高中英语 Unit 2 Sailing the oceans词汇讲解 新人教版选修9Word格式文档下载.docx

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1.theactoftravellingthroughaplaceinordertofindoutaboutitorlookforsthinit:

theexplorationofspaceoilexploration（=searchingforoilintheground）2.anexaminationofsthinordertofindoutaboutit:

thebook’sexplorationsofthemind

accelerate

verb

1.toortomakesthfasterorearlierthanexpected:

[v]Inflationcontinuestoaccelerate.[vn]Exposuretothesuncanacceleratetheageingprocess.2.[v]（ofavehicleorperson）tostarttogofaster:

Therunnersacceleratedsmoothlyaroundthebend.Thecaracceleratedtoovertakeme.

secure

adj.

HAPPYCONFIDENT

1.feeling:

Atlasttheywereabletofeelsecureaboutthefuture.Shefinishedthematch,secureintheknowledgethatshewasthroughtothenextround.

CERTAINSAFE

2.likelytocontinueorbesuccessfulforalongtime;

safe:

asecurejobincomeIt’snotaverysecurewaytomakealiving.Thefutureofthecompanylookssecure.

3.~（againstfromsth）thatcannotbeaffectedormustbestoredsothatitissecurefromaccidentaldeletion.

BUILDINGDOORROOM

4.guardedandormadestrongersothatitisdifficultforpeopletoenterorleave:

Checkthatallwindowsanddoorsmadeassecureaspossible.asecureunitforchildoffendersThebuildingissecureagainstintruders.

FIRM

5.notlikelytomove,falldown,etc.;

stable:

Theaerialdoesn’tlookverysecuretome.Itwasdifficulttomaintainasecurefootholdontheice.（figurative）Ourrelationshipwasnowonamoresecurefooting.

verb

GETSTH

1.~sth（forsbsth）|~sbsth（formal）toobtainorachievesth,especiallywhenthismeansusingalotofeffort:

[vn]tosecureacontractdealTheteammanagedtosecureaplaceinthefinals.Shesecured2.000votes.Thedelegation,vnn]Hesecuredaplacefor]~sth（tosth）toattachorfastensthfirmly:

Shesecuredtheropefirmlytothebackofthecar.Thetablesonboardweresecuredfirmlytothefloor.

PROTECTFROMHARM

3.[vn]~sth（againststh）toprotectsthsothatitissafeanddifficulttoattackordamage:

tosecureapropertyagainstintrudersThewindowsweresecuredwithlocksandbars.（figurative）asavingsplanthatwillsecureyourchild’sfuture

ALOAN

4.[vn]tolegallyagreetogivesbpropertyorgoodsthatareworththesameamountasthemoneythatyousecuredonthe]done,chosen,etc.withoutsbdecidinginadvancewhatisgoingto,orwithoutanyregularpattern:

therandomkillingofinnocentpeoplearandomsampleselection（=inwhicheachthingequalchanceofbeingchosen）Theinformationisprocessedinarandomorder.

noun

atrandomwithoutdecidinginadvancewhatisgoingto,orwithoutanyregularpattern:

Sheopenedthebookatrandom（=notatanyparticularpage）andstartedreading.Theterroristsfiredintothecrowdatrandom.Nameswerechosenatrandomfromalist.

awkward

adj.

1.makingyoufeelembarrassed:

Therewasanawkwardsilence.Ifeltawkwardbecausetheyobviouslywantedtobealone.2.difficulttodealwith:

Don’taskawkwardquestions.You’veputmeinanawkwardposition.anawkwardcustomer（=apersonwhoisdifficulttodealwith）Pleasedon’tbeawkwardaboutlettingyoubehavelikethat.3.notconvenient,inconvenient:

HaveIcomeatanawkwardtime?

4.difficultordangerousbecauseofitsshapeordesign:

Thisboxisveryawkwardforonepersontocarry.Thistoolwillreachintoawkwardcorners,suchasunderkitchenunits.5.notmovinginaneasyway;

notcomfortable:

Hetriedtodance,butanawkwardposition—I’machingallover.

reference

noun

MENTIONINGSBSTH

1.[C,U]~（tosbsth）athingyousayorwritethatmentionssbsthelse;

theactofmentioningsbsth:

ThebookisfullofreferencestogrowingupinIndia.Shemadenoreferencetoof）theendofthewar

LOOKINGFORINFORMATION

2.[U]theactoflookingatsthforinformation:

Keepthelistofnumbersnearthephoneforeasyreference.Iwrotedownthenameofthethefuture）.Thelibrarycontainsmanypopularworksofreference（=referencebooks）.

ASKINGFORADVICE

3.[U]~（tosbsth）（formal）theactofaskingsbfortreatminorinjurieswithoutreferencetoadoctor.

NUMBERWORDSYMBOL

4.[C]（abbr.ref.）anumber,wordorsymbolthatshowswheresthisonamap,orwhereyoucanfindapieceofinformation:

ThemapreferenceisY4..Pleasequoteyourreferencenumberwhenmakinganenquiry.

