新视野第三版大学英语2第四单元Section B Vocabulary.pptVIP

Unit 4 Section B Vocabulary indifferent: a. The steel workers were relatively?indifferent?to the issue of nationalization. People have become?indifferent?to the suffering of others.? 2. impulse: n. Many of them buy things on?impulse. All day she had fought off the?impulse?to telephone Harry. 3.Incline:vi. Those who fail?incline?to blame the world for their failure.? I?incline?to the view that we should take no action at this stage. 4. inclined: a. Compared with younger ones, older societies are less?inclined?to be innovative and take risks than younger ones. Nobody felt?inclined?to argue with Smith. The leaves are?inclined?to scorch in hot sunshine. 5. daring: a. n. To write and publish this poem was a?daring act.? His?daring?may have cost him his life.? 6. notion: n. The very notion of price competition is foreign to many schools. The popular notion that older people need less sleep than younger adults is a myth, scientists said yesterday. 7. abnormal: a. Is the child abnormal in any way? The abnormal bleeding is your bodys own red flag of danger. 8. initiative: n. Theres talk of a new peace initiative. 传闻有可能提出新的和平倡议。 We must take the initiative in the struggle to end the war. 9. contact: n. vt. She wanted to renew her contact with the Peace Corps. Well, I contacted his office half an hour ago, and his secretary said he was out for lunch until 2. 10. spark: n. He passed an electric spark through a mixture of gases. a spark of intelligence/interest/imagination 11. reckon: vt. He reckoned he was still fond of her. The sale has been held up because the price is reckoned to be too high. 12. idle: a.  Employees have been idle almost a month because of shortages. It would be idle to pretend the system is perfect. 13. phenomenon: n. pl. phenomena Its an interesting scientific phenomenon, but of no practical use whatever. Beethoven was a phenomenon among many musicians.天才 14. approval: n. A reformed party would have to win the approval of the peop