高中英语：Unit5Enjoyingnovels学案Vocabulary新人教版选修

1、Unit 5 Enjoying novels 核心单词用法例析1.authoress n. 女作家 类似的结构还有：waitress 女服务员；hostess女主人，空中小姐，(火车,巴士上)女服务员； waiter (男)侍者,服务生；author 作者；作家；host主人,东道主，节目主持人2.recount vt. 详细讲; 叙述; 描述列举; 依次数说；重新计算,再数He recounted all the happenings of the day. 他详细叙述那天发生的一切事情3. oppose vt. 反对;反抗;妨碍I am opposed to going shopping

2、with others.我反对与他人一起外出购物。He is strongly opposed to the plan.他强烈反对这一计划。4.gifted a. 有天资的,有天赋的He is a gifted athlete.他是个有天赋的运动员。5.respectable a. 值得尊敬的，名声好的;体面的Our new neighbors are very respectable people.我们的新邻居是十分可敬的人。It is not respectable to spit on the sidewalk.在人行道上吐痰是不文雅的。区别：respectable 和respectfu

3、l respectable 指获得来自外人的尊敬，“受人尊敬的”，而respectful指对外人的尊敬，“恭敬的”。如：No respectable girl would associate with a man like him.没有哪个正派的姑娘愿意和他这样的人交往。6. marry vt. & vi 使某人结婚 娶; 嫁, 和.结婚 He is going to marry Jane. 他将与简结婚。Ben and Jill are getting married. 本和吉尔即将结婚。注意：英文里无marry with sb的说法；表示“结婚多久了”用be married 如：How l

4、ong have you been married to Sheila?你和希拉结婚多久了？ 7. hopeless a. -less是否定后缀，意思是：不抱希望的；无望的,没有办法的 The lost hikers felt helpless.这些迷路的徒步旅行者感到绝望。Our position is hopeless; well never get out alive.我们的处境毫无希望,我们决不可能活着出去。8. approval n. ( vt. approve)批准;认可 赞成;同意The plan had the approval of the school authoritie

5、s.计划得到学校当局的认可。We went to the party with our parents approval.我们取得父母同意后去参加聚会。9. growth n. 生长,成长;发育 增长;增加 Exercise and good food are important to the proper growth of a child.运动和营养好的食物对孩子的正常发育十分重要。the recent growth in / of violent crime 近期暴力罪行的增加10. hail vt. 向.欢呼;为.喝彩 承认.为;拥立(+as) 招呼The people lined t

6、he street to hail the invincible general.人们排列在街的两旁向常胜将军欢呼。They hailed him king.他们拥立他为王。An old friend hailed me from across the street.一个老朋友在马路对面和我打招呼。10. critic n. 批评家,评论家 持批评态度的人;吹毛求疵的人,爱挑剔的人He is a very famous film critic.他是一个很有名气的电影评论家。11. possess vt. 拥有,持有;具有;占有The country possesses rich mineral

7、 deposits.这个国家拥有丰富矿藏。12. generous a. 慷慨的(+with/in/to) 宽宏大量的(+to/towards) 大量的;丰盛的She is generous in giving help.她乐于助人。She gave me a generous lunch.她请我吃了一顿丰盛的午餐。13. sequence n. 连续;接连;一连串(+of) 次序;顺序;先后Farmers met with a sequence of bad harvests.农民们遇到了接二连三的坏收成。14. inspect vt. 检查;审查 检阅;视察They inspected t

8、he roof for leaks.他们检查了屋顶看看是否有漏隙。Health Department officials came to inspect the factory.卫生部的官员来视察这个工厂。15. chain n. 链,链条;项圈 一系列;连锁,连续 连锁店(chain store)The dog was fastened to a post with/by a chain.那条狗被用链条拴在柱子上。The traffic accident led to a chain of events.交通事故引起了一连串的事件。16. discount n vt. 折扣; 打折扣 将.打

9、折扣;将商品打去.折扣We give a special discount of 10 per cent for cash.如用现金购买,我们给予九折优待。17.decline vi. & vt. 下降,下跌;减少;衰退,衰落 婉拒;谢绝As one grows older, ones memory declines.人的记忆力随着年龄增长而衰退。Unemployment declined to 4 percent last month.上个月失业率降至百分之四。18. enquire vi. 询问;查询(+about/for) 调查(+into)I enquired about trains

10、 to New York.我查问有关去纽约的火车开行情况。We will enquire into the matter.我们将调查这事。19. rejoice vi. & vt. 欣喜,高兴 庆祝,欢乐 使高兴,使欣喜I rejoice to hear of your promotion.听说你高升我非常高兴。We all rejoiced at/over the good news.我们都为这一消息感到高兴。20.initial a.开始的,最初的 在（字）开头的His initial reaction was one of shock.他最初的反应是震惊。21.fault n.缺点,毛病,缺陷错误Every man has his faults.人无完人,金无足赤。Faults ar