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Unit 5 [Lesson 2]
· 1. objective
1)n. 目标;目的
with the objective of… 以…为目标
They set up a team with the objective of finding a cure for the disease.
achieve/ realize/ accomplish/ fulfill one’s objectives
2)adj. 客观的
· 2. gain
1)v.
① 获得,赢得;增加;取得
gain…from… 从…中获得…
The implication of these results is that to gain the greatest health benefits from exercise.
②(钟表)走得太快
My watch gains two minutes.
3)n.(财富的)增加;收益 [U];好处;利益 [C]
No pain, no gain. 一分耕耘,一分收获。
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑,长一智。
· 3. pursue v. 追求
We intend to pursue this policy with determination.
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1)pursuit n. 追求;寻找
in pursuit (of…) 追赶 (…)
She travelled the world in pursuit of her dreams.
· 4. critical adj. 关键的;批判性的
critical thinking 批判性思维
be critical to 对…重要
Your decision is critical to our future.
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1)criticize v. 批评,指责;评论
criticize sb. for (doing) sth. 因(做)某事批评某人
Sandy was criticized by the teacher for lack of motivation in study.
2)criticism n. 批评;指责
3)critic n. 评论家
4)critically adv. 批判性地;关键地
· 5. insight n. 洞察力;洞悉;了解
(an) insight into… 对…的了解
The research provides new insights into the way we process language.
· 6. educate v. 教育;教导
educate sb. to do sth. 教育某人做某事
It’s necessary to educate children to sort the garbage.
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1)educator n. 教育工作者
An educator must first educate himself.
2)education n. 教育
3)educational adj. 教育的
4)educated adj. 受教育的;有教养的
· 7. contribute to
1)捐助
The government called on the public to contribute to some money for those suffering from floods.
2)导致
It’s said that human activities contribute to global warming.
3)为…投稿
Are you going to contribute to newspaper ?
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1)contribution n.
① 捐款
make a contribution/ contributions to… 向…捐款
The businessman makes a contribution to charity every year.
② 贡献,捐献
make a contribution/ contributions to… 对…做出贡献
I admire Edison a lot because he made a great contribution to the world.
· 8. expose v. 使暴露;显露;使接触;使遭受;揭露
expose…to… 使…遭受…;暴露…于…
He did not want to expose his fears and insecurity to anyone.
expose oneself to sth. 使某人自己遭受/接触某事
Many students choose to study abroad for they want to expose themselves to another culture.
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1)exposure n. 暴露;接触;体验
Exposure to the sun for a long time will burn your skin.
2)exposed adj. 无遮蔽的;物保护的;暴露的
· 9. surrounding adj. 周围的,附近的(只用于名词前)
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1)surroundings n. 环境
Only in this way can we live in more comfortable and beautiful surroundings.
2)surround v. 围绕;包围
surround…with… 用…包围…
It’s important to surround yourself with positive friends.
be surrounded with/ by… 被…包围
Our house is surrounded with trees, so we can enjoy their shade in summer.
· 10. judgement n. 判断力;判决,评价
make a judgement of/ on/ about… 对…作出评价
He refused to make a judgement about the situation.
in one’s judgement 在某人看来
It was, in her judgement, the wrong thing to do.
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1)judge
① v. 断定,判断,认为;判决;评价
judge sb./ sth. (by/ from/ on)(根据…)评判某人/某物
“You can’t judge a book by its cover,” as the old saying goes.
as far as I can judge 据我判断
As far as I can judge, all of them are to blame.
judging by/ from… 根据…判断
Judging by what he said, it was unlikely that he would support your application.
② n. 裁判员;法官
· 11. regardless adv. 不顾;不管
regardless of 不管;不顾
Nobody has the right to spit in the street regardless of their social position or age.
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1)regard v. 看作;认为 n. 问候,致意 [pl.]
regard sb./ sth. as… 把某人/某物看作…
She is widely regarded as the current leader’s natural successor.
in/ with regard to sb./ sth. 关于某人/某事
With regard to the structure of your article, I felt that you ended rather suddenly, without rounding it off.
in that/ this regard 在这一点上;在这方面
I have nothing further to say in this regard.
