1、牛津译林版(2020)高中英语选择性必修第三册Unit4 Protecting Our Heritage Sites单词讲义heritage词性:名词中文意思:遗产,传统英文释义:something that is passed down from an ancestor or a previous generation, especially to the present and future generations词源:来自古法语heritage,意为“继承”例句:The ancient ruins are a part of our cultural heritage.固定搭配:cult
2、ural heritage(文化遗产)近义词:legacy, traditionawe词性:名词/动词中文意思:敬畏,惊叹英文释义:a feeling of respect mixed with fear or wonder词源:来自古英语awiian,意为“使害怕”例句:The beauty of the sunset filled us with awe.固定搭配:in awe of(敬畏,钦佩)近义词:admiration, reverencecivilization词性:名词中文意思:文明,文化英文释义:the state of being civilized, especially
3、in terms of social organization and material progress词源:来自拉丁语civilisatio,意为“城市化,文明化”例句:The ancient Egyptians were known for their advanced civilization.固定搭配:ancient civilization(古代文明)近义词:culture, societypreserve词性:动词中文意思:保护,保存英文释义:to protect something from harm or danger, or to keep it in its origin
4、al state词源:来自古法语preserver,意为“保护”例句:We must take measures to preserve the environment.固定搭配:preserve ones health(保持健康)近义词:protect, conserveurgent词性:形容词中文意思:紧急的,迫切的英文释义:needing immediate attention or action; pressing or important词源:来自拉丁语urgentem,意为“催促的”例句:It is urgent that we finish this project by tom
5、orrow.固定搭配:urgent matter(紧急事项)近义词:pressing, criticalpyramid词性:名词中文意思:金字塔英文释义:a structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides, that tapers to a point at the top词源:来自古希腊语的 (pyramis),意为“粮食”。因为古埃及人相信死后的灵魂需要食物,所以他们在墓穴中放置了大量的粮食。后来,这种形状逐渐演变成了金字塔。例句:The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the Sev
6、en Wonders of the World.固定搭配:pyramid scheme(传销)近义词:tomb, mausoleumruin词性:名词/动词中文意思:废墟;毁灭;使破产英文释义:a destroyed or decayed building; to cause something to be destroyed or lost词源:来自古英语的rian,意为“破碎,倒塌”。例句:The earthquake left the city in ruins.固定搭配:ruin someones life(毁掉某人的生活)近义词:demolish, destroy, devastat
7、eincredible词性:形容词中文意思:难以置信的;极好的英文释义:too good to be true; difficult to believe词源:来自拉丁语的incredibilis,意为“不可信的”。例句:Its an incredible achievement!固定搭配:incredible speed(极快的速度)近义词:unbelievable, amazing, astonishingsculpture词性:名词中文意思:雕塑;雕刻品英文释义:an object made by carving wood, stone, etc. into a particular s
8、hape or design词源:来自拉丁语的scultura,意为“雕刻”。例句:The sculpture was created by a famous artist.固定搭配:sculpture park(雕塑公园)近义词:carving, statue, artworkmissile词性:名词中文意思:导弹;投射物英文释义:a weapon that is powered by explosives and guided towards its target by electronic devices词源:来自拉丁语的missilis,意为“投掷的”。例句:The enemy lau
9、nched a missile attack on our city.固定搭配:missile defense system(导弹防御系统)近义词:projectile, rocketviolence词性:名词中文意思:暴力,暴行英文释义:the use of physical force to hurt or damage someone or something词源:来自拉丁语violentia,意为“猛烈的,激烈的”例句:The government is trying to reduce violence in the city.固定搭配:commit violence, use vi
10、olence, act of violence近义词:aggression, brutality, forceconflict词性:名词中文意思:冲突,矛盾英文释义:a disagreement or argument between people or groups that often leads to fighting or a battle词源:来自拉丁语conflitus,意为“战斗,斗争”例句:There is a conflict between the two countries over the border issue.固定搭配:internal conflict, ext
11、ernal conflict, armed conflict近义词:fight, battle, disputecivil词性:形容词中文意思:公民的,民间的,文职的英文释义:related to citizens or their rights and duties, not military; involving ordinary people rather than experts or officials词源:来自拉丁语civilis,意为“市民的,公民的”例句:The civil rights movement fought for equal treatment for all c
12、itizens.固定搭配:civil rights, civil liberties, civil service近义词:public, civilian, non-militarystatus词性:名词中文意思:地位,身份,状况英文释义:the social position that someone has in society or a group, based on their wealth, education, etc.; the state or condition of something or someone词源:来自拉丁语status,意为“地位,身份”例句:Her sta
