Unit 3 Under the sea Part 1 清单式背诵——主干知识一遍过 1.witness vt.当场见到;目击 n.目击者;证人;证据 •witness sth/that...目击…… witness to(doing) sth 证实/证明(做)某事 witness to having done sth证明做过某事 •a witness of/to sth 某事/物的目击者/见证人/证明/证据 bear/give witness to...为……作证;证明 eg. (2021·天津3月卷书面表达) Our city witnesses four different seasons,plenty of sunshine and good rainfall,but in winter you may feel a little cold.(景点介绍) 我们的城市见证了四个不同的季节,阳光充足,雨量充沛,但在冬天你可能会感到有点冷。 【点拨】 英语中常使用拟人修辞手法的句子,主语通常是表示时间、地点或心爱之物,如车、船等的名词,谓语动词常为witness,see,find等。 2.opposite prep.在……对面adj.相对的;相反的 n.反义词;对立面;对立物 •be opposite to 与……相对;在……对面 in the opposite direction 向反方向 •the opposite of...……的反义词/对立面 eg. (四川卷书面表达)Good habits always lead to high efficiency, while bad ones lead to the opposite.(学校生活) 好的****惯经常使得效率增高,而不好的****惯效果恰恰相反。 3.drag vt.拖;拉;扯 drag sb down 使某人沮丧 drag one’s feet/heels 做事拖拉;迟迟不做 drag...out of...把……从……中拖出来 drag sb into (doing) sth把某人拖入到(做)某事中 eg. (2022·广州模拟)She was standing sideways near a platform, dressed in a plain coat,dragging a suitcase, and holding a plastic bag in the other hand. 她侧着身子站在站台附近,穿着一件便衣,拖着一个手提箱,另一只手拿着一个塑料袋。 4.urge vt.催促(press);驱策(inspire);极力主张(advocate)n.强烈的欲望(desire);冲动 •urge sb催促某人做某事 urge sth/sb on 催促某物/某人前进 urge that...(should) do sth 极力主张/强调……做某事 It is urged that...(should) do sth坚决要求……做某事 •have/feel an urge to do sth 渴望做某事 •urgent adj.紧急的;迫切的 urgency n.紧迫;急迫;急事 eg. We strongly urge the school to stop this case from happening again. 我们强烈要求学校阻止这种情况再次发生。 5.abandon vt.放弃;遗弃;抛弃 n.放任;放纵 •abandon oneself to...沉湎于……;纵情于……(to为介词) abandon doing sth 放弃做某事 •with abandon 放纵地;放任地 •abandoned adj.被遗弃的;无约束的;无度的;放纵的 be abandoned to 沉湎于…… eg. (陕西卷书面表达) I wish that sports day could be abandoned and replaced with some other less-competitive event. 我希望运动会可以被取消,替换为一些不那么激烈的赛事。 【同义】 desert,quit,give up 6.help (...) out帮助(某人)摆脱困境或危难;协助;使(某人)脱离困境 •help sb with/(to) do sth 帮助某人某事/做某事 can’t help doing sth 忍不住做某事 can’t help(to) do sth 不能帮着做某事 can’t help but do sth