Unit 8 New words
1 (0)anchorman an announcer or newscaster at a central station who introduces and integrates a broadcast 新闻节目主持人
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 (0)adverse acting against; opposed; unfavourable 反对的；不利的；相反的
3 (1)fit be suitable for; be the right size for 适合；属于
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 (3)discourage divert from; attempt to prevent 使分散注意力；妨碍
5 (3)rewarding worth doing; repaying; compensating, remunerating 有益的；值得的
6 (3)instant immediate, short and temporary 立刻的
7 (3)constructive

helpful, productive, useful, practical, handy, valuable, beneficial, advantageous/ destructive, useless, unhelpful 有益的；有用的

　
8 (3)gratification sth. that pleases or satisfies; satisfaction, pleasure, enjoyment, comfort, happiness, solace exhilaration, jubilation, rapture; a sense of satisfaction/ dissatisfaction, gloom, pain 喜悦；满足感
9 (3)miraculous wonderful, phenomenal, supernormal, wonder-working, magical, marvelous, amazing, astonishing, unbelievable, preternatural; / ordinary, normal, routine, unexceptional predictable 奇迹的；不同寻常的
10 (3)divert distract, amuse, entertain; turn from serious thought, draw off to a different subject 娱乐；消遣；使转变（思想，注意力）
11 (4)narcotic taking away pain and causing sleep; painkiller, drug, soporific, tranquilizer 麻醉剂
12 (4)stimulus activator, energizer, excitant, stimulant, incentive, spur, /obstacle, handicap 兴奋剂
13 (4)kaleidoscopic (scenes and color) changing quickly and often 千变万化的
14 (4)exposure bringing to light; laying open, bring out in the open; vista; show, display 曝露于
15 (4)perpetual lasting forever, permanent, eternal, abiding, ceaseless, incessant, uninterrupted, unremitting, /temporary, brief, transitory 永远的
16 (4) span the interval between two points in time 一段时间
17 (4)allot assign, allocate, allow, consign, appoint, give out, distribute, portion out, dispense/ withhold, retain, keep deny, refuse 分配
18 (4)usurp seize illegally, take unlawfully, steal, grab, encroach upon, infringe upon, give up; surrender, yield, relinquish 篡夺；夺取（属于别人的地位等）
19 (5)enhance heighten, magnify, raise, boost, redouble, add to / diminish, reduce, lessen, decrease, minimize strengthen, depreciate 增加
20 (5)vehicle medium; means, agent, agency, instrument, tool, intermediary 工具；媒介
21 (5) strain exert oneself, overexert, fatigue,/ exhaust, burden, drudge, impair 疲劳；过度劳累
22 (5)stimulation excitement 刺激
23 (5) prime chief; most important
24 (5) novelty originality, newness, uniqueness, innovation 新奇的事物；奇异的事物
25 (6)august casing a feeling of fear and respect; solemn 敬畏的；威严的
26 (6) imperative urgent which must be done; the use of a verb to express a command 紧急的；命令的；祈使句
27 (6) bequeath hand down to those who come after, endow, leave, will 留给后代
28 (6) tablet a shaped flat pieces of stone or mental with word cut into it 写字板；牌匾
29 (6) command to direct (a person…) with the right to be obeyed; order 命令
30 (7) brilliantly wisely, profoundly, remarkably, magnificently, outstandingly, splendidly, resourcefully 辉煌地；灿烂地；奇特地
31 (7) escapist of activities to provide escape from unpleasant or dull reality 逃避现实的
32 (7)entertainment recreational performances 娱乐
33 (7) pervade permeate, spread through, diffuse throughout, fill, infuse, imbue, penetrate 流传；渗透
34 (8) absorbable take in completely, digest; can be taken in, understandable 可吸收的；容易被吸收的
35 (8) aptly appropriately, suitably, properly, relevantly; liably, likely, /unlikely, aversely; unsuitably, improperly 适当地；合适地
36 (8) scrap small piece; bit (of news) 小块；小段（新闻）
37 (8) coherence consistency, natural and reasonable connection in thought & words 相关性；连续性
38 (8) dismissible putting away from one’s mind; treating a subject as not serious 不予考虑的；可听可不听的
39 (9) decivilizing retrograding: moving back from civilization, lowering the degree of civilization; loss of civilization 丧失文明
40 (9) assumptions supposition, belief, presumption, presupposition 假设
41 (9) cohere stick together; connect well; be logically consistent
42 (9) cultivate develop, improve, enrich （喻）教化；启发
43 (9) anachronism the mistake of placing some thing in the wrong period of time; person or thing that is or appears to be in the wrong period of time; something (somebody) out of the place 不合时宜之事或人
44 (11) inalienable inviolable, unassailable, absolute, may be a violable human right, may not be as important as that of equality; that cannot be separated, given away or taken away 不能让与的；不可剥夺的
45 (11) simplistic naive, simple-minded 简单的；单纯的
46 (12) linkage a set of links; the facts and ways of being connected 联系
47 (12) resolution formal decision; determination; action of resolving; solution; resolving, clearing-up; working-out 决定；解决办法
48 (12) neat efficient, competent, purposive, intelligent, dexterous, systematic, succinct, clearly expressed in a few words, correct, accurate; clean; exciting, striking 简洁的；有效的
49 (12) wholesale in large scale, in large number 大规模地
50 (13) humanity human beings generally; the quality of being humane or human 人；人类
51 (13) surrender give up, yield, submit, capitulate, let go, abandon 投降
52 (13) diversion drawing away, turning aside, distraction, pastime, amusement 分散注意力；消遣；娱乐
53 (13) wholesale of or concerned in selling in large quantities or at a lower prices fixed for such sales; in too large unlimited numbers 大规模地
54 (14) fare food, esp, as provided at a meal 食物；饮料
55 (14) perceive notice, be aware of; recognize, distinguish, discover 感知；察觉
56 (14) trivial not important, trifling 不重要的；琐碎的