英语四级淘金词汇第11课

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Lesson_11

build vt.建造.建立. vi.增长 n.体形,体格
If a city is not well planned, .如果一个城市规划得不好
the entire city will just look like a construction site .整个城市就会像 工地一样,
where the old buildings are being demolished and the new ones are being built. .旧房子在拆, 新房子在建.
The professor suggests building up our vocabulary by reading. .教授建议我们通过 阅读来增加词汇量.
convert v.转换,(使)转变, (使)变换.
At what rate does the dollar convert into pounds? .美元以什么汇率 兑换成英镑？
Coal can be converted into gas by burning. .煤炭燃烧可变成煤气.

call n.叫喊,呼声.通电话 vt.叫喊.招唤.把…叫做 称为.打电话给… vi.叫喊.访问
New Zealands Green Party .新西兰的绿色环保团体
has called for the slaughter of 60 cows pregnant with calves carrying human genes .要求屠杀60头怀有携带 人类基因的小牛的母牛
after a court withdrew approval for an experi -ment to develop milk with a human protein. .在法庭撤回对开发携带 人类蛋白的牛奶进行试 验的批准后.
The Confederation of Trade Unions called for the government .由于失业人数猛增, 工会呼吁政府
to restrict foreign labor imports in light of soaring unemployment. .限制对外国劳工的输入.

employ vt.雇用.用,使用
Every year many university students who major in foreign languages .每年都有许多外语专业 的大学生 are employed to be part-time interpreters in the Export Commodities Trade Fair .被雇用在出口商品交易 会上做兼职译员.

abuse n. &. vt.滥用.虐待. 辱骂,毁谤
Milosevic was arrested on April 1st in Yugoslavia .米洛舍维奇于四月一日 在南斯拉夫被捕
on charges of corruption and abuse of power. .因被指挥犯有贪污罪 和滥用职权罪.
Abused wives and children need social help. .受虐妇女和儿童都需要 得到社会的帮助.

overlook [vt.忽略,没注意到. 俯瞰,俯视.宽容, 宽恕
Students sometimes overlook .学生时会漏了
the key word "not" in multiple-choice questi -ons of listening or reading comprehension .听力或阅读理解多项选 择题中的关键词“not”,
and get the answers wrong. .因而选错了答案.
The Eiffel Tower (La Tour Eiffel) in Paris overlooks the Seine River. .巴黎的埃菲尔铁塔俯瞰 塞纳河.

intention n.意图,意向,目的
I have no intention of marrying yet. .我还没有要结婚的打算.
One typical question in reading tests is: .阅读测试一个典型的 问题是：
what is the authors intention in this passage? .这篇文章所体现的作者 的意图是什么？

attempt vt.&. n.企图,试图, 努力
IBM researchers are attempting to warm up human-computer relationships .IBM 的科研人员在尝试 要使人机关系变得友好 些,
by working on getting computers to recognize human gestures and emotions. .他们一直在研发如何让 电脑明白人的手势和识 别人的表情.
The Americans in Vertical Limit failed in all their attempts to climb the Himalayas .(电影)《垂直极限》中的 美国人攀登喜马拉雅山的 一切努力都付诸东流.

purpose n.目的,意图.用途. 效果
Some girls from Shanghai like to date foreigners, .一些上海女孩喜欢与 老外谈恋爱,
but it is said that their real purpose is to go abroad. .可据说她们真正的目 的是出国.
I came here on purpose to see you. .我特地来这里看你.

desire vt.向望,渴望.要求, 请求 n.愿望,欲望
We all desire happiness and health. .我们都渴望得到幸福 和健康.
(We all have a desire for happiness and health.) .我们都渴望得到幸福 和健康.
(We all have a desire to be happy and healthy.) .我们都渴望得到幸福 和健康.

considerable a.相当大(或多)的, 可观的.值得考虑的
Theres a considerable distance .距离相当远
between the East and the West Coast of the United States. .从美国东岸到西岸.

lay vi.下蛋,产卵 vt.放,搁.下(蛋).铺设, 砌砖.设置.使处于 某种状态).提出
The Taiwanese are not used to the pain of being laid off .台湾人不习惯被解雇和
and not being able to find new jobs following years of robust economic growth .找不到新工作带来的 痛苦,经历过多年的强 势经济增长之后.
Most Chinese people will lay aside money for a rainy day. .大多数中国人都会存钱 以备不时之需.
Dalian is a well laid out seaside city. .大连是一个规划良好的 海滨城市.

enormous a.巨大的,庞大的
When the first all-purpose computer was completed in 1946, .当第一台多功能电子计 算机在1946年安装完备 的时候,
no one could have foreseen the enormous impact it would have in the years ahead. .没有人能预见它在未来 岁月里的巨大影响力.

numerous a.许多的,众多的, 大批的
New York Citys numerous skyscrapers give the city its special character. .纽约市众多的摩天大楼 赋予了这个城市独有的 特征.

rush vi.猛冲.仓促从事. 突然袭击 vt.仓促完成. 催促,猛攻 n.冲.急促 流动或进行.繁忙时刻.
Youll regret if you rush into marriage. .如果草率结婚, 日后你会后悔的.
Dont rush me! .别催我了!
Do you like the rush of city life? .你喜欢快节奏的城市 生活吗？

rainbow n.彩虹
My four-year-old niece insisted that .我四岁的外甥女坚持说
rainbow in the sky should be the bridge for the fairies. .天上的彩虹是给仙女 过的桥.

ribbon n.缎带,丝带. (打印机的)色带
Girls sometimes use ribbons to tie their hair in a ponytail. .女孩子有时候喜欢用 丝带扎马尾辫.

rank n.职衔,军衔.社会阶层 vt.把……分等 vi.列入,(在序列中) 占特定等级
At the age of 77,Grace Hopper,mother of the computer, .计算机之母格雷丝. 霍普在77岁时
was awarded the military rank of commodore by President Ronald Reagan. .被里根总统授予海军 准将的军衔.
Brazil was still ranked top in the FIFAs world ranking in 2000. .2000年,巴西在国际足 联排名表上仍被列为首 位.

occupy vt.占用,占领,占据. 使忙碌,使从事, 占用(时间)
German troops once occupied Paris during World War II. .二战期间德国军队曾经 占领了巴黎.
Chanel occupied herself with fashion design and remained single all her life. .夏奈尔一生忙于时装 设计,终生独身.

classify vt.把…分类, 把…分等(级)
Killer whales arent classified as true whales .逆戟鲸不被归为鲸类,
but as the largest of the forty kinds of dolphins. .而被归入四十种海豚中 最大的那一类.

glimpse n. &. vt.一瞥,瞥见
I always have a glimpse at the headlines .我总是先迅速浏览一 下标题
before I decide what to read in the newspaper. .在决定看报纸上哪些 内容之前.

vision n.视力,视觉. 想像(力),幻想
A pilot must have very good vision. .飞行员必须有非常好 的视力.
My long term vision is to get my Ph.D. .拿博士学位是我长期的 梦想.

scene n.景色,景象. 舞台布景.一?ㄏ?
The setting sun above the horizon and the rosy clouds make a beautiful scene. .地平线上的落日和彩霞 构成美丽的景色.
The scenes are changed during the interval. .剧间休息时更换布景.
The trial scene in The Merchant of Venice is the most exciting one. .《威尼斯商人》中审判的 那场戏最精彩.