高中英语阅读6 1 高二A版新单词解析
高中英语阅读6+1 高二A版
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spina ['spa?n?] n. 棘, 刺
bifida n. 二分枝派
prop 英[pr?p] 美[prɑ?p]
①n. 支柱；支持者；倚靠人
The roof of the tunnel was supported by wooden props.坑道顶用木柱支撑。
②n. 道具
We will now add a prop model with physics properties. 我们现在添加有物理性的道具模型。
③n. 螺旋桨；推进器
The wooden prop makes the machine look outdated. 木制螺旋桨的机器看起来过时了。
④v. 支撑；维持
He propped his bicycle up against the fence.他把脚踏车靠在篱笆上。
festive ['fest?v] adj. 欢乐的；节日的；喜庆的
Christmas is often called the festive season. 圣诞节常被称作欢乐的时节。
The whole town is in a festive mood. 全镇沉浸在节日的气氛之中。
quote英[kw??t] 美[kwo?t]
①v. 引述；报价；举证
She asked the reporter not to quote her remarks. 她要求记者不要引述她的话。
②n. 引用
A direct quote was taken from his speech. 直接引用他的演讲。
saw [s??]
①n. 锯
You need a powerful saw to cut through metal. 切割金属需用强劲的锯。
②v. 用锯子锯；前后移动；看见，明白，了解（动词see的过去式）
They are sawing a log into planks. 他们把原木锯成一块块厚板。
The little boy saws on a violin impatiently.那个小男孩不耐烦地拉着小提琴。
maple ['me?pl]
①n. 【C】枫树；槭树
The maple leaf is the emblem of Canada. 枫叶是加拿大的象征。
②n. 【U】枫树干
oak英[??k] 美[o?k] n. 橡树；橡木
The birds nested in the oak tree. 鸟在橡树上筑巢。
Pine wood saws more easily than oak. 松树要比橡树容易锯。
punch [p?nt?]
①vt. 按(键)；以拳重击；开洞；剪票
If you punch in the wrong code, the alarm sounds.如果你按错了代码,警示器就会响起来。
He punched the policeman on the nose and was arrested.他猛击那个警察的鼻子，结果被逮捕了。
②n. 殴打
The punch stunned me for a moment.那一拳把我打得昏了一阵。
③n. 感染力
Many British movies lack emotional punch.很多英国电影缺乏感染力。
④n. （酒、水、糖等制成的)鸡尾酒
Sometimes even a bowl of fruit punch could make people drunk.有时候即使一碗水果鸡尾酒,人们也可能会喝醉。binder英['ba?nd?(r)] 美['ba?nd?r] n. 缚者；用以绑缚之物；活页封面；粘合剂；活页夹
A sheaf of loose papers is used to fill a notebook or binder. 活页纸用来填在笔记本中或活页簿中的活页纸
The cloth flower snaps on with a special binder.这布花是用一种特殊的粘合剂固定住的。
paste [pe?st]
①n. 面团；浆糊；糊状物；糊
The boy squeezed paste into a ball . 孩子把面团捏成了球形。
②vt. 裱糊；粘贴
She pasted the pictures into a scrapbook. 她把图片贴在剪贴簿上。
brilliant ['br?lj?nt] adj. 卓越的；灿烂的；美妙的；杰出的；才华横溢的
He has got brilliant achievements in the field of physics. 他在物理学方面已经取得了卓越的成就。innovation [??n?'ve??n] n. 创新；革新
There is no end to practice or innovation.实践永无止境,创新永无止境。
misguided [?m?s'ɡa?d?d] adj. 搞错的；被误导的；举措失当的动词misguide的过去式和过去分词.
The misguided notion that time is money actually costs us money.
时间是金钱的错误想法实际上让我们付出了金钱的代价。
I was misguided into trusting him. 我得到错误印象而信任了他。
glue [ɡlu?]