FORNEWJOB

5.[C]aletterwrittenbysbwhoknowsyou,givinginformationaboutyourcharacterandabilities,especiallytoanewemployer:

Wewilltakeupreferencesaftertheinterview.

6.[C]apersonwhoagreestowriteareference,foryou,forexamplewhenyouareapplyingforajob:

Mypreviousbosswillactasareferenceforme.

INBOOK

7.[C]anoteinabookthattellsyouwhereaparticularpieceofinformationcomesfrom:

Thereisalistofreferencesattheendofeachchapter.

inwithreferenceto（formal）usedtosaywhatyouaretalkingorwritingabout:

WithreferencetoyourletterofJuly22...

verb[vn]（formal）torefertosth;

toprovideabook,etc.withreferences:

Eachchapterisreferenced,citingliteratureupto2004.

precise

1.clearandaccurate;

exact:

precisedetailsinstructionsmeasurementsCanyougiveamoreprecisedefinitionoftheword?

Icanbereasonablypreciseaboutthetimeoftheincident.2.[onlybeforenoun]usedtoemphasizethatsthaparticularway:

Wewerejusttalkingabout,atthatprecisemoment,shewalkedin.Doctorsfounditaboutsthyou]tomakestheasiertodoorunderstand:

Theapplicationformssimplified.Iofthestoryforyoungchildren

portable

adj.thatiseasytocarryortomove:

aportableTVTheequipmentislightweight,portableandeasytostore.（figurative）aportableloanpension（=thatcanbemovedifyouchangebanks,jobs,etc.）portablesoftware

nounasmalltypeofmachinethatiseasytocarry,especiallyacomputeroratelevision:

Thekidsareupstairswatchingtheportable（=television）.

shortcoming

noun[usuallypl.]afaultinsb’scharacter,aplan,asystem,etc.:

Shemademeawareofmyownshortcomings.Despiteanumberofshortcomings,theprojectwillstillgoahead.

update

verb[vn]

1.tomakesthmoremodernbyaddingnewparts,etc.:

It’sabouttimeweupdatedoursoftware.2.~sb（onsth）|~sthtogivesbthemostrecentinformationaboutsth;

toaddthemostrecentinformationtosthbringuptodate:

Icalledtheofficetoupdatethemontheday’sdevelopments.Ourrecordsareregularlyupdated.

tendency

1.[C]~（forsbsth）（todosth）|~（totowardssth）ifsbsthaparticularway:

todisplayartistic,etc.tendenciesII’mnervous.Thereisatendencyforthisdiseasetoruninfamilies.She.Thismaterialwashed.2.[C]~（forsbsth）（todosth）|~（totowardssth）anewcustomthatisstartingtodevelop:

Thereisagrowingtendencyamongemployerstoalargerpoliticalgroup,whoseviewsaremoreextremethanthoseoftherestofthegroup:

themilitanttendency

reliable

1.thatcanbetrustedtodosthwell;

thatyoucanrelyon;

dependable:

Wearelookingforsomeonewhoisreliableandcomesfromareliablesource.areliablewitnessHowreliablearethelocalweatherforecasts?

Thesetestsareareliableindicatoroffutureperformance.

swoop

verb[v]

1.[usually+adv.prep.]（ofabirdorplane）toflyquicklyandsuddenlydownwards,especiallyinordertoattacksbsth;

dive:

Theaircraftswoopeddownoverthebuildings.Asbsth）（especiallyofpoliceorsoldiers）tovisitorattacksbsthsuddenlyandwithoutwarning:

Officersswoopedonthevehiclesastheylefttheferry.

1.anactofmovingsuddenlyandquicklythroughtheairinadownwarddirection,asabirddoesdive2.~（onsthsb）anactofarrivingsomewhereorattackingsthsbinawaythatissuddenandunexpected:

Largequantitiesofdrugswerefoundduringapoliceswooponthestar’sNewYorkwaspeckingatcrumbsontheground.Henspeckedaroundintheyard.[vn]Abirdthesack.Vultures]~sb（onsth）（informal）tokisssblightlyandquickly:

Hepeckedthecheekasrelationtooneanotheramongthemembersofagroup:

NewZealandisatthetopofthepeckingorderofrugbynations.tobefirstinthepeckingorder

peckatsthtoeatonlyaverysmallamountofamealbecauseyouarenot

1.anorganizedjourneywithaparticularpurpose,especiallytofindoutaboutaplacethatisnotwellknown:

toplanleadgoonanexpeditiontotheNorthPole2.thepeoplewhogoonanexpedition:

ThreemembersoftheEverestexpeditionwerekilled.3.（sometimesyouwantorneedsth:

ashoppingexpedition

compulsory

adj.thatmustbedonebecauseofalaworarule:

Itiscompulsoryforallmotorcycliststowearschoolingcompulsoryredundancies

Survival

1.[U]thestateofcontinuingtoliveorexist,oftendespitedifficultyordanger:

thestrugglebattlefightforsurvivalHisonlychanceofsurvivalwasatheseproductsisathreattothesurvivalofthespecies.2.[C]~（f