Book9unit2詞匯學案

1、Book9 Unit2詞匯學案1.voyage n./ vi. 航海, 航行The voyage from England to India used to take six months.過去從英國航行到印度要六個月。go on /make / take a sea voyage去航海旅行voyager n.航行者, 航海者2. mercy 仁慈；寬??；憐憫They were lost at sea, at the mercy of wind and weather.I dont like to be at the mercy of such a man.我不愿受這樣一個人的擺布。have

2、mercy on / show mercy to/be merciful to對表示憐憫The terrorists showed no mercy to the hostages. 恐怖分子對人質毫不留情。without mercy 毫不留情地The mother left the dying baby in the hospital without mercy.Its a mercy (that) (口)幸運的是,幸虧 Its a mercy the accident happened so near the hospital.幸虧事故發(fā)生在離醫(yī)院很近的地方。Its a mercy tha

3、t she wasnt seriously hurt.3. minimum (min)adj. 最小的, 最低的；n. 最小值, 最小化。其反義詞為 maximum (max)adj. 最高的, 最多的, 最大極限的；n. 最大量, 最大限度, 極大The minimum requirements for the job are a degree and two years experience.該工作的最低要求是要有學位和兩年的工作經驗。The maximum number of students in each class is 58.每個班學生人數的最高限額是58名。We must ma

4、ke maximum use of the resources available.我們必須最大限度地利用可得到的資源。Temperature will reach a maximum of 40 here.這兒的最高氣溫將達40攝氏度。4.nowhere adv. 無處；任何地方都不(置于句首時往往用倒裝結構)The new book you need is nowhere to be found.Nowhere else in the world can there be such a beautiful place.(NMET2004) Maybe you have been to ma

5、ny countries, but nowhere else _ such a beautiful place.A. can you find B. you could find C. you can find D. could you find5.accelerate v.to (cause to ) move faster 加速, 促進She accelerated her car and passed the bus in front.她加快車速超過了前面的公共汽車。The car suddenly accelerated.那輛車突然開始加速。.secure - insecure adj

6、adj. 安全的, 可靠的, 放心的, 無慮的v. 保護；使安全Our house is secure from flood.我們的房子沒有被淹的危險。Some measures are needed to secure the bank from a flood.這道堤防需要采取一些措施, 免得被洪水沖壞。secure sth .from / against: protect sth. from / againstsecurity n. 安全, 保安, 保護For security reasons the visitors were searched.為了安全起見, 來賓受到了檢查。7. r

7、eference n.參考，查詢a reference book一本參考書refer v. (referred, referred)提到, 涉及, 查閱, 咨詢（常與to 連用）refer to .as.把.稱作.Her pupils often refer to this dictionary. 她的學會經常查這本字典。Dont refer to it again.別再提那件事。When I said someone was stupid, I didnt refer to you.If you dont know what this means, refer to the dictiona

8、ry.8. random adj. 隨意的;任意的make a random choice 任意選擇at random 隨意,任意She opened the book at random and started reading.她隨意翻開書就看了起來。The travelers at the airport were searched at random.(搜查人員對)機場上的旅客隨便選幾個人加以搜查。.  simplify v. 簡化simple adj. 簡單的beautifulbeautify purepurifyA computer simplifies our

9、work.電腦簡化了我們的工作。Simplify the instructions so that the readers can understand them easily.請簡化說明, 以便讀者能容易讀懂.10. tendency n. 趨向, 傾向Weve noticed a growing tendency for people to work at home instead of in offices.我們注意到一種趨勢, 越來越多的人在家里工作而不在辦公室里上班.have a tendency to do sth.傾向于做某事, 往往會做某事Jeans nice but she has a tendency to talk too much.簡人倒不錯, 就是往往太嘮叨。11.  reliable adj. 可靠的；可信賴的 unreliable不可靠的；不可信賴的rely vt. (與on連用) 依賴，依靠；reliance n. 信賴，信任；reliant adj. 信任的，依靠的a reliable friend一個可信賴的朋友rely on / upon sb./be reliant on sb. 依靠某人-n. reliability 可靠性 unreliability-n. reliance 信賴,依靠I rely