Unit 2 King Lear 重点词语学习Word文档下载推荐.docx

1、verb 1. vn to make a system, methods, etc. more modern and more suitable for use at the present time update: The company is investing $9 million to modernize its factories. 2. v to start using modern equipment, ideas, etc.: Unfortunately we lack the resources to modernize. burden noun1. the （of sth）

2、| a （on / to sb） a duty, responsibility, etc. that causes worry, difficulty or hard work: to bear / carry / ease / reduce / share the burden The main burden of caring for old people falls on the state. the heavy tax burden on working people I dont want to become a burden to my children when Im old.2

3、. （formal） a heavy load that is difficult to carry beast of burdenverb vn 1. sb / yourself （with sth） to give sb a duty, responsibility, etc. that causes worry, difficulty or hard work: They have burdened themselves with a high mortgage. I dont want to burden you with my worries. to be burdened by h

4、igh taxation 2. be burdened with sth to be carrying sth heavy: She got off the bus, burdened with two heavy suitcases.responsibility noun （pl. -ies） 1. U, C （for sth / for doing sth）| （to do sth） a duty to deal with or take care of sb/sth, so that you may be blamed if sth goes wrong: We are recruiti

5、ng a sales manager with responsibility for the European market. They have responsibility for ensuring that the rules are enforced. It is their responsibility to ensure that the rules are enforced. to take / assume overall responsibility for personnel parental rights and responsibilities I dont feel

6、ready to take on new responsibilities. to be in a position of responsibility I did it on my own responsibility （= without being told to and being willing to take the blame if it had gone wrong）. The responsibility for doing this rests with the department managers. 2. U （for sth） blame for sth bad th

7、at has happened: The bank refuses to accept responsibility for the mistake. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the bombing. We must all bear some responsibility for what happened. 3. U, C （to / towards sb）| （to do sth） a duty to help or take care of sb because of your job, position, etc.: She fee

8、ls a strong sense of responsibility towards her employees. I think we have a moral responsibility to help these countries.allocate verb sth （for sth）| sth （to sb/sth）| （sb/sth） sth to give sth officially to sb/sth for a particular purpose: vn They intend to allocate more places to mature students th

9、is year. A large sum has been allocated for buying new books for the library. vn, vnn More resources are being allocated to the project. The project is being allocated more resources.adore verb （not used in the progressive tenses） 1. vn to love sb very much: Its obvious that she adores him. 2. （info

10、rmal） to like sth very much: vn I simply adore his music! Dont you just adore that dress! v -ing She adores working with children. pray verb1. （to sb） （for sb/sth） to speak to God, especially to give thanks or ask for help: v They knelt down and prayed. Ill pray for you. to pray for peace She prayed

11、 to God for an end to her sufferings. v （that） We prayed （that） she would recover from her illness. v to inf He prayed to be forgiven. also v speech 2. （for sth） to hope very much that sth will happen: v Were praying for good weather on Saturday. v that I prayed that nobody would notice my mistake.a

12、dv. （old use or ironic） used to mean please when you are asking a question or telling sb to do sth: What, pray, is the meaning of this? Pray continue.distribute 1. sth （to / among sb/sth） to give things to a large number of people; to share sth between a number of people: The organization distribute

13、d food to the earthquake victims. The newspaper is distributed free. The money was distributed among schools in the area. 2. to send goods to shops/stores and businesses so that they can be sold: Who distributes our products in the UK? 3. often passive to spread sth, or different parts of sth, over

14、an area: Make sure that your weight is evenly distributed. Cases of the disease are widely distributed through Europe.contradict 1. to say that sth that sb else has said is wrong, and that the opposite is true: vn All evening her husband contradicted everything she said. Youve just contradicted your

15、self （= said the opposite of what you said before）. also v speech, vn speech 2. vn （of statements or pieces of evidence） to be so different from each other that one of them must be wrong: The two stories contradict each other. This version of events was contradicted by eye-witness reports.flattery n

