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unit4
words
interaction n. 交流;相互影响
interact v. 交流;相互影响=communicate,chat
vary vi. (根据情况)变化;改变
vary from… to… 从……到……不等
vary with… 随着……的变化而变化
vary in… 在某方面不同
variety n.多样性 various a.多种多样的=a variety of,varieties of
The weather here varies ______ hour ___ hour.
He decided to change his job for _________ (vary) reasons.
from
to
various
appropriate adj. 合适的;恰当的
be appropriate to/for… 适合……
It is appropriate for sb. to do sth. 对某人来说做某事是合适的
appropriately adv. 恰当的;合适的
inappropriate adj. 不恰当的;不合适的/for… 适合……
It would not be ___________ (appropriately) for us to discuss this kind of thing right now.
We need to deal with it _________________.
by contrast 相比之下
by/in contrast 相比之下
contrast… with… 把……与……作对比
in contrast with/to… 与……对比;与……相反
make a contrast with…与……形成对比
appropriate
appropriately
approve vi. 赞成;同意 vt. 批准;通过
approve of 赞成;同意
approve of sb./sb.'s doing sth. 同意某人做某事
approving adj.赞成的 approval n.认可;赞成;同意
disapproving adj.不赞成的 disapproval n.不赞成;反对
She desperately wanted to win her parents’ __________(同意).
Do you approve ____ my idea?
demonstrate vt. 表现;表达;说明;证明
demonstration n.表达
同义词:express
gesture n. 手势
sign language 手语
approval
of
witness vt. 当场看到;目击;见证 n. 目击者;证人
be (a) witness to… 是……的目击者/见证人
prove v.证明 proof n.证据=evidence
He took the stand as the first ______________.
I __________ (witness) how the young couple got through the most difficult times in their life.
employ vt. 使用;应用;雇用
employ sb. as…/to do sth. 雇某人当……/做某事
反义词:fire/dismiss 解雇
employment n. 雇用 unemployment n. 失业
employer n.雇主
employee n.雇员
unemployed adj. 失业的;没有工作的
witness
witnessed
The ____________ (employ) warned the ____________ (employ) to work hard or they would be fired.
____________ (employ) in an important conference, he has no time to go back home.
identical a. 相同的
same a.相同的 similar a.类似的
identify v.认出,识别 identity n.身份
interpret vi. 把……理解(解释)为 vi.&vt. 口译
interpret for sb. 为某人解释;给某人翻译
interpretation n. 解释;口译
interpreter n. 口译者
explain v.解释 translate v.翻译
employer
employees
Employed
differ vi. 相异;不同于
differ from… 与……不同
differ in… 在……方面不同
differ with sb. (about/ on/ over sth.) (在某事上)与某人意见不同
difference n. 不同;差异
make a/no difference to sb./ sth. 对某人/某事有/没有影响
different adj. 不同的;有区别的
be different from… 与……不同
Before birth, babies can tell the ___________ (differ) between loud sounds and voices.
Birds differ ________ mammals.
The couple ever differing ______ each other on how to educate children now have an agreement.
difference
from
with
by comparison (与……)相比较
by comparison (with…)与……相比较
in comparison with/to… 和……相比
compare v. 比较;对比;把…..比作…..
compare with/to…和…..相比 compare A with B 把A比和B相比较
compare A to B 把A比作B
In ____________ (compare) with other children, she is indeed fortunate.
Young people are often compared _______ the rising sun.
cheek n. 脸颊
comparison
to
favour vt. 较喜欢;选择;有利于 n. 帮助;恩惠;赞同
do sb. a favour 帮某人的忙 in favour of 支持;赞同
in one’s favour 对某人有利 own sb.’s a favour 欠某人的情
ask/do sb. a favour = ask/ do a favour of sb. 帮某人的忙
favourable adj. 给人好印象的; 赞同的;有利的
favourite adj. 最喜欢的 n. 特别喜爱的人或事物
When asked about their opinions about the schoolmaster, many teachers would prefer to see him step aside _____ favour of younger men.
Fortune __________ (favour) the brave.
