新视野英语教程1Unit8词汇

Languagepointsofuniteight:1.dailyadj.doneorhappeningeveryday日常的[例]Computerswillplayanincreasinglyimportantroleinourdailylives.计算机将在日常生活中起越来越重要的作用。adv.everyday每日；天天[例]Thetidecomesintwicedaily.每天涨潮两次。n.[C]anewspaperprintedandsoldeverydayexceptSunday日报[例]Iforgottobuytoday'sChinaDaily.我忘了买今天的《中国日报》。[例]Youcanreadthenewsinallthedailies.你可以在所有的日报上看到这条新闻。2.verbaladj.1.connectedwithwordsandtheiruse用言辞的；文字上的[例]verbalcommunication口头交际[例]Johnhasverygoodverbalskills.约翰有很强的文字能力。2.spoken,notwritten口头的；非书面的[例]averbaldescription口头描述[例]Theyfinallyreachedaverbalagreement.他们最终达成了口头协议。3.gesturev.callordirectwithamovementofthebody用手势表示；用动作示意[例]Hegesturedangrilyatme.他气愤地对我做手势。[例]Shegesturedmeoverwithamovementofherhead.她摆动一下头示意我过去。n.[C;U](anexampleof)theuseofmovementofthebody,especiallyofthehands,toexpressacertainmeaning手势；示意动作[例]gesturelanguage手语[例]Hemadeanangrygesture.他做出生气的动作。4.eyebrown.[C]thelineofhairsaboveeachofthetwohumaneyes眉毛[例]raiseone'seyebrows竖起眉毛[例]Ihavebeenuptomyeyebrowswithworkrecently.我近来忙得不可开交。5.randomadj.withoutanyplan,aim,orpattern随机的；任意的[例]Computerizedmatchingisarandomselection.计算机配对是一种随机选择。[例]Hefiredafewrandomshots.他乱放了几枪。6.meaningn.1.[C;U]thatwhichyouplantounderstandbysomethingspokenorwritten,orbysomethingexpressedinotherways,suchasbysigns意义；意思[例]Shetoldmethegeneralmeaningofwhatshejustread.她把刚读到的大致意思讲给我听。[例]Thetwowordssharethesamemeaning.这两个词意思相同。2.[U]importanceorvalue重要性；价值[例]themeaningofmarriage婚姻的价值[例]Hesayslifehaslostitsmeaning(forhim)sincehiswifedied.他说自从他的妻子去世后，生活就失去意义了。7.malen.&adj.(of)thegenderthatdoesnotgivebirthtoyoung男性（的）；雄性（的）[例]About60percentofthestudentsaremaleinthisuniversity.这所大学大约有60%是男生。[例]TheaverageEuropeanmalenowlivestotheageof72.欧洲男人的平均寿命为72岁。8.lowerv.1.moveorletdowninheight降下；把……放（移）低[例]Thecaptaingavetheordertolowertheflagsforaone-weekholiday.船长命令降旗休假一周。[例]Thegentlemanloweredhisnewspaperandlookedaround.这位男士放下报纸，环顾四周。2.makeorbecomesmallerinamount,degree,strength,etc.减少；降低[例]lowerone'svoice降低嗓门[例]Thetemperaturehasloweredgraduallythismonth.这个月气温渐渐降低。adj.inorbeingthebottompart较下的；下层的[例]Shebitherlowerlip.她咬着下唇。[例]Writeyournotesinthelowerleft-handcorner.把评注写在左下角。9.eyelidn.[C]eitherofthepiecesofcoveringskinwhichcanmovedowntocloseeacheye眼皮[例]upperandlowereyelids上下眼皮[例]hangbyone'seyelids系得不牢；处于非常危急的境地10.widenv.makeorbecomewider（使）变宽[例]widenone'seyes睁大眼睛[例]Thisroadneedstobewidened.这条路需要加宽。11.regionaladj.oforinaparticularregion地区的；区域的[例]Peoplearetryinghardtokeepregionalandworldpeace.人们正努力保持地区和世界和平。[例]Regionaldevelopmentisimportantforitspeople.