Unit 2 The universal language[单词 拼写应用]核心单词1．cast vt.&vi.选派角色；投射(光、影)；向……投以(视线、笑容)2．condemn vt.判刑，宣判；指责，谴责3．dare vt.&vi.&aux.敢于，胆敢4．seize vt.逮捕，捉拿；抓住，捉住；夺取，攻占5．decline n．衰落，衰败；减少； 下降 vi.&vt.衰落；下降；婉言谢绝6．seek vt.&vi.试图，设法；寻找，寻求7．demand vt.需要；强烈要求 n．要求；需求8．scold vt.训斥，责骂9．trend n．趋势，动向10．scream vi.尖叫，高声喊；呼啸 n．尖叫，尖锐刺耳的声音[语境运用] 用所给词的适当形式填空1．She demanded(demand) to know why she had not been told from the start.2．The article condemned(condemn) those officials who said one thing and did another.3．They are still seeking(seek) to find a peaceful solution to the conflict.4．Since he was stuck in a lift a year ago he hasn't dared(dare) to get back into one.5．They ignored the baby's screams(scream). 6．Recent research has cast(cast) new light on the causes of the disease.7．Tyrion seized(seize) her by the wrist and pulled her out of the pit.拓展单词1．universe n．宇宙→universal adj.共同的，普遍的，全体的，全世界的2．disturb vt.打扰；使中断；使焦虑→disturbing adj.令人不安的；引起恐慌的→disturbed adj.心理不正常的；精神失常的3．willing adj.自愿的→unwilling adj.不情愿，不愿意；勉强的，无奈的→willingness n．乐意4．evident adj.清楚的，显然的→evidence n．证据；证词5．mercy n．宽容，仁慈，怜悯→merciful adj.仁慈的，慈悲的，宽大为怀的6．employ v．雇佣→unemployment n．失业→unemployed adj.失业的→employment n．雇佣，工作，职业→employer n．雇主→employee n．雇员7．tend v．倾向；趋向→tendency n．倾向，偏好；趋势，趋向8．gradual adj.逐渐的，逐步的；平缓的，不陡的→gradually adv.逐渐地，逐步地[语境运用] 用所给词的适当形式填空1．Thanks to the good care of the nurses，the boy is gradually recovering from his lung operation.Certainly the recovery is a slow，gradual process. (g...