13、tus as a doctor gives her a lot of respect in the community.固定搭配:social status, economic status, employment status近义词:position, rank, conditioninternal词性:形容词中文意思:内部的,内心的,国内的英文释义:inside something or someone; relating to the inside part of something; happening within a country or organization词源:来自拉丁语i
14、nternus,意为“内部的”例句:The company is facing internal problems that need to be resolved.outcome词性:名词中文意思:结果,成果英文释义:the result or consequence of an event, action, or process词源:来自中古英语 outcome,由 out(出)和 come(来)组成,意为“出来的东西”或“发生的结果”。例句:The outcome of the experiment was unexpected.固定搭配:predict/foresee the outc
15、ome预测结果近义词:result, consequence, effectcoral词性:名词中文意思:珊瑚英文释义:a hard, stony substance formed by the accumulation of the skeletons of many small sea animals in warm seas词源:来自拉丁语 corallium,意为“珊瑚”。例句:The reef is made up of beautiful coral.固定搭配:coral reef珊瑚礁近义词:sea fan, sea anemoneecology词性:名词中文意思:生态学英文释义
16、:the study of the relationships between living organisms and their environment词源:来自希腊语 oikologia,由 oikos(家)和 logos(学科)组成,意为“家庭管理”或“家务事”,后来引申为研究生物与环境关系的学科。例句:Ecology is a fascinating subject.固定搭配:ecological balance生态平衡近义词:environmental science, environmental studiesagenda词性:名词中文意思:议程,日程安排英文释义:a list
17、of items to be discussed or dealt with at a meeting or conference词源:来自拉丁语 agenda,意为“代办事项清单”。例句:The agenda for the meeting is already set.固定搭配:on the agenda在议程上,待讨论的近义词:program, schedule, timetablenail词性:名词、动词中文意思:(名词)钉子;(动词)钉住,固定英文释义:(noun)a thin pointed piece of metal used for fastening things toge
18、ther;(verb)to fix something firmly in place with a nail or nails词源:来自古英语 nagl,意为“钉子”。例句:He hammered a nail into the wall.(他往墙上钉了一颗钉子。)specialist词性:名词中文意思:专家,专科医生英文释义:a person who has a high level of skill or knowledge in a particular area词源:来自拉丁语specialis,意为“特别的”例句:The doctor is a specialist in hear
19、t surgery.固定搭配:medical specialist, specialist training, specialist knowledge近义词:expert, authority, connoisseurassess词性:动词中文意思:评估,评价英文释义:to determine the amount or value of something词源:来自古法语assaisir,意为“攻击”例句:Its difficult to assess the impact of the new policy.固定搭配:assess risk, assess damage, assess
20、performance近义词:evaluate, appraise, estimatecollapse词性:动词/名词中文意思:崩溃,倒塌,失败英文释义:to fall down suddenly or break into pieces; to fail completely词源:来自拉丁语collapsus,意为“倒塌”例句:The bridge collapsed under the weight of the truck.固定搭配:economic collapse, political collapse, mental collapse近义词:failure, breakdown,
21、crumbleconsultation词性:名词中文意思:咨询,磋商,会诊英文释义:the act of giving advice or information about a problem or situation词源:来自拉丁语consultatio,意为“商议”例句:I had a consultation with my doctor about my health concerns.固定搭配:consultation fee, consultation room, medical consultation近义词:counseling, advice, meetingsuspend
22、词性:动词中文意思:暂停,中止,悬挂英文释义:to stop something from happening for a period of time; to hang something from above its center of gravity词源:来自拉丁语suspendere,意为“悬挂”例句:The company decided to suspend production until the issue was resolved.固定搭配:suspend license, suspend sentence, suspend animation近义词:halt, delay,
23、 discontinuedivision词性:名词中文意思:分割,划分,部门,除法英文释义:the act or process of dividing something into parts; a part or branch of an organization词源:来自拉丁语divisio,意为“分开”例句:The company has several divisions.(这家公司有几个部门。)固定搭配:division of labor(分工),division by zero(零除以零)近义词:section, department, fractiondam词性:名词中文意思:
