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新编大学实用英语教程第4册Unit 6 Vocabulary

Unit 6
1.generosity
n.
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.discriminate
vi.
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.crave
vt.
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.propaganda
n.
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.taboo
n.
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.ally
vt.
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.capture
vt.
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。

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