人教版选修8词汇b8unit2words

1、Book 8 Unit 2 CloningWords and expressions1differ vi. 不同不同,相异相异;意见不一致意见不一致 The twins differ from each other in character. I differed from my husband on the decoration of the living room at first. A differs from B in A与B在不同 differ from/ with sb on/ about/ over sth 关于某事与某人意见不一 different adj. 不同的；有区别的；

2、相异的difference n. 不同；不同之处be different from (in ) tell the difference(s) between A and Bmake a difference 有影响有影响;有重要作用；有关系有重要作用；有关系It makes no difference to sb 对对没有影响没有影响/关系关系I aimed to make a difference some day when I was young.One false step will make a huge difference (to your future/ life/ career

3、).It doesnt make any difference to me who will undertake this task.2. exact adj. Can you give an exact description of the attacker, Madam? Id like to know the exact time the accident occurred. This baby girl is one year and five months to be exact. exactly speaking adv. exactly the same exactly oppo

4、site not exactly 根本不，一点也不；不完全 un. exactness3undertake (undertook, undertaken)vt. 着手，从事，承担；承诺，答应着手，从事，承担；承诺，答应undertake a task/project The committee has announced that it will _ a full investigation _ the accident.undertake to do sth. 答应做某事答应做某事I _ the job by Friday.undertakeintoundertook to finish4.

5、 sth pays off 得到好结果；取得成功；奏效得到好结果；取得成功；奏效 My hard work paid off; the sales finally increased. pay off debts pay sb off with the sales declining, ten more workers were paid off last month. pay sb back (money)= pay money back (to sb) pay sb back (for sth)报答，报复 pay sth out付巨款 pay up付清欠款 pay () for sth 付

6、酬解雇某人5. cast vt. & vi. (cast, cast) 投掷;投射;抛Some Chinese tourists are reported to cast wrappings around at the airport.cast a netcast a smile/ glance atcast doubt on/ upon sthcast a shadow over sthcast sb/ sth aside/ offbe cast down( by sth)An unknown young actor was cast as a leading role in the

7、 latest movie Kingsman.The whole cast of the movie are now busy with its promotion._ somewhat by the exam results, I couldnt keep up my spirits for a while. But I have now gathered my courage to move on.Cast down6. altogether adv. Giant Panda Meixiang gave birth to five babies altogether in the USA.

8、 I was altogether absorbed in this interesting story at that moment. Marty is rich and has much authority. Altogether, he is quite an influence here.in all/ totalcompletelyall in all总共;完全地;总而言之 altogether & all together I am not _ convinced by his argument. In the case of financial security, wed

9、 better not put our eggs _ in one basket. altogether 总共，完全地；总之 all together 全部一起，全部同时altogetherall together7. object vi. 反对,不赞成n. 实物;目的;对象 objection n. 反对；厌恶 object to sb./sth. 反对，不赞成某人/某事 object to doing sth. 反对做某事 object to sb. doing sth. 反对某人做某事raise an objection to (doing) sth. 对提出异议have/ make a

10、n objection to (doing) sth. 对表示反对 a storm of objections objective n. 目的，目标 adj.客观的；不带个人感情的 (subjective) 砍倒这棵树龄达三百岁的古树是多数市民都强烈反对的事情。 Cutting down this 300-year-old ancient tree is what the majority of the citizens strongly object to. be opposed to (sb) doing sth oppose doing sth 8. impact n. 撞击，冲击，巨大

11、的影响 This explosion did have a dramatic impact on the surroundings. Experts must be called in to assess the impact _ the poisonous chemicals _ the environment. have a great/ full/ profound impact on/ upon have a good effect/ influence on/ upon The impacts made by the explosion hurt hundreds of people

12、 in and around.NoImageNoImageofon/ upon9. obtain vt. (formal) obtain credits obtain ones degree in chemistry Fresh vegetables and fruits used to be difficult to obtain in Tibet. You dont say, you managed to obtain such an important list. 10. forbid vt. (forbade/forbad, forbidden) 禁止，不准；阻止，使不可能 forbi

13、d sb. to do sth. 禁止某人做某事 be forbidden to do sthWe forbid our father to eat sugar, for the sake of his health. (改成被动语态)Our father is forbidden to eat sugar, for the sake of his health. forbid sb from doing sth forbid doing sth. 禁止做某事 the Forbidden City近义词：ban, prohibit；反义词：allow，permit11. accumulate

14、vt. & vi. A decade ago my business operate poorly. Then my debts began to accumulate. (build up)But in the meantime by investing wisely, my best friend accumulated a small fortune. accumulate wealth/ experience/ evidence n. accumulation 积累，积聚11. accumulate vt. & vi. A decade ago my business

15、operate poorly. Then my debts began to accumulate. (build up)But in the meantime by investing wisely, my best friend accumulated a small fortune. accumulate wealth/ experience/ evidence n. accumulation 积累，积聚12. in favor of Im altogether in favor of equal pay for equal work. (= in support of/ in symp

16、athy with) The majority of the people were _ the plan. However, I _(反对)the plan because it would cost far too much. in ones favor 对某人有利 do sb a favor ask a favor of sb 请求某人帮忙 owe sb a favor 欠某人情 favor vt. ?in favor ofobject to13. owe vt. 欠欠(钱、账、债、人情等钱、账、债、人情等)；归功于；归功于 owe sb sth = owe sth to sbIt oc

17、curred to me that I owed you 500 bucks.With your help, Ive obtained this important list. I _ (欠你份人情). owe sb an apology This award-winning actress _ all her achievements _ the support from her family. owing to = due to / because of owe you a favorowedto14. retire v. Last month Justin retired from th

18、e company for which he had worked for 30 years. retire from/ as Kobe Bryant had to retire injured in the last season. retire injured/ hurt/ sick retired doctor/ teacher/ soldier n. retirement age retirement pension(令)退职;(使)退休;退出(比赛);退役15. bother v. I dont want to bother you with my problems, Mum. bo

19、ther sb with/ about sthIt really bothers me to think of my tomorrows interview. It bothers sb to do / that从句* Dont bother to ask for help. I can manage it.Why did you bother with her? It was not worth it.bother with/about sth. 花费时间或精力(做某事)bother to do/doing sth. 操心做某事使烦恼/担忧；给造成麻烦16. assumption n. 假定

20、；设想 His assumption was not accepted by his fellows. make an assumption about Your proposal may work on the assumption that weve got enough fund.on the assumption that假定 vt. assume 假定；假设；认为It is generally assumed that 普遍认为strike v. (struck, struck)Strike the iron while it is hot.All present were deep

21、ly struck by Peng Liyuans English speech at the summit.It struck me that the meeting had been postponed.A new typhoon is reported to strike Fujian this afternoon When the clock struck three oclock, the strike began.be on strike; go on strike strike fear/ excitement into ones heart击打；碰撞对印象深刻想到(灾难、疾病)影响，侵袭钟报时；罢工18. bring sb/ sth back to life The timely first aid brought the man back to life. The construction finally brought the city back to life which was badly damaged in the earthquake. come back to life =come to life =come to itself bring sth back 把带回；归还；使回忆