现代大学英语精读4(第二版)词汇与词组

Unit 1

35. Methodist

36. monologue 一个人滔滔不绝地讲话 37. mock mockery

38. muscular （adj.） muscle 39. navy

40. oratory 演讲技巧

oration演讲 oratorical 雄辩的 1. aspire aspiring aspiration aspirant aspire to sth. /doing

2. anguish （n./v） anguished 3. atheist 无神论者 4. bitterly 极度地

5. bulge 向外鼓起 激增 be bulging with 6. Catholic 7. costly

8. counter 反驳 9. deficiency

10. delinquent 有违法倾向的 11. detestation 憎恨 detest 12. devise 设计

13. disintegrated integrated integrity 14. disinterested 15. draught 一阵风

16. exalt 兴奋 增强 exaltation exalted 17. fault 18. file

19. flag 偃旗息鼓 20. fuss 无事自扰 21. heady 鲁莽的 22. hideous 丑恶的 23. high-minded 高尚的

24. hindquarters （四足动物的）臀部及后腿 25. hustle 催促 hustle to do

26. hypocrisy 伪善 hypocrite 伪君子 hypocritical 虚伪的

27. impediment 阻碍 口吃 impediment to sth 28. immense巨大的 immensity 29. league 30. leopard

31. lest +should be 32. libertine 浪荡子 33. majesty 34. masterpiece

41. outnumber

42. penal 刑罚的 penalty 43. pious 虔诚的 44. proficient 熟练的 45. prominent 显着的 46. reel 蹒跚

47. remorselessly 无同情心地，无休止地 48. restively 不安地，难以控制地 49. rotten （adj.） 50. rug 小地毯，垫子 51. ruinous

52. Solidarity 团结，齐心协力 solidarity into sth

solidify

53. spectacles 眼镜，场面，奇观 54. spring 弹簧 55. statuette 56. symbolize

57. trifle 琐事 trivial 58. unaccustomed 59. undeserved

60. writhe 翻腾，蠕动 61. withdraw withdrawal

62. contempt 鄙视 contemptuous

63. contemplate 凝视，端详 contemplative . endow 捐赠 endowment 65. protrude 突出

66. project （v.）突出

67. acquaintance acquaint with 68. confer 授予，协商 69. stampede 惊跑

Unit 2

1. assert assert oneself assertive assertion 2. cluster a cluster of cluster together clustered 3. depressed

4. gruff 粗暴地说，生硬的 （adj./v.） 5.

imminence imminent（adj.）

6. overpower 征服 7. numb

8. revel 沉醉 revel in

9. streak 划出条纹，一丝 a streak of 有...气质 streaker

10. subjugate 使臣服subjugate A to B subjugation 11. throb 悸动

12. tremor 小地震 tremulous a tremor down my spine 13. gleam

14. secure 通过努力获得 15. hearty heartily

16. mechanic机械师 mechanical mechanism

mechanize mechanistic 机械的 17. bad-humored 无精打采的 18. breed 物种 19. bundle 捆，束 20. cock 倾斜

21. commence（v.） commencement 22. coop 笼子

23. crunch 嘎吱嘎吱响 24. dejected 25. dotted 26. felt 27. flannel 28. fowl 家禽

29. freckled 有雀斑的 30. furrowed

31. grumble 发牢骚 grumble about/at 32. hamlet 小村庄 33. hearth 壁炉

34. henceforth 从现在开始 35. hobble 跛行 36. homespun 土布 37. hop

38. knoll 土墩 39. limestone 40. low 哞哞叫 41. manure 42. mating 43. merciless 44. mitten 手套 45. peg 桩 46. pore 毛孔 47. pretend

48. primeval 处于原始天性的 49. rake 梳理

50. rasping 刺耳的 51. rawhide 生皮 52. rim 53. rod 棒 54. seaweed 55. shawl 围巾 56. shrewd 精明的 57. sideways 向一旁地 58. skull

59. sod 带草的土块 60. sow 61. spotted 62. striped

63. swear swear at sb./sth . triangular 65. turf 泥煤

Unit 3

1. afresh

2. anecdote 轶事 3. antagonism 敌意

antagonist 敌人 antagonize 激怒 antagonistic 4. attribute attributable 5. allowance 6. belittle

7. brain-center

8. bungle 冒冒失失地做 bungler 9. compel compel sb. to do sth.

feel compelled to do

10. conceive conceive of/that conceive a plan 11. cowardice 12. cue

13. dispose

dispose sb. to/towards sth 使某人倾向于做某事 be disposed to do well-disposed to sb. 14. dogma 15. energetic 16. extend

17. Fogeyism落伍的 fogey 18. gladiatorial 角斗士的 19. gramophone 20. grudge 怨恨

grudge to bear a grudge against sb 21. headhunting

22. improvident 没有长远打算的 23. inheritance inherit heritage 24. legitimate legitimacy legitimize 25. merit 优点 demerit

