高级英语14课单词.doc

bush adj. bush-league[美国俚语]；(棒球等)职业体育运动小联合会的；第二流棒球队的; second-rate 低级的?? 二流的 例??Critics tend to regard him as a bush writer. 评论家往往把他看成是二流作家。 beget v. cause to exist or occur; produce 使存在??使发生??产生 例??Hate begets hate. 怨怨相报。When will the retribution, holdout n. one that withholds agreement or consent upon which progress is contingent 坚持不合作者 例??You have to persuade those holdouts if you want to carry out this plan. 如果你想推行这个计划??就必须说服那些坚持不合作的人。 pacesetter [pess?t?]n. (also called pacemaker) a leader in a field 带头人 例??the fashion house that is the pacemaker 起带头作用的时装商店 sitcom n. a situation comedy 情景喜剧 live broadcast while actually being performed; not taped, filmed, or recorded 现场直播的??并非录制的 例??a live television program 现场直播的电视节目 preempt v. appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before others 抢先占有??优先占有 例??Their new launched product preempted the local market. 他们必威体育精装版投放的产品抢先占有了当地市场。 airways n. (pl.) airwaves??复数??无线电波 casino n. a public room or building for gambling and other entertainment 娱乐场??赌场 nightspot n. (also called nightclub) an establishment that stays open late at night and provides food, drink, entertainment, and music for dancing 夜总会 comeback n. a return to formerly enjoyed status or prosperity 恢复 例??The singer made an unexpected comeback. 那个歌手出人预料的复出了 aloof adv. at a distance but within view; apart 避开??远离 例??Buyers are holding aloof. 购买者都滞足不前。 bilk v. defraud, cheat, or swindle 蒙骗??欺骗 例??bilk his creditors 赖债 charged adj. tense; intense (气氛)紧张的 例??the charged atmosphere in the meeting 会议中紧张的气氛 put-down n. snub 轻待??奚落 例??Some feminists see the put-downs girls experience as means by which men control women. 一些女权主义者认为女孩所遭受的奚落正是男性控制女性的手段。 foothold n. a firm or secure position that provides a base for further advancement 立足点 例??It is always not easy to get a foothold as a young artist. 一个年轻的艺术家要想得到立足之处总是不容易的。 billing n. the relative importance of performers as indicated by the position and type size in which their names are listed on programs, theater marq