Unit 1 Nothing ventured, nothing gained核心单词用法例析1. venture vt. & vi. 冒险；敢于去。。。。。。 n. 冒险行动；商业冒险，投机Don’t venture too near the edge of the well; you might fall in.别冒险太靠近水井，那样你会掉进去的。He failed in his ventures.他投机失败了。2. strengthen vt. & vi. 加强、巩固；变强 The wind strengthened during the night.夜晚，风吹得更大了。3. bear n.熊、粗鲁的人、笨拙的人；vt. & vi. 负担、忍受、佩带、经得起、生育She is nice but her husband is such a bear that nobody likes him.她很好，可是她丈夫非常粗鲁，没有人喜欢他。The sound of music was borne on the wind.音乐声随风飘扬。She bore (has borne) her husband 5 children.她给她丈夫生了５个孩子。注：bear 过去分词是 borne 和 born，born 只有在 were/was born 短语中。比如：I was born in Beijing in May. 4. delay vt. & vi.; n. （使）耽搁、推迟、延误Don’t delay; act today.别拖延，今天就开始行动。We decided to delay (going on) our holiday until next month.5. crush vt. & vi. n. 压碎、弄皱、拥抱；塞、使挤入This material doesn’t crush.这种料子不会打皱的。The young mother crushes the baby into her breast 那年轻的妈妈把孩子紧紧地抱在怀里。6. rank n. vt. & vi. 排、横列、把．．．．．分等／评级；adj.繁茂、过于肥沃的、腥臭的Each rank has a name.每一个等级都有名称。Taxis stand in a (taxi) rank waiting to be hired.出租车排成一列等候乘客。Cut the rank grass.把这些繁茂的青草割掉。7. select vt. & vi. adj. 挑选、选择、精选的Most of the delegates to the conference are selected from advanced workers.大多数与会代表是从先进工作者中挑选出来的。8. collect vt. & vi. 收集、采集、集中、接走、堆积I tried to collect my thoughts but was too excited.我试图集中思想，可是太激动了。用心 爱心 专心She’ll come around to collect her son.她会来接她儿子的。9. swear vt. & vi. n. 宣誓、发誓、骂；誓言、骂人的话He swore to obey.他发誓要遵守规矩。10...