26. originate originate form/in 27. recollection 回忆

28. staunch 坚定的（adj.） 29. stock 普通的 30. striking 31. tedious 32. keen

33. wicked 的

34. prestige prestigious earn prestige

35. consist consist of consist in consist with 36. justice justifiable justify justification 37. classify classified classification

Unit 6

1. amid

2. bustling bustling with忙于 3. chickenpox

4. chime chime in with

5. congregate congregation congregational 6. crank 曲柄 7. curse

8. deli 熟食店

9. desolate 荒芜的 desolation 10. devout 虔诚的 11. divine 神圣的

12. drill sergeant 负责新兵训练的中士 13. droppings

14. escalate升级 escalator escalation 15. fish-bearing

16. flare闪耀 flare up 17. forcefully

18. forsaken 被抛弃的 19. full-blown

20. grapple 扭打 grapple with 21. hailstorm 22. heel

23. hide-and-seek 24.

homey

25. incorporate包含 incorporation 26. Iraqi Iraq 27. jet-black

28. knockdown-dragout 暴怒的 29. Lebanese Lebanon 30. locust 蝗虫 31. maimed 使残废 32. marble-sized 33. outshout 34. panty 35. piaster 36. raspy

37. ravine 峡谷 38. rumor 39. shoo

40. shun 避免 41. sinewy 精瘦的 42. sticky 粘粘的 43. tag 44. terraced 45. timepiece

46. tingle 刺痛，使激动 47. troubleshooter 48. Turkish Turkey 49. vineyard

50. whirlpool 漩涡 51. whirlwind 旋风 52. whoop 53. whore

54. wriggle 蜿蜒

55. wring 拧 wringer wring out 56. rip 撕坏

Unit 9

1. allegiance allegiance to sb/sth 2. anaconda 3. ancestor

4. appease appeasement 5. ascent ascent to heaven 6. atrocious的 atrocity 7. avaricious 贪婪的 avarice 8. bloodshed 杀戮

9. brood brooding broody brood over 10.

brute蛮力的，残忍的 brutality

11. captive 12. colonel

13. concubine 妾

14. conjecture 猜想 conjecture that 15. crucial

16. degenerate 堕落 degeneration 17. descent descendant 18. disposition

19. exterminate extermination 20. gory 血淋淋的 21. gouge gouge out 22. harem 妻妾

23. humiliating humiliate humiliation humility 24. incurably 25. indecency 26. jackass蠢货 27. microscopic 28. miserly吝啬的

29. mutilation 致残，损毁 mutilate 30. oblige be obliged to

31. obscenity 淫秽 obscene（adj.） 冒犯的 32. postulate（n.）假设

33. rabid 狂热的 rabies狂犬病 34. reptile爬行动物 35. salvation 36. Scotch

37. scruple 顾虑 scrupulous 谨慎的 scruple to do 38. sketch

39. soiled 肮脏的 40. sordid 污秽的

41. speculate猜测 speculation speculate on/that 42. tame 43. trait

44. turban 包头巾

45. vulgarity 粗俗 vulgar（adj.） 46. wantonly 恣意地 wanton 47. inflict

48. prior priority prioritize 49. grace be in one’s grace 50. loose a loose woman 51. assassin(n.) assassinate 52. heresy heretic异教徒

词组

Unit 1

1. the virtue of 2. be given to习惯 3. be exalted by 4. turn of oneself

5. come to a settled detestation 6. confront sb (about/with) sth 7. best of times 8. stand to可能 9. if anything

10. catch the light反光

11. think well of = think highly of 12. lecture sb about sth 批评 13. set sb doing

14. set out to do 着手做 15. lag behind

16. put in the place of

17. for the money 不管怎样

18. too much for sb 对某人来说太过了 19. be deficient in 20. make for 导致

21. out of one’s depth 超过某人能力 22. tumble down 轰然倒下 23. do away with = get rid of 24. be trifled with 不能轻视 25. 猛然敲门 bang the door

26. 向国王陛下欢呼 cheer His Majesty 27. 凝视那雕像 contemplate the statute 28. 设计一种新方法 devise a new method 29. 获得一种名声 gain an reputation 30. 鼓舞人民 inspire the people 31. 低下头 sink one’s head

32. 代表国家 symbolize the nation 33. 暖和双手 warm one’s hands

34. 扮演重要角色 play an important role 35. 解决这个问题 settle the issue 36. the eternal truth 永恒的真理 37. a filing cabinet 文件柜 38. utter nonsense 无稽之谈

39. delinquent behavior 违规行为 40. a frequent visitor 常客 41. fresh air 新鲜空气

42.

