Unit 3 Mind and body 教材核心词汇梳理-2023-2024学年高中英语上教版（2020）选择性必修第三册

上教版选择性必修3U1 1. abuse /əˈbjuːs/ n. 滥用; 妄用 abusive (adj.): 辱骂的 verbal abuse: 言语虐待 suffer abuse: 遭受虐待 The fact is, widespread abuse of short-term rentals is taking much needed housing off the market and harming our neighborhoods. <2024金山区一模C篇> 事实上，短期租赁的广泛滥用正在将急需的住房从市场上剥离，并对我们的社区造成损害。 2. attain /əˈteɪn/ v. 获得; 得到 attainable (adj.): 可达到的 attainment (n.): 达到 attain a goal: 达到一个目标 Then she hit one—attaining a high-level executive position in a company. <2022黄浦区一模六选四> 后来，她成功了--获得了一家公司的高级管理职位。 3. boost /buːst/ v. 提高; 增强 boost confidence: 增强信心 boost the economy: 促进经济 When the world is confident that it will boost elephant numbers rather than wipe them out, the ivory trade should be encouraged. <2024浦东新区一模六选四> 当世界有信心增加大象的数量而不是消灭它们时，就应该鼓励象牙贸易。 4. decrease /ˈdiːkriːs/ v. 减少; 减小 decrease in value: 贬值 People whose levels of leisure exercise decreased by middle age had no difference in the risk of an early death to those who had always been couch potatoes. <2024嘉定区一模C篇> 到了中年，休闲运动量减少的人与那些总是坐在沙发上的人相比，早死的风险并无差别。 5. ease /iːz/ v. n. 减轻; 缓减. 容易; 轻易 ease the pain: 缓解疼痛 with ease: 轻松地 He found that by applying small amounts of energy intelligently, even a large, messy weather system approaching from the future could be eased. <2024杨浦区一模A篇> 他发现，只要巧妙地使用少量能量，即使是来自未来的大型混乱天气系统也能得到缓解。 6. engage /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/ v. 从事; 参加; 吸引住(注意力、兴趣) engagement (n.): 参与 engaging (adj.): 吸引人的 engage in conversation: 参与对话 engage the audience: 吸引观众 Being universally understood by those engaged or interested in the particular science or art, they have the accurateness of a mathematical formula. <2024松江区一模C篇> 由于从事特定科学或艺术的人或对其感兴趣的人都能普遍理解，因此它们具有数学公式的精确性。 7. moral /ˈmɒrəl/ adj. 道义上的; 道德上的 morality (n.): 道德 morally (adv.): 在道德上 moral values: 道德价值 moral obligation: 道德义务 Meanwhile, American fantasies differ in another way: They usually end with a moral lesson learned — for example, in Oz, Dorothy’s journey ends with the realization: “There’s no place like home.” <2024浦东新区一模六选四> 与此同时，美国的幻想小说还有另一个不同之处： 它们通常以