
down: The affair—which Northern Ireland First
Minister David Trimble has said is “10 times
worse
than Watergate”—had threatened to bring
down the
power-sharing government and wreck
the Good Friday
peace agreement.垮台
: With
so many clues interwoven together, his
judgment was clouded.使模糊不清
: That same
technology is used to understand
the seasonal
migration of other diseases such as
malaria.
It?s also used to monitor air pollution, water
quality and other environmental issue
that affect
public health.影响
bogged down:
The new Prime Minister got
bogged down deeper
and deeper in political and
economic
crises.陷入困境，停顿
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up: We should be
able to round up a few
friends to help.
召集
: The duelist gritted his teeth as he cocked
the
gun a second time. 咬紧
c: The education
authorities are considering
such a question:
Ought the study of the classic to form
a part
of the education of youth? 经典著作，古典
t: It is a
retreat from his original position on
industrial relations. 撤回，退出
p: Peter was
among the peer group, the one
with whom Paul
felt most kinship in spirit.心灵相通。血
缘关系，密切关系，相似
: When he ascends a steep place, he is pressed
with an
unusual difficulty of
breathing.登上斜坡时，他感到呼吸异
常困难。
ue: Sam
offered an extended critique to
reporters of
what he viewed as weaknesses against
social
crime.评论，批评 dubious about: O?Neill is
dubious
about the benefit the tax cut would have on
the economy.对……表示怀疑
vibrant with: The
city is vibrant with life.
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off:
But there are clear signs that this
government
is seeking to build its ties with the rest of
the world and shrug off its isolationist
stance.摆脱
over: They took over a private bank
after the
government announced a plan of
banking and
privatization reforms.接管
up:
The administration department of the
company
tried to buck up appetites of customers,
stating that 96 percent of its products on
sale were up
to
standard.（使）振作精神，（使）快活起来，激起（情绪）
out: Nineteen
months after their family was
almost wiped out
in a bloody massacre, the Johnsons
are
celebrating the marriage of their only
daughter.消
灭，毁灭
around: On hearing
what his wife had said,
Thomas spun around to
face her in great surprise.转身
a fit of rage:
After having apparently quarreled
with his
wife in a fit of rage, he travelled 12 miles on
foot, and his anger decreased. 盛怒之下，一怒之下
at: Completely enraged by the people who
had
hurt him, the elephant charged at them with
terrific violence.
向……猛冲，袭击，扑向
the
top of one?s lungs: Nearly a thousand people
in a darkened Manhattan movie theatre were
singing at
the top of their lungs during the
last scene of The
Sound of Music. 高声唱
at:
She jumped at the chance to go abroad. 欣
然应允，
马上接受
Unit 12
into: The newly founded
regime needed these
influential politicians to
stop her sliding into chaos.（使）
滑入，悄悄地溜进
up: At the beginning of the playoffs, he was
made redundant and now he is trying to pull
himself up
again.（使）上拉，（使）停下
: He
iswas bouncing a ball against the wall.拍
on:
They are typical of couples who plan a
family
without reckoning on the small fortune it will
cost.考虑
succession: Pete Sampras won the
Championship
of American Open for the third
year in succession.连续
地
…into: The local
bar has been pressed into
service as a school
restaurant since the war began.被迫
做…逼迫，强迫
up: He said senior government officials were
trying to stir up ethnic tensions through mess
media.引
起，激起
to: They knew that academic
authorities
rejected their legend, but they
still clung to their belief.
坚守，坚持
Unit 14
race: In most cases if one is looking for an
alternative to the routine nine-to-five rat
race, the
advantages of creating
a new
lifestyle outweigh the challenges.激烈竞争
: In the simple beauty of the country
the once
wealthy merchant of London lost the
recollection of
urban magnificence.城市的
tion: Jan Drake, director in the Electronic
Data
Systems Corp. …s government industry
group, said
army soldiers and engineers can
use the simulations to
test
“different
designs and concepts before putting them
into
practice.”模拟，模仿
gate: The stirring wind that
is becoming
stronger and stronger would hinder
their congregation.
