新视野大学英语第三版读写教程第一册Unit2单词解释及例句

New wordsUnit 2 TEXT Acluttern.[sing., U] a large number of things that are scattered somewhere in an untidy way 杂乱的东西awaitvt.1 wait for sth. 等待；等候The little boy was still awaiting his father’s return when the clock struck 11. 当时钟敲响11 点时，那个小男孩仍在等着他爸爸回来。

2 if sth. awaits you, it will happen to you （某事）将降临到…身上The biggest surprise awaiting the birthday girl is that her father is flying to London for her birthday. 那个过生日的女孩即将得到的最大惊喜是她爸爸将飞到伦敦来为她庆祝生日。

vehiclen.[C] (fml.) a machine with an engine that is used to take people or things from one place to another, such as a car, bus, or truck 交通工具；车辆efficiencyn.[U] the quality of doing sth. well and effectively, without wasting time, money, or energy 效率；效能To increase our working efficiency, it is necessary to take advantage of every moment we have. 为了提高工作效率，我们必须分秒必争。

We rely on advanced technology to improve energy efficiency. 我们依靠先进的技术提高能源效率。

embarrassvt.make sb. feel ashamed, nervous, or uncomfortable, esp. in front of other people （尤指在社交场合）使尴尬，使窘迫I felt embarrassed, going to the wrong classroom on the first day of college. 大学的第一天我走错了教室，感到非常尴尬。

em barrassm entn.1 [C] sb. or sth. that causes problems or makes you feel ashamed 让人难堪的人；使人为难的事He is such an embarrassment to his family. 他让他的家人感到非常难堪。

The court case was an embarrassment to the company. 这个案子对该公司来说是个麻烦。

2 [U] a feeling of being nervous or ashamed because of what people know or think about you 尴尬；难堪；窘迫To her terrible embarrassment, there were many people around when one of her high heels broke off. 她一只高跟鞋的鞋跟断了，当时周围有许多人，这让她很尴尬。

rustv.become covered with rust, or make sth. become covered in rust （使）生锈Years of being left out in the rain had rusted the metal chairs. 这些金属椅子多年来一直放在外面，已经被雨淋得都生锈了。

[U] the reddish-brown substance that forms on iron or steel when it gets wet 锈；铁锈There were large patches of rust on the car. 车上有大块的锈斑。

bladen.[C]the flat cutting part of a tool or weapon 刀刃；刀片tuben. [C]1 a long, thin container which you squeeze in order to force the paste out （膏状物等的）管状容器2 a long narrow object similar to a pipe that liquid or gas can move through 管子pasten.[C, U] a soft thick mixture that can easily be shaped or spread 糊状物；膏The dish consists of 8 kinds of vegetables, mixed with hot chili paste and served with beef soup.这道菜有8种蔬菜，拌上辣椒酱，再佐以牛肉汤食用。

vt.stick sth. to sth. else using glue （用糨糊）粘贴Please paste a label on the box to tell it from other boxes. 请在盒子上贴上标签, 以便与其他盒子区别开来。

toothpasten.[C, U] 牙膏polishn.[C, U] a chemical substance that you rub onto an object to make it shine 上光剂；擦光剂The girl was told by her parents to remove the polish from her nails because she was too young for make-up. 女孩的父母让她把指甲油擦掉，因为她还太小，不适合化妆。

vt.1 make sth. smooth, bright, and shiny by rubbing it 擦亮；擦光He polished his glasses with a handkerchief in order to see more clearly. 他用手帕擦了擦眼镜，以便看得更清楚些。

2 improve a piece of writing, a speech, etc. by making slight changes to it before it is completely finished 修改；润色Your essay is good; you just need to polish it a bit. 你的文章不错，你只要稍加润色就可以了。

trashn.[U] (BrE rubbish) things that you throw away, such as empty bottles, used papers, food that has gone bad, etc. 废物；垃圾dumpvt.1 empty out a container, vehicle, as by overturning or tilting 倾倒；把…倒空He opened his bag and dumped its contents on the desk. 他打开包，把里面的东西倒在桌子上。

2 get rid of sth. that you do not want 丢弃；扔掉People who want to get rid of old cars sometimes dump them in the woods. 人们为了处理掉旧车，有时候就把它们丢在树林里。

match1 belong to the same pair （与…）属同一双；（使）成对Your socks don’t match. 你的袜子不成双。

2 if one thing matches another or they match, they look attractive together （与…）相配，相称She wore a green silk dress and hat to match. 她穿了一件绿色丝裙，戴着与之相配的帽子。

m ism atcheda.not matched or not suitably matched 不配对的I wonder why my younger sister loves wearing mismatched socks. 我真不明白，为什么我妹妹喜欢穿不配对的袜子。

purplea.紫色的n.[U] 紫色closetn.[C] (mainly AmE) a small room or space built into a wall for storing things such as clothes or sheets 壁橱comicn.[C] (also ~ book) a magazine for children that contains stories told in a series of drawings （儿童）连环漫画册With the combination of pictures and texts, comics are a good way to get children to begin their adventures in reading. 连环漫画册图文并茂是让儿童开始接触阅读的一个好办法。

a.amusing you and making you want to laugh 滑稽的；好笑的Even the misfortune in his personal life was used by him in creating his comic movies. 连他生活中的不幸遭遇也被他用于创作喜剧电影。

fictionn.1 [U] books and stories about imaginary people and events 小说He was a very successful writer of children’s fiction. 他是一位非常成功的儿童小说家。