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Unit2 Lesson3
1.relieve vt.减轻;缓解→relief n.减轻;缓解
2.strengthen vt.&vi.(使)强健→strength n.长处,优势,力量→ strong adj.强壮的
3.particular n.尤其,特别;adj. 特定的→ particularly adv. 尤其;特别
4.benefit n.好处,益处 vt. 有益于;得益→beneficial adj. 有用的,有益的
5.equipment n.配备,设备→equip vt.装配,配置→equipped adj.装配好的
6.prevent vt.预防;阻止,阻挡→ prevention n.预防;防止;防范
7. achievable adj. 可完成的;做得成的→ achieve v.实现;完成;成功
8.satisfaction n.满意,满足→satisfy v.使满意→satisfying adj.令人满意(或满足)的→satisfied adj.满意的
重点单词与短语精析
★课标词 ▲高频词
★1. strengthen vi. &vt. 加强,增强,巩固
【用法归纳】
▶Our friendship has steadily strengthened over the years. 我们的友谊逐年加深了。
▶The wind strengthened during the night.夜里风力更大了。
【构词法】
后缀-en常用于构成动词,表示“使……”,类似的动词还有:
brighten (使)更明亮 fatten (使)长胖 harden (使)变硬 sharpen使尖锐
sweeten使变甜 darken (使)变暗 soften (使)变软 widen (使)变宽
【拓展】相关词语积累:
strength n.[U,sing.]力气,体力;[C]优势
build up one’s strength增强某人的力量
strengths and weaknesses优势和劣势,长处和短处
【练习】语法填空
①(2018·全国Ⅰ卷语法填空节选)To avoid knee pain, you can run on soft surfaces, do exercises to strengthen (strength) your leg muscles, avoid hills and get good running shoes.
②Knowing your strengths (strength) and weaknesses will help you achieve your dreams.
③The same boiling water will soften (soft) the potato and harden (hard) the egg.
[高频短语]2. cheer up
【用法归纳】cheer up意为“(使)高兴起来,(使)振作起来”,可用作及物动词短语,也可用作不及物动词短语。具体用法如下:
(1) cheer sb. up/ cheer up sb.使某人振作起来,使某人高兴起来
▶When I’m feeling sad, my mother often tells me funny stories to cheer me up.
当我感到难过时,我的母亲经常给我讲有趣的故事使我高兴起来。
(2) cheer up (单独使用)高兴起来,振作起来
▶I cheered up immediately and floated weightlessly around in our spaceship cabin watching the earth become smaller and the moon larger.我立刻高兴起来,由于失重我在太空舱里飘来飘去,望着(身后的)地球越来越小,而(前方的)月球越来越大。
▶Cheer up! The news isn’t too bad. 打起精神来!这个消息还不算太坏。
【拓展】相关词语积累:
(1) cheer vi. &vt. 欢呼,喝彩;vt. 鼓舞n.[C]欢呼声,喝彩声
cheer sb. on (赛跑、比赛等中)为某人加油
(2) cheerful adj.快乐的,高兴的;