Unit2 Out of this world单词详解知识清单- 2023-2024学年高中英语译林版选择性必修第三册

选择性必修第三册 Unit 2 单词讲解 1. astronaut n. 宇航员；航天员 astronomer n. 天文学家 2. absence n. ①缺席　absence from work 缺勤 ②不存在；缺乏　 The case was dismissed in the absence of definite proof. 此案因缺乏确凿证据而不予受理。absent adj. ①缺席　 be absent from work 缺勤 ②不存在；缺少　Love was totally absent from his childhood. 他童年时根本没有得到过爱。　 ③心不在焉的；出神的 an absent expression 心不在焉的神情 3. bother v. n. ①使烦恼或担忧 I didn’t want to bother her with my financial problems. 我不想让她为我的经济问题操心。 It bothers me to think of her alone in that big house. ②（常用于否定句和疑问句）花费时间精力（做某事） Why bother asking if you're not really interested? 如果你不真感兴趣，干吗费口舌打听呢？ ③麻烦；困难 [U] I don't want to put you to any bother. 我不想给你添乱子。 4. occupy v. ①使用，占用（空间、面积、时间等）= take up The routine tasks occupy most of the day. 常规的工作占据了大半天。 ②使用（房屋、建筑）；居住　~ sth He occupies an office on the 12th floor. 他在12楼有一间办公室。 ③侵占；占领；占据　~ sth Protesting students occupied the TV station. 抗议的学生占领了电视台。 ④使忙于（做某事）；忙着（做某事） occupy sb / sth / oneself (in) doing sth / with sth= sb be occupied (in) doing/ with sth He occupied himself with business matters, so we didn’t want to bother him. 他忙于生意方面的事情，所以我们不想打扰他。 ⑤任职；执政 The president occupies the position for four years. 总统任期四年。 occupied adj. 使用中，有人使用；忙于；被占领的，被侵占的 occupation n. 工作；占领；使用，居住 5. evaluate v. 估计；评价；评估　 evaluation n. 6. cast new light on sth 使进一步了解... （cast-cast-cast）  Recent research has cast new light on the causes of the disease. 最新研究使人们进一步了解了这种疾病的起因。 7. maintenance n. [U] ①维护；保养　~ (of sth) car maintenance　汽车保养 ②维持；保持　~ (of sth) the maintenance of international peace　维护世界和平 8. circumstance n. circumstances [pl.] ①条件；环境；状况 I know I can trust her in any circumstance. ②境况；境遇；经济状况 domestic circumstances 家庭经济状况 in / under the circumstances　在这种情况下；既然如此 Under the circumstances, it seems better not to tell him the truth. 在这种情况下，不告诉他实情似乎更好。 There are circumstances where the word “mighty” can be used as an adverb. 9. exposure n. [U] ①面临，遭受　exposure to harmful radiation 接触有害辐射 ②揭露　the exposure of illegal deals 对非法交易