必修3第2单元重点词语归纳

王宇

1. energy n. 活力，精力;能源，能量

【经典例句】

He had hardly enough strength left to move his feet. 他连移动双脚的力气都几乎没有了。

She put all her energies into her work. 她把全部精力都投入到工作中去了。

Its a waste of time and energy. 那是浪费时间和精力。

【思维拓展】

be full of energy 精力充沛;have the energy to do sth. 有精力做某事; apply / devote ones energies to... 把某人的精力花在……上

【易混辨析】

energy， strength， force与 power的區别：

energy意为“精力;活力;能量”;strength意为“体力;强度;强项”;force意为“武力;暴力;部队”;power意为“权力;能力;动力”。

2. elect vt. 选举;推选

【经典例句】

All the people agreed to elect him our chairman. 所有的人都同意推举他为我们的主席。

We elected the captain of our football team by a show of hands. 我们举手选举我们的足球队长。

The committee is made up of men and women elected by the people. 委员会是由人民选出的人员组成。

【思维拓展】

elect sb. （as）... 选举某人为……;elect to do sth. 决定做某事;the newly elected president 新当选的总统;win an election 在选举中获胜;a round of election 一轮选举;              hold an election 举行选举;election results 选举结果

【易混辨析】

elect， choose， select与pick out的区别：

elect多指选举或用其他方法推选人，有时也指“决定（做某事，尤指做出某种选择）”，这种选择通常指通过深思细想做出的选择;choose是最普通的用语，侧重于凭个人的意志或判断力在一些人、物或行为方式中选出一个;select指在同类的许多东西中，进行有斟酌的精选，强调以客观为标准进行选择，侧重于从许多同类事物中进行选择时的挑剔态度; pick out指从个人角度考虑，在众多选项中进行挑选，通常用于不需要认真权衡，只需对比就能做出决定的场合。

3. flexible adj. 灵活的;可变通的

【经典例句】

Our plans need to be flexible enough to cater for the needs of everyone. 我们的计划必须能够变通，以满足每一个人的需要。

You need to be more flexible and imaginative in your approach. 你的方法必须更加灵活，更富有想象力。

We can visit your company on Monday or Tuesday; our plans are fairly flexible. 我们可以在星期一或星期二到你们公司来，我们的计划是相当灵活的。

【思维拓展】

flexibly adv. 灵活地;flexibility n. 灵活性;柔韧性;适应性;inflexible adj. 顽固的;不可弯曲的;不屈挠的;不能转变的;flextime n. 弹性工作时间

4. majority n. 大部分;大多数

【经典例句】

The great majority of people seem to agree with this view. 大多数人似乎都同意这种观点。

The majority of the students hold the view that its convenient to go to school by electric bike. 大多数学生持有以下观点：骑电动车上学很方便。

After all， those who are against the project are in the majority. 毕竟，反对这个项目的人占多数。

【思维拓展】

minority n. 少数;少部分;a minority of 少数的……;the / a majority of 大多数的……;in the majority占多数

【温馨提示】

“the majority of+名词”用作主语时，谓语动词与名词保持一致。“the majority of+复数名词”用作主语时，谓语动词用复数;“the majority of+不可数名词”用作主语时，谓语动词用单数。

5. scare vt. 惊吓;使害怕 vi. 受惊吓

【经典例句】

The gun shots had scared the dog off. 枪声把狗吓跑了。

We are always facing the problem of scaring birds away from airport runways. 我们总是面临着如何把鸟从机场跑道吓跑的问题。

Theres nothing in school that can make you scared. Cheer yourself up. 在学校里没有什么能让你害怕。鼓起勇气吧。

【思维拓展】

scare away / off 吓走;吓跑……;be scared to death 吓得要死;be scared of sb. / sth. 害怕某人或某事;be scared to do sth. 不敢去做某事

6. carry sb. through帮助某人渡过难关

【经典例句】

His determination carried him through. 他靠坚定的信心渡过了难关。

The soldiers courage carried them through. 战士们鼓足勇气，渡过了难关。

Patience and application will carry us through. 忍耐和专心会使我们渡过难关。

【思维拓展】

carry sth. through 成功完成;顺利实现;carry out 实施;履行;执行;carry on sth. 从事某事;carry on doing sth. 继续做某事;carry on with sth. 继续做某事;carry away 运走;                                           carry off 赢得;获得;成功对付;carry weight 有影响力;重要;有分量;carry forward 继承;弘扬

7. in memory of 作为对……的纪念

【经典例句】

She set up a charitable fund in memory of her father. 她设立了一项慈善基金以纪念她的父亲。

She wrote a poem in memory of those who died in the earthquake. 她写了一首诗以纪念那些在地震中死去的人们。

In memory of the great scientist， a new library has been built. 为了纪念那位伟大的科学家，建了一栋新的图书馆。

【思维拓展】

have a good / bad memory for sth. 对某事记忆力好/坏;bring back memories 引起对往事的回忆;in memory of = to the memory of sb. 纪念某人;lose ones memory 失去记忆力

8. concentrate on集中精力于;全神贯注于

【经典例句】

He is leaving the band to concentrate on his writing. 他要离开乐队去专职写作。

After the fun hes had during the holidays， the boy cant concentrate on his school work. 放了几天假，这孩子的心都玩野了。

I wish youd concentrate on what Im saying. 但愿你能集中注意力听我讲。

【思维拓展】

be lost in = be buried in 埋头于;concentrate ones attention on... 集中注意力于……;devote oneself to = be devoted to 致力于;be absorbed in 全神贯注于;focus （ones attention） on 集中（注意力）于;fix ones attention on 集中注意力于

9. in despair 处于绝望中

【经典例句】

He gave up the struggle in despair. 他绝望地放弃了斗争。

He was in despair when he spent the last of his money. 他把最后的一点儿钱花掉以后感到绝望了。

After repeated failure， she gave up the attempt in despair. 多次失败后，她绝望地放弃了尝试。

【思维拓展】

a sense of despair 绝望感;a despairing cry / look 一种绝望的呼声/ 神情;be the despair of sb. 令某人担心/ 绝望;be driven to despair 被逼得走投无路

10. a great deal （of） 大量

【經典例句】

A great deal of my money is spent on books. 我的许多钱都花到书上了。

Your friendship means a great deal to us. 你们的友谊对我们来说很重要。

A great deal has been studied and this is the best way. 经过大量研究后，这（被认为）是最好的办法。

【思维拓展】

a great deal用作名词时，意为“大量;许多”，一般作主语或宾语;用作副词时，意为“很;非常”，作状语，修饰动词或用来强调比较级。

【易混辨析】

a great / good deal与a great / good many的区别：

虽然这两组短语都可以表示“许多;大量”的意思，但在具体用法上有几点需要注意：a great / good deal接名词时后面要跟介词of，而a great / good many可以直接跟名词;a great / good deal of修饰不可数名词，而a great / good many修饰可数名词。