Unit 5 Working the Land 词汇知识清单-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

XB1U5 重点词汇1 1.devote (1) devote vt. 把…献(给)；把…专用于；专心于 devote oneself to (doing) sth. 致力于/献身于/专心于(做)某事 他致力于帮助穷人. He devotes himself to helping the poor. (2) devoted adj. 挚爱的；忠实的； be devoted to (doing) sth. 献身于(做)某事；专心致志于(做)某事 他致力于帮助穷人. He is devoted to helping the poor. (3) devotion n. 深爱；奉献；忠心 (4) 专注于/ 致力于做某事 be lost in be absorbed in be engaged in be involved in focus on concentrate on 2. shortage n.缺少;不足;短缺 (1) a shortage of sth.短缺 a shortage of funds 资金短缺 (2) 水资源短缺 water shortage (3) short adj.短的；个子矮的 in short 简单地说；总之； be short in 在……方面短缺的 (4) shorten v.缩短；变短 3. tackle vt. 解决（难题）；应付（局面） =deal with 4. yield n.产量，产出 vt.出产（作物）；产生（效益等） vi.屈服，让步 yield to sth./sb. 向...屈服 =give in to sb. 5. convince vt. 使相信；使确信；说服 (1) convince vt. 使相信；使确信；说服 convince sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事 convince sb. to do sth. 说服某人做某事 persuade sb to do… 说服某人做什么= persuade sb into doing… persuade sb not to do…说服某人不做什么= persuade sb out of doing… (2) convinced adj. 确信的；深信的 be convinced of sth/that ... 确信…… (3) convincing adj. 有说服力的；令人信服的 6. characteristic n.特征,特点, 品质 adj. 典型的;独特的 character n.性格;人物; 角色; 文字 7. attain vt．(通常指通过努力)获得，得到、达到（某年龄、水平、状况） attain one’s aim/goal 达到某人的目标 attain knowledge 获得知识 attainable adj.可到达的；可得到的；可实现的 8. conventional adj. 传统的;习惯的 (1) conventionally adv. 按照惯例 (2) convention n.习俗,惯例;传统风格 9. assumption n．假定；设定；(责任的)承担；(权利的)获得 (1) on the assumption that...假定…… make an assumption做假设 (2) assume v.假定;设想;承担;假装 assume...(to be)+adj./n. 假定/认为……(为)…… It is generally assumed that... 人们普遍认为…… assuming (that)...假设…… eg. 人们普遍认为压力是工作过多所致It is generally assumed that stress is caused by too much work. 10. intense adj.热切的；十分强烈的；激烈的　 intensely adv.强烈地；激烈地 11. overcome (overcame; overcome) vt. 克服，解决, 战胜 = get over overcome difficulties/one’s fear 克服困难/某人的恐惧 12. income 收入；收益； outcome 结果 13. output vt. (output-output) 输出