Unit 1

□ stressor

□ rue

□ bureau

□ rating

□ hardtack

□ brow

□ usurp

□ wary

□ glamour

□ inorganic

□ forsooth

□ citizenry

stressor ['strɛsə]

【考法】 N-UNCOUNT an event, experience, etc, that causes stress 导致紧张的事件

【例句】Money is a major stressor.

金钱是主要的压力源。

rue [ru]

【考法】 VERB If you rue something that you have done, you are sorry that you did it, because it has had unpleasant results. 对……感到后悔；懊悔

【例句】She was probably ruing her decision.

她可能正在为自己作出的决定感到后悔。

bureau ['bjʊroʊ]

【考法】 N-COUNT A bureau is an office, organization, or government department that collects and distributes information. （政府或组织机构的）局，所，司，处，属

【例句】.the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

联邦调查局

rating ['retɪŋ]

【考法】 N-COUNT A rating of something is a score or measurement of how good or popular it is. 评价；评级

【例句】.a value-for-money rating of ten out of ten.

被评定为100%物有所值

hardtack ['hɑdˌtæk]

【考法】 NOUN a kind of hard saltless biscuit, formerly eaten esp by sailors as a staple aboard ship. (Also called pilot biscuit, ship’s biscuit, sea biscuit) 硬饼干

【例句】When he tried to force the hook into a piece of hardtack, it bent.

他试着把鱼钩穿进硬饼干里，但钩弯了。

brow [braʊ]

【考法】 N-COUNT Your brows are your eyebrows. 眉；眉毛

【例句】He had thick brown hair and shaggy brows.

他一头浓密的棕色头发，眉毛乱糟糟的。

usurp [juː'zɜːp]

【考法】 VERB If you say that someone usurps a job, role, title, or position, they take it from someone when they have no right to do this. 夺取；篡夺；侵占

【例句】Did she usurp his place in his mother’s heart?

她取代了他在他母亲心目中的地位吗？

wary ['weri]

【考法】 ADJ -GRADED If you are wary of something or someone, you are cautious because you do not know much about them and you believe they may be dangerous or cause problems. 小心的；提防的

【例句】People did not teach their children to be wary of strangers in the past.

过去人们不会教育孩子提防陌生人。

glamour ['ɡlæmə]

【考法】 N-UNCOUNT Glamour is the quality of being more attractive, exciting, or interesting than ordinary people or things. 魅力；吸引力；诱惑力

【例句】.the glamour of show biz.

娱乐界的诱惑

inorganic [ˌɪnɔr'gænɪk]

【考法】 ADJ Inorganic substances are substances such as stone and metal that do not come from living things. 无机的

【例句】.roofing made from organic and inorganic fibres.

有机和无机纤维的顶面材料

forsooth [fə'suːθ]

【考法】 ADV in truth; indeed 事实上；确实

【例句】He will NOT use the word “not”, forsooth!

他将“不”会用“不”，确实！

citizenry ['sɪtɪzənri]

【考法】 N-UNCOUNT The people living in a country, state, or city can be referred to as the citizenry . 全体国民；全体州居民；全体市民

【例句】He used the medium of radio when he wanted to enlist public support or reassure the citizenry.

他利用广播媒介来获得公众支持或安定民心。 MOEDaduXz+5eht0tmWaXCzO5YxUfmLfBIgtnc2Nqt6Nbv2hNWB0yYgCrEdqCBvXe