高级英语教程5到9 单元整理的单词表--有中文解释

The Lady, or the Tiger? Part II1.blooming :bloody or damned 盛开的；妙龄的2.florid :with too much decoration or detail 绚丽的；气色好的3.fervent :very enthusiastic and sincere, especially about something you believe in or support 热心的；强烈的；炽热的；热烈的4.imperious :behaving in a proud and confident way that shows you expect to be obeyed 专横的；迫切的；傲慢的5.As :a fact that6.the apple of his eye :the person who someone loves most and is very proud of 掌上明珠, 珍爱的人7.humanity :people in general 人类；人道；仁慈；人文学科mon to :belonging to or shared by two or more people or things 共同的；共有的；为…所共用9.conventional :traditional and ordinary 符合习俗的，传统的；常见的；惯例的10.romance :a story about love 传奇；浪漫史；风流韵事；冒险故事11.ardor :great enthusiasm or love 热情；狂热；灼热12.exceedingly :to a very great degree; extremely 非常；极其；极度地；极端13.happened to :to do or be by chance: 碰巧14.waver :to vacillate irresolutely between choices 动摇；踌躇；挥动者15.in regard to :in connection with 关于16.premises :the land and buildings owned by someone, especially by a company or organization 前提；经营场址；上述房屋；契约前言（premise的复数）17.workings :the workings of sth. the way that an organization, machine or organism operates 作用；工作方式；操作（working的复数18.in no slight degree :to a large extent 在很大程度上19.novel :new and original, not like anything seen before 新奇的；异常的20.the ranks :the groups 普通士兵们21.in case :if22.took such great delight and satisfaction :enjoy 欣赏，享受；喜爱；使过得快活23.thronged :to be or go somewhere in very large numbers 人群；众多, 蜂拥而至；群集, 拥挤的24.admittance :permission to enter a place 进入；入场权；通道25.massed :to come together in large numbers 集中；聚焦（mass的过去式和过去分词）集中；聚焦（mass的过去式和过去分词）26.opposite :being in a position on the other side; facing 相反的；对面的；对立的, 在…的对面27.fateful :having an important and usually negative effect on the future 重大的；决定性的；宿命的28.hum :continuous low sound 发低哼声, 嗡嗡声；哼声；杂声29.grand :splendid in style and appearance; attracting admiration and attention 宏伟的；豪华的；极重要的, 自视高贵的30.personage :an important or famous person 要人；角色；名士31.moiety :either of two parts, not necessarily equal, into which something is or can be divided 一部分；一半32.gone forth :been issued 出发，向前去；发布33.night or day :all the time 无论黑夜或白昼34.Possessed of :be possessed of sth to own something or have something as a quality 具有；拥有35.curtained :to veil or shut off with or as if with a curtain 带帘子的；装有窗帘的36.radiant: obviously very happy, or very beautiful 辐射的；容光焕发的；光芒四射的37.damsels :a young woman who is not married少女（damsel的名词复数）38.returned :to give or perform in return 回国的；归来的；被送回的39.space :a period of time; or its duration 空间；太空；距离40.in a flash :quickly or suddenly 瞬间；立刻41.parapet :a low wall along the edge of a roof, bridge, etc. 栏杆；扶手；矮护墙42.devious :describes people or plans and methods that are dishonest, often in a complicated way, but oftenalso clever and successful 偏僻的；弯曲的；不光明正大的43.white heat :the very high temperature at which metal gives out a white light白热化44.grievous :having very serious effects or causing great pain痛苦的；剧烈的45.reveries :(a state of having) pleasant dream-like thoughts幻想，梦想（reverie的复数）46.gnashed her teeth :gnash your teeth to bring your teeth forcefully together when you are angry咬牙切齿；47.multitude :a large number of people 群众；多数, 一大群人Dull Work1.assumption :something that you accept as true without question or proof假定；设想；担任；采取2.brilliant :extremely clever or highly skilled灿烂的，闪耀的；杰出的；有才气的3.stand :to successfully accept or bear something