大学英语第一册单词第十单元

第十单元A
<1>demonstrate |vt. |1. show or prove sth. clearly |表明；证明
| | | |2. show and explain how to do sth. or how sth. works |演示；示范
| | |vi. |take part in a march to protest or support sth. |示威；游行

|@ |<2>integrity |n. |1. [U] the quality of being honest |诚实；正直
| | | |2. [U] the state of being complete |完整；完全

| |<3>morality |n. |[U] beliefs about what is right and wrong |道德；道德观

|@ |<4>boundary |n. |1. [C] the farthest limit of sth. |界限；局限
| | | |2. [C] the dividing line, esp. between two areas of land |边界

| |<5>convenience |n. |[U] a condition that makes it easier to do sth. |方便；便利

| |<6>inner |a. |1. personal or secret |内心的；隐秘的
| | | |2. inside |内部的；里面的

| |<7>compass |n. |1. [C] a tool for showing direction, with a needle pointing north |指南针
| | | |2. [C] (also ~es) a tool used for drawing a circle |圆规

|@ |<8>scarce |a. |not much or many compared with what is wanted |不足的；缺乏的

| |<9>triangle |n. |[C] a figure or shape with three straight sides and three corners |三角（形）

|@ |<10>consist |vi. |(of) be made up of |由...组成

| |<11>firm |a. |strong or steady and not likely to change |坚定的；稳定的

| |<12>　firmly |ad. |strongly; steadily |坚定地；稳定地

|★ |<13>surgical |a. |of or used for surgery |外科（手术）的

| |<14>assistance |n. |[U] help or support |帮助；援助

|@ |<15>ensure |vt. |make sure that sth. will happen properly |确保；保证

| |<16>instrument |n. |1. [C] a tool that is used for doing a particular job |工具，器具
| | | |2. [C] sth. used for making music |乐器

| |<17>sponge |n. |[C] |海绵

|@ |<18>assure |vt. |1. tell sb. that sth. will definitely happen or is definitely true |使确信
| | | |2. make certain sth. will happen |确保

|@ |<19>protest |v. |strongly disagree with sth. |反对；抗议
| | |vt. |state very firmly that sth. is true |申明；断言
| | |n. |[C, U] a strong complaint or disagreement |抗议

| |<20>concede |v. |yield; admit defeat |让步；认输
| | |vt. |admit sth. is true, often unwillingly |承认

|@ |<21>intelligent|a. |smart or bright |聪明的

|@ |<22>clarify |vt. |make clear; explain |澄清；解释

|@ |<23>appoint |vt. |choose sb. for a position or job |任命

| |<24>progressive|a. |1. happening or developing gradually |逐渐发展的
| | | |2. improving or changing according to new ideas |进步的，先进的

| |<25>　progressively |ad. |gradually and steadily |逐渐地

|@ |<26>dwarf |n. |[C] a person who is much smaller than usual size |侏儒

| |<27>giant |n. |1. [C] a person who is much bigger than usual size |巨人
| | | |2. [C] a person of great abilit

y |伟人
| | |a. |extremely large |巨大的

| |<28>genuine |a. |real; true |真的；真实的

| |<29>core |a. |most important or most basic |核心的
| | |n. |[C] the central or most important part |核心

|@ |<30>rely |vi. |(on) depend on; trust in |依赖；信赖

| |<31>external |a. |1. easily seen but not essential; on the surface |外在的，表面的
| | | |2. outside |外部的，外面的

|@ |<32>inevitable |a. |certain to happen or cannot be avoided |不可避免的

| |<33>　inevitably |ad. |unavoidably; certainly |不可避免地

|@ |<34>preserve |vt. |1. keep; protect |保存；保护
| | | |2. store |储存

|@ |<35>tough |a. |1. hard; difficult |艰难的；困难的
| | | |2. strong and able to deal with difficult situations |坚强的；强壮的

|@ |<36>mature |a. |1. behaving in a sensible way, like an adult |成熟的
| | | |2. fully grown and developed |长熟的，成熟的

