牛津高中英语必修一Unit 1单词讲解1.attend vt. / vi. 1）出席, 参加, 2）上(大学等),就读3）照料;护理;侍候vt: attend + noun (会议、聚会、讲座，上课)He did not attend the meeting yesterday.(go to ; be present at参加或出席)Dr Smith attended her in hospital. （look after）vi: attend on/upon sb. 看护，照料（某人）attend on a patient2.assembly[U]集会，会议the right of assembly 集会权assembly rooms 会议室Morning assembly is held in the school hall. 晨会在学校礼堂举行.3.earn vt. to get something by working 获得，赚，赚得He earns 10,000 a year.earn one‟s living / make one‟s living 谋生She earned her living by working in a supermarket.earn fame / praise / respect 获得名誉/赞扬/ 尊敬The young player earned his place in the team by training hard.4.respect v. 遵守, 尊敬; 敬重; 钦佩; n.（与of, for连用）尊敬；尊重We‟ d better respect others‟ feelings.I respect him for his honesty. (尊敬，钦佩)show / have respect /to /for sb. = respect sb.The young should show respect to those who are older. 年轻人应该尊敬长者。
gain/ win / earn respect 博得钦佩respects (pl) 敬意；问候Give my respects / regards to your wife.respectful adj. （主动）表示尊敬的，恭敬的respectfully adv. 尊敬地, 谦恭地respectable adj. （被动）值得尊敬的，体面的The teacher is ______, so we are all ______ to him. (respectable, respectful)5.achieve v. 取得，实现achieve all one‟s goals / aims 达到目标achievement n. 成就, 功绩6.average n. 一般的，普通的，平均的The average of 4, 8, and 60 is 24. 4、8和60的平均数是24。
The average age of the boys in this class is fifteen. (平均年龄)These marks are well above average. 这些分数远在一般水平以上.on (an) average 通常；按平均7.challenging adj. 具有挑战性的challenge vt. 向...挑战challenge sb. toHe challenged me to play another football match. 他向我挑战要我跟他再进行一场足球比赛It is challenging for me to solve this problem by myself.8.extra adj. 额外的; 外加的; 附加的adv. 超过一般地; 特别地extra pay for extra work 额外工作的额外报酬Can I have extra time to finish my work? (额外的)an extra strong box 加固的箱子Children were extra glad to see the foreign visitors. （特别地）9.prepare v. to get ready or to make sb. / sth. ready 准备；使有备prepare sb. /sth. for sth. prepare to do sth.The team prepared themselves for defeat / to accept defeat.这个队心理上做好了接受失败的准备。
prepare to meet your fate 准备面对命运be prepared for sth. 对某事物（尤指令人不愉快者）作好准备I knew there were problems, but I was not prepared for this!我知道有些问题, 却未料到这一点!preparation n. 准备, 预备be in preparation 在准备中; 在编辑中in preparation for 作为...的准备make preparations for 为...作准备make preparations against 为对付...作准备10.drop v. 放弃，落下, , 断绝（往来）He seems to have dropped most of his friends. (断绝往来)He dropped everything and helped. (半途停止)Where shall I drop you? (让某人下车)Drop over to our house for a visit sometime. (drop in / by /over 顺便走访)Our car dropped behind. (落后)n. 滴；点; 下降；落下；下跌eye drops 眼药水 a drop in the price of wheat 小麦价格下跌11.miss v. 思念, 想念，错过n. 小姐, 姑娘Everybody will miss him very much.（思念）missed the bus误公共汽车。
miss a chance 错过一次机会Her daughter was chosen as Miss Hong Kong six years ago.（小姐，姑娘）missing adj. 不见的, 缺少的 a missing person 一个失踪人员12.field n. 1) 运动场，操场2) 田地，原野3）领域，专业The World Cup was holded in this field.（运动场）They were working in the cotton fields.(田地，原野)He is a prominent scholar in the field of linguistics.（领域，专业）13.experience n. 经历，阅历[C] 经验,体验[U][(+of/in)]I had a rather odd experience the other day. （经历）She had no experience of life at all. （经验）Please tell us your _________ in America.Have you had any _________ of teaching English?14.article n. [C] 1）文章，论文2）商品，物品3）条款，条文He has written an article for the magazine.（文章）She had several articles of clothing in her bag.（商品一件）Article 15 of the constitution deals with this problem.（条款）15.introduce vt. （与to连用）介绍; 倡导；提倡；引进He introduced his friend to me.to introduce a new subject in a schoolintroduction n. 介绍, 传入, 初步, 导言16.immediately adv. & conj. 立即；即刻She came immediately. 她立刻就来了。
I came immediately I heard the news. 我一听到这个消息,马上就来了。
immediate adj. 立即的；即刻的in the immediate future 在不远的将来take immediate action 立即采取行动最近的17.former adj. 从前的，以前的in former times 从前the former world champion 前世界冠军the former …the latterWe used to insist on the difference between love and liking. The former seemed much more beautiful than the latter.★former, past, old 虽然都和过去有关，但侧重点不同。
former：“过去曾经是...的、前任….”, past: “过去的” old“老的、从前的”。
例如: former president 前总统past experience以往的经验my old school我的母校18.recently adv. 最近It is only quite recently that I started painting. 我只是在最近才开始绘画的。
recent adj. 新近的, 近来的19.develop v. 培养，养成，发展, 发达, 发扬, 进步Try to develop good reading habits. 要养成良好的阅读习惯。
to develop an idea 详细地说明一个概念Her friendship with David developed slowly. 她与戴维的友谊发展缓慢。
20.display v. 陈列, 展览, 显示n. 陈列, 展览, 显示The cakes were displayed in the window. 糕点陈列在橱窗中。