新视野大学英语(第三版)Book1-Unit4-单词解释及例句

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2、,robbed,ormurdered受害者；牺牲者Thelocalgovernmentisraisingmoneytohelpthevictimsoftheearthquake.当地政府正在筹资帮助地震受害者。survivorn.[C]sb.whocontinuestoliveafteranaccident,war,orillness生还者；幸存者Thepolicearesearchingforsurvivorsoftheplanecrash.警方正在搜寻飞机失事的幸存者。tragedyn.1[C,U]averysadeventthats

3、hockspeoplebecauseitinvolvesdeath悲剧性事件；惨剧；惨案Lifetragediescandrivepeopleintogreatgriefandsometimesevenleadtodepression.生活中的悲剧会使人极度悲痛，有时甚至会导致抑郁。2[C]aseriousplayorbookthatendssadly,esp.withthedeathofthemaincharacter悲剧（作品）RomeoandJulietisoneofShakespeare’sbest-knowntragedies.

4、《罗密欧与朱丽叶》是莎士比亚最为著名的悲剧之一。subsequenta.(fml.)happeningorcomingaftersth.else随后的；继…之后的Firesandfloodssubsequenttoanearthquakeoftencausegreaterdamage.地震后继发的火灾和洪水往往会造成更大的破坏。Theseskillswerepassedontosubsequentgenerations.这些技能被一代代传了下去。associaten.[C]sb.whoyouworkordobusinesswith同事；（

5、生意）伙伴Heisnotafriendbutanassociate;weworkinthesamedepartment.他不是朋友，只是同事，我们在同一部门工作。vt.makeaconnectioninyourmindbetweenonethingorpersonandanother联想；联系Nowadays,mostpeopleassociatethisbrandwithgoodquality.如今，大多数人将这一品牌与高品质联系起来。congressn.[C]thegroupofpeoplechosenorelectedtomaket

6、helawsinsomecountries国会；议会18congresswomann.[C]awomanwhoisamemberofacongress,esp.theUSHouseofRepresentatives国会女议员（尤指美国众议员）tendera.gentleandcarefulinawaythatshowslove温柔的；体贴入微的；慈爱的Thesinger’sdeepandtendervoiceisperfectforthismusic.这位歌手深沉而温柔的嗓音正适合这段音乐。sympathyn.[pl.,U]thefeel

7、ingofbeingsorryforsb.whoisinabadsituation同情；同情心Whenherhusbanddied,shereceivedmanylettersofsympathy.她丈夫去世的时候，她收到许多慰问信。shieldvt.protectsb.orsth.frombeingharmedordamaged保护；保卫Youneedanexperiencedlawyertoshieldyourrightsandinterests.你需要一位经验丰富的律师来保护你的权益。n.[C]alargepieceofmetalo

8、rleatherthatsoldiersusedinthepasttoprotectthemselveswhenfighting盾；盾牌Thesoldier’sshieldsavedhimfr