大学英语课件（全新版）Unit3 2015.pptVIP

TEXT-W-intimate intimate: 1. vt. make people understand what you mean without saying it directly The director did not state openly but intimated his approval of my proposal. 2. adj. having an extremely close friendship 这两位亲密朋友曾经是不共戴天的死敌，你相信吗？ Do you believe these two intimate friends used to be mutual sworn enemies? TEXT-W- conscienceless conscienceless: adj. lacking awareness of a moral or ethical aspect to one’s conduct It is conscienceless of you to hurt your friend who offered to help you when you were in difficulty. 大家都谴责这位没有良心的年轻人，因为他总是恩将仇报。 We all condemn the conscienceless young man, for he always returns evil for good. TEXT-W- dependent despondent: adj. extremely unhappy and without hope The manager was despondent about the failure of the enterprise. 这个足球队五场比赛输了四场，难怪球迷们逐渐感到沮丧。 The football team lost four out of the five games. No wonder the fans were growing despondent. TEXT-W- tinge tinge: vt. give sth. a small amount of a particular colour, emotion, or quality The air was blowy and tinged with rain. The bedroom was tinged blue by light filtered through the curtains. The maple leaves are tinged with autumn red. 枫叶染上了秋天的红色。 TEXT-W- waste waste away: gradually become thinner and weaker, usually because you are ill Patients dying from cancer usually grow thinner and visibly waste away. She is wasting away for lack of good appetite. 她因食欲不佳而日渐消瘦。 TEXT-W- figure up figure up: add; total His figured up his debts, and found that it amounted to ￡100,000. He figured up the costs, and found that he had lost in the business. 他把成本总数加起来，发现这笔生意亏了。 TEXT-W- wind up wind-up: n. a series of actions that are intended to complete a process, meeting, etc. We had a wind-up party at the end of the summer camp. At the end of the short-term training program, the teachers and students had a wind-up meeting. 短期培训班结束时，教师和学员们举行了总结会。 TEXT-W- rite rite: n. a ceremony that is always performed in the same way, usually for religious purposes; a special