M4U2名动词字典8.docx

1、M4U2名动词字典8 M4 Unit 2Noun 名词1. statistic (pl. statistics)C Statistics are facts which are obtained from analyzing information expressed in numbers, for example information about the number of times that something happens. 统计数据例句：Official statistics show real wages declining by 24%. 官方统计数据表明实际工资水平下降了2

2、4。U Statistics is a branch of mathematics concerned with the study of information that is expressed in numbers. 统计学2. struggle (pl. struggles) C A struggle is a long and difficult attempt to achieve something such as freedom or political rights. 努力; 斗争 例句：Life became a struggle for survival. 生活变成了一场

3、争取生存的斗争。C 扭打例句：He died in a struggle with prison officers less than two months after coming to Britain. 他来英国不到两个月就死于一次与狱警们的扭打。3. decade (pl. decades)C A decade is a period of ten years, especially one that begins with a year ending in 0, for example, 1980 to 1989. 10年 (尤指起始年末尾为0)4. output outputs n.

4、 产量( output的名词复数 )； 输出； (人、机器、机构的)产量； 输出端例句：Manual workers need a good breakfast for high-energy output.体力劳动者身体消耗巨大，早餐要丰盛一些例句：The outputs of creamery are increasing. 奶油厂的产量正在增长。例句：The outputs are parallel SPI (25pin with LVDS port) and serial ASI. 输出包括并行SPI(25 针LVDS 接口)和串行ASI 输出两种。C Output is used t

5、o refer to the amount of something that a person or thing produces. 产量U The output of a computer or word processor is the information that it displays on a screen or prints on paper as a result of a particular program.(计算机或文字处理机的) 输出信息5. crop (pl. crops)C Crops are plants such as wheat and potatoes

6、that are grown in large quantities for food. 庄稼 grow crops 种庄稼 industrial crops 经济作物例句：Rice farmers here still plant and harvest their crops by hand. 这里的稻农仍然用手工种植和收割庄稼。C The plants or fruits that are collected at harvest time are referred to as a crop. 收成例句：Each year it produces a fine crop of fruit

7、. 每年这里的水果收成都不错。C A crop is a short hairstyle. 短发例句：She had her long hair cut into a boyish crop. 她让人把她的长发剪成了像男孩子的短发。6. hungerU Hunger is the feeling of weakness or discomfort that you get when you need something to eat. 饥饿U Hunger is a severe lack of food which causes suffering or death. 饥荒N-SING单数型

8、名词If you have a hunger for something, you want or need it very much. 渴望例句：Geffen has a hunger for success that seems bottomless.格芬对成功的渴望似乎永无止境。7. battle (pl. battles) C A battle is a conflict in which different people or groups compete in order to achieve success or control. 斗争; 较量C You can use batt

9、le to refer to someones efforts to achieve something in spite of very difficult circumstances. 斗争例句：She has fought a constant battle with her weight. 她一直在和自己的体重作斗争。8. freedom ( freedoms )U Freedom is the state of being allowed to do what you want to do. Freedoms are instances of this. 自由 例句：The Unit

10、ed Nations Secretary-General has spoken of the need for individual freedoms and human rights. 联合国秘书长谈到了个人自由和人权的必要性。U When prisoners or slaves are set free or escape, they gain their freedom. 人身自由U Freedom from something you do not want means not being affected by it. 免除9. grain (grains) C A grain of

11、 wheat, rice, or other cereal crop is a seed from it. (麦、米等) 粒U Grain is a cereal crop, especially wheat or corn, that has been harvested and is used for food or in trade. 谷物PHRASE: If you say that an idea or action goes against the grain, you mean that it is very difficult for you to accept it or d

12、o it, because it conflicts with your previous ideas, beliefs, or principles. 同格格不入10. nationality (pl. nationalities) C If you have the nationality of a particular country, you were born there or have the legal right to be a citizen. 国籍C You can refer to people who have the same racial origins as a

13、nationality, especially when they do not have their own independent country. (尤指没有自己独立国家的) 民族11. occupation ( occupations) C Your occupation is your job or profession. 职业C An occupation is something that you spend time doing, either for pleasure or because it needs to be done. 消遣U The occupation of

14、a country happens when it is entered and controlled by a foreign army. 占领12. personality C Your personality is your whole character and nature. 性格; 品性C If someone has personality or is a personality, they have a strong and lively character. (坚强、活泼的) 个性C (pl. personalities) You can refer to a famous

15、person, especially in entertainment, broadcasting, or sports, as a personality. (尤指娱乐、广播、体育界) 名人13. regret (pl. regrets) C Regret is a feeling of sadness or disappointment, which is caused by something that has happened or something that you have done or not done. 遗憾; 惋惜; 后悔14. production U Producti

