高中英语选修八单元词汇总结.ppt

1. convey(1) to express feelings and thoughts 传达，表达（感情，意见，思想等）  His poems convey a feeling of joy and warmth. Words can’t convey my feelings. (2）运送（可与from, to连用） Ships convey oil from the Middle East. Your luggage will be conveyed to the hotel by taxi.　　  2. concrete adj. 混凝土的; 具体的;确实的 (1)They laid the books on the concrete floor. (2) Dont brag so much. Make a concrete plan and take action. (3)The detective collected concrete evidence to draw a conclusion. definite and specific based on the fact 3. contradictory adj. 矛盾的；反驳的 (1) He did something contradictory to his beliefs. (2)The witness’s statement is contradictory to the one he made earlier. contradict v.反驳，与…矛盾,否认 contradiction n.矛盾；否认，反驳 4. flexible adj.可弯曲的;柔韧的;灵活的 (1) Dancers and gymnasts have very flexible bodies. (2) I don’t have to stay in office all the day. I have flexible working hours. 高考题链接 Mothers holding jobs outside the home should have schedules to make it easier to care for their children.(2010山东) A. heavy B. smooth C. flexible D. complex 5. eventually adv. 最后，终于 You will succeed eventually. The flight eventually got away six hours later. 高考链接 There was such a long queue for coffee at the interval that we _____gave up. (2005上海 ) eventually B. unfortunately C. generously D. purposefully 6. transform vt vi. 改变，使变样  (change sth. completely and suddenly) Korea has been transformed into an advanced industrial power. (2) The Greggs have transformed their garage into a guest house. (3) A tadpole is transformed into a frog. 蝌蚪变成青蛙。 change v. 改变 （If there is a change in something it becomes different.） The city has changed a great deal. 7. bare adj. 赤裸的；光秃的；不掩饰的；微小的  n. 最基本的要素 barely adv. 几乎没有；勉强（=hardly