Unit 2
1. honor
1)向…表示敬意;尊重;给予表扬(奖励、头衔、称号)
honor sb. with sth. for sth. 因某事给予某人某物
He has been honored with a knighthood for his scientific work.
be/ feel honored to do sth. 做某事感到荣幸
I felt very honored to be included in the team.
2)n. 尊敬,荣誉,名誉 [U];荣誉称号,头衔 [C];荣幸;引起尊敬的人或物 [sing.]
in honor of sb./ sth. = in one’s honor 为向某人/某物表示敬意
A special dinner will be held in her honor.
have the honor of (doing) sth. 有幸做某事
May I have the honor of the next dance
[词形转换]
1)honorable adj. 可敬的;品格高尚的
2. participate v. 参加,参与
participate in 参加;参与
They have agreed to participate in the forthcoming Wimbledon Championships.
[词形转换]
1)participant n. 参与者
2)participation n. 参加
3. regardless adv. 不顾;不管
regardless of 不管;不顾
Nobody has the right to spit in the street regardless of their social position or age.
[词形转换]
1)regard v. 看作;认为 n. 问候,致意 [pl.]
regard sb./ sth. as… 把某人/某物看作…
She is widely regarded as the current leader’s natural successor.
in/ with regard to sb./ sth. 关于某人/某事
With regard to the structure of your article, I felt that you ended rather suddenly, without rounding it off.
in that/ this regard 在这一点上;在这方面
I have nothing further to say in this regard.
2)regarding prep. 关于
4. inequality n.(社会上的)不平等
There remain major inequalities of opportunity in the workplace.
[词形转换]
1)equality n. 平等;相等
2)equal v. 等于,与…相等;比得上 adj. 相等的;能胜任的 n. 同等的人/物
equal sb./ sth. in (doing)… 在(做)…方面比得上某人/某物
be equal to sb. 与某人平等 be equal to sth. 与某物相等;能胜任某事;比得上某物
I’m not sure whether he is equal to the job.
be without equal 无与伦比 = have no equal
As an all-round athlete, he is without equal.
5. limitless adj. 无限的
The opportunities are limitless.
[词形转换]
1)limit v. 限制;限定 n. 限量;限度;限制;限额
a limit to/ on… 对…的限制
There is no limit to knowledge. 学海无涯。
limit…to… 把…限制在…内
His living expenses are limited to 200 yuan per month.
2)limited adj. 有限的
3)limitation n. 限制 [U];局限性 [C]
6. regular adj. 频繁的;经常的;定期的;有规律的;规则的;正常的
on a regular basis 定期
7. complain v. 抱怨;不满;发牢骚;投诉
complain about/ of sth. 抱怨某事
Don’t complain about your life.
complain to sb. 向某人抱怨
If you are not satisfied with our job, you can complain to the manager.
[词形转换]
1)complaint n. 抱怨;投诉
make a complaint (about/ against sth.)(对某事)提出投诉
The pupils made a list of complaints about the school rules.
8. warning n. 警告,警示;告诫;先兆
The Surrey team were given a warning last year for repeated offences.
[词形转换]
1)warn v. 警告;告诫;使警惕;提醒
warn sb. of/ about sth. 警告某人某事
Travelers to Africa are being warned about the danger of Ebola virus.
warn sb. (not) to do sth. 提醒某人(不)做某事
I warned you not to walk home alone.
warn sb. against doing sth. 警告某人不要做某事
9. starving adj. 挨饿的;即将饿死的
I’m starving.
[词形转换]
1)starve v. 挨饿;使挨饿
starve to death 饿死
starve sb./ sth. of/ for sth. 使某人/某物缺乏所需的某物
The electricity industry is not the only one to have been starved of investment.
starve for sth. 渴望得到某物;急需某物
Most of the companies starved for cash.