|@ |<37>conscience |n. |[C, U] the sense of right and wrong |良心；良知

|@ |<38>component |n. |[C] a necessary or essential part |成分；部件

| |<39>enrich |vt. |1. improve |改善，改进
| | | |2. make rich or richer |使丰富

|@ |<40>fashionable|a. |popular; following the fashion |时髦的，时尚的

|@ |<41>yield |vi. |(to) agree to do sth. that one does not want to do |屈服；屈从
| | |vt. |produce |出产；生产

|@★ |<42>tempt |vt. |make sb. want to have or do sth.|引诱；诱惑

| |<43>attraction |n. |1. [C] sth. that attracts sb.|有吸引力的事物
| | | |2. [C, U] a quality that makes sth. attractive |吸引；吸引力

| |<44>rear |a. |at or in the back |后面的
| | |n. |[sing.] the back part; back |后面；背后

| |<45>　rear-view |n. |[C] a sight of what is behind |后视



| |<46>middle ground | |a position which is between two very different ones |中间道路；折中

| |<47>sell out (to) | |do sth. that is disloyal to one's principles or beliefs |出卖（原则或信念等）

| |<48>at hand | |1. being considered |在考虑中
| | | |2. near in time or place |即将到来；近在手边

| |<49>in short supply | |lacking; not quite available |缺货；短缺

| |<50>the bottom line | |the most important factor; the main or essential point |重要因素；关键的东西

| |<51>demand of | |expect sth. from sb. or sth. |期待；要求

| |<52>stand for | |1. support a set of aims or principles |主张；支持
| | | |2. represent |代表；象征

| |<53>confront with | |bring face to face with; force to deal with or accept the truth of |面对；对质

| |<54>think of | |1. consider sb. and their needs or situation |考虑；为...设想
| | | |2. remember sb. or sth. |想起；回忆起

| |<55>do fine | |do a good job |干得好

| |<

56>give sb. credit | |give sb. praise |赞扬

| |<57>in other words | |that is (to say); put in a different way |换言之

| |<58>win the day | |be successful |获胜；成功

第十单元B
<1>website |n. |[C] a place on the Internet where information is available |网站

|@ |<2>cheat |v. |act dishonestly for one's own benefit |欺骗；作弊
| | |n. |[C] a person who cheats |骗子

| |<3>nerve |n. |1. (~s) the state of being nervous or worried |神经过敏；紧张不安
| | | |2. [C] |神经

|@ |<4>ultimate |a. |1. greatest |最大的
| | | |2. being at the end or happening in the end |最终的，最后的

| |<5>nightmare |n. |1. [C] a terrible experience or event |恐怖的经历；可怕的事情
| | | |2. [C] an unpleasant and terrible dream |恶梦

|★ |<6>illicit |a. |not allowed by laws or rules |非法的；违规的

|@ |<7>link |n. |[C] a tie or connection |纽带
| | |vt. |join or connect |连接

|@ |<8>contemporary|a. |1. of the present time |当代的
| | | |2. of the same time |同时代的
| | |n. |[C] a person who belongs to the same period of time |同时代的人

| |<9>fake |vt. |make or copy sth. to trick people |伪造；造假
| | |n. |[C] a copy of sth. that is intended to trick people |假货，赝品
| | |a. |made to look like sth. real in order to trick people; unreal |假的；伪造的

|@ |<10>appropriate|a. |proper or suitable |合适的，适当的

|@ |<11>purchase |vt. |buy |购买
| | |n. |[C] sth. that one buys |购买物

|@ |<12>download |vt. |transfer information from a network to a computer |下载

|@ |<13>reconcile |v. | make peace or find agreement between two parties |和解；调和

| |<14>　irreconcilable |a. |impossible to bring into agreement |不可调和的

|@ |<15>moral |a. |relating to right and wrong and the way people should behave |道德的，道义的

