合作，协作
16. proposal [
] n. something proposed(such as a plan or
assumption)提议；建议：He countered my proposal with one of his own.
他提出自己的一个建议来同我的抗衡。
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8. vestige [ 退化的器官；残余部分
] n. an indication that something has been present 遗迹；
9. prodigy [
] n. an unusually gifted or intelligent (young)person;
someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration 奇才，天才(尤指神
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李观仪《新编英语教程（1）》第 3 版学习指南 【词汇短语＋课文精解＋全文翻译＋练习答案】
Unit 3
一、词汇短语
Text I
1. anecdote [
] n. short account of an incident(especially a

17. recalcitrant [
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] adj. marked by stubborn resistance to
and defiant of authority or guidance 倔 强 对 抗 的 ， 拒 不 服 从 的 ： a
admiration 令人钦佩的；极好的，绝妙的；值得赞扬的：She did an admirable
job of holding the audience’s attention. 她做了件值得钦佩的事，吸引了
观众的注意力。
3. knack [
] n. a special way of doing something 诀窍，窍门；熟练技术，技巧：
or pitch or tone of the voice is modified 变音，转调
6. awry [
] adj. turned or twisted toward one side 歪斜地；错误地：All my
plans for the party had gone awry. 我对关于派对的所有计划都泡汤了。
] vi. work together on a common enterprise
of project 合作，协作：She agreed to collaborate with him in writing
her biography. 她同意与他合作撰写她的传记。【扩展】collaboration n.
biographical one)趣闻，轶事；(复数)秘史：The book is a rich store of
anecdote. 这本书中满是奇闻异事。【扩展】anecdotal adj. 轶事的，传闻的
2. admirable [
] adj. deserving of the highest esteem or

童)
10. dullard [
] n. a person who is not very bright 愚人，笨蛋
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11. stationary [
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] adj. standing still；not capable of being
moved 不动的，固定的；静止的：The car collided with a stationary vehicle.
轿车装上了一辆静止的车。【扩展】形近词：stationery n. 文具商人
13. abreast [
] adv. alongside each other，facing on the same direction
Once you’ve got the knack, English is not as difficult as you think. 一旦你
的学习方法得当，英语并不是你想象的那么难。
4. awe [ ] n. an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration 敬畏；惊惧；惊叹：
并列，并肩地；并排；不落后于：The steep sidewalk was too narrow for them
to walk abreast. 这个很陡的人行道窄得不能让他们并排走。
14. fabulous [
] adj. barely credible；extremely pleasing 难以置信
7. endearing [
] adj. lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
使人喜欢的，讨人喜欢的：He never speaks an endearing word to his wife.
他从未对妻子说句亲密的话。【扩展】同根：endear v. 使被爱恋
的，令人震惊的；极为美好的：I think it’s a fabulous question, and imagine
she’s not the only one struggling with this issue. 我认为这是一个极好的
问题，并且推断她不是唯一一个为此问题而烦恼的人。
15. collaborate [
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be /stand in awe of sb./sth. 对…敬畏；对…望而生畏【扩展】awesome adj. 令人敬佩的；可怕的
5. inflection [
] n. a manner of speaking in which the loudness
recalcitrant child 拒绝服从管教的孩子
18. insuperable [