必修2 Unit 1 重点词汇

Unit 1 Cultural relics

1. survive vi. 幸免；幸存下来；生还；

Some plants in the desert can survive without water. [拓展] vt.从……中活下来，活过……; 比……活得更长

Only a few soldiers survived the battle.

That old lady survived her husband.

[练习] Only by protecting ourselves can we survive this disaster(活过这场灾难). (survive)

2. in search of 寻找

[拓展] search for寻找

I went to the library in search of some information.

I went to the library to search for some information. [比较] search … for搜索……以找到……They searched the forest for the lost child.

They searched me for food, but found nothing.

3. design n. 设计；图案；构思

What beautiful design and colors they are!

The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days.

[拓展] vt. 设计；计划；构思

be designed for = be intended for目的是，为……准备的

This piece of land is designed for a garden.

by design = on purpose 故意地，有目的地

Did you do it by design or just by accident?

4. fancy agj. 奇特的；异样的

Some people are always wearing fancy clothes.

in a fancy style 以一种奇特的风格(方式)

[拓展] vt. 想象；设想；爱好

Fancy meeting you here! 想不到在这儿见到你了! fancy (sb.) doing sth. 想象(某人)做某事

Fancy her saying such words like that!

想不到他竟然说出这种话来。

I don’t fancy going all that way in such bad weather.我不喜欢在这样的坏天气里一直这么走着。

5. decorate装饰；装修

We decorated the house for Christmas.

It’s necessary to decorate the classroom.

[联想]be decorated with 被……装饰着

It was also a treasure (which was) decorated with gold and jewels. 6. belong 属于；为……的一员

[联想]belong to属于……(不用于进行时态或被动语态)

This car belongs to my uncle.

Please take away all the things belonging to you.

Mr. Smith, to whom this house belonged, decided to sell it.

7. in return回报；作为报答

In return he helped me with my English.

in return for作为对……的回报

He praised you in return for your excellent work.

[比较]in turn轮流地；反过来；因此，因而You can use the computer in turn.

[拓展]return vt. 归还；返回；回报；

We have returned the books to the library.

Three years later, he returned home.

8. less than 少于

In less than two days, they finished all their tasks.

There were not less than a thousand visitors today. [比较]more than 不仅仅，胜过

He cares for his fame more than anything else.

not less than表示“不少于”

There are not less than a thousand visitors today.

no less than表示“多达”，强调“多”

No less than fifty people were injured.

9. doubt n. 怀疑；疑惑

There is no room for doubt. 没有怀疑的余地。

[联想]in doubt怀疑；拿不定主意

We are in doubt about what to do next.

There is no doubt that …毫无疑问……

[用法]作名词时，肯定句中接whether引导的同位语从句，不能用if，否定句和疑问句中常接that 从句，如：

There’s some doubt whether he’ll agree with you.

I have no doubt that she will be successful.

[拓展]vt. 怀疑；不信

作动词时，肯定句中通常接whether/if引导的宾语从句，否定句和疑问句中常接that从句，如：

I doubted whether/if the story was true.

I don’t doubt that we will win the game this time.

10. worth adj. 价钱的

prep. 值得的；值……价的

n. 价值；作用

[用法]worth常用作表语形容词，不能作前置定语，意为“价值为……；值得……”，后接表示钱数或代价的名词：

This necklace is worth 500 dollars.

[句型]sth. is worth doing.(某事)值得做

This football game is well worth watching.

It is worth doing sth.做……是值得的

It is well worth watching this football match.

Is it worth rebuilding such a town?

但worth可用作后置定语，如：

He gave us some advice worth considering.

11. take apart 拆开

Workers have taken apart the damaged car.

The old man saw some Germans taking apart the Amber Room and removing it.

[比较]pull apart把……拉开

fall apart土崩瓦解；倒塌

tear apart撕开；拆散

tell apart区分；分辨(两种事物)

12. think/speak highly of 看重；重视；高度评价

[比较]speak/think well of对……评价高

I think highly of those who are search for the Amber Room.

We all thought/spoke highly of what he had done.

The articles he wrote are always thought highly of.

sing high praise for高度赞扬……

They are singing high praise for your heroic deeds.

[联想]think little/poorly of 轻视；不在乎

But the one million people of the city, who thought little of these events, were asleep as usual that night.

13. debate n. 争论；辩论

They had a debate on this project in class.

[拓展]vt. 争论；与……辩论

[归纳]under debate在讨论（辩论）中

debate on/about sth.

= have a debate on/about sth.辩论某事

It’s better to debate on something without settling it than to settle it without debating. 讨论问题而不予解决, 总比未经讨论就去解决问题为好。