| |<16>dilemma |n. |[C] a difficult choice between two things |进退两难；难处

|@ |<17>expense |n. |[C] an amount of money sb. spends on sth. |花费，费用

|■ |<18>on-file |a. |recorded or kept in a file or in a database |存档的

|@ |<19>per |prep. |for each |每，每一

| |<20>consumer |n. |[C] a person who buys and uses goods or services |消费者

| |<21>readily |ad. |1. easily |容易地
| | | |2. willingly |乐意地

| |<22>semester |n. |[C] (AmE) a term |学期

|■ |<23>emporium |n. |[C] a large store selling many different things |商场

|@ |<24>press |vt. |push firmly |压；按
| | |n. |[sing.] newspapers and the journalists who work for them |报界；新闻界

| |<25>hail |vt. |1. say how good or important sb. or sth. is |向...欢呼；拥戴
| | | |2. call out to sb. by name or in greeting |招呼

| |<26>　authorship |n. |[U] the fact of being the person who has written a

book, play, poem, etc. |作者身份

| |<27>authentic |a. |real; not false or copied |真的；非复制的

| |<28>perception |n. |1.[U] the ability to notice or understand sth. |洞察力；理解力
| | | |2.[C] a particular way of looking at or understanding sth. |看法；领悟

| |<29>　perceptive |a. |quick to notice or understand things |洞察力强的；理解力强的

|▲ |<30>twitch |vi. |move with a quick sharp pull of a muscle |抽动，抽搐
| | |n. |[C] a sudden slight movement of the body |抽动，抽搐

| |<31>intellectual |a. |1. concerning the ability to think in an intelligent way and to understand things |智力的；理解力的
| | | |2. well educated |有知识的
| | |n. |[C] a person who is well educated and interested in art, science, literature, etc. |知识分子

|@ |<32>property |n. |1. [U] the thing or things sb. owns |财产；所有物
| | | |2. [C, U] land, buildings, or both |地产；房地产
| | | |3. [C] (usu. pl.) a quality or feature of sth. |属性；特性

|@ |<33>issue |n. |1. [C] a subject that people discuss |问题；议题
| | | |2. [C] a newspaper or magazine printed at a particular time |（杂志、报纸等）期；号
| | |vt. |officially make a statement, give an order, warning, etc. |颁布；发表

|@ |<34>incline |vi. |tend to |倾向于

| |<35>cynical |a. |not believing people are sincere or honest | 愤世嫉俗的；玩世不恭的

|@ |<36>notion |n. |[C] an idea, belief, or opinion |概念；观念；看法

| |<37>incidence |n. |[sing.] the number of times sth. happens |发生率

|@ |<38>honesty |n. |[U] the quality of being honest |诚实，正直

| |<39>　inventive |n. |able to think of new and original ideas |善于发明的，有创造能力的

|@ |<40>proof |a. |(usu. used in compounds) having or giving protection |能防...的
| | |n. |[C, U] evidence that shows sth. is true |证据

| |<41>　cheat-proof |a. |protected against cheating |防止作弊的

|@ |<42>structure |vt. |plan or organize sth. |组织；构造；安排
| | |n. |[C, U] the way that the parts of sth. are put together or organized |结构；组织

|@ |<43>transform |vt. |change sb. or sth. completely |改变，改造

|■ |<44>handout |n. |1. [C] a paper containing information which will be dealt with in a lecture or talk |印发的讲稿
| | | |2. [C] sth. given to people for free |施舍物；救济物

| |<45>drama |n. |[C] a play |戏剧

| |<46>narrative |n. |1. [U] the process or methods of telling a story |叙述；叙述手法
| | | |2. [C] a story or an account of sth. that has happened |故事；记叙文

|@ |<47>curb |vt. |control or limit sth. that is harmful |抑制；控制
| | |n. |[C] a rule or control that limits sth. |抑制；控制

|@ |<48>strategy |n. |1. [C]

a plan or method that sb. uses to achieve sth. |对策；策略；计划
| | | |2. [U] the art of planning movements of armies in war |战略；兵法

| |<49>basically |ad. |simply; essentially |基本地


<50>for free免费<51>hand over递交<52>do the trick 达到目的<53>hail as 称赞为<54>a little bit 有点<55>be inclined to |倾向于；容易（做）<56>sort of有几分；近似<57>be a question of sth. （重要的）是...的问题<58>make the most of sth.充分利用某物