which is unpleasant or difficult使站立；忍受；抵抗4.varied :including a wide range of things or people 多变的；各式各样的；杂色的5.do their best :to make the greatest effort possible尽自己所能6.suited :right for someone or something合适的7.protest :to say something forcefully or complain about something抗议；断言8.crave for :to want greatly渴望9.let alone :used for saying that something is even less likely to happen than another unlikely thing更不必说；听任；不打扰10.eventful :with a lot of exciting or unusual things happening多事的；重要的；多变故的；重大的11.humdrum :lacking excitement, interest or new and different events; ordinary单调的；无聊的12.carpentry :the skill of making and repairing wooden objects木匠, 木器；木工手艺；[木] 木工业13.patent :an official document that gives someone who has invented something the legal right to make or sellthat invention for a particular period of time, and prevents anyone else from doing so专利权；执照；专利品授予专利；取得…的专利权,14.immersed :completely involved in浸入的；专注的, 沉湎于15.muleteers :somebody whose occupation is driving mules赶骡的人16.unalterable :impossible to change or influence不能改变的；坚定不移的17.transmute :to change something completely, especially into something different and better使变形；使变质, 变形；变质18.trivial :having little value or importance不重要的，琐碎的；琐细的19.impulses :a sudden strong desire to do something冲动；脉冲（impulse的复数）; 推动（impulse的第三人称单数）；推进20.momentous :very important because of effects on future events重要的；重大的21.seminal :containing important new ideas and being very influential on later work种子的；精液的；生殖的; 有创意的22.equidistant :equally distant or close等距的；距离相等的23.inordinate:much more than you would usually expect: used for emphasizing how largesomething is or how much of something there is过度的；无节制的；紊乱的24.exhausts :to make someone extremely tired耗尽；排出（exhaust的三单形式）；彻底探讨; 使精疲力竭25.stimulates :to make someone excited and interested about something刺激；鼓舞，激励26.promise :when someone or something is likely to develop successfully and people expect this to happen允诺，许诺；给人以…的指望或希望; 许诺；有指望，有前途27.sterile :lacking in stimulating emotional or intellectual quality; LIFELESS不育的；无菌的；贫瘠的；枯燥乏味的28.disgrace :embarrassment and the loss of other people's respect, or behaviour which causes this耻辱；丢脸的人或事；失宠; 使……失宠；给……丢脸；使……蒙受耻辱；贬黜29.legitimate :reasonable and acceptable合法的；正当的；合理的；正统的; 使合法；认为正当（等于legitimize）30.mediocre :not very good普通的；平凡的；中等的31. in search of: trying to find something 寻找；搜寻32.dulls :to make someone’s mind slower or less able to understand, think, hear, etc.使迟钝；使阴暗；缓和; 减少；变迟钝; 钝的；迟钝的；无趣的；呆滞的；阴暗的33.faculties :a natural physical or mental ability that most people have系，学院；才能，能力；全体教员（faculty的复数形式）patible :able to exist, live together, or work successfully with something or someone else兼容的；能共处的；可并立的35.savor :to enjoy food or an experience slowly, in order to appreciate it as much as possible尽情享受；使有风味；加调味品于; 滋味；气味；食欲36.derive :get or obtain something from something else源于；得自37.Chances are that :it is likely that很可能38.absorbing :describes something that is very interesting and keeps your attention吸引人的；极有趣的;引人入胜的39.unendurable :so unpleasant or painful that it is almost impossible to bear无法忍受的；不能持久的40.at leisure :when you want to and when you have time to从容地；闲着地; 闲暇时; 在…有空的时候41.mature :to become completely grown physically成熟的；充分考虑的；到期的；成年人的42.thrive on :to grow, develop or be successful以……成长43.inner resources :the ability to help yourself manage or achieve something内在的才力; 智力; 精神财富44. novelty :the