Unit 2 Natural Disasters单词讲义 -2023-2024学年高中英语译林版（2020）必修第三册

第三册 Unit 2 单词讲解 1. injure vt. 伤害，使受伤;损害→injured adj. 受伤的→injury n. 受伤，损害 He injured his knees while playing football. There were five people injured in the crash. Two players are out of the team because of injury. 2. disaster n. 灾难；彻底失败 natural disasters  自然灾害 His performance was a total disaster.  他的表演彻底搞砸了。 3. at large 整个，全部（用于名词后） Students at large felt that the strain was unbearable. the opinion of the public at large 普遍大众的观点. 4. reaction n. 反应；抗拒；化学反应 →react v. 作出反应 in reaction/response to 对...作出反应 a reaction against... 对...抗拒 react/response to 对...作出反应 In reaction to the serious pollution, an increasing number of young people do their part to participate in clean-up activities. 越来越多的年轻人尽自己的义务来参加清洁活动，来应对严重的污染 5. signal （signalled/signaled） v. 发信号;标志 n. 信号；标志；信号灯 Both sides signalled their willingness to start a new round of talk. 双方都表示他们愿意开始新一轮的谈话 give a signal 发出信号 pick up signals 接受信号 traffic signals 交通信号灯 6. exit n. 出口，通道；离开 v. 出去，离开，退场；退出 emergency exit 紧急出口 the entrance to ....的入口 7. orderly adj. 有秩序的，有条理的 → order n. 顺序；命令/ v. 命令；点单 a calm and orderly life 平静而有序的生活 put ...in order 使...有条理 8. stair n. 楼梯；梯级 upstairs 在楼上 downstairs 在楼下 9. roll n. 名单；卷；一管；翻滚 vi. 滚动；翻身；卷起 roll call call a roll 点名 roll up one’s sleeves 卷起袖子 Tears rolled down her cheeks. 眼泪从脸颊滚下。 She rolled her eyes upwards. 她翻了个白眼。 10. confirm vt.证实，确认；使确信；批准→ n. confirmation 确认；证实 confirm the sudden news 证实突如其来的消息 It has been confirmed that 已经证实 11. safe and sound 安然无恙的 They arrived home safe and sound. 12. hug (hugged-hugging) 拥抱；抱紧 He sat in the chair, hugging his knees. 13. odd adj. 奇怪的；偶尔的；不成对的 → adv. oddly 古怪地；单数地 an odd-looking house 样子怪异的房子 14. occur (occurred-occurring) v. 发生，出现；存在于 Something odd occurre