24、水坝,障碍物英文释义:a barrier that stops the flow of water and creates an artificial lake词源:来自古英语dm,意为“阻止”例句:The dam broke and flooded the valley.(水坝破裂了,淹没了山谷。)固定搭配:hydroelectric dam(水力发电站),earthquake-proof dam(抗震堤坝)近义词:barrier, obstruction, blockagearchitect词性:名词中文意思:建筑师,设计师,缔造者英文释义:a person who designs bui
25、ldings or other structures词源:来自拉丁语architectus,意为“主要设计者”例句:The architect designed a new shopping mall.(建筑师设计了一个新的购物中心。)固定搭配:chief architect(首席建筑师),architectural design(建筑设计)近义词:designer, builder, creatoroperator词性:名词/动词中文意思:操作员,经营者,接线员英文释义:a person who operates a machine or system;a person who runs a
26、 business or organization词源:来自拉丁语operator,意为“操作者”例句:The operator answered the phone.(接线员接了电话。)固定搭配:telephone operator(电话接线员),air traffic operator(空中交通管制员)近义词:administrator, manager, technicianincident词性:名词中文意思:事件,事故,插曲英文释义:an event, especially one causing public attention or disturbance词源:来自拉丁语incid
27、entia,意为“发生的事”例句:There was a serious incident at the factory yesterday.(昨天工厂发生了一起严重事故。)固定搭配:minor incident(小事件),major incident(重大事件),traffic incident(交通事故)cooperation (n.)中文意思:合作,协作英文释义:the act of working together to achieve a common goal词源:来自拉丁语 cooperari,意为“一起工作”例句:We need cooperation from all dep
28、artments to complete this project.固定搭配:in cooperation with 与.合作近义词:collaboration, teamwork, partnershipforecast (v./n.)中文意思:预测,预报英文释义:to predict or estimate something that will happen in the future; a prediction or estimate of something that will happen in the future词源:来自拉丁语 fore-(前)+ castrare(安排),意
29、为“提前安排”例句:The weather forecast says it will rain tomorrow.固定搭配:weather forecast 天气预报近义词:predict, anticipate, foreseeinterrupt (v.)中文意思:打断,中断英文释义:to stop someone speaking or doing something by suddenly speaking to them or doing something else yourself词源:来自拉丁语 interrumpir,意为“打断,中断”例句:Im sorry to inter
30、rupt, but I have an urgent matter to discuss.固定搭配:interrupt someone/something 打断某人/某事近义词:disrupt, halt, pauseconservation (n.)中文意思:保护,保存英文释义:the protection and preservation of natural resources or cultural heritage词源:来自拉丁语 conservare,意为“保存,保护”例句:Conservation efforts are essential for the survival of
31、 endangered species.固定搭配:conservation of energy 能量守恒;conservation of water 水资源保护近义词:preservation, protection, maintenancemotion (n.)中文意思:运动,动作英文释义:a movement or action of the body or mind; a proposal put forward for discussion at a meeting词源:来自古法语 mouvement,意为“运动,移动”例句:The motion of the car was very
32、 smooth.固定搭配:put forward a motion 提出动议;motion picture 电影;motion sickness 晕车、晕船等运动病近义词:movement, activity, actionmigration (n.)中文意思:迁移,迁徙英文释义:the regular movement of animals or people from one place to another, typically to find food or better living conditions词源:来自拉丁语 migrare,意为“迁移,移居”例句:The birds m
33、igration is triggered by changes in temperature and daylight hours.固定搭配:bird migration 鸟类迁徙;seasonal migration 季节性迁徙;human migration 人类迁徙近义词:movement, transfer, relocationlegacy词性:名词中文意思:遗产,遗赠英文释义:something that is passed down from an ancestor or a predecessor词源:来自拉丁语legatus,意为“委托”或“代表”例句:He left a
34、large legacy to his children.固定搭配:legacy of.(的遗产)近义词:inheritance, bequestsplendour词性:名词中文意思:光辉,壮丽英文释义:the state or quality of being splendid; magnificence词源:来自拉丁语splendor,意为“光彩,辉煌”例句:The splendour of the sunset filled the sky.固定搭配:splendour of.(的光辉)近义词:brilliance, magnificencereserve词性:动词/名词中文意思:保留,
35、预订;储备,储量英文释义:verb: keep for future use; noun: a supply kept for future use词源:来自法语reserver,意为“保留”例句:I have reserved a table for two at the restaurant.固定搭配:reserve the right to do something(保留做某事的权利);reserve capacity(储备能力)近义词:keep, hold, storebasin词性:名词中文意思:盆地,流域;盆,碗英文释义:a low area of land surrounded
