Unit 2 Morals and Virtues 单词讲解课件-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

Unit2 Morals and Virtues Vocabulary Learning 1. moral ['mɒrəl ]: adj. 道德的; 道义上的 n. 品行; 寓意 moral dilemma: 道德困境 the moral of... ……的寓意 morally adv. 道德地 morality n. 道德 1)The moral of the story is that“solidarity is strength” 2)It is not moral to laugh at the disabled. 2. virtue ['vɜːtʃuː]: n. 高尚的道德; 美德; 优秀品质 by virtue of 凭借 = by means of virtually adv. 事实上，几乎 1)Honesty is a virtue. 2)We can defeat the virus by virtue of our unity. 3. dilemma [ dɪ'lemə]: n.困境;进退两难的境地 be faced with a dilemma: 面临左右为难的困境 be in a dilemma: 处于进退两难的境地 4. faint [feɪnt]: v.昏倒;晕厥 adj.不清楚的; 微弱的 1)I almost fainted when she told me the news. 2)They have a faint chance of winning the war. 几率小 have a slim chance of 5. illustrate ['ɪləstreɪt]: v.(举例)说明; 阐明; 给(书或文章)加插图 illustration n. 说明，插图，例证 1)The teacher gave three examples to illustrate the point. 2)The book is well written and properly illustrated. 6. precious ['preʃəs]:adj. 珍稀的; 宝贵的 seize the precious opportunity to do sth 抓住宝贵机会干某事 -----类似：previous 之前的，以前的 7. entrust [ɪn'trʌst ]: v. 委托; 交付 entrust A to B 1)He entrusted the task to his daughter. 2)They can be entrusted to solve the problems. 8. carry sb through sth: 帮助某人渡过难关 1)Their support carried the people through the hard years. carry相关词组： carry on doing/with...继续做… carry out 执行 9. marriage ['mærɪdʒ]: n. 结婚; 婚姻; 婚礼 marry [ˈmærɪ]: v. 结婚; 为…主持婚礼 marry sb: 和…结婚; 嫁;娶; 为...主持婚礼 be/get married to sb: 和…结婚 1)My parents are celebrating 60 years of marriage. 2)Their marriage took place in a local church. 10.majority [ mə'dʒɒrəti ]: n. 大部分;大多数 a/the majority +of +sth… 大多数 be in the majority 占大部分/大多数 major: adj.主要的; 重要的 n. 主修专业 major in … vi. 主修，专攻 minor adj. 少数 minority n.少数;少数派/人;少数民族 1)The majority of the students come from the countryside. 2)The majority is/are preparing for the college entrance exams. 3) A majority of the staff are willing to work overtime