Unit 6 vocabulrary.ppt

1、Company Logo,Vocabulary,1, quantities of a quantity of something 若你大量購買，會(huì)便宜很多。 Its a lot cheaper if you buy it in large quantity. in quantity 這學(xué)期你的工作在數(shù)量和質(zhì)量上都有所改進(jìn)。 Your work has improved in quantity and quality this term.,large/small/vast,large, sufficient, small,2, eat into: gradually reduce the amo

2、unt of (sth. valuable); damage or destroy 酸腐蝕了金屬，破壞了它的表面。 Acid eats into the metal, damaging its surface. Collocation: eat out,Company Logo,eat up: 1) Shes made a cake and wants us to help eat it up. 2) Big cars just eat up money. 3) She has been eaten up with/by jealousy/anger/curiosity etc,Company

3、 Logo,(to eat all of something),(to use a lot of something, especially until there is none left ),3, toil: v. toil away at sth.: to work very hard for a long period of time toil over sth. 我已經(jīng)為這篇論文辛苦一周了。 Ive been toiling away at this thesis for a week.,Company Logo,(to be very jealous, angry etc, so

4、that you cannot think about anything else ),4，multiply: 1) increase in number or quantity 幾分鐘后廣場(chǎng)上的人就增加到了幾千人。 In a few minutes people in the square multiplied into thousands. 2) add a number to itself a particular number of times 23=6 2 multiplied by 3 is/makes 6. n. multiplication,Company Logo,213=7

5、 Twenty one divided by three is seven. 2+3=5 Two plus three is five. 7-4=3 Seven minus four equals three.,Company Logo,CF: multiply, increase, add multiply 常指自然生殖或同類事物的不斷重復(fù)而造成的增加，也可以指大幅度或成倍的增加。 e.g. Rabbits multiply rapidly. increase 是最普通的用語，表示通過增加數(shù)量或自然增大而在數(shù)目、規(guī)模、分量、程度等方面的增長(zhǎng)，常含有遞進(jìn)性或按比例增加之意。 add 主要指通過

6、添加而導(dǎo)致在數(shù)量、大小、重要性方面的增加。add 常與介詞to 連用。 e.g. That was adding fuel to the fire.,Company Logo,5. pour in: go into a place quickly and in large numbers 大量球迷涌入體育場(chǎng)去觀看決賽。 Many football fans poured into the stadium to watch the final.,Company Logo,Collocation: pour sth. into/down/out : to make a liquid or othe

7、r substance flow out of or into a container by holding it at an angle. pour out ones thoughts, feelings, etc. She poured out all her troubles to him. pour out your heart/soul (=tell someone all your feelings, including your most secret ones),Company Logo,6, subscribe v. 1) I find myself subscribing

8、to 60 or 70 journals or magazines 2) How much did you subscribe to the charity fund?,（agree to buy a newspaper/magazine regularly over a period of time）,(agree to contribute a sum of money to),3) Do you subscribe to her pessimistic view of the economy? 4) Would you please subscribe your name on the

9、contract?,（agree with an opinion or theory, etc.）,(sign esp. ones name at the foot of a document),n. subscription subscriber 7，minute: adj. very small in size or amount 廚房太小了，沒有空間讓兩個(gè)人轉(zhuǎn)身。 The kitchen is minute, without room for two people to turn around.,Company Logo,CF: minute, small plenty She had

10、an abundance of very black hair. Collocation: an abundance of: large quantity of,in abundance a. abundant: more than enough, plentiful an supply of water 11, forecast: v. tell in advance; predict n. a statement that predict sth. with the help of information Did you listen to the weather forecast on

11、the radio? weather/profit/sales/growth forecast,12, impose impose sth. on sb. 1)impose a fine, a sentence, a tax (place officially on sb.) 2) impose a restriction, limitation, restrain, rule on sb./sth. (place sth. unwelcome or unpleasant on sb.) 3) impose a value/ belief / idea/ opinion on sb.,13,

12、nurture: vt. care for and educate (a child); encourage the growth of (sth.); nourish CF: nurture, feed & supply這幾個(gè)詞都是動(dòng)詞，都有“供養(yǎng)”之意。 nurture 表示在幼兒、幼苗的成長(zhǎng)過程中予以細(xì)心照料、保護(hù)。 feed 不僅表示喂養(yǎng)人、動(dòng)物，實(shí)際上有時(shí)表示喂入嘴中，還表示給植物提供養(yǎng)分。廣義上，它指為任何人或物提供所需外來養(yǎng)分。 supply 表示供給所需物品。,1. The farmers wife cattle and sheep every morning. 2. The

13、government free books to schools. 3. These are the plants in the greenhouse. 4. We want to the new project, not destroy it. 5. He has a large family to . 6. He kept me well with cups of coffee while I wrote the report.,feeds,supplies,nurtured,nurture,feed,supplied,Cf: appliance, equipment, facilitie

14、s appliance C: a piece of equipment, especially electrical equipment used in peoples homes. domestic/electrical/gas/kitchen/ heating appliance,Company Logo,equipment U:tools,machines,clothes,etc. that you need to do a particular job or activity Camping equipment facilities plural: rooms, equipment,

15、or services that are provided for a particular purpose Child-care/toilet/leisure/postal facilities,Company Logo,14, adopt 1) Sally was adopted when she was four. 2) adopt a name, an idea, an approach, a policy adapt 1) We gradually adapted (ourselves) to the dark.,to take sb. into ones family, as ones child,to take over, to have or use sth. as ones own,Be adjusted to new conditions, etc.,2) The novel has been adapted for television. 3) The machine has been adapted to be used underwater. 15, be doomed to: (sth.) be certain to happen, and you can do nothing to p