相聚
: On a hillside
where gypsies used to live
outside this
ancient city, a concrete maze of buildings is
taking shape as workers scurry to finish the
dusty road
leading to it. vn 小步快跑scurry to do
sth. 匆忙做某事
knowledge of: They probably don?t
have any
direct knowledge of how criminal
trials are conducted
or what the rules
are.对……的了解
nce: The leader of the visiting
delegation spoke
with such coolness that what
he said sounded almost
like insolence.
傲慢
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nsate
for: The newly-organized
federation insisted
that the Blood Center compensate
for all the
lost that happened to the blood transfusion
victims.赔偿，补偿
综合英语四重要词汇及解释
Unit 1 III
and downs: Martins?upbringing
shaped his
whole life, with so many ups and
downs every now and
then. 波折，盛衰，哭了，浮沉
through: At that period, South African was going
through
a period of unchangeable events as
the Blacks were
fighting for equality.发生
an account: The world is changing rapidly, our
plans must change accordingly. Otherwise, we
should
close an account with the harsh market
economy.遭遇失
败
tune: Julia has been made to
undergo physical
and psychological misfortunes
for her inability in
having children.
不幸
through: She wouldn?t want to put them
through
the suffering of a huge ceremony.经受，经历
one?s mind back to: Throwing our mind back
to1978, we should not be surprised about some
of Mrs.
Thatcher?s comments, bearing in mind
the party she
belonged to. 回想起
s
oneself to: The famous orator addressed
himself to the public to promote his newly-
published
book which could add to his
reputation. 向……讲话，着
手做……，致力于
to: Parley
yielded to general pressure from the
society
and bitterly took the child to a specialist.屈服
Unit 2
a claim: Ronald?s success staked a
claim for his
place in Germany?s world
championship team.罗纳德的
成功使他在德国世界冠军队里有一席之地。公开声明对
……拥有
所有权；证明自己应该拥有（某物）
proportional to:
Loss of weight is directly
proportional to the
rate at which the disease is
progressing.与……成比例；体重的降低和病情的恶化直接相
关。
ute …to: Women tend to attribute their success
to external causes such as assistance from
friends.
把……归因于……
up: As I was about to
leave the restaurant, a
young man sidled up to
me and said, ”May I help you?”
悄悄地走进，偷偷地侧身挨近
into: A young lady and her little son
were
seriously injured when a car plowed into
them on a
crossing.撞上
on: My job is to
challenge, but not threaten
them. So I must be
careful not to tread on their
toes.我
的工作是对他们提出挑战而不是威胁。所以，我得小心不要伤害
了他们的感情。
踩，踏
out: Not satisfied with the present
position in
the company, he is trying to carve
out a much greater
role for himself.寻求
e
down somebody?s neck: In contemporary
society,
most farmers have bank managers breathing
down
their necks in order to secure their financial
balance.现代社会里，大多数农民都有银行经理人密切关注着，
确保他们的财务平衡。
密切关注
Unit 3
the expense of: Edward
Stuart became a brilliant
scholar, but only at
expense of his health.以……为代价
to: According to
the Federal Bureau of
Inspection, a man seen
hanging around the area prior
to the
shooting could have been involved in the
assassination of the President.据联邦调查局透露，开枪之
前，有人看到一个男子在那个地区徘徊，他有可能涉嫌暗杀总统。
先于，在……之前
…pause to think：An opposition statesman said
he hoped the agreement would give them pause
to
think about the futility of
violence.反对派的一名政治人物
说，他希望协议能让他们思考暴力的无益。思考
advantage of: In order to gain the utmost
amount of benefit, this corporation took
advantage of
the exceptional opportunities
open in exports.利用
available for: Two tennis
courts and a swimming
pool are available for
the regular members of the club,
but the
season tickets are only valid for three
months.
可用的，可利用的
earnest: It presented in
satirical terms points made
in earnest by
catholic writers, which proved to be a
great
success.认真地，真正地
the better: John?s mind is
always full of fantasies.