①n. 胶；胶水；胶粘物
This glue doesn't stick very well. 这种胶水粘不住。
②vt. 粘贴；紧附于
He glued a stamp onto the envelope.他把邮票贴在信封上。
The kids glued their eyes to the TV set, watching a cartoon. 孩子们目不转睛地盯着电视机看卡通片。adhesive [?d'hi?s?v]
①adj. 有粘性的；难忘的
He also invented the adhesive postage stamp.他还发明了粘性邮票。
②n. 粘着剂
The adhesive will stick to most clean surfaces. 粘胶剂会粘在非常清洁的表面。
colleague英['k?li?ɡ] 美['kɑ?li?ɡ] n. 同事
Please allow me to introduce my colleague Professor Zhang to you. 请允许我把我的同事张教授介绍给你。
bookmark英['b?kmɑ?k] 美['b?kmɑ?rk] n. 书签
I put a beautiful bookmark into his book. 我把一张漂亮的书签放入了他的书里。
legend ['led??nd] n. 传说；传奇；图例
According to the old legend, Romulus was the founder of Rome. 按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
This oriental legend is fascinating. 这个东方传说很吸引人。
nationwide [?ne??n'wa?d]
①adj. 全国性的
There was nationwide opposition to the tax hike. 发生了全国性的反对税收增多。
②adv. 在全国范围内
They are planning to raise money for the project nationwide. 他们计划在全国范围内筹集资金。stapler英['ste?pl?(r)] 美['ste?pl?r] n. 钉书机
Have you get a stapler?你有订书机吗？
generator英['d?en?re?t?(r)] 美['d?en?re?t?r] n. 发电机；发生器
The propeller turns a small D.C. generator. 螺旋桨带动一个小型直流发电机。
If you have, then The Idea Generator is for you. 如果你有，那么发电机理念是为你。
rotation英[r??'te??n] 美[ro?'te??n] n. 旋转；循环
The rotation of the earth round the sun takes one year.地球绕着太阳旋转要一年时间。
knighthood ['na?th?d] n. 骑士身份
The queen conferred a knighthood on him. 女王授予他爵士身份。
modest英['m?d?st] 美['mɑ?d?st] adj. 谦虚的；适度的；端庄的；有节制的We should be modest and prudent.我们应该谦虚谨慎。
She is very modest about her success. 她对自己的成就很谦虚。
essential [?'sen?l]
①adj. 本质的；必要的；重要的
This is of course still the essential method. 这当然仍是本质的方法。
②n. 要素；必需品
What are the essentials of good teaching?成功教学的要素是什么?
stove [sto?v] n. 炉子；窑；【主英】温室
I have to buy a more economical stove.我得买一个更节省燃料的火炉。
Please warm up this milk over the stove.请把这杯牛奶放在炉子上热一热。
lean [li?n]
①v. 倾斜；倾向；依靠；倚；屈身
Kids today lean toward casual clothes. 今天的孩子倾向于穿随便的衣服。
We lean on our friends when we are in trouble. 我们遇到困难时依靠朋友帮助。
He leant on the back of the sofa. 他斜靠在沙发的背上。
②adj. 瘦的；贫乏的；无脂肪的
The little girl only eats lean pork.这个小女孩只吃瘦肉。
I am afraid he is too lean to endure it.我担心他太瘦，承受不住它。
③n. 瘦肉；倾斜，倾向
leaned [lent] adj. 倾斜的；依靠的动词lean的过去式和过去分词形式.
Then, as he leaned against the line and slapped his left hand hard and fast against his thigh he saw the line slanting slowly upward.跟着，他俯身朝着钓索，把左手啪地紧按在大腿上，看见倾斜的钓索在慢慢地向上升起。
respond英[r?'sp?nd] 美[r?'spɑ?nd] v. 回答；响应；反应；反应灵敏；反响
I invited her to dinner but she did not respond. 我请她吃晚饭，但她未作回答。
The screen is sensitive and can respond to slight touch.触摸屏反应灵敏,能响应轻微的触碰。
proof [pru?f]
①n. 证明；证据；校样
This fact is too evident to require proof. 这事实很明显, 用不着证明。
Have you got any proof that you own this bike?你有什么证据证明这辆自行车是你的？
②adj. 防... 的；耐... 的
The shelter was proof against the bitter weather. 这个棚子可以避寒。
③vt. 检验；给... 做防护措施
It is part of your duty to proof twenty pages.校对20页是你分内之事。
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oilskin ['??lsk?n] n. 油布；防水布；防水衣
oilskin coats and boots 油布装和靴子
inaugural 英[?'n??ɡj?r?l] 美[?'n??ɡj?r?l]
①adj. 就职典礼的；开幕的；首次的
His inaugural speech was very inspiring.他的就职演说很鼓动人心。
The inaugural session closed at17:10local. 开幕式在当地时间下午5点10分结束。
②n. 就职演说；就职典礼
Bill Clinton heralded at his Second Inaugural Address that the journey of our America must go on.