地区的发展对当地人来说非常重要。12.nativen.[C]someonewholivesinaplaceallthetimeorhaslivedtherealongtime本地人；当地人[例]Shespeakslikeanative.她讲话像本地人。[例]SheisanativeofScotlandnowlivingintheUnitedStates.她是居住于美国的苏格兰人。adj.1.belongingtoorbeingtheplaceofone'sbirth出生地的[例]HisnativelanguageisFrench.他的母语是法语。[例]Germanyishernativecountry.德国是她的祖国。2.(ofaperson)belongingtoaplacefrombirth（人）当地出生的[例]anativeEnglishman土生土长的英国人[例]anativeNewYorker土生土长的纽约人13.sexn.[C;U]maleorfemale;theconditionofbeingeithermaleorfemale性；性别[例]Hisarticleisaboutthewarbetweenthesexes.他的文章是关于两性之间的战争。[例]Theyaredoingresearchonsexdifferences.他们正在研究性别差异。14.racialadj.oforconnectedwithaperson’srace种族的[例]racialpride/customs种族优越感/习俗[例]Theteamismadeupofdifferentracialgroups.这个小组由不同种族的人组成。15.backgroundn.1.[C]aperson’sfamily,socialclass,experience,andeducation个人的背景资料（包括家庭、所属社会阶层、经历、学历状况等）[例]Theintervieweraskedhimabouthisacademicbackground.面试官询问了他的学历背景。2.[C]thesceneryorspacebehindthemainobjectsorpeopleinaview,apicture,oraphotograph背景；后景[例]ThisisaphotoofMarywithourhouseinthebackground.这是玛丽的照片，背景是我家的房子。[例]Shehasalotofpowerandinfluence,butlikestoremaininthebackground.她很有权势，但喜欢退居幕后。3.[C;U]theconditionsthatexistwhensomethinghappens,andthathelptoexplainit（发生事情时的）背景情况[例]thebackgroundofastory故事的背景[例]You’llhavetogivemeabitmorebackground(information)beforeIcanhelpyou.你必须向我提供更多的背景情况我才能帮助你。16.dubv.givenewordifferentsoundeffectsto,orchangetheoriginalspokenlanguageof(afilm,radioshowortelevisionshow)为（电影、广播、电视节目等）配音[例]TherearesomeexcellentEnglish-dubbedprogramsonTV.有一些优秀的用英语配音的电视节目。[例]Idon’tlikeforeignfilmswhenthey’redubbedintoEnglish,Iprefersubtitles.我不太爱看英语配音的外国影片，我喜欢配字幕的。17.emphasizevt.(emphasise,BrE)placeemphasison强调；着重[例]Helikestoemphasizewhathesayswithgestures.他喜欢用手势强调他所说的话。[例]Thedoctoremphasizedexerciseinadditiontohealthfood.除了健康食品以外，医生还强调锻炼。18.efficientlyadv.workingwell,quickly,andwithoutwaste高效率地[例]Studyingefficientlymeansmoretimetoplay.学习效率高就意味着有更多时间娱乐。[例]Allmachinesarerunningefficiently.所有的机器都在高效地运转。19.dislikev.considerunpleasant;nottolike不喜爱；厌恶[例]Manykidsdislikesittingintheclassroom.不少小孩厌恶坐在教室里。n.[C;U](a)feelingofdisliking厌恶；讨厌；反感[例]Thecouplesharedadislikeofhousework.夫妇俩都不喜欢做家务。20.psychologistn.[C]apersonwhoistrainedinpsychology心理学家[例]Thispsychologistisaworld-famousexpertonyoungpeople'sproblems.他是闻名世界的专门研究年轻人问题的心理学家。[例]Hissonisnowseeingachildpsychologist.他的儿子现在正在看儿童心理医生。21.totaladj.consideredasacompleteamount总（计）的；全部的[例]thetotalnumberofcarsproducedthismonth本月的汽车总产量[例]Thetotalnumberofstudentsis2,000.学生总数为2,000人。vt.bewhenaddedup(addedtogether