新视野大学英语第三版unit1单词解释

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Toward a brighter future for all

Words and phrase

1. achievement:

n.

something very good and difficult that you have succeeded in doing:

e.g.

An Olympic silver medal is a remarkable achievement for one so young.

2. triumph

: n

being successful or victorious

成功

,

胜利

e.g. shouts of triumph

great achievement or success

成功

one of the triumphs of modern science

v.

~

(over sb/sth)

: be successful or victorious

e.g. triumph over one's difficulties

战胜困难

.

3. pledge

v

~ sth (to sb/sth) (fml ) promise solemnly to give (support,etc);

give (one's word, honour, etc) as a pledge

保证给予（支持等）

;

以（誓言﹑

名誉等）作担保

:

e.g. pledge loyalty to the king

发誓效忠国王

be pledged to keeping a secret

誓守秘密

.

~ sb/oneself (to sth/to do sth):

promise solemnly that sb/one will do sth or support a cause,

etc

保证某人

[

自己

]

做某事或支持某事业等

e.g. The Government has pledged itself to send aid to the famine victims.

政府已承

诺赈济饥民

.

leave (sth) with sb as a pledge:

典当（某物）

e.g. He's pledged his mother's wedding ring.

(fml ) drink to the health of (sb); toast (sb)

为

（某人）

的

健康祝酒

;

向（某人）祝酒

:

e.g. pledge the bride

（新娘）

and bridegroom

（新郎）

4. rewarding

adj

giving you satisfaction, pleasure, or profit

值得的；有意义的；有回报

的

e.g.

Our

journey

to

the

orphanage

(

孤儿院

)

was

a

very

rewarding experience.

Antonym:

unrewarding

Synonym:

satisfying

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5. as...as possible

as + adj / adv +as as + adj + n + as

尽力做某事的意思

e.g. We have to run as fast as possible.

Can you say it as loudly as possible?

I hope

you’ll

stay as long as possible.

We need as many apples as possible.

You must come back as soon as possible.

6.

remind

v

~ sb to do sth:

inform (sb) of a fact or tell (sb) to do sth he may have forgotten

提醒

:

e.g. Do I have to remind you yet again?

Remind me to answer that letter.

~ sb of sb/sth

cause sb to remember or be newly aware of sb/sth

使某人回想起或意识

到某人

[

某事物

]:

e.g

He reminds me of his brother.

This song reminds me of France.

reminder

n

sth. that makes

you notice, remember, or think about sth.

起提醒作用的

东西

e.g.

The cold served as a reminder that winter wasn’t quite finished.

The waiters were clearing the tables, which served as a reminder that it was

time to leave.

7.

pose

v

(a) [I, Ipr]

~ (for sb)

sit or stand in a particular position in order to be painted, drawn or

photographed

摆好姿势（以便画像或拍照）

:

e.g. He had to pose wearing a laurel wreath.

他得摆好戴着月桂花冠的姿势

. *

(b) [Tn] put (sb) in a particular position in order to paint, draw or photograph him

使（某

人）摆好姿势（以便画 像或拍照）

:

e.g. The artist posed his model carefully.

那位画家仔细摆好模特儿的姿势

.

(c) (derog

贬

) behave in an unnatural or affected way in order to impress people

装腔作势

:

e.g.

Stop posing and tell us what you really think.

别装蒜啦

,

告诉我们你的真实想法吧

.

pose n

1) position in which a person poses or is posed (pose 1b)

（为画像或拍照而摆的）姿势

,

姿态

:

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e.g. She adopted an elegant pose.

她摆了一个优美的姿势

.

2) (derog

贬

) unnatural or affected way of behaving, intended to impress people

装腔作势的

举动

:

e.g.

His concern for the poor is only a pose.

他对穷人的关心只不过是做做样子罢了

.

8.

routine

n

[C, U] fixed and regular way of doing things

程序

;

公事

;

常规

:

e.g. She found it difficult to establish a new routine after retirement.

do sth as a matter of routine

按常规办事

[attrib

作定语

] routine tasks, chores, duties, etc

日常工作﹑

日常事务﹑

例行职责

.

[C] set sequence of movements in a dance or some other performance

舞蹈等表演的

成套动作

:

e.g.

go through a dance routine

做一套舞蹈动作

.

routine

adj

usual; habitual; regular

通常的

;

惯例的

;

例行的

:

e.g.

the routine procedure

例行手续

*

routine maintenance

定期的保养

*

routinely

adv

.

9. attain

v

[Tn] succeed in getting (sth); achieve

e.g. attain a position of power

获得权位

attain one's goal, objective, ambition, etc

attain our target of 50000

达 到我们的

50000

英镑的目标

.

attainable

adj

that can be attained

e.g. These objectives are certainly attainable.

attainment

n

[U] success in reaching

达到

;

到达

:

e.g.

The attainment of her ambitions was still a dream.

她要实现抱负仍是一种梦想

.

[C usu pl] thing attained, esp skill or knowledge

成就

;

造诣

:

e.g.

a scholar of the highest attainments

造诣极高的学者

.

10. finished

adj [pred]

(not before noun) no longer doing, dealing with, or using sth.

~ (with sb/sth) (infml)

e.g. I won't be finished for another hour.

我还有一个小时才能完事

.

Are you finished with my tools yet?

我的工具你用完了吗？

She decided she was finished with working for others.

她决定不再为别人做事

.

11. may have done sth.:

used for talking about past possibilities

e.g. She might have changed her mind and decided not to come.

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12. foundation

n

[U] act of founding (an institution, organization, etc)

建立

,

创立

,

创办

:

e.g. the foundation of the university

[C] (a) (organization set up to provide) sums of money for research, charity, etc

（为研

究﹑

慈善事业等提供的）基金

,

基金会

:

e.g. You may be able to get support from an arts foundation.

[C

usu

pl]

layer

of

bricks,

concrete,

etc

forming

the

solid

base

of

a

building

underground

地基

;

房基

;

基础

:

e.g. lay the foundations of a building

给建筑物奠基

[C, U] principle, idea or fact on which sth is based; basis

（作为某事的）基本

原则﹑

思想或事实

;

基础

:

e.g. lay the foundations of one's career

奠定个人事业的基础

*

That rumor has no foundation.

那谣言没有事实根据

.

13. unlike

1) adj. [pred

作表语

] dissimilar; different

e.g. They are so unlike nobody would believe they were sisters.

2) prep. different from (sth); not like

与（某事物）不同

;

不像

...:

e.g. Her latest novel is quite unlike her earlier work.

14. resource

n

[C usu pl] supply of raw materials, etc which bring a country, person, etc wealth

资源

:

e.g. rich in natural, mineral, agricultural, etc resources

自然的﹑矿产的﹑农业的

...

资源丰富

] (fml ) ingenuity or quick wit; initiative

才智

;

机敏

;

创造精神

:

e.g. a man of great resource

足智多谋的男子

.

15. learned:

a. (fml.) learned people have a lot of knowledge because they have read and

studied a lot

有学问的；博学的

e.g. My advisor is a very learned person and she could answer any question I asked.

16. caring:

a.

thinking about what other people need or want and trying to help them

关

心他人的；乐于助人的

e.g. The school provides a caring environment for students.

学校为学生提供了充满

关怀的环境。

17. faculty

[C usually plural]

a natural ability to hear, see, think, move, etc:

e.g. the faculty of sight

视力

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