Unit-9---The-Damned-Human-race.doc

Unit 9 The Damned Human race
allegiance /əˈliːdʒəns/  CET6+ TEM8
1、NVAR Your allegiance is your support for and loyalty to a particular group, person, or belief、 拥护
pledge of allegiance效忠誓言
anaconda /ˌænəˈkɒndə/
1、N a very large nonvenomous arboreal and semiaquatic snake, Eunectes murinus, of tropical South America, which kills its prey by constriction: familyBoidae (boas) 水蟒; 产于南美洲,以缠绕紧缩躯体杀死猎物
ancestor /ˈænsɛstə/  CET4 TEM4
1、NCOUNT Your ancestors are the people from whom you are descended、 祖先
2、NCOUNT An ancestor of something modern is an earlier thing from which it developed、 物种原型
ancestor worship祖先崇拜;祭祖;敬奉祖先
appease /əˈpiːz/  CET6 TEM8 (appeasing,appeased,appeases)
1、VT If you try to appease someone, you try to stop them from being angry by giving them what they want、 姑息表不满 使平息;使满足;使与缓;对…让步
ascent /əˈsɛnt/  TEM4
1、NCOUNT An ascent is an upward journey, especially when you are walking or climbing、 攀登
2、NCOUNT An ascent is an upward slope or path, especially when you are walking or climbing、 上坡; 上坡路
3、NCOUNT An ascent is an upward, vertical movement、 垂直上升运动
atrocious /əˈtrəʊʃəs/  TEM8
1、ADJ If you describe something as atrocious, you are emphasizing that its quality is very bad、 (质量) 极差得强调
2、ADJ If you describe someone's behaviour or their actions as atrocious, you mean that it is unacceptable because it is extremely violent or cruel、 (行为) 残暴得
atrocious weather恶劣气候
avaricious /ˌævəˈrɪʃəs/
1、ADJ An avaricious person is very greedy for money or possessions、 贪婪得表不满
adj、贪婪得;贪得无厌得
greedy / grasping
bloodshed /ˈblʌdˌʃɛd/  CET4
1、NUNCOUNT Bloodshed is violence in which people are killed or wounded、 流血暴力
brood /bruːd/  CET6 TEM4 (brooding,brooded,broods)
· 1、NCOUNT A brood is a group of baby birds that were born at the same time to the same mother、 一窝幼雏
2、NCOUNT You can refer to someone's young children as their brood when you want to emphasize that there are a lot of them、 一家子强调
、、、a large brood of children、…一大家子小孩。
3、VI If someone broods over something, they think about it a lot, seriously and often unhappily、 担忧
brood over计较(尤指忿恨不满);郁闷地沉思
brood on念念不忘, 计较(特指忿恨不满)
brood pouch育仔囊;育儿袋
brute /bruːt/  TEM4
1、NCOUNT If you call someone, usually a man, a brute, you mean that they are rough, violent, and insensitive、 粗暴得人 (通常指男性)表不满
adj、 残忍得;无理性得
n、 畜生;残暴得人
captive /ˈkæptɪv/  CET6 TEM4
1、ADJ A captive person or animal is being kept imprisoned or enclosed、 被囚禁得; 被圈养得
2、NCOUNT A captive is someone who is captive、 被囚禁者
3、ADJ A captive audience is a group of people who are not free to leave a certain place and so have to watch or listen、 A captive market is a group of people who cannot choose whether or where to buy things、 (观众) 不能随意离开得; (市场) 被垄断得
4、PHRASE If you take someone captive or hold someone captive, you take or keep them as a prisoner、 囚禁某人
captive audience受制而走不开得听众或观众
colonel /ˈkɜːnəl/  CET6+ TEM4
· 1、NCOUNT/NTITLE/NVOC A colonel is a senior officer in an army, air force, or the marines、 (陆军、空军或海军得) 上校
lieutenant colonel[英]陆军中校;[美]陆军或空军、海军陆战队中校
