新视野大学英语第三版读写教程第一册Unit2词汇讲解+例句解析

? clutter

n. 杂乱;混乱;喧嚣 =mess vt. 使凌乱;乱糟糟地堆满 vi. 乱哄哄地跑;发出吵闹声

Empty soft-drink cans clutter the desks 空饮料罐胡乱地堆在桌上。 ? await

vt. await one’s return

vi. wait for sb/ wait to do sth. ? vehicle

n. [C]交通工具；车辆（vehicles）

vehicle for

Her art became a vehicle for her political beliefs.

艺术成了她表达政治信仰的工具。

? efficiency (a. efficient- inefficient ad. efficiently )

n. To increase our working efficiency, it is necessary to take advantage of every moment we have.为了提高工作效率，我们必须分秒必争。 ? embarrass (a. embarrassed ) vt.& vi. （使）窘迫，（使）局促不安;（使）困难 His clumsiness embarrassed him

他因自己的笨拙而感到尴尬。

I felt embarrassed, going to the wrong classroom on the first day of college. ? rust

n. 铁锈;锈病，锈菌;荒废，停滞;锈，锈色 vt.& vi. （使）生锈;[植]害锈病;变钝，荒废 If I rest, I rust.

如果我休息，我就会生锈。 ? blade

n. 桨叶;刀片，剑 ? tube

n. [C]管，管状物;地铁;电视机(the tube) a tube of toothpast（牙膏）

go down the tube/tubes 失败，落空

vt. 把…装管;把…弄成管状;用管输送 vi. 乘地铁;不及格 ? paste

n. 面团;糨糊;酱

vt. 粘贴，张贴;以…覆盖于 ? polish

v. 磨光;润色;擦光;修改 n. 擦亮剂;擦亮，磨光;优美,精良

Your essay is good; you just need to polish it a bit. 你的文章不错，只要稍加润色就可以了。

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? trash (trashes)

n. 垃圾，废物;废话;社会渣滓

vt. 废弃;拆毁;搞垮，贬低;从…上除去细枝或枝条 The yards are overgrown and cluttered with trash.

院子里杂草丛生，垃圾成堆。 ? dump

vt. 倾倒;倾销;丢下，卸下;摆脱，扔弃

vi. 突然跌倒或落下;卸货;转嫁（责任等）dump on sb.亏待 n. 垃圾场;仓库;无秩序地累积 The walled garden was used as a dump.

? match （matches mismatched）

n. 比赛;火柴;对手;相配的人（或物） vt. 相同;适应;使较量;使等同于 vt.& vi. 使相配，使相称 match up /up to He was watching a football match. ? purple (purple-purplest)

adj. 紫色的;帝王的;词藻华美的 n. 紫色;帝位，皇权;皇族 vt. 使成紫色 vi. 变紫

She wore purple and green silk.(绸缎) ? closet

n. 壁橱，密室;贮藏室

adj. 隐蔽的，暗藏的;不公开的;秘密的，私下的;空谈的 vt. 把…关在房间里

come out of the closet 公开承认秘密 He went to the water closet. ? comic

adj. 喜剧的;连环画的;滑稽的，好笑的 n. 连环漫画;喜剧演员;滑稽人物;滑稽新闻 The novel is comic and tragic.(喜中带泪)

? fiction （a. fictional v.ictionalize fictions ） n. 小说

Diana is a writer of historical fiction.

? romantic (romanticism ad.romantically) adj. 浪漫的，谈情说爱的， n. 浪漫主义作家

He has a romantic view of rural society. ? historical ( historically ) adj. 历史的;基于史实的