The conditions are ___________ (favour) for opening a new business.
I want you to ________________ (请你帮个忙). Could you please lend me your pen?
in
favours
favourable
do me a favour
bow v.鞠躬 n.弓
waist n. 腰;腰部
wrist n.手腕
make inference 推理;推断
break down(身体等)垮掉;(谈判等)失败;打破;消除;分解;发生故障
break up
break out
break away from
break in
break into
break off
break through
分手;(关系)破裂;解散
爆发
脱离;放弃
打断;插嘴说
闯入;破门而入
脱落;突然停止;终止(关系)
(克服困难和障碍)获得成功;突破
Complete the sentences.
As is known to us all, plastic bags are difficult to break __________.
The two friends had an argument that broke _______ their friendship forever.
Our soldiers quickly broke ___________ the enemy’s defense works.
The two countries are going to meet to break ________ some barriers to trade between them.
After a fire broke ______ in the lab, a lot of equipment was damaged.
down
up
through
down
out
barrier n.隔阂;障碍
block v./n.堵塞,障碍,积木
fake a. 假装的,假的
false a.不真实的,错误的,假的
anger n. 愤怒;怒气 vt. 使生气;激怒
anger at sb./sth. 因某人/某事而生气
in anger 愤怒地 anger sb. 激怒某人
angry adj. 生气的;愤怒地
be angry at/with sb. (about/ for sth.) (因某事)对某人生气
angrily adv. 生气地;愤怒地
He was ________ (anger) with her for breaking her promise.
She just managed to hold back her _______ (angry).
angry
anger
reliable adj. 可靠的;可信赖的
rely v. 依靠;依赖
rely on/upon = depend on/upon 依靠;依赖
rely on/upon sb. to do sth. 指望某人做某事
reliability n. 可靠(性)
reliably adv. 可靠地;可信地
Tom is clever , while Jack is honest and ________ (rely).
You may rely on ______ that she is sure to attend the meeting.
I can always rely on you _________ (cheer) me up.
incident n. 事件
同义词:accident,affair,event
reliable
it
to cheer
internal a. 内部的
straighten up 直起来
slump v.垂头弯腰地走
nonverbal a.不涉及言语的;非言语的
pose n. 姿势 v.摆姿势,造成(威胁、问题等)
pose a threat / challenge / danger / risk (to ...)
bend v.(使)弯曲(bent,bent)
reveal vt. 揭示;显示;露出
reveal sth. to sb. 向某人透露某事
uncover v.打开,揭露
clarify vt. 使更清晰易懂;阐明;澄清
clarification n. 阐明;澄清
in other words 换句话说
expressions of “words”
In a/one word, technological advances make a difference to our life.
You should face the music. In other words, you need to accept the bad results.
Have a word with Pat and see what she thinks.
Having words with his parents made him break down.
-You shall not break your word.
-I will keep my word and realize my promise.
educator n.教师
education n.教育 educate v.教育
tutor n.教师=teacher
换句话说,也就是说=that is to say
和......说话
总之,简而言之= in short/in conclusion/in summary/all in all...
和......吵架
失信,食言
遵守诺言
tick v. 打钩号,发出滴答声 n.钩号
tendency n.趋势;倾向
tend v.倾向
tend to 往往会,照顾
lower v.把...放低 n.下面的
decrease v.降低
imply vt.意味着;暗示
implication n. 言外之意;暗示
你在暗示我在撒谎吗?
__________________________________________
barely adv.几乎不
=hardly,scarcely
chin n. 下巴
jaw 下巴
Are you implying that I’m lying?
occupy vt. 占据;占用
occupy sb. with doing sth./in doing sth. 使某人忙于做某事
occupation n. 职业;占用
occupied adj. 忙于……的;被占领的
be occupied with… = be busy with… 忙于做某事
be occupied (in) doing sth. = be busy in doing sth. 忙于做某事
The city __________________ (occupy) by the enemy for three years.
Please write down your name, age and _____________ (occupy) on the application form.