比尔克林顿在其第二任就职演说中宣告说，美国之路必须走下去。
scold英[sk??ld] 美[sko?ld]
①v. 责骂；训斥
Don't scold the child without reason. 不可无缘无故地责骂小孩。
②n. 斥责；爱责骂的人
His father gave him a bad scold this morning.他父亲今晨狠狠训了他一顿。
relevant ['rel?v?nt] adj. 相关的；切题的；中肯的；有重大关系的；有意义的，目的明确的
A paper relevant to this research was published by him.与本研究相关的一篇论文是他发表的。
Have you heard of the relevant report?你听说过相关的报道吗?
My next conclusion is more relevant.我的另一个结论更切题。
suspense [s?'spens] n. 悬疑；焦虑；悬念
The movie kept the audience in suspense until the end. 那部电影让观众一直在悬疑之中直到最后。Three thousand spectators waited in suspense on the White House lawn.
当时有三千观众怀着焦虑心情等待在白宫的草坪上。
renaissance英[r?'ne?sns] 美['ren?sɑ?ns] n. 文艺复兴；再生
Her book captures the quintessence of Renaissance humanism. 她的书抓住了文艺复兴时期人文主义的精髓。
Florence is the shrine of the Renaissance.佛罗伦萨是文艺复兴的圣地。
metaphor英['met?f?(r)] 美['met?f?r] n. 象征；隐喻
In poetry the rose is often a metaphor for love.玫瑰在诗中通常作为爱的象征。
She has a striking originality in her use of metaphor. 她在运用隐喻方面有独创性。
negotiate英[n?'ɡ???ie?t] 美[n?'ɡo??ie?t]
①vi. 谈判；协商；交涉
We've decided to negotiate with the employers about our wage claim.我们决定就工资问题与雇主谈判。We are happy to negotiate with you in that way.我们很高兴用这种方式来和贵方协商交易。
②vt. 谈判达成；成功越过；议价出售
Since our contract is near its term we must negotiate a new one.由于我们的合同快到期了，我们必须谈判新的合约。
How did you negotiate the deal on the benefit?你是怎么谈成那笔有利可图的交易的?
tragedy ['tr?d??di] n. 悲剧；灾难；惨事
Tragedy is in store for that poor girl from the beginning.从一开始，那个女孩的悲剧就是不可避免的。Shakespeare's Hamlet is a very famous tragedy. 莎士比亚的《哈姆雷特》是一部十分著名的悲剧。
raspberry英['rɑ?zb?ri] 美['r?zberi] n. 覆盆子；<俚>咂舌声（表嘲笑等）I bought a punnet of fresh raspberries. 我买了一篮新鲜的覆盆子。
capture英['k?pt??(r)] 美['k?pt??r]
①vt. 捕获；占领；夺取；吸引；(用照片等)留存
The animals are captured in nets and sold to local zoos. 那些动物用网捕获后被卖到当地的动物园。
②n. 捕获；战利品
The revolutionist eluded capture for weeks by hiding underground.那位革命者为避免被捕在地下躲藏了几个星期。
guarantee [?ɡ?r?n'ti?]
①n. 保证；保证书；担保；担保人；抵押品
A diploma is no guarantee of efficiency. 持有文凭不能保证工作效率一定高。
He put up his house as a guarantee.他提供房子作为担保。
②vt. 保证；担保
I guarantee that this will not happen again. 我保证此类事情不会再发生。
We guarantee the fastness of these dyes. 我们担保这些染料不褪色。
spike [spa?k]
①n. 长钉；尖状物；钉鞋；峰值；
There are many sharp spikes on the railings in the park. 公园的栏杆上有很多尖头。
In that case, the price spike would be something like a dead-cat bounce.
在那种情况下，股价峰值可能会像死猫诈尸一样反弹。
②v. 以大钉钉牢；使 ... 失效；用尖物刺伤；
They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.他们会使出各种手段来挫败对手。
stump [st?mp]
①n. 残株；烟蒂；讲演台
The code was no longer anything more than a stump in his hand. 法典在他手里只是一根断株残桩了。Just before starting the driver picked up in the street a stump of a cigar an inch long, and put it in his mouth.
