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Unit 2
· 1. absence n. 缺乏;没有;缺席;不存在
in/ during one’s absence 在某人不在时
in the absence of… 缺乏…
In the absence of any further evidence, the police were temporarily unable to solve the case.
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1)absent adj. 不在的;缺席的;缺乏的;不在场的
be absent from… 缺席…
Yet they are all absent from the current debate.
2)absent-minded adj. 心不在焉的
· 2. bother
1)v.
①(使)苦恼;打扰
bother sb. with/ about sth. 使某人为某事烦恼
It bothers/ bothered sb. to do sth. 做某事时某人烦恼
It bothers/ bothered sb. that… …使某人烦恼
It bothers me that he seems to take no interest in his work.
② 费心;花费时间精力 [一般用于否定句和疑问句]
not bother with/ about… 不为…而费心
not bother doing/ to do sth. 不费心做某事;懒得做某事
He didn’t bother to answer the question.
Why bother (doing/ to do sth.) 干吗费事(做某事)
Why bother asking if you’re not really interested ?
2)n. 麻烦,不便;令人烦恼的人或事
be a bother 成为麻烦;添麻烦
You are so busy that I do hope I haven’t been a bother.
· 3. occupy v.
1)占领;侵占;占据
The enemy soon occupied the town.
2)占用(空间、面积、时间等);居住;使用 = take up
She occupied a big house.
3)使忙于
occupy oneself with sth./ (in) doing sth. 忙于(做)某事
She occupied herself with routine office tasks.
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1)occupation n. 职业;工作;占领;占用
2)occupied adj. 忙于…的;从事…的;已被占用的
be occupied with (doing) sth./ in (doing) sth. 忙于(做)某事
He’s fully occupied looking after three small children.
· 4. evaluate v. 评价;评估
The performance of every child will be evaluated at the end of the summer camp.
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1)evaluation n. 评估;评价
make an evaluation of… 对…进行评估
· 5. circumstance n. 环境;状况,情形
in/ under the circumstances 在这种情况下
in/ under any circumstances 在任何情况下
in/ under no circumstances 决不
Under no circumstances may the child be identified.
[归纳拓展]“决不”
1)in no way 2)in no case 3)on no condition
4)on no account 5)by no means 6)at no time
· 6. expose v. 使接触;使面临;使遭受;显露;揭露
be exposed to 暴露于;接触到
They were randomly divided into four groups and exposed to various noise levels in the background.
expose sb. to sth. 使某人置身于某种境地
We want to expose the kids to as much art and culture as possible.
expose sth. to sb./ sth. 向某人/某物显露某物
He did not want to expose his fears and insecurity to anyone.
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1)exposed adj. 无遮蔽的;无保护的;暴露的
2)exposure n. 暴露;接触
· 7. view
1)n. 观看;视野;视线;景色;风景
in view 在视线内
There was nobody in view.
come into view 映入眼帘
As we rounded the bend of the river, the castle came into view.
have a good view of… 有…的好视角;饱览
We had a really good view of the whole stage from where we were sitting.
2)n. 看法;观点
in one’s view 在某人看来 = from one’s point of view = in one’s opinion
In my view, the Internet is playing an important part in our daily life.
in view of 鉴于;考虑到;由于
In view of the present situation, we’ll have to revise our original plan.
hold the view that… 持有…观点;认为
Many hold the view that the reviewing process is helpful for learning a language.
3)v. 参观;观看;把…视为;察看(房子等,以便购买或租用)
view sb./ sth. as… 把某人/某物视为…
Silence may be viewed by some cultural groups as extremely uncomfortable.
· 8. crucial adj. 至关重要的;关键性的
be crucial to/ for… 对于…是至关重要的
This aid money is crucial to the government’s economic policies.
play a crucial role/ part in… 在…中起至关重要的作用
Parents play a crucial role in preparing their child for school.
It is crucial that… …是至关重要的
· 9. comprise v. 包括;由…组成;构成(不用于进行时)
be comprised of 包括;由…组成
The coming-of-age ceremony was comprised of three parts, one of which was the speech made by the headmaster.
· 10. foundation n. 基金会;创建;基础;根据;地基
lay/ provide the foundation(s) for sth. 为某事打下基础
Careful planning laid the foundations for the nation’s economic miracle.
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1)found v. 建立;创立
Founded in the early 20th century, the school keeps on inspiring children’s love of art.
2)founder n. 创办者;发起人
· 11. origin
1)n. 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)n. 出身,身世
by origin 籍贯
Lily’s mother is French by origin.
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1)original adj. 原来的,起初的;独创的 n. 原件,原作
2)originator n. 创始人,发明者
3)originate v. 起源,发端于;创立,创建
· 12. frequent
1)adj. 经常发生的,频繁的
There are frequent contacts between the people of two countries.
2)v. 常去,常到(某处)
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1)frequency n. 频繁
· 13. investment n. 投资;投入
make an investment in 对…进行投资
I have actually made investment in my health by taking exercise every day.
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1)invest v. 投资
2)investor n. 投资人
· 14. calculate v. 计算;核算;预测
calculate on/ upon sth. 指望/期望某物
We calculate upon your cooperation.
be calculated to do sth. 旨在做某事
This advertisement is calculated to appeal to job seekers.
It is/ was calculated that… 据估算…;据统计…
It is calculated that European railways alone spend approximately 20 billion euros a year on maintenance.
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1)calculation n. 计算;推测
2)calculator n. 计算器
· 15. coverage n. 新闻报道;覆盖范围
UNESCO will provide limited insurance coverage up to USD 30,000 for the internship period.
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1)cover v. 覆盖;包括;涉及;走完(一段路程);报道;足以支付 n. 覆盖物;封面
cover…with… 用…覆盖…
Anna covered her mouth with her hand.
· 16. assist v. 帮助;援助;协助
assist (sb.) in/ with sth. 在某方面(给某人)提供帮助
You will be expected to assist the editor with the selection of illustrations for the book.
assist sb. in doing sth. 帮助某人做某事
We will assist you in finding somewhere to live.
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1)assistant n. 助手,助理;商店店员
She is looking for a personal assistant with good organizational skills.
2)assistance n. 帮助;援助
with the assistance of… 在…的帮助下
· 17. credit
1)n.
① 信用,信誉
② 计算,赊欠
on credit 赊欠;赊购
Last week, we bought a laptop on credit.
③ 认可,赞扬,称赞
do sb. credit 使某人值得赞扬(= do credit to sb.)
Your children all graduated from key universities and they really do you credit.
to one’s credit 某人值得赞扬;给某人带来荣誉;在某人名下
To his credit, Jack was willing to give back the large amount of money he found.
give sb. credit for 为…给某人赞许
be a credit to sb./ sth. 为某人/某事物增光
④ 学分
2)v. 认为是…的功劳;把…归于
be credited to… 归功于…
The invention of the industrial robot is credited to the company.
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1)credible adj. 可信的,可靠的
2)incredible adj. 难以置信的
· 18. shelter
1)n. 避难所;庇护
under the shelter of… 在…的庇护下
Tired, we had a rest under the shelter of a big tree.
2)v. 保护;躲避
shelter sb./ sth. (from…) 保护某人/某物(免受…)
Trees shelter the house from the wind.
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