high-minded monologue 一个人唱高调

43. a settled view 一种固定的观点 44. a speech impediment 言语障碍 45. a hideous wind 可怕的风

46. heady patriotism 使人兴奋冲动的爱国热情 47. the remorseless invaders 无情的侵入者 48. the Prime Minister 首相 49. a mental process 思维过程

50. the League of Nations 国际联盟

51. a coherent article 一篇条理清晰的文章 52. a proficient interpreter 一位口译好手 53. an irresistible trend 一种不可阻挡的潮流 54. rotten apples 烂苹果

55. a nodding acquaintance 点头之交

Unit 2

1. on fire with= be excited with 2. be fixed on

3. be worthy of sth./doing sth. be worth doing

4. a well-off society 小康社会 be better off doing...than 5. cross with 生气

6. embrace a change/idea/system 接受 7. take complete hold of 8. take for 9. gaze at

10. drive out 清除 11. draw back 回收 12. be chained to 13. in the open

14. a draught of wind 15. be weary of 16. rob of 17. revel in

18. mutter in oneself 喃喃自语

19. pay no heed to = pay no attention to 20. hobble away蹒跚 21. vanish from/into sth 22. straighten up 23. bend one’s back

24. 表现自己男子汉大丈夫的气概 assert one’s manhood

25. 在头脑中掠过 cross one’s mind 26. 丈量土地 measure the ground

27. 设法弄到食物 secure one’s food 28. 驱散黑暗 scatter the darkness 29. 揉揉他的眼睛 rub his eyes 30. 大声咀嚼她的面包和黄油 munch her bread and butter 31. 抑制住了恐惧的感觉

overpower that feeling of dread 32. 声音传得很远 carry a long way 33. 弯下他们的腰 bend their backs 34. live coals 燃烧着的煤

35. his freckled face 他那张长着雀斑的脸 36. a fair mustache 淡淡的八字须

37. the imminence of the event 事情的紧迫性 38. a shrewd woman 一位精明的妇女 39. the head of the family 一家之主

40. a throbbing heart 一颗怦怦直跳的心 41. a cluster of cabins 一群山间小屋 42. a strip of ground 一块狭长的地

43. a fierce and hard look 一副严厉凶狠的表情Unit 3

1. as a rule=usually, generally

2. make allowance for 把...考虑在内（不好） 3. in fashion

4. in the light of sth 5. run out of sth

run sb/sth out 去除 6. on the ground that因为 7. a shadow of 某事的证据

without a shadow of doubt 毫无疑问 8. at all costs 无论如何 9. be astonished at 10. rest upon=base on 11. class sth as sth

12. be consistent with=fit in with 13. establish a conviction 14. be true of 15. other than 16. bring up to 17. cease to do/sth 18. at a time

19. be on guard 对...警惕

guard against

catch sb off guard 突然袭击

20. entertain an opinion 持有观点 21. enquire into 22. find sth doing

23. be tempted to = would like to 24. break down = collapse 25. beyond question毫无疑问 26. conceive of sth/doing conceive as = regard as 27. shake off = get rid of

28. credit the fact = believe the fact

29. demonstrate the opposite 证明结果完全相反 30. leave no room for 31. attribute to 32. extend the term 33. cling to

34. stand for 支持 35. play a big part

36. bear a grudge against 37. dispose sb to do 38. be it true or not 39. stamp in 嵌进去

40. a stock argument 老套回答 41. tell sb straight

42. get at sth = find sth

43. 将这些动物归类 classify these animals 44. 持不同看法 hold a different view

45. 引申该词的意思 extend the meaning of this word 46. 建立一种新理论 establish a new theory 47. 放弃他的信念 abandon his conviction 48. 把这个过程颠倒过来 reverse the process 49. 珍惜他们的尊敬 value their respect 50. 质疑它的真理性 question its truth 51. 轻视他们的意见 belittle their views

52. 接受一种新的思路 adopt a new thought pattern 53. 怀有种种乌托邦思想

entertain all kinds of Utopian ideas 54. 鹦鹉学舌 parrot other people 55. non-rational factors 非理性因素 56. social position 社会地位

57. the good old days 过去的好日子 58. thought patterns 思维方式 59. room for doubt 怀疑的余地

60. stock anecdotes 老掉牙的轶事趣闻 61. a dogmatic view 一个教条的观点

62. a striking contrast 一个鲜明的对照 63. age-long struggle 长期的斗争 . conflicting ideas 矛盾冲突的想法 65. a bitter quarrel 一场恶吵

66. deeply-rooted convictions 根深蒂固的观点 67. groundless opinions 毫无根据的意见 68. bare assertion 仅仅是断言

