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Unit 1 [Lesson 2]
· 1. stress
1)n. 精神压力;物理压力;重音;强调
be under stress 在压力下
Things can easily go wrong when people are under stress.
under the stress of… 在…的压力下
Under the stress of busy work, Marty looks a lot thinner.
put/ lay/ place stress on 强调/重视…
I think the company places too much stress on cost and not enough on quality.
2)v. 强调;重读;使焦虑
stress the importance of… 强调…的重要性
Confucius, one of the greatest thinkers and educators in China, stressed the importance of kindness, responsibility and order in society.
stress sb. out 使某人极度焦虑
[词形转换]
1)stressed adj. 焦虑不安的(形容人的感受)
2)stressful adj. 紧张的;压力重的(形容事物的性质)
· 2. suffer
1)v.(身体或精神上)受苦;遭受(痛苦)
suffer from… 遭受…;患…病;因…而痛苦
There was a girl student in his class who suffered from a serious back disease.
2)v. 遭受;蒙受
The factory suffered severe damage in the fire.
[词形转换]
1)suffering n.(身体或精神上的)痛苦 [U];痛苦;苦恼 [pl.]
2)sufferer n. 受难者;患者
· 3. reduce v. 减少
reduce…to… 把…减少到…
Our expenses have been reduced to 2000 yuan one month.
reduce…by… 把…减少了
They reduced the prices by 30%. You had better go and buy something in a hurry.
1)reduce…to… 使沦为,使陷入窘境(常用被动)
be reduced to tears 流下眼泪
Jenny was reduced to tears by her teacher’s criticism.
be reduced to ruins 沦为废墟
The old building has been reduced to ruins, smelly and dirty.
[词形转换]
1)reduction n. 减少,降低
make a reduction 减少;减价
· 4. expert
1)n. 专家;行家
2)adj. 熟练的;内行的
be expert at/ in/ on (doing) sth. 擅长(做)某事
You can have your computer repaired by Johnson, who is expert in repairing computers.
· 5. frank adj. 坦率的
to be frank (with…)(对…)坦率来说
To be frank with you, I think your son has little chance of passing the exam.
· 6. editor n.
She’s the editor of a new collection of ghost stories.
[词形转换]
1)edit v. 编辑
2)edition n. 编辑
· 7. remove v.
1)去除
remove…(from…)(从…)去除/消除…
We can’t remove stress from our lives entirely.
2)移开,拿开
Lily removed the painting to another hall.
3)脱下,摘掉
Please remove you shoes before coming in.
4)免除,解除(职务等)
David was removed from office for some reason last year.
[词形转换]
1)removal n. 免除;拿开
· 8. position
1)v. 安装,安置,使处于
Large television screens were positioned at either end of the stadium.
2)n.
① 位置;姿势
in/ out of position 在/不在恰当的位置
Noticing a chair out of position, he put it back in position at once.
in a(n)…position (to do)(做某事)处于…的处境
② 观点,态度,立场
take the position that… 认为…
The principal took the position that students should have enough exercise.
③ 职务,职位
· 9. due to 由于,因为
The captain of the ship was advised to turn back due to a sudden heavy storm.
[归纳拓展] due
1)adj. 预定,预期;到期(通常用作表语或后置定语)
be due to do 预期做某事
She is due to complete her studies and graduate later this year.
2)adj. 应支付,应给予
be due to sb. 应付给某人;应给予某人
Our thanks are due to the whole team.
· 10. stressed adj. 焦虑不安的(形容人的感受)
[词形转换]
1)stress
① n. 精神压力;物理压力;重音;强调
be under stress 在压力下
Things can easily go wrong when people are under stress.
under the stress of… 在…的压力下
Under the stress of busy work, Marty looks a lot thinner.
put/ lay/ place stress on 强调/重视…
I think the company places too much stress on cost and not enough on quality.
② v. 强调;重读;使焦虑
stress the importance of… 强调…的重要性
Confucius, one of the greatest thinkers and educators in China, stressed the importance of kindness, responsibility and order in society.
stress sb. out 使某人极度焦虑
2)stressful adj. 紧张的;压力重的(形容事物的性质)
· 11. extent n. 程度;大小;面积;范围
to…extent 在…程度上
To a certain content, we are all responsible for this tragic situation.
· 12. tension n. 紧张局势;矛盾;紧张
There is mounting tension along the border.
[词形转换]
1)tense adj. 紧张的;担心的
· 13. organize v. 组织;筹划;安排;管理
The unwilling parent organizes the meal schedule, sends out emails, and collects money for end-of-season gifts.
[词形转换]
1)organization n. 组织;团体;机构
2)organizer n. 组织者
3)organized adj. 有组织的;有条理的
· 14. function
1)n. 功能,作用,职能
perform a(n) (…) function 发挥(…)功能,履行(…)职责
As is known to all, the Internet performs an important function in our daily life.
2)v. 起作用,运转
A trained dog can function as a guide to a blind person.
· 15. seek
1)v. 寻求,谋求;寻找;(向人)请求
seek one’s fortune 外出闯荡
I packed up my things and went to Beijing to seek my fortune.
seek (for) sth./ sb. 寻找某物/某人
seek…from sb. 向某人请求
In my opinion, when in trouble, we should seek help from those we trust most.
2)v. 试图,设法
seek to do sth. = try to do sth. 试图做某事,设法做某事
Scientists have been seeking to solve the mystery of people’s “sixth sense”.
[归纳拓展]
1)seek out 挑选出,物色到
We will seek someone out to do the work for us.
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