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Vocabulary
Lesson2 & Lesson3
Unit 2
Words and expressions
devote…to
1
reject
2
devote…to
1
limit
3
convince
4
entry
5
ruin
6
apply onself to
7
set apart from
8
average
9
1. devote…to 致力于
devote … to (doing) sth. 投入到……
devoted adj. 忠实的;深爱的;全心全意的
devotion n. 献身;投入
be devoted to (doing) sth. 致力于(做)某事
he has devoted his life to rise production
He is a _________(devote) friend and you can depend on him.
devoted
He is devoted to __________ (educate) the younger generation.
educating
2. reject vt. 拒绝
turn down 口语拒绝
refuse 摆手拒绝 (个人意愿,可挽回)
reject 盖章拒绝 (表达结论,无法挽回)
decline 理性拒绝 (客观原因,不予置评)
the twelve publishers who rejected her book
I applied for this position,but was _________.
rejected
all the members will decide whether to ______ the proposal.
reject
3. limit vt.&n. 限制限定
n. set / put a limit to 加以限制
within limits 适度的
v. limit sb. to (doing) sth. 限制某人做某事
adj. be limited to 局限于
such as to-do lists and limiting time
She only has ________(limit) time to offer you some help.
limited
There is a limit ____ the amount of pain we can bear.
to
4. convince vt. 信服
convince sb. to do sth. 说服某人做某事
convince sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事
convinced adj. 深信的
convincing adj. 令人信服的
Mm,you've convinced me to read this book!
I'm quite convinced____Mike's ability in doing this job.
of
Sam nodded but he didn't look ____________.
convinced
5. entry n. 条目;参赛作品
enter 进入空间 enter into 进入环节
entrance to… 某处的入口
entry into 进入某处 (n.)
be granted / refuse entry into 准许 / 禁止进入
Is it from an encyclopaedia entry ?
I was surprised at his entry. 可翻译为:
我很吃惊他是怎么进来的。
I was surprised at his entrance. 可翻译为:
我吃惊他怎么进来了。
6. ruin vt. 毁坏 (常复数)
destroy 暴力摧毁,不可修复
damage 部分损坏对整体影响
ruin 对美好事物的毁坏
in ruins 成为废墟
I miss birthday parties, ruin family holidays
My father was ________his health through worry.
ruining
Many factories fell _____ ruin after financial crisis.
into
7. apply oneself to 专心于
apply to 应用于;向…提出申请
apply for 申请
be applied to 适用 / 应用于
application 应用,申请
applicant 申请人
I miss birthday parties, ruin