1、新人教版英语高三选修 9：Unit 1 学案二【词汇学习】 SPIRIT OF PERSON1. C the spiritual part of a person, believed to exist after death: He believed his immortal soul was in peril. The howling wind sounded like the wailing of lost souls (= the spirits of dead people who are not in heaven).INNER CHARACTER2. C a persons inn
2、er character, containing their true thoughts and feelings: There was a feeling of restlessness deep in her soul.SPIRITUAL / MORAL / ARTISTIC QUALITIES3. sing. the spiritual and moral qualities of humans in general: the dark side of the human soul4. U, C strong and good human feeling, especially that
3、 gives a work of art its quality or enables sb to recognize and enjoy that quality: It was a very polished performance, but it lacked soul.5. sing. the of sth a perfect example of a good quality: He is the soul of discretion.PERSON6. C (becoming old-fashioned) a person of a particular type: Shes los
4、t all her money, poor soul. Youre a brave soul.7.C (especially in negative sentences) a person: There wasnt a soul in sight (= nobody was in sight). Dont tell a soul (= do not tell anyone). (literary) a village of 3.00 souls (= with 3.00 people living there)MUSIC8. (also soul music) U a type of musi
5、c that expresses strong emotions, made popular by African American musicians: a soul singergood for the soul (humorous) good for you, even if it seems unpleasant: Want a ride? No thanks. Walking is good for the soul.sacred adj. 1. connected with God or a god; considered to be holy: a sacred image /
6、shrine / temple sacred music Cows are sacred to Hindus.2. very important and treated with great respect sacrosanct: Human life must always be sacred. For journalists nothing is sacred (= they can write about anything). Some companies offer five-year plans but there is nothing sacred about this lengt
7、h of time (= it can be changed).deednoun 1. (formal, literary) a thing that sb does that is usually very good or very bad act: a brave / charitable / evil / good deed a tale of heroic deeds 2. (often plural in British English) a legal document that you sign, especially one that proves that you own a
8、 house or a building: the deeds of the house your good deed for the day a helpful, kind thing that you do: I took Sarahs children to school so Ive done my good deed for the day.conception noun 1. U the process of forming an idea or a plan: The plan was brilliant in its conception but failed because
9、of lack of money.2. C, U (of sth)| (that . ) an understanding or a belief of what sth is or what sth should be: Marxs conception of social justice He has no conception of how difficult life is if youre unemployed.3. U, C the process of an egg being fertilized inside a womans body so that she becomes
10、 pregnant: the moment of conception A child is born about 40 weeks after conception takes place.tact noun U the ability to deal with difficult or embarrassing situations carefully and without doing or saying anything that will annoy or upset other people sensitivity: Settling the dispute required gr
11、eat tact and diplomacy. She is not exactly known for her tact.regret verb (-tt-) 1. to feel sorry about sth you have done or about sth that you have not been able to do: vn If you dont do it now, youll only regret it. The decision could be one he lives to regret. Ive had a wonderful life, she said,
12、I dont regret a thing. She regretted the words the moment they were out of her mouth. v -ing He bitterly regretted ever having mentioned it. v wh- I deeply regret what I said. 2. (formal) used to say in a polite or formal way that you are sorry or sad about a situation: vn The airline regrets any in
13、convenience. v that I regret that I am unable to accept your kind invitation. v to inf We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful. vn that It is to be regretted that so many young people leave school without qualifications.noun U, C a feeling of sadness or disappointment t
14、hat you have because of sth that has happened or sth that you have done or not done: It is with great regret that I accept your resignation. She expressed her regret at the decision. a pang / twinge of regret I have no regrets about leaving Newcastle (= I do not feel sorry about it). What is your gr
15、eatest regret (= the thing that you are most sorry about doing or not doing)? He gave up teaching in 2001, much to the regret of his students.repentance noun U (for sth) the fact of showing that you are sorry for sth wrong that you have done contrition, remorse: He shows no sign of repentance. The b
16、ook speaks of the need for repentance and atonement.wisdom noun U 1. the ability to make sensible decisions and give good advice because of the experience and knowledge that you have: a woman of great wisdom: words of wisdom 2. of sth / of doing sth how sensible sth is: I question the wisdom of givi
17、ng a child so much money. 3. the knowledge that a society or culture has gained over a long period of time: the collective wisdom of the Native American people conventional / received wisdom the view or belief that most people hold: Conventional wisdom has it that riots only ever happen in cities. i
18、n his / her / its, etc. (infinite) wisdom used when you are saying that you do not understand why sb has done sth: The government in its wisdom has decided to support the ban.virtue noun 1. U (formal) behaviour or attitudes that show high moral standards: He led a life of virtue. She was certainly n