16、oun U praise that is not sincere, especially in order to obtain sth from sb: Youre too intelligent to fall for his flattery. flattery will get you everywhere / nowhere （informal, humorous） praise that is not sincere will/will not get you what you wantforecast a statement about what will happen in th

17、e future, based on information that is available now: sales forecasts It is difficult to make long-term forecasts for a fast-growing industry. The forecast said there would be sunny intervals and showers. The shipping forecast gave warnings of gales. weather forecast（forecast, forecast） or （forecast

18、ed, forecasted） to say what you think will happen in the future based on information that you have now; predict: vn Experts are forecasting a recovery in the economy. Snow is forecast for tomorrow. Temperatures were forecast to reach 40C. It is difficult to forecast the demand for the new train serv

19、ice. v that The report forecasts that prices will rise by 3% next month. also v wh-oppose1. to disagree strongly with sbs plan, policy, etc. and try to change it or prevent it from succeeding: vn This party would bitterly oppose the re-introduction of the death penalty. He threw all those that oppos

20、ed him into prison. v -ing I would oppose changing the law. also vn -ing 2. vn to compete with sb in a contest: He intends to oppose the prime minister in the leadership election.fond adj. （fonder, fondest） 1. of sb feeling affection for sb, especially sb you have known for a long time: Over the yea

21、rs, I have grown quite fond of her. Ive always been very fond of your mother. 2. of （doing） sth finding sth pleasant or enjoyable, especially sth you have liked or enjoyed for a long time: fond of music / cooking We had grown fond of the house and didnt want to leave. 3. of （doing） sth liking to do

22、sth which other people find annoying or unpleasant, and doing it often: Sheilas very fond of telling other people what to do. Hes rather too fond of the sound of his own voice （= he talks too much）. 4. only before noun kind and loving: a fond look / embrace / farewell I have very fond memories of my

23、 time in Spain （= I remember it with affection and pleasure）.5. only before noun hope a hope about sth that is not likely to happen: I waited all day in the fond hope that she would change her mind. fondness noun U, sing. （for sb/sth）: He will be remembered by the staff with great fondness. a fondne

24、ss for animals It was her fathers fondness for drink that brought about the break-up of her parents marriage. corrupt adj.1. （of people） willing to use their power to do dishonest or illegal things in return for money or to get an advantage: a corrupt regime corrupt officials accepting bribes 2. （of

25、 behaviour） dishonest or immoral: corrupt practices The whole system is inefficient and corrupt. 3. （computing） containing changes or faults, and no longer in the original state: corrupt software The text on the disk seems to be corrupt. 1. vn to have a bad effect on sb and make them behave in an im

26、moral or dishonest way: He was corrupted by power and ambition. the corrupting effects of great wealth 2. vn often passive to change the original form of sth, so that it is damaged or spoiled in some way: a corrupted form of Buddhism 3. （computing） to cause mistakes to appear in a computer file, etc

27、. with the result that the information in it is no longer correct: vn The program has somehow corrupted the system files. corrupted data v The disk will corrupt if it is overloaded.greedy adj. （greedier, greediest） （for sth） wanting more money, power, food, etc. than you really need: You greedy pig!

28、 Youve already had two helpings! The shareholders are greedy for profit. He stared at the diamonds with greedy eyes. storage noun U 1. the process of keeping sth in a particular place until it is needed; the space where things can be kept: tables that fold flat for storage Theres a lot of storage sp

29、ace in the loft. food storage facilities We need more storage now. cold storage 2. （computing） the process of keeping information, etc. on a computer; the way it is kept: the storage and retrieval of information data storage 3. the process of paying to keep furniture, etc. in a special building unti

30、l you want it: When we moved we had to put our furniture in storage for a while.sacrifice1. C, U the fact of giving up sth important or valuable to you in order to get or do sth that seems more important; sth that you give up in this way: The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. Her parents made sacrifices so that she could have a good education. to make the final / supreme sacrifice （= to die for your country, to save a friend, etc.） 2. （to sb） C, U the act of offering