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Unit 3
· 1. on the rocks(关系)限于困境,濒临崩溃
Sue’s marriage is on the rocks.
· 2. sight
1)n. 看见的事物;景象;看见
at first sight 乍一看
at the sight of 一看到
The little girl’s heart lit up at the sight of her mother.
catch sight of 看见
While running along the bank, I suddenly caught sight of a beautiful white bird in the river.
lose sight of 看不见;忽视
Parents should not lose sight of their children’s bad behavior.
2)n. 名胜;风景
3)视力;视野
come into sight 进入视野,进入眼帘
When the great waterfall came into sight, the tourists on the bus all held their breath.
in sight 在视野内
The street was so quiet, with no one in sight.
out of (one’s) sight 在(某人的)视线外
The tall building was out of sight when our car turned the corner.
lose one’s sight 失明
· 3. original
1)adj. 原创的;真迹的;起初的
original works 原创作品
This is one of the most original works of imagination in the language.
2)n. 原件,原作
[词形转换]
1)origin n.
① 起源,源头,起因
in origin 在来源上
Some Japanese words are Chinese in origin.
have one’s origin in… 起源于…
This particular custom has its origins in Wales.
② 出身,身世
by origin 籍贯
Lily’s mother is French by origin.
[词形转换]
1)originator n. 创始人,发明者
2)originate v. 起源,发端于;创立,创建
3)originate v. 起源
4)originality n. 原创性
· 4. make it
1)获得成功
You can make it as long as you try your best.
2)(尤指在困难情况下)准时到达,赶上(常与介词to连用)
The flight leaves in twenty minutes – w’ll never make it to the airport.
3)渡过难关
Shay didn’t make it to another summer and died that winter.
4)能够出席(或到场)(后接宾语时先加介词to)[口语]
I’m sorry I didn’t make it to your party last night.
· 5. recover v.
1)恢复,康复
recover from…
How can Linda recover from her illness in this room that is so dirty and dusty.
2)重新控制;找回
Police has recovered the stolen car in a short time.
[词形转换]
1)recovery n. 恢复,痊愈
make a (full) recovery(完全)康复
· 6. loss n. 损失;亏损
at a loss 不知所措
For a moment, Tom as at a loss how to respond to Amy’s question.
gain and loss 盈亏
[词形转换]
1)lose v. 丢失;错过;输掉
2)lost adj. 迷路的;丢失的
be lost in thought 陷入沉思
· 7. 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
[词形转换]
1)judgement n. 判断力;判决,评价
make a judgement of/ on/ about… 对…作出评价
in one’s judgement 在某人看来
· 8. apologize v. 道歉
apologize to sb. for (doing) sth. 因(做了)某事向某人道歉
He had realized it’s natural to pay off debts, so he apologized for what he had done.
[词形转换]
1)apology n. 道歉
make/ offer an apology to sb. (for…) = offer/ give sb. an apology (for…)(因…)向某人道歉
· 9. behavior n. 行为;举止
[词形转换]
1)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.
· 10. trick
1)n. 诀窍;技巧;把戏;诡计;恶作剧
(You can’t)teach an old dog new tricks. 老大(不)可教。
play a trick on sb. 捉弄某人
If the neighbors do not give any sweets the children might play a trick on them.
do the trick 奏效;起作用;达到目的
I don’t know what it was that did the trick, but I am definitely feeling much better.
trick or treat 不给糖就捣乱
2)v. 欺骗;哄骗
trick sb. into doing sth. 哄骗某人做某事
They may trick people into giving personal information over the telephone.
trick sb. out of 骗取某人某物
[词形转换]
1)tricky adj. 棘手的,难办的;狡猾的
· 11. ignore v. 忽视;对…不予理会
At no time should we ignore the fact that money is not everything.
[词形转换]
1)ignorance n. 无知
2)ignorant adj. 无知的,愚昧的
be ignorant of/ about sth. 不了解某事
· 12. 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
· 13. contact
1)v.(通过信件或电话)联系;接触
2)n. 联系;接触
make contact with 与…取得联系 =(get into contact with)
I finally made contact with her in Paris.
stay/ keep in contact with 与…保持联系
The internet helps us keep/ stay in contact with our friends.
be in contact with sb. 与某人有联系
lose contact with 与…失去联系
She’s lost contact with her son since he went into the desert.
come into contact with 与…接触
· 14. eat away at 腐蚀;侵蚀;逐渐破坏
His constant criticism ate away at her self-confidence.
· 15. come between sb. and sb. 损害…之间的关系;离间
I’d hate anything to come between us.
· 16. in person 亲自;亲身
I experience a different life in person.
· 17. respect
1)v. 尊重,尊敬;遵守
I hope you will always respect the law.
respect sb. for (doing) sth. 因(做)某事尊重某人
I respect for your honesty.
respect oneself 自重
If you don’t respect yourself, how can you expect others to respect you ?
