高二第一学期英语词汇(上海)

1、wordsunit 1 promise to tell some one that one will defi nitely do somethi ngstraight one after another in a seriesdespite in spite ofseoul the capital city of south koreashuttle a train, bus or plane that travels regularly between two placesresort a place where people go on holiday or during vacatio

2、nscramble to push or compete with othersslope the side of a hill or mountainfloodlight to light a place brightly using strong lampssuit a set of clothes made from the same fabricski a long piece of wood used for sliding down a hill covered in snowinstructor a person who teaches a skill or sportgentl

3、e not steep or sharpsideways to, towards or from the sidepoint to aim (something)tip the pointed end of somethingcross to pass one thing over anothersuccess a good resultdefinitely certainlynevertheless despite something just mentionedathletics sports involving racing, jumping or throwing on a track

4、, road or fieldathlete a person who competes in sportscompete to take part in contest or sportparticipate to be involved or take part incombine to put together (two or more different things)eve nt a race or competition in a sports programmehurdling a race that involves running and jumping over barri

5、ersshort-put a sport where people throw a heavy, metal ball as far as they candiscusa sport where people throw a round, flat object made of metal as far as they canjavelin a sport where people throw a long, pointed stick as far as they canmarathon a running race usually about 42 km in lengthen dura

6、nee the ability to do something difficult or painful for a long timerequire to make (someone do something)competiti on a con test, sport or racecategory a group of things with similar featuresdecathlon a sporting event taking place over two days, in which athletes compete in ten sports all-roundwith

7、 a wide range of skills or abilitiesphysical related to the bodymotto a short phrase that express the beliefs or goals of a groupdesire a strong wish for somethinghumanity people in generalsoar to fly or rise high in the air quickly and smoothlyunit 2tutorial connected with the work of a private tea

8、cher or a private school that prepares students for examsfee an amount of money one pays for a professional servicereas on able fair, not too expensivetutor a private teacherqualified having passed the exams or completed the training necessary to do a particular job sin cere hon est, realconfidence

9、a belief in one's own or another person's ability to do something and be successful cheat to trick or deceive (someone)attend to go to (an eve nt, meeti ng or class), to go regularly (to a place) supplementary extra or additionalcomic a magazine for children that tells stories through pictur

10、esvideo a recording of films or television programmes, moving images on a tv or computer screen arcade a place where one can pay to play games on machines recommendation a suggestion as to the best thing to doenroll to arrange for yourself or some one else to officially join a course,school, etcdete

11、ctive a pers on employed to find out information about some one or somethi ngfactor one of several thing causing or influencing something solution a way of successful dealing with a problempace the speed at which something is doneconvenient useful, easy or quickdegree the qualification receives by a

12、 student who has successfully completed a university or college coursecareer a series of jobs one holds in the same field of work over time, usually with in creased responsibilityinterest to make one feel interested; to attract the attention ofcorrespondence the letters one sends and receives; the a

13、ctivity of writing lettersaudio connected with sound that is recordeddisc a thin, flat circular object, especially one used to record and play sound or video for a cd or dvd playermail the post; the system for sending and receiving letterscomplain an opinion or explanation about somethinge-learning

14、the activity of study using computer software or the in ternetsoftware the programs used to operate a computerinter net a communicatio ns network conn ecti ng computers to each other around the world freedom the state of being able to do what one wantsself-discipline the ability to make oneself do s

15、omething difficult or unpleasantachievement a thing someone has successfully doneunit 3fashion the popular style of clothes and hair at a particular timefashionable following a style that is popular at a particular timeillustrate to make (something) clearer by using examplesobject a thing that can b

16、e seen or touchedblouse a woman's shirtextravagant spending more money than seems necessaryafford to have eno ugh money to buy (somethi ng)contest a competition where people try to win somethingsight a famous place often visited by touristsappreciate to recognize the good qualities of (someone o