concubine /ˈkɒŋkjʊˌbaɪn/ TEM4
1、NCOUNT In former times, a concubine was a woman who had a sexual relationship with a man of higher social rank without being married to him、 (过去得)妾
imperial concubine皇妃
conjecture /kənˈdʒɛktʃə/  TEM8 (conjecturing,conjectured,conjectures)
1、NVAR A conjecture is a conclusion that is based on information that is not certain or plete、 推测
2、VT/VI When you conjecture, you form an opinion or reach a conclusion on the basis of information that is not certain or plete、 推测
crucial /ˈkruːʃəl/  CET4 TEM4
1、ADJ If you describe something as crucial, you mean it is extremely important、 至关重要得
2、ADV 至关重要地 crucially
degenerate  CET6 TEM8 (degenerating,degenerated,degenerates)
动词读作dɪˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt。形容词读作dɪˈdʒɛnərɪt。
1、VI If you say that someone or something degenerates, you mean that they bee worse in some way, for example, weaker, lower in quality, or more dangerous、 退化; 恶化; 堕落
2、NUNCOUNT 退化; 恶化; 堕落 degeneration
3、ADJ If you describe a person or their behaviour as degenerate, you disapprove of them because you think they have low standards of behaviour or morality、 堕落得表不满
puter hackers…一群堕落得计算机黑客
descent /dɪˈsɛnt/  CET6 TEM4
1、NVAR A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position、 下降
2、NCOUNT A descent is a surface that slopes downward, for example, the side of a steep hill、 下坡
3、NSING When you want to emphasize that a situation bees very bad, you can talk about someone's or something's descent into that situation、 沉沦; 没落强调
4、NUNCOUNT You use descent to talk about a person's family background, for example, their nationality or social status、 出身
gradient descent梯度下降
descent methodn、 下降法
chinese descent中国血统;炎黄子孙
disposition /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/  CET6 TEM4
1、NCOUNT Someone's disposition is the way that they tend to behave or feel、 性情
disposition plan配置平面图
disposition effect处置效应;处分效果
exterminate /ɪkˈstɜːmɪˌneɪt/  TEM8(exterminating,exterminated,exterminates)
1、VT To exterminate a group of people or animals means to kill all of them、 消灭
2、NUNCOUNT 消灭 extermination
、、、the extermination of hundreds of thousands of their brethren、
…她们几十万同胞得灭绝。
gory /ˈɡɔːrɪ/ (gorier,goriest)
1、ADJ Gory situations involve people being injured or dying in a horrible way、 血淋淋得
adj、血淋淋得;残酷得
cruel / iron
gouge /ɡaʊdʒ/  (gouging,gouged,gouges)
· 1、VT If you gouge something, you make a hole or a long cut in it, usually with a pointed object、 凿
gouge out:to remove sth、 by digging or cutting
harem /ˈhɛərəm, hɑːˈriːm/
1、NCOUNT If a man, especially a Muslim, has several wives or sexual partners living in his house, they can be referred to as his harem、 (尤指伊斯兰教徒得)妻妾
同近义词 n、为一个雄性动物所控制得许多雌性动物;闺房里得妻妾群;闺房(伊斯兰教教徒得)boudoir / gynaecea
humiliating /hjuːˈmɪlɪˌeɪtɪŋ/  TEM4
1. ADJ If something is humiliating, it embarrasses you and makes you feel ashamed and stupid、 使蒙受耻辱得
同近义词 adj、丢脸得;羞辱性得
discreditable
incurable /ɪnˈkjʊərəbəl/  TEM4
1、ADJ If someone has an incurable disease, they cannot be cured of it、 无法治愈得
