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Unit 1 [Lesson 1]
· 1. chat
1)v. 闲谈,聊天
chat with sb. about… 就…与某人聊天
My kids spend hours chatting on the phone with their friends.
2)n. 闲聊
have a chat with sb. 与某人聊天
I had a long chat with her.
· 2. voluntary adj. 自愿的
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1)volunteer
1)n. 志愿者,义务工作者
In the mid-1990s, Tom Bissell taught English as a volunteer in Uzbekistan.
2)v. 自愿
volunteer for sth. 自愿为某事效劳
Several staff members volunteered for early retirement.
volunteer to do sth. 自告奋勇/主动提出做某事
Many Chinese college students volunteer to be a teacher in remote and poor areas.
· 3. native
1)adj. 本地的;土著的
be native to… 源于…;原产于…
It is well known that the panda is native to China.
2)n. 本地人
· 4. range
1)n. 一系列;范围,界限;山脉
a wide/ full range of 各种个样的
This school provides a full range of activities for students.
in/ within range (of…) 在(…的)范围
out of/ beyond range (of…)
The price was out of/ beyond our range, so we declined.
2)v.(在一定范围内)变动,变化;包括;排列
range from…to… 包括…
My brother has a number of interests, ranging from playing chess to swimming.
range between…and…在…到…范围内变动
The population of these cities ranges between 3 million and 5 milliion.
3)vi./ vt. 徘徊,漫步,四处移动
· 5. various adj. 各种各样的
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1)variety n. 变化;种类
a variety of/ varieties of 各种各样的
Yellowstone National Park offers a variety of ranger programs throughout the park, and throughout the year.
2)varied adj. 各种各样的;多变的
The responsibilities of government are many, and they are varied.
3)vary v.(大小、形状等)相异;(根据情况)变化
vary from…to… 从…到…不等/不同
vary in… 在…方面有差异
The suggestions which were put forward in the conference vary in influence and importance.
vary with… 随着…变化
These opinions will vary with time, and vary from place to place.
[易混辨析] varied/ various
易混词
用法
varied
强调同义范围内的“变化;不同”
various
强调不同范围中的种类“多样性”
· 6. convenient adj. 方便的,便利的
be convenient for… 对…方便
Would this evening be convenient for you ?
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1)inconvenient adj. 不便对;带来麻烦的
2)convenience n. 方便;便利;自在,舒服
for convenience 为了便利起见
For convenience, I rent a house near my company.
at one’s convenience 在某人方便时
If you are interested, please send an application email at your earliest convenience.
· 7. quality n.
1)质量,品质
in quality 在质量上
This computer is low in quality; it broke down within less than a year of use.
2)(尤指好的)人品,素质,品德
Honesty is a quality that everyone admires.
3)特征,特色,特质
One quality of this material is that it is unbreakable.
· 8. addict n. 对…着迷的人;瘾君子
I’m a chocolate addict.
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1)addicted adj. 有瘾的
be/ get addicted to… 对…上瘾;沉迷于…
Many smokers who are addicted to nicotine cannot quit smoking.
2)addictive adj. 使人上瘾的;使人入迷的
3)addiction n. 瘾;入迷;嗜好
· 9. drag v. 拖;拽;拉;缓慢而费力地移动
drag one’s feet/ heels 做事拖拉;故意延迟
It’s not a good idea to drag your feet when the work needs to be done.
· 10. tend v. 往往会;趋于;照料
tend to do 往往会做某事
Parents tend to believe that they need to provide their children with good living conditions, but the most important thing for a child is the company of parents.
tend (to) sb./ sth. 照料某人/某物
She tended to her husband carefully during his illness.
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1)tendency n. 趋势;倾向
have a tendency to do 倾向于做某事;喜欢做某事
Old people have a tendency to live a simple life.
there is a tendency for sb. to do 某人有做某事的趋势
In recent years, there is a growing tendency for people to shop online.
· 11. goal n.
1)目标;目的
set a goal 设定目标
Without motivation, you can neither set a goal nor reach it.
achieve/ reach/ attain one’s goal 实现某人的目标
Lucy has achieved all of the goals she set for herself at senior high school.
2)球门;射门;进球得分
score/ kick/ get/ make a goal 得分
Half an hour later, they finally scored/ kicked a goal.
· 12. aim
1)v.
① 力求达到,力争做到
aim at/ for sth. 努力争取某物
aim to do/ aim at doing 力求做某事
② 目的是,旨在;针对
be aimed at (doing) sth. 目的是(做)某事
be aimed at sb. 针对某人
③ 瞄准,对准
aim (sth.) at sb./ sth.(把某物)瞄准某人/某物
He aimed his toy gun at the target, but missed it.
2)n. 目标;目的
with the aim of… 为了… = for the purpose of…
She visited the school with the aim of seeing the library.
· 13. target
1)n. 目标
The university will reach its target of 5000 students next September.
on target 如期
The new sports complex is on target to open in June.
2)v. 面向,对准;把…作为目标
The missiles’ were mainly targeted at the United States.
· 14. update
1)v.
① 更新
You should have the data updated once a week.
② 向…提供最新消息
update sb. on sth. 向某人提供某物的最新信息
We will update you on this news story throughout the day.
2)n.(计算机文件的)更新;最新消息
It’s an update of a previous version of the software.
· 15. distance
1)n.
① 距离;远方;遥远
in the distance 在远处;在远方
at/ from a distance (of…) 从远处;离一段距离
The railway station is at a distance of two miles from our school.
② 冷淡,疏远
keep sb. at a distance 同某人疏远,对某人冷淡,与某人保持一定距离
It was very difficult to get to know Anne because she always kept everyone at a distance.
2)v. 撇清和…的关系,使与…保持距离
distance yourself (from sb./ sth.) 使自己(与…)保持距离
When he retired, he tried to distance himself from politics.
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1)distant adj. 疏远的;远亲的;冷淡的
be distant from… 离…远;与…不同
· 16. volunteer
1)n. 志愿者
2)v. 自愿
volunteer for… 自愿为…服务
Why do you want to volunteer for our organization ?
volunteer to do sth. 自愿做某事
The couple who live next to us volunteered to help after the volcano erupted.
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1)voluntary adj. 自愿的
2)voluntarily adv. 主动地
· 17. revise v. 修改;修订;复习;改变
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1)reviser n. 修订者
2)revision n. 复习;修订
do some revision 进行复习
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