Unit Two

Unit Two Invite vt. 邀请，招待：invite sb. to dinner 征求，请求：Questions are invited. 引诱，鼓励：The calm water in the lake invited us to swim. 引起，导致：The premature general strike would invite total defeat. Invitation n. 招待，邀请：send/accept an invitation 请帖，招待券：an invitation to the party 引诱，鼓励：Houses left unlocked are an open invitation to burglary. Happen vi. （偶然）发生：The accident happened at 10 o’clock. A funny thing happened yesterday. 碰巧：I happened to see him yesterday. It happened that I saw him yesterday. 巧遇，偶然发生：（ upon ） He happened upon the thing he had been trying to get for a long time. Flat a.平的，平坦的：This floor is flat. 水平的：The storm left the trees flat on the ground. 断然的，干脆的：a flat refusal n.一套住房：rent a flat 车胎漏气：have a flat tire Empty a.空的，空着的：an empty box/room 空虚的，空洞的：Their marriage has been empty. 愚蠢的，无知的：an empty idea 空闲的：empty hours vt.使空，倒空：Empty the box of rubbish. 走空：The building was emptied in five minutes. vi.变空：The streets soon emptied when the rain began. 流入，注入：The Mississippi River empties into the Gulf of Mexico. Essential a.本质的，实质的，基本的：essential difference Her most essential quality is her kindness. 根本的，必不可少的，非常重要的：essential elements/ingredients n.本质，实质，要素：essentials of English grammar advertise vt. 为….做广告：advertise the new product/a house for rent 通知：（of）I advertised him of my plan. 公告，公布：advertise the sailing day 宣传，宣扬：He advertised his willingness to help. Advertisement n.广告 第 1 页 共 6 页

put/place an advertisement in a newspaper Absence n. 不在，缺席：a long absence frequent absences from school 没有，缺乏：absence of reason The absence of electricity made matters worse. 不注意，心不在焉：absence of mind Absent a. 缺席的，不在的：（from）be absent from school He is absent in New “York. 心不在焉的，漫不经心的：an absent stare 没有的，缺乏的：Snow is absent in some countries. Protect vt.保护，警戒： protect natural resources protect plants from the cold protect the warship against torpedoes Protection n. 保护，保卫：give/provide protection, under the protection of 保护者，保护物：She put on dark glasses as a protection against the strong light. Property n. 财产，资产，所有物：property tax 地产：He bought a small property in London. 所有权，财产权：literary property 性质，属性：the healing properties of medicinal herbs Reliable a.可靠的，可信赖的： reliable a reliable person Rely vi. 依靠，依赖：（on/upon）rely on one’s own efforts He’s relying on me completely. 指望，信任，对….有信心：I rely upon you to finish the work today. He is not to be relied upon. Collect vt.收集，采集：collect stamps/coins 领取，接：collect post collect a suit from the cleaner 收回：The government could save money by improving the way it collects tax. vi.集合，聚集，收账，收款：A crowd soon collected at the scene of the accident. Install vt. 任命，使就职：install sb.as He installed a young man as head of the department. 安置，使坐，使入席：He installed himself in a front-row seat. 安装：install a machine 第 2 页 共 6 页

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Switch n.开关，电闸：a pull switch 转变，改变：a switch in method v.接通电流，开：switch an electric light on 关闭电流，关：switch off the gas 改变，转变：switch off to another line Attempt vt.尝试，试图：attempt to do 企图做，想做：They attempted the most impossible. 袭击，破坏：attempt the enemy’s positions n.试图，力图，努力：make an attempt to do sth. 攻击，袭击：make an attempt on one’s life Present a.在座的，在场的，现存的：the present government/system How many of the group are present today? 现在的，目前的：the present price/situation The dress is made in the present fashion. n.现在，目前：at present 赠品，礼物：a birthday/Christmas present vt. 呈现，赠送，给予：present flowers to sb. The well-known writer presented her with a signed copy of his book. 向….提出，交出：present letters present the matter for consideration The servant presented sandwiches to each guests. We shall present a complete report to the Annual Conference. 显示，显露出，陈述，描述：A sad picture was presented to out sight. Value n.益处，有用性，重要性：realize the value of water/fresh air and sunlight/exercise 价值：The value of the pound has fallen. The thief took some clothes, but nothing of great value. 等值，公平的代价：You always get value for money at that shop. 价值观念，社会准则，道德标准：He has all the wrong values. vt.估算….的价值，把…..作价为：I valued the house and its contents at $250000. 高度评价，重视，尊重：We value your friendship highly. Valuable a. 很值钱的，贵重的：valuable articles/diamonds 极有用的，宝贵的，有价值的：valuable help Item n. 条款，项目：number the items in a catalogue 一条新闻，一个节目：Are there any interesting news items in the paper this morning? 物品，产品：The shop window was filled with hundreds of industrial items. Equipment n. 设备，配备，装备：The factory got priority in men and equipment. 第 3 页 共 6 页

