人教新课标高中英语核心词汇中英文释义及例句必修3第5单元

1、静宁一中 夏青锋,人教新课标高中英语核心词汇释义及例句,必修3第5,静宁一中 夏青锋,rather than (104),rather than in preference to; instead of: i think id like to stay at home this evening rather than go out.(cambridge) 与其；不愿 rather than studying business, what about starting a company from scratch? 与其学习商业课程，何不从零开始开一个公司？ indeed, he believe

2、s that a person with too much money has more rather than fewer troubles. (4) samuel planned to be a lawyer rather than a musician. (2014gd-a),静宁一中 夏青锋,chat (19),to talk to someone in a friendly informal way: she spends hours on the phone chatting to her friends.(cambridge) vi. n. 聊天，闲聊 they sat in a

3、 corner and chatted of old times. 他们坐在一个角落里畅谈过去的时光。 on the way to the station, he chatted about their trip. (3) they chat with us workers and joke around. (2012hn) to chase the glowing hours with flying feet. -lord byron if you chase perfection, you often catch excellence. -william fowble 如果你追求完美，你就

4、常能达到卓越。威廉方博,静宁一中 夏青锋,measure (14),to discover the exact size or amount of something, or to be of a particular size: (cambridge) vi. vt. 测量；衡量；判定 n. 计量制；计量单位；措施 will you measure this door? 你要测量这个门吗？ it was the first instrument to measure the suns position. a seaman would measure the suns shadow and c

5、ompare it with the height of the sun at midday. (9) this is a well-specified action-based goal for which you can measure your success easily. (2014hb),静宁一中 夏青锋,settle down (7),to become familiar with a place and to feel happy and confident in it: she quickly settled down in her new house/job/school.

6、(cambridge) 定居；平静下来；专心于 you have to settle down to study now. 你现在得安下心来学习了。 one day ill want to settle down and have a family. 总有一天，我会想安定下来，成个家。 (词典例句) as you settle down with just a fishing pole and a basket on the bank of river orchy, near the inverlochy castle, any frustration will float away as g

7、ently as the circling water. (2012cq),静宁一中 夏青锋,manage to do (1),to succeed in doing something difficult, especially after trying very hard i finally managed to push the huge animal away.(longman) 设法做 man, manu=hand手以手操纵以手处理 how on earth did you manage to escape? 你究竟怎样设法逃脱的呢？ at night, when you reall

8、y wish to go to sleep, you rarely manage to do so. 到了夜晚，你真想睡了，却很难入睡。 (nce3) one can always manage to do more things, no matter_full ones schedule is in life. a. howb. what c. whend. where (2013ln),静宁一中 夏青锋,catch sight of (4),the fact that you can see something: as she stood up she caught sight of he

9、r reflection in the mirror.(macmillan) 看见，瞥见 dont let me catch sight of you doing it again. 别让我再看见你做这种事了。 earlier that day, when they crossed the rocky mountains, they managed to catch sight of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle. (3) as a grassroots singer, she reads everything

10、 she can concerning music, and takes every opportunity to improve herself. a. catch sight of b. get hold of c. take charge of d. make mention of (2014fj) there are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart.pursue those. -unknown remember: it is 1 times harder

11、 to command the ear than to catch the eye. - duncan maxwell anderson 记住：让人倾听要比引人注意难十倍。邓肯麦克斯韦安德森,静宁一中 夏青锋,have a gift for (3),having a great deal of natural ability or talent 有天才的; 有天赋的 she has a natural gift for music.(oxford) 对有天赋 you have a gift for teaching. 你有教学的天赋。 many of them have a gift for

12、riding wild horses and can win thousands of dollars in prizes. (3) caroline doesnt have a gift for music, but she_it with hard work. a. goes back on b. takes away from c. makes up for d. catches up with (2013qgdg),静宁一中 夏青锋,within (159),inside or not beyond an area or period of time: within hours of

13、the tragedy happening, an emergency rescue team had been assembled.(cambridge) prep. 在之内 politics within the government can help or hinder deficit reduction. 政府的内部政治可以促进也可以妨碍赤字的减少。 i can place any spoken conversation within six miles, and even within two streets in london sometimes. (8) the devices

14、camera was disabled to save memory, yet within weeks kelbesa had figured out its workings and made the camera work. (2014shd),静宁一中 夏青锋,border (21),the line that divides one country from another: were you stopped at the border?(cambridge) n. 边界，国界，边沿 vt. vi. 与接壤；接近 sweden borders norway and finland.

