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Unit 4 Life and Technology
词汇精讲精练
核心词汇概览:
immediately Asleek polished A chase flexible attract sight possess
impressive respond view demanding mature complain hesitation
enthusiastic response A evoke emotional powerful enthusiasm ;A
frustrated A mutual A delight A command constantly patience annoy
A terrier discipline breathe A miserably eventually interactive
词汇精讲
序号
单词/短语
词汇讲解
flexible
释义:adj.柔韧的:灵活的:可变通的
/'fleksabl/
词汇变形:flexibility)灵活性;flexibly(adv.)灵活地
搭配:flexible working hours弹性工作时间;be flexible about sth,
对某事灵活处理
辨析:flexible强调可弯曲、可变通;elastic侧重弹性可恢复
例句:We need to be flexible about the plan.
我们需要灵活地对待这个计划。
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attract
释义:v.吸引;使喜爱;引起…的好感
/a'traekt/
词汇变形:attraction(n.)吸引力,吸引人的事物;attractive(adj)有
吸引力的;attractively(adv.)
搭配:attract sb.to sth.吸引某人到某物;attract attention吸引注
意;at恤act investment吸引投资
辨析:attract是及物动词,直接跟宾语;appeal to意为“对…有
吸引力”
例句:The beautiful scenery attracts many tourists every year.
美丽的景色每年吸引许多游客。
possess
释义:v.具有(特质);拥有
/pa'zes/
词汇变形:possession(n)拥有:财产:possessor(n.)拥有者
搭配:possess sth.拥有某物:be possessed ofsth.具有…(特
质);possess oneself of获得
辨析:possess可指抽象特质(如耐心、才能),owm多指所有权
例句:She possesses great patience and determination.
她拥有极大的耐心和决心。
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impressive
释义:adj.令人赞叹的:令人敬佩的
/Im'presrv/
词汇变形:impress(v)给…深刻印象;impression(n)印象;
impressively (adv.)
搭配:impressive performance令人印象深刻的表演;be impressive
tosb.给某人印象深刻
辨析:impressive强调因大、好、技能等使人赞叹;moving侧重感
动:striking侧重引人注目
例句:His speech was very impressive and won warm applause.
他的演讲令人印象深刻,赢得了热烈的掌声。
respond
释义:V.作出反应;响应;回答
/rI'spDnd/
词汇变形:response(n.)回答,反应;responsive(adj)反应迅速
的;respondent(n)回答者
搭配:respond to sth.对…作出回应;respond with sth.以…回
应
辨析:respond更正式,可指对刺激的反应;reply常接to,侧重口
头或书面回答
例句:The company must respond to customers'complaints quickly,
公司必须迅速回应顾客的投诉。
demanding
释义:adj.要求高的:苛求的;费力的
/dI'ma:ndm/
词汇变形:demand(v./m)要求;demandingly(adv.)
搭配:demandingjob要求高的工作;demanding customer挑剔的
顾客;be demanding of sb.对某人要求严
辨析:demanding强调需要大量技能、耐心或努力;challenging侧
重有挑战性但不一定费力
例句:Teaching is a demanding profession that requires endless
patience
教学是一项要求很高的职业,需要无尽的耐心。
mature
释义:adj.成熟的:明白事理的;v.成熟
/ma'tfoa/
词汇变形:maturity(n.)成熟;immature(adj)不成熟的;maturely
(adv.)
搭配:mature person成熟的人;mature decision成熟的决定:
mature into成长为
辨析:mature指人、动物、树木等发育成熟;ipe多指水果、谷物
成熟
例句:She is mature for her age and always thinks before acting.
她比同龄人成熟,总是三思而后行。
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complain
释义:v.抱怨;发牢骚:投诉
/kem plemn/
词汇变形:complaint(n.)抱怨;投诉;complainer(n)抱怨者
搭配:complain about/of sth.抱怨某事;complain to sb.向某人抱怨
辨析:complain为一般用词;grumble指低声咕哝地抱怨
例句:Customers often complain about the poor service in this
restaurant.
顾客经常抱怨这家餐厅服务差。
hesitation
释义:n.犹豫,迟疑不决
/hezI'terfn/
词汇变形:hesitate(v)犹豫;hesitant(adj.)犹豫的;hesitantly
(adv.)
搭配:without hesitation毫不犹豫;have no hesitation in doing sth
毫不犹豫做某事;hesitation about/over sth.对…犹豫
辨析:hesitation侧重因不确定或紧张而迟疑;indecision指缺乏决
断力
例句:She agreed to help without any hesitation.