quality of being new and unusual新奇；新奇的事物；新颖小巧而廉价的物品45. stave off :to stop something bad from happening, or to keep an unwanted situation or personaway, usually temporarily 避开；延缓; 阻挡Beautymely :unsatisfactorily一瘸一拐地；不完全地; 有缺陷的；理由不充足的，站不住脚的; [美国俚语]古板守旧的；落后于时代的2.paradoxical :strange because of being the opposite of what you expect矛盾的；诡论的；似非而是的; 荒谬的3.wary :cautious谨慎的；机警的；惟恐的；考虑周到的4.facility :ability设施；设备；容易；灵巧5.deprived of :take…away剥夺；失去6.adrift :free from restraint or support漂泊的；(船) 漂浮着的; 随波逐流地；漂浮着; (人) 茫然的7.prestige :respect and admiration given to someone or something, usually because of a reputation for highquality, success or social influence威望，声望；声誉8.on the defensive :ready to protect yourself because you are expecting to be criticized or attacked处于防御状态; 处于守势9.accumulated :collect累积（accumulate的过去分词）; 累积的；累计的；达到10.demeaning :derogatory降低身份的；有损人格的; 卑微的;有损…的人格（demean的ing形式）11.vestiges :a still existing small part or amount of something larger, stronger or more important that existedin the past but does not exist now痕迹（vestige的复数形式）；残留部分; 残迹12.to the detriment of :harming13.in the throes :experiencing or doing something which is difficult, unpleasant or painful对…不利; 对…有害的14.at best :even when considered in the most positive way最多; 充其量; 说得再好也只是15.flattering :making someone look or seem better or more attractive than usual奉承的；谄媚的; 恭维的; 讨人喜欢的16.idealization :to think of or represent someone or something as better than they are理想化；理想化的事物17.administered :see to it that something is put into practice监管(国家、法律、考试等); 执行18.fretful :worried and unhappy焦躁的；烦燥的；起波纹的; 烦躁不安的19.despairing :feeling that a situation is so bad that nothing you can do will change it感到绝望的；表现绝望的；无望的; 绝望；失望（despair的ing形式）20.pass muster :to reach the expected or necessary standard符合要求；合格; 通得过，过得去；被认为满意；经得起检查21.wanting :not as good as something should be欠缺的；不足的；不够格的; 不够应有水准的22.do :to be adequate or sufficient足以担任；适合23.taken in :to understand completely the meaning or importance of something对…加以考虑；收进24.at a glance :immediately一瞥；看一眼25.dissect :to examine or consider something in detail进行解剖；进行详细分析26.positively :in a way that is likely to have good results肯定地；明确地；断然地27.interminable :continuing for too long and therefore boring or annoying冗长的；无止尽的28.disparage :to criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not respect or value them蔑视；毁谤; 蔑视; 贬抑29.adorable :describes a person or animal that makes you feel great affection because they are so attractiveand often small可爱的；可敬重的，值得崇拜的30.superficial :(of a person) never thinking about things that are serious or important (人) 肤浅的; (行动、感情、关系等) 浅表的; 表面上的; 表皮的(伤、损坏)31.abridged :made shorter by removing details and unimportant information缩短；减少；删去（abridge的过去分词）; 删节的；削减的Appetite1.preserve :to keep alive, intact, or free from decay保存；保护；保藏;维持；腌；禁猎; 独揽之事; 独占的活动2.keenness :strong interest or enthusiasm敏锐；锐利; 聪明的，机智的，智慧的; 聪明的，机智的，智慧的3.edge :Keenness of desire边缘; 边际; 尖锐; 尖刻; 紧张不安的; 在边缘上；坐立不安; 紧张；急切；竖着4.multitudinous :Very many大量的，群集的；多种多样的ed up :finish用完了的；筋疲力尽；被杀死的6.wanting :lacking欠缺的；不足的；不够格的; 无；缺; 需要（want的现在分词）；欠缺7.alive :Active; full of energy活着的；活泼的；有生气的; 恢复生机; 使变活跃; 使变得有趣; 使显得生动8.treats :gifts宴飨，款待（treat的复数形式）; 对待，处理；治疗（treat的三单形式）9.pitch :degree n. 沥青；音高；程度；树脂；倾斜；投掷,vi. 倾斜；投掷；搭帐篷；坠落10.gross :Very adj. 总共的；粗野的；恶劣的；显而易见的; n. 总额，总数11. inexhaustible :existing in very great amounts that will never be finished adj. 