Key words and phrases abreast: side by side keep abreast of /with (the time): to make sure that you know all the most recent facts about a subject 與時俱進(jìn)與時俱進(jìn) 、緊跟時勢、緊跟時勢 e.g.: even this arrangement did not keep wages abreast of/with the rising living coast. 即使這樣的安排也不能使工資水平趕上日益上漲的生活費用。 avert: to prevent; to avoid; to turn away (esp. danger) e.g.: he swerved sharply to the right and narrowly averted a collision. Compare: avert/prevent/avoid Complimentary n: praising; admiring; flattering 稱贊的，問候的 Complementary adj. : forming or serving as a complement; completing 互補的 confidentially: in a very private or secret way adj. confidential 機密的；表示信任的；獲信任的 expel: to force air, water, etc. out of your body; to make sb. leave school/organization/country e.g.: Two girls were expelled from school for taking drugs. Olympic athletics expelled for drug-taking. 珠桌我涂扯末埔豁誡噴碳躥剃筋財貉沮拔甜痰薊娃糧制蛻郎貴蔬誓繩拂恒現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語精讀四第四課詞匯講解現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語精讀四第四課詞匯講解 herald: messenger (old time); one that gives a sign or indication of something to come; a harbinger e.g. The primrose（報春花）（報春花） is a herald of spring. jubilee: (celebration of) a special anniversary of an event e.g. diamond jubilee 60th anniversary golden jubilee 50th anniversary silver jubilee 25th anniversary Hold a jubilee over 舉行慶祝的狂歡 Hold a jubilee to celebrate 舉行盛大的活動以慶祝 wedding: diamond wedding (60 years) golden wedding (50 years) ruby wedding (40 years) silver wedding (25 years) oversight: the fact of making a mistake because you forget to do sth. or you do not notice sth.; (fml.) the state of being in charge of e.g. many errors are caused by oversight. personage: a person of distinction, VIP Compare: person/personage/personnel/personality 稿狙踢蟄忿訓(xùn)嬸壁恿翠抑帳恫真坎掠捏泌江恃礁俘控沿必具篇淋削疽統(tǒng)骸現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語精讀四第四課詞匯講解現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語精讀四第四課詞匯講解 polish: n. a substance to make a surface smooth and shiny; a high quality of performance with great skill e.g. furniture polish, shoe polish She played the cello with the polish of a much older musician. She thought that her husbands family lacked polish. polish: v. to make sth. smooth and shiny by rubbing it with a piece of fabric; to make changes to sth. in order to improve it e.g. He polished his glasses with a handkerchief. polished: adj. shiny as a result of polishing; elegant, refined e.g. polished manners, polished performance quarter: an unspecified group of people e.g. Support for the plan came from an unexpected quarter. 支持這一計劃的是一個/組沒想到的人。 The news was greeted with dismay in some quarters. 有一部分人對這條消息感到沮喪。 Other Meanings：a quarter to 8, the historic quarter of the city. renounce: v. to state officially that you are no longer going to keep a title, position, etc. e.g. to renounce a claim/title/privilege to renounce your citizenship 氦裂襄諸伯護(hù)寐插冠單祈潑加袒卒罩庶善腺廖咐豐解擅泛幽啥刑婁阜斑鴨現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語精讀四第四課詞匯講解現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語精讀四第四課詞匯講解 segregate: to separate (esp. an ethnic group) from the rest of the community 對(少數(shù)民族等)等實行種族隔離 e.g.: The black people were legally segregated at time. Be segregated from 與分開 n. segregation a. segregated Reprimand: a sharp, angry and official rebuke (criticism) e.g.: He may gently reprimand an official or even suggest to parliament that a law be altered . Receive a reprimand for sth. 因某事受譴責(zé) Give sb. a reprimand for sth. 因某事訓(xùn)斥某人 Squint: to look at sth. with you eyes partly shut 瞇著眼睛看 e.g.: The sun was so strong that I had to squint at the things. Have a squint at sth.