19、o paragon of virtue!2. C a particular good quality or habit: Patience is not one of her virtues, Im afraid. As a politician, he always emphasized the virtues of compromise and conciliation.3. C, U an attractive or useful quality: The plan has the virtue of simplicity. He was extolling the virtues of
20、 the Internet. They could see no virtue in discussing it further. by / in virtue of sth (formal) by means of or because of sth: She got the job by virtue of her greater experience. make a virtue of necessity to manage to gain an advantage from sth that you have to do and cannot avoid: She decided to
21、 make a virtue of necessity and combined a business trip to Paris with a visit to her cousins there. virtue is its own reward (saying) the reward for acting in a moral or correct way is the knowledge that you have done so, and you should not expect more than this, for example praise from other peopl
22、e or paymentnoble adj. (nobler); (noblest) 1. having fine personal qualities that people admire, such as courage, honesty and care for others: a noble leader noble ideals He died for a noble cause. It was very noble of you to go so far to take him home.2. very impressive in size or quality: a noble
23、building 3. belonging to a family of high social rank (= belonging to the nobility): a man of noble birth one of the noblest families in Portugal nobly adv.: She bore the disappointment nobly. to be nobly bornnoun a person who comes from a family of high social rank; a member of the nobilitydoom nou
24、n U death or destruction; any terrible event that you cannot avoid: to meet your doom She had a sense of impending doom (= felt that sth very bad was going to happen). doom merchant a person who predicts that things will go very badly: The prophets of doom who said television would kill off the book
25、 were wrong.verb vn usually passive sb/sth (to sth) to make sb/sth certain to fail, suffer, die, etc.: The plan was doomed to failure. The marriage was doomed from the start. bidverb (bidding, bade, bidden) or (bidding, bid, bid) 1. (sb) good morning, farewell, etc. (formal) to say good morning, etc
26、. to sb: vn, vnn I bade farewell to all the friends I had made in Paris. I bade all my friends farewell.2. (old use or literary) to tell sb to do sth: vn inf He bade me come closer. juggle verb 1. (with sth) to throw a set of three or more objects such as balls into the air and catch and throw them
27、again quickly, one at a time: v to juggle with balls My uncle taught me to juggle. vn (figurative) I was juggling books, shopping bags and the baby (= I was trying to hold them all without dropping them).2. sth (with sth) to try to deal with two or more important jobs or activities at the same time
28、so that you can fit all of them into your life: vn Working mothers are used to juggling their jobs, their childrens needs and their housework. also v 3. vn to organize information, figures, the money you spend, etc. in the most useful or effective wayentire adj. only before noun (used when you are e
29、mphasizing that the whole of sth is involved) including everything, everyone or every part: The entire village was destroyed. I wasted an entire day on it. I have never in my entire life heard such nonsense! The disease threatens to wipe out the entire population.attainverb vn 1. to succeed in getti
30、ng sth, usually after a lot of effort: Most of our students attained five A grades in their exams.2. (formal) to reach a particular age, level or condition: The cheetah can attain speeds of up to 97 kph.appreciate verb 1. vn (not used in the progressive tenses) to recognize the good qualities of sb/
31、sth: You cant really appreciate foreign literature in translation. His talents are not fully appreciated in that company. Her family doesnt appreciate her.2. (not usually used in the progressive tenses) to be grateful for sth that sb has done; to welcome sth: vn Id appreciate some help. Your support
32、 is greatly appreciated. Thanks for coming. I appreciate it. I would appreciate any comments you might have. I would appreciate it if you paid in cash. v -ing I dont appreciate being treated like a second-class citizen. vn -ing We would appreciate you letting us know of any problems.3. (not used in
33、the progressive tenses) to understand that sth is true: vn What I failed to appreciate was the distance between the two cities. v wh- I dont think you appreciate how expensive it will be. v that We didnt fully appreciate that he was seriously ill.4. v to increase in value over a period of time: Thei
34、r investments have appreciated over the years. salary noun (pl. -ies) money that employees receive for doing their job, especially professional employees or people working in an office, usually paid every month: an annual salary of $40 000 a 9% salary increase Shes on a salary of 24 000. He gets a b
35、asic salary plus commission.wage noun sing. (also wages pl.) a regular amount of money that you earn, usually every week, for work or services: wages of 2.00 a week a weekly wage of 200 wage cuts a wage increase of 3% (BrE) a wage rise of 3% wage demands / claims / settlements Wages are paid on Frid
36、ays. There are extra benefits for people on low wages. Tax and insurance are deducted from your wages. The staff have agreed to a voluntary wage freeze (= a situation in which wages are not increased for a time). living wage, minimum wageverb vn sth (against / on sb/sth) to begin and continue a war, a battle, etc.: The rebels have waged a guerrilla war since 2000. He alleged that a press campaign was being waged against him.
