感顿市安乐阳光实验学校Unit 1重点词汇讲解never too young
1. gravity n. 严重性；重力；地球引力
Newton’s law of gravity
牛顿万有引力定律
I don’t think you realize the gravity of the situation.
我认为你没有意识到形势的严重性。
2. headline n. （报纸的）大字标题
headline news
头条新闻
6s是什么意思
The scandal was in the headlines for veral days.
这一丑闻连续几天都刊登在头版头条。
hit/make the headlines
成为重要新闻
3.put (great) pressure on somebody (to do something) 促使；强迫；劝说；给某人施加压力做某事，迫使某人做某事
Industrial development has put (great) pressure on the environment.
自贡学英语工业发展已给环境带来了（巨大的）压力。
Their parents were putting pressure on them to get married. isbn是什么意思
他们的父母正对他们施加压力，要求他们结婚。
拓展：
under pressure from 在来自……的压力下
pressure sb. into doing sth. 迫使某人做某事
4. wrestle vi. 奋力对付；努力处理；全力解决；摔跤库存现金管理
wrestle with sb.
Armed guards wrestled with the intruder.
武装警卫和闯入者扭打起来。
wrestle with sth.
She had spent the whole weekend wrestling with the problem.
她整个周末都在绞尽脑汁处理这个问题。
5.beyond doubt 毫无疑问
beyond doubt = without doubt
土耳其语翻译招聘He is without/beyond doubt the cleverest student I’ve ever taught.
他确实是我所教过的学生中最聪明的。
She is without/beyond doubt a great musician.
她无疑是一位伟大的音乐家。
拓展：
I don’t doubt that … 我不怀疑……
I doubt whether/if … 我怀疑是否……
I have no doubt that … 我不怀疑……
神盾局特工第三季13集I have some doubt whether … 我怀疑是否……
There is no doubt about … 毫无疑问……
that-clau
no doubt 无疑，很可能
No doubt she’ll call us when she gets there.
她到达那儿时必定会我们打电话。
I have no doubt that I have made a good decision.
我不怀疑我做出了一个好的决定。
6.permanent 颁发的意思adj. 永久的；永恒的；长久的
a permanent/temporary job
固定工作/临时工作
They are now living together on a permanent basis.
他们现在决定长期同住。
Opp. impermanent, temporary
7. expen n. 费用；价钱；开销
The garden was transformed at great expen.
花园改建花了一大笔费用。
Running a car is a big expen.
养一辆车开销很大。
living/houhold/medical/legal expens
生活费用；家庭开支；医疗/律师费
at sb.’s expen
We were taken out for a meal at the company’s expen.
公司出钱请我们外出就餐。
免费留学He built up the business at the expen of his health.
他以自己的健康为代价逐步建立起这个企业。
8.repay vt. 偿还；报答，回报；值得
to repay a debt/loan
偿还债务/贷款
How can I ever repay you for your generosity?
你对我这么慷慨，我怎么才能报答你呢？
The report repays careful reading.
这份报告值得仔细阅读。
9. catch up on 补上；补做；了解（已发生的事情）
I have a lot of work to catch up on.
我有很多工作要补做。
We spent the evening catching up on each other’s news.
我们那一晚上都一直在彼此通报情况。
10. weaken vt.& vi. （使）变弱，削弱
The team has been weakened by injury.
这个队因伤实力削弱。
She felt her legs weaken.
她觉得两腿无力。
You must not agree to do it. Don’t weaken.
你们一定不能同意做这件事。别心软。
拓展：
“-en” 为后缀，表示（1）“使；使成为；变得”，如：blacken 使变黑 sadden 使悲伤
（2）“由……制成的；像……一样的”，如wooden 木制的 golden 金的
11. moreover adv. 此外，而且
Syn. in addition, besides, as well as
A talented artist, he was, moreover, a writer of some note.
他是一位有才华的艺术家，而且还是一位颇有名气的作家。
12. squeeze n. 拮据，紧缺；挤压 v. 挤压；威胁；给……造成财务困难
a credit squeeze/economic squeeze
贷款紧缩/ 经济拮据
She’s just lost her job, so she is really feeling the squeeze.
她失业了，所以她真正感到了经济困难。
give the tube of toothpaste a squeeze
挤牙膏
a squeeze of lemon in your drink
在你饮料中挤入柠檬汁
squeeze the water out (of the cloth)
把（布里的）水挤干
squeeze through a crowd
挤过人群
There were already 40 people in the bus, but he managed to squeeze in.
公车上已经有40个人了，但他还是挤了进去。
Can you squeeze past/by?
你能挤过去吗？
I’ve a busy morning but I could squeeze you in at 10:15.
我忙了一早上，但还是能挤出时间在十点一刻见你。
brauer
13.put (something) into practice 将……付诸实施
She’s determined to put her new ideas into practice.
她决心要把自己的新想法付诸实践。
How will you put your plan into practice?
你要如何把你的计划付诸实施？
拓展：
in practice 实际上，事实上
Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
14.deposit n. （地下自然形成的）沉积物，沉积层
vt. 使沉积；使沉淀，存储
mineral/gold/coal deposits
矿床；金矿；煤藏
We’ve put down a 5% deposit on the hou.
我们已支付了房款的5%作为订金。
Sand was deposited which hardened into sandstone.
沙经沉积固结形成沙岩。
Millions were deposited in Swiss bank accounts.
巨额款项存入了瑞士的银行账户。
Guests may deposit their valuables in the hotel safe.
旅客可将贵重物品寄存在旅馆的保险柜里。
15.on top of 另外，此外；在顶部，在最上面；（危险或威胁）非常接近，逼近
He gets commission on top of his salary.
他除了薪水之外还拿佣金。
Put this record on top of the others.
把这张唱片放在其他唱片上面。
The truck was almost on top of us.
那辆卡车几乎把我们撞倒。
16.push for something 反复要求；施压争取
push for sth./push sb. for sth.
The group is pushing for a ban on GM foods.
集团正强烈要求取缔转基因食品。
I’m going to have to push you for an answer.
我将不得不催促你的答复了。
拓展：
push forward 推行（计划）
push back 推迟，延迟
push on 继续前进（或进行活动）
练习
一、首字母填空完成句子。
1. Rice is grown in his area where it has a very heavy r________.
2. To be fair, punishment varies according to the g________ of the offence.
