Unit 2 单词补充(1)

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1、Unit2TextAbreeze:n.-Agentlebreezeblewoverthegarden.-凉爽清新的微风(=acool,refreshingbreeze)NB:Allofthefollowingwordsarerelatedtowind.Canyoumatchthemwiththeirdefinitions?hurricaneastrong,abruptrushofwind(=gust)gustaverystrongwind(=gale)galeaseveretropicalcyclone,usu.involvingheavyrains(=hurricane)tornado

2、arotatingcolumnofair(=tornado)slender:adj.1.(ofpeople)slim;notverywidebutcomparativelylongorhigh-slenderfingers-aslenderwaist-有苗条身材的女子(=awomanwithaslenderfigure)2.(ofthings)slight;inadequate-aslenderincome-渺茫的希望(=slenderhopes)CF:slender,thin&slim这几个词都有细小、瘦弱之意。slender主要表示苗条之瘦，往往含有瘦得好看或匀称的意思。例如：-Fi

3、lmactressZhangZiyiisaslenderwoman.(=电影演员章子怡身材苗条。)-Whenthewindblows,theslendertreebendsbutneverbreaks.(=起风时，细长的树常被吹弯但决不会被吹断。)thin表示人或物的直径与长度的比例较小。例如：-Peopleusuallygetthinnerafteranillness.(=生病后，人们通常变得瘦一些。)-Thismetalmaybethinbutisofgreatstrength.(=这种金属虽然很薄，但强度却很高。)slim用于指人与动物时，其含义与slender相同，但在引申意义上

4、却侧重于贫乏和不足状态。例如：-Asaslimboy,hehasnowfilledout.(=他原是一个清瘦的男孩，现在胖多了。)-Totellyouthetruth,yourchancestopasstheexamaretooslim.(=实话告诉你，你考试过关的希望实在是太小了。)racial:adj.relatingtoaperson’srace,ortodifferentracesofpeople-ThereisaseriousracialconflictinthatAfricancountry.-他是种族歧视的牺牲者。(=Hewasavictimofracialdiscrimi

5、nation.)standupfor:speak,work,etc.infavorofsb./sth.;supportsb./sth-Don’tbeafraidtostandupforyourrights.-我所有的朋友都会支持我。(=Allmyfriendswillstandupforme.)standupto:toopposefearlessly;tobear,tolast-Asoldiermuststanduptothedanger.(=士兵必须敢于面对危险。)-你的论点根本经不起仔细检查。(=Yourargumentjustwon’tstanduptoclosescrutiny.

6、)principle:n.aruleorstandard,especiallyofgoodbehavior-Shewasawomanofprinciple.-Iusuallyfollowtheprinciplethatitisbetternottogetinvolvedinotherpeople’squarrels.-我们恪守人人都应受到公平对待的原则。(=Weadheretotheprinciplethateveryoneshouldbetreatedfairly.)Collocation：againstone’sprinciple违反原则asamatterofprinciple作为原

7、则性问题byprinciple按照原则，根据原则ofprinciple有原则的adheretoone’sprinciples坚持原则abandonone’sprinciples抛弃原则historic:adj.famousorimportantinhistory-ahistoricspot-两位领导人的具有历史意义的会见(=ahistoricmeetingbetweenthetwoleaders)CF:historic&histor