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2015英语二真题单词笔记 Section 1 contemporary?/k?n?t?mpr?r?/??CET4 TEM4 1.ADJ?Contemporary?things are modern and relate to the present time. 当代的 例： She writes a lot of contemporary music for people like Whitney Houston. 她为惠特尼·休斯敦等人创作大量当代音乐作品。 2.ADJ?Contemporary?people or things were alive or happened at the same time as something else you are talking about. 同时代的 例： ...drawing upon official records and the reports of contemporary witnesses. …借助官方记录以及当时目击者的证言。 3.N-COUNT?Someones?contemporary?is a person who is or was alive at the same time as them. 同时代的人 例： Like most of my contemporaries, I grew up in a vastly different world. 像我同时代的大多数人一样，我在一个非常不同的世界里长大。 prospect?/?pr?sp?kt/??CET4 TEM4?(prospecting,prospected,prospects) 1.N-VAR?If there is some?prospect?of?something happening, there is a possibility that it will happen. 可能性; 前景 例： Unfortunately, there is little prospect of seeing these big questions answered. 遗憾的是，几乎没有可能看到这些重大问题得到解答。 The prospects for peace in the countrys eight-year civil war are becoming brighter. 在该国的8年内战中，和平的前景正变得越来越光明。 2.N-SING?A particular?prospect?is something that you expect or know is going to happen. 将要发生的事 例： There was a mixed reaction to the prospect of having new neighbours. 对于将要有新邻居这件事有多种反应。 3.N-PLURAL?Someones?prospects?are their chances of being successful, especially in their career. 成功的机会; 前途 例： I chose to work abroad to improve my career prospects. 我选择到国外工作，以增进我的事业成功的机会。 4.V-I?When people?prospect for?oil, gold, or some other valuable substance, they look for it in the ground or under the sea. 勘探 例： He had prospected for minerals everywhere from the Gobi Desert to the Transvaal. 他在世界各地探过矿，从戈壁沙漠到德兰士瓦。 virtually?/?v??t???l?/??CET4 TEM4 1.ADV?You can use?virtually?to indicate that something is so nearly true that for most purposes it can be regarded as true. 事实上 例： Virtually all cooking was done over coal-fired ranges. 事实上所有的烹饪都是在烧煤的炉灶上完成的。 fiddle with 1. [口语]玩弄，摸弄： Its so annoying,the way she keeps fiddling about with her hair. 她不停地摸弄头 发的样子真令