全新版大学英语第二册第四册unit 6(4)

oblige:

1. vt. 1) polite to do (someone) a favor

*Please oblige me by leaving me alone. 请给我一根火柴，好吗？

(=Could you oblige me with a match?)

2) force (someone to do something) (usu. used in the passive voice)

*In certain countries the law obliges parents to send their children to school.

(=He felt obliged to leave after such an unpleasant argument.)

2. vi. polite to do (someone) a favor

*We are happy to oblige. *Will you oblige with a song? (=请唱支歌，好吗？)

Collocation:

oblige by 答应做…使满足 oblige with 以…使满足

abundance: n. quantity that is more than enough; plenty

* Most milk consists of an abundance of the major nutrients needed by the body for good health.

(=She had an abundance of very black hair.) Collocation:

an abundance of 大量的

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in abundance 富有

*By the mid-15th century paper was available in abundance. of abundance 富裕的

*a life of abundance 富裕的生活

CF: abundance, plenty & profusion

这三个词都是名词，都有“大量”之意。 abundance 指数量很多，超过需要。例如：

*At the feast there was food and drink in abundance. 在盛宴上有丰富的食品和饮料。 *Coal is found in abundance here. 这里发现大量的煤。 plenty 指数量很多，超过期望。例如：

*She had plenty of imagination. 她想象力丰富。

*The occasion was celebrated with plenty of festivities. 欢度那个节日举行了许多庆祝活动。

profusion指数量很大，并含有过多之一。例如：

*He made promises in profusion. 他作的许诺过多。

*Seldom have I seen food and drink served in such profusion. 我很少见过供应这样丰富的食物和饮料。

confusion: n. bewilderment or embarrassment

*There is still confusion about the number of casualties.

为了避免混淆，各队穿了不同颜色的衣服。

(=To avoid confusion, the teams wore different colors.)

forecast:

1. v. tell in advance; predict

*The means of forecasting natural disasters, such as floods, and hurricanes, have improved immensely as science and technology have advanced. *May it turn out as I forecasted?

2. n. a statement of future events, based on some kind of knowledge or judgement

*The newspaper’s forecast that the senator(议员) would be elected again was right.

(=Did you listen to the weather forecast on the radio?)

CF: forecast, foretell & predict

这几个词都是动词，均有“预言”、“预示”、“预告”之意。 forecast 指根据已知可能的发展进程或将来的情况作出大概的预测，尤适用于天气预报．例

如：

*Experts have forecast an upturn in the stock market. 专家们预测证券市场行情看涨。 *The weatherman was unable to forecast the weather more than three days in advance.

气象员不能预报出三天以后的天气情况。

foretell 是普通用语，原带有迷信色彩，表示预言注定的命运，但现在这种色彩逐渐消失，

主语可以是人或物。例如：

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*He foretells events form the flights of birds. 他能从鸟的飞行来预测事件。 *Who can foretell what will happen? 谁能预言将会发生什么事呢？

predict 较为正式，语气比forecast强烈，指从已知事实推断或根据自然定律断定未来的事

情，其准确度不一，可以和foretell互换，但主语只能是人。例如：

*The Chaldeans could predict eclipses. （古代巴比伦的）迦勒底人能预言日、月食。 *Who can predict how the elections will turn out? 谁能预测选举的结果将会怎样？

volunteer:

1. n. person who offers to do sth. without being compelled or paid

*Some students served as volunteers to help the old and disabled in the community in their spare time.

*The charity agency will recruit(征募) volunteers to build affordable housing for the poor.

2. v. offer one’s services or help without payment

*He volunteered to do whatever he could for them.

*When World War Two broke out, he volunteered for the Martine Corps. （二战爆发时，他以志愿兵身份参加海军陆战队。）

perception: n. way of seeing or understanding sth.；ability to notice and understand things

(=His perception is very good.)

*Aesthetics(美学) is a branch of philosophy concerned with the essence and perception of beauty and ugliness.

nurture: vt. care for and educate (a child); encourage the growth of (sth.);

nourish

*Parents want to know the best way to nurture and raise their child to adulthood. *The local government has taken measures to nurture the state-run factories. CF: nurture, feed & supply

这几个词都是动词，都有“供养”之意。

nurture 表示在幼儿、幼苗的成长过程中予以细心照料、保护。

feed 不仅表示喂养人、动物，实际上有时表示喂入嘴中，还表示给植物提供养分。广义上，它指为任何人或物提供所需外来养分。 supply 表示供给所需物品。

(Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the above words and change the form where necessary.

1. The farmer’s wife ______ cattle and sheep every morning. 2. The government ______ free books to schools. 3. These are the plants ______ in the greenhouse. 4. We want to ______ the new project, not destroy it. 5. He has a large family to ______.

6. He kept me well ______ with cups of coffee while I wrote the report.

(key: 1. feeds, 2. supplies, 3. nurtured, 4. nurture, 5. feed, 6. supplied

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distribution: n.

1) the way in which people, buildings, etc. are arranged over a large area *The study of animal distribution is called zoogeography.

*Enter a surname (last name) into the form below and you'll get a map of the United States showing the distribution of people with this surname.

2) the act of giving things to a large group of people or delivering goods to companies *Distribution of the goods is handled by local companies. *the distribution of mail Collocation:

normal distribution 正态分布

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