高级英语教程5到9 单元整理的单词表--有中文解释

The Lady, or the Tiger? Part II

1.blooming :bloody or damned 盛开的；妙龄的

2.florid :with too much decoration or detail 绚丽的；气色好的

3.fervent :very enthusiastic and sincere, especially about something you believe in or support 热心的；强烈的；

炽热的；热烈的

4.imperious :behaving in a proud and confident way that shows you expect to be obeyed 专横的；迫切的；傲慢的

5.As :a fact that

6.the apple of his eye :the person who someone loves most and is very proud of 掌上明珠, 珍爱的人

7.humanity :people in general 人类；人道；仁慈；人文学科

https://www.360docs.net/doc/0713886416.html,mon to :belonging to or shared by two or more people or things 共同的；共有的；为…所共用

9.conventional :traditional and ordinary 符合习俗的，传统的；常见的；惯例的

10.romance :a story about love 传奇；浪漫史；风流韵事；冒险故事

11.ardor :great enthusiasm or love 热情；狂热；灼热

12.exceedingly :to a very great degree; extremely 非常；极其；极度地；极端

13.happened to :to do or be by chance: 碰巧

14.waver :to vacillate irresolutely between choices 动摇；踌躇；挥动者

15.in regard to :in connection with 关于

16.premises :the land and buildings owned by someone, especially by a company or organization 前提；经营场

址；上述房屋；契约前言（premise的复数）

17.workings :the workings of sth. the way that an organization, machine or organism operates 作用；工作方式；

操作（working的复数

18.in no slight degree :to a large extent 在很大程度上

19.novel :new and original, not like anything seen before 新奇的；异常的

20.the ranks :the groups 普通士兵们

21.in case :if

22.took such great delight and satisfaction :enjoy 欣赏，享受；喜爱；使过得快活

23.thronged :to be or go somewhere in very large numbers 人群；众多, 蜂拥而至；群集, 拥挤的

24.admittance :permission to enter a place 进入；入场权；通道

25.massed :to come together in large numbers 集中；聚焦（mass的过去式和过去分词）集中；聚焦（mass的过去式和过去分词）

26.opposite :being in a position on the other side; facing 相反的；对面的；对立的, 在…的对面

27.fateful :having an important and usually negative effect on the future 重大的；决定性的；宿命的

28.hum :continuous low sound 发低哼声, 嗡嗡声；哼声；杂声

29.grand :splendid in style and appearance; attracting admiration and attention 宏伟的；豪华的；极重要的, 自视高贵的

30.personage :an important or famous person 要人；角色；名士

31.moiety :either of two parts, not necessarily equal, into which something is or can be divided 一部分；一半

32.gone forth :been issued 出发，向前去；发布

33.night or day :all the time 无论黑夜或白昼

34.Possessed of :be possessed of sth to own something or have something as a quality 具有；拥有

35.curtained :to veil or shut off with or as if with a curtain 带帘子的；装有窗帘的

36.radiant: obviously very happy, or very beautiful 辐射的；容光焕发的；光芒四射的

37.damsels :a young woman who is not married少女（damsel的名词复数）

38.returned :to give or perform in return 回国的；归来的；被送回的

39.space :a period of time; or its duration 空间；太空；距离

40.in a flash :quickly or suddenly 瞬间；立刻

41.parapet :a low wall along the edge of a roof, bridge, etc. 栏杆；扶手；矮护墙

42.devious :describes people or plans and methods that are dishonest, often in a complicated way, but often

also clever and successful 偏僻的；弯曲的；不光明正大的

43.white heat :the very high temperature at which metal gives out a white light白热化

44.grievous :having very serious effects or causing great pain痛苦的；剧烈的

45.reveries :(a state of having) pleasant dream-like thoughts幻想，梦想（reverie的复数）

46.gnashed her teeth :gnash your teeth to bring your teeth forcefully together when you are angry咬牙切齿；

47.multitude :a large number of people 群众；多数, 一大群人

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1.assumption :something that you accept as true without question or proof假定；设想；担任；采取

2.brilliant :extremely clever or highly skilled灿烂的，闪耀的；杰出的；有才气的

3.stand :to successfully accept or bear something which is unpleasant or difficult使站立；忍受；抵抗

