1、必修5第2单元重点词汇讲解 1. unite unite [] vt. 1. 使联合;统一;使团结 2. 使混合 3. 兼备(各种特性) She unites common sense and vision. 她兼具常识与见识。 4. 使结婚 They were united at the church. 他们在教堂结婚。 vi. 1. 联合;团结 Let us unite to fight poverty and disease. 让我们齐心协力来克服贫困和疾病。 All the countries united to fight global reces
2、sion. 所有的国家团结一致对抗全球性的不景气。 unite to do sth 联合起来做…… 2. 联合;混合 Oil will not unite with water. 油水不相融。 unite with sthsb 和…结合联合 unite、united和union有什么不同 动词,过去分词和名词之分 Unity is strength. 众志成城! Earthquake relief work . 抗震救灾! The nation is making a concerted effort to combat the earthquak
3、e and relief全国人民齐心协力、众志成城抗震救灾。 We all know that oil and water don’t __________. A. connect B. combine C. join D. unite Eg. Oil will not unite with water. 油水不相融。 答案B D connect combine unite join的区别: combine; connect; join; unite此组动词意为“联合、连接”。 combine意为“结合、联合”,指为了某一目的而把两事物
4、结合在一起。如: We must combine theory with practice.我们必须把理论和实践联系起来。 He combines botany with chemistry.他把植物学和化学联系起来了。 connect“连接”,指用东西把两事物连接在一起,或两事物直接相连,二者仍保持原状。 The two cities are connected by a railway. 两座城市由铁路相连。 He connected the gas stove with gas pipe.他把煤气和接在煤气炉上。 join意为“连接”,指以
5、线、绳、桥等把两物或两地连接在一起,和connect意思相近,也可指两物互相紧密相接。如: We had better join the island to the mainland with a steel bridge.我们最好建一座钢筋桥把这个岛与大陆连接起来。Where does this stream join the Changjiang River?这条河和长江在哪里会合? unite意为“联合”,指两种以上的事物结合为一体,有合二为一的意味,强调结合后的统一性。 The two companies will unite into one
6、.这两家公司将合并成一家。 The whole family united to help him.全家齐心协力帮助他。 2. kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland== The United Kingdom大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国 :由大不列颠岛上的英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士,以及爱尔兰岛东北部的北爱尔兰共同组成的岛国,还包括一些英国海外领地。 3. consist consist [] vi. 1. 组成,构成[(+of)] A university consist
7、s of teachers, administrators and students. 大学由教师,行政人员和学生组成。 The House of Commons consisted of 658 members. 下议院由六百五十八名议员组成。 consists …of…由…组成… 2. 在于,存在于[(+in)] The beauty of the picture consists in its balance of colors. 这幅画的美在于其色彩的调和。 Tolerance consists in respecting the opinions