2)starvation n. 挨饿;饿死
10. indicate v. 表明;显示;象征;暗示;示意
In his letter, he indicated his willingness to cooperate.
indicate sth. to sb. 向某人暗示某事
She took out a map and indicated the fastest route to us.
[词形转换]
1)indication n. 表明;标示;迹象
2)indicator n. 指示信号;标志;指针;转向灯
3)indicative adj. 暗示的;象征的;指示的
11. request
1)n. 要求,请求;要求的事
at the request of sb./ at sb’s request 应某人的要求
We arrived there before 7 at her request.
make a request for… 请求/要求…
2)v. 请求;要求
request sb. (not) to do sth. 要求某人(不)做某事
You are kindly requested not to smoke.
12. wave
1)v. 招手;挥手;摇晃;起伏;挥动
wave at/ to… 向…挥手
She turned to wave to the approaching soldiers.
wave goodbye to sb. 向某人挥手道别 = wave sb. goodbye
The nurses came out to wave Grandad goodbye.
2)波浪;波涛;一阵
a wave of… 一波;一阵
A sudden wave of joy swept over her.
[词形转换]
1)wavy adj. 弯曲的
13. attract v. 吸引;引起…的兴趣
attract one’s attention 吸引某人的注意力
attract sb./ sth. to… 吸引/招引某人/某物去…
The government is trying to attract new businesses to the area.
[词形转换]
1)attraction n. 吸引力
2)attractive adj. 有吸引力的;诱人的
be attractive to sb. 对某人有吸引力
A career in law is becoming increasingly attractive to young people.
petition n. 比赛;竞赛
The prize for the winner of the competition is a two-week holiday.
[词形转换]
1)competitive adj. 有竞争力的;竞争性强的
2)compete v. 竞争
compete with/ against…(for…)(为得到…)与…竞争
Several companies are competing with each other for the contract.
compete to do sth. 为做某事而竞争
compete in… 在…中竞争
3)competitor n. 竞争者
15. occasion n. 场合;时刻;时机
on…occasion 在…时候/场合
on occasion 偶尔;偶然;有时
Tom plays computer games on occasion.
on the occasion of… 在…的时候;在…之际
There was a celebration on the occasion of the school’s anniversary.
[词形转换]
1)occasional adj. 偶尔的;临时的
16. admit v. 承认;准许;进入;录取
admit (to) doing sth. 承认做某事
Tom admitted feeling hurt by what I had said.
be admitted into/ to… 被…录取
It is said that he has been admitted into a key university.
[词形转换]
1)admission n. 准许;入场费;承认
17. effort
1)n. 力气,精力;努力
put effort into… 把精力投入到…中
She puts her time and effort into her business, and into helping others.
2)n. 尽力;艰难的尝试
make (an) effort(s) 尽力;作出努力
What’s the point of helping him if he doesn’t make an effort to help himself
make every effort to do sth. 竭尽全力做某事
spare no effort to do sth. 不遗余力做某事
All the medical staff are sparing no effort to save the patient.
without effort 轻松地;不费力地
He passed the exam without effort.
be (well) worth the effort 做某事(很)值得
It’s a difficult place to get to, but it’s well worth the effort.
18. loss n. 失去;丧失;亏损;损失
be at a loss 不知所措;困惑
I was at a loss as to how to find the money in time.
make a loss 亏损
The factory made a loss this year.
[词形转换]
1)lose v. 失去;丧失
lose heart 失去信心;灰心
lose oneself in… 沉浸在…中 = be lost in…
2)lost adj. 迷路的;丢失的;不知所措的
19. exist v. 存在;生存
We can’t exist without air.
[词形转换]
1)existence n. 存在;生活
bring…into existence 使…产生;使…成立
come into existence 开始存在;产生;成立
in existence 存在的;现存的
I’m afraid this is the only copy of the book that is still in existence.
2)existing adj. 现存的;正在使用的(仅用于名词前)
3)existent adj. 现存的;现有的
20. audience n. 观众;读者;听众
The hall can hold an audience of 3000.