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选修六Unit 5 The power of nature重点词汇讲解 1．volcano n. pl. volcanoes an active volcano活火山 an extinct volcano死火山 a dormant volcano休眠火山volcanology 火山学 volcanologist火山学家 pianistphysicist novelist 2. erupt vi 1 （火山）爆发，喷发 Mount Vesuvius hasn’t erupted for a good many years. 维苏威火山……2 （搏斗，暴力事件，噪音等）突然发生，爆发Violence in street can erupt for no apparent reason. ……在没有明显原因的情况下……erupt into laughter / shouting / crying, etc. 突然大笑/叫喊/大哭 He erupted into laughter without any reason. 3. alongside 1 prep. with? “和”beside “在...旁边” It’s a pleasure to work alongside such men. The boat pulled up alongside the dock（码头）. 2 adv. 在旁边;沿着;靠拢着;并排地 The police car up alongside. 拓展： alongside of 在……旁边，与……并排，，与……相比 alongside with 与……一起， 除…….以外 4 . equipment 【u】 n. 配备,装备The complete equipment of the new hospital will take a year. 把这个新医院的设备配齐要化一年时间。equipment for the kitchen. medical / office equipment equip v. 装备,使有准备使能够做某事 Equip ourselves with knowledge Equip the army with modern weapons 5. Sometimes working indoors…, I’m never bored. bored? 人 厌烦的 boring （物）令人厌烦的 I am bored with the same old routine day after day. The? book is boring. bore v. 尤指无聊的长话 使 人 厌烦 I am sorry I spoke for so long ---I hope I didn’t? bore you. bore sb. to death?? 使某人厌烦得要命 He is always asking the same question, which bores me to death. bore n. 令人厌烦的人,令人厌烦的事 Doing housework is a real bore. 6. appoint vt. 任命,指派 appoint sb. as/to be They appointed him to be manager.约定,指定;安排 Our visitors arrived at the appointed time. appointment n. 尤指正式的 约会???+with I have an appointment with them in the evening. 7. evaluate vt. 评估，评价 I cannot evaluate his ability without seeing his work. ’s homework. 作“评价”讲时，其同意词是appraise ;“高度评价”可用highly appraise ,speak highly of , set a high value on . think highly of来表示。 evaluate water quality , evaluate method , evaluate factor evaluation n. 评估，评价 They made an intensive evaluation of the health care program.…….”，而很少用来表示“估计”某物的市场价值。 estimate：表示“估计”，只是猜测，甚至只是一种想法。 value：多用来估计某