选修7第1单元重点单词

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1. ambition n.

❶ [C]追求的目标;夙愿

political / literary / sporting ambitions政治抱负;文学夙愿;运动目标

It is my lifelong ambition. 这是我终生追求的目标。

ambition of becoming sb. / doing sth. 当……人 / 做……事的夙愿

She never achieved her ambition of becoming a famous writer. 她一直未能实现当名作家的夙愿。

achieve one s ambition 实现某人的愿望

You will achieve your ambition if you work hard. 如果你努力，你的抱负是可以实现的。

have the ambition for sth. 渴望得到某物

I have the ambition for the promotion. 我渴望得到升迁。

❷ [U]野心;雄心;抱负

She is intelligent but lacks ambition. 她很聪明，但是缺乏远大志向。

【派生词】 ambitious adj. 有野心的;有雄心的

He is a fiercely ambitious young manager. 他是一个雄心勃勃的年轻经理。

【考题链接】 We seek policies that will ensure the success of a diverse and___________next generation of farms from all backgrounds.

Key： ambitious

2. suitable adj. 适合的;适宜的

Tomorrow will be quite suitable. 明天挺合适。

be suitable for 合适的;适合的

Is he suitable for the job？ 他适合做这项工作吗？

be suitable to do sth. 适合做某事

Tom is suitable to finish the project. 湯姆适合完成这个项目.

【派生词】 ❶ unsuitable adj. 不适当的;不适宜的;不合适的

Amy s shoes were unsuitable for walking any distance. 埃米的鞋子根本不适合走路。

❷ suitably adv. 合适地;适宜地;适当地;如其所料地

Unfortunately I m not suitably dressed for gardening. 不幸的是，我的着装不适合做园艺活。

❸ suitability n. 适合

Assess your hardware s suitability. 评估硬件的适用性。

【考题链接】 This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more

for the long-stay student.

Key： suitable

3. beneficial adj. 有益的;受益的

Using computers has a beneficial effect on children s learning. 使用计算机对孩子们的学习有益。

be beneficial to do sth. 做某事有利

It can be beneficial to share your feelings with someone you trust. 跟自己信任的人分享感受是很有益处的。

be beneficial to health 有益健康

A balanced diet is beneficial to health. 均衡的日常饮食有益于健康。

【派生词】 benefit

❶ [C， U]利益;好处

The book is of great benefit to students. 读书对于学生是非常有益的。

❷ vt. 有益于

The sea air will benefit you. 海边的空气对你有益。

❸ vi. 受益

We benefit from daily exercises. 我们从日常锻炼中受益。

【考题链接】 While the sun s rays can age and harm our skin， they also give us    Vitamin D.

Key： beneficial

4. adapt

❶ vt. 使适应;使合适

adapt oneself to 使……适应于

Can you adapt yourself to the new job？ 你能适应新的工作吗？

❷ vt. 改编;改写

adapt ... from 根据……改编

The film has been adapted from a play of the same title. 电影改编自一部同名戏剧。

adapt ... for 将……改编为……

Her first novel was adapted for television. 她的第一部小说被改编成了电视剧。

❸ vi. 适应（to）

When they moved to the new place， the children adapted to the change very well. 当孩子们搬到新地方的时候，他们很快适应了变化

【派生词】 adaptation n. 适应;改编本

❶ [U] 适应;适合

He made a quick adaptation to the new environment. 他很快适应了新的环境。

❷ [C] 改编本;改编的作品

Do you think the film adaptation was faithful to the book？ 你认为这部改编的电影剧本忠实于原著吗？

【易混辨析】 adapt与adopt

adopt vt. 意思是“采用”“收养”。

The schools must adopt new methods of teaching foreign languages. 学校应采用新的外语教学法。

【考题链接】 Apparently， I had difficulty___________myself to life in the city， let alone finding a job to my delight.

Key： adapting

5. annoy

vt. 使……不悦;惹恼

Don t annoy your neighbors by singing loudly at night. 夜晚不要大声唱歌，以免打扰邻居。

be annoyed with sb. 生某人的气

He was annoyed with me for having said the wrong thing. 他气我说错了话。

be annoyed at / about sth. 因某事而生氣

He seemed annoyed at your complaining manner. 他显然对你这种怨天尤命的态度不满意。

【派生词】 annoying adj. 使人不高兴的;恼人的;烦人的

The boy broke the teapot. How annoying！ 这男孩把茶壶打破了，真可气！

annoyance n.