Unit 6

1. call sb names 骂人 call sb by name 2. chime in

3. escalate into 升级到

4. incorporate into/with 吸收，合并

5. keep sb out of one’s hair 使某人不被烦扰 6. keep track of sth 追踪，看清楚 7. talk sb out of sth 说服不做某事

talk sb into doing 说服做某事 8. trail off 逐渐减弱 9. on track 走上正轨

on the track of 找某物信息 10. have need of 11. cave in 凹陷 12. be packed with

13. at the elbows of = very close to 14. wriggle one’s way through费力穿过 15. attend to = deal with 16. be bustling at/with 忙于 17. object to sth oppose sth 18. toss back and forth 扔来扔去 toss and turn 辗转反侧 19. deliver from = free from 20. in it for 有报酬 21. congregate at

22. 使墙体开裂 crack the walls 23. 拯救灵魂 save souls

24. 玩捉迷藏 play hide-and-seek

25. 减慢速度成涓涓细流 slow to a trickle 26. 抓住某人的头发 grab sb by the hair 27. 撕破她的衬衫 rip her shirt 28. 泄露秘密 reveal the secret 29. 拒绝进步 resist progress 30. 进入视野 come into view 31. 捡柴火 gather firewood

32. 说服某人放弃做某事 talk sb out of doing sth 33. 慢慢挤出人群 wriggle one’s way out of the crowd 34. 跑腿 run an errand/errands for

35. 救某人于水火 deliver sb from suffering 36. 确保稳定供应 assure a steady supply 37. 减轻某人压力 take the pressure off sb

38. 让他不至于添乱 keep him out of one’s hair 39. terraced fields 梯田

40. rocky mountains 多岩石的群山 41. whooping cough 百日咳

42. surrounding villages 周围的村庄 43. a clearing in the wood 林中一块空地 44. fine dust 粉尘

45. goat droppings 羊粪 46. sticky hands 黏糊糊的手

47. sinewy women 精瘦强健的妇女 48. a forest of flags 旌旗如林

49. firsthand information 第一手资料 50. jet-black hair 漆黑的头发

51. a devout Catholic 一位虔诚的天主教徒 52. household chores 家务事

53. a reassuring homey sound 一种让人感到在家般自在的声音

54. hand-rolled cigarettes 手卷香烟 55. lucrative business 有利可图 56. a butcher-shop 一家肉铺

57. a skeleton of its former self 它原来的空架子 58. a missionary school 一所教会学校

Unit 9

1. oblige sb to

2. in proceeding = in the process of 3. subject ... to

4. present itself to = existing 5. in the course of

6. for the entertainment of 宴请某人 7. be descended from 8. a disposition to do have no disposition to 9. cause sb to do

cause sb/sth to be done 10. facts stand proven 11. scruple to

12.

appease that appetite

13. furnish sb sth/ with sth 提供 14. brood over 15. offer oneself 16. take revenge

revenge sb 为... 复仇

revenge oneself on sb 向某人复仇 17. be unknown to 18. by consent of

19. be allowed no hand in doing 20. loose in

21. the saving grace 仅剩的 22. excuse sb

23. be alive to = be aware of

24. have occasion to = have the necessity to 25. gouge out 26. a multitude of 27. tear off

28. be alone in that distinction 29. engage in

30. deal in = involve in 31. sordid wage

32. inflict harm on sb

33. hold sb in bondage under sb 奴役某人 34. provide one’s living 35. set oneself apart from 36. sneer at

37. on hand = available

38. with one’s mouth = pay lip service to 39. be at = be engaged in a certain activity 40. open to dispute 41. be left out

42. odds and ends 零碎物品

43. 宣布放弃效忠于某人 renounce one’s allegiance 44. 使某事物受到实验 subject sth to a test]

45. 牵涉到好几个月的工作 cover months’ work 46. 扔在那里任其腐烂 leave sth to rot 47. 满足其胃口 appease one’s appetite

48. 从某人那里骗走某物 cheat sb out of sth 49. 将耻辱牢记在心 harbor insult

50. 对所受伤害耿耿于怀 brood over injuries 51. 报仇 take revenge

52. 家里妻妾成群 keep harems in house

53. 有做某事的时机或场合 have ab occasion to do

sth

54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. . 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 把它当作一顿美餐吃了 make a meal of sth 蓄某人为奴 hold sb in bondage 铺平道路 smooth the path the rightful owner 合法所有者

the universal brotherhood of man 人类的博爱 loose morals 道德败坏 a soiled mind 肮脏的思想 brute force 蛮力

a saving grace 唯一可取之处 rabid hunger 极度渴望

a religious zealot 宗教狂热分子 zoological garden 动物园

the scientific method 科学方法 vast stores of food 食物大量储存 war atrocities 战争暴行

questionable taste 值得怀疑的口味选择 traits and dispositions 性格特点和气质 painstaking work 艰苦的努力