4.varied :including a wide range of things or people 多变的；各式各样的；杂色的

5.do their best :to make the greatest effort possible尽自己所能

6.suited :right for someone or something合适的

7.protest :to say something forcefully or complain about something抗议；断言

8.crave for :to want greatly渴望

9.let alone :used for saying that something is even less likely to happen than another unlikely thing更不必说；

听任；不打扰

10.eventful :with a lot of exciting or unusual things happening多事的；重要的；多变故的；重大的

11.humdrum :lacking excitement, interest or new and different events; ordinary单调的；无聊的

12.carpentry :the skill of making and repairing wooden objects木匠, 木器；木工手艺；[木] 木工业

13.patent :an official document that gives someone who has invented something the legal right to make or sell

that invention for a particular period of time, and prevents anyone else from doing so专利权；执照；专利品授予专利；

取得…的专利权,

14.immersed :completely involved in浸入的；专注的, 沉湎于

15.muleteers :somebody whose occupation is driving mules赶骡的人

16.unalterable :impossible to change or influence不能改变的；坚定不移的

17.transmute :to change something completely, especially into something different and better使变形；使变质, 变

形；变质

18.trivial :having little value or importance不重要的，琐碎的；琐细的

19.impulses :a sudden strong desire to do something冲动；脉冲（impulse的复数）; 推动（impulse的第三人称单数）；推进

20.momentous :very important because of effects on future events重要的；重大的

21.seminal :containing important new ideas and being very influential on later work种子的；精液的；生殖的; 有创意

的

22.equidistant :equally distant or close等距的；距离相等的

23.inordinate:much more than you would usually expect: used for emphasizing how large

something is or how much of something there is过度的；无节制的；紊乱的

24.exhausts :to make someone extremely tired耗尽；排出（exhaust的三单形式）；彻底探讨; 使精疲力竭

25.stimulates :to make someone excited and interested about something刺激；鼓舞，激励

26.promise :when someone or something is likely to develop successfully and people expect this to happen允

诺，许诺；给人以…的指望或希望; 许诺；有指望，有前途

27.sterile :lacking in stimulating emotional or intellectual quality; LIFELESS不育的；无菌的；贫瘠的；枯燥乏味的

28.disgrace :embarrassment and the loss of other people's respect, or behaviour which causes this耻辱；丢脸的人

或事；失宠; 使……失宠；给……丢脸；使……蒙受耻辱；贬黜

29.legitimate :reasonable and acceptable合法的；正当的；合理的；正统的; 使合法；认为正当（等于legitimize）

30.mediocre :not very good普通的；平凡的；中等的

31. in search of: trying to find something 寻找；搜寻

32.dulls :to make someone’s mind slower or less able to understand, think, hear, etc.使迟钝；使阴暗；缓和; 减少；变迟

钝; 钝的；迟钝的；无趣的；呆滞的；阴暗的

33.faculties :a natural physical or mental ability that most people have系，学院；才能，能力；全体教员（faculty的复数形

式）

https://www.360docs.net/doc/0713886416.html,patible :able to exist, live together, or work successfully with something or someone else兼容的；能共处

的；可并立的

35.savor :to enjoy food or an experience slowly, in order to appreciate it as much as possible尽情享受；使有风味；加

调味品于; 滋味；气味；食欲

36.derive :get or obtain something from something else源于；得自

37.Chances are that :it is likely that很可能

38.absorbing :describes something that is very interesting and keeps your attention吸引人的；极有趣的;引人入胜的

39.unendurable :so unpleasant or painful that it is almost impossible to bear无法忍受的；不能持久的

40.at leisure :when you want to and when you have time to从容地；闲着地; 闲暇时; 在…有空的时候

41.mature :to become completely grown physically成熟的；充分考虑的；到期的；成年人的

42.thrive on :to grow, develop or be successful以……成长

43.inner resources :the ability to help yourself manage or achieve something内在的才力; 智力; 精神财富

44. novelty :the quality of being new and unusual新奇；新奇的事物；新颖小巧而廉价的物品

45. stave off :to stop something bad from happening, or to keep an unwanted situation or person

away, usually temporarily 避开；延缓; 阻挡

Beauty

https://www.360docs.net/doc/0713886416.html,mely :unsatisfactorily一瘸一拐地；不完全地; 有缺陷的；理由不充足的，站不住脚的; [美国俚语]古板守旧的；落后于时代的

