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新视野大学英语读写教程词汇 第三册 Unit 3a

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New Words3A

leadership n.1. [U] the quality that a leader should have 领导才能

2. [U] the position of being a leader 领导地位;领导权

publicity n.1. [U] the attention that sb. or sth. gets from newspapers, television, etc. 关注

2. [U] the business of providing information in order to attract public attention 宣传;推广

cultivate vt.1. develop a particular skill or quality 培养

2. make land suitable for growing crops or plants 耕种,耕作

comprehensive a.including many details or aspects of sth. 综合的;全面的

controversial a.causing disagreement 有争议的;引起争论的

suspend vt.1. officially stop sth. for a short time 暂停,中止

2. hang sth. up 悬;挂

strain n.[C, U] pressure caused by a difficult situation 负担;压力

vt.1. injure oneself by stretching a muscle too much 扭伤,拉伤

2. make a relationship tense 使关系紧张

preliminary a.coming before the main or most important part of sth. 预备的;初步的

magnet n.1. [C] sb. or sth. that attracts many people 有吸引力的人或物

2. [C] an object that is able to attract iron and steel objects 磁铁

minority n.1. [C] (usu. pl.) a group of people of a different race, religion, etc. from most other people in that country 少数民族

2. [sing.] a small group of people or things within a much larger group 少数;少数派

quest n.[C] a long difficult search 探寻,寻求

energetic a.full of energy; very active 精力充沛的;充满活力的

conventional a.of the traditional or accepted type 传统的;常规的

reform vt.improve sth. by correcting errors, or make a system work more effectively 改革;改进

n.[C, U] a change made in order to improve sth. 改革;改进

intelligence n.[U] the ability to learn, understand, and think about things 智力;理解力

controversy n.[C, U] a serious disagreement 争议,争论

curriculum n.[C] (pl. curriculums or curricula) the subjects that students study at a school or college 课程

preparation n.1. [U] the act or process of preparing sth. 准备,预备

2. (~s) arrangements for sth. that is going to happen 准备工作;筹备工作

mixture n.[C] a combination of two or more people or things 混合;混合体

admission n.1. [U] permission to enter or become a member of a school, club, etc. 进入权;准许加入

2. [C] a statement in which one admits that sth. is true 承认;供认

outlook n.1. [C] one's general attitude to life and the world 看法,观点,态度

2. [C] what is expected to happen in the future 前景,远景

workshop n.1. [C] a meeting where a group of people discuss a subject, esp. by taking part in discussions or activities 研讨会;研习班

2. [C] a room or building where things are made or repaired with machines or tools 车间;作坊

seminar n.[C] a meeting at which a group of people discuss a subject 研讨会

attendance n.1. [C, U] the number of people present 出席人数

2. [U] the fact of being present 出席;参加

utmost n.[U] the greatest amount or degree possible 极限;最大限度

a.greatest; most possible 最大的,极度的

worthwhile a.worth doing; worth the money, time or effort that is spent 值得(做)的

enroll v.officially arrange to join a school, university, or course or arrange for sb. else to do this (使)登记入学;注册

outset n.[U] the beginning 开端,开始

optimistic a.believing that good things will happen in the future 乐观的

fruitful a.having good results 富有成效的

faculty n.1. [U] (AmE) all the teachers in a university, college, or school 全体教员

2. [C] a natural ability to do sth. 能力;天赋

campus n.[C, U] the land and buildings of a college or university (大学)校园

jail n.[C, U] the place where criminals are kept 监狱

insult vt.say or do sth. that is rude and offensive to sb. 侮辱;辱骂

n.[C] a rude or offensive remark or action 侮辱;辱骂

curse vt.say bad things about sb. or sth. 诅咒;咒骂

n.[C] an impolite word or words used to express anger 诅咒;咒骂

Phrases and Expressions

see... asconsider sb. or sth. to be认为...是

be scheduled to dobe arranged to do被安排,定于

over one's protestin spite of one's protest不顾某人的抗议

put forthshow; bring sth. such as strength into action使出;发挥

complete withincluding; supplied with包括;具有

do one's utmosttry as hard as one can竭尽全力

work outfind a way of doing sth.制订;找到

at the outsetat the beginning开始

kind ofslightly; to some extent有点儿;有几分

Proper Names

Hyde School海德中学

Joseph Gauld约瑟夫·高尔德 (人名)

Bath, Maine缅因州巴思市

Malcolm Gauld马尔科姆·高尔德(人名)

Joe乔(Joseph的昵称)

Hyde Foundation海德基金会

Baltimore巴尔的摩(美国马里兰州中北部港市)

New Haven, Connecticut康涅狄格州纽黑文市

Jimmy DiBattista吉米·迪巴蒂斯塔(人名)