词汇-U 3 教师版-周华.doc

Vocabulary Unit 3 EIM IV Senior Two BFLSUnit 3 Brainwaves by zhou hua1. amateour n. someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime 业余爱好者e.g. Youre a professional, but I am an amateur. 你是专业的,而我是业余的。 Taylor began his playing career as an amateur goalkeeper.泰勒的运动生涯是从一名业余守门员开始的。adj. Amateursports or activities are done by people as a hobby and not as a job业余的e.g. At college he studied English and did amateur boxing.大学时，他学习英语，同时还参加业余拳击。2. competitive adj. involving competition or competitiveness 竞争的；有竞争力的e.g. Its getting very competitive in the car industry. 汽车工业方面的竞争日益加剧。 Nobody can entirely keep away from this competitive world. 没有人能够完全远离这个竞争社会。 compete v. take part in a race, contest, examination, etc.竞争；比赛；对抗 e.g. Companies must be able to compete in the marketplace.公司一定要在市场中有竞争力。 Hes hoping to compete in the London marathon. 他期盼着参加伦敦马拉松比赛competition n. event in which people compete; contest ; competing; activity in which people compete 竞争；比赛e.g. Everyone in modern society faces keen competitions. 现代社会的每个人都面临着激烈的竞争。 To our satisfaction, he had got the first prize in the diving competition. 我们满意的是,他在跳水比赛中获得了一等奖。3. court n. Acourtis an area in which you play a game such as tennis, basketball, badminton, or squash球场e.g. he hotel has several tennis and squash courts.该酒店有几个网球场和壁球场。She watched a few of the games while waiting to go on court.她在等待上场时观看了几场比赛。n. Acourtis a place where legal matters are decided by a judge and jury or by a magistrate. 法院；法庭；审判庭e.g. At this rate, we could find ourselves in the divorce courts!照这样下去，我们会为离婚闹上法院！4. draw n. result of a game in which neither player or side wins平局e.g. They had been dueling for hours and finally called a draw. 他们一直决斗了数小时，最后打成平局。 5. pitch n. Apitchis an area of ground that is marked out and used for playing a game such as football, cricket, or hockey. 球场e.g. There was a swimming-pool, cricket pitches, playing fields.有一个游泳池、几个板球场和运动场。Their conduct both on and off the pitch was excellent.他们场上场下都表现出众。vt. & vi. 搭(帐篷),扎(营) erect or fix (a tent or camp), especially for a short time e.g. We pitched our tent on the border of the lake. 我们在湖边搭帐篷。 6. academic adj. Academicis used to describe work, or a school, college, or university, that places emphasis on studying and reasoning rather than on practical or technical skills. 学术的e.g. The author has settled for a more academic approach.那位作者已确定采用更为学术的方法。Different schools teach different types of syllabus, from the highly academic to the broadly vocational.不同的学校有不同的教学计划，从高度学术的到普通职业教育的，不一而足。academy n. 专科学校；学会，学院；e.g. Theacademyisexpectedtotrain20000staff.预计仁川学院将培训2万名员工。Thiswasatthe2001academyawards.那是在2001年学院奖颁奖典礼上。7. profound adj. ou useprofoundto emphasize that something is very great or intense意义深远的e.g. The overwhelming feeling is just deep, profound shock and anger.最强烈的感觉就是深深的震惊和愤怒。I was impressed by his devotion to his research but I didnt have the slightest interest in his profound theories. 给我留下了很深印象,但我对他那些深奥的理论丝毫不感兴趣。 8. rational adj. showing logical thought；reasonable;sensible合理的；理性的e.g. Your choice was perfectly rational under the circumstances. 在那种情况下,你的选择是相当合理的。 No rational person would go to work in his pyjamas. 任何神智正常的人都不会穿着睡衣去上班。 9. subtle adj. delicate;not easy to notice,understand,or explain微妙的；敏锐的e.g. There were subtle hints in his letter. 他的信中有些微妙的暗示。 