2.paradoxical :strange because of being the opposite of what you expect矛盾的；诡论的；似非而是的; 荒谬的

3.wary :cautious谨慎的；机警的；惟恐的；考虑周到的

4.facility :ability设施；设备；容易；灵巧

5.deprived of :take…away剥夺；失去

6.adrift :free from restraint or support漂泊的；(船) 漂浮着的; 随波逐流地；漂浮着; (人) 茫然的

7.prestige :respect and admiration given to someone or something, usually because of a reputation for high

quality, success or social influence威望，声望；声誉

8.on the defensive :ready to protect yourself because you are expecting to be criticized or attacked处于防御

状态; 处于守势

9.accumulated :collect累积（accumulate的过去分词）; 累积的；累计的；达到

10.demeaning :derogatory降低身份的；有损人格的; 卑微的;有损…的人格（demean的ing形式）

11.vestiges :a still existing small part or amount of something larger, stronger or more important that existed

in the past but does not exist now痕迹（vestige的复数形式）；残留部分; 残迹

12.to the detriment of :harming

13.in the throes :experiencing or doing something which is difficult, unpleasant or painful对…不利; 对…有害的

14.at best :even when considered in the most positive way最多; 充其量; 说得再好也只是

15.flattering :making someone look or seem better or more attractive than usual奉承的；谄媚的; 恭维的; 讨人喜欢的

16.idealization :to think of or represent someone or something as better than they are理想化；理想化的事物

17.administered :see to it that something is put into practice监管(国家、法律、考试等); 执行

18.fretful :worried and unhappy焦躁的；烦燥的；起波纹的; 烦躁不安的

19.despairing :feeling that a situation is so bad that nothing you can do will change it感到绝望的；表现绝望的；无望

的; 绝望；失望（despair的ing形式）

20.pass muster :to reach the expected or necessary standard符合要求；合格; 通得过，过得去；被认为满意；经得起检查

21.wanting :not as good as something should be欠缺的；不足的；不够格的; 不够应有水准的

22.do :to be adequate or sufficient足以担任；适合

23.taken in :to understand completely the meaning or importance of something对…加以考虑；收进

24.at a glance :immediately一瞥；看一眼

25.dissect :to examine or consider something in detail进行解剖；进行详细分析

26.positively :in a way that is likely to have good results肯定地；明确地；断然地

27.interminable :continuing for too long and therefore boring or annoying冗长的；无止尽的

28.disparage :to criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not respect or value them蔑视；毁

谤; 蔑视; 贬抑

29.adorable :describes a person or animal that makes you feel great affection because they are so attractive

and often small可爱的；可敬重的，值得崇拜的

30.superficial :(of a person) never thinking about things that are serious or important (人) 肤浅的; (行动、感情、关系

等) 浅表的; 表面上的; 表皮的(伤、损坏)

31.abridged :made shorter by removing details and unimportant information缩短；减少；删去（abridge的

过去分词）; 删节的；削减的

Appetite

1.preserve :to keep alive, intact, or free from decay保存；保护；保藏;维持；腌；禁猎; 独揽之事; 独占的活动

2.keenness :strong interest or enthusiasm敏锐；锐利; 聪明的，机智的，智慧的; 聪明的，机智的，智慧的

3.edge :Keenness of desire边缘; 边际; 尖锐; 尖刻; 紧张不安的; 在边缘上；坐立不安; 紧张；急切；竖着

4.multitudinous :Very many大量的，群集的；多种多样的

https://www.360docs.net/doc/0713886416.html,ed up :finish用完了的；筋疲力尽；被杀死的

6.wanting :lacking欠缺的；不足的；不够格的; 无；缺; 需要（want的现在分词）；欠缺

7.alive :Active; full of energy活着的；活泼的；有生气的; 恢复生机; 使变活跃; 使变得有趣; 使显得生动

8.treats :gifts宴飨，款待（treat的复数形式）; 对待，处理；治疗（treat的三单形式）

9.pitch :degree n. 沥青；音高；程度；树脂；倾斜；投掷,vi. 倾斜；投掷；搭帐篷；坠落

10.gross :Very adj. 总共的；粗野的；恶劣的；显而易见的; n. 总额，总数

11. inexhaustible :existing in very great amounts that will never be finished adj. 取之不竭的；不知疲倦的