Diana is a writer of historical fiction. ? beloved(s)

adj. 亲爱的

n. 心爱的人 He takes his beloved into his arms

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? stuff

n. 材料，原料 do your stuff 露一手

not give a stuff 一点也不在乎 vt. 塞满;填塞;让吃饱 vi. 吃得过多

stuff with/to/into/under

I stuffed my hands in my pockets. ? sack

n. 麻袋;洗劫

vt. 解雇;把…装进袋里;掠夺 sack out 入睡

He got the sack for laziness. ? stack

n. 垛，干草堆;（一排）烟囱;层积;整个的藏书架排列 stacks of money 一大堆钱 vt.& vi. 堆成堆;堆起来或覆盖住;洗牌作弊

stack up He ordered them to stack up pillows（枕头）behind his back stack against 比得上 ? plague [ple?g]

n. 瘟疫;灾害，折磨 vt. 使染瘟疫;使痛苦，造成麻烦 a fresh outbreak of plague （鼠灾）

? clumsy（n. clumsiness clumsilly clumsier –clumsiest） adj. 笨拙的;复杂难懂的;得罪人的

I'd never seen a clumsier, less coordinated boxer 我从没见过更笨拙、动作更不协调的拳击手。 ? charity(charities)

n. 慈善（行为）;慈善机关;宽容

My mum was very proud. She wouldn't accept charity. ? band

n. 带;乐队;衣带;价值

vt. 给…镶边;用带绑扎;（将价格、收入等）划分档次;把…联合起来 vt.& vi. 结合起来，伙同 vi. 聚集，联合（起来）（通常与together 连用） She’s a singer with a band.

A band of light glowed in the space between floor and door.一缕阳光 Bands of 成群结队 ? curl

n. 一绺鬈发;卷曲物;螺旋状物;（指头发）拳曲 vt.& vi. （使）弯曲;（使）卷曲

curl up Smoke was curling up the chimne. 烟从烟囱里袅袅升起。 a curl of smok 一缕青烟

? curler 卷发的人；卷发夹

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? strain

vt.& vi. 扭伤;用力拉 n. 血统，家族;性格，脾气 She was tired and under great strain ? haul

vt.& vi. 拖，拉 n. 拖;大批赃物

He hauled himself to his feet. ? donation

n. 捐款;捐赠物

to make a donation to charity

Charities appealed for donations of food and clothing for victims of the hurricane. ? Curb

n. 限制，抑制

vt. 制止，束缚;在…处设井 He curbed his temper. ? Sore (soreness)

adj. 疼痛的;使人伤心的;恼火的，发怒的 n. （肌肤的）痛处，伤处

? ridiculous (n. ridiculousness ridiculously ) adj. 可笑的，荒谬的

It is ridiculous to suggest we are having a romance. 暗示我们正在谈恋爱的说法真是太荒谬了。 ? toss

vt.& vi. （轻轻或漫不经心地）扔;（使）摇荡;摇匀;（为…）掷硬币决定 n. 猛仰头（尤指表示恼怒或不耐烦）;（尤指比赛或游戏中）投掷 not give a toss 毫不在意 argue the toss 无谓的挣扎

It would be better to decide it on the toss of a coin. ? strip (stripped)

vi. 剥光

vt. 除去，剥去 n. 长条，条板

The children were brazenly stripping off and leaping into the sea. ? craft(craftsman 工匠 crafty 狡猾的) n. 手艺;船;飞行器;诡计 vt. 手工制作;精巧地制作 All the craft were sunk. ? clip (clipped)

n. 修剪;（塑料或金属的）夹子;回纹针;剪报 vt.& vi. 用别针别在某物上；修剪 She took the clip out of her hair.

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? item

n. 项目;条，条款;一则;一件商品（或物品） adv. 又，同上

There was an item in the paper about him.

? emotional （n. emotion（s） emotionally） adj. 表现强烈情感的;令人动情的;

In an emotionally charged speech, he said he was resigning. 在一次煽情的演讲中，他说他要辞职。 ? bug

n. 昆虫;陷，瑕疵;细菌，病菌;窃听器 （bugging电子窃听装置 ）vt. 在…装窃听器;打扰 vi. 变大;凸出

There is a bug in the software. 软件有漏洞。 bug off 滚开 ? reverse

vt. （使）反转;（使）颠倒 vi. 倒退

adj. 反面的;颠倒的 n. 倒转;倒退;失败

Another car reversed out of the drive. ? token

n. 象征;记号;代币

adj. 象征性的;作为对某事的保证的;作为标志的 vt. 预兆

Some of the older telephones still only accept tokens. 一些较老式的电话机仍然只收代币。

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