临出发前，赶车的在街头捡了截一英寸长的雪茄烟蒂，塞在嘴里。
②v. 受窘；踏步；演说
I'm stumped: I just don't know what to do. 我很为难，简直不知如何是好。
He stumped angrily out of the room. 他气愤地跺着脚走出了房间。
waffle英['w?fl] 美['wɑ?fl]
①v. 闲聊；胡扯
My wife often tells me I waffle. 我妻子经常说我讲话啰唆。
②n. 废话；无聊的话
I don't want waffle, I want the real figures.我不想听废话，我要真实的数字。
③n. 华夫饼干
Hi. I like that waffle teepee that you have built. 你好，我喜欢你做的华夫饼干小屋。
He also got fed up with people walking off with his glass containers and soon invented the editable waffle to hold the Ice cream.他讨厌人们拿走他用来盛装冰激淋的玻璃器皿，于是乎，他发明了华夫饼干用来装冰激淋。
colonist英['k?l?n?st] 美['kɑ?l?n?st] n. 殖民地居民；殖民者
The purpose of the colonies was to enrich the colonists.建立殖民地的目的是让殖民者变得富有。English colonists did not hesitate to enslave black people.英国殖民者在奴役黑人时毫不犹豫。
rhotacism英['r??t?s?zm] 美['ro?t?s?zm] n. r音化；r音之过度使用manufacturing英[?m?nju'f?kt??r??] 美[?m?nju'f?kt??r??]
①n. 制造业
The peasant workers mainly work in the manufacturing industry. 农民工主要在制造业工作。
②adj. 制造业的
elite [e?'li?t]
①n. 精英
The elite are the competitive focus of 21 century.精英人才是21世纪国际间竞争的焦点。
②adj. 精英的；优秀的
This is an elite group reserved for members only. 这是仅为会员保留的精英小组。
He was the product of an elite public school. 他毕业于一所优秀的公立学校。
physiological [?f?zi?'l?d??kl] adj. 生理的；生理学的
The physiological needs are reasonably satisfied. 生理的需要得到合理的满足。
physiologically [?f?zi?'l?d??kli] adv. 生理上；在生理学上
Physiologically, relaxation is the opposite of stress.从生理上讲，放松是压力的对立面。
Your body cannot make up for lost sleep or rest time because it is not physiologically possible.
你的身体不能补偿失去的睡眠或休息时间，因为这在生理上是不可能的。
resume英[r?'zju?m] 美[r?'zu?m]
①v. 重新开始；再继续
We resumed our work after a rest. 休息之后我们重新开始工作。
I tried to persuade her to resume her job as secretary. 我试图劝她重新干她的秘书工作。
②n. 简历；履历；摘要
I enclosed my resume in my letter. 我在信里附上了我的简历。
Do you have a resume with you? 你带个人履历了吗?
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surnames英['s??ne?m] 美['s??rne?m]
①n. 姓；绰号
Jones is a common surname.琼斯是个很普通的姓。
On marriage most women still take their husband's surname.一旦结婚,大部分妇女会用丈夫的姓。
②vt. 冠姓；以别名称呼
It's not a good habit to surname for others. 给别人起绰号可不好。
tartan英['tɑ?tn] 美['tɑ?rtn] n. 花格图案；(苏格兰)格子呢绒
Her night dress is a tartan bathrobe and hairnet.她的睡衣是格子花呢晨衣和发网。
bearskin英['be?sk?n] 美['bersk?n] n. 熊皮；熊皮衣
His jerkin was a ragged bearskin, worn and greasy. 他的背心是熊皮制成，又旧又油腻。
handover英['h?nd??v?(r)] 美['h?ndo?v?r] n. 移交；交接
What should be noted in work handover? 离职交接应注意哪些事项？
Ms Aw with the developers accordingly refused to handover procedures.胡女士据此拒绝与开发商办理交接手续。
accompany英[?'k?mp?ni] 美[?'k?mp?ni]
①vt. 陪伴；伴随...发生；补充；给... 伴奏
She asked me to accompany her to the airport. 她要求我陪她到机场去。
Lightning usually accompanies thunder. 闪电通常伴有雷声。
②vi. 伴奏
In the singer's eyes, she accompanied magnificently. 在那名歌手的眼里,她伴奏得精彩极了。alternate英['??lt??n?t] 美['??lt?rn?t]
①v. 交替；轮流
Sunny weather alternated with rain.天气晴雨相间。
One should alternate work and relaxation.工作和休息应交替进行。
②adj. 间隔的；轮流的；交替的
Tom and Harry do the work on alternate days. 汤姆和哈里隔日轮流做这工作。
③n. 代替者；供替代的选择
My alternate knows my role really well, she's almost better than me.
