Unit18 Inventions

(New words)

1. allow v.允许，容许

1)allow sb.to do sth.允许某人做某事

The nurse allowed him to stay in hospital for another two days.

那个护士准许他在医院再住两天。

allow doing sth.允许做某事

We don’t allow making noise here,so you must keep quiet.

我们不允许在这儿弄出噪音，请你保持安静。

allow vt.给予(时间、金钱)；同意给予。后常接双宾语。

He allows his wife $200 a month for clothes.

他每个月给妻子200美元买新衣服。

Allow me one minute in which to change my clothes.

请给我一分钟的时间让我换换衣服。

Please allow yourself an hour to get to the airport.

请给自己留出一小时的时间好赶往飞机场。

2)allow for考虑到 ,顾及

take into consideration

You should allow for his youth.

你应该体谅他年纪轻。

We must allow for the train being late.

我们应当考虑到火车可能晚点。

2.reject vt. 丢弃

throw away; cast aside as useless

He looked through the rejected suits.

他在那些人家不肯要的衣服中寻找。

He rejected the rotten eggs.

他扔掉了坏鸡蛋。

vt. 拒绝；拒不接受

say "no" to; not take something

She rejected my offer of help.

我主动提出给予帮助，她拒绝了。

He tried to join the army but was rejected.

他想参军但被拒绝了。

n. 被拒之人；被弃之物

3.break away from摆脱；脱离

The thief broke away from the policeman and ran away.

那个贼挣脱警察逃走了。

He broke away from all his old friends.

他与所有的老朋友断绝了关系。

It is difficult to break away from a habit.

改掉习惯是很困难的。

It was not right for the South to break away from the Union.

南方脱离联邦是不对的。

4. possibility n.可能性；可能；可能的事

the possibility of success成功的可能性

the possibility of rain下雨的可能性

Is there any possibility of having a sunny weekend?

周末有可能会阳光明媚吗？

There is a possibility of his coming for Christmas.

他可能会来过圣诞节。

Is there any possibility that he will be elected chairman?

他有当选主席的可能吗？

There is quite a possibility that war may break out.

很有可能会爆发战争。

His retirement is a possibility.

他有可能退休。

5.otherwise adv.要不然，否则；另外，别样；在其他方面

He reminded me of what I should have otherwise forgotten.

他提醒了我，要不然我就忘了。

He thinks otherwise.

他是另外一种想法。

He thinks otherwise he’s a good worker.

从另一方面来说他是个好工人。

otherwise conj.(并列连词，同or else)否则，不然(常与虚拟语气连用)

You should go now,otherwise you’ll miss the bus.

你应该现在走，不然你就赶不上公交车。

Do come earlier next time,otherwise you’ll be punished.

下次一定早点来，否则就惩罚你。

He is old and sick,otherwise he would be working.

他年老有病，不然他会上班的。

otherwise adj.另外的，别样的；其他方面的

Some are wise,some are otherwise.

有些人贤明，有些人则不然。

His students in English are also his otherwise teachers.

这些人在英语方面是他的学生，可是在其他方面却是他的老师。

6.connection n.联系；因果关系；联结

There is no connection between the two incidents.

那两个事件之间没有关联。

Doctors say there is a connection between smoking and lung cancer.

医生们说抽烟与肺癌有关系。

He has connections with many important people.

他与很多重要人物有来往。

in connection with与……相关联，关于

She said nothing in connection with her marriage.

她绝口不谈与她的婚姻有关的事。

connect vt.连接，把……联系起来；接通（电源、电话等）

The road connects London and Edinburgh.

这条道路连接伦敦与爱丁堡。

Their families are now connected by marriage.

他们两家有联姻关系。

The operator will connect you with our sales department.

接线员会与你接通我们的销售部。

be connected with与……有联系，和……有关系

He is no longer connected with the Kane Company.

他已与凯恩公司没有关系了。

7. previous先前的；早先的

of an earlier time;that came before

•I had already visited Italy on a previous holiday.

在早先一次休假中，我们访问过意大利。

8. aware: adj.察觉到的，感觉到的，知悉的。一般用作表语，后接of短语或从句。

He wasn’t aware of the danger.

他没有察觉到危险。

Smokers are well/quite aware of the dangers to their own health.

吸烟者很清楚吸烟会对他们自身的健康造成种种危害。

She became aware of footsteps hurrying after her.

她觉察到身后有匆忙的脚步声。

Are you aware that you have hurt her feelings?

你有没有察觉到你已经伤害她的感情了？

I became aware how she might feel.

我察觉到她会有怎样的感受。

He was aware that he had drunk too much.

他晓得他喝了太多的酒。

Are you aware how much this means to me?

你晓得这对我有多大意义吗？

9.Conscious adj. 神志清醒的；有知觉的

Although dying, he was quite conscious.

他虽在弥留之际，但十分清醒。

adj. 自觉的；有意识的 ,知道

He is conscious that he is being watched by every eye.

他感到每一只眼晴都在注视着他。

• I was conscious of being lifted from the ground.

我意识到被人从地上抬了起来。

I was not conscious of having offended him.

我没有意识到得罪了他。

I was conscious of someone passing through the room.

我意识到有人穿过这间屋子。

10.attempt vt. 尝试；试图 to try

We attempted an attack by night.

我们试图夜袭。

They have attempted a difficult task.

他们已经开始了一项艰难的工作。

We attempted to break through the lines of the enemy.

我们企图突破敌人的封锁线。

n. 企图；试图 the act of trying

He made an attempt to pass the exam, but it was too difficult.

他试图通过考试，但考试太难了。

The first attempt to climb Mount Everest failed.

第一次攀登埃非尔士峰（即珠穆朗玛峰）的尝试失败了。

He made an attempt at a joke.

他试图开一个玩笑。

This is my first attempt at English composition.

这是我第一次英语作文的尝试。

make an attempt to do sth.

试图做某事

attempted adj.未遂的，意图的

an attempted murder/suicide

杀人未遂/自杀未遂

11.respect vt.尊敬，尊重

Children ought to respect their elders.

小孩应该尊敬长辈。

Ihope you will respect her wishes.

我希望你能尊重她的愿望。

respect n.尊敬，尊重

I have (a) deep/great respect for him.

我对他非常尊敬。

He showed no respect for their rights.

他不尊重他们的权利。

respected adj.受人尊敬的

The teacher is greatly respected in this school.

这位老师在这个学校很受人尊敬。

12. application n.用途；应用；申请；申请书

The application of what you know will help you solve new problems.

应用你的知识可帮你解决新问题。

That rule has no application to this particular case.

那项条款不适用于这一特殊案例。

The invention has no practical application.

那项发明没有实际的用途。

The manager received twenty applications for the post.

该经理收到对这个岗位的20份申请。

They rejected his application of the membership.

他们拒绝了他成为会员的请求。

You should make an application to the embassy for a visa.

你应向大使馆申请签证。