牛津高三M10Unit 2 Word study概要1.pptVIP

Unit 2 People on the move Word study 1. retire vt vi retirement n. vi. 退休；撤退；退却 vt. 退休；离开；收回 n. 退休；退隐；退兵信号 He will?retire?on a pension at 65. 他将在65岁时退休，领养老金生活。 1. tough adj. 1.?指身体“强壮的”、“结实的”(=strong)。 3.?指肉“硬(韧)的”(即切不动或吃不动)。 This meat is tough.? 6.?在口语或非正式文体中表示“倒霉的”(=unfortunate)。 It’s tough on him. 3. slip vi n滑，滑动;滑倒，跌跤; 悄悄地走；溜走； I slipped on a banana skin and fell over. Money slipped through his fingers. 他不知怎么就把钱花光了。 Theres many a slip. Theres many a slip between the cup and the lip. 杯到嘴边还会失手；天有不测风云。 4. make sense She doesnt talk much，?but what she says makes sense． 5. cater vt vi供应伙食，承办(宴席);为(集会、婚礼等)承办酒席 He has a small hotel and also caters for weddings and funerals. A good film should cater to public taste. 一部好电影应该迎合观众的口味。 6. boom vi n. 激增, 猛涨, 兴隆 ; ?(生意)繁荣，兴旺，激增 The clock began to?boom?out twelve. 7. flexible adj. 灵活的，能适应新情况的；柔韧的，有弹性的 副词：flexibly；名词：flexibility 8. elect vi vt 1.(进行)选举, 推举 2.选择, 决定(做某事) adj.（用于名词后）当选而尚未就职的，候任的 the mayor-elect 当选(而尚未上任的)市长 the president-elect 当选(但尚未就职的)总统 First-year students may elect French, Spanish, or German. 9. swap n. 交换；交换之物 vt. 以...作交换；与...交换 vi. 交易；交换 He?swap?his old car for a new motorcycle. 11.privilege n荣幸；特权 vt给予特权 grant sb. the privilege of doing sth.赋予某人做某事的特权 12.numb　adj.失去知觉的,麻木的 vt.使失去知觉 We sat there in silence,numbed by the shock of her death. 13.physicist physics physical 14.biologist biology 18.word of mouth 口口相传 keep/break ones word in a word总之 in other words=in another word换句话 have a word with have words with word for word逐字地 19.clarify vt.阐明 澄清 clarification n clarify ones stand/position阐明立场 clarify their origins/history clarify this question 20.make ones/a fortune赚钱 * a retiring pension退休金;养老金 She is a?retired?teacher. She was a shy, retiring girl. 她是一个怕羞腼腆的女孩子。 retire to bed 上床睡觉 He seems to be the toughest of all the children. 他似乎是所有孩子中最结实的。 2.?指物体“韧的”(即不容易折断)。 Th