He dreamed of
changing the world for the better. 有所
好转
confronted with；The corporation was
determined
to push forward the policy of reform, but
the new system was confronted with
great difficulties
at the start.面临
Unit 4
good: The Johnsons thought this relative had
come just for a short visit, but it seems he
is staying for
good.长久，永久
in: The root of
all these events lay in the feudal
system that
had existed for thousands of years.在于，位
于，坐落于
rt: This tribe has lingered on the outskirts
of
civilization for centuries, but slight
advances have yet
been made.边缘
with: The
old man?s face is branded with the
lines of
pressure and exhaustion that have
accumulated
over the years. 布满，打上……的烙印
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into one?s own:
John will come into his
own if the firm needs
an Information Technology
engineer because he
can encode programs for the
firm.
尽其责，（在某种情况下）变得非常好（有用，重要）
and for
all: The two parties have decided to
settle
the economic disputes between them once and
for all, in case these matters will
influence their further
co-
operation.永远地，彻底地，最后一次
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into existence:
The company actually
came into existence in
1945 in the war-demolished city
of London with
the fund of the commonwealth.存在
the certain
respect: In the certain respect, history
seems
to be impossible to be repeating itself.
Otherwise, human beings cannot make any
progress at
all.在某些方面
Unit 5
r: From
the age of 52 onwards, General Jaskson
was
not engaged in soldiering at all.当兵，服兵役
together: At the critical moment of presidential
election, the candidate urged his supporters
to hang
together.团结在一起
on: When you have
made up your mind, pick on
a particular day
when you will not be under much
stress.挑选
ency: In his research, Professor Dane found
the
resiliency of human beings to fight after
they?ve been
defeated. =resilience,
恢复力，弹性
off: He actually enjoys his newly-
bought Jaguar
and has decided to start showing
it off.炫耀
a difference: It is sad to see him
go because it
really will make a difference to
the way we conduct our
daily affairs.改变
cy: Invitation to have dinner together is
usually
treated as a means of achieving
intimacy with another
person in eastern
culture.亲密，亲近
: After the death of her only
son, she went on
occasional drinking
binges.狂饮，狂闹
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one?s mind?s eye: The
murderer was about to be
hanged.
Before
the execution, in his mind?s eye he confessed all
the crimes he had committed. 在脑海里,在记忆中
to: The CEO turned his attention to the practical
matters relating to forming a company
specializing in
securities. (注意力、思想、谈话等)转向，转移
3.A glimpse of: As university campuses become
increasingly multi-ethnic, they offer a
glimpse of the
conflicts society will face
tomorrow. 一瞥
te with: Los Angeles is
confident and alive
after the disastrous
earthquake, resonating with all the
qualities
of a civilized city. 回想着，展现着，充满着（某种
含义或感觉）
immersed in: The medical expert who had just
immigrated to our country was immersed in the
research of gene
grouping.潜心研究，沉浸在，沉迷于，专
心致志于
exposed to:
Under the protection of their
well-furnished
residence, they had not been exposed to
most
diseases common to urban
populations.与……接
触，使暴露于（险境）
pride in: All
the people of the country took pride
in
offering the highest standards to the man who had
used up all his talents for the welfare of the
people.
以……为荣
to: The railway company
decided to extend to
a branch line to
Newcastle to convey coal direct to
other
cities.
运输
Unit 7
taken in: He was
badly taken in when he bought
that
second-hand car.被骗
one?s advantage: If the
CEO of IBM listened to the
announcement about
Microsoft?s offers, he might hear
something to
his advantage. 受益，利于某人
detrimental to:
Workers of the phone company
demonstrated
against the sale of CDMA in the heart of
Manila?s business district. Before this the
board has
already stated that the sale would
be detrimental to the
company.
对……有害
comfortable with: She i s comfortable with those
who speak the local dialect. 对……感到舒服
down: The affair—which Northern Ireland First
Minister David Trimble has said is “10 times
worse
than Watergate”—had threatened to bring
down the
power-sharing government and wreck
the Good Friday
peace agreement.垮台
: With
so many clues interwoven together, his
judgment was clouded.使模糊不清
: That same
technology is used to understand
the seasonal
migration of other diseases such as
malaria.
It?s also used to monitor air pollution, water
quality and other environmental issue
that affect
public health.影响
bogged down:
The new Prime Minister got
bogged down deeper
and deeper in political and
economic
crises.陷入困境，停顿
Unit 10
up: We should be
able to round up a few
friends to help.
