Unit 2 Onwards and Upwards 重点词汇讲解 课件-2024-2025学年高二英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第一册

1.debt n.债务,欠款 be in debt (to sb.) 欠(某人的)债 pay off one’s debts 还清(某人的)债务 Most of his adult life has been a struggle against debt . 他成年后的大部分时间都在与债务作斗争。 2.pace n. 速度;进度;节奏 keep pace with 与...保持同步,紧跟,跟上 at a ... pace 以……的速度 We encourage all students to study at their own pace. The fellow walks so fast that I can’t keep pace with him. 3.inform v.通知,告知 inform sb. of/about sth. 通知某人某事 Please inform us of any changes of address. 地址若有变动请随时通知我们。 We are informed of the date of the meeting. keep sb informed of sth 不断给某人提供最新消息 information n.[U]信息;消息;情报 a piece of information 一则消息 4.dread v.畏惧,惧怕 n.恐惧,害怕 dread doing sth 害怕做某事 (=be afraid of doing sth) These are words that every writer dreads receiving. 5.rarely adv.很少,难得 rare adj. 稀少的,罕见的;珍贵的 It is rare to find such loyalty these days. 这样忠心耿耿,在今天非常少见。 I rarely had more than four hours of sleep. 我很少有超过四个小时的睡眠。 6.overnight adv.在夜里,突然,一下子 The decision was reached overnight. 这个决定是夜间做出的。 In 1970 he became an overnight success in America. 1970年他在美国一夜之间成了成功人士。 7.rejection n.拒绝,否决 reject vt. 拒绝接受;不予考虑 The manager rejected all our suggestions. Few people knows that a lot of highly successful writers have previously(以前) faced rejection. 8. persevere v. 锲而不舍;坚持不懈 Persevere and you'll succeed. 只要你坚持不懈,你自会成功. perseverance n.不屈不挠;毅力;坚持不懈 He has never stopped trying and showed great perseverance. 他从末停止努力,表现出了极大的毅力。 9.criticism / kr t s z m/ n.批评,指责 critic n. 批评家;评论家 critical adj. 批评的;批判性的 criticise v. 批评;指责 Ben is very sensitive, he just can't take criticism . 本很敏感,简直接受不了批评。