内容正文:
unit 15
lessson 4
word
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1. acquire vt. 获得,得到
acquire knowledge/experience
acquire a good knowledge of
获得知识/经验
学会,精通
含有“得到”意思的词:
get, obtain, gain, attain
acquisition n. [U]获得;取得;可得;[C]获得物
acquired adj.习得的,养成的,后天的
2. be accustomed to 习惯于
习惯于做某事
be/get/become accustomed to doing sth.
be/get/become used to doing sth.
Exercise:
(1) We are accustomed to __________(get) up early.
(2) My eyes were becoming _____________(accustom) to the darkness.
getting
accustomed
含有介词to的短语:
lead to
stick to
object to
contribute to
pay attention to
get down to
be devoted to
be addicted to
adjust oneself to
look forward to
导致;通向
坚持
反对
贡献于...
注意
着手做...
致力于做.....
沉迷于....
调节,调整....
希望....
3. thinking n. 思考,考虑
批评
批评的
批判性思维
criticize
critical
critical thinking
rank n.职衔,军衔,等级,地位,级别,列,排
v.把...分等级,给...排名,名列
rank+序数词 排名第...
rank...as... 把...视作
My entry was ranked third in the flower show.
Charles Dickens is ranked as one of the greatest English novelist.
3. worthy adj. 值得的
表示“值得”的句型:
(1) be worthy of sth/be worthy of being done/be worthy to be done
(2) be worth doing
(3) It's worthwhile doing/to do sth.
The article is worthy of careful study.
=The article is worthy of ________(study) carefully.
=The article is worthy_____________(study) carefully.
=The article is worth_________(study) carefully.
=It's worthwhile__________(study) the article carefully.
这篇文章值得仔细研读。
studying
studying/to study
being studied
to be studied
religion 宗教
defence n. 保卫,保护
defend v. 辩护,防护
同义词:protect 保护
preserve 保存,保护,维持
4. tend to 往往会,倾向于
eg:
Today we tend to consider aging as a social problem.
(2) We tend to make mistakes when we do things in a hurry.
tend to do sth. 有做某事的倾向
如今,我们往往把老龄化看作一个社会问题。
当我们匆匆忙忙做事情时往往会出错。
tendency n. 倾向,趋势
tendency of globalization
全球化趋势
6. ignore vt. 忽视,不顾
(1) ignorant adj. 无知的
be ignorant of/about 对…不了解,不知道
(2) ignorance n