召集
: The duelist gritted his teeth as he cocked
the
gun a second time. 咬紧
c: The education
authorities are considering
such a question:
Ought the study of the classic to form
a part
of the education of youth? 经典著作，古典
t: It is a
retreat from his original position on
industrial relations. 撤回，退出
p: Peter was
among the peer group, the one
with whom Paul
felt most kinship in spirit.心灵相通。血
缘关系，密切关系，相似
: When he ascends a steep place, he is pressed
with an
unusual difficulty of
breathing.登上斜坡时，他感到呼吸异
常困难。
ue: Sam
offered an extended critique to
reporters of
what he viewed as weaknesses against
social
crime.评论，批评 dubious about: O?Neill is
dubious
about the benefit the tax cut would have on
the economy.对……表示怀疑
vibrant with: The
city is vibrant with life.
Unit 11
off:
But there are clear signs that this
government
is seeking to build its ties with the rest of
the world and shrug off its isolationist
stance.摆脱
over: They took over a private bank
after the
government announced a plan of
banking and
privatization reforms.接管
up:
The administration department of the
company
tried to buck up appetites of customers,
stating that 96 percent of its products on
sale were up
to
standard.（使）振作精神，（使）快活起来，激起（情绪）
out: Nineteen
months after their family was
almost wiped out
in a bloody massacre, the Johnsons
are
celebrating the marriage of their only
daughter.消
灭，毁灭
around: On hearing
what his wife had said,
Thomas spun around to
face her in great surprise.转身
a fit of rage:
After having apparently quarreled
with his
wife in a fit of rage, he travelled 12 miles on
foot, and his anger decreased. 盛怒之下，一怒之下
at: Completely enraged by the people who
had
hurt him, the elephant charged at them with
terrific violence.
向……猛冲，袭击，扑向
the
top of one?s lungs: Nearly a thousand people
in a darkened Manhattan movie theatre were
singing at
the top of their lungs during the
last scene of The
Sound of Music. 高声唱
at:
She jumped at the chance to go abroad. 欣
然应允，
马上接受
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into: The newly founded
regime needed these
influential politicians to
stop her sliding into chaos.（使）
滑入，悄悄地溜进
up: At the beginning of the playoffs, he was
made redundant and now he is trying to pull
himself up
again.（使）上拉，（使）停下
: He
iswas bouncing a ball against the wall.拍
on:
They are typical of couples who plan a
family
without reckoning on the small fortune it will
cost.考虑
succession: Pete Sampras won the
Championship
of American Open for the third
year in succession.连续
地
…into: The local
bar has been pressed into
service as a school
restaurant since the war began.被迫
做…逼迫，强迫
up: He said senior government officials were
trying to stir up ethnic tensions through mess
media.引
起，激起
to: They knew that academic
authorities
rejected their legend, but they
still clung to their belief.
坚守，坚持
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race: In most cases if one is looking for an
alternative to the routine nine-to-five rat
race, the
advantages of creating
a new
lifestyle outweigh the challenges.激烈竞争
: In the simple beauty of the country
the once
wealthy merchant of London lost the
recollection of
urban magnificence.城市的
tion: Jan Drake, director in the Electronic
Data
Systems Corp. …s government industry
group, said
army soldiers and engineers can
use the simulations to
test
“different
designs and concepts before putting them
into
practice.”模拟，模仿
gate: The stirring wind that
is becoming
stronger and stronger would hinder
their congregation.
相聚
: On a hillside
where gypsies used to live
outside this
ancient city, a concrete maze of buildings is
taking shape as workers scurry to finish the
dusty road
leading to it. vn 小步快跑scurry to do
sth. 匆忙做某事
knowledge of: They probably don?t
have any
direct knowledge of how criminal
trials are conducted
or what the rules
are.对……的了解
nce: The leader of the visiting
delegation spoke
with such coolness that what
he said sounded almost
like insolence.
傲慢
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nsate
for: The newly-organized
federation insisted
that the Blood Center compensate
for all the
lost that happened to the blood transfusion
victims.赔偿，补偿