Unit 1 The mass media 单词学案-2023-2024学年高中英语牛津译林版（2020）选择性必修第二册

选择性必修二 第一单元单词学案 1. critical /ˈkrɪtɪkl/ adj. 批评的，批判性的；关键的；危急的 The two news reports and the article below encourage you to be a critical news reader. Tom’s parents were highly critical of the school. Reducing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is of critical importance. The final decision is critical to our future. Students should be encouraged to develop critical thinking instead of accepting opinions without questioning them. critical of sb/sth 批评的；批判性的；挑剔的 a critical comment/report 批判性的评论╱报道 critically adv. 危急地；严重地；批评地 critic n. 批评家；评论家；爱挑剔的人 criticize vt. 批评；评论；非难 vi. 批评；评论；苛求 criticism n. 批评；批判；考证；苛求 2. trap /træp/ vt. 使落入险境；卡住，绊住 n. 陷阱，罗网；圈套；困境，牢笼 She was trapped in a downward spiral of personal unhappiness. The government has found that it’s caught in a trap of its own making. She had set a trap for him and he had walked straight into it. trap sb (into sth/into doing sth) 使陷入圈套；使中计；使上当 set a trap设陷阱 fall into a trap 落入陷阱 3. release /rɪˈliːs/ vt. 发布；释放；松开；发泄n. 释放；发行；排放，泄漏 Fears grew that the number of deaths could reach 5, according to figures released by emergency services. She burst into tears, releasing all her pent-up（压抑的）emotions. The new software is planned for release in April. Our therapeutic style offers release from stored tensions, traumas, and grief. release sb/sth (from sth) 释放；放出；放走 release sb (from sth) 免除，解除（某人的职责、责任、合同等）；解雇 the release (of sb) (from sth) 释放；获释 the latest new releases 最新发行的产品 the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere 二氧化碳向大气层的排放 单句语法填空 ①The bird (release) from the cage. ②The surgery at last released her her pain. ③When is the best moment to release the date of the election the newspaper. 4. ambulance /ˈæmbjələns/ n. 救护车 5. extend /ɪkˈstend/ vi. & vt. 延伸（距离）；扩大；延长；伸展 There are plans to extend the no-smoking area. The company pla