2014届高三英语重点词汇复习5.docVIP

牛津高中英语模块四Unit 2 备课要点 （一A）词汇部分 1. honorable [adj.] 可敬的, 荣誉的, 光荣的 e.g. Though it is honorable to be a cleaner, many people wouldn’t like to do that 　　虽然做一个清洁工是受人尊敬的工作，许多却不愿做。 [n.] honor 敬重，尊敬；被引以为荣的人物, 荣誉，名誉；信用 All the athletes tried their best to win honor for their motherland. 所有的运动员都竭尽全力为祖国争光。 Hes an honor to his parents. 他的父母以他为荣。 [vt.] honor受到尊敬 　He was honored for his courage in battle. 他因在战斗中的英勇表现而受到尊敬。 有用句型：in honor of/in one’s honor为纪念… ，为庆祝；向……表示敬意 We held a special party in honor of our visitors. 我举行了一个特别晚会向我们的来客表示敬意。 相关链接： show honor to 对某人表示敬意； have the honor to do 很荣幸地 feel honored to do 因做……而感到荣幸； on one’s honor 以某人的名誉担保　 2. delight [n.]乐趣；喜悦；欣喜 　e.g.：The children were made to laugh with delight. 孩子们被逗得高兴地大笑。 [adj.] delighted欣喜的, 快乐的 delightful 令人高兴的；讨人喜欢的 I was delighted to be invited to her party.我很高兴被邀请参加她的晚会。 [vi.]（常与in连用）热衷于；引以为乐 She delights in cooking lovely meals.她以烹饪美食为乐。 短语：be delighted by/at 因…而高兴 be delighted to do sth. 高兴做某事 be delighted with 喜欢…. 3. significance [n.]重要； 意义；价值 What is the significance of this meeting? 这个会议有什么意义？ [adj.] significant有意义的, 重大的, 重要的 This meeting is significant. 这个会议有意义 4. compete [vi.] compete 竞争；竞赛 Five children competed in the race. 五个孩子参加赛跑。 [n.] competition 竞争；竞赛competitor 竞赛者；对手 He feels nervous as it seems his competitor is stronger. 他感觉紧张因为他的对手好像比他强。 [adj.] competitive 竞争的，比赛的 拓展：compete with/against 与…竞争 compete for 为…而竞争 compete with sb. in sth. 在某方面与某人竞争 5. separate [adj.]分开的, 分离的, 个别的, 单独的,区别的；不同的 [v.] 分开, 隔离, 分散, 分别 e.g. The two children separated at the end of the road. 两个孩子在路的尽头分手了 [adj.] 单独的，分开的，不同的 Our children want separate rooms. separate 与 divide 的区别: ①Separate表示“将…与…分开，指把原来连在一起或靠近的分隔开，常与from连用 Please separate the good apples from the bad ones. 请把好的苹果和坏的苹果分开。 ②divide 往往指把某个整体划分为若干部分，常与into连用 Let us divide the cake into three parts. 让我们把这个蛋糕分成三部分。 6. light [n]光, 日光, 发光体, 灯 　The sun gives us light during the day. 白天