选修7第1单元重点单词

王宇

1. access [̍ækses]

❶ [U] 通道;通路;入径

The police gained access through a broken window. 警察从一扇破窗户里钻了进去。

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 vt. 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】 How does a private pilot get ___ to the airways？

Key： access

2. adapt [ə̍dæpt]

❶ vt. 使适应;使合适

adapt oneself to 使……适应于

It is difficult to adapt oneself to sudden changes of temperature. 一个人很难适应突然变化的气温。

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

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于原著吗？

【考题链接】 Here I will stress some smarter and more creative examples of climate ___.

Key： adaptation

3. adequate  [̍ædIkwət]

❶ adj. 足够的;适当的;恰当的

She didn’t give an adequate explanation for being late. 她没有给出充分的理由说明迟到的原因。

They had adequate money to spend for the journey. 他們有足够的钱供旅行使用。

❷ adj. 胜任的

be adequate to / for 后面只跟名词或者人称代词的宾格，表示在某个方面是充足的，能胜任某项工作或某个职位。

He is adequate to the job. 他能胜任这项工作。

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是最普通用词，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】 Many students are not ___ prepared for higher education.

Key： adequately

4. ambition [æm̍bIʃn] 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

Her ambition was to become a film star. 她一心想做电影明星。

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，但是缺乏野心。

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】 Intelligence without ___ is a bird without wings.

Key： ambition

5. annoy  [ə̍nɔI]

❶ vt. 使……不悦;惹恼

His temper’s is changeable this week， so do not annoy him. 这星期他的脾气变化无常，所以不要惹他生气。

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.  因某事而生气

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

派生词（1）  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！

（2） 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】 For others， it is a harvest season， while for me， it is an ___ season.

Key： annoying

6. beneficial [̩benI̍fIʃl] adj.

? 有益的;受益的

To take exercise in doors is less beneficial than in the open air. 在室内锻炼不如在室外锻炼更有益。

be beneficial to do sth. 做某事有利

It can be beneficial to share your feelings with someone you trust. 向你信任的人倾诉感情是很有益处的。

be beneficial to health 有益健康

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

派生词 benefit

❶ [C， U] 利益;好处

The book is of great benefit to students.  那本书对学生们很有帮助。

❷ vt. 有益于

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

❸ vi. 受益

We benefit from daily exercises. 我们受益于每天做操。

【考题链接】 He had a ___ influence on the Children.

Key： beneficial

7. conduct [kən̍dʌkt]

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. 在他的老师的指导下，他已经不是过去的样子了。

❷ vt. 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 vt. 指挥（军队、乐队等）

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

派生词 conductive导电（或热等）的 adj.

[C] conductor指挥;售票员

[U] conduction （热或电等能量的）传导

【考题链接】 When you ___ an activity or task， you organize it and carry it out.

Key： conduct

8. congratulate /kən̍ɡrætʃuleIt/ vt.

❶ 祝贺;向……致贺词

It is coincident that I was not at home when he came to congratulate my success. 真不湊巧，当他来祝贺我成功的时候，我不在家。

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

He congratulated me on my good exam results. 他向我祝贺考试成绩优秀。

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 congratulation n.

❷ [U] 祝贺;贺喜

His success deserves congratulation. 他的成功值得庆贺。

❸ [C] 祝贺（词）;祝词

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】 Please accept my heartiest

___ and best wishes for the future.

Key： congratulation

9. resign [rI̍zaIn]

❶ vi. & vt. 辞去;辞职

He was under strong pressure to resign.  他承受着要辞职的巨大压力。

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 vt. 退出

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

❸ vt. 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可接反身代词作宾语，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】 We must ___ ourselves to waiting a bit longer.

Key： resign

10. suitable [̍su：təbl] 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. 汤姆适合完成这个项目。

派生词 （1） 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。

（2） 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。

（3） suitability n. 适合;适当;适用性

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

【考题链接】 The course is also ___ for those in the caring professions.

Key： suitable