Unit 4
1. devote v. 致力;献身;倾注
devote oneself to… 致力于…
If you have a job, do devote yourself to it and finally you’ll succeed.
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1)devotion n. 奉献;关爱
We really appreciate your devotion to our company.
2)devoted adj. 挚爱的;忠诚的;全心全意的
be devoted to… 对…挚爱/忠诚/全心全意
Jack has been devoted to voluntary work ever since he graduated from college.
2. appeal v. 有吸引力;呼吁;恳求;上诉 n. 吸引力;呼吁;上诉
appeal to… 对…有吸引力;呼吁/恳求…;向…申诉
The imaginary character does not only appeal to females, but males.
appeal to sb. to do sth. 呼吁某人做某事
The government is appealing to everyone to save water.
appeal (to sb.) for sth.(向某人)呼吁某事
hold little appeal for sb. 对某人没什么吸引力
Rock music holds little appeal for calm.
make/ issue/ launch an appeal (to sb.) (for sth.)(为某事)(向某人)发出呼吁
The police made an appeal to the public to remain clam.
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1)appealing adj. 有吸引力的;有趣的
He is the least appealing character in the play, to me at any rate.
3. determine v. 决定;查明;确定
determine to do 决定做某事
It’s a story about a man who leaves jail and determines to reform.
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1)determined adj. 有决心的;(意志)坚定的;坚决的
be determined to do 下决心做某事
We are determined to get the work done before Friday.
2)determination n. 决定;决心;果断
4. significant
1)adj. 重要的;影响深远的
The Spring Festival is regarded as the most significant festival of the year among the Chinese.
2)adj. 相当数量的;显著的
They are spending a significant amount of time on fruitless efforts as they multitask.
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1)significance n. 重要性;意义;意思
attach significance to sth. 重视某物
Both her parents attach much significance to education.
5. description n. 描述,描写,叙述,形容
beyond description 无法形容;难以描述 = beyond words
The scenery there is no so fascinating that it is totally beyond description.
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1)describe v. 描述;描写
describe…as… 把…描述为…
She once described the man as a hero.
2)descriptive adj. 描写的;描述的
6. sensitive
1)adj. 神经过敏的;易生气的
be sensitive to/ about… 对…敏感
Young people are very sensitive about their appearance.
2)adj.(话题、问题)敏感的;须谨慎对待的
Wage increases have been a sensitive issue in recent years.
3)adj. 敏感的;过敏的
be sensitive to… 对…敏感/过敏
This kind of fish is very sensitive to water temperature.
4)adj. 体贴的;体恤的;善解人意的(considerate/ understanding/ thoughtful)
be sensitive to… 体谅…
She is very sensitive to other people’s feelings.
5)adj.(仪器等)灵敏的
The photographers tried to capture every motion of the rare animal by highly sensitive electronic cameras.
7. reflect v. 显示,反映;反射(光、热火声音);仔细思考
reflect on/ upon 认真思考;考虑
Reading history is an amazing experience because it enables us to reflect on the social and economic life of the people living long time ago.
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1)reflection n. 反映;反射;深思
8. capable adj. 有能力的
be capable of (doing) sth. 有能力做某事
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1)capacity n. 领悟(或理解、办事)能力;容量;容纳能力
The last five years has seen a huge increase in the country’s export capacity.
9. launch
1)v.
① 发射,把(航天器、武器等)发射上天;使(船、尤指新船)下水
launch a satellite 发射卫星
② 开始从事,发起,发动(尤指有组织的活动)
The organization has launched a campaign to raise $ 150,000.
③ (首次)上市,发行;发布新产品
The new generation of smartphones launched yesterday received much media coverage.
2)n.(航天器的)发射,(船的)下水,(产品的)上市
This morning’s launch of the space shuttle has been delayed.
10. contain
1)v. 包含,含有,容纳(不用于进行时)
Lemons and oranges contain a lot of vitamins which are good for our health.
2)v. 控制,克制,抑制(感情)
contain oneself 控制自己
But he was bursting with curiosity, and one day he just couldn’t contain himself.
3)v. 防止…蔓延(或恶化)
Supermarkets in the area have been closed in an attempt to contain the epidemic.
[易混辨析] contain/ include
易混词 区分
contain 侧重于整体内有,也可指在某一范围或容器内能容纳某物
include 侧重于被包含者只是整体的一部分
11. summary
1)n. 总结;概括;概要
in summary 总的来说
In summary, this was a disappointing performance.
make a summary about 作总结
The host will make a summary about this activity.
2)v. 概述;总结
12. issue
1)n.(尤指社会或政治方面的)重要议题;争论的问题;(报刊的)期,号
I am reading the latest issue of the paper.
2)v. 颁布;发表;发行;(正式)发给;分发
The minister issued a statement to the press.
13. in particular 尤其,特别
be particular about/ over 对…挑剔/讲究
In London, I found people were very particular about/ over the way to drink coffee.
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1)particularity n. 特别之处
2)particularize v. 详细说明;逐一列举
14. transport
1)n. 交通运输
2)v. 运输;运送;使产生身临其境的感觉
transport…(from…) to… 把…(从…)运往…
He is in charge of transporting goods from Beijing to Hong Kong.
The book transports you to a wonderful world of plants.
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1)transportation n. 运输;运输方式
15. attempt
1)n. 努力,尝试;试图;企图
at the first attempt 第一次尝试
Not many people can answer this question at the first attempt.
in an attempt to do sth. 试图做某事;为了做某事
Scientists devour books and data in an attempt to understand the world and gain confidence and clarity.
make an attempt to do sth. 试图/努力做某事
In the 1950s, two scientists made an attempt to prove the theory mathematically, but failed.
2)v. 努力;尝试;企图
attempt to do sth. 试图做某事(try/seek to do)
I often leave early to seek the right destinations so I can set up early to avoid missing the moment I am attempting to photograph.
16. confused adj. 糊涂的;迷惑的
be/ become confused about 对…感到疑惑
People are confused about all the different labels on food these days.
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1)confuse v. 使糊涂;使迷惑;(将…)混淆
confuse…with/ and… 把…和…混淆
Don’t confuse Australia with Austria.
2)confusion n. 困惑
in confusion 困惑地
3)confusing adj. 难以理解的;不清楚的