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unit5 Vocabulary
Part one
1. hybrid [ˈhaɪbrɪd]: n. 杂交植(动)物; 合成物; 混合动力车
1)hybrid rice 杂交水稻
2) The music is a hybrid of Western pop and traditional folk song(民歌).
3) This hybrid car can go at a speed of 100 kilometers an hour.
2. devote [dɪˈvəʊt]: vt. 把…献(给); 把…专用于; 专心于
devotion [dɪˈvəʊʃn]: n. 奉献; 忠诚; 专心 devoted adj.挚爱的,忠诚的,全心全意的 a devoted friend
3. devote...to...: 把…用于; 献身; 致力; 专心
devote oneself/时间/精力等 to 名/代/doing…: 专心于; 献身于; 把...用于...
be devoted to 名词/doing…: 致力于…; 专心于…; 被用在什么上
They have devoted themselves to fighting poverty(贫困).
4. shortage [ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ]: n. 不足; 缺少; 短缺
short:adj. 短的; 矮的;缺乏的; 短缺的
lack [læk]:n./v. 缺乏; 不足; 没有
However, what concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat.
5. tackle [ˈtækl]: vt. 解决(难题); 应付(局面); 处理
solve [sɒlv]: v. 解决; 处理; 解答
settle [ˈsetl]: v. 解决; 结束
deal with: 处理; 解决 (常与how连用)
do with...: 处理(常与what连用)
There are four different ways to tackle/solve the problem.
6. crisis [ˈkraɪsɪs]: n. 危机;危急关头 (复数: crises [ˈkraɪsi:z])
an economic crisis : 经济危机
7. boost [buːst]: vt. 使增长; 使兴旺 n. 增长; 提高; 激励
reduce/decrease/decline/fall/drop: 减少/下降 (by/to)
increase/rise: v. 增加/上升 (by/to)
8. yield [jiːld]: n. 产量; 产出
vt. 出产(作物); 产生(收益、效益等) vi. 屈服; 让步
field [fiːld]:n. 田野; 领域; 运动场
give in: 让步;屈服
give up: 放弃; 投降 give up doing...: 放弃做什么
1) Instead, farmers needed to boost yields in the fields they had.
They will not yield to the American soldiers.
The farm yielded a good wheat crop.
9. convince [kənˈvɪns]: vt. 使相信; 使确信; 说服
convinced: adj. 坚信; 深信; 确信
convincing: adj. 令人信服的; 有说服力的
be convinced of…: 相信 be convinced that…..
convince sb to do...: 说服某人做什么
persuade sb to do…= persuade/talk/reason sb into doing…: 说服某人做什么
persuade sb not to do…= persuade/talk/reason sb out of doing…: 说服某人不做什么
1)Yuan was convinced that the answer could be found in the creation of hybrid rice.
2) I will try to convince him to see a doctor.
10. characteristic [ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk]: n. 特征; 特