高二上学期词汇解析Unit9
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ecology n. 生态;生态学
coal n. 煤;煤炭
issue n. 发行(物);(报刊)期号;问题 v. 发行;发表;颁布
environmentalist n. 环保人士
summarize v. 概括;总结
content n. what is contained in something 内容;目录
What are contents of this trunk? 这箱子里是些什么东西?
n. the amount contained 容量;含量
Its carbon content is 4%. 炭的含量是百分之四。
R X adj. happy; pleased快乐;满意
Don't be content with such a small success. 不要满足于这样小的成功。
vt. satisfy 使满意;使满足
We should never content ourselves with book knowledge only.
我们切不可满足于仅仅有一点书本知识。
the United Nations 联合国
representative n. someone whose job is to say or do something in the name of other people 代表;代理人
I have the honor to have been sent as their representative. 我很荣幸被派来作他们的代表。
adj. serving as an example; typical 有代表性的;典型的
Beijing is a representative Chinese city. 北京是一个典型的中国城市。
South Africa 南非
sustainable adj. 可持续的;能维持的
killer n.[c] 杀人者;凶手;致命之物
contaminant vt.& n. 弄脏;污染
sanitation n. 公共卫生;环境卫生
access n. 接近;进入 [to]
Few men have direct access to the King. 很少人能接近国王。
n. 通路;入口[to]
an access to the bus station 通往巴士站的路
rural adj. (对都市 (urban) 而言的) 乡下的;乡村的;田园的
rural life 田园 [乡村] 生活
poverty n.[u] being poor贫穷;贫乏
In the old society, the labouring people suffered from poverty and illness.
在旧社会,劳动人民贫病交加。
violence 名词 n. violent action 暴力(行为)
You find a lot of violence in some American films. 有些美国电影里有大量的暴力行为。
n. the state of being violent 猛烈;强烈
The wind blew with great violence. 风猛烈地吹着。
take part in 参加…;参与…
premier n.[c] 总理;首相
stress v. speak firmly to show that what one is saying is important 强调;着重
Mum stressed that Jacky should be home by ten o'clock.
妈妈强调,杰基一定要在十点钟之前回家。
n. pressure; compelling force压力;紧张
His vacation freed him from the stress of his job. 他的假期使他消除了工作所带来的紧张。
equality n. the state of being equal 同等;平等
In some countries black people do not have equality with white people.
在某些国家黑人没有和白人同等的权利。
fairness n. 公平;公正
It is in fairness to you 这对你很公道。
responsibility n. 责任;职责 [for, of, to]
I will take the responsibility of [for] doing it. 我会负责做那件事。
cooperation n. the act of cooperating 合作;协作
We work in perfect cooperation. 我们工作十分协调。
prosper vi. 兴隆;繁荣
His business has prospered. 他的生意兴隆。
take action 采取行动
What action are we going to take? 我们准备采取什么行动?
air conditioner 空调
willingness n.[u] 乐意;心甘情愿
I expressed my willingness to support the cause. 我表示乐意支持该项运动。
harmony n. 和谐;调和
in [out of] harmony (with...) (与…) 协调 [不协调]
put an end to 结束
wipe vt. to make dry or clean with cloth, etc. 擦;揩
The blackboard has been wiped clean. 黑板擦干净了。
wipe out clean the inside of something 清洗……内部
Wipe out the bath before you use it. 使用浴盆前先把里面擦洗干净。
kill people; totally destroy a place, etc. 消灭;彻底摧毁
The earthquake wiped out many villages. 地震摧毁了许多村庄。
per prep. for each; in each每;每一
My car can go 140 kilometres per hour. 我的汽车每小时能跑一百四十公里。
alternative adj. (二者之间)只能选其一的;二者任择其一的
We have two alternative courses, surrender or death. 我们只有两条路,投降或死亡。
adj. 可替换的;可供选择的
We have no alternative other. 我们毫无选择余地。
n.[c]二者之间的选择;二者选一
You have the alternative of riding or walking. 你可以在坐车和步行中选择一种。
n.[c] 可供选择的办法/替换物
I had no alternative but to accept the offer. 我除了接受该项提议之外,别无选择。
car-pooling X iN 合伙用车
defend vt. speak or write to help someone in trouble 为…辩护
He had a good lawyer to defend him. 他有一个好律师为他辩护。
vt. guard someone or something; fight to keep away dangerous things or people 防守;保卫
The people defended the town against the foreign invaders. 人民保卫城镇,抵抗外国侵略者。
incorrect adj. not correct; wrong不正确的;错误的
To say 2+2=5 is incorrect. 说二加二等于五是不正确的。
affect vt. produce a result; affect on; influence 产生效果;影响
Hot weather affects his health. 炎热的天气影响他的健康。
vt. touch the heart of; work on the feelings of 使感动;被感动
His speech affected the audience deeply. 他的讲话深深打动了听众。
vt. (of diseases) attack(指疾病)侵袭;感染
His lungs are affected. 他的肺部有病。
advise vt. to tell somebody what you think he should do劝告;建议
Who is the best man to advise me on the question? 在这个问题上谁作我们的参谋最好?
advise sb (not) to do sth 劝某人(不)做谋事
I advise him to wait. 我建议他等待。