2)n. 尊重;[pl.] 问候;(事物的)方面,细节
show/ have respect for… 对…表示尊重
All his colleagues have the greatest respect for his work.
in every respect/ in all respects 在各方面
In all respects the new version is not so good as the old one.
with respect to… 关于…;就…而言
The two groups were similar with respect to income and status.
give/ send one’s respects to… 代某人后
Please give my best respects to your parents.
[词形转换]
1)respectable adj. 体面的;正派的;值得尊敬的
2)respectful adj. 有礼貌的;恭敬的
3)respected adj. 受尊重的
4)respective adj. 各自的
· 18. efficient adj. 效率高的;有功效的
be efficient at… 擅长…
Mr. Lee is efficient at dealing with difficult problems, so you can turn to him for help.
energy efficient appliances 节能电器
[词形转换]
1)efficiency n. 效率
· 19. measure
1)n. 措施,方法;判断,衡量
take measures to do 采取措施做某事 = take steps/ actions to do
We should take measures to improve our environment.
2)v. 测量,度量;估量,衡量
measure…by… 用…衡量…
Education shouldn’t be measured purely by examination results.
3)linking verb(指尺寸、长短、数量等)量度为
The blackboard measure three meters long and one meter wide.
[注] measure 表示此意义作后置定语和状语时,要用-ing形式
Do you know the history of that bridge measuring as long as 200 meters ?
· 20. reflection n. 反映;映像;沉思,深思;(声、光、热等的)反射
on/ upon reflection 经过沉思,经过考虑
On/ Upon reflection, I decided to take the job.
[词形转换]
1)reflect v.
① 表明,显示;反映,映出(影像);反射(光、声、热等)
reflect sb./ sth. in… 在…里面映出某人/某物
He saw himself reflected in the shop window.
② 认真考虑,思考
reflect on/ upon… 认真思考/沉思…
Reading history is an amazing experience because it enables us to reflect on the social and economic life of the people living long time ago.
2)reflective adj.(指物体表面)反射热的,反光的;沉思的
· 21. 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.
· 22. escape
1)v.(从不愉快或危险处境中)逃脱,摆脱
escape from… 从…中逃离
The hunter tried to escape from the forest, but he lost his way.
2)v. 避开,避免(不愉快或危险的事物)
escape (doing) sth. 避免(做)某事
3)被忘掉,被忽视,未被注意(不用于被动语态)
escape one’s attention/ notice 逃过某人的注意,被某人忽视
It may have escaped your notice but I’m very busy right now. Can we talk later ?
4)n. 逃跑,逃脱
fire escape 安全梯
have a narrow escape 死里逃生
· 23. benefit
1)n. 益处,优势
to one’s benefit 对某人有利
If we take these measures, I’m sure it will be greatly to our benefit.
be of (great) benefit to… 对…(很)有益
for the benefit of sb. 为了某人的利益,为帮助某人 = for one’s benefit
2)v. 得益于,得力于;使收益,对(某人)有用
benefit from 得益于某事
Many of the things we new benefit from would not be around but for Thomas Edison.
[词形转换]
1)beneficial adj. 有利的,有用的
be beneficial to… 对…有益
In fact, music education is beneficial to all students.
· 24. comfort
1)n. 安慰,慰藉;舒适
I need to offer a few words of comfort.
in comfort 舒适地
They are collected from the airport upon arrival and brought to their accommodation in comfort.
2)v. 安慰
He began to comfort me with such unaccustomed gentleness.
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1)comfortable adj. 舒服的
· 25. recognize vt. 辨认出;赏识
recognize…as/ to be… 承认…是…
be recognized as/ to be… 被认为是…
Stephan Hawking was recognized to be one of the greatest scientists in the world.
It is recognized that… 人们认为/意识到…
It is recognized that environmental pollution has become one of the most serious problems that people face.
[词形转换]
1)recognition n. 承认;认出;赞誉
gain/ achieve universal recognition (for)(因…)获得普遍认可
beyond/ out of recognition 认不出来
When James returned to his hometown after the war, he found it has changed beyond all recognition.
in recognition of 为表彰…
· 26. admire v. 欣赏;钦佩;仰慕
admire sb. for (doing) sth. 因(做)某事而钦佩/赞赏某人
Everyone admires him for his fine sense of humor.
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1)admiration n. 钦佩;赞赏;羡慕
have (great) admiration for… 钦佩…
I have great admiration for her as a writer.
in admiration 钦佩地;赞赏地
2)admirable adj. 可钦佩的;令人羡慕的
3)admirer n. 追求者
[归纳拓展] v. + sb. + for (doing) sth.
thank sb. for (doing) sth. 因(做)某事而感谢某人
blame sb. for (doing) sth. 因(做)某事而责备某人
praise sb. for (doing) sth. 因(做)某事而表扬某人
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