新编大学实用英语教程第4册Unit6Vocabulary.docx

    新编大学实用英语教程第4册Unit6Vocabulary    Unit 61.generosityn.1. 宽宏大量，宽大，大度；豪爽2. 慷慨，大方，不吝啬3. 宽宏大量(或慷慨)的行为4. 丰饶，丰富，大量，充足5. [古语]出身高贵generous a. 慷慨大方2.discriminatevi.1. (根据种族、阶级、类别、性别、肤色等而非实际优点)区别对待，有差别地对待；表示偏爱，特别优待；表示偏见，歧视，虐待(常与against 或in favour of 连用):The president discriminates in favour of his relatives.总裁优待他的亲戚The new policy discriminates against foreigners.新政策歧视外国人2. 辨别，区别，识别，鉴别，注意到或看出(事物间的)差别(常与among，between或from连用)：You must learn to discriminate between things.你必须学会区别事物I can discriminate right from wrong.我能辨别是非。

3. 有识别力，有鉴别力：He is able to discriminate good book from bad.他具有区分优秀图书与低劣图书的能力4. 有差别，有区别vt.1. 构成差别；使有区别：This is a mark that discriminates the original from the copy. 这是一个使原作与复制品有区别的标志2. 辨别，区别：The musician can discriminate minute variations in tone.乐师能辨别声调的各种细微变化She can't discriminate right from wrong.她不能辨别是非3.cravevt.1. 渴望，迫切希望：The thirsty man craved water.这个口渴的人迫切希望得到水喝2. 要求；需要：The wound craved attention.伤口需要护理3. 恳求，请求：He craved the teacher's pardon.他恳求老师原谅他vi.1. 渴望得到，热望(常与for，after连用)：The tired old man craved for rest.疲倦的老人渴望得到休息。

2. 恳求，请求(常与for 连用)：He knelt before the king and craved for mercy.他跪在国王面前乞求宽恕4.propagandan.1. (为某种目的有计划地)散布的消息或思想；宣传；宣传行动；宣传方法；传道；散布2. 宣传机构；宣传组织3. 宣传资料；宣传的思想(或主张)；传播的消息(或谣言等)4. [P-] 【天主教】传道总会，负责国外传教的委员会，布教学校(College of Propaganda)5.taboon.1. (社会习俗或传统习惯方面的)禁忌；忌讳It’s a taboo to call someone names.2. 【宗教】戒律3. 禁止交际；避讳，避忌It’s a taboo to eat with left hand in Arabian countries.4. 【语言学】禁忌语vt.1. 禁止；禁用；忌讳：The subject was tabooed.这个话题禁止讨论2. 将…列为禁忌6.palate n.上腭，味觉7.liquidate vt.清除，杀掉，清算liquid n.液体，a.清澈的liquor n.酒精，溶液8.allyvt.1. [ally oneself]使联姻；使(国家)结盟；使联合；使结合(to，with) [一般用于被动语态]：He allied himself with (或to) the other members of the committee who supported his ideas.他与委员会里支持他观点的其他成员联合起来。

2. 与…(在起源或性质上)关联，(在血统、组织等方面)使发生关联；使同源(to，with) [通常用于被动语态]：The English language is allied to the German language.英语和德语属于同一语系3. 使发生联系(to，with) [常用被动语态]：The two companies are closely allied with each other.这两家公司彼此联系紧密vi.结盟；联合；成为同盟(或联姻)：to ally against our common enemy联合起来对付我们共同的敌人9.capturevt.1. 捕，捕获，俘获：They captured more than ten thousand prisoners and large quantities of arms in that campaign.他们在那次战役中俘获了一万多战俘和大量武器2. 夺取，占领；攻陷：They captured this city from the enemy last week.他们上周从敌人手里夺取了这个城市It's easier to capture the fortress from within.堡垒更容易从内部攻破。

3. 夺取，赢得(锦标、奖品等)：Our table tennis team captured three gold medals at the games.我们的乒乓球队在比赛中赢得了三块金牌5. 引起(注意)；迷住；(用绘画、照片等)留存：Her beauty captured him instantly.她的美貌立刻迷住了他He captured his daughter's smile in this photograph.在这张照片中他拍摄到女儿的微笑  -全文完-。