选择性必修1第1单元重点词语归纳

钟佳佳

1. commit vt. 承诺;保证 vi. 忠于;全心全意投入（工作、活动等）

【经典例句】

Most crimes are committed by young men. 多数罪行都是年轻人犯下的。

I would advise people to think very carefully about committing themselves to working on Sundays. 我建议大家慎重考虑一下答应周日工作的问题。

Both sides committed themselves to settle the dispute peacefully. 双方承诺和平解决争端。

【思维拓展】

commit v. 犯（罪或错等）;承诺;保证;commit sb. / sth. to sb. 将某人/某事交给某人;commit sb. / oneself to sth. / doing sth. 承诺（做）某事;commit sth. to （doing） sth. 投入

【派生词】

commitment n. 承诺;交托;信奉;committed adj. 尽心尽力的;坚信的;坚定的;committee n. 委员会

2. acknowledge vt. 承认（属实、权威等）;（公开）感谢

【经典例句】

Do you acknowledge that youve been wrong？ 你承不承认你错了？

He is acknowledged as one of the greatest pianists. 他被认为是最杰出的钢琴家之一。

We wish to acknowledge the support of the university. 我们希望对这所大学所提供的支持表示感谢。

I was standing right next to him， but he didnt even acknowledge me. 我就站在他边上，可他连个招呼都不跟我打。

【思维拓展】

acknowledge doing sth. 承认做了某事;Its universally acknowledged that... ……是大家公认的;acknowledge sb. / sth. to be / as...承认某人/某物是……;认为……是……;acknowledge sb. with sth. 以……感谢某人

【派生词】

acknowledgement n. 承认;感谢

3. defeat vt. 击败;战胜n. 失败;挫败

【经典例句】

The Brazil national football team suffered a defeat in the World Cup. 巴西国家足球队在世界杯上被击败了。

Our team was narrowly defeated in the final. 我们队在决赛中惜败。

Dont let your arms relax as that would defeat the purpose of the exercise. 不要放松手臂，那樣会达不到锻炼的目的。

【易混辨析】

defeat， beat与win

defeat意为击败，强调过程和结果，宾语是对手;beat意为打败;（连续）击打，宾语是对手;win意为赢得;获胜，宾语是game或prize等。

4. insist vi. & vt. 坚持;坚决要求

【经典例句】

He insisted that he was right. 他坚持说自己是对的。

Tu Yoyo and her team members even insisted on testing the medicine on themselves to make sure it was safe. 屠呦呦和她的队友们甚至坚持在自己身上试验这种药，以确保它是安全的。

He insisted that the problem （should） be discussed at the meeting. 他执意要求在会上讨论这个问题。

【思维拓展】

insist on sth. 坚决要求某事;坚持说某事;insist on / upon doing sth. 坚持要做某事;insist on / upon ones doing sth. 坚持要求某人做某事

【温馨提示】

insist表示“坚持”和“坚决要求”时，that从句用虚拟语气：insist that... （should） do sth.;而表示“坚持说”和“坚持认为”时，that从句用陈述语气。

5. conclusion n. 结论;推论

【经典例句】

Ive come to the conclusion that hes not the right person for this job. 我断定他不适合做这项工作。

New evidence might lead to the conclusion that we are wrong. 根据新的证据可能会推断我们是错的。

When he brought his speech to a nice conclusion， his teacher invited the rest of the class to congratulate him. 当他圆满地结束演讲时，他的老师邀请班上其他同学祝贺他。