Unit2词组总结.doc

Unit 2词组总结 (v.)debate on the housing question （就…进行辩论）就房子问题进行争论I dont wish to debate the question with you.我不想和你争论 (n.) There has a heated debate about whether the film should be allowed. 关于电影是否能通过有激烈的争论。/ pass the motion with little debate没有过多争论就通过了提议 well-argued 论证充分的well-balanced很平均很平衡的 well-behaved行为端正的 well-built体格健美的 well-chosen精选的 well-dressed穿着考究的 well-done 做的好的 well-educated受过良好教育的 well-known众所周知的 离… …的答复 speak against表示反对 speak one’s mind说心里话 speak for…代表…说话 speak a few words说几句话 speak well/ highly of…说..的好话/高度赞扬… speaking of/ talking of…谈到…,谈及… speak up坦率说出自己的看法 speak out大胆大声讲话 Generally/ Frankly/ Strictly/ Relatively speaking, 一般/坦率/严格/相对说来 speak ill/ evil of…说…的坏话 not to speak of…/not to mention…/let it alone… 更不用说… He received an invitation to the party but he didn’t accept it./ receptionist接待员 the reception desk接待处 refute an argument驳斥一种观点 refute an opponent驳斥对方 refutation n.驳斥 propose the motion赞成辩题/ oppose the motion反对辩题propose a toast 建议举杯祝酒/propose to do sth. (suggest doing sth.) 提议做某事/ He proposed that we (should) go for a walk.他提议我们去散步 civil servant公务员serve tea上茶, serve the people为人民服务serve as…充当 commit suicide= kill oneself自杀/ commit a murder犯谋杀罪/ commit oneself to= sb. be committed to sth./ doing sth. (= devote oneself to/ sb. be devoted to) 致力于 the arguments against smoking反对吸烟的理由 remind sb. of sth.提醒某人某事 remind sb. to do sth.提醒某人做某事，recall v.使想起，使回忆 beyond the confines of human knowledge 超出人类知识的范围/ confine…to…把…限制在…的范围内/ The sick child was confined to bed.这个生病的小孩不能离床（被限定在…） （cling, clung, clung v. 紧贴，墨守习惯）clothes that cling to the body紧贴身的衣服 cling to outdated customs墨守成规 The baby monkey clung to its mother.小猴子紧紧偎着妈妈 manual labor=physical labor体力劳动 mental labor 脑力劳动 a large/small population人口众多/稀少 What is the population of this city?? racial discrimination种族歧视/ discriminate against...歧视，排斥/ discriminate A from B分清A与B的差别/ 比较：distinguish A from B把A和B区分开来，distinguished adj.尊贵的，卓越的 expect sb. to do sth./ sb. be expected to do sth. expect too