What meaning will my subtle signal make? 我的微妙信号表达了什么意思? 10. aggressive adj. angry, and behaving in a threatening way; ready to attack侵略的；进攻性的；e.g. America has a lot of aggressive weapons now. 美国现在有很多进攻性武器。 The world dooms itself to war because man is aggressive at heart. 这世界注定有战争,因为人的内心是好斗的。 aggress vi. take the initiative and go on the offensive 攻击；侵犯 e.g. Thepolicehavemadenoseriousattempttoaggresstheseissues.警方还没有认真处理这些事情aggression n. Aggressionis a quality of anger and determination that makes you ready to attack other people. 好斗性；攻击性e.g. The raid was an unjustifiable act of aggression.那次偷袭是一种不正当的侵略行径。Hisbehaviorrangedfromself-injurytoaggressionagainstothers.他的行为由自残转变为对他人的侵略性。11. concern n. Concernis worry about a situation. 担心；忧虑e.g. The group has expressed concern about reports of political violence in Africa.该团体对有关非洲政治暴力的报道表示关切。The growing number of people seeking refuge in Thailand is beginning to concern Western aid agencies.到泰国寻求庇护的人日益增多，这开始引起了西方援助机构的不安。12. device n. Adeviceis an object that has been invented for a particular purpose, for example for recording or measuring something. 装置；器具e.g. We believe that an explosive device had been left inside a container.我们认为有一个爆炸装置被留在了一只集装箱里。The printer is the most commonly used output device after the monitor. 打印机是除显示器外最常用的输出设备。 13. stereotype n. (sb or sth that represents) a fixed set of ideas about what a particular type of person or thing is like,which is (wrongly) believed to be true in all cases模式化的形象e.g. He doesnt conform to the usual stereotype of the city businessman with a dark suit and rolled umbrella. 他不像典型的城市商人那样，穿一身深色的套服、 带一把收好的雨伞。 He fits the stereotype of a scholar.他是典型的学者。 14. acquire v. obtain sth by buying or being given it获得 e.g. We hope to acquire the knowledge in the happiness. 我们希望在快乐中获得知识。 We should acquire more firsthand information. 我们应当取得更多的第一手资料。 acquirement n. an ability that has been acquired by training 获得；学识；技能；学到的东西e.g. Acquirement of singing ability is the most important activity.演唱能力的获得是最重要的活动。 15. engage v. take part in; busy oneself with 参加某事或从事某事e.g. Our orders are to engage (the enemy) immediately. 我们的命令是立即(与敌军)开战。 They engage in the study of music. 他们从事音乐研究。 engage in (phrase)e.g. Lets not engage in personalities.我们别再进行人身攻击了吧 Is it wise to engage in active sports at your age? 我这样的年纪积极参加体育活动是否明智？ 16. flip v. move quickly 快速移动e.g. Kids flip frisbees while their elders chat. 孩子们玩飞盘，大人聊天。 The plane nearly flipped when it landed. 这架飞机在着陆时差点儿翻身。 17. reinforce v. make sth stronger by adding material, etc.; emphasize 加强e.g. We will use metal strap to reinforce the outside. 我们会在纸箱外用金属带加固。 Any good speaker should be able to reinforce his argument with facts. 一个好的演讲者会用事实来加强他论点。 reinforcement n. information that makes more forcible or convincing 增强；加固e.g. Moreover, it can also provide a reference for reinforcement. 可以为以后此类结构的加固提供参考。18. require v. depend on sb/sth; need or make necessary 需要 e.g. Please call if you require assistance. 如果需要帮忙，请打电话。 The headmaster required her to keep silent. 校长命令她不要做声。 required adj. necessary for relief or supply 必需的 e.g. I did more work than required.我做了比所被要求的来得更多的工作。 All passengers are required to show their tickets.所有乘客都必须出示车票。 requirement n. thing ordered or demanded 必要条件；要求e.g. Candidates who fail to meet these requirements will not be admitted to the University. 不符合这些要求的考生不