[辅导]人教修订版高二英语unit 20词汇
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Unit 20
1. archaeology n. 考古学 archaeological adj. 考古学的, 考古学上的 archaeologist n. 考古学家
2. curiosity n. 好奇心; 珍品, 古董; 奇人[事、物]
He is full of curiosity. 他充满了好奇心。
3. decoration n. 装饰，装潢; 装饰品
4. artefact n. 人工品, 赝象(=artifact)
5. unearth vt. 使出土, (从地中)发掘, 掘出; 揭露
unearth a plot 破获一起阴谋
6. spear n. 矛, 标枪, 梭标, 鱼叉
7. pot n. 罐；锅；壶
a teapot 茶壶 She made a pot of coffee. 她煮了一壶咖啡。
8. emperor n. 皇帝, 君主 （女性为： empress）
9. pin n. 钉, 大头针, 别针 vt. 钉住, 别住, 扣牢,
A safety pin has a metal covering over the pointed end. 安全别针在尖端有一个金属套。
In the accident he was pinned under the car. 车祸中他被压在汽车下，动弹不得。
pin papers together 把文件用针钉在一起 pin a notice on the wall 把布告钉在墙上
10. clothing n. ［集合词］衣服； 被服
11. copper adj. 铜（制）的 n 铜；铜币 copper basin 铜盆
be coated with copper 镀铜 ask for a few coppers 要几个铜币
He had only a few coppers in his pocket. 他兜里仅有几个铜板。
12. earring n. 耳环, 耳饰
She wore golden earring. 她戴金耳环。
13. distinction n. 区别, 差别
A distinction should be made between the primary and secondary contradictions. 要区分主要矛盾和次要矛盾。
14. centimeter n. 厘米
15. clay n 黏土；泥土 fire clay 耐火粘土 clay soil 粘土
16. arrow n. 箭, 箭头记号
shoot an arrow 射箭 arrow characters 楔形文字 Time flies like an arrow. 光阴似箭。
17. dozen n. 一打, 十二个
I want a dozen of pencils, please! 劳驾，我要一打铅笔。
dozens of 许多 There were dozens of people there. 那里有许多人。
[作为实数及用作定语时, 复数不加“s"]一打, 十二个 (pl. dozens) 若干; 几十; 许多
several dozen exercise-books 几打练习本 some dozen (of) people 约十二个人
some dozens of people 几十个人 pack pencils in dozens 按打包装铅笔
18. cushion n 垫子；坐垫；靠垫; 功用或形状像垫子的东西
an air cushion 气垫
19. weapon n. 武器 weaponeer n. 武器专家
nuclear weapon 核武器 conventional weapons 常规武器
20. pottery n. 陶器; 陶器工厂 -ries
21. spare adj. 多余的, 剩下的; 备用的 v. 节约, 节省, 分让, 提供给某人
a spare tire 备用轮胎 spare cash 余款
If you have a spare bed, may I stay tonight? 如果你有空床的话，今晚我可以留下吗？
Have you any spare time to help me? 你有空帮助我吗？ I have no time to spare. 我没有余暇。
Can you spare the time to help me? 你能抽出这段时间帮我吗?
Can you spare me this book for a while? 这本书能让我看一会儿吗?
Can you spare me a few litres of petrol? 你能匀给我几公升汽油吗?
22. tend vi. 趋向 （常与to连用）有某种倾向；有…的趋势
People under stress tend to express their full range of potential. 处于压力下的人容易发挥自己全部的潜力。
He tends to pitch the ball too high. 他往往把球掷得过高。
23. approximately adv 约，近似地 approximate vt. 接近; 使接近;近似, 约计, 估计
approximate perfection 臻于完善
His income approximated ten thousand dollars a year.他的年收入近万美元。
24. average n. 平均, 平均数 adj. 一般的, 通常的, 平均的
The average of 4, 8, and 60 is 24. 4、8和60的平均数是24。
What is the average rainfall for August in your country? 你们国家八月份的平均降雨量是多少?
