李观仪《新编英语教程》(修订版)学习指南【词汇短语+课文精解+全文翻译+练习答案】-unit10~u

Unit 10

一、词汇短语

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1. adore[]v. to like very much极喜欢，崇拜

2. eminently[] adv. very；perfectly不寻常地，非常

3. eyelash [] n. any of the small hairs of which a number grow from

the edge of each eyelid in humans and most hairy animals眼睫毛

4. humanoid[]adj. (esp. of a machine)having human shape or qualities似人的，有

5. temporary[]adj. lasting only for a limited time暂时的，临时的

6. texture[] n. the degree of roughness or smoothness, coarseness

or fineness, of a surface, substance, or material, esp. as felt by touch质地，

纹理，结构

7. iridescent []adj. showing changing colors as light falls on it 色彩斑斓的，彩虹般的

8. glisten [] n. a sparkling, lustrous shine闪耀，闪光

9. staggering[]adj. almost unbelievable; very surprising and shocking惊人的，难以置信的

10. deride []v. to laugh at or make fun of ( something considered worthless); ridicule嘲笑，嘲弄

11. utility[] n. the degree of usefulness效用，功用，有用

12. continuity[] n. uninterrupted connection; the fact or quality of being continuous连续性，连贯性

13. foreshorten[]v. to make (objects or scenes) seem smaller,

shorter, and/or closer together than is really the case透视缩短，按远

近比例缩小

14. accelerate[]v. to cause to happen faster or earlier than expected加速，促进，使加快

15. clutch[]v. to hold tightly抓紧，攫住

16. lingeringly[] adv. slowly to reach an end or disappear延迟地，逗留不去地

17. disintegrate[]v. to break up into small pieces分解，崩溃，分裂

18. permanence[] n. the state of being lasting or intended to last for a long time or forever永久，永恒性

19. transience [] n. the

state of being lasting for only a short time or quickly passing短暂，稍

纵即逝

20. clip[] n. a fast speed快速，快步

21.napkin []n. a usu. square piece of cloth or paper used for

protecting one’s clothes and for cleaning one’s hands and lips during

a meal餐巾纸，餐巾

22.kleenex[]n. (a sheet of) thin soft paper, used as a handkerchief克里内克斯面巾纸

23. ruthlessly[]adv. firmly in taking unpleasant decisions; without pity or forgiveness冷酷地，残忍地

24. muffin[] n. a small thick round bread like cake, usu. eaten hot with butter松饼/小松糕

25. spinach[] n. a vegetable whose soft loose green leaves can be eaten菠菜

26. encase[] v. to cover completely装入，包起来

27. i nextricably[] adv. impossibly to get free逃不掉地，解不开地

28.embed []v. to fix(something)firmly and deeply in a mass of surrounding matter使…嵌入，深留

29. steeped in沉湎于thoroughly filled or familiar with

30.astound[]v. to filled with shocked surprise, esp. because of

something completely unexpected使惊骇，使震惊

31. unsanitary[]adj. 1ikely to harm the health by causing disease不卫生的

32. boutique[] n. a small shop or a department of a large shop,

selling up-to-date clothes and other fashionable personal articles, esp.

for young people小商店，精品店

33. sprout[]v. to(cause to)grow, appear, or develop使…产生，使生长

34. gaily[]adv. with bright colors or trimmings；showily华丽地

35. apparel[] n. clothes, esp. of a fine or special sort；garb衣服(尤指外套)

36. breathtakingly[]adv. very surprising by or shockingly；causing astonishment惊人地，激动人心地

37. sumptuous[] adj. expensive and grand豪华的，华丽的，奢侈的

38.train[] n. a part of a long dress(e g. one worn for a wedding)that

spreads over the ground behind the wearer长袍(裙)拖地的部分

39. caption[] n. words printed above or below a picture, newspaper

article, etc. to say what it is about or give further information插图说明，

标题

40.spill []n. to(cause to)pour out accidentally, esp. over the edge of a container泼出，溢出

41. cutout[] n. a figure cut out of wood or paper剪裁，挖剪图画

42. benignly[] adv. in a kind and gentle way仁慈地，亲切地

43.cellulose[]n. the material from which the cell walls of

plants are made, used in making paper, plastic, many artificial

materials, etc. 纤维素

44. mentality []n. a person’s habitual way of thinkin g；character智力，心态