36、by higher land; a container with a flat bottom and sides for holding liquids词源:来自古法语bason,意为“盆,碗”例句:The Amazon Basin is one of the largest river basins in the world.固定搭配:basin of attraction(吸引盆);basin of circulation(循环盆地)近义词:valley, depression, bowlintense词性:形容词中文意思:强烈的,激烈的;热情的,热烈的英文释义:having great
37、force or strength; very strong or severe; having or showing a strong feeling or emotion词源:来自拉丁语intentus,意为“紧张的,用力的”例句:The sun was shining intensely on the beach.固定搭配:intense heat(酷热);intense pain(剧痛);intense concentration(高度集中)近义词:strong, severe, passionateprimitive词性:形容词中文意思:原始的,简单的,粗糙的英文释义:relatin
38、g to the earliest stage of human society or development; not advanced or complex词源:来自拉丁语 primitivus,意为“最初的”例句:The cave paintings are a primitive form of art.固定搭配:primitive technology(原始技术),primitive society(原始社会)近义词:rudimentary, elementary, simplehumble词性:形容词中文意思:谦逊的,卑微的,简陋的英文释义:not proud or arrogan
39、t; modest and unpretentious词源:来自古英语 hmbl,意为“谦虚的”例句:He is a humble man who never brags about his achievements.固定搭配:humble origins(卑微出身),humble apology(谦恭道歉)近义词:modest, meek, unassumingcorridor词性:名词中文意思:走廊,通道英文释义:a long passage with rooms or offices on one or both sides词源:来自拉丁语 corridorium,意为“走廊”例句:Sh
40、e walked down the corridor to her office.固定搭配:corridor conversation(走廊谈话),corridor meeting(走廊会议)近义词:passage, hallway, aislepursue词性:动词中文意思:追求,追寻,追赶英文释义:to follow in order to catch or overtake someone or something词源:来自古法语 pursuivrer,意为“追赶”例句:He decided to pursue a career in medicine.固定搭配:pursue happi
41、ness(追求幸福),pursue justice(追求正义)近义词:chase, hunt, followsubmit词性:动词中文意思:提交,屈服,顺从英文释义:to allow someone else to have control over you; to give in or agree with them; to hand in (something) for consideration or judgment词源:来自拉丁语 submitti,意为“屈服”例句:She submitted her application for the job.emerge词性:动词中文意思:出
42、现,显露英文释义:to come out of something, such as water or a state of hiding词源:来自拉丁语emergere,意为“浮出水面”例句:The sun emerged from behind the clouds.固定搭配:emerge from, emerge into, emerge victorious近义词:appear, come out, surfaceassign词性:动词中文意思:分配,指派英文释义:to give someone a job or task to do词源:来自古法语assigner,意为“指定,给予”
43、例句:The teacher assigned homework to the students.固定搭配:assign to, assign responsibility, assign tasks近义词:allot, allotment, distributeexpansion词性:名词中文意思:扩张,扩展英文释义:the act of making something larger or more extensive词源:来自拉丁语expansio,意为“展开,扩张”例句:The company is planning for further expansion.固定搭配:economi
44、c expansion, expansion project, expansion plans近义词:enlargement, extension, growthinitiative词性:名词/形容词中文意思:主动性,倡议,首创精神英文释义:a plan or idea that you suggest and want others to support or agree with; being willing to take action and make decisions without waiting for others to tell you what to do词源:来自拉丁语
45、initiativa,意为“开始,创始”例句:She took the initiative to organize the event. (名词)He is an initiative person who always comes up with new ideas. (形容词)固定搭配:take the initiative, initiate an action, proactive initiatives近义词:proactivity, creativity, leadershipshowcase词性:动词/名词中文意思:展示,陈列;展示柜,展台英文释义:to display som
46、ething in a public place so that people can see it; a display case or stand used for showing off goods or products词源:来自中古英语showcase,意为“用来展示的箱子或柜子”例句:The museum showcases a variety of artifacts from different cultures. (动词)The jewelry store has a beautiful showcase of diamond rings. (名词)固定搭配:put on a showcase, showcase products, art showcase近义词:display, exhibit, presentban词性:动词/名词中文意思:禁止,禁令;禁止令,禁令英文释义:to officially say that something is not allowed; an official order that says that something is not allowed词源:来自古英语bannan,意为“禁止,阻止”