1、M2U4 词汇自主预习词汇自主预习 devote devoted adj.献身的 devotion n.献身;忠诚;关爱,关照 devote oneself to be devoted to n/doing sth. 致力于;献身于 earnest earnestly adv.认真地 earnestness n.认真 in earnest 认真地;诚挚地;正经地 butterfly butterfly effect 蝴蝶效应 literature literary adj.文学的;书面的 literacy n.读写能力 shell shelled adj.带壳的 in the shell 尚未
2、成熟;在酝酿中nutshell 坚果壳 put sth. in a nutshell 简而言之 appeal appeal to sb 对某人有吸引力 appeal to sb to do sth 呼吁某人做某事 appeal to sb for 为.向某人呼吁;请求 appeal against 提出上诉 appealing adj.吸引人的 determine on sth/to do sth决定,决心(做某事)determined adj.坚决的be determined to do sth 决心做某事 determination n.决心 with determination 坚决地;
3、果断地 determinant n.决定因素 significant =of significance(n.重要性) significantly adv.意味深长地;显著的 description (of sb/sth).的描写(文字); 形容 describe vt.描述 descriptive adj.描写 的 descriptively adv.叙述地 give a vivid description of.describe sth. vividly 生动 地描述describe .as.把.描述为 beyond description 无法形容;难以描述 sensitive 反义词:i
4、nsensitive 漠不关心的;无感的 be sensitive to 对.敏感 be sensitive about 神经过敏的;易生气的 sense n.感觉 sensitivity n.敏感;敏感性 sensible adj.明智的;明显的;意识到的 sensitively adv.敏感地 Soul soulful adj.深情的;充满精神的 soulless adj.没有灵魂/精神的 soulfulness n.充 满感情 soul mate 性情相投的人;情人 with heart and soul 热心地;全心全意地 reflect (on/upon sth)认真思考;反思. r
5、eflective adj.反射的; 深思的 reflection n. 反射;沉思 be lost in reflection 陷入深思中 capable be capable of doing sth. 能够做.capably adv.能干地 capability n.才能 反义词:incapable 没有能力的 awaken awake v.觉醒 adj.醒着的反义词:asleep adj.睡着的 awaken sb. to sth.使察 觉到,意识到 be awakened by 被.吵醒 awaken ones interest in 唤起.对.的兴趣 launch launcher
6、 n.发射器 launch out 开始从事,投身于 launch into sth/launch yourself into sth 开始投入. permanence permanent adj.永久的 permanently adv.永久地 ever-lasting 永久的, 经久不变的 eternal 不朽的,永久的 perpetual 不间断的,持续的 contain container n.集装箱 containment n.牵制;遏制 could hardly contain myself 几乎不能控制我自己 element (in/of sth) 的要素;基本部分 element
7、ary adj.基本的;初级的 elemental adj 基本的;主要的 in your element 得心应手 universal universe n.宇宙 universally adv.普遍地 universal law 普遍规律;普遍 法则 universalize vt.使普遍化 It is universally acknowledged that.是放之四海而 皆准的。 summary in summary总之;概括起来 sum=summarize v.总结summarily adv.草率 地;简单地;仓促地;概括地 feature (on sb/sth)(电视等)特写;专
8、题 (in sth)起重要作用 sb/sth as sb/sth 由.扮演 featureless adj.平淡无奇的 featured adj.特定的;被作为特色的 author authorial adj.作家的 authorize v.授权 co-author n.共同作者 therefore 同义词:thus, consequently, hence, as a result of issue be at issue 是讨论的焦点 take issue with sb (about/on/over sth) 向.提出异 议 hot issue 热点问题 issue sth to sb/
9、issue sb with sth(给某人)发某物 issue from 由.产生 issue in 导致 novel adj.新奇的 novelist n.小说家 novelty n.新奇的事物 draw on draw up 起草 draw a conclusion 得出结论 draw out 取出 draw in 引诱 draw ones attention to 吸引.注意力于 draw back 撤回,撤销 gap generation gap 代沟 gap year 间隔年(中学毕业后的一年) context contextual adj.上下文的 contextually adv
10、.从上下文 区别:content 目录;内 容;主题,主要内容 specific specifically adv.特别地 specification n.规格 to be specific 明确地说 be specific to 是.所特有的 particular be particular about/over 对.挑剔/讲究 in particular = particularly 特别; 尤其 topic hot topic 热门话题 special topic 专题 topical adj.论题的;局部的 topically adv. 总论地;时事问题地 collection a c
11、ollection of 一批 collect v.收集;募捐 collector n.收藏家 section sectional adj.部分的 sector n.部门;扇形 mean be meant to be sth 被普遍认为是 be meant to do 注定要做某事 mean to do sth.打算做. /doing sth.意味着 in the mean 同时 meaning n.意义;含义 meaningful adj.有意义的 meaningless adj.无意义的 transport transportation n.运输;运输系统 transportable ad
12、j.可运输的 public transport 公交车 generosity generous adj.慷慨的 generously adv.慷慨地 be generous with 对.大方 poetry poet n.诗人 poem n.诗 poetic adj 诗歌的;诗意的 poetically adv.有诗意地 stage by stages 分阶段地 on stage 在舞台上 set the stage for 为作好准备 autobiography autobiographical adj.自传的;自传体的 autobiographer n.自传作者 extremely ext
13、reme adj.极端的;极度的 extremist n.极端主义者 destroy destroyer n.破坏者;消灭者 destruction n.破坏,消灭,毁灭 destructive adj.破 坏性,毁灭性;消极的 attempt (to do sth) 尝试做./ (on sth).的尝试 in an attempt to do 为了,目的是 attempted adj.(犯罪或非法行为)未遂的 straighten straight adj.笔直的;连续的;正直的 adv.直接地;不断地 straighten out 清 理;澄清;改正 straighten up 好转;改正
14、;清理 be straight with sb.对某人直言不讳 strain strained 紧张的;勉强的 (sth) (for sth)/ (sth) (to do sth)尽力做. accomplish accomplishment n.成就;完成 accomplished adj.熟练的 accomplish nothing 一事无成;一无所有 同义词:carry out,complete noble nobly adv.崇高地;高贵地 nobility n.贵族;高贵 confused confusion n.混淆;困惑 confuse v.使困惑 confusedly adv.混乱地;受困 惑地 be confused about 对.困惑 find sth confusing 发现.令人困惑 mushy mush vt.粉碎 flash in a flash 瞬间 flash sth around 炫耀 flash back (to sth)回顾;闪回 flash on sth 猛然想到 flash into ones mind 掠过心头 flashing adj.闪烁的;闪光的