设备，器械：laboratory/sports/hunting equipment 知识，技能，修养： Do you have the equipment for the new task? Equip vt. 配备，装备：be equipped with The room is equipped with airconditioning. 使做好准备，训练，使有资格：Her diligent study has equipped her for a career as a lawyer. Visible a. 看得见的，可见的：The sea is visible from my hotel room window. 明显的，显然的：the visible attempt on her life Draw vt.画，勾画，草拟：draw a picture 拉，扯，拔：draw the curtains 取用，提款：draw water from a steam/well He drew fifty pounds from his savings account. 吸引：The film was drawing huge crowds. 引起，得出：draw attention to sth. draw a conclusion from vi.拉，驶，驶去：The bus drew off. 临近，逼近，来临：Christmas is drawing near. Mark n.痕迹，斑点，污迹：The wet glass left a mark on the surface on the table. 符号，记号，标记：punctuation/question/quotation marks birth mark book mark trade mark 象征，特征：They planted an evergreen tree as a mark of their friendship. 分数：give sb. high/low/full mark vt.做记号于，标明：She marked her son’s clothes with red thread. The road we should take is marked on this map. 留痕迹于，弄污：The walls in the side streets were marked with dirty words. 给….打分，评分：I still have fifteen essays to mark today. 表示，标明，表明：This cross marked the spot where the fossil eggs were found. 登记，指定：mark students absent/present/late Why did you mark his answer wrong? Indelible a. 去不掉的，洗不掉的，恒久的：indelible writing/ink 难以洗刷的，难以磨灭的： an indelible impression Identification n. 认出，验明，确认身份：the identification of criminals by their fingerprints 身份的证明，身份证： A driving-licence is adequate identification Identify vt. 认出，鉴定，验明：identify handwriting 使….等同起来：He identifies her happiness with his own. Return vi.回来，回去：Your mother will return in a minute. 第 4 页 共 6 页

重来，恢复：I slept well, but the pain has returned this morning. 归还，退还：The property returned to the original owner. vt.归还，退回，送回：Don’t forget to return my keys. 报酬，报答：return a visit She smiled as I entered the room. I returned the smile. 回复，恢复：The noise returned him abruptly to the present. Sticker n.粘贴物，标签： On the rear window was a sticker saying “save the whales”. Stick n.枝条，枯枝：He picked up sticks to make a fire. 棒，棍，手杖：The old man cannot walk without a stick. 茎，梗： vt.刺，戳，刺死：He stuck the knife right into the butter. 粘贴，张贴：Someone has stuck a label on the box. 钉住，使固定：a coat suck with medals 伸出：Stick out your hand vi.粘住，固定住：（to）The gum stuck to my fingers. 坚持：He sticks to his own ideas. 卡住，困住：The key stuck in the lock. Available a. 可利用的，可得到的，可买到的：That dictionary is not available here. 现成的，空着的：Will your accommodation be available next week? 有效的：The round trip ticket is available for a month. 不忙的，有空的：The manager is not available now. Advise v. 劝告，建议：advise sb. to do sth. He advised that she take steps at once. 通知，报告：advise sb. of sth. We are pleased to advise you that things are improving. Advice n.劝告，建议： give/offer advice seek/ask for advice follow/take/accept advice Insurance n. 保险：accident/fire/life insurance insurance policy 保险金： 安全保障：I bought another lock as an additional insurance against thieves. Insure v. 保险：insure one’s house against fire 保障：More care will insure you against making so many mistakes. Claim vt.要求，索领，认领：claim the luggage 声称，主张：He claims that he was cheated. 需要：The matter claimed our serious attention. 拥有，具有：The city claims the highest jobless rate in their country. 第 5 页 共 6 页

vi.要求：Did you claim on the insurance after your accident? n.要求，索取，认领：make/file/put forward a claim 声称，主张：Investigation showed his claim to be false.

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