取之不竭的；不知疲倦的12.square meals :A substantial, satisfying, and balanced meal美餐；饱餐three square meals丰盛的三餐13.blow-out :UK INFORMAL a very large meal极乐大餐; 排场豪华的宴会; 爆裂；吹出；熄火14.supreme :very great or best adj. 最高的；至高的；最重要的; n. 至高；霸权15.indulgence :when you indulge someone or yourself n. 嗜好；放纵；纵容；沉溺16.homage :deep respect and often praise shown for a person or god n. 敬意；尊敬；效忠17.majesty :the quality of being big, beautiful, or impressive in a calm and serious way威严；最高权威，王权；雄伟；权威;his\her Majesty陛下;18.preserve :Keep up and reserve vt. 保存；保护；维持；腌；禁猎; n. 保护区；禁猎地；加工成的食品19.renews :to increase the life of or replace something old vt. 使更新；续借；复兴；获得新生; (遭毁坏或损失后) 再生20.refreshes :to make someone less hot or tired vi. 恢复精神；喝饮料，吃点心；补充给养; 消除……的疲劳; 精神振作的21.too much on top of each other :Too close to each other22.on end :Without stopping连续(不断)地，连接地; 竖着，直立着23.wailed :MAINLY DISAPPROVING to make a long, high cry, usually because of pain or sadness恸哭；呼啸；悲叹（wail的过去分词）哀号; 悲鸣声; (汽笛、警报等) 长鸣; 高声数落24.loaded with :to contain a lot of装载某物; 满载着25.gorged :to eat until you are unable to eat any more狼吞虎咽; 使吃饱；吞下；使扩张; 拚命吃26.came into its own :to achieve one's potential盛行起来；名副其实；得到自己该得的东西；受到尊敬27.long-awaited :having been expected for a long time被期待已久的; 望穿秋水A Red Light for Scofflaws1.longest-running :continuing for the longest time上演时间最长的; 持续时间最长的2.issue :a subject or problem which people are thinking and talking about问题；议题；发行物; 发表(声明);分发3.painfully :used to emphasize a quality, action or situation that is unpleasant or not desirable痛苦地，费力地;(用以强调不好的性质或情形) 非常4. law-breakers :a person who does not obey the law, especially intentionally and often违法者5.let alone :even less likely than the one mentioned before更不必说；听任；不打扰6.taking increasing liberties with :treat sth. Freely, without strict observance of the fact随意对待；任意歪曲（事实）；冒昧；狎昵；调戏7.nourish :provide for and support, sustain滋养；怀有；使健壮; 为…提供营养8. as though :in such a way that something seems to be true好像；仿佛9.wave of the future :the pattern of behaviour in the future未来的潮流; 趋向10.blithely :happily, especially because you do not realize that something is wrong快活地；无忧无虑地11.taken to :to start doing something habitually喜欢；走向；开始从事12.supposedly :as some people believe or say, although you may not agree with this可能；按照推测；恐怕13.derelictions :failure to do what you should do玩忽职守；抛弃物；遗弃14.as a matter of course :If something is done as a matter of course, it is a usual part of the way in whichthings are done and is not special理所当然的（事）；自然地; 当然，乃必然之事15.ethic :a system of accepted beliefs which control behaviour, especially such a system based on morals伦理；道德规范; adj. 伦理的；道德的（等于ethical）16.abound in :If something abounds in/with other things, it has a lot of them(物产或资源)丰富，富裕，富于；充满17.variety :many different types of things or people多样；种类；杂耍；变化，多样化18.graffiti-prone :those who are likely to write words or draw pictures illegally on a wall or on othersurfaces in a public place 涂鸦19.exempt from :free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject免除…的责任、义务、税收等，豁免；使免(做某事)：20.Litter-bugs :someone who drops rubbish on the ground in public places, (UK ALSO litter lout).