人教版高中英语必须修读2Unìt2词汇.ppt

ancient=belonging to a period of history that is thousands of years in the past;=very old, having existed for a very long timeancient history/ civilization古代历史、文明the ancients 古代人 predict—prediction---predictive或者predictable adj. 可预言的 可预知的---unpredictable 2.compete=try to be more successful or better than sb else who is trying to do the same as you =to take part in a contest or a game compete with / against sb for sth eg. Small companies cannot compete in the face of cheap foreign imports. compete in sth 参加比赛 competition =a situation where people or organizations compete with each other for sth that not everyone can have be in competition with 与..竞争 enter / win/ lose a competition competitor competitive adj.有竞争力的 take part in =join in=participate in =be involved in stand for= be a symbol of= mean The sign X stands for an unknown number. stand by 站在..一边 、 支持、准备着.. 、旁观者 stand-by 3. magic— magical= containing magic=wonderful=very enjoyable His words had a magical effect on us . a truly magical feeling magical power 4. volunteer= a person who does a job without being paid for it =a person who offers to do sth without being forced to do it volunteer to do sth 5.regular=following a pattern, especially with the same time and space in between each thing and the next a regular pulse / heartbeat 有规律的脉搏/心跳 regular meetings / visits regularly =done or happening often The equipment is checked on a regular basis. Regular exercises can do us lots of good. (Opposite) irregular illegal irresponsible 6.base------basic adj. 基础的，根本的 1) His research formed the basis of his new book. 2) The basis of a good marriage is trust. 3) We judge a worker on the basis of his performance. 辨析：basis base basis: the economic basis 经济基础 （抽象） base: the base of a building. 建筑物的基础 （具体） basis [ C] pl. bases 语法 [ 单] ~sis / sis/ → [复] ~ses / si:z / crisis → crises 危机 analysis → analyses analyze---analytical athlet