17、r something)cool informalsomethi ng very fashi on abletrainers pl.shoes worn informally or for sportsruin to destroy something or make it lose all valueblonde (of hair )tallow or goldenwig artificial hair worn on the head to cover some one's own hair or a place that is baldaffect to influencebea

18、ver a kind of animal with a flat tail and strong teethfur animal hairexti net (of a type of an imal or plant, etc.) no ion ger in existencesaying a well-known statement that expresses something believed as wise and trueuniform a special set of clothes that identify members of a group or organization

19、elementary (in america) a primary school; a school for children between six and twelve maryland a state on the east coast of the usa reduce to make less or smaller in size, quantity, gramme a plan of things to be donepromote to help something happen or developlink to connect two things togeth

20、ergang a group of young people that spend time together and often cause trouble or fight with other groupsdecrease to make less or smallerpeer a person of the same age or social status as another personpressure the act of trying to persuade or force some one to do somethi ngacademic connected with e

21、ducation or studyresista nee dislike or opposition to a plan or ideacomplain to say that one is unhappy about somethingindividuality a quality that makes someone different from otherscourt a place where legal trials take place and where things are judgedunlike not probableadopt to accept and use (a

22、new idea or plan)nati on wide happening or existing in all parts of a countryunit 4drive-i n a restaura nt, a cin ema, etc., where on e can eat or watch a film without leavi ng one's car stand a table or small building in the street where goods are soldcalifornia a state on the west coast of the

23、 usatidy arranged neatly and with everything in orderimmediately at once, without waitingstaff all the employees or workers at a placeimpress to make (someone) feel respect and likingservice the giving of food or drink to customers; the help to people that a business provides read to have (something

24、) written on itoutlet a shop in a company that sells goods made by that companyexpand to become greater in size or importaneelaunch to start (an activity, especially an organized one)branch a local office or shop belonging to a large companyswiftly very quicklyownership the fact of having something

25、that belongs to youdetail the small facts or features of somethingestablish to start or create (an organization that is meant to last a long time)import to bring a product into one country to anotherpack to put (something) into a container so that it can be stored, transported or soldpersonnel the p

26、eople who work for an organizationbakery a place where bread and cakes are made and soldroll a small, round piece of breadhotpot a hot dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in the oven or on a storeappliance a machine made to do a particular thing around the homerange a variety of thingswell-lit

27、 not dark; having much lightoperate to work in a particular wayunit 5laptop a small computer that can easily be carriedmagic a special, wonderful qualityvirtual of something not real, but made to appear real or existing by the use of computer softwarereality a thing that is actually experieneed or s

28、eenheadset a device that goes on the head and allows one to hear sounds5 see images, or speak to others electronically; headphonesimage a picture of somethi ng or some one as seen on a tv or computer screen, in a mirror, or in a photographdata facts or in formationenable to make it possible to do (s

29、omething)distinguish to recognize a differenceobserve to watch (someone or something) carefully over a period of timethrill to excite or please someone very muchhand-feed to give food by handdinosaur an animal that lived millions of years ago, and is now extinctmanufacture to make or produce large a

30、mounts of goods, especially using machinerymetal a shiny, solid substanee that heat and electricity can travel throughinspect to look at (something) closely in order to check itcritic a person who does not approve of something and talks about its bad qualitiescon cerned worriedpowerful having great

31、power or force; very effectivemedium a way of communicating information to peoplecommit to do something that is a crime or that is wrongexperiment to do a scientific test to gain new knowledgewearable suitable to be wornperformance the act of doing somethingmonitor to watch and check something over

32、a period of time in order to see how it changes or what happensmeasure to find out how many or how much by using instrumentsbeat to make or cause something to make a regular movement or soundperform to do a task or dutycurrently at present; nowequipment the things needed for a particular purpose or

33、activitykeyboard the set of buttons needed for operating a computersleeve the piece of clothing that covers one's armelectronic (of a device) having or using many small parts that require electricity in order to work remove to take awaypart a piece of machine or structurefabric material made fro

