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Unit 1 [Lesson 2] 1. handle 1)n. 把手;柄 She turned the handle and opened the door. 2)v. 处理,应付 A new man was appointed to handle the crisis. 2. preference n. 偏爱 in preference to 而不是 She was chosen in preference to her sister. a preference for… 对…的偏爱 [词形转换] 1)preferable adj. 更可取的;更合适的 2)prefer v. 更喜欢 prefer to do/ doing sth. 更喜欢做某事 Helen prefers climbing/ to climb mountains at the weekends. prefer sb. to do sth. 希望某人做某事 I prefer you to start early. prefer…to… 喜欢…胜过喜欢… I much prefer jazz to rock music. prefer doing…to doing… I prefer reading books to watching television. prefer to do sth. rather than do sth. 宁愿做某事也不做某事 I prefer to walk there rather than go by car. would rather do sth. than do sth. 宁愿做某事也不做某事 = would do sth. rather than do sth. I would rather walk there than go by car. I would walk there rather than go by car. 3. upset 1)adj. 心烦意乱的;难过的 be upset about… 为…心烦意乱 Tom was upset about not being invited to the party. 2)v. ① 使生气,使心烦意乱 It upsets sb. to do/ that… 做某事/…让某人心烦意乱 It upsets me that my suggestion put forward at the meeting was turned down. ② 打翻,碰到;搅乱 Mike stoop up suddenly, upsetting the soup. 5. ashamed adj. 羞耻的,惭愧的 be ashamed of (doing) sth. 因(做)某事感到羞愧 You should be ashamed of your self for telling such lies. [词形转换] 1)shame n. 惭愧 v. 使惭愧 It is a shame/ pity… 2)shameful adj. 可耻的 [易混辨析] ashamed/ shameful 易混词 区别 ashamed 指人感到羞耻、惭愧、不好意思 shameful 指事情或行为本身可耻、不道德 6. intention n. 意图;计划 have no intention of… 没有…的意图 I have no intention of going to the wedding. with the intention of… 带着…的意图 He left England with the intention of travelling in Africa. [词形转换] 1)intend v. 打算;计划 intend doing/ to do 打算做某事 Mr. White is back home now and intends to write a book about his adventure. intend sb. to do 想要某人做某事 Anna intends me to go to the cinema with her this weekend. It is intended that… 计划… 2)intended adj. 打算的 be intended for 是为…打算/设计的 = be meant for 7. demanding adj. 要求高的;费力的;(人)要求严格的;苛求的;难满足的 The work is physically demanding. [词形转换] 1)demand 1)n. 需要,需求;要求 meet/ satisfy the/ one’s demand 满足(某人的)需求 The firm attempts to meet its customers’ demand. in demand 需要 Her books are in great demand at the moment. on demand 一经要求 Print the books on demand. 2)v.(坚决)要求;需要 This sport demands both speed and strength. demand to do sth.(坚决)要求做某事 She demanded to see the manager. 8. effective adj. 有效的 Long prison sentences can be a very effective deterrent for offenders. [词形转换] 1)effect n. 影响;结果;效果 have a great effect on… The family environment has an effect on the shaping of children’s characters. have no effect on… come into effect 生效,开始实施 The new law has come into effect, and the number of wild animals here is on the increase now. take effect 生效,开始起作用 The law first came into being in 2010, and it is still takes effect today. bring/ put sth. into effect 实行,实施,使…生效 in effect 事实上,实际上 side effects 副作用 2)ineffective adj. 无效的 9. raise v. 1)提起;举起 She raised the gun and fired. 2)增加,提高 They raised their offer to $500. 3)筹集;召集 We’re raising money for charity. 4)养育,培养 They were both raised in the South. 5)种植;饲养 They are going to raise corn. 10. highlight v. 标出;突出显示;强调 The report highlights the major problems facing society today. 11. manner 1)n. 礼貌;礼仪 [pl.] It’s good/ bad manners to do sth. 做某事是有礼貌/没礼貌的 It’s bad manners to stare at people. 2)n. 方法;方式 in a/ the…manner 以…方式 She smiled again in a friendly manner. 3)n. 态度;举止 I don’t like his manner; it’s very rude. 4)n. 习俗;风俗 [pl.] This is a book about the life and manners of Victorian London. 12. sensitive adj. 1)神经过敏的;易生气的 be sensitive to/ about… 对…敏感 Young people are very sensitive about their appearance. 2)(话题、问题)敏感的;须谨慎对待的 Wage increases have been a sensitive issue in recent years. 3)敏感的;过敏的 be sensitive to… 对…敏感/过敏 This kind of fish is very sensitive to water temperature. 4)体贴的;体恤的;善解人意的(considerate/ understanding/ thoughtful) be sensitive to… 体谅… She is very sensitive to other people’s feelings. 5)(仪器等)灵敏的 The photographers tried to capture every motion of the rare animal by highly sensitive electronic cameras. 学科网(北京)股份有限公司 $$