人教版高中英语选修九第3讲Unit2sailingthoceans词汇篇.docVIP

第3讲 Unit 2 Sailing the oceans词汇篇 __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 1. 掌握本单元词汇、短语并熟练运用。 2. 积累并掌握阅读高频词汇。 一. 词汇 1. accelerate v.加速 1) The car accelerated as it overtook me. 那辆汽车一加速就超越了我。 2) The leader is losing ground as the rest of the runners accelerate. 领先者在其余赛跑者加速时就逐渐失去了优势。 2. knot[来]n.结 v.打结 vt.把...打成结 1) He knotted a towel about his neck. 他把毛巾系在脖子上。 2) There is a knot in the board. 这块木板上有个结。 3) My hair knots easily. 我的头发爱打结。 4) The knot was fastened in such a way that it was impossible to undo. 这个结系得那么紧, 根本解不开。 5) My dead fingerscould not untie the knot. 我的手指麻木了, 解不开结。[来源:学。科。网] 6) This knot keeps loosening. 这个结老松开。 7) You need a sharp knife to cut through the knot. 你需用快刀才能把结切断。 3. simplify v.简化,使单纯 vt. 简化 1) She simplified the instructions so that the children could understand them. 她简化了指令以便于儿童理解。 2) That will simplify my task. 那可简化了我的工作。 4. update v.更新,补充最新资料 1) The data should be updated once a week. 这些数据应该每星期更新一次。 2) Maps need regular updates. 地图需要经常修订。 3) I updated the committee on our progress. 我向委员会报告了我们的进展情况。 4) The feedback from the computer enables us to update the program. 计算机的反馈能使我们更新程序。 5. swoop n.俯冲,攫取 v. 抓取,突然袭击 1) Police made a dawn swoop. 警方于拂晓时发动了突袭。 2) Planes swooped (low) over the ship. 飞机低飞着掠过那艘船。 3) The robber swooped up the banknotes. 劫匪把钞票一把抢走了。 4) The owl swooped down on the mouse. 那只猫头鹰向着老鼠猛扑下来。 5) The eagle poised in mid-air ready to swoop on its prey. 那鹰在半空中盘旋准备扑向猎物。 6. deposit n.存款,定金,堆积物 vt. 存放,堆积 vi. 沉淀 1) He deposited the case in the left luggage office. 他把箱子放在行李寄存处。 2) He deposits a sum of money in the bank each month. 他每月在银行存一笔钱。 3) The Nile floods the fields and deposits mud on them. 尼罗河泛滥，在田野上淤积一层泥。 4) You must deposit 500 as well as the first months rent. 你必须付500英镑押金及第一个月的租赁费。 5) The shop promised to keep the goods for me if I paid a deposit. 商店答应, 倘若我付定金就