2、ADV 无法治愈地 incurably
3、ADJ You can use incurable to indicate that someone has a particular quality or attitude and will not change、 不能改变得
an incurable romantic、 无可救药得浪漫主义者
4、ADV 不能改变地 incurably
I know you think I'm incurably nosy, but the truth is I'm concerned about you、
我知道您认为我总爱管闲事,但事实就是我关心您。
incurable disease绝症
indecency /ɪnˈdiːsənsɪ/
1、NUNCOUNT If you talk about the indecency of something or someone, you are indicating that you find them morally or sexually offensive、 下流
2、NCOUNT In law, an indecency is an illegal sexual act、 猥亵
、、、sexual indecencies、
…性猥亵。
同近义词 n、猥亵;下流;无礼
obscenity / salacity
jackass /ˈdʒækˌæs/
1、NCOUNT If you call someone a jackass, you mean they are very stupid or they have done something very stupid、 笨蛋; 蠢货
Paul is a tedious, selfabsorbed jackass who neglects his girlfriend、
保罗就是个烦人得、自以为就是得笨蛋,把她得女朋友忽略了。
I hate to talk bad about my government, but it is a jackass government、
我讨厌说自己政府得坏话,但这就就是个笨蛋政府。
同近义词 n、公驴;愚蠢得人
woodenhead / featherpate
microscopic /ˌmaɪkrəˈskɒpɪk/ 
1、ADJ Microscopic objects are extremely small, and usually can be seen only through a microscope、 极小得
2、ADJ A microscopic examination is done using a microscope、 (用) 显微镜得
microscopic examination显微镜检查;微观组织检查;金相试验
microscopic observation微观观察,显微观察
microscopic analysis显微镜分析;显微分析;微分析
microscopic view微观
miserly /ˈmaɪzəlɪ/
1、ADJ If you describe someone as miserly, you disapprove of them because they seem to hate spending money, and to spend as little as possible、 吝啬得; 视财如命得表不满
2、ADJ If you describe an amount of something as miserly, you are critical of it because it is very small、 极少得; 少得可怜得表不满
同近义词 adj、吝啬得;贪婪得
tight / pinchpenny
mutilate   ['mju:tileit]
VT、切去(手、足或身体得重要部分);使断肢;使残废;残害:
使残缺不全;把…删改得支离破碎:
破坏…得外形:
oblige /əˈblaɪdʒ/  CET4 TEM4 (obliging,obliged,obliges)
1、VT If you are obliged to do something, a situation, rule, or law makes it necessary for you to do that thing、 迫使
2、VT/VI To oblige someone means to be helpful to them by doing what they have asked you to do、 (通过满足要求而) 帮助
3、CONVENTION If you tell someone that you would be obliged or should be obliged if they would do something, you are telling them in a polite but firm way that you want them to do it、 (如蒙…) 将不胜感激
同近义词 vt、迫使;强制;赐,施恩惠;责成
pressure / enforce
obscenity /əbˈsɛnɪtɪ/  TEM8
1、NUNCOUNT Obscenity is behaviour, art, or language that is sexual and offends or shocks people、 猥亵 (行为、语言等)
2、NVAR An obscenity is a very offensive word or expression、 猥亵言辞
同近义词 n、猥亵,淫秽;猥亵得言语(或行为)
smuttiness / indecency
postulate /ˈpɒstjʊleɪt/  TEM8 (postulating,postulated,postulates)
1、VT If you postulate something, you suggest it as the basis for a theory, argument, or calculation, or assume that it is the basis、 假定
vt、假定;要求;视…为理所当然
require / exact / desire
n、基本条件;假定
perhaps / assumption
rabid /ˈræbɪd/ TEM8
1、ADJ You can use rabid to describe someone who has very strong and unreasonable opinions or beliefs about a subject, especially in politics、 激进得表不满
2、ADV rabidly
3、ADJ A rabid dog or other animal has the disease rabies、 患狂犬病得
同近义词 adj、激烈得;狂暴得;偏激得;患狂犬病得
