Unit 2
Ⅰ 专业八级核心动词聚焦
assail[əˈseil]
v.猛烈攻击，痛打；质问；使烦恼
assail with 困扰；发问不止使之心烦
assimilate[əˈsimileit]
v.消化，吸收（食物、思想等）；使……同化
assimilate into 逐渐混合于（某一更大的群体）；同化
assimilate to 使与……相同（相似）
attest[əˈtest]
v.证明，证实；表明；作证
attest to 证实，证明
augment[ɔːgˈment]
v.（使）增大，增加，增长，扩张
avail[əˈveil]
v.利用，使用；有助于，有益于
avail against 克服……而成功
avail oneself of 利用
avert[əˈvəːt]
v.防止，避免；移开，避开不看
babble[ˈbæbl]
v.含糊不清地说，胡言乱语地说
babble about 喋喋不休，唠叨
backdate[bækˈdeit]
v.宣布（某事物）自过去某日起即为有效
backfire[bækˈfaiə]
v.适得其反，招致相反的效果；发出回火声，逆火，回火
badger[ˈbædʒə]
v.纠缠；问个没完
badger with 纠缠
baffle[ˈbæfl]
v.使困惑，使难倒，使受挫，抑制
balk[bɔːlk]
v.犹豫不决，不愿做某事
balk at 畏缩，回避
banish[ˈbæniʃ]
v.放逐，驱逐出境；忘却；消除
banish from 从……驱逐出去
banishment n.放逐，流放；驱逐
barter[ˈbɑːtə]
v. & n.以物易物，以等价物作交换
batter away 拿……作交易，牺牲……以换取某种利益
barter with sb. for sth. 跟某人换取某物
bash[bæʃ]
v.使劲打，狠打，痛殴
n.重击，猛攻
bash on（with） 持续努力地做（某事）
bash sth. out 草草了事
have a bash at... 尝试一下
bask[bɑːsk]
v.舒适地晒太阳
bawl[bɔːl]
v.大喊大叫，大声地喊，咆哮
bawl about 叫卖
bawl against 斥责
beautify[ˈbjuːtifai]
v.美化
beckon[ˈbekən]
v.向（某人）示意，召唤
beckoning adj.诱人的，令人心动的
befall[biˈfɔːl]
v.发生，降临于
befit[biˈfit]
v.适合于，对……适应
befitting adj.适合的，适当的
begrudge[biˈgrʌdʒ]
v.对……不满；妒忌
beguile[biˈgail]
v.使着迷，使陶醉；欺骗，诱骗
beguile with 以……消磨（时间等）；以……消遣（解闷）
beguiler n.欺骗者，骗子；诱惑品；消遣的人；消遣品
behead[biˈhed]
v.砍头，斩首
belie[biˈlai]
v.掩饰，使人对……产生错觉
bemoan[biˈməun]
v.悲叹，哀泣；惋惜；抱怨，不满
bequeath[biˈkwiːð]
v.遗赠，遗留
bequeathal n.遗赠；遗产，遗物
beset[biˈset]
v.不断攻击
beset with 被包围；为……困扰，镶有
besetting adj.不断侵袭的；（念头等）老是缠着人的
bewitch[biˈwitʃ]
v.施魔力于，蛊惑；使着迷，使喜悦
bewitchery n.魔力，妖术，迷惑力
bewitching adj.迷人的，使人着迷的
bicker[ˈbikə]
v.（为小事）吵嘴，争吵
bisect[baiˈsekt]
v.把……分为两部分，平分
blanch[blɑːntʃ]
v.（使）变白，（使）变苍白
blare[blɛə]
v.发嘟嘟声，发出响而刺耳的声音
blunder[ˈblʌndə]
v.弄错，犯大错
blunder against 慌张冲撞
blunder away 因处置不当而失去；因无知（或管理不善）而挥霍掉
blunder into/on/upon 无意中发现；偶然碰见
blunder through 胡乱应付
n.错误
blur[bləː]
v.使模糊，使看不清楚
n.模糊不清的事物
blurt[bləːt]
v.不假思索地脱口说出
boggle[ˈbɔgl]
v.畏缩不前，犹豫；感到吃惊
boggle at 惊讶，吃惊
bombard[ˈbɔmbɑːd]
v.炮轰，轰击
bonnet[ˈbɔnit]
v.给……戴帽子
n.女帽，童帽；发动机器罩盖
boo[buː]
v.发出嘘声，向……喝倒彩
n.喝倒彩，嘘声
boost[buːst]
v.推动，促进，激励
boost up 扶助……向上移动；托起；支援，增强……的力量
bootleg[ˈbuːtleg]
v.非法制造、运送、销售（酒类）
booze[buːz]
v.痛饮，狂饮酒
n.酒，酒宴
booze up 纵酒狂欢
brace[breis]
v.拉紧，系紧；支住，撑牢；激励，振奋；打起精神，下定决心
n.支柱，支架；一双，一对；大括号{}的前半部分或者后半部分；（pl. BrE）（裤子）背带
braid[breid]
v.编织；把……编成辫子
n.（丝线等编成的）穗带，辫带
brainwash[ˈbreinwɔʃ]
v.（derog.）对……进行洗脑
练习
1．英汉连线
(1) assimilate (a) 纠缠
(2) badger (b) 对……进行洗脑
(3) bawl (c) 畏缩不前，犹豫
(4) befit (d) 消化，吸收，同化
(5) bicker (e) 喝倒彩，发出嘘声
(6) boggle (f) 吵嘴，争吵
(7) bombard (g) 非法制造、运送、销售
(8) boo (h) 大喊大叫，大声地喊，咆哮
(9) bootleg (i) 适合于，对……适应
(10) brainwash (j) 炮轰，轰击
2．释义连线
(1) assail (a) be unwilling to do sth.
