Unit 8 Green Living Lesson 2 Greening the Desert 重点词汇归纳 清单-2024-2025学年高中英语北师大版（2019）必修第三册

Unit 8 [Lesson 2] · 1. founder n. 创办者；发起人 [词形转换] 1）found v. 创建；建立 2）foundation n. 创建；基础；地基；根据 lay the foundation(s) for sth. 为某事打下基础 Careful planning laid the foundations for the nation’s economic miracle. [易混辨析] found/ build/ put up 易混词 用法 found “建立，成立（组织、机构等）”，与set up意思相近，但更强调打基础 build “建造；建立”，常指建造大型建筑，可接具体或抽象名词 put up “建造；搭建”，指搭建高于地平面的小型建筑物 · 2. profit n. 利润；收益；盈利 The company made a healthy profit on the deal. [词形转换] 1）profitable adj. 有利润的；盈利的 It is usually more profitable to sell direct to the public. · 3. contented adj. 满意的，惬意的 He was a contented man. [词形转换] 1）content ① n. 内容；目录 [pl.] ② adj. 满意的 be/ feel content with… 对…感到满意（be satisfied/ pleased with） I am very content with my life at present and don’t want to change my job. be content to do sth. 愿意做某事（be willing/ pleased to do sth.） I was content to give you a job offer. ③ v. 使满意；使满足 content oneself with sth. 自我满足于… We should never content ourselves with book knowledge only. · 4. occur v. 1）发生，出现；存在于，出现在 A great decline in the young workforce is likely to occur in China. 2）（想法等）被想到 sth. occurs to sb.（想法等）浮现在某人的脑海中 I was about to give the project up when a good idea occurred to me. It occurs to sb. to do sth. 某人想到做某事 It occurs to sb. that… 某人想到… It never occurred to me that Chinese acupuncture is so popular in modern European cities. [词形转换] 1）occurrence n. 发生的事情，存在的事物；发生 Flooding in the area is a common occurrence. [易混辨析] happen/ take place/ break out 易混词 区别 happen 多指偶然或突发的事 take place 多指按计划发生的事 break out 多指战争、火灾或疾病等突然爆发 · 5. proposal n. 提议，建议 make a proposal (to do/ for sth.) 提出（…的）建议 draw up a proposal 起草提案 [词形转换] 1）propose v. 提议，建议（较正式） ① 提议，建议（较正式） propose (doing) sth. 提议（做）某事 He proposed changing the name of the company. It is proposed that… 据提议… It was proposed that the president be elected for a period of two years. ② 打算；计划 propose to do/ doing 打算做某事 What do you propose to do now ? ③ 求婚 propose to sb. 向某人求婚 = propose sth. (to sb.) She proposed to me. ④ 提供 propose a toast (to sb.)（为某人）祝酒 · 6. survival n. 幸存；生存 [词形转换] 1）survive v. ①（经历事故、战争或疾病后）活下来，幸存 ②（靠很少的钱）继续维持生活 survive on 靠…生存（= live on） How does the family survive on such a small monthly wage ? ③ 比…的时间长 survive sb. by + 时间 比某人多活… She survived her husband by ten years. · 7. rate 1）n. 速度，比率 at a(n)…rate 以…速度 Babies do not grow at a steady rate but in stops and starts. at any rate（强调事情的真实性）无论如何，不管怎样 at this/ that rate 照此情形，如此下去 2）v. 评价；划分等级 How do you rate him as a football player ? · 8. overcome v. 克服（困难）；控制（感情）；（某种情绪）控制…；对…产 极大影响 Her financial problems could no longer be overcome. be overcome with/ by…（感情上）受到…的极大影响；承受不起 Charles was overcome with grief. · 9. determination n. 决心；决定 with determination 有决心地 He fought the illness with courage and determination. [词形转换] 1）determine v. 决定 determine to do sth. 决定做某事 They determined to start early. determine on/ upon (doing) sth. 决定（做）某事 determine sb. to do sth. 使某人下定决心做某事 2）determined adj. 坚决的 be determined to do sth. 决定做某事 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$