新世纪高等院校英语专业 综合教程2（何兆熊） Unit1核心词汇(2)

guarantee that she would survive the anaesthetic; the surgeon was on the horns of a dilemma. 病人需要手术，但又无法保证她是否能经受得住麻醉剂，外科医生处于进退两难的境地。 【搭配】on the horns of a dilemma ad.进退两难 1混乱（状态）○2困惑，分辨不清 confusion n. ○

【例句】Their unexpected arrival threw our plan into confusion.

他们的突然到来打乱了我们的计划。 The most brilliant person may be mired in

detail and confusion.

即使是最聪明的人也会陷入琐事与混乱之

中。

This misprint led to great confusion. 这个印刷错误造成很大的混淆。

soak v.浸，泡，浸湿，湿透 【例句】Leave the dirty clothes to soak. 把脏衣服浸在水里泡。

First, soak the beans in water for two hours. 首先，先把豆子放在水里浸泡两小时。 Don't stand out there: you'll get soaked through.

你别站在外边，要不全身都要湿透了。

1种race v. （使）快速移动（行进），（使）疾走n. ○2赛跑 族○

【例句】Hearing the bell, we raced to the class.

听到铃声，我们赶快跑去上课。 We raced the sick woman to hospital. 我们急忙把这生病的女子送往医院。 The law forbids discrimination on the grounds

of race or religion.

法律禁止以种族区别或宗教信仰为理由实行

歧视。

It was a race against time to stop people dying

from starvation.

为抢救那些即将饿死的人而分秒必争。

【搭配】race against (between, with) 速度比赛，赛跑 1下降，降落，降下○2世系 descent n. ○

【例句】There was a descent of temperature after rain.

雨后气温下降了。

Passengers must fasten their seat belts prior to

descent.

降落以前，请乘客系紧安全带。

He traces his descent back to an old Norman

family.

他追踪自己的世系上溯至一个古老的诺曼家

族。

【反义】ascent n. 上升

【派生】descend v. 走下，下来，下降descendant n.子孙

【易混】descendent a. 派生的

1（使）缩小，2定契约，立contract v.○（使）收缩○

合同 n./ 'k?ntr?kt / 合约，婚约，立约

【例句】Metal contracts as it cools. 金属冷却时收缩。

When we work a muscle we cause it to contract and become bigger.

当我们锻炼一块肌肉时，我们使其收缩变大。

The city contracted for a library with their firm. 市政当局和他们公司订立了修建图书馆的合

同。

Marriage is, first of all, a contract which must

be governed by justice.

婚姻首先是一种契约，它必须以公正为制约。 I’m not a permanent employee; I’m working

here on a fixed-term contract.

我并不是永久雇员，而是根据定期合同在此

工作的。

1俯身，弯腰○2屈服n.佝偻,弯腰 stoop v. ○

【例句】We had to stoop to pass through the low entrance.

我们得弯腰过这道矮门。

Don't stoop to quarrel with her about it. 别降低身份为这事去跟她争吵。 I would never stoop to cheating. 我可决不至于下贱到骗人的地步 The old woman walked with a stoop. 老太太伛偻而行。

【搭配】stoop to (something) 屈尊，降低身份做? 【派生】stooped a弯腰的，曲背的stooping a.（尤指肩和背部）弯曲的

1倒塌○2失败n.○1倒塌，跨掉，崩溃○2collapse v.○

（体力或精力的）衰弱，颓废

【例句】The wind caused the tent to collapse.

风把帐篷吹塌了。

Talks between management and unions have

collapsed.

资方和工会的谈判失败了。

Buildings must be strengthened to prevent

collapse from an earthquake.

建筑物必须加固以防在地震中倒塌。 He suffered from a nervous collapse. 他患了精神崩溃症。

【派生】collapsible a.可折叠的 1活力○2.树液 sap v. 削弱，破坏 n.○

【例句】Her long illness gradually sapped her strength.

长期的患病使她的体力渐渐衰竭。

It was the beginning of the spring and the sap

was rising in the boys.

正当初春季节，勃勃的生气在小伙子们身上

奔涌。

The sap flowed out when he broke the stem of

the flower.

他把花茎折断，汁液就流了出来。

1（尤指由于惊讶等而）喘气，深吸气，gasp v. ○

2急促地呼吸；屏息○发出喘气的声3喘着气说n. 喘气，喘息 音○

【例句】The circus audience gasped with/in amazement