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新视野大学英语读写教程第二册隐喻词汇表

BOOK II

allergic

a.

1 (be ~ to sth.) (infml.) if you are allergic to sth., you do not like it and try to

avoid it 不喜欢某事；对某事反感

Most men are allergic to housework. 大多数男人都不喜欢做家务。

2 having an allergy 过敏的

I do not enjoy picnics because I am allergic to grass. 我不喜欢野餐，因为我对草

过敏。

deficit

n. [C]

1 a lack of a quality, skill, or ability that you should have （素质、技能或能力的）

缺乏，不足

knowledge/language/sleep deficit 知识/语言/睡眠的缺乏

2 the amount by which sth. is less than you need or should have 赤字；亏损；

逆差

Owing to the heavy deficit, the company is apparently on the verge of

bankruptcy. 由于巨额亏损，该公司很明显已到了破产的边缘。

Tax was low and state spending was high, which resulted in a budget deficit.

低税收和州政府的高支出导致了预算赤字

scratch

n. [C]

1 (from ~) from a point where nothing has been there, so you have to do

everything yourself 从零开始；从头开始；白手起家

It may be the first time in years when you have had to start from scratch

making new friends. 这可能是多年来的第一次你不得不从头开始结交新朋友。

2 a thin mark or cut on the surface of sth. or on sb.’s skin （物件或皮肤上的）

刮痕，划痕

The scratch on the watch was almost too minute to see. 手表上的划痕几乎小得

看不见。

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