Book 10_U1_重点词汇讲解

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U1重点词汇讲解1. gravity n. 严重性;重力;地球引力Newton’s law of gravity牛顿万有引力定律I don’t think you realize the gravity of the situation.我认为你没有意识到形势的严重性。

2. headline n. (报纸的)大字标题headline news头条新闻The scandal was in the headlines for several days.这一丑闻连续几天都刊登在头版头条。

hit/make the headlines成为重要新闻3.put (great) pressure on somebody (to do something) 促使;强迫;劝说;给某人施加压力做某事,迫使某人做某事Industrial development has put (great) pressure on the environment.工业发展已给环境带来了(巨大的)压力。

Their parents were putting pressure on them to get married.他们的父母正对他们施加压力,要求他们结婚。

拓展:under pressure from 在来自……的压力下pressure sb. into doing sth. 迫使某人做某事4. wrestle vi. 奋力对付;努力处理;全力解决;摔跤wrestle with sb.Armed guards wrestled with the intruder.武装警卫和闯入者扭打起来。

wrestle with sth.She had spent the whole weekend wrestling with the problem.她整个周末都在绞尽脑汁处理这个问题。

5.beyond doubt 毫无疑问beyond doubt = without doubtHe is without/beyond doubt the cleverest student I’ve ever taught.他确实是我所教过的学生中最聪明的。

She is without/beyond doubt a great musician.她无疑是一位伟大的音乐家。

拓展:I don’t doubt that …我不怀疑……I doubt whether/if …我怀疑是否……I have no doubt that …我不怀疑……I have some doubt whether …我怀疑是否……There is no doubt about …毫无疑问……that-clauseno doubt 无疑,很可能No doubt she’ll call us when she gets there.她到达那儿时必定会我们打电话。

I have no doubt that I have made a good decision.我不怀疑我做出了一个好的决定。

6.permanent adj. 永久的;永恒的;长久的a permanent/temporary job固定工作/临时工作They are now living together on a permanent basis.他们现在决定长期同住。

Opp. impermanent, temporary7. expense n. 费用;价钱;开销The garden was transformed at great expense.花园改建花了一大笔费用。

Running a car is a big expense.养一辆车开销很大。

living/household/medical/legal expenses生活费用;家庭开支;医疗/律师费at sb.’s expenseWe were taken out for a meal at the company’s expense.公司出钱请我们外出就餐。

He built up the business at the expense of his health.他以自己的健康为代价逐步建立起这个企业。

8.repay vt. 偿还;报答,回报;值得to repay a debt/loan偿还债务/贷款How can I ever repay you for your generosity?你对我这么慷慨,我怎么才能报答你呢?The report repays careful reading.这份报告值得仔细阅读。

9. catch up on 补上;补做;了解(已发生的事情)I have a lot of work to catch up on.我有很多工作要补做。

We spent the evening catching up on each other’s news.我们那一晚上都一直在彼此通报情况。

10. weaken vt.& vi. (使)变弱,削弱The team has been weakened by injury.这个队因伤实力削弱。

She felt her legs weaken.她觉得两腿无力。

You must not agree to do it. Don’t weaken.你们一定不能同意做这件事。

别心软。

拓展:“-en”为后缀,表示(1)“使;使成为;变得”,如:blacken 使变黑sadden 使悲伤(2)“由……制成的;像……一样的”,如wooden 木制的golden 金的11. moreover adv. 此外,而且Syn. in addition, besides, as well asA talented artist, he was, moreover, a writer of some note.他是一位有才华的艺术家,而且还是一位颇有名气的作家。

12. squeeze n. 拮据,紧缺;挤压v. 挤压;威胁;给……造成财务困难a credit squeeze/economic squeeze贷款紧缩/ 经济拮据She’s just lost her job, so she is really feeling the squeeze.她失业了,所以她真正感到了经济困难。

give the tube of toothpaste a squeeze挤牙膏a squeeze of lemon in your drink在你饮料中挤入柠檬汁squeeze the water out (of the cloth)把(布里的)水挤干squeeze through a crowd挤过人群There were already 40 people in the bus, but he managed to squeeze in.公车上已经有40个人了,但他还是挤了进去。

Can you squeeze past/by?你能挤过去吗?I’ve a busy morning but I could squeeze you in at 10.15.我忙了一早上,但还是能挤出时间在十点一刻见你。

13.put (something) into practice 将……付诸实施She’s determined to put her new ideas into practice.她决心要把自己的新想法付诸实践。

How will you put your plan into practice?你要如何把你的计划付诸实施?拓展:in practice 实际上,事实上Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。

14.deposit n. (地下自然形成的)沉积物,沉积层vt. 使沉积;使沉淀,存储mineral/gold/coal deposits矿床;金矿;煤藏We’ve put down a 5% deposit on the house.我们已支付了房款的5%作为订金。

Sand was deposited which hardened into sandstone.沙经沉积固结形成沙岩。

Millions were deposited in Swiss bank accounts.巨额款项存入了瑞士的银行账户。

Guests may deposit their valuables in the hotel safe.旅客可将贵重物品寄存在旅馆的保险柜里。

15.on top of 另外,此外;在顶部,在最上面;(危险或威胁)非常接近,逼近He gets commission on top of his salary.他除了薪水之外还拿佣金。

Put this record on top of the others.把这张唱片放在其他唱片上面。

The truck was almost on top of us.那辆卡车几乎把我们撞倒。

16.push for something 反复要求;施压争取push for sth./push sb. for sth.The group is pushing for a ban on GM foods.集团正强烈要求取缔转基因食品。

I’m going to have to push you for an answer.我将不得不催促你的答复了。

拓展:push forward 推行(计划)push back 推迟,延迟push on 继续前进(或进行活动)练习一、首字母填空完成句子。

1. Rice is grown in his area where it has a very heavy r________.2. To be fair, punishment varies according to the g________ of the offence.3. Mary is facing the d________ of obeying her father or marrying the man she loves.4. We need to establish a legal f________ for the protection of the environment.5. It’s not a hotel, in the c________ sense, but rather a whole village turned into a hotel.6. We were unable to meet the r_______ on the loan because my husband was laid off.7. Asking questions often generates the spark of c________.8. They ran the story under the h_______ “Home at last!”9. We will never w________ our efforts in the face of difficulty.10. Before my wedding, I’ve made a few minor a________ to the seating plan.二、根据中文填空完成句子。