高级英语第5册Unit 1单词讲解.pptVIP

Unit 1Hit the Nail on the Head Words Explanation II Search whatever sources available for the meaning of each of the following words or expressions as they are used in the text. 1. more or less (line 5) ①almost 几乎，差不多 I’ve more or less finished the book. 我差不多已经读完这本书了。 1. more or less (line 5) ②approximately 大概，大约 She could earn $200 a night, more or less. 她一晚上大约能挣200美元。 2. scrupulous (line 10) careful about paying attention to every detail 仔细的，细致的，一丝不苟的 SYN： careful, meticulous，prudent，elaborative You must be scrupulous about hygiene when you’re preparing a baby’s feed. 给婴儿准备食物时，对卫生丝毫马虎不得。 3. afield （line 29） IDM: far / farther / further afield Far away from home ;to or in places that are not near 远离家乡，去远处，在远方 假如你想逛更远的地方，可以租辆汽车。 You can hire a car if you want to explore further afield. 4. rife (line 36) sth. bad or unpleasant is very common in a place. （坏事）盛行，普遍 SYN： widespread，universal，commonplace, epidemic，prevalent，prevailing Rumors are rife that he is going to resign. 到处都在传，说他要辞职。 5. malapropism (line 38) an amusing mistake sb. makes when they use a word which sounds similar to the word they wanted to use, but means sth. different 近音词误用（常产生滑稽的效果） 6. coercion (line 46) coerce V. to force sb. to do sth. by using threats 强迫，胁迫，迫使 coercion N. the action of making sb. do sth. that they do not want to do, using force or threatening to use force 强迫，胁迫 他声称他只是受了胁迫才采取了行动。 He claimed he had only acted under coercion. 7. epitomize (line 47) epitome N. a perfect example of sth. 典型，典范 He is the epitome of a modern young man. 他是现代青年男子的典范。 epitomize V. to be a perfect example of sth. 成为······的典范、典型 这个队的战斗精神从队长身上体现出来。 The fighting qualities of the team are epitomized by the captain. 8.disprove (line 60) to show that sth. is wrong or false 证明······是错误的（或虚假的） 9. expire (line 71) ①(of a document, an agreement, etc) to be no longer valid because of period of time for which it could be used has ended 失效，终止，到期 ②（of a period of time, especially one dur