12.square meals :A substantial, satisfying, and balanced meal美餐；饱餐three square meals丰盛的三餐

13.blow-out :UK INFORMAL a very large meal极乐大餐; 排场豪华的宴会; 爆裂；吹出；熄火

14.supreme :very great or best adj. 最高的；至高的；最重要的; n. 至高；霸权

15.indulgence :when you indulge someone or yourself n. 嗜好；放纵；纵容；沉溺

16.homage :deep respect and often praise shown for a person or god n. 敬意；尊敬；效忠

17.majesty :the quality of being big, beautiful, or impressive in a calm and serious way威严；最高权威，王权；雄伟；

权威;his\her Majesty陛下;

18.preserve :Keep up and reserve vt. 保存；保护；维持；腌；禁猎; n. 保护区；禁猎地；加工成的食品

19.renews :to increase the life of or replace something old vt. 使更新；续借；复兴；获得新生; (遭毁坏或损失后) 再生

20.refreshes :to make someone less hot or tired vi. 恢复精神；喝饮料，吃点心；补充给养; 消除……的疲劳; 精神振作的

21.too much on top of each other :Too close to each other

22.on end :Without stopping连续(不断)地，连接地; 竖着，直立着

23.wailed :MAINLY DISAPPROVING to make a long, high cry, usually because of pain or sadness恸哭；呼啸；

悲叹（wail的过去分词）哀号; 悲鸣声; (汽笛、警报等) 长鸣; 高声数落

24.loaded with :to contain a lot of装载某物; 满载着

25.gorged :to eat until you are unable to eat any more狼吞虎咽; 使吃饱；吞下；使扩张; 拚命吃

26.came into its own :to achieve one's potential盛行起来；名副其实；得到自己该得的东西；受到尊敬

27.long-awaited :having been expected for a long time被期待已久的; 望穿秋水

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1.longest-running :continuing for the longest time上演时间最长的; 持续时间最长的

2.issue :a subject or problem which people are thinking and talking about问题；议题；发行物; 发表(声明);分发

3.painfully :used to emphasize a quality, action or situation that is unpleasant or not desirable痛苦地，费力地;(用

以强调不好的性质或情形) 非常

4. law-breakers :a person who does not obey the law, especially intentionally and often违法者

5.let alone :even less likely than the one mentioned before更不必说；听任；不打扰

6.taking increasing liberties with :treat sth. Freely, without strict observance of the fact随意对待；任意歪

曲（事实）；冒昧；狎昵；调戏

7.nourish :provide for and support, sustain滋养；怀有；使健壮; 为…提供营养

8. as though :in such a way that something seems to be true好像；仿佛

9.wave of the future :the pattern of behaviour in the future未来的潮流; 趋向

10.blithely :happily, especially because you do not realize that something is wrong快活地；无忧无虑地

11.taken to :to start doing something habitually喜欢；走向；开始从事

12.supposedly :as some people believe or say, although you may not agree with this可能；按照推测；恐怕

13.derelictions :failure to do what you should do玩忽职守；抛弃物；遗弃

14.as a matter of course :If something is done as a matter of course, it is a usual part of the way in which

things are done and is not special理所当然的（事）；自然地; 当然，乃必然之事

15.ethic :a system of accepted beliefs which control behaviour, especially such a system based on morals伦理；

道德规范; adj. 伦理的；道德的（等于ethical）

16.abound in :If something abounds in/with other things, it has a lot of them(物产或资源)丰富，富裕，富于；充满

17.variety :many different types of things or people多样；种类；杂耍；变化，多样化

18.graffiti-prone :those who are likely to write words or draw pictures illegally on a wall or on other

surfaces in a public place 涂鸦

19.exempt from :free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject免除…的责任、

义务、税收等，豁免；使免(做某事)：

20.Litter-bugs :someone who drops rubbish on the ground in public places, (UK ALSO litter lout).垃圾虫

