Unit 6 Going West
1. quit /kwit/ (quitted/quit; quitting)
离开,退出(动词)
名词:离开退职辞职
quit office 离职
quit smoking
quit school 退学
quit love with hate 恩将仇报
quit work 停止工作
quit your nonsence 别胡说
quit it out 住嘴
2. apply
Application应用 实施 运用
an application for leave请假
(vt.)We should apply the theories to practice.理论运用于实践
apply a law 实施法律
apply a plaster(膏药) to a wound
apply oneself to one’s work
致力于本职工作
(vi.)适用,申请
This principle always applies.
此原则永远适用。
This rule applies to freshmen only.
此项规定适用于大一新生。
He applied t be sent overseas
申请派到国外。
He applied to us for help.
他请求我们帮忙。
3。 circumstance
(伴随或先决)条件,情况
act according to circumstances
随机应变
in/under present circumstances
在当前情况下
the ~ 情况既然这样
certain ~ (某种)
any ~(任何)
no ~(无论如何 决不)
in bad circumstance 境况不好
good ~ 境况好
easy ~ 日子宽裕
4. survival
幸存 残存 (继续)生存
a survival from ancient times
古代遗物、遗风
survival of the fittest 适者生存
survive 动词
比。。。活得长 从。。。逃生
She survived her husband for 10 years 她比她的丈夫多活了几年。
he survived the shipwreck
船只沉没事件
名词:survivor 幸存者 生还者
5. burden
重担 精神负担 负重 责任 义务
名词:
a ship of 10,000 tons burden
万吨轮船
this burden is mine, not yours.
动词:
be burdened with heavy taxation
苛捐杂税
be burdened with tasks
负担很多工作
be burdened with worries
忧心忡忡
6. desperate adj.
绝望的 危急的 极度渴望 极端的
in a desperate state
be desperate for water
a desperate fool 大傻瓜
desperation n. 绝望 拼命
drive sb. to desperation
逼得某人铤而走险
7. Anxiety
n. 忧虑 焦虑 挂虑
unnecessary anxiety over sth.
对。。。的不必要忧虑
have anxiety to do sth.
想做某事的急切愿望
anxiety for sth. 对某事的渴望
anxious adj. 忧虑的 焦虑的
be anxious about / for sth.
为。。。而忧虑
be anxious to do sth.
that sb. should do
渴望
be anxious for sb. to do sth.
急着要某人去做某事
We are anxious for him to go at once
8.relief/ri’li:f/
(痛苦、紧张、负担、捐税等的)减轻、缓解、免除、宽慰
Give relief to sb’s sorrow
减轻某人的悲伤
To our great relief, the accident caused little damage.
使我们大感宽慰的是,事故造成的损失很少。
relief food 救济粮
a relief fund救济金、基金、专款、资金
a relief lesson 代(别人上的)课
send relief to the disaster area
把救济品送到灾区。
relieve /ri’li:v/ vt.
使减轻、使解除(痛苦、忧愁)
The injection can relieve pain.
打这针能止痛。
Knowing the truth will relieve anxious parents.
父母知道真相就会感到宽慰。
Anxiety may be relieve by talking to a friend.
同朋友谈谈可以减轻焦虑。
We asked her to relieve a sick teacher.
我们要求她去为一个生病的老师代课。
比较:
I was relieved of my position director.
我被免除主任职务。
Let me relieved you of your bag.
扒手摸掉了她的包
The pickpocket relieved her of her purse
9. deliver vt.
传递、递交、交付 与介词to连用
Would you deliver my letter to her
请帮我把我的信传给她好吗?
We can deliver goods to your door.
我们可以送贷上门。
He delivered an important report at the meeting.
他在会上作了一个十分重要的报告。
10 tough adj. 坚韧的、强硬的、紧张的
a tough policy 强硬的政策
get tough with sb.对某人强硬起来
a tough guy硬汉
a tough contest 紧张的工作
a tough job
problem 棘手的工作、问题
a tough life 艰难的生活
Tough luck! 真倒霉!
11. memorial adj.
记忆的、纪念的、追悼的
a memorial meeting 追悼会
a memorial park 陵园
a memorial to the martyrs(烈士)
Memorial Day 阵亡将士纪念日
(多数定为5月最后一个星期一)
vt. memorize 记住、熟记、背熟
memory 记忆(力)