Module 5 Unit 2 Words & Expressions1. economy n 经济(情况), 节约 develop national ~ economic adj 经济（学）的；有利可图的 ~ growth/independence/policy/ development economical adj. 经济的，实惠的；节俭的，精打细算的 He is ~ in all areas of his life. economist n. 经济学家 economics 经济学 major in ～ ___________2.debate vt/vi/ n.争论, 辩论；考虑 debate with sb over/about sth a debate on/ about/ over sth.After a heated debate, they reached/came to/ arrived at an agreement.3. cut back (on sth) 减 少 ， 缩 减 If we don’t sell more, we will have to cut back on production. cut across 取捷径穿越 We cut across the field to save time.cut away (from sth) 切除，砍掉 They cut away all the dead branches from the tree.cut down 砍倒；缩减，缩小 cut down a tree We should cut the article down to 1000 words.cut in (on sth) 打断，插嘴 She kept cutting in on our conversation.cut off ① 切掉，砍掉 He had his finger cut off in an accident at work.② 停止，中断（供给、电话通话等）We were cut off in the middle of our conversation._________ (strike) by the heavy snowfalls, the city was cut off from the outside, _______ (face) water and electricity shortage.cut out 切下，剪下（from）cut out an article from a newspaper 删除 cut out the first two chapterscut sth. up 切碎，剁碎 He cut up the meat on his plate.4. responsibility n. 责 任 ， 职 责 a sense of ~; shoulder/ take (on) ~ for 为 … 负 责 responsible adj. be responsible for ① 对…负责 He is the man responsible for the case. ② 成为…的原因 It’s education system rather than teachers __________________ overload on the students. 5. belief n. ① 信心，相信 Her belief in God is very firm. ② 看法，信念 There is a general belief that things will soon get better. ...
