Unit 2 Morals and VirtuesSection Ⅳ 单元要点复习Ⅰ.重点单词1．precious adj.珍稀的；宝贵的2．majority n．大部分；大多数the majority 大多数(其作主语表整体时，谓语用单数；若表成员情况时，谓语用复数。)the majority of＋n.[U]＋单数谓语the majority of＋n.[pl.]＋复数谓语be in the/a majority 占大多数by/with a majority of 以大多数……(赢得……)minority n．少数民族；少数a/the minority of 少数be in the/a minority 占少数3．complain vi.&vt.抱怨；发牢骚complain (to sb.) of/about (doing) sth.(向某人)投诉/抱怨(做)某事；(向某人)发牢骚 complain (to sb.) that...(向某人)抱怨…… complaint n．抱怨；投诉；控告 make a complaint about sth.抱怨/投诉某事 make a complaint to sb.向某人抱怨/投诉4．fee n．专业服务费；报酬5．respond vt.回答；回复 vt.做出反应；回应respond to sb./sth.(with/ by sth.)(用……)回答某人/回复某事(比 answer, reply to 正式)respond to (疾病、身体的受伤部分)对医药有良好反应response n．反应；回答；回复response to sb./sth. (对人/物)的回答/回复/反应in response to 作为对……的反应6．hire vt.聘任；雇用；租用 n．租借；租用for/on hire 出租7．reject vt.拒绝接受；不录用rejection n．拒绝接受；否决8．appoint vt.任命；委派appoint sb.(as/to be)＋职位 某人担任……职位appoint sb.to do sth.委派某人做某事appointment n．任命；委派；约定make/have an appointment with sb.与某人有约keep/break an appointment 守约/违约appointed adj.约定的；指定的9．elect vt.选举；推选elect to do sth.决定做某事elect sb. as 选举某人当……election n．选举；推选；当选10．decade n．十年；十年期for/during/in/over the past/last few decades 在过去的几十年里(常和现在完成时连用)11．tend vt.照顾；照料 vi.倾向；趋于tend to do sth.易于做某事；往往会发生某事tend to/towards sth.趋向，倾向tend (to) sb./sth.(＝look after sb./sth.)照顾/护理……tendency n．倾向，趋势 have a tendency to do sth.有做某事的倾向12．staff n．员工；全体职员；拐杖13．retire vi.&vt.退休；退职；退出；离开(尤指去僻静处)retire from.....