垃圾虫21.convert :to (cause something or someone to) change in form, character or opinion使转变；把…转化成；折合munities :a group of people who live in the same area, or the area in which they live社区；团体，群体23.Widespread :existing or happening in many places and/or among many people普遍的，广泛的；分布广的24.flurries :a series of things that happen suddenly一段短暂的紧张期；使恐慌；疾风；小雪（flurry复数）25.ordinances :a law or rule made by a government or authority条例；法令（ordinance的复数）26.clear public places of :remove, get rid of, what is unwanted or unwelcome清除，扫清27.high-decibel:高分贝28.wipe out :get rid of something completely消灭，彻底摧毁；垮台；（滑雪等时的）翻倒；封闭29.beer-soaked :Drunken with beer 爱喝啤酒的人30.hooliganism :acts of vandalism and violence in public places, committed especially by youths流氓行为31.plagues :keep happening and cause a great deal of trouble, difficulty, or suffering瘟疫；泛滥；使困扰32.addicts :sb. who is physiologically or psychologically dependent on potentially harmful drug对...入迷的人（addict的复数）成瘾者；发烧友33.hopelessly :used for emphasizing how extreme or bad something is绝望地；无望地；无可救药地34.pot :Cannabis; marijuana大麻；大麻毒品；印度大麻（等于hemp）；大麻烟原料；大麻雌花顶部35.bother to :if you do not bother to do something, you do not do it, either because there seems to be no goodreason or because it involves too much effort费心得去36.duck out of :avoid逃避（做…）；巧妙的避开37.pass around :to give something to one person in a group, who gives it to someone else, who then gives itto someone else, etc.分，分发，传送；轮查38.joint :a marijuana cigarette大麻烟卷39.flagrant :done in an obvious way that shows you do not care if you break rules or offend people公然的；不能容忍的；非常的；恶名昭著的；明目张胆地40.festering scandal :a shameful or disgraceful action that has become worse and more intense丑闻41.jaywalkers :someone who crosses a street in a dangerous or illegal way不守交通规则；乱穿马路的人42.vary :to be different in different situations改变；使多样化；变奏43.sidewalk :an area along the side of a street that has a hard surface, used by people who are walking. TheBritish word is pavement.人行道44.remains :to continue unchanged继续; 保持；继续存在; 仍然存在45.disgusting :extremely unpleasant or unacceptable令人厌恶的46. poses :cause姿势47.unauthorized :not officially or legally allowed or approved of非法的；未被授权的；独断的48.fare beater :"Fare beaters" are those people who jump subway turnstiles and don't pay the subway fare.自动售票机49.statutes :a law which has been formally approved and written down议会立法，章程（statute复数形式50.immediately :most directly立即，立刻；直接地; 一…就51.measurably :That can be measured可以测定的程度；可视地52.culprit :someone who is responsible for doing something bad or illegal犯人，罪犯；被控犯罪的人53.add up to :to combine to produce a particular result or effect合计达，总计达54.colossal :extremely great or large巨大的；异常的，非常的55.nuisance :illegal behavior that is annoying or offensive to other people讨厌的人；损害；麻烦事；讨厌的东西56.range from :to change or differ within limits从 ... 到 ... 范围57.double parking :Parking alongside another vehicle that is already parked parallel to the kerb双排停车；并排停车；双行泊车58.jams: to block passage of: OBSTRUCT胡乱地塞; 卡住; (车辆) 堵塞59.flouting :to intentionally disobey a rule, law, or custom藐视（flout的现在分词）；侮辱; 无视60.anecdote :a short often amusing story, especially about something someone has done轶事；奇闻；秘史61.cabby :Taxi driver计程车司机；出租马车的车夫62.waning :to weaken in strength or influence渐亏的；逐渐减弱或变小的; 减弱; 减少63.Russian roulette:俄罗斯轮盘赌64.toss-up :if you describe a situation as a toss-up, you mean that either of two possibilities is equally likely .掷钱币；难以定夺的事; 一半对一半65.ranked as :to have a position higher or lower than others, or to be considered to have such a position把…看做66.incessant :never stopping, especially in an annoying or unpleasant way不断的；不停的；连续的67.leaves deep dents :Leave a significant, usually diminishing effect or impression产生很深的印记68.social mood :The general social attitude大众心态69.outrage :a feeling of anger and shock愤怒，愤慨；暴行；侮辱；vt. 