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选择性必修第三册 Unit 3 单词讲解
1. breadth n. 宽度;广泛 broad .adj. 宽阔的;广泛的 broaden v.变宽;扩大
①a swimming pool with a breadth of 10 meters 宽10米的游泳池
②a broad street 宽广的街道
③broaden one’s horizons拓宽某人的视野
2. convince vt.使确信;使相信;说服;劝说
convincing 有说服力的;使人信服的 convinced 确信的;坚信的
①convince sb of sth 使某人相信某事
You will need to convince them of your enthusiasm for the job.
你要使他们相信你殷切希望得到这份工作。
②convince sb to do sth说服某人做某事
I have been trying to convince him to see a doctor.
我一直在劝他去看病。
③The driver left, fully convinced that he didn’t make a mistake.
司机确信自己没有犯错,就离开了。
3. On behalf of 代表(或代替) ;为帮助;为了
①代表
On behalf of the department, I would like to thank you all.
我谨代表本部门感谢大家。
②为了
They write letters of recommendation on behalf of students.
他们为学生写推荐信。
4. load v. 装上;装入 n. 负载;承载量;大量
①load .. with sth 把某物装上..
They loaded the boat with all kinds of things.= The boat was loaded with all kinds of things.
船上装载了各种各样的东西。
②a load of = loads of 很多
There were loads of people standing around a TV set in the store.店里有很多人站在电视前。
5. log v. 伐木;记录;登录;注册 (logged - logged) n. 海航日志;正式记录;原木
①记录
The police logged all phone calls.警察记录所有电话。
②登录 You need a password to log on.登录需要密码。
③航海日志 The captain keeps a log. 船长记航海日志。
6. strengthen v. 加强;增强 strength 体力;力气;优点;长处
①The wind had strengthened overnight. 夜里,风更大了。
②The ability to keep calm is one of her many strengths.保持冷静的能力是她的多项长处之一。
7. harmonious adj. 友好和睦的;协调的,和谐的 harmony n. 融洽;和睦
①In short, a good and harmonious environment at home is vital for a child to grow healthy.
总之,良好和谐的家庭环境对孩子的健康成长至关重要。
② live / be in harmony with与.. 和谐相处
In this heavenly world, people lie in perfect harmony with nature.
在这天堂般的世界里,人与自然和谐相处。
8. dismiss v. 不予考虑,对...不屑一提;去除,摒弃;解雇;解散
①不予考虑 I think we can dismiss their objections . 我认为对于他们的异议可不予理会。
②去除,摒弃 Dismissing her fears, she climbed higher. 去除了恐惧,她爬得更高了。
③解雇 He has the power to dismiss employees who refuses to work hard.
他有权解雇不努力工作的员工。
④解散 The professor dismissed the class early because he had a meeting.