必修五第二单元词汇讲解
A lighthouse was flashing in the distance. His eyes flashed angrily.
Her eyes flashed anger and dissatisfaction at everyone.
My mind flashed back to last Christmas.
Fashion is constantly changing.
时尚总是日新月异。
Heat the sauce, stirring constantly. 加热调味汁并不停地搅动。
5. previous
adj. 在前的,早先的
I am unable to attend the meeting because of a previous engagement. 【特别提示】
采取措施做某事 深呼吸
把某人当作
pride in
one’s chanห้องสมุดไป่ตู้e
碰运气 怜悯某人
trouble to do sth
take over pity on sb turns to do sth
接管
以……为荣
轮流去做某事
不辞劳苦去做某事
4. constant adj. constantly adv. 不断地
我们应该全面的考虑问题。
2. impression n.------- vt. impress
adj. impressive
make/leave a/an ……impression on sb.
给某人留下· · · 的印象
他的演讲给我们留下了深刻的印象。 His speech left a deep impression on us.
9. tolerate vt. 容忍;忍受
We simply cannot tolerate cheating in exams. I cannot tolerate her rudeness.
我不能容忍她的粗鲁无礼。 我再也不能容忍你那恶劣的态度了。
I won’t tolerate your bad manners any longer.
He decided to take up photography as his career. 从事 Do you intend to take up his offer of a job?
接受
【即学即练】 1. The poor boy always helps his father even though going to school _____ most of his day. A. takes up B. makes up C. saves up D. puts up 2. My old friend invited me to attend his wedding and I _____ the invitation. A. takes up B. taking up C. took up D. to take up
The fence surrounds the school.
篱笆环绕着学校。 They have surrounded the town with troops.
他们出动了军队包围了该城。
I always dream of having a house surrounded ___________ by trees and
11. adjustment
n. 调整;调节
v. adjust 整理,使适应
adjust …… to 调整以适应· · · · · · The body quickly adjusts itself to changes in
temperature.
I’ve made a few minor adjustments to the seating
他们带领我们到老师办公室去。
8. surrounding n.&. adj. 环境,周围的事物(常用复数)
周围的
He works in pleasant surroundings. 他在愉快的环境中工作。 Confused by the new surroundings,I was hit by the lack of fresh air. 新的环境把我弄的心烦意乱的,由于缺乏新鲜空气, 我感到受不了。 ----surround vt. 围(环)绕,包围,围困
take
office apart in it easy back down notes away aim
吸收,留宿 别着急 取下,记下 就职 拆开 收回 瞄准
拿走 作笔记
out
抓住 想当然的认为 拿出 注意 利用
notice of
it for granted hold of take steps to do sth sb as.., advantage of… a deep breath
(什么都不缺)
3. I can’t buy that book _________ for lack of money.
4. He just _____ lacks a little confidence for he is often
afraid that he may fail again. 5. He seems to be totally ______________ common lacking in sense.
back on his feet.
13. press vi. & vt. 按;压;逼迫
n. 按;压;新闻
n. pressure 压力 press the button
the news press
a press journalist
新闻发布会
新闻记者 在工作的压力下
under the pressure of work
14. lose sight of
看不见,忽视,失去联系
阅读下列句子,观察lose sight of 的意思和用法。 1. Suddenly I lost sight of my father in the crowd. 2. We must not lose sight of the fact that learning English is very important. 3. I have lost sight of my best school friend over the years.
eg:Shenzhen impressed him with the high speed of
development.深圳给他留下了高速发展的深刻印象。 impressive adj. 给人深刻印象的 eg: an impressive scene 难忘的场面 an impressive story 感人的故事
Unit 3 Life in the future
Vocabulary
1.aspect n. 面貌;(问题,事物等的)方面 1)to take on an entirely new aspect 面貌一新 2)general aspects 概况
3)We should consider a problem in all its aspects.
by its beauty the first time I saw it.
3. take up 拿起,占据,开始从事,接受,继续
When does the new manager take up his job? 开始某项工作 Sorry , I have taken up you too much time. 占用(时间或空间) He is going to take up the story where he left off yesterday. 继续
10. lack vi. & vt. 缺乏;没有
n. 缺乏;短缺的东西
1. She lacks money to buy new clothes. 2. He is lacking in confidence. 3. She does not lack for friends. 4. Poor as he is, he still thinks that he lacks for nothing. 5. Our tour is cancelled for lack of bookings. 6. Too many teachers are treated with a lack of respect.
【拓展】
catch sight of 望见,看到
in sight 在视线内
out of sight
at (the) sight of
看不见了
一看见· · · · · ·
at first sight 第一眼;初看起来
15.sweep up 打扫(收拾)干净,一下子抱起某人 He was swept up into the centre of the crowd. 他被卷入到这个人群中去了。 Some students were left to sweep up the fallen leaves.
Everybody has an impression that she was a good match for the young man. 每个人都觉得她和那个年轻人是天造地设的一对。
impress vt. 使感动,使留下好印象,可构成以下短语:
impress sb. with sth.或者impress sth.on/upon sb.
previous常与to搭配,意为“在· · · 之前;先于······”
His father died two hours previous to his arrival. I worked in Paris previous to coming here.