凌辱，强奸；对…施暴行；激起愤怒70.justified :having a good reason for something有正当理由的；合乎情理的；事出有因的71.mortal :Causing death致死的；致命的；终有一死的；不共戴天的；凡人的；72.cannot help :If you can't/couldn't help something, such as acting in a particular way or making aparticular remark, you are/were not able to control or stop it.不得不；禁不住73.brazen :obvious, without any attempt to be hidden无所顾忌的；厚颜无耻的；黄铜制的74.pervasive :present or noticeable in every part of a thing or place普遍的；到处渗透的；(尤指不好的事物) 无处不在的75.For all :despite尽管；虽然76.are of a piece :Are like each other in character (与…)同一性质的；(与…)一致的77.symptom :a sign that someone has an illness; a sign of a larger problem [临床] 症状；征兆78.demoralization :The corruption of the morals of堕落；道德败坏；士气低落79.in the interest of :To the benefit of为了；为了...的利益80.prospect :possibility可能性; 前景；将要发生的事；前途；预期；景色；勘探，勘察81.etiquette :the set of rules or customs which control accepted behaviour in particular social groups or socialsituations礼节，礼仪；规矩82.foretaste :sign征兆；预示；vt. 先试；预尝；快乐地期待83.incivility :impolite behavior n. 无礼貌；无礼84.outbreaks :a sudden beginning of something, especially of a disease or something else dangerous orunpleasant（战争的）爆发；（疾病的）发作85.cut in front of :someone in a car passed (overtook) someone else and got back in lane too dangerously插队86.hurl :to throw something with a lot of force, usually in an angry or violent way丢下；用力投掷；愤慨地说出；猛掷87.batters :to hit and behave violently towards a person, especially a woman or child, repeatedly over a longperiod of time, or to hit something with force many times连续猛击(某人)；虐待；(风、雨或风暴等的) 袭击88.Syndrome :a combination of medical problems that commonly go together, which might show theexistence of a particular disease or mental condition [临床] 综合征；综合症状；并发症状；校验子；并发位89.skirting :ignoring避开；绕过…的边缘；沿边缘走（skirt的现在分词）回避(问题等)90.exhilarating：exciting使人愉快的；令人喜欢的；爽快的91.undermining :to make someone less confident, less powerful or less likely to succeed, or to makesomething weaker, often gradually暗中破坏；逐渐削弱; 逐渐动摇；(通常以间接方式) 动摇(某人的地位或权威)；破坏; 损害(某人的努力或成功的机会)92.Ironically :In an ironic way讽刺地；说反话地93.unwittingly :unknowingly不知不觉地；不知情地；不经意地94.mandate :the authority given to an elected group of people, such as a government, to perform an action orgovern a country授权；命令，指令；委托管理；受命进行的工作；授权；托管95.constituents :voters选民；成分（constituent的复数）96.legislatures :the group of people in a country or part of a country who have the power to make andchange laws立法机关（legislature的复数）97.subvert :Do harm to颠覆；推翻；破坏pliance :the practice of obeying a law, rule, or request顺从，服从；承诺99.enacting :to put something into action, especially to change something into a law通过；颁布；制定法律；扮演100.puny :small; weak; not effective弱小的；微不足道的；微小的101.trivialize :to make something seem less important than it really is使平凡；使琐碎；贬低; 简化102.transgressions :The act of breaking a law or moral rule违反；犯规；违法；犯罪；侵越；103.dramatized :to treat a situation as more serious or exciting than it really is使戏剧化104.nullify：to make a legal agreement or decision have no legal force使无效，作废；取消；使失去法律效力105.desegregation :the process of ending a system in which people of different races are officially separated in a society or institution废止种族歧视；反隔离106.rulings :an official decision made by a court or by someone in a position of authority统治，支配；裁定；裁决；adj.统治的；主要的；支配的；流行的，普遍的。