牛津高中英语模块四 Unit 2 备课要点 （一 A）词汇部分1. honorable [adj.] 可敬的, 荣誉的, 光荣的 e.g. Though it is honorable to be a cleaner, many people wouldn’t like to do that 虽然做一个清洁工是受人尊敬的工作，许多却不愿做。[n.] honor 敬重，尊敬；被引以为荣的人物, 荣誉，名誉；信用 All the athletes tried their best to win honor for their motherland. 所有的运动员都竭尽全力为祖国争光。 He's an honor to his parents. 他的父母以他为荣。[vt.] honor 受到尊敬 He was honored for his courage in battle. 他因在战斗中的英勇表现而受到尊敬。有用句型：in honor of/in one’s honor 为纪念… ，为庆祝；向……表示敬意 We held a special party in honor of our visitors.我举行了一个特别晚会向我们的来客表示敬意。相关链接： show honor to 对某人表示敬意； have the honor to do 很荣幸地 feel honored to do 因做……而感到荣幸； on one’s honor 以某人的名誉担保 2. delight [n.]乐趣；喜悦；欣喜 e.g.：The children were made to laugh with delight. 孩子们被逗得高兴地大笑。[adj.] delighted 欣喜的, 快乐的 delightful 令人高兴的；讨人喜欢的 I was delighted to be invited to her party.我很高兴被邀请参加她的晚会。[vi.]（常与 in 连用）热衷于；引以为乐 She delights in cooking lovely meals.她以烹饪美食为乐。短语：be delighted by/at 因…而高兴 be delighted to do sth. 高兴做某事 be delighted with 喜欢….3. significance [n.]重要； 意义；价值What is the significance of this meeting? 这个会议有什么意义？[adj.] significant 有意义的, 重大的, 重要的This meeting is significant. 这个会议有意义4. compete[vi.] compete 竞争；竞赛 Five children competed in the race. 五个孩子参加赛跑。[n.] competition 竞争；竞赛 competitor 竞赛者；对手He feels nervous as it seems his competitor is stronger.他感觉紧张因为他的对手好像比他强。[adj.] competitive 竞争的，比赛的拓展：compete with/against 与…竞争 compete for 为…而竞争 compete with sb. in ...
