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UNIT 1 SCIENCE AND SCIENTISTS
【单元词汇预习】
(一)Reading and Thinking&Learning About Language
提示:根据语境,写出部分加黑词的意思。
1.severe adj.极为恶劣的;十分严重的;严厉的→severely adv. 严重地;严厉地;严格地
①a severe punishment 重罚
②a severe expression严厉的表情
2.once and for all 最终地;彻底地
It is time we dealt with the issue once and for all.(是我们彻底地解决这个问题的时候了。)[佳句背诵·个人观点]
3.contradictory adj.相互矛盾的;对立的;不一致的→contradictorily adv.反驳地;矛盾地→contradict vt.同……矛盾;否认,反驳→contradiction n.矛盾,不一致
①contradictory statements相互矛盾的陈述
②He did something contradictory to his orders.(他做了与他的命令不符的事。)[佳句背诵·行为描写]
4.infection n.感染;传染→infect vt.使感染;传染→infected adj.被感染/影响的
①reduce the risk of infection
降低传染的风险
②Are you sure there is no danger of infection now? (你确定现在已经没有传染的危险了?)[佳句背诵·医疗健康]
5.subscribe vi.认购(股份);定期订购;定期交纳(会费)→subscriber n.用户,订户;定期捐款者;签署者
①subscribe to such views赞同这样的观点
②subscribe to a charity向慈善机构定期捐款
③You should subscribe to trade magazines to learn more about your business.(你应该订阅商业类杂志来进一步了解你的业务。) [佳句背诵·建议信]
6.proof n.证据;证明;检验→prove v.证明,证实
①a proof of his guilt他犯罪的证据
②Have you got any positive proof that she took the money?(你有确凿证据证明她拿了那笔钱吗?)[佳句背诵·询问信]
7.multiple adj.数量多的;多种多样的
①multiple injuries 多处受伤
②words with multiple meanings多义词
8.pump n.泵;抽水机;打气筒
water pump 水泵
9.household n.一家人;家庭;同住一所(套)房子的人
①the whole household全家人
②He peddled small articles around the town from household to household.(他在镇上挨家挨户兜售一些小件物品。)[佳句背诵·行为描写]
10.suspect vt.&vi.怀疑;疑有;不信任 n.犯罪嫌疑人;可疑对象
①some of the suspects questioned
一些被审问的嫌疑人
②The drug is suspected of causing over 200 deaths.(人们怀疑这种药物造成了200多人死亡。) [佳句背诵·心理描写]
11.blame vt.把……归咎于;责怪;指责 n.责备;指责
①be to blame 应受责备
②take/bear the blame承担责任
③Police blamed the accident on dangerous driving.(警方把事故原因归咎于危险驾驶。)[佳句背诵·新闻报道]
12.handle n.把手;拉手;柄 vt.处理;搬动;操纵(车辆、动物、工具等)
①the handle of the pump 泵的手柄
②handle the crisis 处理危机
③He knows how to handle the machine.(他会操作这台机器。) [佳句背诵·人物描写]
13.intervention n.介入;出面;干涉→intervene vi.出面;介入;阻碍;干扰
His untimely intervention annoyed me.(他那不合时宜的干涉让我生气。) [佳句背诵·情感描写]
14.link n.联系;纽带 vt.把…