她毫不犹豫地同意帮忙。
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enthusiastic
释义:ad.热心的:热烈的:满腔热忱的
/m,0ju:zi'aestik/
词汇变形:enthusiasm(n)热情;enthusiast(.)热心者;
enthusiastically (adv.)
搭配:be enthusiastic about/over sth.对…充满热情;enthusiastic
upport热情支持
辨析:enthusiastic强调对事物充满兴趣:passionate语气更强,常
指强烈情感
例句:The students are very enthusiastic about the upcoming science
fair.
学生们对即将到来的科学展充满热情。
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evoke
释义:V.引起,唤起(感情、记忆或形象)
h'vauk/
词汇变形:evocation(,)唤起;evocative(ad)引起回忆的
搭配:evoke memories/.feelings唤起记忆/感情;evoke a response
引起回应
辨析:evoke侧重唤起脑海中的形象或情感;arouse指引起情绪、兴
趣或行动
例句:The old photograph evoked happy memories of my childhood.
这张旧照片唤起了我童年的美好回忆。
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eventually
释义:adv.最后:终于
/I'ventfuali/
词汇变形:eventual(ad)最终的;eventuality)可能发生的事
搭配:eventually succeed最终成功;eventually realize最终意识到
辨析:eventually强调经过一段时间或一系列事件后;finally常指序
列中最后一项
例句:After years ofhard work,he eventually became a famous
scientist.
经过多年的努力,他最终成为了一位著名的科学家。
二、专项训练
(一)单句填空(每空一词,共15题)
1.The new schedule is very
(flexibility),allowing employees to choose their own
working hours.
2.The beautiful garden
(attract)many visitors every year.
3.She
(possession)a natural talent for painting
4.His speech was very
(impress)and moved the audience.
5.The company failed to
(response)to the customers'complaints.
6.Being a firefighter is a
(demand)job
7.It is important to make
(mature)decisions when facing challenges.
8.He
(complain)about the poor quality of the product
9.She agreed to help without
(hesitate).
10.The students are
(enthusiasm)about the school trip
11.The old photos
(evoke)happy memories of her childhood
12.After years of hard work,he
(eventual)became a famous scientist.
13.The manager is
(flexibility)about the work schedule.
14.The museum has many
(attract)for children
15.He showed great
(enthusiastic)in learning English
(二)单句表达(根据汉语提示完成句子,每空词数不限,共10题)
1她毫不犹豫地接受了这个挑战。
She accepted the challenge
2.他对这个新项目充满热情。
He is very
the new project.
3这首歌唤起了我对童年的美好回忆。
The song
sweet
of my childhood
4.经过多次尝试,他最终成功了。
After many attempts,he
5这项工作对员工要求很高。
This job is very
employees
6她拥有出色的领导能力。
She
outstanding leadership skills
7我们应该迅速回应客户的反馈。
We should
quickly
customers'feedback.
8他抱怨说工作太辛苦。
He
working too hard.
9她的演讲给人留下了深刻的印象。
Her speech made an
impression on the audience.
10.成熟的投资者不会轻易被市场波动影响。
investors are not easily affected by market fluctuations.
(三)短文填空
I still remember my first day as a volunteer at the animal shelter.The work was 1
(demand)because we had to clean cages and feed animals.At first,I was not very 2
(enthusiasm)about it.However,the sight of the cute dogs 3
(attract)my attention.
One dog,a small terrier,4(possess)a shiny coat.It seemed 5
(flexibility)
and could move quickly.The shelter manager,a 6
(mature)woman,taught me how
to 7
(response)to the animals'needs.She never 8
(complain)about the
hard work.Her patience and love for animals 9(evoke)a deep sense of respect in
me.Without any 10
(hesitate),I decided to come back every weekend.11
(eventual),I became a regular volunteer.The experience was truly 12
(impress).
三、参考答案
(一)单句填空
1.flexible 2.attracts 3.possesses 4.impressive 5.respond 6.demanding 7.mature
8.complained 9.hesitation 10.enthusiastic 11.evoked 12.eventually 13.flexible
14.attractions 15.enthusiasm
(二)单句表达
1.without hesitation 2.enthusiastic about 3.evoked memories 4.eventually succeeded
5.demanding of 6.possesses 7respond to ;8.complained about ;9.impressive
10.Mature
(三)短文填空
1.demanding 2.enthusiastic 3.attracted 4.possessed 5.flexible 6.mature
7.respond 8.complained 9.evoked 10.hesitation 11.Eventually 12.impressive