16、on is the process of manufacturing or growing something in large quantities. 生产例句：That model wont go into production before late 2007. 那种型号要到2007年底才会投入生产。U Production is the amount of goods manufactured or grown by a company or country. 产量U The production of something is its creation as the result o

17、f a natural process. 产生; 生成U Production is the process of organizing and preparing a play, movie, program, or CD, in order to present it to the public. (戏剧、电影、节目等的) 制作C A production is a play, opera, or other show that is performed in a theater. 演出PHRASE: When you can do something on production of o

18、r on the production of documents, you need to show someone those documents in order to be able to do that thing. 凭某物的出示15. bacteria (pl) Bacteria are very small organisms. Some bacteria can cause disease. 细菌16. pest (pl. pests) C Pests are insects or small animals that damage crops or food supplies.

19、 害虫; 有害的小动物17. nutrition U Nutrition is the process of taking food into the body and absorbing the nutrients in those foods. 吸收营养例句：There are alternative sources of nutrition to animal meat. 有能替代动物肉类的其他营养来源。18. mineral (pl. minerals)C A mineral is a substance such as tin, salt, or sulfur that is for

20、med naturally in rocks and in the earth. Minerals are also found in small quantities in food and drink. 矿物19. discovery (pl. discoveries)C If someone makes a discovery, they become aware of something that they did not know about before. 发现C If someone makes a discovery, they are the first person to

21、find or become aware of a place, substance, or scientific fact that no one knew about before. 新发现20. focus (focuses or foci) C The focus of something is the main topic or main thing that it is concerned with. 焦点例句：The UNs role in promoting peace is increasingly the focus of international attention.

22、联合国在促进和平方面的作用越来越成为国际关注的焦点。C Your focus on something is the special attention that you pay it. 关注U You use focus to refer to the fact of adjusting your eyes or a camera, telescope, or other instrument, and to the degree to which you can see clearly. 焦点; 对焦PHRASE: If an image or a camera, telescope, o

23、r other instrument is in focus, the edges of what you see are clear and sharp. (图像) 清晰; (相机、望远镜或其他仪器) 对准焦点PHRASE: If something is in focus, it is being discussed or its purpose and nature are clear. 受关注PHRASE: If an image or a camera, telescope, or other instrument is out of focus, the edges of what

24、 you see are unclear. (图像) 模糊; (相机、望远镜或其他仪器) 对焦不准21. soil Mass集合名词(pl. soils) C Soil is the substance on the surface of the earth in which plants grow. 土壤22. root (roots) C The roots of a plant are the parts of it that grow under the ground. (植物的) 根C The root of a hair or tooth is the part of it tha

25、t is underneath the skin. (发、牙) 根 (pl )roots: You can refer to the place or culture that a person or their family comes from as their roots. (指某人或家族的) 根U You can refer to the cause of a problem or of an unpleasant situation as the root of it or the roots of it. (问题的) 根源PHRASE: If someone puts down r

26、oots, they make a place their home, for example by taking part in activities there or by making a lot of friends there. 扎根PHRASE: If an idea, belief, or custom takes root, it becomes established among a group of people. 深入人心23. summary (pl. summaries) C A summary of something is a short account of i

27、t, which gives the main points but not the details. 总结PHRASE: You use in summary to indicate that what you are about to say is a summary of what has just been said. 总之例句：In summary, it is my opinion that this complete treatment process was very successful. 总之，我认为这整个治疗过程非常成功。24. comment (pl. comments

28、) C A comment is something that you say which expresses your opinion of something or which gives an explanation of it. 评论; 解释CONVENTION习惯表达： People say no comment as a way of refusing to answer a question, usually when it is asked by a journalist. 无可奉告例句：No comment. I dont know anything. 无可奉告。我什么也不知

29、道。Verb 动词1. struggle ( struggles, struggling, struggled, to struggle) v. If you struggle to do something, you try hard to do it, even though other people or things may be making it difficult for you to succeed. 努力; 斗争vi. If you struggle when you are being held, you twist, kick, and move violently in

30、 order to get free. 挣扎相互动词If two people struggle with each other, they fight. 扭打v. If a person or organization is struggling, they are likely to fail in what they are doing, even though they might be trying very hard. 在困境中挣扎; 竭力维持(仅用进行时)2. hunger ( hungers, hungering, hungered, to hunger )vi. If you

31、 say that someone hungers for something or hungers after it, you are emphasizing that they want it very much. 渴望3. expand ( expands, expanding, expanded, to expand )v. If something expands or is expanded, it becomes larger. 扩大; 膨胀v. If something such as a business, organization, or service expands, or if you expand it, it becomes bigger and includes more people, goods, or activities. 使发展; 发展BUSINESS4. circulate ( circulates, circ