瞇著眼睛看；瞟 尼拼沙焚轍均嚎壕皇續(xù)水貍娠伎際件穴雹昂永漸幀鍬獸糠脅敲漳魂祈玉嘉現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語精讀四第四課詞匯講解現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語精讀四第四課詞匯講解 indulge: to engage in; to take part in, here means to enjoy indulge in sth./indulge oneself with: to allow oneself to have or to do sth. that he likes (沉迷，沉溺于) e.g. I indulged myself with a long hot bath. 我盡情享受了一次長時間的熱水浴。 indulge sth: to satisfy desire, interest, etc.（滿足欲望，興趣等） e.g. The inheritance enabled him to indulge his passion for art. 這筆遺產(chǎn)是他能夠盡情投入他熱愛的藝術(shù)。 indulge sb.: to be too generous in allowing sb. to have or to do whatever they like (縱容) e.g. She did not believe in indulging the children with presents. 她認(rèn)為不能慣著孩子們要什么就給什么。 Her father had always indulged her every whim. 她的父親總是對她什么奇怪的愿望都予以滿足。 飽壬訓(xùn)吭駕遙檔膿姨枝松躥捂噎淫撻冷絕漿縷計會蒂慌努義凳掩幀詩靖寺現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語精讀四第四課詞匯講解現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語精讀四第四課詞匯講解 Phrases and Expressions about throat be at each others throats: to be fighting or arguing with each other 打架斗毆，激烈爭吵，吵架 cut your own throat :自食惡果，自尋死路 have a frog in ones throat: to lose your voice or be unable to speak clearly for a short time force/thrust/ram sth. down sbs throat :強加于人，強迫接受（觀點） about money for all the money in the world: 無論如何 for my money:依我看，我覺得 put money into sth.: 投資于 put your money where your mouth is: 用行動證明自己的話 throw good money after bad: 繼續(xù)花錢打水漂 money talks: 財大氣就粗，有錢就有勢 on the money: 正確的，準(zhǔn)確的 have money to burn: 錢多得花不完 money is no object: 錢不是問題 幀旺廟澄塵潦撲鍛漾馳鉆幌致欣鎬逼挨聳寧峪靳謹(jǐn)戀創(chuàng)赴抖演彤頭愛卒好現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語精讀四第四課詞匯講解現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語精讀四第四課詞匯講解 about eye see sth. out of the corner of your eye: see accidentally an eye for an eye be all eyes: to be watching carefully 目不轉(zhuǎn)睛 be up to you eyes in sth.:忙于，埋頭干 not bat an eye: to show no surprise or embarrassment have an eye for sth.: 對對有鑒賞能力有鑒賞能力 Sbs eyes are bigger than their stomach: greedy (表示貪吃) 眼饞肚飽 have eyes in the back of your head: aware of everything 眼光敏銳，什么動能觀察到 in the eyes of the law/world: according to the law/world 從（法律、世人等）的觀點看，就而言 make eyes at sb./give sb. the eye：向某人送秋波 not see eye to eye with sb. on sth.: disagree with sb. with your eyes open: fully aware of the situation 心中有數(shù) with your eyes shut/closed: do sth. easily 輕車熟路 under the (watchful) eye of sb.:在某人的監(jiān)視下 芳嚏狼昏素?fù)父Q倉糾屜鴦著琉星維檄妝烯瑩粉假貯田癸譯菲錳賭冀頰求自現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語精讀四第四課詞匯講解現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語精讀四第四課詞匯講解 Phrases learning receive/give a reprimand (for sth.): 受到或給予訓(xùn)斥 bring sth. to a close:結(jié)束，完成 feed up to doing sth.:有力氣，有精力去做某事 out of the corner of ones eye:不直視，窺視 be lost in: 沉浸在，忘情于 and all: 包括，再加上 think to oneself: 心中想，盤算 at (ones) ease: 自由自在，輕松，心情舒暢 talk out ones heart: 向說說心里話 out of nowhere: 突然冒出來，莫名其妙的出現(xiàn) be just round the corner: 行將發(fā)生的，在近處 fall back: 跌落 振壬億頑子禿登擄綠晴猖欲隅拙諒抱跳位嘴砒凱陶酥掠叛術(shù)戍圾洲弄善駕現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語精讀四第四課詞匯講解現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語精讀四第四課詞匯講解 Give the American counterpart of each word BrE AmE BrE AmE flat apartment toilet restroom lift elevator pavement sidewalk autumn fall clever mart trousers pants cheque check term semester railway railroad film movie underground subway cinema movie theater lovely cute sweet candy cock rooster 懈瘸爾撕定枚選粟三琵張梢叭巫誣鄙繞鍛弗縮傣谷柞憑茹仲健扇醛鋒藩囊現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語精讀四第四課詞匯講解現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語精讀四第四課詞匯講解 久床還弧磐絨菲芳掇乍痊克顛投臺鐐臀實雇粳枕澀渭敷嗆煞輾曳洲槽膿紀(jì)現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語精讀四第四課詞匯講解現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語精讀四第四課詞匯講解