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Unit1 Growing up
Understanding ideas部分词汇
integrity
virtue
①高尚的道德;正直的品性;德行:
Confucius lead a life of virtue.
② 美德;良好习惯:
Patience is not one of her virtues, I’m afraid.
③优点;长处;用处:
They could see no virtue in discussing it further.
licence
英式英语,美式是license
词块:a driver’s / driving licence
loan
词块:take out a loan 借贷
adulthood
adult (n 成人) + -hood (名词后缀,表示“时期”)
milestone
mile (n 英里) + stone (n 石头) → 每英里设置的界石 → 里程碑
election
2024年11月6日,美国国会举行联席会议,确认美国总统大选结果。1月7日凌晨,美国国会确认共和党人特朗普赢得270张选举人票,在总统选举中获胜。
The US Congress certified Republicans Trump’s presidential election victory with 270 Electoral College votes.
elect & election
elect vt
① 常用于被动语态]选举;推选 to choose sb for an official position by voting:
elect sb to sth:
I’ll never forget being elected to the student council.
elect sb (as) sth:
They elected Smith (as) mayor.
②[正式用语]选择;决定 to choose to do sth:
elect to do sth:
He has elected to become a doctor.
【知新】election n [C] & [U] 选举;推选:
a general election
wage
wage原指承诺对别人的服务的报酬,引申为“工资” 。原仅限于手工和机械劳动所得,后词义通用化。
■ n [C][常用复数]工资;薪金:
high / low wages
a weekly wage
■ vt 开始;发动:
wage a campaign
tax
词块:charge / pay tax
before / after tax
名词动词化:对……征税
ambulance
legal
①[只用于名词前]法律上的:
He offered guidance to poor black people on
their legal problems.
② 合法的;法定的 反 illegal:
a legal holiday (BrE a bank holiday)
It’s legal to turn right at a red light in most states.
► legally adv 法律上;合法地 反 illegally
mature
词块:be mature for one’s age
on mature reflection/ consideration
形容词动词化:成熟、长成
派生词:maturely
instantly
instant (adj 立刻的)+ -ly (副词后缀)
词块:instant coffee
近义词:immediately
childhood
child (n 儿童) + -hood (名词后缀:表示“时期”)
类似 adulthood
词块:in / during one’s childhood
obey
词块:obey/follow rules / orders
gradual
gradu- (step 步、级) + -al (形容词词缀) → 一步一步的 → 逐渐的
同根词:grade, graduate
派生词:gradually
selfish
self (n 自我) + -ish (形容词后缀)
词族:self
selfless
selflessly
selfish
unselfish
selfishly
selfishness
approve
根据所给汉语,用适当的词块完成句子。
You may not ________________________(赞成)his party-boy lifestyle, but he’s still your brother.
agree with
approve
① vi 赞成;赞同
反 disapprove:
I approve of you / your trying to make some money, but please don’t neglect your studies.
② vt 批准;认可 to officially accept a plan, proposal, etc.:
We would be pleased if you would approve our proposal.
The Ministry of Education approved a new policy today.
► approving adj 赞许的;赞成的
反 disapproving
【词汇拓展】
approval n [C] & [U] 赞成;同意 反 disapproval;批准:
He nodded in approval.
The government gave approval to the project.
I hope my suggestions will meet with your approval.
► disapproval n [U] 不赞同;反对 反 approval
► disapproving adj 不赞同的;表示反对的 反 approving
steady
词块:a steady job
派生词:steadily
tempt
to make someone want to have or do something, even though they know they really should not 诱惑,引诱:
tempt sb. to do sth. 诱使某人做某事
tempt sb. into doing sth.诱使某人做某事
temptation n. 引诱;诱惑;诱惑人的东西
tempt
Nothing could tempt him to make such a decision.
什么也不能促使他作出这样的决定。
The new program is designed to tempt young people into studying engineering.
这个新项目旨在吸引年轻人学习工程学。
If you leave valuables in your car it will tempt thieves.
如果你把贵重物品放在车上,会招来小偷的。
The bag of sweets on the table was too strong a temptation for the child to resist.
桌上那包糖果对那孩子是个难以抗拒的诱惑.
librarian
library (n 图书馆) + -ian (从事……的人)
household
house (n 房屋) + hold (n 握住) → 住在房子里的所有人→ 一家人;家庭 词块:a household name 家喻户晓的名字
commute
deposit
词块:pay the deposit on sth
commitment
commitment由commit(使承担义务 / 使作出保证)+ -ment构成。commitment与“承诺(promise)”有关。
承诺的事(commitments)有大有小,大如一段婚姻或一份工作,小如与朋友的约会。一旦作出承诺(make a commitment),就需要全身心的投入。
commitment
① [U] 投入;奉献 being prepared to give a lot of your time and attention to sth because you believe it is right or important:
A career as an actor requires one hundred percent commitment.
② [C] 承诺;许诺;保证 a promise or agreement to do sth:
commitment to do / doing sth
She has made a commitment to going bottle-free.
③ [C] 承诺的事 / 责任:
I’m overworked at the moment — I’ve taken on too many commitments.
commit
commit v. 犯(错误) ;投入(钱、时间等);承诺
commit a mistake (an error/crime) 犯错误
commit oneself to sth. 献身于……
suitable
■ adj 适合的;适宜的 (反 unsuitable) :
I don’t have anything suitable to wear for the party.
This programme is not suitable for children.
Not all men are suitable for that kind of work.
suit
■ n [C](一套)衣服:
a business / swimming suit
■ vt(服装、颜色等)适合;对(某人)方便;中……的意:
I found an evening dress that suited me perfectly.
If we meet at 9 a.m., would that suit you?
There is Chinese food to suit everyone’s taste, with traditional dishes from all over China.
suit ... to 使……适合:
A good teacher suits his lesson to the age of his pupils.
► suited adj[不用于名词前,与for / to连用]适合的:
be best suited to / for
minimum
minimum 反 maximum
■ n [C] (pl minima / minimums) 最低限度;最小量:
We have a minimum of 28 people living here in the winter and a maximum of 125 in the summer.
At a minimum, we must hire three new teachers.
■ adj[只用于名词前]最低的;最小的;最少的:
minimum requirements
Thanks!
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