選修8第3單元重點單詞

陳蘭娥

1. seize [siz] vt.

抓住;捉住

He seized her by the arm. 他抓住了她的胳膊。

奪取;攻占;控制

They seized the airport in a surprise attack. 他們突襲攻占了機場。

逮捕;捉拿;俘獲

The men were seized as they left the building. 這些人在離開那棟房子時被抓獲。

起獲;沒收;扣押

A large quantity of drugs was seized during the raid. 在這次突擊行動中起獲了大量毒品。

seize on/upon sth. 意識到某事物而立即加以利用

The rumors were eagerly seized upon by the local press. 當地報紙迫不及待地對這些傳聞加以炒作。

seize up （指開動著的機器） 停止運轉;發生故障

Your engine will seize up if you don't put some more oil in. 如果你再不加些潤滑油，發動機就要卡住了。

【考題鏈接】 I would also like to ___ this opportunity to deepen visitors' understanding of China and its painting and calligraphy culture.

答案：seize

2. file [faIl]

[C] 文件夾;卷宗;檔案

A stack of files awaited me on my desk. 我桌上有一堆文件正待我去處理。

[C]（計算機的）文件

Every file on the same disk must have a different name. 同一磁盤上的每一個文件都必須有不同的文件名。

vt. 提交;發送

A number of them have filed formal complaints against the police. 他們中的許多人都對警方提出了正式控告。

vt. 將……歸檔

When at home， most evenings would be spent reading， cutting up and filing away his photographs. 晚上在家時，經常都是在看書或剪切和歸類他的照片。

on file 存檔;歸檔

We have all your particulars on file. 我們已把你所有資料存檔。

in single file一路縱隊;單行

They made their way in single file along the cliff path. 他們一個接著一個沿懸崖小徑前進。

【考題鏈接】 When a ___ is uploaded in a 3D printer， the object is ready to be 3D printed layer by layer.

答案：file

3. bear [be]

[C] 熊

Polly was playing with her teddy bear. 波莉正在玩她的泰迪熊。

vt. 忍受;忍耐

They will have to bear the misery of living in constant fear of war. 他們不得不忍受長期生活在戰爭恐懼中的痛苦。

vt. 負擔;承擔

If a woman makes a decision to have a child alone， she should bear that responsibility alone. 如果一個女人決定獨自撫養孩子，她就必須獨自承擔所有責任。

vt. 開（花）;結（果）

As the plants grow and start to bear fruit they will need a lot of water. 當植物生長并開始結果的時候，它們需要大量的水。

like a bear with a sore head 易怒的;脾氣壞的

When he's just woken up， he is like a bear with a sore head. 他剛睡醒時，非常暴躁。

bring sth. to bear （on sb. / sth.） 把精力用于……;對……施加壓力（或影響等）

We must bring all our energies to bear on the task. 我們必須全力以赴，不辱使命。

bear with sb. / sth. 耐心對待;容忍

If you will bear with me a little longer， I'll answer your question. 你如果能耐心點聽我把話說完，我會回答你的問題的。

派生詞bearable adj. 可忍受的;經得住的

The climate is bearable. 這種氣候尚可忍受。

【考題鏈接】—What can't the girl ___ most？

—Sharing the bathroom with others.

答案：bear

4. tap [tp]

[C] （水）龍頭

She turned on the taps. 她打開了那些龍頭。

[C] 輕輕地敲擊（……聲）

He felt a tap on his shoulder and turned round. 他覺得有人輕輕拍他的肩膀便轉過身來。

vt. 輕打;輕拍;輕敲

Someone tapped at the door. 有人輕輕叩門。

vt. （在電話上）安裝竊聽器;搭線竊聽

He was convinced his phone was being tapped. 他確信自己的電話正被人竊聽。

on tap 現成的;隨時可獲得的

Filtered water is always on tap， making it very convenient to use. 隨時打開龍頭都有過濾水，用起來很方便。

【考題鏈接】 Rene Leanne was a French doctor who learned to ___ on people's chests to find out illness from an Austrian doctor named Leopold Auenbrugger.

