江苏省江阴市峭岐中学高二牛津版英语选修十学案：U1words .docVIP

M10 U1 Vocabulary 1. gravity Newton’s law of gravity 万有引力定律 I don’t think you realize the gravity of the situation. 形势的严重性。 2. headline hit/make/grab the headlines 成为重要新闻 The scandal was in the headlines for several days. 这一丑闻连续几天都刊登在头版头条。 3. put (great) pressure on somebody (to do something) 促使，强迫 Industrial development has put (great) pressure on the environment. 拓展：under pressure (from) pressure sb. into doing sth. give in to pressure 4. wrestle wrestle with sb. 与某人摔跤，扭打 Armed guards wrestled with the intruder(入侵者). wrestle with sth. 奋力对付，努力处理，全力解决 She had spent the whole weekend wrestling with the problem/conscience. 5. dilemma The president is clearly in a dilemma about/over how to handle the crisis. 处于进退两难的境地 She is faced with the dilemma of disobeying her father or losing the man she loves. 面临左右为难的困境 a moral/ethical dilemma 道德/伦理两难 6. beyond doubt = without doubt He is without/beyond doubt the cleverest student I’ve ever taught. I don’t doubt that … I doubt whether/if … I have no doubt that … I have some doubt whether … There is no doubt about sth./that… 7. permanent a permanent/temporary job 固定工作/临时工作 8. expense Running a car is a big expense. living/household/medical/legal expenses 生活费用/家庭开支/医疗/律师费 We were taken out for a meal at the company’s expense. 在牺牲（或损害）…的情况下 He built up the business at the expense of his health. 9. repay (repaid, repaid) (n.)repayment to repay a debt/loan 偿还债务/贷款 How can I ever repay you for your generosity? The report repays careful reading. 这份报告值得仔细阅读。 10. catch up on 补上；补做；了解（已发生的事情） I have a lot of work to catch up on. We spent the evening catching up on each other’s news. 11. squeeze n. 拮据，紧缺；挤压 economic squeeze 经济拮据 She’s just lost her job, so she is really feeling the squeeze. a squeeze of lemon in your drink freshly squeezed orange juice 现榨的橙