高中英语Unit 5 The power of nature-section 3

Unit 5 The power of nature-section 3

Part Two: Teaching Resources (第二部分：教学资源)

Section 3: Words and expressions from Unit 2 Healthy eating excite []

v. 1. produce a magnetic field in: Excite the neurons. 2.

raise to a higher energy level: Excite the atoms. 3. arouse

or elicit a feeling 4. stir feelings in: Excite the audience.

5. act as a stimulant 6. stimulate sexually 7. stir the

feelings, emotions, or peace of 8. cause to be agitated,

excited, or roused impress []

n. the act of coercing someone into government service

v. 1. dye (fabric) before it is spun 2. produce or try to

produce a vivid impression of 3. mark or stamp with or as if

with pressure: To make a batik, you impress a design with wax.

4. impress positively: The young chess player impressed her

audience. 5. take (someone) against his will for compulsory

service, especially on board a ship 6. reproduce by printing

7. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon: This child

impressed me as unusually mature. cancel [] n. a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

v. 1. declare null and void; make ineffective: cancel

the election results 2. postpone indefinitely or annul

something that was scheduled: cancel the dinner party effort []

n. 1. use of physical or mental energy; hard work: He got

an A for effort. 2. earnest and conscientious activity

intended to do or accomplish something: make an effort to

cover all the reading material 3. a notable achievement: The

book was her finest effort. 4. a series of actions advancing

a principle or tending toward a particular end: contributed

to the war effort. relieve []

v. 1. take by stealing: The thief relieved me of $100. 2.

free from a burden, evil, or distress 3. provide physical

relief, as from pain: This pill will relieve your headaches.

4. alleviate or remove: relieve the pressure and the stress tremble []

n. reflex shaking caused by cold or fear or excitement

v. move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or

sideways anxious []

adj. 1. causing or fraught with or showing anxiety: spent

an anxious night waiting for the test results 2. mentally

upset over possible misfortune or danger etc; worried:

anxious parents panic []

n. sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events:

panic in the stock market. v. 1. cause sudden fear in or

fill with sudden panic: The mere thought of an isolation cell

panicked the prisoners. 2. be overcome by a sudden fear: The

students panicked when told that final exams were less than

a week away. courage []

n. a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger

of pain without showing fear: He didn't have the courage to

tell his mother that he had failed in the exam. diverse []

adj. 1. distinctly dissimilar or unlike: diverse parts of

the country 2. many and different: a person of diverse talents unique []

adj. 1. highly unusual or rare but not the single instance: spoke with a unique accent 2. the single one of its kind: the

unique existing example of Donne's handwriting 3. radically

distinctive and without equal: Bach was unique in his

handling of counterpoint. bathe []

n. the act of swimming: The Englishman said he had a good

bathe. v. 1. cleanse the entire body: bathe daily 2.

clean one's body by immersion into water: It’s a good habit

to bathe every day. 3. suffuse with or as if with light: The

room was bathed in sunlight. swallow1 []

n. 1. the act of swallowing: One swallow of the liquid was

enough. 2. small long-winged songbird noted for swift

graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations 3. a

small amount of liquid food v. 1. believe or accept

without questioning or challenge: Am I supposed to swallow

that story? 2. keep from expressing: I swallowed my anger and

kept quiet. 3. take back what one has said: He swallowed his

words. 4. utter indistinctly: She swallowed the last words

of her speech. 5. engulf and destroy: The Nazis swallowed the

Baltic countries. 6. pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking: Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you.

7. enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing: The

huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly

thereafter. 8. tolerate or accommodate oneself to: I

swallowed the insult.

persuade

v. cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief,

or course of action; twist somebody's arm: You can't persuade

me to buy this ugly vase. persuasion []

n. 1. inducement to act by argument or reasoning or

entreaty 2. the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade);

communication intended to induce belief or action 3. a

personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or