答案：tap

5. distinguish [dIstIwI]

vt. 顯示……的差別;使有所不同

What was it that distinguished her from her classmates？ 是什么使得她有別于班上其他同學呢？

vt. 區分;辨別;分清

It was hard to distinguish one twin from the other. 很難分辨出一對孿生兒誰是誰。

vt. 使出眾;使著名;使受人青睞

She has already distinguished herself as an athlete. 作為運動員她早已享有盛名。

vi. 區別;辨別

People who cannot distinguish between colours are said to be colour-blind. 不能分辨顏色的人被稱為色盲。

distinguish A from B 分辨;區別

Can he distinguish right from wrong？ 他能分辨是非嗎？

派生詞distinguishable adj. 可辨認的;可辨識的

The coast was barely distinguishable in the mist. 在霧中很難看清海岸。

distinguished adj. 卓越的;杰出的;（外表或舉止上）有尊嚴的;高貴的

She is a distinguished novelist and philosopher. 她是一個杰出的小說家和哲學家。

【考題鏈接】 They can even ___ their mother's voice from that of a female stranger.

答案：distinguish

6. convenient [knvinInt] adj.

便利的;方便的

Fruit is a convenient source of vitamins and energy. 水果是維生素和能量的便利來源。

就近的;容易到達的

The house is very convenient for several schools. 這座房子離幾所學校很近。

convenient for sb. / sth. 方便的;合適的

Will it be convenient for you to start work tomorrow？ 你明天開始工作方便嗎？

派生詞 inconvenient adj. 不方便的;引起麻煩的;造成困難的

She arrived at an extremely inconvenient moment. 她來得非常不是時候。

conveniently adv. 方便地;便利地

The hotel is conveniently situated close to the beach. 那家旅館坐落在海灘附近，非常方便。

convenience [U] 方便;便利

Can you telephone me at your convenience to arrange a meeting？ 你能不能在你方便時給我來個電話，安排見一次面？

【考題鏈接】 —So， when is ___ for you？

—Sometime today， if possible.

答案：convenient

7. associate [ssIeIt; -sIeIt]

vt. 聯想;聯系

I always associate the smell of baking with my childhood. 一聞到烘焙食物的味道我就想起了童年。

vt. 交往;（尤指）混在一起

I don't like you associating with those people. 我不喜歡你和那些人混在一起。

vt. 表明支持;表示同意

I have never associated myself with political extremism. 我從來不贊同政治上的極端主義。

adj. 非正式的;準的;副的

Mr. Lin is associate director of the Institute. 林先生是研究所的副所長。

[C] 同伴;伙伴

They are associates in crime. 他們是共犯。

associate sb. / sth. with sb. / sth. 將（人或事物）聯系起來

Whisky is usually associated with Scotland. 人們常把威士忌和蘇格蘭聯系起來。

派生詞association [U] 聯合;聯系;聯盟

His English improved enormously because of his association with British people. 由于他和英國人有往來，他的英語突飛猛進。

【考題鏈接】 This phrase is ___ with the German designer Hartmut Esslinger.

答案：associated

8. practical [prktIk（）l] adj.

實際的;真實的;客觀存在的

There are some obvious practical applications of the research. 這項研究有一些顯著的實際用途。

（意見和方法）切實有效的;可行的

It wouldn't be practical for us to go all that way just for the weekend. 我們跑那么遠只為了去度個周末實在很不切實際。

for （all） practical purposes 事實上;其

實

The sale was supposed to last for a week， but for all practical purposes it's over. 減價銷售原計劃持續一周，但事實上已經結束了。

派生詞 practically adv. 實事求是地;實際地

She solved the problem very practically. 她很實事求是地解決了這個問題。

practicality [U] 現實性;實用性

He questioned the practicality of the proposal. 他對該建議的可行性表示懷疑。

【考題鏈接】 Of course， I also took some ___ steps to lose weight.

答案：practical

9. identification [aIdentIfIkeI（）n] n.

[U， C] 鑒定;辨認

Each product has a number for easy identification. 每件產品都有號碼以便于識別。

Only one witness could make a positive identification. 只有一位目擊者能夠明確指認。

[U] 確認;確定

The early identification of children with special educational needs is very important. 早期確認兒童有特殊教育需求很重要。

[U] 身份證明

Can I see some identification， please？ 請出示任何身份證件好嗎？

【考題鏈接】 BookCrossing provides an

___ number to stick inside the book.

答案：identification

10. innocent [Ins（）nt] adj.

無辜的;清白的;無罪的

They have imprisoned an innocent man. 他們監禁了一名無辜的男子。

天真無邪的;純真的

They seemed so young and innocent. 他們看起來如此少不更事。

派生詞innocently adv. 故作天真地;佯裝無知地

I caught Chrissie's eye， but she only smiled back at me innocently. 我與克麗茜對視了一眼，但她只是一臉天真地對我微笑。

【考題鏈接】 As ___ as it sounds， I expected something more to come from that moment.

答案：innocent