第八章 Unit 2 词汇大学英语第三册第二单元词汇解读.docVIP

UNIT TWO CIVIL-RIGHTS HEROES TEXT A THE FREEDOM GIVERS I. Vocabulary 1. slender 1) a. thin and delicate in build；gracefully slim纤细的，苗条的 【典型例句】She was a slender，graceful ballet-dancer. 她是个苗条优雅的芭蕾舞演员。 2)small in amount or extent微弱的，微薄的 【典型例句】They won the election. but only with a very slender majority. 他们赢得了这次选举，但只是以微弱多数取胜。 【记忆法】slenderness n. 苗条，细长; slenderize v.使细长，使苗条(反义)stout肥胖的；粗壮的 【辨析】slender, thin, slim, lean, skinny和underweight. thin是描述一个人瘦的常用词。 slender或slim表示瘦得好看，苗条。 lean是指身体瘦而有力，清瘦的。 skinny过于瘦，皮包骨的。 underweight体重太轻。 【典型考题】Jane has a good chance of winning the beauty contest. She is ________ and intelligent. A. slender B. lean C. slight D. thin 【答案】A 【解析】A. slender, 细长的，苗条的； B. lean, （人、家畜等）瘦的； C. slight, 瘦小的，轻微； D. thin, 细的，瘦的 【历年真题】Mrs. Morris’s daughter is pretty and ______, and many girls envy her. (CET-4, 2005. 1) A. slender B. light C. faint D. minor 【答案】A 【解析】A. slender （指人）纤巧的，轻盈的； B. light 不重的，轻的； C. faint 微弱的，模糊 的； D. minor 较小的，次要的 2. confident a. marked by confidence in oneself；self-assured有信心的；自信的；确信的 【典型例句】Peter is confident of winning the post as the assistant to the managing director. 彼得确信他能获得总经理助理的职位。 We are confident that the next year’s profits will be much higher. 我们确信下一年的利润会高得多。 【记忆法】拉丁词fidere信任，con-带有。派生词：confidence n. 信心，自信，相信confidently ad．自信地；同根词：confide v. 吐露秘密；confidant n. 密友，知己；confidential a. 机密的 【考点】名词confidence的词组搭配是：have confidence in; 而形容词confident的词组搭配是： be confident of+名词或动名词，如：I have every confidence in your ability to succeed.我坚信，你有能力获得成功。Peter is confident of winning the post as the assistant to the managing director. 彼得有信心获得总经理助理的这个职位。 【典型考题】He made a ______ prediction that business would improve the next year. A. confidential B. confident C. confide D. confidant 【答案】B 【解析】confident adj. 充满信心的，自信的；confidential adj. 机密的，极信任的；confidant n. 知 己，心腹朋友；confide v. 吐露秘密 译文：他充满信心地预言，生意明年会好转。 【典型考题】The matter is so _____ that it must not be