She occupied herself _______ daily routine office task.
has been occupied
occupation
with
stare vi. 盯着看;凝视 n. 凝视
stare at “盯着……看”,指出于好奇、惊讶等原因长时间直视, 常含粗鲁无礼之意。
glare at “怒目而视”,指出于气愤或敌意而瞪着看。
glance at “一瞥”,意为匆忙中迅速看一眼。
They didn’t fight, but stood there ____________ one another.
_____________ him until he gets aware of it and quiet down.
The chairman _______________ his watch and announced the meeting was over.
ceiling n.天花板
distract v.分散(注意力);使分心
perceive v.察觉
perceive as 视作
glaring at
Stare at
glanced at
distinguish vt. &vi. 区分;辨别
distinguish (between) A and B区分A和B
distinguish A from B 把A和B区分开来
distinguish between good and evil 分清善恶
distinguish oneself as… 作为……出名/受人青睐
distinguished adj. 卓越的;显著的;杰出的
They can distinguish a happy tune ________ a sad one.
She is surely the most _______________(distinguish) queen we have had.
anxiety n. 焦虑
anxious a.焦虑的 anxiously adv.焦虑地
近义词:worry
chest n.胸膛
breast n.胸部
from
distinguished
embarrassed adj. 难堪的,尴尬的
embarrassing adj. 令人尴尬的
embarrass vt. 使难堪,使尴尬
embarrassment n. 尴尬
awkward a.尴尬的,笨拙的
ashamed adj. 羞愧的,惭愧的
shameful adj. 羞耻的
shame n. 羞耻,惭愧,遗憾的事
be/feel ashamed of (doing) sth. 因做某事而感到羞愧
be/feel ashamed to do sth. 不好意思做某事
It is a shame that… 真遗憾……
His was __________ (shame) of cheating in the exam and determined never to do that again.
Do not feel ashamed ____________ (miss) my wedding.
ashamed
to miss
call on (短暂地)访问;要求(某人讲话等);正式邀请
call back 回电话;再打电话
call for 需要;需求;去(某处)接某人
call off 取消;停止进行
call up 打电话给;使人想起
I will take a walk and then call _____ some friends.
If you need any help, call me _____.
She wants you to call her ______ as soon as you come back.
Sometimes situations call ______ us to act strong and brave.
on
up
back
for
bother vi. & vt. 费心;麻烦;因……而操心 n. 麻烦;不便
(not) bother with/about… (不)为……而担心
(not) bother doing/to do sth. (不)费心做某事
It bothers sb. that… …...让某人烦恼
It bothers sb. to do sth. 做某事让某人烦恼
You needn’t to bother yourself _____________ small things.
他懒得回答这个问题。 ________________________________________
weep v.哭泣;流泪(wept,wept)
wipe v.擦拭
at work 有某种影响,在工作
conflict n. 矛盾;冲突 vi. 冲突;抵触
come into conflict with… 与……产生矛盾
with/about
He didn’t bother to answer this question.
inquire vi. & vt. 询问;打听
inquire 表示询问,调查
enquire 同inquire
require 表示需要、要求、命令,可指人或事物的要求
acquire 表示经过努力获得或得到
他们决定彻底调查这件事。 _____________________________________________
ultimately adv.最终
finally adv.最终
They determined to inquire thoroughly into this matter.
adjust vt. 调整;调节 vi & vt. 适应;(使)习惯
adjust to (doing) sth. 适应(做)某事
adjust oneself to (doing) sth. 使自己适应(做)某事
adjustable adj. 可调整的;可调节的
adjustment n. 调整;调节;适应
I tried to make the necessary ______________ (adjust) to this new situation.
After a while, my eyes adjusted ____ the darkness inside the cave.
The brakes need to be ___________ (adjust).
intervene v.干预,介入
adjustment
to
adjusted
react vi. (对……)起反应;回应;(对食物等)有不良反应
react to sb./sth. 对某人/某食物作出反应
react against 反抗;反对
react with… 与……起反应
reaction n. 反应;回应
We all have to accept that as we get older our _________ (react) slow down.
Someone allergic to milk is likely to react _____ cheese.
component n.组成成分
tone n.语气
reaction
to
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