2)regarding prep. 关于
· 12. behave v. 表现;举止规矩
behave oneself 举止规矩有礼
I want you to behave yourself while I am away.
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1)behavior n. 行为;举止
· 13. circumstance n. 条件;环境;状况
in/ under the circumstances 在这种情况下,既然如此
A true friend never lets us down even under the threatening circumstances.
in/ under no circumstances 绝不
In/ Under no circumstances did I expect that I would meet so many problems when I decided to take the job.
· 14. conclusion n. 结论;推论;结束
come to/ arrive at/ draw/ reach a conclusion 得出结论
We’ll have a further discussion before we come to/ arrive at/ draw/ reach a conclusion.
jump to conclusions 匆忙下结论
bring…to a conclusion 使…结束
It is hoped that the agreement will bring the conflict to a conclusion.
in conclusion 最后;总之;综上所述
In conclusion, it was your generous help and kindness that made my study and life in the UK special and enjoyable.
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1)conclude v. 断定;推断出;结束
conclude sth. (from sth.) / conclude sth. (from sth.) that…(从…)推断出/断定…
We can conclude from the students’ words that Miss Zheng is a committed teacher.
conclude (sth.) with sth./ conclude (sth.) by doing sth. 以…结束(…)
to conclude 总之,最后
To conclude, with the extra evidence, we can draw a conclusion with certainty.
2)conclusive adj. 结论性的;确凿的;不容置疑的
· 15. definition n. 定义,释义
What’s your definition of happiness ?
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1)define v. 下定义
define…as… 定义…为…
Life imprisonment is defined as 60 years under state law.
· 16. respectively adv. 各自地
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1)respect n. 尊敬;方面 v. 尊敬;遵守(规定或法律)
in respect of…/ with respect to… 关于某事;就某事而言
The two groups were similar with respect to income and status.
have/ show respect for sb. 对某人表示敬意
2)respective adj. 各自的
3)respectable adj. 体面的;正派的;受人尊敬的;相当好的
4)respectful adj. 表示敬意的;尊敬的
5)respected adj. 受尊敬的,受敬重的
highly/ well/ widely/ greatly respected 深受敬重的
He’s highly respected managers in the game.
· 17. responsibility n. 责任;指责;义务
a sense of responsibility 责任感
have responsibility for… 有…的责任
take (on)/ shoulder/ accept responsibility for… 为…承担责任
I don’t feel ready to take on new responsibilities.
It’s one’s responsibility to do sth. 某人有责任做某事
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1)responsible adj. 有责任的
be responsible for 对…负责
a responsible person 可信赖的人,可靠的人
a person responsible 负责人,主管人
2)respond v. 回应
respond to… 对…回应
She never responded to my letter.
3)response n. 回应
in response to… 作为对…的回应
The product was developed in response to customer demand.
· 18. priority n. 优先事项;优先权
a top priority 当务之急
Cleaning up the water supply system is their top priority.
give priority to sb./ sth. 优先考虑某人/某物
The proposals deserve support as they give priority to the needs of children.
have/ take priority over… 比…拥有优先权
Buses should have priority over other road users.
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1)prior adj. 先前的;优先的
be prior to… 在…之前;优先于…
Many people enjoy relaxing music in the evening prior to going to bed.
· 19. stimulate vt. 激发;促进;刺激
stimulate sb. to do sth. 激发某人做某事
Good teachers should ask questions that stimulate students to think.
be stimulated by… 被…激励
stimulate one’s interest in 激发某人在某方面的兴趣
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1)stimulating adj. 激励人的;振奋人心的
2)stimulation n. 刺激
· 20. assess v. 评价,评定;估价;估计
assess…at… 对…的估价为…
They assessed the value of the house at $600,000.
assess…as… 评定…为…
Many of the adults were assessed as having learning difficulties.
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1)assessment n. 评定;评价;估计;看法
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