Lesson 14 Vocabulary

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1、Lesson14SpeechonHitler’sInvasionoftheU.S.S.R.P11conviction(n.):afixedorstrongbelief坚定的看法或信念例：Ispeakinthefullconvictionthatourcauseisjust.Fromthewayshespoke,youcouldtellshewasspeakingfromconviction.2hasten(v.):actormoveathighspeed；causetooccurrapidly快速行动；

2、催促例：Shehastenedhomeafterhearingthenews.Thestorm’sapproachhastenedourdeparture.Pleasehastenthemtosendthesample.3roundup:causesb．orsth．togatherinoneplace驱集，使集拢例：Theguideroundedupthetouristsandledthembacktothecoach．4horde(n.):alarge，movingcrowdorthrong群，人群P

3、45enlist(v.):towinthesupportof;togetthehelporservicesof;toobtain(help,sympathy,etc.)赢得支持；得到帮助；获得同情例：CanIenlistyourhelpincollectingmoneyforthepeoplemadehomelessbytheearthquake?Hetriedtoenlisttheirsympathies.6goallout:tomakeone’sutmosteffort;sparenoefforts

4、全力以赴例：Theteamisgoingallouttowinthechampionship.P57croquet(n.):anoutdoorgameinwhichtheplayersusemalletstodriveawoodenballthroughaseriesofhoopsplacedintheground槌球游戏(一种用木槌击木球钻小圈的游戏)8revert(v.):toreturnto(atopicintalkorthought)回到（原话题或思路）例：Theconversationkept

5、revertingtothesubjectofmoney.谈话的内容总是离不开钱。9arch(adj.):chief;principal主要的，首要的10bowdownintheHouseofRimmon原意指“拜倒在伪神Rimmon的脚下”，表示：表面上与宗教信仰一致，但心里却有不同”；后引申为“违背良心活原则做自己不愿做的事情”，即言行不一，口是心非。11makeareferenceto:speakoformentionsb．orsth．提到，提及例：Thecommentatormadeapoint

6、edreferencetotherecentscandal．这个评论员有针对性地提到了最近的丑闻。Theynevermadeanyreferencetotheirneedfortechnologyfromtheoilcompanies.P612totheeffectthat:withthemeaningthat…,givingtheinformationthat…大意为……例：Heleftanotetotheeffectthathewouldnotbereturning．他留下一张字条，大意是说他不回来

7、了。13luncheon(n.):alunch，esp.aformallunchwithothers午餐；午宴；午餐(聚)会P814regime(n.);methodorsystemofgovernent政体，政权制度15devoid(adj.):completelylacking;destituteorempty完全缺乏的例：Thisarticleisdevoidofsubstantialmatter.这篇文章缺乏实质性的内容。16excel(v．):bebetterorgreaterthan，ors

8、uperiorto(anotherorothers)优于；胜过excelin/at:beexceptionallygoodatsth尤为擅长，非常拿手17ferocious(adj.):fierce；savage；violentlycruel凶猛的，残忍的；凶恶的18threshold(n.):doorstill；entranceorbeginningpointofsth．门槛；人口；开端onthethresholdof:atthepoin