1、B3 U2 Language points1. majorityn. 大部分; 大多数词形转化:反义词:minority n. 少数, 少部分the/a majority of 大多数的in the majority占多数the majority of+名词用作主语时, 谓语动词与名词保持一致。2. complainvi. &vt.抱怨; 发牢骚词形转化:n. complaint投诉, 抱怨, 怨言complain to sb.向某人抱怨complain about sth.抱怨make a complaint about 抱怨3. respondvt. 回答; 回复 vi. 做出反应; 回应
2、词形转化:n. response反应; 回答; 答复respond to sb.答复某人respond to sth.对做出回应in response to为了回应4. appointvt. 任命; 委任词形转化:n. appointment 任命; 约会appoint sb. as/to be. . .任命某人为appoint sb. to do sth.指派某人做某事make an appointment with sb.与某人约会keep (break) an appointment守约(失约)5. tendvt. 照顾; 照料vi. 倾向; 趋于词形转化:n. tendency 倾向,
3、 趋势tend to do sth. 倾向于做某事tend sb. /sth. 照料/照看have a tendency to do sth.有做某事的倾向6. retirevt./vi. 退休;退职;退出词形转化:adj.retired退休的;退役的n.retirement 退休,退役retire from从.退休retire as .以.身份退休7. scare vt. 惊吓; 使害怕 vi. 受惊吓词形转化: adj. scared 害怕的; 对感到恐惧的adj. scary 可怕的; 恐怖的scare away/off吓走, 吓跑be scared to death吓得要死be sca
4、red of sb. /sth.害怕某人或某事be scared to do sth.不敢去做某事8. replacevt. 接替; 取代; 更换词形转化:n. replacement 替换;更换;替代品replace sth. with sth.用某物替代某物同义短语: take the place of =take sb. s place取代9. operationn. 手术;企业;经营词形转化:vi.& vt.operate 手术;运营;运转; 操作;施行;经营have an operation动手术perform an operation (on sb)(给某人)动手术operate on sb给某人做手术operate a machine操作机器operate a factory经营工厂10. harmn.& vt.伤害;损害词形转化:adj. harmful 有害的adj. harmless 无害的do (no) harm to对.(没)有害be harmful to对.有害