福师12春《大学英语（2）》第八课Workaholic关键词汇
福师12春《大学英语（2）》第八课Workaholic关键词汇New Words
workaholic n. 工作狂
addiction n. 沉溺，上瘾
Drug addiction is a dangerous canker in society.
吸毒成瘾是腐蚀社会的一大祸害。
He had an addiction for fast cars.
他有开快车的嗜好。
用法：addition to sth.……成瘾
His addiction to drugs propelled him towards a life of crime.
他吸毒成瘾使他走上了犯罪的道路。
consume v. 消耗，消费，饮食；毁灭
We consume energy when we move.
我们运动的时候要消耗能量。
The flame quickly consumed his house near the supermarket.
大火很快吞噬了他在超市附近的房子。
insecurity n. ① 不安全，不牢靠 ② 局促不安，心神不定
preferablea. 更好的，更合意的
Cold food would be preferable in this heat.
在这样的热天吃冷的食物更好。
He finds country life preferable to living in the city.
他感到在乡村生活比在城市更好。
spiritual a. 精神的，心灵的
symptom n. 症状，征兆
exhibit v. 展现
motivate v. 给予动机，刺激，提高……的欲望
Like so many people, he's motivated by greed.
他和许多人一样都是受到贪欲的驱动。
He is genuinely motivated by a desire to help people.
他是真心地想帮助别人。
Teaching is all about motivating people to learn.
教学就是要激发人们去学习。
precedence n. 优先，居先
The needs of the community must take precedence over individual requirements.
公众的利益高于个人的利益。
The longest-serving officer always takes precedence.
任职时间最长的官员事事优先。
The elder son has precedence over the younger one.
长子要比次子享有优先权。
相关短语：take precedence over
比……重要，比……优先处理
sacrifice v. 牺牲 （常和for连用）
It's the company's policy to sacrifice short-term profits for the sake of long-term growth.
为长期发展而牺牲短期利润是公司的方针。
Sara sacrificed her career as an actress to marry him.
莎拉牺牲自己的演艺事业，嫁给了他。
n. 祭品，牺牲
In ancient times, our ancestors often offered an animal as a sacrifice to gods.
古时候，我们的祖先经常用动物来祭祀众神。
Success in your job is not worth the sacrifice of your health.
以牺牲健康来获得工作上的成功是不值得的。
pursue v. 追求；追捕；继续从事
spouse n. 配偶
strategy n. 战略，策略
sole a. 唯一的
delegate v. 委任，委派
A boss must know how to delegate (work).
当老板的要知人善任。
The job had to be delegated to an assistant.
这项工作得交给助手去做。
The new manager was delegated to reorganize the department.
派这位新经理重新组织该部门。
n. 代表
He was elected as a delegate to the annual conference.
他被选为年会代表。
volunteer v. 志愿 n. 志愿者
convince v. 说服，使……相信
He convinced me of his sincerity.
他使我相信了他的真诚。
We utterly failed to convince them.
我们根本说服不了他们。
用法：convince sb. of sth.
I try to convince him of the reality of the danger.
我试图使他相信危险的确存在。
How can I convince you of her honesty and kindness?
我怎么才能让你相信她的诚实和善意呢？
confront v. 面对，遭遇
We must be calm when dealing with the problems confronting us.
在处理摆在我们面前的问题时，我们必须要冷静。
How to confront death is an essential lesson we should learn even though we are young.
尽管我们还很年轻，如何面对死亡却是我们应该学习的重要一课。
用法：confront sb. with/about sb./sth. 让……与……对质
be confronted with sb./sth. 面对，面临，直面
I confronted Jack with my suspicions, and finally he admitted everything.
我当面向杰克印证了我的怀疑，最后他承认了一切。
While shopping, customers nowadays are confronted with a variety of choices.
如今的消费者在购物时面临各种各样的选择。
pastor n. 牧师
counselor n. 顾问，参事，法律顾问
define v. 定义，解释
idolize v. 把……当偶像崇拜，极度爱慕
accomplishment n. 成就，造诣
sensitive a. 敏感，易受伤害的
attain v. 达到，获得，取得
He is making great effort to attain his ambition of becoming an astronaut.
他正在努力实现成为一个宇航员的雄心壮志。
Having worked hard for ten years in the company, he eventually attained to high office.
经过在公司十年的辛苦工作，他最终升到了高级职位。
相关短语：attain a position of power 获得权位
attain one's goal/objective/target/ambition 实现目的/目标/抱负
strive v. 努力，付出努力或精力
Aunt Susan strives hard to keep herself very fit even though she is over sixty.
尽管苏珊姨妈已经六十多岁了，她还在非常努力地保持身材。
Bruce strived to improve his acting skills as soon as he arrived Hollywood.
布鲁斯一到好莱坞，就开始努力提高自己的演技。
相关短语：strive for/after sth. 为……努力，奋斗
strive against sth. 为反抗……而努力
The manager asked his employers to strive for greater efficiency.
经理要求雇员为更高的效率而努力。
For centuries, women have been striving against unfair treatment.
几百年来，妇女一直在针对不公平的待遇而进行抗争。
注意：strive 的过去式和过去分词有两种，即strived、strived或strove、striven。
guidance n. 指导，引导
ignore v. 不顾，不理，忽视
indispensable a. 不可缺少的
Air, food and water are indispensable to life.
空气、食物、水都是生命中不可或缺的。
A good dictionary is indispensable for learning a foreign language.
学习外语离不开好的词典。
注意：indispensable常和介词to和for连用。
deteriorate v. 恶化
recapture v. 夺回，拿回
irreplaceable a. 不能为其他事物所替代的
submit v. 呈送，递交；主张；使服从，屈服
Phrases and Expressions
out of order 不按次序的，工作不正常的
set aside 留出，搁置
take precedence over 比……重要，比……优先处理
take up 开始从事
cut back (on sth.)削减，缩减
If we don't sell more goods, we'll have to cut back (on) production.
我们若不能增加货物的销售量, 就必须大幅度降低产量。
cut back还有“急忙赶回，修剪”等意义。
The manager cut back to his company for the meeting to be held.
经理为参加即将举行的会议而匆匆赶回公司。
Rose bushes shoot again after being cut back.
玫瑰丛修剪后又长出了新枝。
The escapee ran quickly northward and cut back to the original place.
逃犯迅速向北跑去，又突然回到了原地。
pray for 祈祷，恳求，期求
make an effort 努力
fall apart 崩溃(瓦解，破裂，破碎)
devote to 把……献于，把……用于
She has devoted all her energies/life to the care of homeless people.
她把毕生的精力都投入到帮助无家可归的人。
Over half his speech was devoted to the issue of unemployment.
他的演讲大半都是关于失业问题的。
miss out 省略，错过
We'll miss out the last two verses.
最后两句歌词我们不唱了。
Now this is our big chance to take the enemy's fort and we can't afford to miss out.
这是我们夺取敌人碉堡的好机会，千万不能错过。
注意：miss out可以和介词on连用，表示“错过……”的意思。
It's a pity that you have missed out on a great opportunity.
真遗憾，你错过了一个好机会。
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