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1、Unit 9 Mirror of America词汇(Vocabulary)idyllic ( adj. ) :pastoral or picturesque；pleasing and simple 田园诗的；田园风光的；生动逼真的；质朴宜人的 cynical ( adj.) :believing that people are notivated in all their actions only by selfishness；denying the sincerity of peoples motives and actions，or the value of living 玩世不恭的；愤
2、世嫉俗的 obsess (v) :haunt or trouble in mind，esp. to an abnormal degree；preoccupy greatly 使分心；使心神困扰( 尤指精神反常、着迷) frailty ( n.) :the quality or condition of being frail；weakness(esp. moral weakness)脆弱性；虚弱性( 尤指意志薄弱) tramp ( n.) :the act of tramping；a journey on foot；hike 步行；徒步旅行 prospector ( n.) :a person
3、 who prospects for valuable ores，oil ，etc(矿藏等的)勘探者；探矿者 starryeyed ( adj.) :with the eyes sparkling in a glow of wonder，romance，visionary dreams，etc过于理想的；不切实际的；盲目乐观的 acidtongued ( adj.) :sharp，sarcastic in speech 说话尖刻的 cynic ( n.) :a cynical person 玩世不恭的人；好挖苦人的人；愤世嫉俗的人 navigable ( n.) :wide and deep
4、enough，or free enough from obstructions，to be traveled on by vessels 可行船的；可通航的；可航行的 attest ( n.) :serve as proof of；demonstrate；make clear 作为的证据，为 作证；论证；表明 artery ( n.) :a main road or channel 干线，干道，大路；干渠 keelboat ( n.) :a large，shallow freight boat with a keel，formerly used on the Mississippi，Misso
5、uri，etc(旧时密西西比河、密苏西河等用的)龙骨船 flatboat ( n.) :a boat with a flat bottom，for carrying freight in shallow waters or on rivers 平底船 molasses ( n.) :a thick，usually dark brown syrup produced duringhe refining of sugar，or from sorghum，etc 糖蜜，糖浆 cub ( n.) :an inexperienced，awkward youth 阅历浅的年轻人 cosmos ( n.)
6、:the universe considered as a harmonious and orderly system 宇宙 feud ( n.) :a bitter，longcontinued，and deadly quarrel，esp. between clans of families( 尤指部落或家族间的)世仇，累世宿仇，夙怨，长期不和 lynch (v) :Ammurder(an accused person)by mob action and without lawful trial ，as by hanging美私刑处死 phonographic ( adj.) :Amof a
7、 phonograph or the sounds made by sb. 美 留声机的，唱机的 teem ( v) :be full，as though ready to bring forth young；abound；swarm 充满；富于；大量地出现；涌现 flotsam ( n.) :transient，unemployed people；vagrants 流离失所者，流浪者，游民；失业者；被毁掉的人 hustler ( n.) :Amslanga prostitute美俚 妓女 thug ( n.) :a rough，brutal hoodlum，gangster，robber，e
8、tc恶棍；暴徒；强盗 motley ( adj. ) :having or composed of many different or clashing elements；heterogeneous 混乱的；杂乱的 succumb ( v) :give way(to)；yield；submit die 屈服，屈从(常与 to 连用)死 epidemic ( n.) :the rapid，widespread occurrence of a fad，fashion，etc(风尚、风气、爱好等的)一时流行，风行 flirt ( v) :trifle or toy(with)玩弄，戏耍；做着玩；不认
9、真地对待，不认真地考虑(常与 with 连用) colossal ( adj.) :1ike a colossus in size；huge ；gigantic；enormous 巨大的，庞大的 rebuff ( v) :check or repulse 挫败；阻止 broke (adj.) :colloqhaving little or no money；bankrupt口无钱的，身无分文的；破了产的 hone (v) :sharpen with or as with a hone 把放在磨石上磨 scathing ( adj. ) : searing；withering；injurious
10、；harsh or caustic 严厉的，尖刻的 sluggish ( adj. ) :slow or slowmoving；not active；dull(行动)缓慢的；迟钝的 sloth ( n.) :a lazy person 懒汉 astound ( v) :bewilder with sudden surprise；astonish greatly；amaze 使震惊，使惊愕，使大吃一惊 tedious ( adj.) :long or verbose and vearisome；triesome ；boring 冗长乏味的；使人厌倦的；沉闷的 travelogue ( n.) :
11、a lecture on travels, usually accompanied by the showing of pictures 旅行见闻讲座 Sultan ( n.) :a Moslem ruler 苏丹(一些伊斯兰教国家统治者的称号) debunk ( v) :Amcolloqexpose the false or exaggerated claims，pretensions，glamour，etc美口 揭露，揭发，揭穿 revere ( v) :regard with deep respect，love，and awe；venerate 尊敬，崇敬；敬畏 ingenuity (
12、n.) :the quality of being ingenious；cleverness，originality，skill，etc 机灵，机智，足智多谋；独创性，创造力；熟练，巧妙 juvenile ( adj.) :young and youthful 年轻的；青年的 pariah ( n.) :any person despised or rejected by others；outcast 为社会所遗弃者；流浪者 puritanical ( adj.) :extremely or excessively strict in matters of morals and religio
13、n 宗教( 或道德)上极端拘谨的 panorama ( n.) :an unlimited view in all directions 全景；全图 deplore ( v) :be regretful or sorry about 懊悔，悔恨，对深感遗憾 sap ( v) :undermine in any way；weaken；exhaust 削弱；耗竭 clamor ( n.) :a loud outcry；uproar 大声呼喊，喧嚷，喧嚣，吵闹 robust ( adj. ) :strong and healthy；full of vigor；hardy 健壮的；精力充沛的 haun
14、t ( v) :appear or recur repeatedly to，often to the point of obsession(思想、回忆等)萦绕；(疾病等)缠住 pneumonia ( n.) :inflammation or infection of the alveoli of the lungs of varying degrees of severity and caused by any of a number of agents，such as bacteria or viruses 肺炎 meningitis ( n.) :inflammation of the m
15、eningesesp. as the result of infection by bacteria or viruses 脑脊膜炎 epileptic ( n.) :a person who has epilepsy 癫痫患者 pad ( v) :stuff，cover，or line with a pad or padding 填塞；衬填 crater ( n.) :a bowlshaped cavity，as at the mouth of a volcano or on the surface of the moon 碗形洞(如火山口、环形山、月亮表面的坑状地方) crumble (
16、v ) :fall to pieces；disintegrate；decay 破碎，破裂；使溃散，使瓦解，消灭 lament ( v.) :feel or express deep sorrow for；mourn or grieve for 为 而悲痛；哀悼；为而伤心 短语 (Expressions)every bit: (infml)equalIy；entirely 完全，同样地 例： He is every bit as mean as she is他与她同样平庸。 in print: (of a book)available for sale from the publisher；(of a persons work)printed in a book，efc ( 指书)可买到，已出版 例： It was the first tim
