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选择性必修第三册 Unit 4 单词讲解
1. awe v. 使敬畏;使惊叹; n. 惊叹,敬畏
She seemed awed by the presence of so many famous people.
见到这么多名人出席,似乎令她惊叹不已。
awesome adj. 令人惊叹的;使人惊惧的;很困难的;难得吓人的
an awesome sight 惊人的奇观
2. civilization noun 文明,文明社会 civilized adj. 文明的
3. preserve verb 保护,维护;维持 n. preservation environmental preservation 环境保护
preserve his reputation/peace 维护某人的名誉/和平
a well preserved house 保存完好的房子
4. urgent adj. 紧急的, 紧迫的; 催促的;急切的 urgence n. 紧急,紧急的事
in urgent need of protection 紧急需要保护
urge that sb should do sth敦促,催促,力劝
The report urged that all children be taught to swim.
这份报告呼吁给所有的儿童教授游泳。
5. wear down︱wear sth down 使磨损,逐渐磨平
wear out︱wear sth out 磨破,穿破;使筋疲力尽
wear and tear noun [U] (正常使用造成的)磨损,损耗,损坏
The long-term natural forces can gradually wear down heritage sites.
长期的自然力量能够逐渐侵蚀遗址。
He wore out two pairs of shoes last year. 去年他穿坏了两双鞋。
You'll wear yourself out if you carry on working so hard.
你要是继续这样拼命工作,身体会吃不消的。
6. ruin verb ①毁坏;破坏;②使破产(或失去地位);毁灭
noun ①[U]毁坏;破坏;毁灭
fall into ruin/ in ruins 成为废墟/ 毁灭;严重受损;破败不堪
The bad weather ruined our trip. 天气恶劣,破坏了我们的旅行。
Years of fighting have left the area in ruins. 经年的战事已经使得这个地区满目疮痍。
7. incredible adj. ①不能相信的;难以置信的 ②极好的;极大的 incredibly adv.
8. violence noun暴力;暴行violently adv. ①强烈地;激烈地 ②猛烈地;厉害地 violent adj.
9. conflict noun 冲突;战斗; 争论;矛盾;不一致 verb 冲突;抵触 ~ (with sth)
in conflict with sb / sth
She found herself in conflict with her parents over her future career.
她发现自己在将来择业的问题上与父母存在着分歧
10. civil adj. 国民的,平民的;国家的;民事的(非刑事的)
civil wars/ cases 内战/民事案件
11. internal adj. 内部的;国内的 OPP external
internal structure/ reasons 内部结构/ 原因
12. outcome noun 结果;效果
13. nail noun ①指甲;趾甲 ②钉;钉子
verb(用钉子)钉牢,固定
a nail in sb's/sth's ˈcoffin 导致失败的事物;导致某事终结之物
14. assess verb 评估,评定(性质、质量);估算
assessment noun 看法;评价= evaluation
I'd assess your chances as low. 我估计你的机会不大。
15. collapse verb (突然)倒塌,坍塌;昏倒
The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
collapsed adj. collapsed buildings 坍塌的建筑物
16. consultation noun [U]咨询;商讨;就诊
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