牛津高中英语必修一Unit-1基础知识

牛津高中英语必修一Unit 1单词讲解

1.attend vt. / vi. 1）出席, 参加, 2）上(大学等),就读3）照料;护理;侍候

vt: attend + noun (会议、聚会、讲座，上课)

He did not attend the meeting yesterday.(go to ; be present at参加或出席)

Dr Smith attended her in hospital. （look after）

vi: attend on/upon sb. 看护，照料（某人）

attend on a patient

2.assembly[U]集会，会议

the right of assembly 集会权 assembly rooms 会议室

Morning assembly is held in the school hall. 晨会在学校礼堂举行.

3.earn vt. to get something by working 获得，赚，赚得

He earns 10,000 a year.

earn one’s living / make one’s livi ng 谋生

She earned her living by working in a supermarket.

earn fame / praise / respect 获得名誉/赞扬 / 尊敬

The young player earned his place in the team by training hard.

4.respect v. 遵守, 尊敬 ; 敬重 ; 钦佩; n.（与of, for连用）尊敬；尊重

We’ d better respect others’ feelings.

I respect him for his honesty. (尊敬，钦佩)

show / have respect /to /for sb. = respect sb.

The young should show respect to those who are older. 年轻人应该尊敬长者。

gain/ win / earn respect 博得钦佩

respects (pl) 敬意；问候 Give my respects / regards to your wife.

respectful adj. （主动）表示尊敬的，恭敬的

respectfully adv. 尊敬地, 谦恭地

respectable adj. （被动）值得尊敬的，体面的

The teacher is ______, so we are all ______ to him. (respectable, respectful)

5.achieve v. 取得，实现

achieve all one’s goals / aims 达到目标

achievement n. 成就, 功绩

6.average n. 一般的，普通的，平均的

The average of 4, 8, and 60 is 24. 4、8和60的平均数是24。

The average age of the boys in this class is fifteen. (平均年龄)

These marks are well above average. 这些分数远在一般水平以上.

on (an) average 通常；按平均

7.challenging adj. 具有挑战性的

challenge vt. 向...挑战 challenge sb. to

He challenged me to play another football match. 他向我挑战要我跟他再进行一场足球比赛It is challenging for me to solve this problem by myself.

8.extra adj. 额外的; 外加的; 附加的 adv. 超过一般地; 特别地

extra pay for extra work 额外工作的额外报酬

Can I have extra time to finish my work? (额外的)

an extra strong box 加固的箱子

Children were extra glad to see the foreign visitors. （特别地）

9.prepare v. to get ready or to make sb. / sth. ready 准备；使有备prepare sb. /sth. for sth. prepare to do sth.

The team prepared themselves for defeat / to accept defeat.

这个队心理上做好了接受失败的准备。

prepare to meet your fate 准备面对命运

be prepared for sth. 对某事物（尤指令人不愉快者）作好准备

I knew there were problems, but I was not prepared for this!

我知道有些问题, 却未料到这一点!

preparation n. 准备, 预备

be in preparation 在准备中; 在编辑中 in preparation for 作为...的准备

make preparations for 为...作准备 make preparations against 为对付...作准备10.drop v. 放弃，落下, , 断绝（往来）

He seems to have dropped most of his friends. (断绝往来)

He dropped everything and helped. (半途停止)

Where shall I drop you? (让某人下车)

Drop over to our house for a visit sometime. (drop in / by /over 顺便走访)

Our car dropped behind. (落后)

n. 滴；点; 下降；落下；下跌

eye drops 眼药水 a drop in the price of wheat 小麦价格下跌

11.miss v. 思念, 想念，错过 n. 小姐, 姑娘

Everybody will miss him very much.（思念）

missed the bus误公共汽车。

miss a chance 错过一次机会

Her daughter was chosen as Miss Hong Kong six years ago.（小姐，姑娘）missing adj. 不见的, 缺少的 a missing person 一个失踪人员

12.field n. 1) 运动场，操场 2) 田地，原野 3）领域，专业

The World Cup was holded in this field.（运动场）

They were working in the cotton fields.(田地，原野)

He is a prominent scholar in the field of linguistics.（领域，专业）

13.experience n. 经历，阅历 [C] 经验,体验 [U][(+of/in)]

I had a rather odd experience the other day. （经历）

She had no experience of life at all. （经验）

Please tell us your _________ in America.

Have you had any _________ of teaching English?

14.article n. [C] 1）文章，论文2）商品，物品 3）条款，条文

He has written an article for the magazine.（文章）

She had several articles of clothing in her bag.（商品一件）

Article 15 of the constitution deals with this problem.（条款）

15.introduce vt. （与to连用）介绍; 倡导；提倡；引进

He introduced his friend to me.

to introduce a new subject in a school

introduction n. 介绍, 传入, 初步, 导言

16.immediately adv. & conj. 立即；即刻