prioritise综合教程2单词(英英)

Unit 1

ankle

leg

bank

bolt

butt

sits

calf

the knee

careen

colleague

you

confusion

descent

devastating

dilemma

drawstring

n. the part at the bottom of your leg where your foot joins your

n. a set of machines arranged close together in a row

v. run away quickly

n. (sl.) the buttocks, the part of the body on which a person

n. the thick part at the back of the leg between the ankle and

v. (of a ship) turn over or tilt

n.

someone

who

works

in

the

same

organization

or

department

as

n. a situation in which things are badly organized

n. the act or process of going down

a. causing a lot of harm or damage

n. a situation in which one has to make a difficult choice

n.(often

pl.)

a

string

or

cord

that

can

be

pulled

tighter

or

looser

to tie up bags, etc

n. a set of stairs between one floor and the next

n. an attempt to get enough air into your lungs by breathing

flight

gasp

in quickly

heavyset

a. (of people) rather broad and strong- looking

illusion

n. sth. that deceives a person by seeming to be real

lash

v. hit violently or suddenly

lobby

n. the area just inside the entrance to a large building

pandemonium

n. a state of wild and noisy disorder

purgatory

n. a place or condition of great suffering

rip

v. tear apart quickly and violently

rumble

n. a series of long low sounds

sap

v. (cause) to become wet thoroughly by being in a liquid

spasm

n. a sudden uncontrolled movement of muscles

stairwell

n. the space, going up through all the floors of a building,

where the stairs are

sway

v. move or swing gently from side to side

ultimate

a. most extreme

Unit 2

accomplished

a. skilled

adolescent

a.

relating

to

or

characteristic

of

the

process

of

developing

from

a child into an adult

aging

n. the process of growing old

agony

n. extreme mental or physical pain or suffering

apt

a. likely to do sth.

aspect n.

one

of

the

parts

of

a

situation

or

subject

that

can

be

considered

await

blazer

contentment

contradict

contrast

convince

critical

delay

devil

diet

distinct

feverishly

frame

jog

lanky

loose-fitting

megadose

muscular

plead

premise

pursue

quirk

saint

sanity

slice

tailor

teen

though

un-American

unsettling

waist

wiry

worship

separately

v. wait for

n. a jacket with the special sign of a school on it

n.

the

happiness

you

fell

when

you

have

everything

you

want

and

enjoy

your life

v. be opposite in nature to

n. a noticeable difference between people or things

v. persuade sb. to do sth.

a. extremely important; crucial

v. make sth. late

n. an evil spirit

v. eat particular foods or small amounts of food because you are

trying to become thinner

a. definite and obvious

ad. excitedly

n. a person with strange ideas, habits or appearance

v. run slowly for exercise

a. ungracefully tall and thin

a. loose, esp. in order to become comfortable

n. a larger than usual amount of medicine, vitamin, etc.

a. having well-developed muscles

v. ask for sth. in an urgent or anxious way

n. a statement or idea on which reasoning is based

v. engage in (an activity or course of action)

n. a strange habit or feature that sb. or sth. has

n. someone who is considered to be very special and holy, esp. by

the Catholic Church

n. the condition of being mentally healthy; the ability to think

and behave normally and reasonably

n. a flat piece of bread, meat, etc., cut from a larger piece

v. make by cutting and sewing clothing, esp. to fit a particular

person

n. a person aged between 13 and 19 years

ad. however

a. not typical of the attitudes, ways of life etc. that approved

of or considered normal in the US

a. making you feel worried or nervous

n. the part around the middle of your body just above your hips

a. rather thin, but with strong muscles

v. show great admiration

Unit 3

anguish

assure

authorize

beneficiary

breast

collide

consequence

console

deplorable

diagnostic

ego

endure

epiphany

establish

eventually

fascism

fatal

flee

gurney

helicopter

instantly

intuition

lump

malignant

manicure

manicurist

miff

occupation

poignant

psychiatrist

rear

n. very great pain and suffering, esp. of the mind

v.

tell

sb.

that

sth.

will

definitely

happen

or

is

definitely

true,

so that they are less worried

v. give official permission for

n. the receiver of a benefit (cf. benefactor)

n. one of the two round raised parts on a woman

’

s chest that can

produce milk for her babies

v. hit each other accidentally

n. sth. that happens as a result of sth. else

v. give comfort to sb. in times of sadness

a. shockingly bad in quality

a of or for identifying the nature of an illness

n. the self, esp. as distinct from the world and other selves;

self-importance

v. bear

n. a comprehension or perception of reality by means of a sudden

intuitive realization

v. start an organization that will exist for a long time

ad. at last; in the end

n.

a

right-wing political system

in

which

people

’

s lives are

completely controlled by the state and no political opposition is

allowed, used in Germany and Italy in the 1930s and 40s

a. very dangerous; causing death

v. leave a place very quickly in order to escape from danger

n. a long narrow table with wheels used for moving sick people in

a hospital

n. a type of aircraft which can land in a small space and take off

without running over the ground

ad. immediately, at once

n. the power of knowing sth. without reasoning

n. a hard swelling on sb.

