全新版大学英语综合教程4 Unit 3词汇详解

Unit 3 Text A 1.interview: 1. n. 1) a meeting where a person is asked questions to decide whether he can take up a job When she was still at school, she had her first interview, for a part-time job in a restaurant. 2) a meeting where a person is asked questions to find out his/her actions, opinions, etc. The film star agreed willingly to give an interview immediately after her wedding. 2. v. 1) hold an interview with (someone) 他正在接受一地方电视台对他关于失业率的采访。 He was being interviewed by a local TV station about the rate of unemployment. 2) question (someone) to discover their opinions or experience 在一次调查研究中，被调查的女性中超过一半的人都讨厌“家庭妇女”这一称呼。 In a survey more than half of the women interviewed hated the label “housewife”.

2.grill: vt.

1) cook under or over direct heat We could grill the chops on the barbecue. 2) (infml) question intensely and severely (esp. of the police) 他被拷问了两小时后，警察才让他走。 He was grilled for two hours before the police let him go The senior detective grilled the young suspect about the robbery case.

3.follow up: take addition steps to further (a previous action)

让我们担心的是恐怖分子在威胁之后会进行炸弹攻击。 We are worried that terrorists will follow up their threats with bomb attacks. If you make a hotel booking by phone, follow it up with written confirmation. Collocation: as follows 如下 The result were as follows. to follow 下一个 I’ll have fish, with fruit to follow.

4.in one’s hands: in one’s possession

我的律师有了所有相关的证据。 All the relevant facts are in my solicitor’s hands. His father’s company has been in his hands for many years. 5.prospective: adj. expected; probable; intended

The chief function of direct-mail advertising is to familiarize prospective buyers with a product. 这个世界闻名的大学收到近200名学生的申请表。 This university of world fame had applications from nearly 200 prospective students.

6.as I see it: in my opinion

As I see it, this press conference is the most successful one we have ever had. 在我看来，这些钱足够他在国外生活一年了。 As I see it, the money is sufficient for seeing him through a year abroad. Collocation： see about 安排；采取行动 see out 送出门，送到门口 see to 负责，照料 It’s time for me to see about cooking dinner. I’ll see you out. If I cook lunch, will you see to the children?

7.(as) the saying goes: used to introduce a particular phrase that people

often say As an old English saying goes, “If you want to live and thrive, let a spider run alive!” 正如谚语所说，“无风不起浪”。 As the saying goes, “There’s no smoke without fire.”

8.apply: v.

1) request something, esp. in writing Anyone who has a college degree can apply for the job. With admission criteria ranking among the most selective in the United States, Harvard accepted less than 20 percent of all who applied. 2) bring or put into use 需要用多少力量就用多少。 Apply as much force as is necessary. 3) have an effect; be directly related 这项规则不适用。 This regulation doesn’t apply.

9.endeavor: 1. vt. (fml) try You must endeavor to improve your work. 这个跨国公司一直尽力在最短的时间内处理顾客的投诉。 The multinational company always endeavors to deal with clients’ complaints as promptly as possible. The government has endeavored to forbid the employment of children under the age of 16. 2. n. Effort 她尽可能地帮助我们。 She made every endeavor to help us. The climbing of Mount Qomolangma was an outstanding example of human endeavor.

endeavor, try & attempt 这三个词都可作动词，有“尝试”、“企图” 、“努力”之意。 endeavor 意思是“努力”、“尽力”，无“尝试”之意，指为完成某事需付出的巨大努力，是书面语。例如： Galileo endeavored to prove that the earth rotates around the sun. 伽利略尽力证明地球是绕着太阳转的

try 意思是“尝试”、“打算”，比endeavor 意思轻，指多次企图去做某事。例如： she tried the little golden key in the lock. 她试着用那把小小的金钥匙开那把锁。

attempt 意思是“尝试”、“努力”、“试图（做某事）”，侧重有某种动机并开始做，常有冒险性和失败的可能性，多用作书面语。例如： The swimmer attempted to cross the English Channel but failed. 那个游泳选手试图横渡英吉利海峡，但没有成功。

10.employment: n.

1) a person’s trade or profession The students, who are approaching the school-leaving age, endeavor to look for employment. 快要毕业的学生都尽力找工作。 2) the condition of having paid work The economic depression caused a fall in the numbers in full-time employment. 未受过高等教育的人在就业问题上常遇到阻碍。 People without higher education often face barriers in employment.

do one’s homework: make preparations beforehand He had evidently done his homework and read his predecessor’s reports. 在演讲之前，他做了充分的准备工作。 He had done his homework before he delivered the speech.

11,go after: try hard to obtain; chase

在英语演讲比赛中，他去争取得奖。 He went after a prize in the English speech contest.