高一英语上学期-Unit4-Unforgettable-experiences词汇解析.doc

高一上学期词汇解析Unit4 Unforgettable experiences
Words and expressions

　　unforgettable    adj. memorable难忘的
　　an unforgettable experience  一次难忘的经历
　　seismograph      A:   n. 地动仪
　　king        n. a man who rules a country  国王 
　　They made him king.  他们拥戴他为国王。 
　　host        n. the man invited the guests at a party  主人 
　　Mr. Johnson is the host ----the party is at his house.
　　约翰逊先生是主人--聚会在他的家里举行。 
　　vt. to serve as host to or at: 主办；主持
　　The academic conference was hosted by that committee.
　　该委员会充当这次学术会议的东道主。
　　take place  to happen; occur发生；产生
　　Great changes have taken place since 1976.  一九七六年以来发生了巨大的变化。
　　on fire  burning  着火 
　　Could you stand idle when the house was on fire?  房子着了火，你能袖手旁观吗？ 
　　scare    v. frighten (someone); make (someone) afraid  惊吓；（使）害怕 
　　You scared me!   你把我吓坏啦！ 
　　disaster    n. very bad happening  灾难；祸患 
　　Fires, floods and earthquakes are disasters.  火灾、水灾和地震都是灾难。 
　　finally    adv. at last 最后；终于 
　　Finally I shall say a few words on the subject of politics.  最后我要就政治问题讲几句话。 
　　rescue     v. save from danger or harm  营救；援救
　　They rescued the boy from danger.  他们营救那个孩子脱险。 
　　n. the act of saving or setting free from harm or danger  解救；援助 
　　The old man ran to her rescue.  老人跑去援救她。 
　　roar      n. a loud deep sound or noise  吼叫；轰鸣 
　　The lion's roar could be heard throughout the jungle.  狮子的吼叫声响彻整个丛林。 
　　v. to make a loud deep sound 咆哮
　　The tiger was roaring.  虎在咆哮。 
　　advance   v. to move forward; to come forward  前进；进展 
　　Our troops have advanced 2 miles.  我们的军队前进了两英里。 
　　n. a forward movement; progress  前进；进展 
　　The army has made an advance.  部队已取得进展。 
　　upon      prep. on在…之上 
　　In the old society, the workers had little to live upon. 在旧社会工人靠微薄的收入生活。 
　　seize     vt. take something roughly and quickly  抓住 
　　The policeman seized the thief by the arm.  警察抓住了小偷的胳臂。 
　　vt. take possession of by force  夺取；攻占 
　　The soldiers seized the fortress.  士兵们攻占了要塞。 
　　swallow    vt. take (food or drink) into the stomach through the throat 吞；咽 
　　She swallowed some milk.  她咽下几口牛奶。
　　n. the act of swallowing  吞；咽 
　　Take the medicine at one swallow.  一口把药吞下。 
　　n. a small swift flying bird with a deeply forked tail  燕子 
　　One swallow does not make a summer.  一燕不成夏。 
　　drag     pull something slowly along  vt. 拖；拉 
　　They had to drag heavy loads.  他们得拖很重的东西。 
　　pull sb up  把……往上曳
　　struggle     vi. try very hard to do something that is not easy  努力；奋斗 
　　They were poor and had to struggle for a living.  他们很穷，必须为生活而挣扎。 
　　n. a strong effort; a hard attempt  奋斗；努力 
　　In 1862 the American slaves won their struggle for freedom. 
　　1862年美国黑奴赢得了为自由而进行的斗争的胜利。 
　　get on one's feet  站立起来
　　fight         v. use hands, guns, weapons, etc against another person  打仗；斗争
　　（fought; fought）
　　Great Britain fought against Germany in two wars.  英国曾在两次大战中与德国交战。 
　　She is very ill and the doctors are fighting for her life. 
　　她得了重病，医生们正尽力抢救她的生命。 
　　flow       v. move like water  （河水等）流动 
　　That river is flowing very fast.  那条河流得很快。 
　　n. the act of flowing  流动 
　　My friend has a great flow of words.  我朋友的话滔滔不绝。 
　　fright     n. fear惊吓；恐怖 
　　What was the cause of his fright?  他为什么害怕？ 
　　shake      vi. sway; vibrate; tremble  震动；颤动 （shook; shaken）
　　The bumping and shaking make extra work for your eyeball muscles. 
　　（车辆的）颠簸和摇动给眼球的肌肉带来额外的工作。 
　　vt. make something or someone tremble or move quickly from side to side, up and down, etc.  使摇；使发抖 
