New words(视听说).docx

New words （视听说1）Unit 1tenured: guaranteed permanent employment, esp. as a teacher or lecturer a.享有终身职位的matriculate: enroll as a student v.注册入学quintessential: a. representing the perfect example of a class or quality 精髓的，精粹的liberal arts: art subjects such literature and history, as distinct from science and technology 人文学科residential: living in a place a.住宿的pre-med: a premedical course n.医学预科academic: relating to education and scholarship a.学术的hone: make perfect or complete v. 提高（技能）hang out: stay in a place without doing much 闲逛suite: a living unit n. 套房subsidize: support v. 资助harmonize: sing together 用和声唱celebrity: a widely known person n. 名人Unit 2psychopathology: the scientific study of mental disorders n. 精神病理学well-being: a happy, healthy and enjoyable life n. 幸福，安康reverse: cause something to change to the opposite v. 使倒转，使反转pendulum: a weight hung from a fixed point so that it can swing freely n.钟摆；摆锤mindfully: carefully, consciously ad. 留心地geometric: characterized by regular lines and shapes a. 几何的anticipate: look forward to something with pleasure v. 期待，期望skeptical: doubtful (also spelt as sceptical ) a. 持怀疑态度的anthropology: the scientific study of people, society, and culture n. 人类学cultural anthropology: the study of living peoples, their beliefs, practices, values, ideas, technologies, economies, and more 文化人类学embody: give a visible form to (an idea, quality, or feeling) v. 体现retractable screen: a movable screen which can be rolled or slid backwards to open 可收缩屏幕podium: a small platform on which a person may stand to give a talk or teach n. 讲台Unit 3 Minnesota: a state in the US 明尼苏达州phenomenon: something extremely successful n.非常成功的事bustling: full of busy activities a. 奔忙的metropolis: a very large city, often the most important city in a large area or country n.大城市shopaholic: a person who shops a lots of the time and finds it difficult not to shop n. 购物狂alcove: a small space in a room or building n. 凹室ar