必4Unit2 词汇.ppt

. * Unit 2 Working the land vocabulary 1. struggle vi/n. 拼搏, 努力, 斗争 eg: He has been struggling for success in his career. eg: He has been struggling against illness for many years. 2. hunger n. 饥饿; 欲望, 渴望 v. 使饥饿; 渴望 eg: Many Africans died of hunger. have a hunger for = hunger for 渴望… eg: He has a strong hunger for learning. 3. expand v. 使变大, 增大, 扩大, 扩展, 伸展 eg: He is thinking of expanding his business. eg: Metals expand when they are heated. 4. circulate v. 循环, 流通, 流传 eg: Blood circulates through the body. 5. thanks to 幸亏 eg: Thanks to your advice and help, I succeeded finally. 由于, 因为 because of, due to, owing to 6. rid vt. (rid, ridded; rid, ridded; ridding) 摆脱, 除去 rid… of… 摆脱, 除去 rid后加sb或some place, of后加摆脱的对象 eg: He ridded himself of all worries finally. eg: We tried to rid the house of mice. be/get rid of…摆脱, 除去… eg: You should get rid of all your bad habits in study. 7. satisfy vt. 使满意 satisfying adj. 令人满意的 satisfied adj. 满意的 be satisfied with… 对…感到满意 eg: I’m satisfied with the result. 8. would rather 宁愿, 宁可 would rather do than do 宁愿做…而不愿做… eg: LiuHulan would rather die than give in. 9. equip v. (equipped. equipped, equipping) 装备, 配备 equip sb/sth with sth 用… 武装… be equipped with… eg: We should equip ourselves with knowledge. eg: We should be equipped with knowledge. 10. regret (regretted, regretted, regretting) n/vt 遗憾; 后悔 regret to do sth 对将要做的或说的话表示遗憾 eg: I regret to tell you that you can’t attend the meeting. regret doing/having done sth 对做过的事感到后悔 eg: I regret not taking his advice. eg: To my regret, I didn’t make full use of the time. 11. build up 使某人健康强壮 eg: Balanced diet and enough exercises will build up your strength. 逐步获得发展,增强某事物 eg: He has built up a successful business over these years. 12. lead to 导致, 造成后果; 通向 eg: The discussion led to a big argument. eg: All road