angry / acute / extreme / furious
salvation /sælˈveɪʃən/  CET6 TEM4
1、NUNCOUNT In Christianity, salvation is the fact that Christ has saved a person from evil、 (基督教中) 灵魂得拯救
2、NUNCOUNT The salvation of someone or something is the act of saving them from harm, destruction, or an unpleasant situation、 解救; 拯救
3、NSING If someone or something is your salvation, they are responsible for saving you from harm, destruction, or an unpleasant situation、 救星; 解救物
salvation army[基督]救世军
Scotch /skɒtʃ/  TEM4
1、NMASS Scotch or Scotch whisky is whisky made in Scotland、 苏格兰威士忌
2、NCOUNT A Scotch is a glass of Scotch、 一杯苏格兰威士忌。
scruple /ˈskruːpəl/ TEM8
1、NVAR Scruples are moral principles or beliefs that make you unwilling to do something that seems wrong、 道德良知
without scruple肆无忌惮地,毫无顾忌地
scruple 1   ['skru:pl]
n、顾虑,顾忌;良心得责备,不安
vt、对…有顾忌;对…感到不安:
vi、有顾虑,良心上感到不安:
1、have little scruple(s) about 对…毫无顾忌
2、have scruple(s) about 对…有所顾及(或感到不安)
3、make scruple 有顾虑
4、man of no scruple 什么事都做得出得人
sketch /skɛtʃ/  CET4 TEM4 (sketching,sketched,sketches)
1、NCOUNT A sketch is a drawing that is done quickly without a lot of details、 Artists often use sketches as a preparation for a more detailed painting or drawing、 草图; 略图; 素描
2、VT/VI If you sketch something, you make a quick, rough drawing of it、 画…得素描; 画…得速写
3、NCOUNT A sketch of a situation, person, or incident is a brief description of it without many details、 概述
4、VT If you sketch a situation or incident, you give a short description of it, including only the most important facts、 概述; 简述
5、PHRASAL VERB Sketch out means the same as 、 概述; 简述
6、NCOUNT A sketch is a short humorous piece of acting, usually forming part of a edy show、 幽默短剧; 滑稽小品
sketch map示意图,草图 design sketch设计图
sketch outv、 概略地叙述;草拟 sketch in约略地补充
rough sketch草图 sketch book素描簿
sketch design设计草图 freehand sketch徒手画得草图
pencil sketch素描
soil /sɔɪl/  CET4 TEM4
1、NMASS Soil is the substance on the surface of the earth in which pla
2、V to make or bee dirty or stained 弄脏; 沾上污垢
soil erosionn、 水土流失;土壤侵蚀;土壤流失;泥土流失
soil structure土壤结构;土壤构造
sordid /ˈsɔːdɪd/  TEM8
1、ADJ If you describe someone's behaviour as sordid, you mean that it is immoral or dishonest、 卑鄙得; 不诚实得表不满
2、ADJ If you describe a place as sordid, you mean that it is dirty, unpleasant, or depressing、 肮脏得表不满
同近义词  adj、肮脏得;卑鄙得;利欲熏心得;色彩暗淡得
poor / mean / base / dirty
speculate /ˈspɛkjʊˌleɪt/  CET4 TEM4(speculating,speculated,speculates)
1、VT/VI If you speculate about something, you make guesses about its nature or identity, or about what might happen、 猜测
2、NVAR 猜测 speculation
3、VI If someone speculates financially, they buy property, stocks, or shares, in the hope of being able to sell them again at a higher price and make a profit、 做投机买卖
speculate onv、 推测;考虑
tame  adj、 驯服得;平淡得;乏味得;顺从得
· vt、 驯养;使变得平淡;制服
· vi、 变得驯服
turban /ˈtɜːbən/
1、NCOUNT A turban is a long piece of cloth that is wound around the head、 It is worn by Sikh men and by some Hindu and Muslim men、 (锡克教男教徒及一些印度教与伊斯兰教男人缠在头上得)包头巾
vulgarity n、 粗俗;粗俗语;粗野得动作
wantonly adv、 嬉闹地;放纵地;繁茂地