精锐教育学科教师辅导讲义Wherever I am，I do not feel inferior to others.无论我在哪，都不感到低人一等。
②（质量等）次的；较差的；次于……的Synthetic fabric is inferior to cotton fabric.合成纤维织物不如棉织品好。
5. humble adj. 谦卑的；虚心的Many famous people are surprisingly humble.许多知名人士都出奇地谦恭。
Knowledge makes one humble, while ignorance makes one proud.博学使人谦逊，无知使人骄傲。
【拓展】adj.（身份，地位等）低下的，卑微的He is of humble birth.他出身卑微。
vt.使谦卑，使地位降低；使威信扫地He had to humble himself in the presence of the boss.他在老板面前只得低声下气。
His failure in the competition humbled him.竞赛失利使他丢了脸。
6. precisely adv.精确地；恰好地The phone rang at precisely 9 o'clock.电话恰好在九点整响起。
I can't remember precisely what happened.我记不准所发生的事情了。
【拓展】precise adj.准确的；精确的He made a precise record of events.他对事件做了准确的记载。
precision n.准确；精确Your report lacks precision.你的报告不够准确。
7. proceed v.前进；前往The project is proceeding as planned.工程正在按计划进行。
【搭配】proceed to/with sthMy grandfather took a drink from his cup and proceeded with his story.我的爷爷拿起杯子喝了一口，继续讲他的故事。
After we stayed in London for four days, we proceeded to Paris. 在伦敦呆了四天后，我们前往巴黎。
proceed to doThe teacher cleared his throat and proceeded to speak.老师清了清嗓子，继续讲下去。
8. reverse v.颠倒；翻转；使反向His coat can be reversed when it begins to rain.他的外衣下雨时能翻过来穿。
The ship reversed course and headed back to the shore.那艘船调转航向，向海岸驶去。
【拓展】( l ) adj.颠倒的，反向的，反面的This time it came in the reverse direction.这一次它是从相反的方向来的。
She then looked at the reverse side of the coin.接着她看了看钱币的反面。
(2 ) n.背面，反面They did the reverse of what the parents told them to do.他们做的与父母的要求相反。
The truth is just the reverse.真实情况恰好相反。
The reverse of the coin was stamped with an eagle.硬币的反面压印的是一只鹰。
9. depart v.离开Their plane departed half an hour ago.他们要乘的飞机半小时前就起飞了。
【搭配】depart from/for sth背离违反depart for…离开去……He is unwilling to depart from regular practice.他不愿意背离常规。
They departed for work at noon,他们于中午离开去上班了。
【拓展】departure n.离开；出发，启程The train's departure was on schedule.火车准时开动。
10. puzzled adj. 迷惑不解的He was puzzled by my answer.我的回答把他搞糊涂了。
【拓展】puzzle v.使迷惑I was puzzled by what he said in his letter.他信中的内容把我搞糊涂了。
puzzling adj.令人迷惑不解的This is a puzzling affair.这是一件令人费解的事情。
11. conceal v.隐藏；隐蔽；隐瞒e. g. He concealed himself behind the door.他藏在门后。
She tried to conceal what she had done to them.她试图隐瞒对他们所做的事。
He concealed his real motives from me.他对我隐瞒了他的真实动机。
12. stick v. 卡住；粘住e. g. The bus became stuck in mud. 这辆公共汽车陷进泥里了。
The chewing gum stuck to the girl's shoes.口香糖粘在了那个女孩的鞋上。
The old man stuck a stamp to the envelope.这位老人把一张邮票贴在信封上。
【常用搭配】stick out伸出；明显，突出e. g. White sticks out against a black background.白色在黑色的背景映衬下很显眼。
stick to坚持；坚守（规则、诺言等）e. g. He's a man of his word, which means he will stick to his promise.他是个守信用的人，他会信守诺言。
13. alternate adj.间隔的；轮流的；交替的e. g. The team held a meeting on alternate Wednesday.这个小组每隔一个星期三开一次会。
The students have different exam$ on alternate weeks.这些学生每周进行不同的考试。
We experienced alternate ram and sunshine in Edinburgh, which I later found to be normal in Scotland.我们在爱丁堡经历了忽晴忽雨的天气，后来我发现在苏格兰这很正常。
14. nonsense n.胡言乱语；废话；胡闹，愚蠢的举动e. g. She's talking nonsense when she said that she came from another planet.她说自己是从另一个星球来的，那是瞎扯。
He claimed to have taken a photo of an endangered tiger, which turned out to be nothing but a nonsense.他声称自己拍到了濒危虎种的照片，结果纯属胡说八道。
Ⅱ. Key Expressions重点词组1. practical joke恶作剧The kids put salt in the sugar bowl as a practical joke.孩子们搞恶作剧，把盐放进了糖罐里。
【搭配】play a practical joke on sb对某人进行恶作剧There are books specially written on how to play a practical joke on somebody.有专门的书教你怎样恶作剧。
【拓展】make a joke (about sb / sth)以……为笑柄Stop making a joke about the boy's hair style. It's really offensive.别拿这个男孩的发型开玩笑了。
这很不礼貌。
make fun of sb拿某人开玩笑，取笑某人He's not the person that you can make fun of.他可不是你们可以随便取笑的人。
2. define…as…给……下定义That dictionary defines ‘triangle' as a plain figure with 3 sides and 3 angles.那本词典把“三角”定义为由三条边和三个角组成的平面图形。
I don't think it is wise to simply define the event as an accident.我觉得把这件事简单地定义成是一起事故是不明智的。
【拓展】definition n. (1 )下定义；定义；释义The definition for this word in the dictionary is very puzzling.这本词典中对这个单词的释义很令人费解。
(2 )(U，C)限定；定界；规定The club must give a clear definition of its goals.俱乐部应对其宗旨作明确规定。
3. play a trick on…戏弄It's common that people play tricks on each other on April Fool's Day.人们通常在愚人节互相开玩笑。
The children loved to play tricks on each other on April Fool's Day.孩子们喜欢在愚人节互相捉弄。
How do you feel when others play a trick on you? 有人对你开玩笑时，你会有什么感觉？4. exchange…for…交换；更换He exchanged some British pounds for US dollars.他把一些英镑兑换成美元。
The little girl exchanged her story book for a magazine with her friend.那个小女孩用她的故事书交换了朋友的杂志。