Unit One

Unit One Universe n. 宇宙：Our world is only a small part of the universe. 全世界：Each person is the centre of his own universe. Universal a. 宇宙的，全球的，全世界的：a universal peace/language 普通的，共同的：Television provides universal entertainment. Shower vt.淋湿：The lawn sprinkler showered the children. 像阵雨般撒落：Suddenly the lid came off and showered him with flakes of rust. 倾注，大量给予：They have all been showering us with affection. vi.下阵雨：Is it supposed to shower today? 淋浴：I’ll shave and shower before I go out. 大量落下：Letters showered on him in praise and protest. n.阵雨，一阵雪或者冰雹：I got caught in a shower on my way here. 淋浴：have/take a shower 大量：a shower of falling leaves Confidence n. 信任，信赖：enjoy/have/gain/win sb.’s confidence The servant enjoyed his master’s confidence. 自信，信心：have absolute/every/perfect confidence in sth. She has great confidence in her success. Confident a. 确信的，对….有把握的：（of）be confident of We are confident of victory. 有自信的：He has a confident manner of speaking in the public. Indulge v. 放任，纵容：He indulged his child too much. 使（自己）纵情享受：（in）indulge in drinking He no longer indulged himself in smoking. Indulgence n. 放任，纵容：His indulgence to his children was bad for them. 纵情，沉迷： Indulgent a.纵容的，溺爱的：indulgent parents Favorite n.特别受人喜爱的人（或物）：He is a favorite with everyone. a.最喜爱的，特别中意的：What is your favorite flower? Favor n.恩宠，好感：gain favor with sb. The queen soon lost favor. 偏爱，偏袒：show favor to neither party 帮助，好心的行为：do sb. a favor; do a favor for sb. 支持，赞同：be in favor of vt.宠爱，眷顾，赞成，帮助：favor a proposal I shall favor neither side in this election. 第 1 页 共 4 页

偏爱，偏袒：The teacher favors hard-working students. 对…有利： The weather favored our voyage. Favorable a. 有利的，良好的：a favorable condition/opportunity 赞成的，好意的：a favorable answer Comfort n.安慰[u]：I found comfort in his words. 安慰的东西[c]：It will be a comfort to him to know that you are standing by. vt.安慰，使缓和：We should comfort those who and in trouble. Notice n.通知，通告，布告：put up a notice, notice board 注意[u]：take notice of They took notice of my comments. 预先通知：give notice to sb. The company gave notice to 10 workers. v.注意，注意到，仔细观察：I was noticing. Did you notice anything peculiar? 通知：notice the householder that taxes are overdue View n.视力，视野，眼界：The valley was hidden from view in the mist. The island came into our view. 风景，风光：There’s a view of the river from my window. 看 ， 眺 望 ， 观 察 ： （ of ） I sat in the front of the bus in order to get a good view of the countryside. 见解，观点，看法：an opposite/a different view What is your view on this matter? 目的，期待，希望，展望：It is my view to make an early start for the town. in view of 由于，鉴于，考虑到：In view of the serious accident, we should punish him. vt.检查，仔细观察：view the picture/room Several possible buyers have come to view the house. 考虑，看待，认为：How do you view this matter? Approach vt 接近，向…靠近：approach one’s home; approach completion 与…打交道，向…接洽：.approach sb. about/on sth. n.接近，逼近，达到：a gradual approach to the ideal state of things at the approach of spring 入门，途径，进路：all the approaches to the city 方法，态度：the best approach to study English Entertain vt.使娱乐，款待： entertain friends with music/nice food Entertainment n. 游艺，娱乐：the entertainment business 款待，招待：The hotel is famous for its entertainment. 第 2 页 共 4 页

Apologize vi.道歉，谢罪： apologize to sb. for sth. He apologized to us for being late. Apology n.道歉，谢罪： make an apology to sb. for sth. Bury vt. 埋葬：They buried the dead and moved on. 遗忘，结束：They buried a quarrel and forgot the past. 埋藏，掩蔽：The dog has buried a bone. Pray v. 祈祷，祷告：（to）pray to God for sth. We prayed to God that we would be safe. 请求，祈求，恳求：pray to sb. for sth./ to do sth. Grave n.坟墓，墓穴：dig sb. a grave 死：go to one’s grave Such a bad habit leads man to an early grave. a.认真的，庄重的：His face was grave as he told them about the accident. 重大的，重要的：It is a position of grave responsibility. Sex n. 性别：She disguised her true sex under a man’s garment. 男人，女人：youth of both sexes Disappointed a.失望的，失意的，受挫折的： Disappoint vt. 使失望，使沮丧：The results disappointed him. 使落空，使受阻：I’m sorry to disappoint your plan. Disappointing a.令人失望的： It is disappointing to analyze the result. Disappointment n.失望，沮丧，挫折： She felt deep disappointment at not getting the job. Self-conscious a.觉得别扭的，不自然的，扭捏的： Don’t be self-conscious with each other. Conscious a. 知道，感觉到，意识到：（of）be conscious of He is very conscious of his shortcomings. 有知觉的，处于清醒状态的：He was badly hurt, but he still remained conscious. 自觉的，有意识的：His rudeness was conscious, not accidental. 害羞的，不自然的：She was a little conscious in her manner. Fare n.车费，船费：charge/pay a fare, single/double fare What is the fare for a trip to Beijing? 乘客，游客：The taxi driver had only six fares all day. 第 3 页 共 4 页

饮食，伙食：Army kitchens serve better fare than some hotels. vi.享受饮食，吃：I have to fare badly at the hotel. 过活，遭遇，进展：Even the dog under the table fares better than they do. I will fare hard with the thief if he is caught. Realize vt.领悟，了解，体会：He could not realize his danger. 变卖，赚钱：He realized the house. 实现：All his wishes have been realized. vi.实现：Finally, his dream realized. Last a.最后的，末尾的：the last month of the year 刚过去的：last month/year 最时髦的，最新流行的：the last thing in fashion ad.最后地，末了：Who spoke last at the meeting? 上一次，最近一次：I last met her in Beijing. vi.继续，持久：The meeting lasted three hours. 够用，维持：The food will last another week. 支持，活下去：He won’t last long. Material n.材料，原料，资料：building/reading materials a.物质的：material civilization/world 身体的，肉体的：material comfort 重要的，必要的：（to）a point material to one’s argument

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