　　An earthquake shook the city.  地震使这个城市摇动了。 
　　stair      n.[c] one of a series of steps that go from one floor to the next 楼梯； 阶梯的一级
　　She ran up the stairs to the bathroom.  她跑上楼梯到了浴室。 
　　At the end of the passage there are three stairs.  过道头上有三级楼梯。 
　　boom       v. to make a deep, resonant sound  作隆隆 [轰轰] 声
　　Our teacher boomed out his answer.  我们的老师用低沉的声音作出回答。
　　n. a deep resonant sound, as of an explosion  隆隆声
　　This boom in adult education, in turn, helps to raise the intellectual standard of the whole country.
　　而成人教育热反过来又促进了整个国家文化水平的提高。
　　strike     v. hit someone or something  击打 (struck ; struck/ stricken)
　　He struck me with a stick.  他用一根棍子打我。 
　　v. to affect or overcome with strong emotion打动
　　How does the idea strike you?  你感觉那主意怎么样？
　　crack      vi. （(of a rifle or whip) make a sudden, sharp noise  指枪或鞭子）噼啪地响 
　　The whip cracked.  鞭子劈啪地响。 
　　go through  pass through 通过；穿过
　　It took us a whole week to go through one of the great forests. 
　　我们化了整整一星期才穿过一大森林。 
　　look inside something carefully 仔细检查 
　　The policeman went through the thief's pockets.  警察搜查了小偷的衣袋。 
　　destroy    vt. to break something completely  破坏；摧毁 
　　Fire destroyed the forest.  大火烧毁了森林。 
　　tower      n.[c] tall, narrow building; tall part of a building  塔；城堡 
　　The Eiffel Tower was erected in 1889.  埃菲尔铁塔建于1889年。 
　　national    adj. of a nation; common to the whole nation 国家的；民族的 
　　There will be a garden party on National Day.   国庆节将有游园会。 
　　deadline    n.[c] 截止日期；最后期限
　　meet a deadline  赶上截限时间
　　fear        n. the feeling of being afraid  害怕 
　　He is a man without fear.  他是一个无畏的人。 
　　v. to be afraid of  害怕 
　　The soldiers did not fear their enemies.  士兵不怕敌人。 
　　opportunity    n. chance; time for you to do something  机会；时机 
　　I am glad to have this opportunity of speaking to you alone.我很高兴有机会和你单独谈一下。 
　　on holiday  在度假
　　article      n. a written account on one subject  论文；文章 
　　Your article is well written except for a few spelling mistakes. 
　　你的文章写得很好，只是有几处拼写错误。 
　　couch        n.[c] a long piece of furniture with a back and arms  长沙发 
　　Mary was not well so she was lying on the couch in living room. 
　　玛丽不舒服，所以她躺在起居室沙发上。 
　　workaholic    n. 工作狂
　　Buddha      n. 佛；佛像
　　agent       n. a person who acts for another  代理(商)；经纪人 
　　He is the European agent for many Japanese companies.   他是许多日本公司的欧洲代理。 
　　travel agent  旅行社代理人
　　temple      n. building where people pray and worship  寺庙；神殿 
　　It is an ancient temple.  这是一座古庙。
　　touch       v. put a finger or another part of the body on or against something  触摸 
　　Don't touch the paint until it's dry.  油漆未干，且勿触摸。 
　　v. contact or meet something  接触；碰到 
　　He is so tall that his head nearly touches the ceiling. 
　　他是如此之高，他的头几乎要碰到天花板。 
　　n.[c] contact; when two things come together  接触；碰 
　　I felt a touch on my shoulder.  我感到肩膀上被碰了一下。 
　　n. communication  联系；接触
　　He keeps in touch with his family.  他与家人保持联系。 
　　naughty     adj. behaving badly; making trouble  淘气的；顽皮的 
　　All children can be naughty sometimes.  孩子都有淘气的时候。 
　　peanut            n. 花生 
　　The peanut develops below the ground.  花生在地下结果。
　　note        n. few words that you write down to help you remember something  笔记 
　　Please take notes of the lecture.  请做听课笔记。 
　　n. a short remark or piece of information added about a word or passage in a book  注释 
　　notes on Shakespeare  莎士比亚全集的注释 
　　n. a bank note, a piece of paper money （=bill［美］）纸币 
　　Can you change a $5 note?  你能找得开一张五元票子吗？

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