1、Unit 5 A delicate worlddramatic adj 1 巨大而突然的，急剧的dramatic change/shift/improvement Computers have brought dramatic changes to the workplace.电脑给职场带来了巨大的变化。dramatic increase/rise/fall/drop/reduction etc Universities have suffered a dramatic drop in student numbers.大学里学生的数量急剧减少dramatic effect/results A
2、serious accident can have a dramatic effect on your familys finances.一次严重的以外事故可能会突然给家庭经济情况带来巨大的影响。2 激动人心的；给人深刻印象的 A superb goal by Owen earned United a dramatic victory yesterday.昨天欧文的一个超级入球联队赢得了激动人心的胜利。 Some of the most dramatic events in American history happened here.美国历史上一些最震撼人心的事件发生在这里。 the dra
3、matic scenery of the Grand Canyon大峡谷的壮丽景致3 表演的；戏剧的 the amateur dramatic society业余剧团 the dramatic arts戏剧艺术4 引人注目的，给人深刻印象的 She needed a stunning dress to help her make a dramatic entrance.她需要一件能让她在登场时大出风头的惊艳礼服。 Tristan threw up his hands in a dramatic gesture.特里斯坦夸张地把双手向上一甩。dramatically ad 1 大幅地；显著地；急
4、剧地increase/rise/fall/drop dramatically Output has increased dramatically.产量已大幅度提高。 Three years on, Jacks life has dramatically changed.三年之后，杰克的生活发生了巨大的变化。2 夸张做作地；戏剧性地 She leaned forward dramatically.她夸张地把身体往前倾。heritage n 1 （文化）遗产；传统 the importance of preserving the national heritage 保护民族遗产的重要性 beaut
5、iful old buildings which are part of our heritage 属于我们遗产一部分的漂亮古建筑cultural/architectural/literary etc heritage the cultural heritage of Italy意大利的文化遗产2 (of) mixed/multiple heritage （父母）不同种族的appetite n 1 胃口，食欲 Her husband always had a huge appetite. 她丈夫向来胃口极大。 Symptoms include tiredness and loss of app
6、etite. 症状包括疲倦和食欲不振。2 欲望；喜爱appetite for She has an amazing appetite for knowledge.她求知欲极强。 People seem to have an insatiable appetite (=always wanting more of something) for news of any kind.人们好像对任何一种新闻都有无穷的兴。multiply v (multiplied, multiplying, multiplies) 1 乘，乘以 Children will learn to multiply in th
7、e second grade. 儿童会在二年级学习乘法。multiply something by something Multiply the total by 12.把总数乘以12.2 （使）大大增加，（使）倍增 The amount of information available has multiplied. 可获得的信息大大增加了。 Smoking multiplies the risk of heart attacks and other health problems.吸烟大大增加了患心脏病和其他疾病的危险。3 繁殖 Bacteria multiply quickly in w
8、arm food. 细菌在温热的食物里繁殖得很快。conservation n 1 （动植物、森林等的）保护 wildlife conservation 野生生物保护 a local conservation group 当地的一个环境保护团体conservation of conservation of the countryside 乡村的保护2 保存；保护；节约 energy conservation 能源的节约conservation of the conservation of resources through recycling 通过循环使用保护资源decrease v（使）变小
9、，（使）减少 The number of people who have the disease has decreased significantly in recent years.近年来，患这种病的人明显减少。 They want to decrease their reliance on oil. 他们想减少对石油的依赖。decrease by Average house prices decreased by 13% last year. 去年房屋均价下降13%。decrease to By 1881, the population of Ireland had decreased
10、to 5.2 million.到1881年，爱尔兰的人口减少到了520万。decrease from The Norths share of the worlds energy consumption is expected to decrease from 70% to 60%.北半球发达国家所占的世界能源消耗比例有望从70%下降到60%。decrease in Attacks of asthma decrease in frequency through early adult life.成年早期，哮喘的发病频率会降低。trap n1 （捕捉动物的）夹子，罗网，陷阱 The only wa
11、y to catch mice is to set a trap. 抓老鼠的唯一办法就是放置捕鼠器。 He stepped into a bear trap covered in snow.他踩到了埋在雪里的一个捕熊夹。2 圈套，陷阱；诡计lay/set a trap (for somebody) Police had set a trap for hooligans at the match.警方在那场比赛中给闹事者设了圈套。fall/walk into a trap Mr Smith has walked straight into a trap laid by the Tories.史密
12、斯先生直接落入了保守党不舍得圈套。3 牢笼；困境 Amanda felt that marriage was a trap.阿曼达觉得婚姻是个牢笼。debt/unemployment etc trap people caught in the unemployment trap陷入视野困境中的人们4 fall into/avoid the trap of doing something 落入/避开做某事的陷阱5 keep your trap shut 闭上你的嘴6 shut your trap!闭上你的嘴 v (trapped, trapping) 1 困住；使陷于危险中 Twenty min
13、ers were trapped underground.20名矿工被困在地下。 The building collapsed, trapping dozens of people in the rubble.楼房倒塌，很多人被困在了瓦砾下面。 Theres no way out! Were trapped!出不去！我们被困住了！2 be/feel trapped 陷于困境/感觉被困住 Julia felt trapped in her role wife and mother. 茱莉娅觉得自己被为人妻母的角色束缚住了。3 把困住（以便抓捕），迫使进入 The police trapped t
14、he terrorists at a roadblock.警察在设有路障的地方堵住了恐怖分子。4 使陷入圈套，使中计trap somebody into (doing) something I was trapped into signing a confession.我被骗签了一份供词。5 夹住，卡住 Mind you dont trap your fingers in the door.小心别让门加了手指头。 pain from a trapped nerve神经受压迫引起的疼痛explode v 1 （使）爆炸 The device was thrown at an army patro
