M9U3重点词汇(原创).docVIP

PAGE U3 重点词汇讲解 1. thread 1）n. ①线 The girl is always busy with her needle and thread.这个女孩总是忙于针线活。 He was defeated in the debate because he lost the thread of his argument.他在辩论中被击败是因为他失去了论证的连续性。 ②线状物；线索；脉络；思绪；思路；贯穿的主线 a thread of hope 一线希望 the thread of life 生命线 2）vt穿针线 thread a needle 穿针 thread beads 穿起珠子 They threaded carefully along the narrow pass.他们沿着狭窄的小道小心地穿行。 2. fundamental 1)adj.十分重大的；根本的；基础的；基本的”。 The fundamental cause of his success is his hard work. 他成功的根本原因是他工作努力。 2）n. “基本原则(或原理)，根本法则(或规律)；纲要”。 In three days, she had learned the fundamentals of cooking. 三天之内她就学会了烹调的基本知识。 3 abolish vt 取消；废除；废止；革除废除，废止（法律、制度、习俗等） abolish slavery 废除奴隶制度 Bad customs and laws ought to be abolished. 不良的习俗和法规应予以废除。 Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in the United States. 亚伯拉罕· 4. equal 1）adj. ①(大小、数量、价值、程度、状况等）相同的；同样的；相等的： Equal in size/length/height=of equal size/length/height 同等大小/长度/高度 They believe that all work if of equal value.他们认为所有工作都具有同等价值。 They are of equal height. ( 牛津 ） Divide the cake into equal parts.（牛津） He speaks Chinese and English with equal ease.(牛津） ②平等的： All men are created equal.人人生来平等。 Women are demanding equal pay for equal work. be equal to ①与...相等/平等： The rent was equal to half his monthly income.这租金相当于他半个月的收入。 ②与...同样出色；比得上： The architecture here is equal to any in the world.这里的建筑与世界上任何同类建筑相媲美。 ③能胜任： He is equal to anything.他无所不能。 She feels equal to the task.(牛津） He doesn’t seem equal to running the company. vivt 等于；比得上：equalled equaled Three times three equals nine.3乘以3等于9。 No one equals him in strength.论力气，谁也比不上他。 3）n[C]同等的人/物 She has no equal in English.谁的英语也比不上她。 As far as intelligence is concerned, she is the equal of her brother. →equality n. 平等，相等，均等 In some countries black people do not have equality with white people. 在某些国家黑人没有和白人同等的权利。 →equally adv They are of equal importance= they are equally important. 5. rate rate在句中是名词，意为“比率；率”。 The unemployment rate is rising in that country.那个国家的失业率正在上升