Unit 2 King Lear
unit 2 king lear
一、核心單詞用法例析
1. shorten vt. 縮短。。。。。。
she shortened the skirt by an inch. 她把裙子縮短了一英寸。
2. burden n. & vt. 擔(dān)子、主題(無(wú)復(fù)數(shù)),負(fù)擔(dān)、麻煩
the burden of grief made her in low spirits all day long.壓在心頭的悲傷使她整天郁郁寡歡。
3. responsibility n. 責(zé)任、負(fù)責(zé);職責(zé)、義務(wù)、任務(wù)
who bears full responsibility for the consequence?誰(shuí)對(duì)后果承擔(dān)全部責(zé)任?
4. allocate vt. 配給、分配
the headmaster allocated tasks to each of us.校長(zhǎng)給我們每一個(gè)人都分配了工作。
5. distribute vt. 分發(fā)、分配某事物、分散放置
in a co-operative profits are distributed among the work-force.在合作社中,利潤(rùn)是在全體勞動(dòng)者中進(jìn)行分配的。
6. contradict vt. & vi. 批駁、相反、與。。。。。。相矛盾
the speaker had got confused, and started contradicting himself.演講者弄糊涂了,說(shuō)話自相矛盾起來(lái)了。
he contradicted the manager at the meeting.他在會(huì)議上頂撞了經(jīng)理。
7. confirm vt. 證實(shí)、確認(rèn)、批準(zhǔn)、肯定
please write to confirm your reservation.請(qǐng)來(lái)信確認(rèn)你的預(yù)訂項(xiàng)目。
after a 6-month probationary period, she was confirmed in her post.經(jīng)過(guò)六個(gè)月的試用期后,她獲準(zhǔn)正式任該職。
8.corrupt a. ; vt. & vi. 腐敗(的)、使腐敗、腐蝕,賄賂、收買
this corrupt film is full of sex and violence.這部墮落的影片里充斥了色情和暴力.
he was sent to prison for trying to corrupt a policeman with money.他因?yàn)樵噲D賄賂一個(gè)警察金錢而被判刑入獄了。
9. cash n. & vt. 現(xiàn)金、兌現(xiàn)
i have no ready cash on me, can i pay you tomorrow?我身上沒(méi)有現(xiàn)金,能明天付給你錢嗎?
10. vacant adj. 空的、空洞的、無(wú)表情的、愚蠢的
from her vacant look we can know that she probably is in bad condition.從她發(fā)呆的樣子我們可以知道她也許身體不好。
the madman gave a vacant laugh.那個(gè)瘋子發(fā)出了愚蠢的大笑。
11. respond vi. & vt. n. 作答、回答、響應(yīng)、有反應(yīng)
the illness quickly responded to proper treatment.疾病經(jīng)適當(dāng)治療后很快好轉(zhuǎn)了。
he responded to our question with a letter.他寫了一封信答復(fù)我們的問(wèn)題。
12. suspect adj. n. vt. 可疑的;嫌疑犯;猜想、懷疑
his testimony is suspect.他的證詞是可疑的。
we suspect him to be a murderer.我們懷疑他是兇犯。
13. demand n. vt. & vi. 需要的事物、要求(知道)、需要、查問(wèn)
there’s a great demand for teachers in shenzhen.深圳需要大量的老師。
14. beyond prep. adv. & n. 在。。。。。。的那邊、超出;(在)遠(yuǎn)處、更遠(yuǎn)地
i know nothing of it beyond what he told me.除了他告訴我的以外,我就一無(wú)所知了。
i own nothing beyond the clothes on my back.除了身上的衣服我就一無(wú)所有了。