21.convert :to (cause something or someone to) change in form, character or opinion使转变；把…转化成；折合

https://www.360docs.net/doc/0713886416.html,munities :a group of people who live in the same area, or the area in which they live社区；团体，群体

23.Widespread :existing or happening in many places and/or among many people普遍的，广泛的；分布广的

24.flurries :a series of things that happen suddenly一段短暂的紧张期；使恐慌；疾风；小雪（flurry复数）

25.ordinances :a law or rule made by a government or authority条例；法令（ordinance的复数）

26.clear public places of :remove, get rid of, what is unwanted or unwelcome清除，扫清

27.high-decibel:高分贝

28.wipe out :get rid of something completely消灭，彻底摧毁；垮台；（滑雪等时的）翻倒；封闭

29.beer-soaked :Drunken with beer 爱喝啤酒的人

30.hooliganism :acts of vandalism and violence in public places, committed especially by youths流氓行为

31.plagues :keep happening and cause a great deal of trouble, difficulty, or suffering瘟疫；泛滥；使困扰

32.addicts :sb. who is physiologically or psychologically dependent on potentially harmful drug对...入迷的人

（addict的复数）成瘾者；发烧友

33.hopelessly :used for emphasizing how extreme or bad something is绝望地；无望地；无可救药地

34.pot :Cannabis; marijuana大麻；大麻毒品；印度大麻（等于hemp）；大麻烟原料；大麻雌花顶部

35.bother to :if you do not bother to do something, you do not do it, either because there seems to be no good

reason or because it involves too much effort费心得去

36.duck out of :avoid逃避（做…）；巧妙的避开

37.pass around :to give something to one person in a group, who gives it to someone else, who then gives it

to someone else, etc.分，分发，传送；轮查

38.joint :a marijuana cigarette大麻烟卷

39.flagrant :done in an obvious way that shows you do not care if you break rules or offend people公然的；不能

容忍的；非常的；恶名昭著的；明目张胆地

40.festering scandal :a shameful or disgraceful action that has become worse and more intense丑闻

41.jaywalkers :someone who crosses a street in a dangerous or illegal way不守交通规则；乱穿马路的人

42.vary :to be different in different situations改变；使多样化；变奏

43.sidewalk :an area along the side of a street that has a hard surface, used by people who are walking. The

British word is pavement.人行道

44.remains :to continue unchanged继续; 保持；继续存在; 仍然存在

45.disgusting :extremely unpleasant or unacceptable令人厌恶的

46. poses :cause姿势

47.unauthorized :not officially or legally allowed or approved of非法的；未被授权的；独断的

48.fare beater :"Fare beaters" are those people who jump subway turnstiles and don't pay the subway fare.自

动售票机

49.statutes :a law which has been formally approved and written down议会立法，章程（statute复数形式

50.immediately :most directly立即，立刻；直接地; 一…就

51.measurably :That can be measured可以测定的程度；可视地

52.culprit :someone who is responsible for doing something bad or illegal犯人，罪犯；被控犯罪的人

53.add up to :to combine to produce a particular result or effect合计达，总计达

54.colossal :extremely great or large巨大的；异常的，非常的

55.nuisance :illegal behavior that is annoying or offensive to other people讨厌的人；损害；麻烦事；讨厌的东西

56.range from :to change or differ within limits从 ... 到 ... 范围

57.double parking :Parking alongside another vehicle that is already parked parallel to the kerb双排停车；并排

停车；双行泊车

58.jams: to block passage of: OBSTRUCT胡乱地塞; 卡住; (车辆) 堵塞

59.flouting :to intentionally disobey a rule, law, or custom藐视（flout的现在分词）；侮辱; 无视

60.anecdote :a short often amusing story, especially about something someone has done轶事；奇闻；秘史

61.cabby :Taxi driver计程车司机；出租马车的车夫

62.waning :to weaken in strength or influence渐亏的；逐渐减弱或变小的; 减弱; 减少

63.Russian roulette:俄罗斯轮盘赌

64.toss-up :if you describe a situation as a toss-up, you mean that either of two possibilities is equally likely .