15、瑞典与挪威、芬兰接壤。 this very careful attitude to money can sometimes border on meanness. 这种对待金钱的过分谨慎的态度有时几近于吝啬。 (词典例句) mccormick had told the court that he sold his detectors to the police in kenya, the prison service in hong kong, the army in egypt and the border control in thailand. (2013sc) peace never

16、respects borders. - loesje writing a novel is not merely going on a shopping expedition across the border to an unreal land: it is hours and years spent in the factories, the streets, the cathedrals of the imagination. -janet frame 写小说不仅仅是越过边界到虚幻的地方购物，它是把时间用在想象的工厂、街道和教堂上。珍妮特弗兰姆,静宁一中 夏青锋,mix (22),to

17、(cause different substances to) combine, so that the result cannot easily be separated into its parts: mix the eggs into the flour.(cambridge) vt. vi. 混合；调配 the painter was busy mixing his colours. 画家在忙着调颜色。 it is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be

18、 no distinct major racial or cultural groups, but simply a mixture of many races and cultures. (8) supporters insist that wind must be part of a mix of renewables, nuclear and carbon, and that the country is committed to meeting eu ( european union) targets for non-carbon energy generation. (2014fj)

19、,静宁一中 夏青锋,mixture (13),a substance made from a combination of different substances, or any combination of different things: the mixture of flour, water and yeast is then left in a warm place for four hours.(cambridge) n. 混合（物），混合状态 green is a mixture of yellow and blue. 绿色是黄色和蓝色的混合。 the other day i

20、was showing the boys the weekly chemistry experiment when, before i knew it, the mixture was bubbling over everywhere! (7) we still have not exactly learned to cope with the mixture of closeness and displeasure. (2014hb),静宁一中 夏青锋,confirm (6),to make an arrangement or meeting certain, often by teleph

21、one or writing: ive accepted the job over the phone, but i havent confirmed in writing yet.(cambridge) vt. 证实,证明；批准 the experiment confirmed my theory. 实验证实了我的理论。 his new role could confirm him as one of our leading actors. 他的新角色会确保他跻身我们的一流演员之列。 (词典例句) the majority of people in the town strongly _ t

22、he plan to build a playground for children. a. consider b. support c. confirm d. submit (2010zj) music was invented to confirm human loneliness. -lawrence durrell,静宁一中 夏青锋,distance (91),the amount of space between two places: does she live within walking distance of her parents?(cambridge) n. 距离；远方

23、di-(dis-)=apart分离；st, stat=stand站立；-ance名词后缀，表示状态离开某地站立的状态 the bomb exploded at a great distance. 炸弹在很远的地方爆炸了。 standing at a little distance with open hands will show that i am willing to listen. (4) at that time, we regarded 25 miles as good days walk and the ability to cover such a distance in ten

24、 hours as sign of strength and skill. (2014tj),静宁一中 夏青锋,in the distance (49),at a point which is far away: on a clear day you can see the temple in the distance.(cambridge) 在远处 we saw a light in the distance. 我们看见远处有灯光。 in the distance, they could see the misty cloud that rose from the great niagara

25、 falls, which is on the south side of the lake. (3) eventually i couldnt hold her any longer and she raced off down the road towards a farmhouse in the distance as fast as she could. (2010bj),静宁一中 夏青锋,nearby (60),not far away: we stopped at some nearby shops to buy some food.(cambridge) adv. 在附近 adj

26、. 附近的，邻近的 he remembered seeing a strange shop nearby. 他想起在附近曾看过一间奇怪的店铺。 nearby a flower girl wearing dark garments and a woollen scarf is also sheltering from the rain. (8) many of her patients were from the nearby timber and railway camps. (2014shd),静宁一中 夏青锋,tradition (24),a belief, principle or way of acting which people in a particular society or group have continued to follow for