人教版高中英语必修2 Unit 2 The Olympic Games 重点单词讲解

Unit 2 The Olympic Games

重点单词

1. compete  vi.比赛；竞争

联想拓展

compete with 与……竞争

compete for 竞争以获得……

compete with/against sb. for sth.

为得到某物与某人竞争

compete in (a game, a match) 参加；在……方面竞争

be in competition with sb.和某人竞争

competition n.比赛；竞争

competitor n.比赛者;竞争者

competitive adj.竞争的;有竞争力的

易混辨析：compete/contest

compete 表示“为了争得名次、奖金，合同等”，并不含有将对手征服的意思。

contest 所表示的竞赛可以是友谊赛，也可以是有敌意的竞赛，旨在比试技能、能力、力气、耐力等，此外还可以表示赢得选举。

He believed that nobody could compete with/against him.

他认为没有人能和他竞争。

More than 1,000 competitors took part in the competition to compete for the first prize.

1000多名选手参加了争夺一等奖的比赛。

He has now competed in two Olympics.

他已经参加过两届奥运会了。

2. admit  vt.&vi.准许进入；容许；接纳(常用被动结构);承认

联想拓展

be admitted as ...  被接受为……

be admitted (to/into) 被准许进入……

admit (to) sth./doing 承认某事/做过某事

admit that   承认……

admit sb./sth. to be 承认……是

It is/was admitted that普遍认为……

He was admitted as a member of the basketball team.

他被接受成为篮球队的一名队员。

Only 200 children were admitted to/into the school every year.

那时每年只有200名儿童获准入学。

Will you admit having broken the window?

你承不承认你打破了窗户？

They freely admit that they still have a lot to learn.

他们坦率承认，他们要学的东西还很多。

He admitted his words to be mistaken.

他承认自己的话错了。

3. replace  vt. 代替；取代；替换

常用结构：

replace sth.  代替；取代……

replace sb. as  取代某人而成为

replace sb./sth. with/by  用……替换，以……接替

Teachers will never be replaced by computers in the classroom.

课堂上电脑永远不会取代老师。

She replaced her husband as the local teacher. 

她取代丈夫成了当地的老师。

I replaced the worn-out tools with/by new ones.

我用新工具来替换那些磨损不堪的旧工具。

联想拓展

in place在适当的位置

out of place在不适当的位置

in one’s place=in the place of代替  

take the place of=replace代替；替代

take place发生；举行         

take one’s place就位，就座

instead of代替；而不是（介词短语）

With everything in place, she started lessons.

一切就绪，她开始讲课

4. marry  v. (和某人)结婚；嫁；娶；把……嫁给……

常用结构：

marry sb.   娶某人，嫁给某人（marry后不加介词）

marry sb. to sb.  把某人嫁给某人

marry well  嫁个有钱人

She married a rich man.

她嫁给了一个有钱人。

He married both his daughters to rich businessmen.

他把两个女儿都嫁给了富商。

联想拓展

marriage n.  结婚；婚姻

married adj.  已婚的

get/be married (to sb.) （与某人）结婚

易混辨析：marry/get married/be married

marry与get married强调动作，不能与表示时间段的状语连用; be married强调状态，可以与表示时间段的状语连用。

可以说She married/got married two years ago.

或She has been married for two years.

或It’s two years since she married/got married.

但不可以说She has married/has got married for two years.

5. promise  vt. 允诺，答应  vi.有希望；承诺；答应  n. 诺言，承诺；迹象，征兆

常用结构：

promise sth.  答应某事

promise sb. sth./promise sth. to sb.  答应给某人某物

promise (sb.)to do sth.  答应（某人）做什么事

promise (sb.) that ...  答应（某人）……

keep/carry out one’s promise   信守诺言

break/go back on one’s promise   违背诺言

make/give a promise  许诺/答应

Promise (me) never to be late again.

答应（我）决不再迟到。

She promised her mother that she would come back.

她答应妈妈会回来。

He made a promise to come back.

他答应回来了。

This year promises to be another good one for harvest.

今年看来又是个丰收年。

联想拓展

promising adj. 有希望的；有前途的

6. charge  n. 费用；指控，指责；主管；掌管  v. 指控；收费；要价；承担责任；掌管；充电；控诉

All goods are delivered free of charge.

一切物品免费送货。

She rejected the charge that the story was untrue.

她否认了她编造事实的指控。

He took charge of the farm after his father’s death.

父亲去世后，他掌管农场。

The committee has been charged with the development of sport.

委员会已经承担了体育运动发展的责任。

What did he charge for the repairs?

他们收了多少修理费？

Before use, the battery must be charged.

使用前，电池必须充电。

He was charged with murder.

他被指控犯有谋杀罪。

常用结构：

at no extra charge  无需额外付费

be charged with  被控告犯……罪

in/under the charge of  在某人照看（掌管）下

in charge of   处于控制或支配（某人/某事物）的地位

free of charge  免费

charge sb. money for (doing) sth.  为做某事向某人收取费用

take charge  负责；控制局面

7. bargain  n. 协议；廉价物  v.（与某人）讨价还价; 洽谈成交条件；谈判；讲条件

If you promote our goods, we will give you a good discount as our part of the bargain.

若你方经销我们的货物, 我方愿给予你相当大的优惠作为回报。

It’s a bargain.这可是便宜货。

Never pay the advertised price for a car; always try to bargain.

千万不要照牌价购买汽车, 总得讲讲价才是。

常用结构：

make a bargain with sb. about/over/for sth.

就某事与某人达成协议

bargain with sb. about/over/for sth.

就某事与某人讨价还价

a good/bad bargain 一笔划算/不划算的交易

8. deserve  vt.&vi.应受(报答或惩罚); 值得

The article deserves careful study.

这篇文章值得仔细研究。

They deserve to be sent to prison.他们应该入狱。

联想拓展

deserve doing=deserve to be done=be worth doing值得做

The thief deserves punishing.

=The thief deserves punishment.

=The thief deserves to be punished.

这个小偷理所当然会受到惩罚。