我的接替者对我的工作非常了解，她甚至比我都好。
scatter英['sk?t?(r)] 美['sk?t?r]
①vt. 散播；撒；驱散
She wanted us to scatter her ashes to the winds. 她希望我们把她的骨灰散播到风中。
The farmers were scattering seed on the fields. 农夫把种子撒在田里。
②vi. 分散；消散
Small villages scatter at the foot of the mountain. 村庄零零落落地散布在山脚下。
When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter.树倒猢狲散。
③n. 散布；零星少量
She gave the soup a quick scatter of herbs. 她把香料快速撒在汤上。
A scatter of applause reached him when he ended his speech. 演讲结束时他听到稀稀拉拉的掌声。第4周
refereeing英[?ref?'ri?] 美[?ref?'ri?]
①n. 裁判员；仲裁人；鉴定人；证明人
The referee whistled and the game began. 裁判哨子一响，比赛开始了。
②v. 裁判；仲裁
Who's going to referee the basketball match? 谁将担任这场篮球赛的裁判?
division [d?'v??n] n. 划分；除法；部门；分开；师（军队）
The divisions between the various classes of society are not so sharply marked as they used to be.
现在社会上各阶级的划分不象过去那样明显了。
The boy has learnt to do division.这个小男孩已学会做除法。
incredible [?n'kred?bl] adj. 难以置信的；惊人的
I think it's incredible.我认为这是难以置信的。
He has an incredible house!他有一所极美的房子！
It was the most incredible experience.那是最非凡的体验。
ambition [?m'b??n]
①n. 雄心；抱负；野心；精力
The glory of his country is his ambition. 为国增光是他的雄心。
②vt. 追求；有... 野心
I never ambitioned it.我从来不妄想得到它。
prejudice ['pred?ud?s]
①n. 偏见；伤害
She has a prejudice against modern music.她对现代音乐怀有偏见。
We can't do the prejudice of your rights. 我们不能做有损你权益的事。
②vt. 伤害；使... 存偏见；使偏袒
Your bad spelling may prejudice your chances of getting this job. 你糟糕的拼写会妨碍你获得这个工作的机会。
Her charm prejudiced the judges in her favour. 她姿色迷人，因而评委都偏向她。
His pleasant voice and manner prejudiced the jury in his favor.
他那令人愉快的声音和举止使陪审团对他产生了偏心。
fountain ['fa?ntn] n. 喷泉；源泉；储水容器；泉水
She dabbled her fingers in the fountain. 她用手指在喷泉中玩水。
OK. You go out and get a drink of water at the fountain. 好。你出去在饮水机那儿喝点水吧。
castle英['kɑ?sl] 美['k?sl] n. 城堡
A spirit haunts the castle. 幽灵常出没于古堡。
brochure英['br????(r)] 美[bro?'??r] n. 小册子，资料手册
I'll send you a brochure.我给你一份小册子。
brochures英[br??'??z] 美[br??'??z] 说明书
await [?'we?t] v. 等候；期待；将降临于
We await your shipping instructions.我们等候你们的装船指示。
I am awaiting their reply. 我正在等待他们的答复。
distract [d?'str?kt] vt. 分散；转移；分心；困扰
The film managed to distract me from these problems for a while.
这部影片分散了我的注意力，让我暂时忘记了这些难题。
distracted [d?'str?kt?d] adj. 注意力不集中的；心烦意乱的动词distract的过去式和过去分词. She didn't realize the extent to which she had been distracted. 她没有意识到她心烦意乱的程度。recipe ['res?pi] n. 秘诀；食谱；药方
What's your recipe for success? 你取得成功有什么窍门？
He knows the recipe for this dish. 他知道这道菜的烹饪方法。
recite [r?'sa?t]
①vt. 背诵；朗诵；叙述；列举
She can recite the whole poem from memory. 她能背诵全诗。
②vi. 背诵；回答问题
I don't like reciting in public. 我不喜欢当众朗诵。
workaholic英[?w??k?'h?l?k] 美[?w??rk?'h??l?k] n. 工作狂；闲不下来的人As a workaholic, he has no time to pursue his hobbies.他是个工作狂，没有时间从事业余爱好。characteristic [?k?r?kt?'r?st?k] n. 特性；特征；特点
Kindness is one of my grandpa's characteristics. 和善是爷爷的特性之一。
promote英[pr?'m??t] 美[pr?'mo?t] vt. 促进；提升；升迁；发起；促销，推销
They discussed how to promote cooperation between the two countries. 他们讨论如何促进两国间的合作。
He has been promoted to general manager. 他已被提升为总经理。
essential [?'sen?l]
①adj. 本质的；必要的；重要的
This is of course still the essential method.这当然仍是本质的方法。
②n. 要素；必需品
What are the essentials of good teaching? 成功教学的要素是什么?
The first essential, of course, is to know what you want. 第一要素当然是知道自己想要什么。