Book 9_1_重点词汇讲解.docVIP

牛津高中资源库之词汇设计 单　　元：Unit 1 Other countries, other cultures 板　　块：词汇 精选词汇讲解 一重点动词讲解 defend vt. 保护，保卫 defend one’s country against enemies 卫国抗敌 When the dog attacked me, I defended myself with a stick. 那狗扑向我时，我用棍子自卫。defence n. 保护，保卫 They planned defence of the country. 他们订出了该城的防御计划。 in defence of They fight the enemies in defence of the country. 他们为保卫国家而战。 3. owe v. 欠owe sth to sb. / sth owe sb sth ①归因于……； 归功于…… ②欠（账），欠（人情） We owe him 30 yuan for the ticket我们欠他30元买票的钱。I owe an apology to you. 我。 equip v. 配备，装备 equip sb./ sth. with sth. be equipped with sth. 装备有…… The soldiers were well equipped with the latest weapons. 士兵们配备好了最新式的武器。 【拓展】 equipment [U] n. 设备，装备 There is a lot of modern equipment in our school. 我们学校有许多现代化的装备。 5. grasp v. 抓住；全面理解 He grasped her firmly by the arm. 他紧紧地抓住她的胳膊。 I don’t think you’ve quite grasped the seriousness of the situation. 我认为你对情况的严重性理解得还不够透彻。 【谚语】Grasp all, lose all. 样样都要，全数失掉。（意指：贪多必失。） （二重点词讲解’m not going to waste any more words on the subject. 在这个问题上我不想再多费唇舌了。 Don’t waste your time doing nothing. 不要无所事事。 adj. 废弃的，荒芜的 a waste product 废品 waste water 废水 【谚语】Waste not, want not. 不浪费，不愁缺。 2. sheet n. 薄片，被单，纸张 Mother is putting a clean sheet on the bed. 妈妈正在铺干净的床单。 a sheet of paper 一张纸 The book is in sheets. 这本书尚未装订。 3. settlement n. 解决，处理 The strikers have reached a settlement with the employers. 罢工的人已和雇主达成协议。 【拓展】 settle vt. vi. 定居；停留；解决，处理 After years of travel, we decided to settle here. 我们旅行多年后，决定在此定居。 It’s time you settled your dispute with him. 是时候你和他把争端解决了。 settle down 安定/安顿下来 It’s terrible. I can’t settle down to anything today. 真糟糕，我今天无法安下心来做任何事。 4. immigration n. 移民 an immigration office 移民局 【拓展】 immigrate v. 移入（外国定居） His grandfather immigrated from Italy to Ameirca in the 1930s. 他的祖父在20世纪30年代从意大利移民到美国的。 immigrant n. 移民者 Early immigrants from Europe lived a hard life in America at that time. 那时早期的欧洲移民在