现代大学英语精读3 单词

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abundance /bundnss/

noun 1 a very large quantity. 2 the state of having a very large quantity; plentifulness: vines grew in abundance. 3 the amount of something present in a particular area, volume, or sample.

— ORIGIN Latin abundantia, from abundare ‘overflow’ — — — — — —

n.

大量, 充足

There was an abundance of corn last year. 去年玉米丰收

abundance of the heart 热情洋溢; 感情充沛。

a bun dance [singular, uncountable]

a large quantity of something abundance of

an abundance of wavy red hair in abundance

One quality the team possessed in abundance was fighting spirit.

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accidental

adjective 1 happening by accident. 2 incidental; subsidiary.

noun Music a sign indicating a momentary departure from the key signature by raising or lowering a note.

— DERIVATIVES accidentally adverb. — — — — — — — — —

意外的; 偶然(发生)的

Our meeting in New York was quite accidental. 我们在纽约的会见完全是偶然的。 继承用法 accidentally adv.

参考词汇 [同义词]

accidental fortuitous casual incidental adventitious

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acreage [ eik rid ] n.

英亩数

He has a very large acreage under the plough. 他有很大面积的耕地。 angle2

verb 1 fish with a rod and line. 2 seek something desired by indirectly prompting someone to offer it: she was angling for sympathy. — DERIVATIVES angler noun angling noun.

— ORIGIN Old English. —

annual

adjective 1 occurring once a year. 2 calculated over or covering a year. 3 (of a plant) living for a year or less.

noun 1 a book or magazine of a series published once a year. 2 an annual plant.

— DERIVATIVES annually adverb.

— ORIGIN Latin annualis, from annus ‘year’ assault

noun 1 a violent attack. 2 Law an act that threatens physical harm to a person. 3 a concentrated attempt to do something difficult. verb make an assault on. — DERIVATIVES assaultive adjective.

— ORIGIN from Old French assauter, from Latin saltare ‘to leap’. berry

noun (pl. berries) 1 a small roundish juicy fruit without a stone. 2 Botany a fruit that has its seeds enclosed in a fleshy pulp, e.g. a banana or tomato. — ORIGIN Old English

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cattle

plural noun large ruminant animals with horns and cloven hoofs, domesticated for meat or milk or as beasts of burden; cows and oxen. — ORIGIN Old French chatel ‘chattel’ chorus

noun (pl. choruses) 1 a part of a song which is repeated after each verse. 2 something said at the same time by many people. 3 a large group of singers, especially one performing with an orchestra. 4 a piece of choral music,

especially one forming part of an opera or oratorio. 5 (in ancient Greek tragedy) a group of performers who comment on the main action.

verb (chorused, chorusing) (of a group of people) say the same thing at the same time.

— ORIGIN Latin, from Greek khoros. colossal

adjective extremely large. — DERIVATIVES colossally adverb.

— ORIGIN from Latin colossus (see ). confined

adjective (of a space) enclosed; cramped. consent

noun permission or agreement.

verb 1 give permission. 2 agree to do. — ORIGIN from Latin consentire ‘agree’. consent [k n sent] n.

准许, 同意, 赞成

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Her parents refused their consent to the marriage. 她的父母对这桩婚姻持反对态度。 vi. 同意; 赞成

My parents have consented. 我父母已经同意了。

considerable

adjective 1 notably large. 2 significant or notable. — DERIVATIVES considerably adverb contaminate

verb make impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance.

— DERIVATIVES contaminant noun contamination noun contaminator noun.

— ORIGIN Latin contaminare ‘make impure’, from contamen ‘contact,

pollution’ contend

verb 1 (contend with/against) struggle to deal with (a difficulty). 2 (contend for) engage in a struggle or campaign to achieve. 3 assert as a position in an argument. — DERIVATIVES contender noun.

— ORIGIN Latin contendere, from tendere ‘stretch, strive’

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verb 1 (contend with/against) struggle to deal with (a difficulty). 2 (contend for) engage in a struggle or campaign to achieve. 3 assert as a position in an argument.

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— DERIVATIVES contender noun.

— ORIGIN Latin contendere, from tendere ‘stretch, strive’. counterpart

noun a person or thing that corresponds to or has the same function as another. crossfire

noun gunfire from two or more directions passing through the same area. damp

adjective slightly wet.

noun moisture in the air, on a surface, or in a solid.

verb 1 make damp. 2 (damp down) control or restrain (a feeling or

situation). 3 (damp down) make (a fire) burn less strongly by reducing its air supply. 4 reduce or stop the vibration of (the strings of a musical instrument). — DERIVATIVES dampish adjective damply adverb dampness noun. — ORIGIN originally in the sense noxious inhalation: from Germanic. deer

noun (pl. same) a hoofed grazing or browsing animal, the male of which usually has branched bony antlers that are shed annually. — ORIGIN Old English, originally also denoting any quadruped. deliberate

adjective /dilibbrt/ 1 done consciously and intentionally. 2 careful and unhurried.

verb /dilibbrayt/ engage in long and careful consideration. — DERIVATIVES deliberately adverb deliberateness noun.

— ORIGIN Latin deliberare ‘consider carefully’, from librare ‘weigh’ ecosystem< …… 此处隐藏：9311字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……