15、l but failed to explode. 炸弹头像了陆军巡逻队，但没有爆炸。 Far sooner than anyone thought possible, the Russians exploded an atomic bomb. 苏联引爆了一颗原子弹，大大早于任何人的预期。2 急剧增长 Floridas population exploded after World War II. 第二次世界大战后，佛罗里达州的人口急剧增长。3 （愤怒等感情）爆发，迸发 Paul exploded. What has it got to do with you? he yelled.保罗大发雷霆
16、。“这和你有什么关系？”他大声喊道。explode with She exploded with grief and anger.她悲愤交加，大发雷霆。 He told a joke which made Hank explode with laughter.他讲了个消化，逗得汉克哈哈大笑。explode into He exploded into a screaming, kicking rage.他勃然大怒，又是叫又是踢。4 （暴力事件）爆发explode into The continued tension could explode into more violence.持续的紧张局势
17、会引发更多的暴力事件。5 explode the myth 打破错误观点 The programme sets out to explode the myth that some delicate tropical fish are impossible to keep. 这节目一心要推翻关于某些娇弱的热带鱼不可能养活的错误观点。6 爆响，发出巨大声音 A clap of thunder exploded overhead.一声惊雷在头顶炸响。owe v 1 欠（钱）；负责owe somebody money/10 etc I owe my brother $50. 我欠弟弟50美元。owe
18、somebody for something I still owe you for the taxi.我还欠你出租车费呢。 How much do I owe you ?我该付你多少钱？owe something to somebody the money owed to credit card companies 欠信用卡公司的钱2 应该做；应给予；对负责的义务 He asked for help from a colleague who owed him a favour. 他请了一个同事帮忙，那人曾欠他一个情。owe somebody a drink/letter etc I owe
19、Shaun a letter; I must write soon.我欠肖恩一份信，我得尽快写。 Thanks a lot for being so understanding about all this I owe you one !非常感谢你对这一切这么理解-我欠你一个人情！owe somebody (=be in a position in which someone has helped you, so that you should help them)该报答某人 Lets go and see Joe he owes me! 我们去找乔看-他欠我的情呢！3 owe somebod
20、y an explanation/apology该向默认解释/致歉 You owe him an apology.你应该向他道歉。4 帮助做成某事a) 把归功于，有是由于owe something to somebody He probably owes his life to her prompt action.恒可能是因为她行动迅速，才救了他一命。b) 感激owe somebody a lot/owe somebody a great deal I owe my parents a lot, he admitted.“我非常感激我得父母。”他承认道。 He owes a great dea
21、l to his publishers.owe it all to somebody/owe everything to somebody I owe it all to you.这一切都多亏了你。owe somebody a debt (of gratitude) the debt that we owe to our teachers我们对老师们的感激之情5 归功于（某事）owe to Their success owes more to good luck than to careful management.他们的成功更多靠的是好运气，而不是苦心经营。 Pearsons work ow
22、ed much to the research of his friend, Hugh Kingsmill.皮尔逊的工作成果很大程度上应该归功于朋友休 金斯米尔的研究。6 owe it to somebody to do something（认为）应该某人做某事 You owe it your supporters not to give up now.为了对得起的支持者，你下载不应该放弃。7 owe it to yourself to do something(认为)自己应该做某事 You owe it to yourself to take some time off.你该让自己休息一下了
23、。8 owe loyalty/allegiance etc to somebody负有效忠某人的义务 provinces owing allegiance to the Emperor必须效忠皇帝的各省9 think that the world owes you a living 认为生来就该过舒服的日子session n 1 (尤指一批人参加某项活动的)一段时间 a training session for teachers about computers给教师上的一节电脑培训课 question-and-answer sessions问答时间session of a session of
24、 group therapy一段集体心理治疗时间2 正式会议；（法院的）开庭；（议会的）回忆 the first televised session of parliament首次电视直播的议会会议in session 在开会；在开庭 The court is now in session.法庭现在开庭 Board members met in closed session (=with nobody else present).委员会成员举行了闭门会议。dissolve v 1 （使）（固体）溶解 Stir until the sugar dissolves.搅拌至糖溶解掉。dissolve
25、 in Sugar dissolves in water.糖溶解于水。dissolve something in something Dissolve the tablet in water.把药片溶于水中。2 正式终止；解散（议会）；解除（商业协定、婚姻关系等） The monarch had the power to dissolve parliament.君主有权解散议会。3 dissolve into/in laughter/tears 笑起来/流起泪来等 She dissolved into fits of laughter.她一阵阵大笑起来。4 (使)弱化至零，（使）小时 Her
26、enthusiasm dissolved his shyness.她的热情消除了她的羞涩。 A few clouds formed briefly before dissolving again.天上聚集了几朵云，一回儿又消散了。endangered adj （动物、鸟类等）濒危的，濒于灭绝的 The lizards are classed as an endangered species.这种蜥蜴被列入濒危物种。endanger v 使处于险境；危及 Smoking during pregnancy endangers your babys life.孕期吸烟会危及胎儿生命。coexist
27、v 共存，共处coexist with wealth coexisting with poverty富裕和贫困并存greeting n1 问候，招呼in greeting She raised her hand in greeting.他举起手来打招呼。 I smiled a polite greeting, but the woman hardly acknowledged me.我客气地笑着打了个招呼，可使那女人没怎么搭理我。 The two cousins exchanged greetings (=greeted each other).表兄妹俩互相问候。1. birthday/Christmas greetings 生日/圣诞等的贺词13学科网（北京）股份有限公司
