译林牛津版必修5 Unit 2 The Environment 单词详解 Language points 1. economy n. 经济,节约 domestic/national economy economy of time and labor 拓展 economic adj. 经济上的,经济学的 economic activity/growth/theory economics n. 经济学 economist n. 经济学家 2. debate v./n. (1) We must debate the question with the rest of the members. (2) They were debating whether to go to the mountains. (3) We debated for an hour on his plan. (4) The proposal is under debate. 3. preservation n. 保护,保存 preserve v. 保护,维持 (1) the preservation of food/ one’ health (2) The city should take steps to preserve the old temple. (3)preserve……from…… 保护……免于…… (4) preserve one’s strength/eyesight 维护体力/视力 4. in addition 另外,加之 (1) There was an earthquake and, in addition, there was a flood. (2) His mother gave him some cakes for his picnic and some bottles of water in addition. in addition to …… 除了……之外…… (1) He speaks French in addition to English. (2) In addition to such subjects, they also learn computer science. 5. wipe out 扫除,消灭 (1) Could you wipe the basin out? (2) In the battle, the enemies were completely wiped out by the PLA. 6. lay——laid, laid——laying (1) Where shall I lay these books? (2) She laid her baby on the bed. (3) Lay the table for dinner. (4) The hen stopped, laying. (5) lay aside 储存,储蓄 lay off 暂时解雇 lie——lay, lain——lying 躺;位于;呈……状态;在于 (1) The boy lay on the sofa. (2) lie on one’s back/side/stomach (3) Jiangsu lies in the east of China. (4) The book lay open on the table. (5) His success lies in his hard work. lie——lied, lied——lying 说谎 Don’t lie to me. = Don’t tell lies to me. 7. approach v./n (1)We approached the birds quietly and watched them. (2) The time for graduation is approaching. (3) The approach of the examination is making her nervous. (4) All the approaches to the airport were blocked by the police. (5) He has found a new approach to English. 8. cut back on 削减,缩减 (1) You have to cut back on spending. (2) Many companies are cutting back on staff at the moment. (3) If we cannot sell more, we will have to cut back on production. 9. be beneficial/good/useful/helpful to sb./sth. 10. expand vi/vt expansion (n) (1) A balloon expands as it is filled with air. (2) His company expanded into a big one. (3) expand business 11. It’s obvious that …… ……是显然的 It’s quite obvious that he didn’t do it himself. 12. an awkward/embarrassing situation (1) I’m now in a difficult situation. (2) How do you analyze the present economic/political situation? 13. responsibility (n) 责任 responsible (adj.) 负责的 (1) a sense of responsibility 责任感 (2) I’ll take the responsibility for the task. (3) He tried to escape/avoid (taking) responsibility for the accident. (4) It is his responsibility to make arrangement for the meeting. be responsible for sth. (1) We are responsible for our own actions. (2) The boy was responsible for feeding the chickens. 14. key (n) 钥匙;秘诀;门路,解答;键盘 (1) Which is the key to the front door? (2) This key doesn’t fit the lock. (3) the key to the problem a key to success (adj.) 关键的,重要的 a key man/ a key school 15. effective (adj.) 有效的,有效力的;生效的 (1) They took effective measures to develop the city. (2) This medicine is highly effective against cancer. (3) The new law becomes effective on April 1. efficient (adj.) 有效率的,效率高的 (1) an efficient machine (2) The way you work is far from efficient. 16. inspection (n) 检查,监督,视察 inspect (vt) inspect the car/our school make an inspection of the factory 17. be willing to do sth be willing that…… (1) I’m willing to help you. (2) Are you willing that you gave up your seat to me? 18. open the floor 自由发言 the floor (美)议会会场的发言权 ask for the floor 要求发言 get/have the floor 得到发言权 take the floor 发言,参加讨论 19. run out (vi) (事物)用尽,结束,完了;到期 (1) Our food will soon run out. (2) Money is running out. run out of (vt) We are running out of fuel. 20. state 状态,状况,情形 (1) The building was in a bad state. (2) He was in a poor state of health. 21. shock vt./n. (1) The scene shocked her. (2) I was shocked at the news of his sudden death. = I was shocked to hear the news. (3) shocking news (4) The news was a great shock to us. 22. disappoint vt. 