高中英语选修七笔记

Unit 1

1. suitable adj. 适合的，适宜的+for/to do

a suitable candidate

I don’t have anything suitable to wear for the party.

The program is not suitable for children.

2. beneficial adj. 有利的，有用的，有帮助的+to

Fresh air is beneficial to our health.

benefit vt. 有益于

vi. 受益于+from

3. in other words 换句话说

His wife is my daughter. In other words, I’m his mother-in-law.

4. bump v. 碰撞，撞击+against/into

I ran after him, bumping against some people in hurry.

Lucy is a clumsy girl, always bumping into the furniture.

bumper n. 保险杠

5. adapt to =adjust to 适应

The children find it hard to adapt to the new school.

These plants have adapted themselves to the desert.

6. cut out 切掉，剪下+of…

This article is cut out of the newspaper.

7. fellow adj. 同事的，同类的，同伴的，同情况的

Cn. 同事，同类，同辈

my fellow passengers on the train.

She has a good reputation among her fellows.

8. annoyed adj. 生气的，恼怒的，烦恼的

He was beginning to get very annoyed with me about my carelessness.

They were very annoyed at your suggestions.

I was annoyed to find that they have left without me.

I was annoyed that they hadn’t turned up.

annoy v. 使恼怒，使生气，打扰，骚扰

These files are annoying me.

9. conduct Cn. 行为，举止

v. 指挥（乐队）；组织，安排，执行，实施

conduct an experiment

conduct a survey

10. congratulate v. 祝贺，向…道贺+sb. on sth.

I congratulated them on their results.

11. adequate adj. 足够的，合乎需要的，合格的

The room is small but adequate.

The space available is not adequate for our needs.

12. access Un. 通路，通道+to ；机会，权利+to

There is no access to the street through the door.

Citizens have free access to the library.

accessible adj. 可接近的，可使用的，可到达的+to

13. handy adj. 有用的，易使用的，容易做的；近便的，便利的

It’s quite a handy little tool.

Keep an emergency kit handy.

My house is very handy for the station.

14. impaired adj. 受损的，损坏的；有…缺陷、障碍的

impaired memory

impair vt. 损害，削弱

15. company Un. 陪伴，做伴

keep sb. company 陪伴sb.

16. meet with 与…会晤+sb. ；遭遇，受到某种对待；经历，体验+sth.

He met with some difficulties when he tried to solve the problem.

The representative met with the company’s boss to discuss the pay rise.

17. approval Un. 赞成，同意；批准，认可，通过

Do the plans meet with your approval?

I can’t agree to anything without my partner’s approval.

approve vi. 赞成，同意+of

vt. 批准，通过

Unit 2

1. desire n. 渴望，欲望，渴求

v. 想要，希望得到

I have a strong desire to help and care for people.

They seem to have lost their desire for life.

She has remarried and desired a child with her new husband.

Fred is bored and desires to go home.

2. alarm v. 使惊恐，使害怕，使担心

I don’t want to alarm you, but there is a strange man in your garden. alarmed adj. 担心的，害怕的+at/by

Environmentalists are alarmed at the increase in pollution.

3. sympathy n. 同情心

have sympathy for sb.

I have no sympathy for Jack. That’s all his own fault.

She never expressed any sympathy when I was injured.

4. favour Cn. 帮助，恩惠，好事

I want to ask a favour of you. Will you lend me your car?

I’ve come to ask you to do me a favour.

in favour of 支持，赞同

I’m in favour of equal pay for equal work.

5. absurd adj. 荒唐的，愚蠢的，可笑的

He looks absurd in that hat.

6. makeup Un. 化妆品

wear makeup

7. accompany v. 陪同，陪伴

Let me accompany you to your hotel.