高中英语选修六Unit 1 Words

1、,选修六,Unit One: Art,New words,1.abstract(adj.) 抽象的，深奥的 abstract art Beauty is abstract but a house is not. (n.) 摘要 （vt.）摘录，提取 Salt can be abstracted from sea water.,2.faith（n.）信任，信心，信念 have faith in 对有信心；相信 eg:I have great faith in you - I know youll do well = religious faith faithful 忠实的 be faithful

2、 to faithfully（adv.）,3. aim (n.) 目标，目的 with the aim of achieve ones aim 瞄准 take aim at eg: She went to London with the aim of finding a job., (v.) 瞄准，（向某方面）努力 aim at sth.瞄准 aim to do sth.目的在于;力求 （主语常是人） be aimed at 针对；旨在于 （主语常是物） eg:1)The programme is aimed at teenagers. 2)My remarks were not aimed

3、at you .,4.conventional 常规的，传统的；因循守旧的 be conventional in He is rather conventional in his daily life. = conventionally,5.typical 典型的,有代表性的;一贯的,特有的 a typical example be typical of “是的特点/一贯作风” It is typical of her to forget . =typically =type(n.),6.evident 明显的，显而易见的 It is evident (to sb.) that “是显而易见的

4、” eg：It was evident that we made a mistake . evidently evidence eg:She has a large collection of CDs. It is evident to everyone that she loves music.,7.adopt(vt.)采用，采纳；收养 adopt sb. adopt sth. They adopted different approaches to the problem. She was forced to have her baby adopted. adopted 收养的,领养的 a

5、n adopted son,8.possess(vt.) 有，拥有（不用于进行时）； 支配，控制 He does possess a sense of humour. She was suddenly possessed by fear. =possession (n.),be in possession of sth. have possession of拥有，占有 take possession of 拥有，占有 be in the possession of be in sb.s possession 被拥有 Who is in possession of the property?,9

6、.coincidence 巧合，相合 What a coincidence ! by coincidence It is a coincidence that “是巧合的” eg:What a coincidence ! I wasnt expecting to see you here .,Wow!,10.a great deal 可做宾语或状语；亦可+of +不可数名词 You have given me a great deal . I dont know how to express my thanks . Im feeling a great deal better now. The

7、y spent a great deal of money on clothes.,11.attempt(n.具体的,特定的 be specific to This organ has its specific function. specifically 具体的,15.figure画像，身材，数字 By 1998, this figure has risen to 14 million. figure out 弄懂，理解，弄清楚/明白 I cant figure out why she said so .,16.agressive (adj.) 敢作敢为的,有进取心的;侵略/好斗的 A su

8、ccessful businessman has to be aggressive . An aggressive country is always ready to start a war. =aggressively (adv.) 好斗的， 进取地,17.preference(n.) 喜好，偏爱=常与for搭配 Its a matter of personal preference. have a preference for 喜欢 He had a preference for coffee rather than tea. in preference to 而不是 I should choose banana in preference to apples.,18.appeal(v.& n.) appeal to sb. 对某人有吸引力；对某人感兴趣 The film appealed to young people. appeal to sb. to do sth. appeal to sb. for sth.,Organizers appealed to us not to panic. They appealed to me for help . appeal to sth. 求助于 appe