(2) avail (b) exchange sth. for other goods
(3) avert (c) shout or cry loudly
(4) balk (d) happen to sb.
(5) barter (e) say sth. suddenly and tactlessly
(6) bawl (f) attack violently or repeatedly
(7) befall (g) drink in large quantities
(8) bicker (h) prevent, avoid
(9) blurt (i) quarrel about unimportant things
(10) booze (j) make use of, take advantage of
3．真题填空：用下列单词的正确形式完成句子
(1) Of Hugo of Bury St Edmunds, a 12th-century illuminator whose dates of birth and death are not recorded, his biographer comments: “Whether or not Hugo was a wall-painter, the records of his activities as carver and manuscript painter___to his versatility.” (1997, Reading Comprehension: Text B)
(2) Compared to Uncle Tommy, he was an intellectual of the highest order, and indeed his satirical pen___his mild demeanor. (1999, Reading Comprehension: Text B)
(3) It is a culture___by English, in advertising, pop music, the Internet, and despite all the English that Danish absorbs—there is no Danish Academy to defend against it—old dialects persist in Jutland that can barely be understood by Copenhageners. (2000, Reading Comprehension: Text A)
(4) Publisher Gregory Coleman said he expected the redesign to___advertising sales. (2000, Reading Comprehension: Text I)
(5) The move comes as Reader's Digest Association Inc. has struggled to___profits. (2000, Reading Comprehension: Text I)
(6) The most striking thing about Blackpool these days compared with 20 years ago is how empty its beaches are. When the tide is out, Blackpool's beaches are a vast plain of___sand. (2001, Reading Comprehension: Text A)
(7) The fantastic achievements of modern technology and the speed at which scientific discoveries are translated into technological applications___to the triumph of human endeavour. (2002, Reading Comprehension: Text D)
(8) If we could___all such preconception when we read, that would be an admirable beginning. (2005, Translation: Section B)
(9) Newspapers and magazines are filled with stories about great Welsh men and women,___self-esteem. (2007, Reading Comprehension: Text A)
(10) He arranged his affairs, he divided his personal belongings among his friends or ___them to charity. (2007, Reading Comprehension: Text C)
(11) In the early to mid-1990s, a booming economy and improved desktop printers helped___paper sales by 6 to 7 percent each year. The convenience of desktop printing allowed office workers to indulge in printing anything and everything at very little effort or cost. (2011, Reading Comprehension: Text B)
(12) In the same way that digital innovations have increased paper consumption, Saffo says, so has video conferencing—with its promise of fewer in-person meetings—______ business travel. (2011, Reading Comprehension: Text B)
(13) So, jobs, which were once a fairly reliable guide to class, have become misleading. A survey conducted earlier this year by Expertian shows how this convergence on similar types of work has___class boundaries. (2011, Reading Comprehension: Text C)
(14) Actually, in their affection for reuniting with friends, family or colleagues, Americans are probably no different from any other people, except that Americans have created a mind- ___number and variety of institutionalized forms of gatherings to facilitate the satisfaction of this desire. (2012, Reading Comprehension: Text B)
(15) The boomerang effect has also played a role in attempts to reduce the___of illicit drugs. During recent years, the federal government has been quite successful in reducing the supply of street drugs. (2012, Translation: Section B)