1、高一英语备课组 - 1 - B4 U2 Words 1. composev. (1)创作(音乐),作曲;撰写 Mozart composed his last opera shortly before his death. She spent her spare time composing poems.她利用空闲时间写诗。 (2)组成,构成(一个整体)不用于进行时。 常见搭配: be composed of =be made up of=consist of(整体)由.组成/构成 Water is composed of/is made up of/ consists of hydrogen
2、 and oxygen. 水由氢和氧组成。 composern. C作曲家,创作者 compositionn. U成分,构成;作曲,创作;C(音乐、艺术、诗歌的)作品 2. deservev.值得,应得,应受不用于进行时。 deserve doing/ to be done 值得.(主语通常为 sth. ) deserve +n. /pron. 值得.,应得. deserve to do sth. 应该做某事(主语通常为 sb. ) His childrens books are classics that deserve knowing much better/to be much bett
3、er known. 他的童书都是经典作品,值得为更多人所知晓。 注注: deserve 有时可用作反语, 表示 “罪有应得, 活该” , 常用于 get what sb. deserves People who are sent to prison for drinking-driving get what they deserve. 3. whisper (1) vt. 设法处理,完成 get (sth.) across (to sb.) 把.讲清楚;被理解 11. suitable 合适的,适宜的,适当的 be suitable for sb./sth.适合某人/某物I dont thin
4、k he is suitable for the position. be suitable to do sth.适合做某事 I dont have anything suitable to wear for the party. suitv. 适合,合心意 c套装No dish suits all tastes.众口难调. 高一英语备课组 - 3 - 12. distant (1) adj.遥远的,久远的,远处的 be distant from sth. 离某物远 Ashort-sighted person cannot focus on distant objects. My hometo
5、wn is small and distant from the cities. (2) 冷淡的,疏远的,不友好的 With time going by, she became more and more distant to us. (3) 远亲的,远房的 It was after a family conversation that I found out she was actually my distant cousin. distantlyadv. distancen.距离;遥远;疏远 in the distance 在远处from a distance 从远处 at a dista
6、nce of. 在.远的地方(of 后跟具体的距离) We can see the waterfall in the distance, whose sound can be heard at a distance of two miles. It looks quite beautiful from a distance. 13. starevi.凝视,盯着看n.c凝视,注视 stare at sb.盯着某人看 She stared at the painting, wondering where she had seen it. stare at 指长时间盯着某个目标看,且带有粗鲁、茫然或
7、不礼貌的意味。 glare at 指怒视,强调敌对或威胁态度。 glance at 指匆匆一看或瞥一眼,强调看的时间短暂。 Its impolite to stare at foreign visitors in the street. She glanced at the envelope and recognized her uncles handwriting. He didnt shout but glared at me silently 14. breathn.呼吸breathev.呼吸 hold ones breath 屏息以待,焦虑地等待;屏住呼吸 They held thei
8、r breath to see who would win the election. take a deep breath 深吸一口气 out of breath 喘不过气,上气不接下气 15. accompany (1) v.陪同,陪伴 be accompanied by.在.的陪同下 Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult when playing this game. (2) 伴随,与.同时发生 be accompanied by Acold is usually accompanied by sneering and fev
9、er. (3) 为.伴奏 accompany sb. at/on sth.用某物为某人伴奏 16. expectationn.希望,盼望;预料,预期;期待 live up to ones expectations 达到某人的期望 expectv.期待;预料expecteda.预料的,预期的 unexpecteda.出乎意料的,始料未及的unexpectedlyadv. 17. enthusiastica.热情的,热心的be enthusiastic about (doing) sth. 高一英语备课组 - 4 - enthusiasmn.热情,热心with enthusiasm 怀着热情 en
10、thusiasticallyadv.热情地 18. reputationn.名誉,名声 have a good/bad reputation 有好/坏名声 earn/build/enjoy a reputation 赢得/树立/享有声誉 ruin ones reputation 毁坏某人的名声 live up to ones reputation 名副其实 19. predictionn.预言,预测 make a prediction/predictions predictv.预言,预告,预报 It is predicted that. 据预测/据预报 It is predicted that
11、 the weather will get better tomorrow. predictablea.可预见的,可预测的 20. possessvt.有,拥有;具有(特质). 不用于进行时。 possessionn.u拥有,具有n.c,usually pl.私人物品,个人财产 take possession of. 拥有. in possession of.拥有.(主语通常是人) in the possession of. 为.所有(主语通常是物) The girl is in possession of the car. = The car is in the possession of
12、the girl. 21. abandon (1)v.放弃,中止;抛弃;舍弃 abandon ones hope/plan/idea (2)v. 陷入,沉湎于(某种情感) abandon oneself to 沉湎于,陷入(to 为介词) Abandoning himself to the sorrow of losing his cat, Steven just couldnt help crying. abandoneda.被遗弃的;废弃的;放纵的 22. desperatea. (1) a.绝望的,孤注一掷的;拼命的,不惜冒险的 He was desperate when he lost
13、 all his life-saving money. (2) a.极其需要的,渴望,极想 be desperate for sth.极想要某物The man lost in the desert was desperate for water. be desperate to do sth.极想做某事 He was desperate to get a job to support his family. desperationn.u绝望,拼命 in desperation 在绝望中 desperatelyadv.极度地;拼命地;绝望地 23. ease n.&v (1)n.u容易,舒适,自在 with ease 轻易,毫不费劲 at ease 放松 He was intelligent and capable of passing his exams with ease Knowing that the children were safe, his mind was at ease. (2)v.减轻,缓解 ease the pain/stress/tension/burden 减轻疼痛/压力/紧张/负担