英语选修7Unit3单词.doc

7—3 New Words
1. annual 作定语
happening every year
◆adj. ~ event, meeting, report, visit, show
◆n. book or periodical that is published once a year年刊，年报

2. migration
migrate from…to…
◆移居move from one place to go to live or work in another
◆迁徙 (of animals) go from one place to another with the seasons
The birds migrate to North Africa in winter.
migrant adj.流动的，迁徙的 作定语
~ workers, ~ birds
migration U

3. witness
◆vt.目击
~ an accident/ a murder/a quarrel
◆C目击者 person who sees an event take place
~ of/to the accident
eye-witness目击者
◆C证人
◆C/U 证据 evidence
give ~ 作证
His ragged clothes were (a) witness to his poverty.

4. accommodation
◆U 住处rooms especially for living in
suitable /cheap/ temporary /permanent ~
◆(pl.)招待，膳宿 accommodations
◆accommodate vt. 供给某人住宿或房间
The hotel can ~ up to 500 guests.
give sb accommodation for the night
make accommodation for sb
If you come to my house, I’ll give you accommodation for the night.

5. opposite
◆ adj. 作定语 对面的，相对的
There was a garden on the ~ side of the road.
They sat at ~ ends of the table.
In ~ directions
有时放名词的后面The man opposite/The house opposite
◆ be opposite to sb/sth 在…对面，和…相反
The house is opposite to mine.
The direction opposite to north is south.
Hot is opposite to cold.
His tastes are completely opposite to hers.
I sat opposite to him.
◆ prep. 在…对面
She sat down opposite him.
The house opposite ours was burnt down.
◆ n. 相反的人或东西 the ~
“High” is the opposite of “low”.
◆oppose vt. 反对
oppose sb/sth
be opposed to

6. yell
◆ vi./vt.
yell at sb
yell out 高声喊出~ your name/my number
◆ (由于疼痛，惊恐)发出高叫声
a yell of terror
let out a yell of pain

7. pause vi /C 停顿，暂停
After a pause, the game continued.

8. teamwork n.协作，配合
The success is due to the good teamwork.

9. dive ~ into
diver 跳水者，潜水员
make a beautiful dive into the pool

10. flee-fled-fled
◆vi. The birds fled in all directions.
flee from the burning house
◆vt. (run away from) flee the country

11. drag -gg- 拖，拉，扯
pull sth with effort and difficulty

12. meantime adv.
I continued working. Meantime, he went out shopping.
meantime=in the meantime=meanwhile=in the meanwhile

13. urge 催促，促使，主张
◆vt.
urge sth ~immediate action
urge sb to do ~ her to join them
urge that 虚拟
◆C 强烈的愿望，要求
◆urgent adj.紧急的，紧迫的
The call is urgent.
An urgent call/letter

It’s urgent that they should be rescued from the ruin.

14. abandon vt.放弃，遗弃，抛弃
~ sb/sth ~ a project/plan/chance
an abandoned car

15. help… out 帮助摆脱困境，解决困难

16. relationship C/U关系，交往
~ between A and B
~ with/to sb
He has wide social relationships.
区分relation和relationship
◇ 人与人或国与国的关系relations(必须用复数)
US-Chinese relations
Improve relations between our two countries
◇ Relations通常指工作上的关系
Relationship通常指情感上的关系
Relations between workers and managers are good.
I have quite a good relationship with my parents.
She has a close relationship with her daughter.
◇ 物与物之间关系用relations与用relationship一样

17. conservation U 保存，保护
the ~ of forests/old buildings
conserve ~one’s strength / health / natural resources / wildlife
conservative adj. 保守的，守旧的 Old people are ~.

18. jog jogging
go jogging 慢跑
have a jog

19. target n.
◆靶，目标
The arrow hit the center of the target.
◆奋斗的目标；打击、讽刺等目标、对象，众矢之的
Become the target of being laughed at

20. tide
Time and tide wait for no man. 时不我待

21. dimension [di'menʃən] / [dai'menʃən] n.维，方面，侧面
3-D: Three Dimensional
3-D chart 三维图表

22. reflect
◆ vt.反射，映出
A mirror reflects light.
The water reflected the moon.
◆ vt.反映，表现
Their actions reflect their thoughts.
His face reflected his emotions(情绪).
◆ vi. 思考，沉思 ~ on/upon
give them time to reflect
reflect on/upon the likely consequences of the action/what you said
◆ reflection
C 倒影
U 反射；反映；思考
His smile is a reflection of his happiness.
He is lost in reflection.

23. pure adj. 纯的；纯洁的；纯粹的
pure water
pure gold
a pure young girl
It was pure luck.

24. be/become aware of 对…知道，明白，意识到
be aware of the fact/her presence/having done wrong
be aware that she was totally wrong.
be conscious of /be conscious that
political awareness 政治觉悟

25. vivid adj. 生动的，鲜明的，鲜艳的
make a vivid impression on me
The sights remained vivid in my mind.
I have many vivid memories of that holiday.
This picture showed a vivid street scene.
He gave a vivid description of the experience.

26. neat adj. 好的，整齐的，匀称的
He keeps his office neat.
A neat room/desk

27. narrow adj. 狭窄的；有限的；狭隘的
a ~ street/river
a ~ victory 勉强获得的胜利
It was a ~ escape. 九死一生
narrowly adv.
He narrowly escaped death.
The child narrowly escaped drowning.险些溺死

28. upside down 上下翻转
The picture is hanging ~.
He held his book ~.
Everything was ~. 事情乱了套。

29. suck vi./vt.
~ the milk out of the bottle

30. sharp adj.
◆ 锐利的，锋利的；
a ~ knife/pencil
◆ 敏捷的,机警的
A dog has ~ eyes/ears/a ~ nose.
a ~ mind 思维敏捷
◆ adv.整(时间)
Tell him I’ll be there at 11 sharp.
◆ vt. sharpen 磨快，削尖
sharpen the pencil/knife

31. giant
◆ n.巨人，个子特高的人；伟人；大公司
Microsoft is a giant in the field of soft wares.
Yaoming/ Isaac Newton is/was a giant.
◆ adj. 巨大的 ~ animals

32. shallow adj.
◆ 浅的
~ water
The river is quite ~.
◆ 肤浅的，浅薄的
a ~ talk
This book is very ~.

33. boundary C 界限，分界线
Heilongjiang is the ~ between Russia and China.
The fence was the ~between my land and hers.