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Unit 1 No limits
【重点词汇】
1. blame /bleɪm/
1)vt. 指责; 把…归咎于
The commission is expected to blame the army for many of the atrocities.
该委员会预计会将大量暴行归咎于军队。
2)n. 责备
Nothing could relieve my terrible sense of blame.
没什么能把我从极度自责中解脱出来。
3) n. (事故、过失等的) 责任
I'm not going to sit around and take the blame for a mistake he made.
我不会闲坐着,为他犯的错误承担责任。
4). vt. 责怪
I do not blame them for trying to make some money.
我不怪他们想要挣些钱。
【固定搭配】
blame sb for sth. 因…而责备某人
sb. be to blame for sth. 某人对…负责
2. pressure /ˈprɛʃə/
1).n 压力
She kicked at the door with her foot, and the pressure was enough to open it.
她用脚踢门,其产生的压力足以把门打开。
The pressure of his fingers had relaxed.
他手指的压力已经减弱了。
2)vt对…施加压力
He will never pressure you to get married.
他永远也不会给你施加压力让你结婚。
3. impress /ɪmˈprɛs/
1). vt 使留下印象
It didn't impress me as a good place to live.
那地方没有给我留下适合居住的印象。
2) vt. 使钦佩
What impressed him most was their speed.
最令他钦佩的是他们的速度。
4. solution /səˈluːʃən/ n. 解决办法; 谜底
Although he has sought to find a peaceful solution, he is facing pressure to use greater military force.
虽然他已设法寻找一个和平的解决办法,但他正面临着使用更大军事力量的压力。
We invited readers who completed the puzzle to send in their solutions.
我们邀请解完谜的读者交出谜底。
5. independent /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt/ adj. 无关联的; 相互独立的
Your questions should be independent of each other.
你们的问题应该是相互间毫无关联的。
【固定搭配】
be independent of sth.
【反义词】
be dependent on sth. (注意形容词后面的介词搭配)
6. adapt /əˈdæpt/
1).vt 使适应
The world will be different, and we will have to be prepared to adapt to the change.
这个世界将会不同,所以我们必须准备好适应变化。
2).vt 改装
Shelves were built to adapt the library for use as an office.
做了个书架,以便将这个图书馆改作一个办公室用
7. reveal /rɪˈviːl/ v.揭示;显示;透露
1) vt. 透露; 显示
She has refused to reveal the whereabouts of her daughter.
她已拒绝透露她女儿的行踪。
A survey of the American diet has revealed that a growing number of people are overweight.
一项有关美国人日常饮食的调查表明越来越多的人超重。
2). vt 使显露; 揭露
In the principal room, a grey carpet was removed to reveal the original pine floor.
在主房间里,一块灰色的地毯被挪开了,使原有的松木地板露了出