Unit 2 Morals and Virtues 词汇讲义-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

必修三Unit2词汇讲义 1. dilemma n.进退两难的境地；困境 be in dilemma 处于进退两难的境地 put sb. into a dilemma n.困境 I am grateful that you helped me get out of the dilemma I was in. Facing a dilemma, we should think twice and make a right choice. 她左右为难， 思考着接下来做什么。She was __in a dilemma___ ， wondering what to do next. 2. moral adj（只用于名词前）道德（上）的；道义上的 n（用复数）道德规范/准则；品行 morally adv道德上 immoral adj. 不道德的 ethical adj.道德的；伦理的 a moral question道德问题 social morals 社会公德 eg. She describes her own moral dilemma in making the film. 3. faint v.昏倒；晕厥 adj.不清楚的；微小的；微弱的 faint from hunger 饿昏过去 faint memory 模糊的记忆 faint light 微弱的光线 faint smile 淡淡的微笑 faint chance 很小的机会 There is faint hope. 有一线希望 4. illustrate vt （举例）说明；阐明；（给书或文章）做插图 illustration n.图解；图示 illustrator n.插图画家 illustrative adj.解释性的 illustrate sth. with sth. 用…来说明… to illustrate my point为了说明我的观点 eg. She looked like a princess in a nineteenth-century illustration. 她看上去像19世纪插图里的公主。 5. precious adj.珍稀的；宝贵的 previous adj.先前的；以前的；以往的 6. a precious gift 珍贵的礼物 a precious moment/memory 珍贵的时刻/记忆 be precious to sb. 对某人来说很珍贵 7. carry sb through sth帮助某人渡过难关 eg. My friends carried me through trouble when I was in need. eg. Can you carry me through the difficult problem? carry out 实施；履行 carry on 继续 carry away 运走 8. entrust v.委托；交付 entrust sb. with sth.=entrust sth. to sb.把某事委托给某人 9. marriage n 结婚；婚姻 a happy marriage 幸福的婚姻 marry vt娶；嫁；与.....结婚 vi结婚 married adj.已婚的；有配偶的 marry sb 与某人结婚 marry sb to sb把某人嫁给某人 be married to（表状态）与.....结婚 get married to （表动作）与.....结婚 eg. On returning to the palace, the king married the woman. 一回到宫殿，国王就和这位女子结婚了。 eg. Her father is trying to marry her to his manager’s son. 她的爸爸想让她嫁给他经理的儿子。 eg. They have been married to each other for 20 years.他们已经结婚20年了。 eg. Jane got married to her husband immediately after graduation.简一毕业就嫁给了她丈夫。 10. majority n.大部分；大多数 m