使失望 (1) The result disappointed me. = I was disappointed at the result. (2) She looks disappointed. a disappointed look (3) He was disappointed to hear the news. He was disappointed that his team had lost the game. disappointing adj. 令人失望的,扫兴的 in disappointment 失望地 You are a disappointment. to one’s disappointment 令人失望的是…… 23. shame n. 可耻的人、事;羞耻,羞愧 (1) He felt no shame at losing in the game. (2) What a shame (that) you have to leave so soon. (3) It’s a shame to treat animals like that. 24. arrival (n) arrive (v) (1) On his arrival in Beijing, he was warmly welcomed. (2) The arrival of the train was delayed. 25. limited adj. 有限的 a limited time 有限的时间 His knowledge of history is rather limited. limited company 有限公司=Co. Ltd 或Ltd 26. clap v/n. 鼓掌,拍手 (1) The teacher clapped his hands to make the pupils quiet. (2) When the performance finished, the audience clapped for a while. 27. decrease the speed/price to/by…… a sudden decrease in population a decrease of 30 percent 28. in the form of …… 以……形式 (1) The cookies were all in the form of stars. (2) We help him in the form of giving him useful advice. 29. be stocked with …… 装备有;储备有 (1) That shop is well stocked with foreign novels. (2) The man is well stocked with information. 30. take (strong) measures/steps/action to do sth. 31. pick out 找出,挑选 (1) She picked out the shoes that match the dress. (2) Can you pick out your brother in this crowd? 32. raise vt. 引发,提出,举起,抬起,增加,提高,种植,饲养,筹措 raise a question raise money for …… His long absence raised fears about his safety. I was raised by my aunt. The farmers here raise wheat. raise one’s voice/your hand rise (vi)——rose—risen 上升 33. concern n. 关心,关注 (1) I feel no concern about the matter. (2) She showed a great deal of concern for her son’s illness. (3) be concerned about/for …… 为……担心 (4) be concerned with …… 与……有联系,有关联 (5) as/so far as …… be concerned 就……而言 as far as I am concerned 就我而言 34. rely on/upon 依靠,依赖 (1) You may not rely on the weather report. (2) You can rely on him.= He can be relied on. rely on sb. doing sth.= rely on sb. to do sth 相信/指望某人会做…… You may rely on him/his coming on time. I rely on him to pay back the money. depend on 取决于,依靠 It/That (all) depends. 35. result in …… 导致(+结果) result from …… 由……引起(+原因) lead to …… 导致 (+结果) (1) His carelessness resulted in the accident. = The accident resulted from his carelessness. (2) Hard work led to his success. 36. importance (n) important (adj.) The letter is of great importance. a letter of great importance/value/use 37. advise (vt.) advice (u.n.) (1) The doctor advised (taking) a week’s rest. (2) I advised him to stop smoking. = I advised him that he (should) stop smoking. (3) Could you advise me on the problem? 38. hunt They hunted foxes. We’ll go (out) hunting tomorrow. hunt for a lost thing/ a job 寻找 39. under way 在进行中 (1) The project got under way after some delays. (2) Now the play is under way. (3) My car is under repair now. (4) under control/treatment way 的拓展 all the way by the way by way of in any way in a/some way in no way in the/one’s way lose one’s way make one’s way (to) make way for…… on one’s way (to) …… He is on the way to getting better. 40. remain vi. (1) 剩余,剩下 It remains to be seen whether you are right. Few houses remained after the earthquake. What he said remains to be proved. Now, where is the remaining three dollars? (2) 逗留,留下 He often goes to factories or villages and seldom remains in his office. (3) 一直保持,仍然 remain + adj. (silent/slim/thin) remain + 分词 (unchanged/standing/sitting) remain + 介词短语 (in power/in danger of……) remain +n. (a stranger/ a worker) 41. prohibit vt. 禁止 (1) The sale of this milk is prohibited. (2) His parents prohibit him from smoking. 42. concerning prep. 关于,涉及(比about正式) Concerning his suggestion, there are different opinions. 43. effort c.n. 努力 (1) He did it without effort. (2) I made every effort to get it. make great efforts to do sth. spare no effort to do 不遗余力做某事 44. He appreciates your talents. appreciate works of art/ one’s friendship appreciate doing sth.