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Xbook2 Words and Expressions in Unit 1
1. cholera n. 霍乱
常见表达:have/develop/get cholera 患霍乱
eg: 1) That country was struck by an outbreak of cholera.这个国家爆发了霍乱。
2)The man has been infected with cholera.这个人感染了霍乱。
2. severe adj. 极为恶劣的; 十分严重的; 严厉的
比较级: more severe 最高级: most severe
常见表达:a severe punishment/sentence 重罚/重判
suffer from severe diseases/illnesses/pain 遭受重病/剧痛之苦
severe drought/weather/winter严重的旱情/恶劣的天气/严冬
face severe challenges 面临严峻挑战
Eg. She is a severe woman who seldom smiles.她是一个不苟言笑的人。
派生词:severely adv. 严重地; 严厉地; 苛刻地
Eg. Whoever breaks the law will be severely punished.
任何人违反法律都将被严惩。(主语从句)
3.frustrated adj. 懊恼的; 沮丧的; 失意的(只作前置定语)
常见表达:be frustrated at/with 因/对…灰心丧气
get frustrated 受到挫折/ feel frustrated 感到沮丧
frustrate one’s plan 破坏某人的计划
in frustration 懊恼地/沮丧地
派生词:frustrate vt. 挫败;阻挠;使感到灰心
frustrating adj. 令人沮丧的
frustration n.懊恼,沮丧 n. 令人懊恼的事物
同义词:discouraged/depressed/disappointed
Eg: 用frustrate及其正确形式填空
What _________ me most was the____________results of our team’s narrow defeat in the final, after which the players looked very ___________ and the fans left the stadium in _____________ .
让沮丧的是我们队在决赛中以微弱只差败北的令人沮丧的结局,在那以后我们的队员的看起来很沮丧,粉丝也沮丧地离开了体育馆。
4. once and for all 最终地; 彻底地
同义词: completely/entirely/totally/thoroughly
Eg. He never lost his desire to destroy cholera once and for all.
他始终没有放弃彻底根除霍乱的愿望。
5. contradictory adj.相互矛盾的; 对立的; 不一致的
比较级 more contradictory 最高级 most contradictory
常见表达:be contradictory to… 与……矛盾、相反
eg: His remark was contradictory to the truth. 他的评论与事实相反。
关联词汇:contradict vt. 反驳;与…相矛盾
词汇记忆法:【contra- = against “相对,相反”; dict-表示 “说”】
contra-: contrary adj. 相反的,矛盾的; contrast n. v. 差别,对比,使对比
6. infection n. 感染;传染
关联词汇:infect v. 感染;传染 infectious adj. 传染性的
infected adj. 被传染的
常见表达:Sb. have/get/develop an infection 受到感染
infect sb. with… 把…传染给…
Sb. be infected with--- 感染上…
eg:1) Lucy’s enthusiasm soon infected the rest of the class. ___________
2)The _________ patient is positive.目前被感染的那个病人情绪良好。
3)Flu is highly ____