高中英语人教版选修九 Unit4 Exploring plants 词汇汇总.docVIP

1. date back to 追溯到， 后接点时间，在句中做谓语时， 常用一般现在时， 无被动态。＝ date from date back 意为“追溯; 存在”， 后接“段时间” eg. The Great Wall of China dates back to the third century B.C. The beautiful folk legend dates back more than 300 years. 2. scale n. 1)磅秤；天平盘 a pair of scales 一台天平 a spring scale 弹簧秤 weigh sth. In the scale 用秤称 2) 规模； 程度； 范围（与on 连用）on a large/ big/ vast / grand scale 3. conflict n.(c.或 u.) / vi. 斗争 Eg. 1) Some people feel there is a great deal of ~ between religion and science. 2)The two parties have been in ~ since the election. . 3) Do British law ~with any internationa