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。