Unit 2

respond [rɪ'spɒnd]

【考法1】 VERB When you respond to something that is done or said, you react to it by doing or saying something yourself. 回复；回答；回应

【举例1】 They are likely to respond positively to the President's request for aid.

他们可能会对总统的援助要求作出积极回应。

【考法2】 VERB When you respond to a need, crisis, or challenge, you take the necessary or appropriate action. 应对；作出回应；作出反应

【举例2】 This modest group size allows our teachers to respond to the needs of each student.

这样的小组规模适中，可以使老师照顾到每一个学生的需求。

strategy ['strætədʒi]

【考法1】 N-VAR A strategy is a general plan or set of plans intended to achieve something,especially over a long period. （尤指长期的）战略，策略，行动计划

【举例1】 Next week, health ministers gather in Amsterdam to agree a strategy for controlling malaria.

下周，卫生部长们将在阿姆斯特丹聚首共商防治疟疾的策略。

【考法2】 N-UNCOUNT Strategy is the art of planning the best way to gain an advantage or achieve success, especially in war. （尤指战争中的）战略，战略学

【举例2】 I've just been explaining the basic principles of strategy to my generals.

我刚刚一直在向各位将军解释战略学的基本原理。

clumsy ['klʌmzi]

【考法】 ADJ-GRADED A clumsy person moves or handles things in a careless, awkward way,often so that things are knocked over or broken. 笨拙的；不灵活的

【举例】 I'd never seen a clumsier , less coordinated boxer.

我从没见过更笨拙、动作更不协调的拳击手。

policeman [pə'liːsmən]

【考法】 N-COUNT A policeman is a man who is a member of the police force. 男警察

territory ['terətri]

【考法1】 N-VAR Territory is land which is controlled by a particular country or ruler. 领土；领地

【举例1】 The government denies that any of its territory is under rebel control.

政府否认有领土被反叛分子所控制。

【考法2】 N-UNCOUNT You can use territory to refer to an area of knowledge or experience. （知识）领域；（经验）范围

【举例2】 Following the futuristic The Handmaid's Tale , Margaret Atwood's seventh novel, Cat's Eye , returns to more familiar territory .

写完了具有未来色彩的《女仆的故事》之后，玛格丽特·阿特伍德的第七部小说《猫眼》回归到了人们较熟悉的题材上。

prey [preɪ]

【考法】 N-UNCOUNT-COLL A creature's prey are the creatures that it hunts and eats in order to live. 猎物；捕食对象

【举例】 Electric rays stun their prey with huge electrical discharges.

电鳐能放出强大的电流把猎物击晕。

legend ['ledʒənd]

【考法】 N-VAR A legend is a very old and popular story that may be true. 传说；传奇

【举例】 the legends of ancient Greece

古希腊传说

maintain [meɪn'teɪn]

【考法1】 VERB If you maintain something, you continue to have it, and do not let it stop or grow weaker. 维持；保持

【举例1】 The Department maintains many close contacts with the chemical industry.

这个部门与化工行业保持着众多密切的联系。

【考法2】 VERB If you maintain a road, building, vehicle, or machine, you keep it in good condition by regularly checking it and repairing it when necessary. 维修；保养

【举例2】 a tough campaign to force authorities to maintain roads properly

迫使当局妥善维修道路的艰难斗争

shift [ʃɪft]

【考法1】 V-ERG If you shift something or if it shifts, it moves slightly. （使）移动；（使）挪动；（使）转移

【举例1】 He stopped, shifting his cane to his left hand.

他停了下来，将手杖移到左手。

【考法2】 V-ERG If someone's opinion, a situation, or a policy shifts or is shifted, it changes slightly. （意见、情况、政策）有所变动，稍作改变；使发生些许变化

【举例2】 Attitudes to mental illness have shifted in recent years.

最近几年对精神病的态度已有所改变。

advertising ['ædvətaɪzɪŋ]

【考法】 N-UNCOUNT Advertising is the activity of creating advertisements and making sure people see them. 广告活动；做广告

discussion [dɪs'kʌʃən]

【考法】 N-VAR If there is discussion about something, people talk about it, often in order to reach a decision. 讨论；商讨

【举例】 There was a lot of discussion about the wording of the report.

关于此则报道的措辞议论纷纷。

absorb [əb'zɔːb]

【考法1】 VERB If something absorbs a liquid, gas, or other substance, it soaks it up or takes it in. 吸收（液体、气体等）

【举例1】 Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air and moisture from the soil.

植物从空气中吸收二氧化碳并从土壤中汲取水分。

【考法2】 VERB If something absorbs light, heat, or another form of energy, it takes it in. 吸收（光、热等能量）

【举例2】 A household radiator absorbs energy in the form of electric current and releases it in the form of heat.

家用取暖器吸收电流能量，再以热量的形式释放出来。 PS+aqs6ZsPn5x2SYDd63xrTJxXmwty/+RPtmfwpn5bZmfxPbQf4G3ES/JXRyVX2U