34、m wool, cotton, silk，etc., used for making clothes, curtains,etc.unit 6 transform to completely change the appearance and the character of something, especially so that it is bettermars the fourth planet from the sun; the planet nearest earthinterplanetary_ of something between the planetsmartian of

35、 the planet marsexpedition an organized journey with a purpose, especially to find out about a place that is not well knowncon duct to orga nize and do (an activity)landing the act of bringing an aero-plane or spacecraft to the ground after a journeysign an eve nt, acti on or fact that shows that so

36、methi ng may exist, is happe ning, or may happe n in the furtherspacesuit a special suit that covers the whole body and provides air so that a person can move about and survive in spacegravity the force that attracts objects together and that pulls objects to the ground on earth solar related to the

37、 sunorbit the round path an object uses to travel round a planet, star or moonpolar of the north or south polespray to cover something with very small drops of liquid that are sent through the airreflect to throw back (light, heat, sound, etc.) from a surfaceretain to keep; to continue to holdmelt t

38、o make a solid become liquid by adding heatvapour a group of small drops of liquid in the aircon vertto change or make somethi ng cha nge from one form, purpose, system, etc., to anotheroxygen a gas that is in the air and is necessary for people and animals to live migrate (of people) to move from o

39、ne place to live and work in anotherbreathable (of a gas or air) having the quality that people and animals can breathe it and not be harmedinhabits nt a pers on or animal living in a placetransformation a complete change in somethingmanned (of a spacecraft or other transport) being operated by a pe

40、rson or people riding inside of ittie to attach or hold two things together with a string or roperocket a kind of fireworks; the engine that burns fuel to send a spacecraft into spaceboom a loud, deep soundconsume to completely destroy (something or someone), especially in a fire explosion the sudde

41、n violent bursting and loud noise of something such as a bomb exploding orbit to travel in a round path round a planet, star or moonmissiona flight into spacelunar of or related to the moonexpressions_getstraighta's to get the best marks in all one5s subjectskeepone'sword to keep a promiseso

42、uthkorea a country in the north-east of asiabedyingto to want to (do something ) very much_checkout to go to a desk at a hotel or airport and tell them one has arrivedincase because of the possibility of something happeningtobehonest_ what i really think is (a phrase used to introduce a sentence)man

43、age to do to succeed in doingsometh ing3ffficun_theolympicgames_ an in ternational sports eve nt that takes place every four yearsreferto_ to describe or speak abouttrackevent a running race_fieldevent_ a sport such as jumping or throwing the javelin in an athletic competitionaseriesof similar event

44、s or things that happen one after anotherbeequalin to be the same in, or to be of the same degreeinmanyways generally speakingcommandof one's knowledge of and ability to use somethingmakemoney to earn a profit, to get a lot of money_beforcedto(dosomething_) to be made to (dosomething that one do

45、es not want to)videoarcade a place where a person can pay to play video gamesasaresult(of) as a thing caused or produced by something else_bewillingto(_dosth.) to have noreason not to (do something)_describe. _as to say that some one or somethi ng is likeatone'sownpace as fast or slow as one can

46、_beconvenientfor to be useful, easy or quick to do_correspondeneecourse a course of study that one does at home by mail_makecomments to give opinions or explanations about somethingonone'sown by oneself; receiving no di recti on or help from others senseofsatisfaction a feeling of pride for what

47、 one has done senseofachievement a feeling of fulfillment or pleasure because something has been achieved_bringalong to carry with youapieceofclothing an item that someone wearsbekeenon to like very muchsearchfor to attempt to find (something)_closedown (of a business or factory) to stop operating_g

48、ooutofstyle to be no longer fashi on ableschooluniform a special set of clothes worn by all the students of a school_publicschool (in america) a school owned by the government and openfor all chi id re n to attend without paying a feeg oag a in st to resistbelinkedto to be connected with (something or someone else)_peerpreasure_ when a child or young person wants or feels forced to be like oth