Unit5 Learning from Nature重点单词讲义 2023-2024学年高中英语外研版选择性必修第三册

UNIT 5 1. take...for granted 认为......理所当然 Children always take their parents' love for granted. 孩子们总是认为父母的爱是理所当然的。 2. architect n. 建筑师 architecture n. 建筑学;建筑设计;建筑风格 3. superb adj. 极好的;出色的 You look superb. 你看上去棒极了。 4. convert v. 使转变;使转换 The panels capture heat from the sun and convert it into energy. 面板从太阳吸收热量并将其转化为能量。 5. frontier n. 边界;知识前沿 6. pond n. 池塘 7. sow v. 播(种) 8. wisdom n. 智慧 wise adj. 明智的 Mary is a woman of great wisdom. 玛丽是个才女。 She had made a very wise decision. 她作出了一个非常明智的决定。 9. seek solutions to 寻求解决方法 We should actively seek solutions to these problems. 我们应该积极寻求这些问题的解决办法 10. take inspiration from 从......中获取灵感 Scientists take inspiration from nature to make their breakthrough. 科学家从大自然寻求灵感做出突破。 11. employ v. 使用;运用;雇用 employer n. 雇主 employee n. 雇员 employment n. 雇用;就业 be employed in doing sth 从事于,忙于 The company employs 18 workers. 该公司雇用了18位职工。 Your time could be usefully employed in doing more meaningful things. 你的时间可以被有效地利用来更多有意义的事情。 12. physician n. 医生;内科医生 13. bow v/n. 鞠躬 n.弓;蝴蝶结 14. rural adj. 农村的,乡村的 urban adj. 城市的,城镇的 Thousands were forced to migrate from rural to urban areas in search of work. 成千上万的人为了寻找工作被迫从农村移居到城市。 15. decent adj. 可接受的,想当好的;体面的;像样的 I hope that I can get a decent job with a good salary after graduation. 我希望毕业后能有一份既体面,收入又高的工作。 16. deliberately adv. 故意地;从容不迫地 deliberate adj. 故意的 The fire was started deliberately. 这场火灾是故意引起的。 17. withdraw v. 退出;(使)撤回,撤离 Government troops were forced to withdraw. 政府部队被迫撤走了。 18. domestic adj. 驯养的;家养的;家用的;国内的 19. depressive adj. 抑郁的 depressed adj. 抑郁的;萧条的 depressing adj. 令人沮丧的 depress v. 使抑郁;使沮丧; depression n. 抑郁症;抑郁;沮丧 She felt very depressed about the future. 她对未来感到很沮丧。 20. reluctant adj. 不情愿的;勉强的 She was reluctant to admit she was wrong. 她不愿承认自己有错。 21. depart v. 离开 departure n. 离开 We would depart the next morning. 我们将在第二天启程。 22. purity n. 纯洁;洁净 pure adj. 纯的,纯真的 purify v. 净化 23. resign v. 辞职,安于 resignation n. 辞职,辞职信;听任 The President was forced to resign. 总统被迫辞职。 24. reject v. 拒绝接受 rejection n. 拒绝 I’ve