His results is the average. 他的成绩平平。
men of average ability 能力一般的人 the average age of the boys 这些男孩子的平均年龄
students of average intelligence 普通智力的学生
25. lorry n. [英]卡车(=[美]truck)
26. link n 连接物; 链环
A lot of links fitted together form a chain. 许多链环连在一起组成链条。
vt, vi （常与together, to, with连用）连接
The two towns are linked by a railway. 这两个城镇由一条铁路连接起来
link things together 将东西连在一起 link one's arm in another person's arm 将手臂挽于他人臂中
The new bridge will link the island to the mainland. 新的桥梁将把该岛与大陆连接在一起。
27. monument n. 纪念碑
the Monument to the People's Heroes 人民英雄纪念碑
This pillar is a monument to all those who died in the civil war. 这座纪念碑是献给所有在国内战争中牺牲的人的。
28. homeland n. 祖国, 本国
29. in terms of 以…的观点；就…而说
30. status n. 身份, 地位
have no official status 未任官职 his status as a teacher 他的教师身分
social status 社会地位 status symbol 地位的象征
31. in the eyes of adv. 在...心目中
32. remote adj. 遥远的, 偏僻的
remote star 遥远的星星 the remote future 遥远的未来
a remote village 偏僻的村落; 穷乡僻壤 a remote relative 远亲 the remote future 遥远的未来
keep oneself remote from human passions 完全不近人情; 割断人世间的情丝
33. distant adj. 远的
The foreign visitors came from a distant country. 外国游客来自一个遥远的国度。
a distant journey 遥远的路程 distant relations 远亲
Those two weak boys are distant relations. 那两个瘦弱的男孩是远房亲戚。
34. lend a hand v. 帮助
35. ivory n. 象牙
36. site n. 地点, 场所, 遗址
The site of the new hotel is by the sea. 这座新旅馆的地基在海边。 construction site建筑工地
buy a site for building 购置建筑地基 historic sites 历史遗址
37. quantity n. 量, 数量
Mathematics is the science of pure quantity. 数学是纯粹研究数量的科学。
He ate a small quantity of rice. 他吃了少量的米饭。 a great quantity 大量
a small quantity of milk 少量的牛奶 I prefer quality to quantity. 我重质量胜过重数量。
Quantities of food were on the table. 桌上摆了大量食物。 What quantity does she want? 她要多少?
38. serve as 作为； 当作
39. mask n. 面具,
We all wore masks at the party and no one knew who we were. 在晚会上我们都戴着假面具，谁也认不出我们。
The robbers were wearing masks. 抢劫犯戴着面罩。
The nurses wore masks and close-fitting white caps. 护士们戴着口罩和紧紧扣住头发的白帽子。
40. dig up v. 掘起, 挖出, 发现, 开垦； 凑出；捐出
He has dug up some vegetables. 他挖出了一些蔬菜。 Can you dig up any money? 你能凑点钱吗？
41. accompany vt. 陪伴, 伴奏； 伴随； 伴奏
She accompanied me to the doctor's. 她陪我去看了医生。
He -nied his friend to the film. 他陪他的朋友去看电影。
Please accompany me on the trip to my hometown. 请陪我去故乡走一走。
Lightning usually accompanies thunder. 雷声常常伴随着闪电而来。
The text is accompanied by illustrations. 正文附有插图。
Mary sang and I accompanied her on the piano. 玛丽唱歌，我弹琴给她伴奏。
42. vast adj. 巨大的, 辽阔的, 大量的, 巨额的
The city is vast compared to our village. 和我们村相比，这个城市非常大。
a vast palace 巨大的宫殿 a vast expanse of desert 一望无际的沙漠
a vast sum of funds 一大笔资金 the [a] vast of ocean 汪洋大海
43. square n. 正方形, 广场, 平方, 直角尺 adj. 正方形的, 四方的, 直角的,平方的
There was a square with trees and grass in it in the center of the city. 在城市的中心有一个种了树和草的广场。
Four is the square of two. 四是二的平方。 The window was square. 这个窗户是正方形的。
square root 平方根/ 20 square meters 10平方米
44. investigation n. 调查, 研究
The police investigation will take weeks. 警察的调查将进行几个星期。
Their investigation report was full of ambiguities. 她们的调查报告模棱两可。
"No investigation, no right to speak." 没有调查就没有发言权
45. triangle n. [数]三角形, 三人一组, 三角关系
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