掷钱币；难以定夺的事; 一半对一半

65.ranked as :to have a position higher or lower than others, or to be considered to have such a position把…看

做

66.incessant :never stopping, especially in an annoying or unpleasant way不断的；不停的；连续的

67.leaves deep dents :Leave a significant, usually diminishing effect or impression产生很深的印记

68.social mood :The general social attitude大众心态

69.outrage :a feeling of anger and shock愤怒，愤慨；暴行；侮辱；vt. 凌辱，强奸；对…施暴行；激起愤怒

70.justified :having a good reason for something有正当理由的；合乎情理的；事出有因的

71.mortal :Causing death致死的；致命的；终有一死的；不共戴天的；凡人的；

72.cannot help :If you can't/couldn't help something, such as acting in a particular way or making a

particular remark, you are/were not able to control or stop it.不得不；禁不住

73.brazen :obvious, without any attempt to be hidden无所顾忌的；厚颜无耻的；黄铜制的

74.pervasive :present or noticeable in every part of a thing or place普遍的；到处渗透的；(尤指不好的事物) 无处不在的

75.For all :despite尽管；虽然

76.are of a piece :Are like each other in character (与…)同一性质的；(与…)一致的

77.symptom :a sign that someone has an illness; a sign of a larger problem [临床] 症状；征兆

78.demoralization :The corruption of the morals of堕落；道德败坏；士气低落

79.in the interest of :To the benefit of为了；为了...的利益

80.prospect :possibility可能性; 前景；将要发生的事；前途；预期；景色；勘探，勘察

81.etiquette :the set of rules or customs which control accepted behaviour in particular social groups or social

situations礼节，礼仪；规矩

82.foretaste :sign征兆；预示；vt. 先试；预尝；快乐地期待

83.incivility :impolite behavior n. 无礼貌；无礼

84.outbreaks :a sudden beginning of something, especially of a disease or something else dangerous or

unpleasant（战争的）爆发；（疾病的）发作

85.cut in front of :someone in a car passed (overtook) someone else and got back in lane too dangerously插

队

86.hurl :to throw something with a lot of force, usually in an angry or violent way丢下；用力投掷；愤慨地说出；猛掷

87.batters :to hit and behave violently towards a person, especially a woman or child, repeatedly over a long

period of time, or to hit something with force many times连续猛击(某人)；虐待；(风、雨或风暴等的) 袭击

88.Syndrome :a combination of medical problems that commonly go together, which might show the

existence of a particular disease or mental condition [临床] 综合征；综合症状；并发症状；校验子；并发位

89.skirting :ignoring避开；绕过…的边缘；沿边缘走（skirt的现在分词）回避(问题等)

90.exhilarating：exciting使人愉快的；令人喜欢的；爽快的

91.undermining :to make someone less confident, less powerful or less likely to succeed, or to make

something weaker, often gradually暗中破坏；逐渐削弱; 逐渐动摇；(通常以间接方式) 动摇(某人的地位或权威)；破坏; 损害(某人的努力或成功的机会)

92.Ironically :In an ironic way讽刺地；说反话地

93.unwittingly :unknowingly不知不觉地；不知情地；不经意地

94.mandate :the authority given to an elected group of people, such as a government, to perform an action or

govern a country授权；命令，指令；委托管理；受命进行的工作；授权；托管

95.constituents :voters选民；成分（constituent的复数）

96.legislatures :the group of people in a country or part of a country who have the power to make and

change laws立法机关（legislature的复数）

97.subvert :Do harm to颠覆；推翻；破坏

https://www.360docs.net/doc/0713886416.html,pliance :the practice of obeying a law, rule, or request顺从，服从；承诺

99.enacting :to put something into action, especially to change something into a law通过；颁布；制定法律；扮演100.puny :small; weak; not effective弱小的；微不足道的；微小的

101.trivialize :to make something seem less important than it really is使平凡；使琐碎；贬低; 简化

102.transgressions :The act of breaking a law or moral rule违反；犯规；违法；犯罪；侵越；

103.dramatized :to treat a situation as more serious or exciting than it really is使戏剧化

104.nullify：to make a legal agreement or decision have no legal force使无效，作废；取消；使失去法律效力

105.desegregation :the process of ending a system in which people of different races are officially separated in a society or institution废止种族歧视；反隔离

106.rulings :an official decision made by a court or by someone in a position of authority统治，支配；裁定；裁决；adj.

统治的；主要的；支配的；流行的，普遍的