❶ [U] 烦恼;烦扰

To her annoyance， the stranger did not go away. 让她恼火的是，那个陌生人并没有走。

❷ [C] 烦恼的事物

The dog next door is a constant annoyance. 隔壁的狗令人烦恼不已。

【考题链接】 Do you find yourself getting impatient or___________with people over unimportant things？

Key： annoyed

6. conduct

❶ [U] 经营方式;管理方法

There was growing criticism of the government s conduct of the war. 政府对战争的指挥方式受到越来越多的指责。

under the conduct of 在……的指导/管理下

Under the conduct of his teacher， he is not what he used to be. 在老师的指导下，他已经不是过去的样子了。

❷ v. 组织;安排;实施;执行

to conduct an experiment / an inquiry / a survey进行实验 / 询问 / 调查

The discussion has been conducted in a positive manner. 已经积极进行过讨论。

❸ v. 指挥（军队、乐队等）

He conducted many campaigns. 他指挥过多次战役。

【派生词】 adj. conductive导电（或热等）的

[C] conductor指挥;售票员

[U] conduction（热或电等能量的）传导

【考题链接】 A study of travelers___________by the website TripAdivisor names Yangshuo as one of the top 10 destinations in the world.

Key： conducted

7. resign  vi. & vt.

❶ v. 辞去;辞职

He was forced to resign as Finance Minister. 他被迫辞去财政部长的职务。

resign one s post辞职

I did not have any intimation that he was going to resign his post. 我一点儿都不知道他要辞职。

❷ v. 退出

He has resigned his membership of the golf club. 他已经退出了高尔夫俱乐部

❸ v. 放弃

resign one s right 放弃权利

He decided to resign his claim to the copyright. 他决定放弃对版权的要求。

❹ resign oneself to 使听命于;顺从;只好

resign可接反身代词做宾语，意思是“顺从于;屈从于”，其后常接介词to。

Finding no place to stay， I resigned myself to passing the night under the stars. 找不到投宿的地方，我只好露宿过夜。

【考题链接】 I believe that as long as I was offered a good position， I would___________at once.

Key： resign

8. congratulate

❶ v. 祝贺;向……致贺词

congratulate sb. on/upon sth. 为某事像某人祝贺

We congratulate you beforehand on your success. 我們预祝你事业成功。

❷ congratulate oneself that... 因……而自己庆幸

I congratulate myself that I have escaped unhurt. 我因自己幸免于难而感到幸运。

【易混辨析】 congratulate与celebrate

congratulate 指对他人祝贺为目的，希望他人幸福或走运;celebrate 通常指举行盛大隆重的仪式庆祝或纪念有意义的日子或某件事情，多暗示节日般的欢乐场面。

【派生词】 n. congratulation名词

congratulations （on...）！ 祝贺 / 恭喜……！

I offer you congratulations on the new year！ 我向你祝贺新年！

【考题链接】 I had hoped to send Peter a gift to___________him on his marriage， but I couldn t manage it.

Key： congratulate

9. adequate

❶ adj. 足够的;适当的;恰当的

adequate在句中多做表语，但也可做定语。

We had adequate food for a week s journey. 我们有足够的食物做一星期的旅行。

They had money adequate for the cost of the journey. 他们的钱足够这次旅行的费用。

❷ adj. 胜任的

be adequate to / for 后面只跟名词或者宾格的人称代词，表示在某个方面是充足的，能胜任某项工作职位。

He is adequate to the job. 他能胜任这项工作。

❸ be adequate for 足够的

This is adequate for the purpose. 这足以达到目的。

【易混辨析】 adequate， enough与sufficient

这些形容词均含“足够的;充足的”之意。 adequate指数量上足够，质量上适当。enough最普通用词，口语、书面语可用，较侧重分量或数量的足够，多指希望的满足。sufficient是正式用词，侧重数目或数量或程度达到某一特定要求或需要。

【考题链接】 If we hadn t made___________preparations， the conference wouldn t have been so successful.

Key： adequate

10. access

❶ [U] 通道通路;路径

The only access to the farmhouse is across the fields. 去那农舍的唯一通道是穿过田野。

❷ [U] （使用或取得的）机会;权利;手段

Have / get access to得以接近（进入、使用……）

Students must have access to good resources. 学生必须有机会使用好的资源。

❸ v. 存取（计算机文件）;使用;到达

The loft can be accessed by a ladder. 通过梯子可以上阁楼。

【派生词】 accessible adj. 易接近的;易得到手的;易懂的

The remote desert area is accessible only by helicopter. 只有乘直升机才能进入那遥远的荒漠地区。

【考题链接】 Thus， the keyboard can determine people s identities， and by extension， whether they should be given___________to the computer it s connected to—regardless of whether someone gets the password right.

Key： access