’

s skin or in their body

a. (of a disease)serious enough to cause death if not prevented

n. a treatment for the hands and esp. the fingernails, including

cleaning, cutting, etc.

n. sb. whose job is to give people manicures

v. annoy

n. the period of being controlled by military force

a. keen or strong in mental appeal

n. a doctor trained in the treatment of disease of the mind

n. the back part

rescuer

slur

spinal

striking

stroke

subtitle

suicidal

surgery

therapist

threaten

tumor

undergo

wreckage

wrist

Unit 5

admonition

afflict

aid

bang

blowout

bundle

clank

cripple

crutch

dismiss

driveway

enormity

frail

frustrated

fumble

gauge

gusty

hobble

honk

n. sb. who saves people from harm or danger

v. pronounce unclearly

a. of or for the back bone

a. very attractive or impressive

n. an unexpected piece (of luck); a sudden illness in part of the

brain which damages it and can cause loss of the ability to move

some part of the body

n. (in films or on television) text of dialogue translated into a

foreign language and shown at the bottom of the screen

a. with a tendency to commit suicide

n.

the

performing

of

medical

operations,

usu.

including

the

cutting

open of the skin

n. a specialist in a particular branch of medical treatment

v. be likely to harm or destroy sth.

n. a group of disease cells in the body that grow too quickly

v. experience sth. esp. sth. that is unpleasant but necessary

n. the remains of sth. that is destroyed

n. the part of the body between the hand and the arm

n. a warning or criticism about sb.

’

s behavior

v. cause severe suffering or pain

n. help

n. a sudden noise

n. a sudden bursting of a tire

v. quickly push sb. or sth. into sth.

n. a short loud sound

n. sb. who is unable to use his limbs, esp. the legs

n.

a

stick

under

one

’

s

arm,

for

supporting

a

person

who

has

difficulty in walking

v. refuse to accept that sth. might be true or important

n. a road for vehicles that connects a private house

n. the quality of being very great, esp. in difficulty

a. weak and poor in health

a.

feeling

impatient

or

angry

because

you

are

unable

to

de

what

you

want to do

v. move the fingers in an attempt to do sth.

n. a fact or event that can be used for judging sb. or sth.

a. characterized by or blowing in strong rushes of wind

v. walk with difficulty

v. make the horn of a vehicle produce a short loud noise

horn

indifference

install

interval

jack

jerk

overflow

paralyze

penetrate

peninsula

prophet

the Prophets

Scriptural

slacken

slash

`slick

spent

split-level

sweep

thump

tilt

utterly

whatever

yardstick

Unit 6

aftermath

aglow

ammunition

assume

bombard

civilian

corpse

cripple

doom

n. an apparatus, e.g. in a car, which makes a loud warning sound

n. lack of interest, love, etc.

v. set up

n. a period of time between activities

n. an apparatus for lifting a car off the ground

v. pull suddenly and quickly

v. be so full that the contents go over the sides; be very full

v. cause to be unable to move

v. enter, pass (into or through)

n.

a

piece

of

land

almost

completely

surrounded

by

water

but

still

joined to a large mass of land

n. someone who people believe has been sent by God to teach them

the right way to follow their religion

the Jewish holy men whose writing form part of the Old Testament,

or the writings themselves

a. from or relating to the Bible

v. become slower or less active

v. (esp. of wind) come hard down and cross

a. smooth and slippery

a. extremely tired

a. (of a building or room) having floors at different heights in

different parts

v. move quickly and smoothly (all over)

v. move forcefully or with a heavy deadened sound

v. cause to slope

ad. completely

pron. whatever

n.

sth.

that

you

compare

similar

thing

to

as

a

way

of

judging

their

quality or value

n. the result following a bad event

a. bright with excitement

n. bullets, shells etc. that are fired from a weapon

v. suppose to be the case, without proof

v. keep attacking heavily (as if) with gunfire

n. a person not of the armed forces

n. a dead body, esp. of a person

v. injure sb.

’

s legs or backs so that they can

never move or walk

properly again

v. cause to suffer sth. unavoidable, such as death or destruction