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Words and expressions
B4U5 Working the Land
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hybrid n. 混合动力车;杂交种(动/植); 混血儿;混合物;
adj. 混合的;杂种/杂交成的
the father of hybrid rice
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devote vt. 把…献(给);把…专用于; 专心于
devoted adj.深爱的;忠诚的
devotion n. 奉献; 忠诚; 专心
Your parents are educators, writers and old ____________ friends of our country and our people.
Her ____________ (devote) to the job left her with very little free time.
devoted
devotion
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devote vt. 把…献(给);把…专用于; 专心于
①devote A to B 把A用于/献身B;为B付出A
②devote oneself to (doing) sth. 致力/献身/专心于
devoted adj.深爱的;忠诚的
③be devoted to (doing) sth. 致力/献身/专心于
He continued to work there for almost 50 years, ____________ ____________________________(把他的一生奉献给了国家).
The scientist devoted himself to ___________(observe) the behavior of the chimps.
_________ (devote) to scientific research , he spends little time with his family.
Devoted
observing
devoting his
whole life to his country
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(2020·全国Ⅰ,书面表达) 我最尊敬的人是袁隆平爷爷,他终生致力于研究杂交水稻。正是他的奉献和无私为他赢得了国内外的诸多赞誉和尊重。
The person I respect most is Grandpa Yuan Longping,who _____________________________________ .
It was ___________________________ that had won him much praise and respect both at home and abroad.
devoted his whole life to studying hybrid rice
his devotion and selflessness
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shortage n. [C&U]不足; 缺少; 短缺
①a shortage of 缺乏.......
short adj. 短的; 矮的;缺乏的
②be short of 缺乏
shorten vt. 缩短;减少
粮食短缺
the food shortage = a shortage of food
There is a shortage of fresh water on the island.
同义词:lack
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tackle vt.解决(难题)/应付(局面)/处理
1) There are three essentially different ways of tackling the problem.
同义词:solve/settle/deal with /do with
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The b______ is going to explode.
How to t______ the c______?
omb
ackle
risis
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crisis [ˈkraɪsɪs] n.[C] 危机;危急关头
crises [ˈkraɪsi:z] 复数
解决危机 tackle a crisis
金融危机 the financial crisis
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convince