選修7第5單元重點(diǎn)單詞

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1. recommend [rekmend] vt. 推薦;建議

Can you recommend a good restaurant？ 你能推薦一家好的飯店嗎？

recommend sb. as 推薦某人為……

Can you recommend him as a good cook？ 你能把他當(dāng)作一個(gè)好廚師來推薦嗎？

recommend sb. for推薦某人做（某職位）

I recommended him for a post. 我給他介紹了個(gè)工作。

recommend sb. to do sth. 勸某人做某事

The doctor recommended the patient to take his advice. 醫(yī)生勸病人接受他的忠告。

recommend that... 建議……

The judge recommended that he serve 20 years in prison. 法官建議判處他20年監(jiān)禁。

派生詞

recommendable adj. 可推薦的;值得推薦的

Some versions seem to be recommendable but lack of sufficient theoretical support. 有的看似值得推薦但又缺乏充足的理論支持。

recommendation

[C] 正式建議;提議

I had the operation on the recommendation of my doctor. 我根據(jù)醫(yī)生的建議做了手術(shù)。

[U， C] 推薦;介紹

It's best to find a builder through personal recommendation. 最好通過私人介紹來尋找施工人員。

[C] 推薦信;求職介紹信

I still need a recommendation letter from my supervisor. 我還需要我主管的一封推薦信。

易混辨析

recommend與introduce

兩者都有介紹的意思。recommend意為“向某人介紹或推薦”，側(cè)重于個(gè)人傾向;introduce意為“介紹某人與某人相識(shí)”，常用句型introduce sb. to sb.。

【考題鏈接】

—Why does the woman speak of a study？

—______ an exercise.

Key： To recommend

2. comfort

[U] 舒服;安逸;舒適

The hotel offers a high standard of comfort and service. 這家酒店提供高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的舒適享受和優(yōu)質(zhì)服務(wù)。

[U] 安慰;慰藉;寬慰

His words were of little comfort in the circumstances. 在這種情況下，他的話起不了什么安慰作用。

[C] 給予安慰的人或物

The children have been a great comfort to me through all of this. 在我經(jīng)歷這一切的日子里，孩子們一直是我的一個(gè)巨大安慰。

vt. 安慰

She comforted herself with the thought that it would soon be spring. 她想到春天很快就要來臨，以此來寬慰自己。

in comfort 舒適地

This will enable the audience to sit in comfort while watching the shows. 這樣能夠讓觀眾舒舒服服地坐著看表演。

comfort sb. 安慰某人

He began to comfort me with such unaccustomed gentleness. 他開始以那種少有的溫柔安慰我。

派生詞

comfortable adj.

舒適的;安逸的

Sit down and make yourselves comfortable. 大家都坐下來，讓自己舒服一些。

富裕的;寬裕的

They're not millionaires， but they're certainly very comfortable. 他們不是百萬(wàn)富翁，但也確實(shí)很富裕。

【考題鏈接】

Take yourself out of your ______ zone for a week， discover new personal qualities， and learn new skills.

Key： comfort

3. substitute [bstItju：t] n.

[C] 代替者

She will be the teacher's substitute for a month. 她將代替那位老師一個(gè)月。

[C] 代替品;代用品

Honey can often be used as a substitute for sugar. 蜂蜜常可用來作為糖的代替品。

vt. 用……代替……

She can substitute for you. 她可以代替你。

派生詞

substitution n. 置換;取代

Both Scotland and Northern Ireland had made last-minute substitutions. 蘇格蘭隊(duì)和北愛爾蘭隊(duì)都在最后時(shí)刻做了換人調(diào)整。

【考題鏈接】

If we ______ a number for each letter， the message “Meet me” would read “1355 20135.”

Key： substitute

4. draft [drɑ：ft]

[C] 草稿;草案;草圖

I've made a rough draft of the letter. 我已經(jīng)寫好這封信粗略的草稿。