英语模块三第二单元单词

occupation ①工作；职业

What do you imagine will be your future occupation？你认为自己将来会从事什么职业呢？

He is a lawyer by occupation 他的职业是律师。 ②占领；居住：

a country under occupation被占领的国家

the wildlife in occasion of the island这座岛上的野生动植物

occupy

①占领；占据：

During the war，Germany occupied many counties , Including France.战争期间，德国占领了很多国家，包括法国。 ②占时间、空间；占有；占用：

His speech occupied only three minutes他的演讲仅用了三分钟。

The bed seemed to occupy most of the room床似乎占据了大半个房间。 ③使忙碌：

His work occupies him for the whole day.工作使他忙了一整天。 be occupied with sth / ( in ) doing sth :

I have been so occoupied with work that I haven't had time for social activities.工作太忙，我一直没有时间参加社交活动。 The new comers were occupied（in）writing letters home.新来的人忙着给家里写信。

contribute

①贡献；捐献；提供：

Immigrants have contributed to the British culture in many ways.移民在许多方面都对英国文化有所贡献。

It was generous of her to contribute such a large sum of money.她很大方，捐了这么一大笔钱。

contribute ( sth ) to sth :

contribute （money）to the Red Cross 向红十字会捐钱

He never contributes ( ideas ) to the discussion.他在讨论时从不发表意见。 ②造成（某事发生）是…的原因之―： Alcohol contributes to 100,000 deaths a year ln the US.在美国，酒精每年造成10万人死亡。

Stress is a contributing factor in many illness.压力是诸多疾病的致病因素。 ③投（稿）；撰（稿）

She contributed a number of articles to the magazine.她给这家杂志撰写了多篇文章。

contributor

①捐款人;撰稿人;起作用的因素

contribution

①捐款；捐献物：

contribution to / toward :

I gave a contribution of $100 to the church.我给教堂捐了100美元。 ②贡献

contribution to :

I admire Edison a lot because of his great comtribution to the world.我很敬佩爱迪生，因为他为世界作出了巨大贡献。

Chinese athletes have made important contribution to the Olympic Game.中国运动员为奥运会作出了重大贡献。 ③稿件：

Thus is a magazine with contributions from well-known travel writers.这是一本由著名旅行作家撰稿的杂志。

replace

①替换；更换：

The new rice replaced vegetables in 50 thousand square kilometers.这一新品种的水稻取代了蔬菜，被种植在5万平方公里的土地上。

We 'd be happy to replace the radio for you.我们愿意为您更换这台收音机。 ②把…放回原处：

Replace the magazines after reading.杂志阅读后请放回原处。 replace ... with /by 用…替换:

the factory replaced most of its workers with robots.厂方用机器人替换了大多数工人。

raise

①举起；抬起使升高：

You should raise your arm to get the teacher's attention.你应该举手让老师注意到你。

I shouted at him but he merely raised his eyebrows.我冲他大喊，但他只是扬了扬眉毛。

She stood there watching the flag being raised.她站在那儿注视着国旗升起。 ②提高增加提升：

You raise your voice when you should reinforce your argument想强调论点时，你会提高嗓门。

We need to raise public awareness of the environment issue.我们需要增强大众的环保意识。 ③筹（款）：

Last week our school had a big fair in order to raise money for the disabled.上周我们学校举行了一个大型义卖会，为残疾人筹款。 ④提出：

Betty raised the Important question of who will be in charge.贝蒂提出了一个重要问题，就是由谁来负责 ⑤引起

Some schools pay their students to encourage them to learn，wich has raised many doubts.有些学校用钱激励学生学习，这引起了很多质疑。 ⑥养育；饲养；种植：

My parents have raised twelve kids and I am their fist-born.我的父母养育了12个孩子，我是他们的头生子。

He raised cattle in the west when he was young.他年轻时在西部养过牛。 tomatoes raised in greenhouses温室中种植的西红柿

therefore［置于句首、句中］ ①因此；所以：

I think，therefore I am.我思故我在。

No matter how ordinary a job is，it plays a part in society and therefore deserves our due respect.无论工作多么普通，都在社会中起作用，因此值得我们尊敬。

distinct

①独特的；截然不同的：

In Beijing，the four seasons are all very distinct.北京四季分明。

The African elephant is divided into two distinct species.非洲象分为两个不同的种类。

②明显的；清楚的：

distinct writing清晰的笔迹

distinction

①区别;差别;不同:

We should draw / make a distinction between right and wrong.我们应该明辨是非。 ②特点；特性：

the chief distinction of Chinese poetry 4中国诗歌的主要特征 ③优良；杰出；卓著：

people of distinction知名人士 gain/win distinction 出名

distinguish

①区别；辨认；使有别于：

distinguish between good and evil 分清善恶 distinguish ... from ...：

You should distinguish facts from rumours.你应该辨别事实和传闻。 Speech distinguishes man whom from the animals. 语言将人类与动物区分开来。 ②使杰出；使显出特色：

He distinguished himself by winning 4 prizes.他因获得4个奖项而名声大。

concern: ［常用于被动语态］ ①与…有关；涉及；牵涉：

The event concerns more than one person.这件事不止牵涉到一个人。 This article concerns some studying methods.这篇文章是关于学习方法的。