综合英语3词汇合编7.doc

1 Unit 11 On ing a Better Student Words and Expressions P aragraphs 1-2 1. repository n. 存放处, 储藏室 a place where things are stored 2. partake v. 参与, 分享, 分担(often humorous) eat or drink, esp. sth. offered In the passage, “ partake ” is figuratively ( 象征性地, 隐喻地) used to mean “ to draw on or use as one wishes (the teachers ’ repositories of skill and knowledge) ” . -- Would you care to partake ofa little wine with us? -- No, thank you. I don ’t partake. (= don ’t drink alcohol) Comparison: partake of& partake in p artake of: 吃 . Grandmother likes to partake ofa small glass of sherry before lunch. p artake in: 参加 . a woman's fundamental right to partake in club affairs 3. at will 随意, 任意(formal) as one wishes . You can use my car at will (= any time you want to). C omparison: at will & with a will at will: do sth. at will is to do it as one wishes. with a will: do sth. with a will is to do it energetically and with eager interest . . They worked with a will and had cleared a path by . 4. weighted a. 加重的, 加权的, 衡量过的 be weighted with care 心事重重 Paragraphs 3-9 5. embody v. 表现, 象征 serve asa symbol or expression of an idea, quality, etc. . To me, they embody the best of Wall Street. 6. discipline n. 纪律 1) training, esp. of the mind and character, aimed at producing self-control, obedience, etc. . Any discipline — but especially those with great subtlety plexity,