Unit 1 The Mass Media 单词讲解讲义-2023-2024学年高中英语译林版（2020）选择性必修第二册

选择性必修第二册 Unit 1 单词讲解 1. critical adj. 批评的，批判性的；关键的；危急的→critic n. 批评家 →criticize v. 批评，批判→ criticism n. 批评→critically adv. 批判性地 the critical thinking /period 批判性思维/关键时期 be critical to 对…重要，至关重要的 The decision is critical to the future of the company. 2. trap n. 陷阱；圈套；困境 v. 使落入险境；卡住，绊住(trapped-trapped) be trapped in… 被困在… Many people were trapped in the flood. Trapped in the flood, people were extremely anxious. 3. release v. 发布；释放；松开；发泄 n. 释放；发行；排放，泄露 release a movie 发行一部电影 release further details 发布进一步的细节 release the criminal 释放罪犯 4. extend v. 延伸；扩大；延长；伸展→ extension n. 延伸，扩大 extend a road/ one’s life/ one’s hand 扩建一条路/ 延长生命/ 伸出某人的手 Our farm extends as far as the river. 我们的土地延伸到河边。 extend the warmest welcome to sb. 向某人提供最热烈的欢迎 5. construction n. 建筑，建造；建造物→construct v. 建造 under construction 在建设中 6. dozen n. 许多；一打；十来个 two dozen eggs dozens of eggs 7. minor adj. 轻微的，次要的→minority n. 少数，少数人 minor injuries 轻伤 major adj. 主要的→ majority n. 大多数 8. bath n. 洗澡，洗浴；浴缸，浴盆→ bathe v. 沐浴；洗澡 have a bath 洗澡 be bathed in 沐浴在…之下 Bathed in the moonlight, the town appears quiet. 沐浴在月光之下，小镇显得很安静。 9. choke v. 使窒息；使哽咽，说不出话来 She almost choked to death in the thick smoke. 她几乎被浓烟呛死。 His voice was choking with anger. 他气得声音哽咽。 choke back one’s tears/ anger 抑制住眼泪/愤怒 10. automatic adj. 自动的；无意识的，不及思索的→ automatically adv. 自动地 a fully automatic driver-less car 一辆完全无人驾驶的汽车 an automatic reaction 下意识的反应 11. come about 发生 Can you tell me how the accident came about? 12. priority n. 优先事项，首要事情；优先权，重点 Education is a top priority. 当务之急 13. contradict v. 相矛盾，相反；反驳，训斥→contradiction n. 矛盾→contradictory adj. 矛盾的 A contradict B= A be in contradiction to B =A be contradictory to B A和B相矛盾 contradict each other 自相矛盾 14. differ v. 相异；意见相左→different adj. 不同的→difference n. 不同点 differ from … in… 在…方面和…不同 He differs from his father in character. 他和他爸爸性格不同。 15. conclusion n. 结论，推论；结束，结果；签订，达成→ conclude v. 总结 draw/ reach/ come to a concl