模块9 Unit One 重要单词短语
1. defend v. 防御，保卫，保护，为…辩护
defend sb. against/from attack defence n. in defence of
2. waste n.荒原，不毛之地；废物，垃圾 v. 浪费
a waste' of time/money It’s a waste of time doing/to do sth.
waste time doing sth.
3. countless adj. 数不清的，无数的
_________________________________________. 我已经警告过她无数次了。
count v. （按顺序）数数；有重要性；认为，看作，被视为
____________________________________________. 她能够用英语数到10.
It is health that_____________________. 健康是重要的。
I count him among my closest friends. 我把他看作我一个最亲密朋友。
4. seemingly adv. +adj 表面上(看上去)
●They were seemingly unaware of the decision.他们似乎并不了解这个决定.
●I'd prefer to too really back to normal, not seemingly so.
我希望你的身体能真正恢复正常，而不但仅表面上有好转。
5. abundant adj. be abundant in = _______________=__________________ 在---方面丰富
●The country _____________________natural resources. 这个国家天然资源丰富。
●Birds concentrate (in places)__________________________鸟聚集在食物丰盛的地方.
●The dictionary ______________________sunny words, healthy words, happy words
词典含有大量表达乐观、健康和幸福的单词。
6. fond adj 喜欢 be fond of
●My brother is fond ____pointing out my mistakes.
●More and more young people are fond ___ playing tennis nowadays.
A. on B. to C. in D. of
7. locate verb位于；.到．．的位置；确定…的地点或范围；使---坐落于 location (n)
be located in/near/on/etc. to be in a particular place： 位于
●The company located its branch office in the suburbs. 该公司把它的分公司设在郊区。
●The branch office of the company _________________the suburb. (位于)
●Police are still trying to locate the suspect. (____________)
8. short 缩写,简称；不足的，缺乏的，达不到要求的
in short 简短的说
be short for常与be一起构成系表结构，意为“是......的缩写（简称）”。
for short是固定搭配，意为“简称；缩写”，常放在句末。
be short of 缺乏，短缺 同义：_____________________________
●Tom is ______________Thomas. Tom是Thomas的简称。
●People usually call me Jim_____________.人们通常简称我为吉姆。
●The shopkeeper gave us _____weight: we got 9 kilos instead of 10 kilos.
A. scarce B. short C. light D. slight
●—Why didn’t you buy the camera you had longed for?
—
I had planned to. But I was ￡50 _______.
A. Fewer B. Less C. cheap D. short
9. mix n/v. 混合
mix A with/and B (使)混合，掺合，融合
mix sb./sth. up with sb./sth 误以为…是；弄错
10. be home to… 所在地
home 常用短语:
be/feel at home ：to feel comfortable and relaxed:
make yourself at home：to relax and make yourself comfortable in someone else's home
●Beijing _______________many key universities.
●Zhongguancun________________ many hi-tech companies.
●By the end of the week she was beginning to feel at home in her new job.
●—Can I look at the menu for a few more minutes before I decide?
—Of course. _______ sir.
A. Make yourself at home B. Enjoy yourself
C. It doesn't matter D. Take your time
11. awesome adj.令人惊叹的，令人敬畏的，可怕的
tiresome troublesome
12. a sheet of…一大片，一大堆…
13. enthusiast of/for sth 爱好者
enthusiasm （for） n. 热忱 enthusiastic adj. be ～ about sth
14. permanent adj. 永恒的，持久的
→ （反义） temporary 临时的
15. immigrate v. ～ to…from… 从…移民到…
immigration n. （不可数）
16． cater to sb 迎合，满足需要
17. owe vt. 欠
owe sb sth =owe sth to sb ①欠某人某物②应该把…归功于
●I owe the landlord one hundred dollars.=I______________________________________.
我欠房东(landlord)100美元.
●_______________________________________. 她把她的成功归功于运气好.
●I owe ____ my parents.
A. that I have B. what I have C. that I have to D. what I have to
●Owing to=_________ =___________ =____________=___________由于；因为；归功于
18. compromise n. reach a ～ 达成妥协v. weight的短语～ with sb on sth 和…妥协
She would rather die than compromise her fame.
I wanted to go to Beijing, and my wife wanted to go to Shanghai, so we compromised on Shanghai.
19． be bound to do sth 必定会…/必然会…
You’ve done so much work, you are bound to pass the exam.
Anyway, I’m bound to do my best.
20. put aside
put aside 意为“放下（正在做的事）；留出（一段时间）；存储（钱）；不予理会（考虑）”
如：
____________________________________________.他停下工作去泡咖啡。
____________________________________________.每天尽量腾出一小时的锻炼时间。
He_________________________________________. 他为儿子储存一些钱。
They decided to put aside their differences and started again.他们决定抛开彼此的分歧重新开始。.
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