新视野大学英语读写教程第二册一单元textB单词unit1textB.doc

spite n. in spite of: not being prevented by (sb./sth.); regardless of(用于短语) 虽然；不顾，尽管They went out in spite of the rain.尽管下雨，他们还是外出了U) desire to hurt, offend another person; ill will 恶意； 怨恨,He wrote that article from pure spite.他写那篇文章纯粹是为了泄愤adj. spiteful 怀恨的，恶意的 adv. spitefully 怀恨地；怀恶意地 n. spitefulness 怀恨在心clash vi. 1. disagree seriously (about sth.)严重不一致，冲突The couple clashed on the question of where to spend their holidays.上哪儿去度假意见不一2. come together and fight 冲突，交锋，遭遇The two armies clashed near the boundary this morning.今晨两支军队在边境附近发生了交火n. 1.不一致，争论 There is a clash of interests in this project.在项目中存在着利益上的冲突2.抵触，冲突 The demonstration ended in a violent clash with the police.示威游行与警察冲突tradition n. [U, C] 传统，惯例 By tradition, people play jokes on April 1.They decided to break with tradition.他们决定打破惯例。

adjustmentn.调整 N-COUNTAn adjustment is a small change that is made to something such as a machine or a way of doing something. (对机器、做事方法等的) 调整The adjustment of the interest rate will moderate. 利率的调整将会放缓N-COUNTAn adjustment is a change in a person's behaviour or thinking. (对行为、思想等的) 调整He will have to make major adjustments to his thinking if he is to survive in office. 他要想继续任职的话，就得对他的思维方式作大的调整honeymoon n..蜜月期，和谐期 n. honeymooner 度蜜月的人 They're going to honeymoon in Europe.他们打算在欧洲度蜜月marvelous(英 marvellous) a. surprising; outstanding; wonderful 惊奇的，奇妙的，不可思议的The performance is simply marvelous.演出精彩极了！adv. marvelously 奇迹般地；不可思议地；令人惊讶地 n. marvel 奇迹 vi. marvel 感到惊讶 vt. marvel 对…感到惊异amuse vt. 1.make (sb.) laugh or smile逗... ...乐（笑）Everyone was amused at the story about the dog.大家都被那只狗的故事逗笑了。

She amused the children with tricks.她玩一些小把戏来逗孩子们快乐2. Make time pass pleasantly for (sb.)给... ... 娱乐（消遣） ；以... ...自娱He reads the books only because it amuses him.他读书只是因为那给他带来乐趣amusement n. 1.[C] thing that makes time pass pleasantly娱乐（消遣）活动，娱乐品，娱乐场所The hotel offers its guests a wide variety of amusements.这家旅馆为客人们提供各式各样的娱乐活动Outdoor amusement will relax you after a day's work in office.在办公室里呆了一整天之后，户外娱乐活动可使你得到放松2.[U] state of being amused娱乐，快乐She could not cover her amusement at his mistake.对他的错误，她禁不住觉得好笑。

To everybody's amusement, the actor fell off the stage.那个演员从舞台上掉了下来，大家都感到好笑ending n. [C] end, esp. of a story, film or word（尤指故事、影片、戏剧）结局，结尾a story with a happy ending一个结局幸福美满的故事People want to be entertained; they want love stories with happy endings.人们希望能享受快乐；他们喜欢结局美满的爱情故事hostile a. 1.showing strong hate or objecting to; very unfriendly怀有敌意的，敌对的She found his attitude to her obviously hostile.她发现他对自己的态度明显地怀有敌意She gave him a hostile look.她怀有敌意地看了他一眼2.of an enemy敌方的a hostile army敌军hostility n. 1.[U] being hostile (to sb./sth.)敌意，敌对，敌视There is now open hostility between the two leaders.两位领导人之间的敌意已经公开化了。

Their friendship is regarded with hostility.人们用敌意的眼光注视着他们间的友谊2.[U] being against抵制，反对His ideas met with some hostility.他的意见遭到了一些反对His hostility to your plan is well-known.他反对你的计划是众所周知的3.（pl.）acts of war; fighting战争，战斗Hostilities broke out between Germany and France in 1939.德法之间于1939年爆发了战争The enemy suggested stopping hostilities for 24 hours.敌方建议停火24小时moreover ad. (used to introduce sth. new that adds to or supports the previous statement) further; as well; in addition再有，此外，而且I don't want to go skating; moreover, the ice is too thin.我不想去滑冰；再说，冰也太薄了。

The idea was not good; moreover, it would have been too expensive.这个建议不太好，而且实施起来花费也太大distress n. 1. [U] (cause of) great pain, sadness, suffering, etc.痛苦，苦恼，忧伤（的原因）Her death was a great distress to all the family.她的去世使全家人感到万分悲痛Two in distress makes sorrow less.同病相怜His distress was shared by all his friends.他的朋友们都帮他分担忧愁2. [U] suffering (caused by lack of money, food, etc.)（缺钱、缺食物造成的）穷苦，贫困He spent his money in reducing distress among the poor.他疏财济贫3. [U] a state of being in danger or difficulty and requiring help危险，危难an airplane in distress遇险的飞机a distress flag危险信号旗vt. cause distress to (sb./sth.)使痛苦，使悲痛，使忧伤，使贫困Please don't distress yourself.请别忧伤。

I was most distressed to hear the sad news of your father's death.听到你父亲去世的噩耗我非常难过devise vt. think out (a plan, tool, etc.)想出（计划） ，发明（设备、工具）The teacher has devised a new method of teaching foreign languages.那位老师发明了一种教授外语的新方法He devised a plan for getting the jewels out of the country.他想出了一个把珠宝运出国的计划mechanism n. [C]【心】心理机制，机理Her offensive way is just a defense mechanism.她的粗鲁不过是出于防卫心理[C] method or steps for getting things done手法，技巧，途径There is no mechanism for changing the decision.这决定是不能改变的The mechanism for collecting taxes needs improving.收税制度需要改进。

[C] working parts of a machine, etc.机械装置，机件Something is wrong with the mechanism of our radio.我们收音机的装置出毛病了They are developing a new turning mechanism for the device.他们正在研制这一设备的新的旋转装置cope vi. （with）manage successfully; be able to deal with sth. difficult（成功地）应付，能对付There was too much work for our computer to cope with.工作太多，我们的计算机难以应付School communities have to cope with changing numbers of pupils.学校体制必须能适应学生人数的变化repression 。