高中英语选修8unit4单词

高中英语选修8 unit4单词

I. 课内探究

1.hesitate vi犹豫，踌躇hesitation n.踌躇，犹豫不决

hesitate to do犹豫/踌躇干某事not hesitate to do毫不犹豫干某事

without hesitation毫不犹豫地

There is no room for hesitation.没有犹豫的余地了。

1）She hesitated before replying.她犹豫了一会才回答。

2）She agreed without the slightest hesitation她.毫不犹豫就同意了。

3）If you have any question, please don’t hesitate to你ask如果.有什么问题，请尽管问。

without hesitation，Meng Xiangbin jumped into the river to save the drowning young woman . 孟祥斌毫不犹豫地跳下河去救落水的年轻女子。

2 ．Classify vt分类，归类，把⋯⋯分等级

People who work in libraries spend a lot of time classifying books.在图书馆工作的人花大量的时间为书籍分类。

classified adi.分类的，归类的 classify ⋯as ⋯把⋯⋯归类为⋯⋯

be classified as分为⋯⋯类 classified ad分类广告

3.condemn vt.判刑，处刑，谴责

It is illegal to condemn a man wothout a hearing.不进行审问就给人判刑是违法的。

be condemned to death被判死刑 condemn sb for因⋯⋯而责备、指责某人

Anybody who loves peace will ________ the evil deeds of attacking the Olympic torch. A. condemnB. challengeC. tolerate

D. accuse

4.remark vi谈论，评论，说

remark in/upon as/sth对⋯⋯加以评论 n.评论，评述，注意（ notice ）

pointed cutting remarks直言不讳的，尖刻的评论

make a few remarks about /on a subject讲几句有关某人、某问题的话

1）The editor remarked that the article was well written. 编者评论说那篇文章写得很好。

2）It is rude to remark on / upon the appearance of other people.评论别人的外表是粗鲁的行为。

3）He made a number of rude remarks on/upon the food here.对于哪里的食品，他说了很多无礼的话。

promise n .妥协，折中 vi. 妥协，折中，违背

agree on a compromise同意妥协 arrive at/come to /reach a compromise达成妥协compromise with 和。⋯⋯妥协compromise on在⋯⋯妥协

In a _________ between management and unions, a 4% pay rise was agreed in return for an increase in productivity.

A. compromise

B. rule

C. way

D.discipline

6.overlook vt.俯瞰，俯视，未看到，未注意到，忽视，忽略（某人 / 某事），不理会

overlook the valley俯视山谷 overlook a spelling error忽略了一个拼写错误overlook sb. 不理会某人

My room overlooked the garden.我的房间俯瞰花园。

They overlooked the enormous risks involved.他们忽略了暗含的巨大危险。

Henry went through the documents again carefully for fear of overlooking any important data.

7.superior adj.更好的，更强的，有优越感的，傲慢的（职位级别）更高的，上级的

n.上级，上司，长官be superior to“比⋯⋯好” eg:

1 ）Today ’s computers are superior to anyone we had ten years ago.

如今的电脑比十年前的任何一台电脑都好。

2 ）She always acts so superior to everyone else.她总是表现得比别人优越。

8．Fade vi. 凋谢，枯萎；（颜色）退去；（声音等）变为弱；（光等）变暗淡；逐渐消失

1）The flowers faded for want of water.花儿因缺水而凋谢了。

2）The colour fades when esposed to light.这颜色曝光后会褪色。

3）The sound of the footsteps faded away.脚步渐渐消失。