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模块九 第一单元 wordlist 单词讲解

Minus 

Prep. 减 Ten minus six is/leaves/equals four

Adj.  负的  a minus quantity 负数 

                劣于,低于 A minus  A 减

defend vi., defence n., defendant n. 被告

Defend myself from/against  attack

Offense  is the best defence

In defence of  为了保卫,辩护

 waste n.& vt.  Wasteful adj, 浪费的,不经济的

 a waste of time/money to do sth;

waste…doing sth.

Waste away (人,体力)衰弱

countless   n.+less→adj. e.g. hopeless, helpless, fearless, worthless, wireless, homeless, careless, endless

 seemingly adv.  seem v.

~ endless froset

Seem   跟事实接近

Appear表面如此, 跟事实一般不符合

Look  根据表面印象得出的结论

freezing adj. 极冷的,严寒的   e.g. freezing cold;

The temperature remained below freezing all day.  温度整天都在冰点以下

frozen adj. 冰冻的  frozen food  冰冻食品

The lake was frozen over until late spring.  那湖全让冰封住了, 到晚春才解冻.

The seedling was frozen to death.  幼苗被冻死了

  freeze v.

Abundant a. 丰富的,充裕的  abuandance   n.

Indonesia is abundant in petroleum deposits.  印尼的石油蕴藏量丰富  

There is abundant firewood in the forest.  森林里有充裕的薪柴

 a year of abundance   丰年

Hunter  猎人,打猎者

Go hunting  去打猎

Hunt for : hunt for jobs  找工作 (look for ,search for )

Locate   be located in

Located in a forest, the house is invisible from the main road.

mix n.& v.; mixture n.

 upwards adv.;  downwards; northwards  southwards, etc.

A blind alley 死胡同

Nightlife (u) colorful  ~   多彩的夜生活

Chinese cuisine  中国菜肴,中式烹饪

Be home to/be the home of  为…的所在地,原场地,栖息地

awesome adj. 引起敬畏的, 可怕  n.+some→adj. troublesome,                tiresome

It is awesome. 棒极了

The view of the skyline is at once awesome, grand, and disappointing.天边立刻呈现出令人敬畏的、壮丽的和令人沮丧的景色

Awe  n 敬畏,v .使…敬畏, 害怕

Stare at sb with awe . 满怀敬畏地看着某人

The darkness awed the little boy. 黑暗让小男孩害怕

sheet

A sheet of  flame  一片火海

A sheet of paper 一张纸

As white /pale as a sheet  脸色苍白

settlement n.; settle vi.; settler n.

Settle down 平静 稳定 定居           Settle down to sth/do sth

Settle on/upon 鸟儿等停在,歇落在      Settle up  with sb 付清账, 与某人结清帐

Settle to do 决定做某事          Settle the quarrel /problem

enthusiast n.; enthusiasm n.; enthusiastic adj.

Permanent adj

A permanet job   ~ peace  永久的和平 ~ happiness 永久的幸福

Frost

A ~ morning           Frost bite 冻伤

Recreation(recreate)

Go fishing for recreation

Recreation ground /room  运动场(英)/娱乐室 (美)

Immigration  (从外国移入)   v. immigrate

Emmigrant (移出)            v.emmigrate

Cater to/for

TV must cater for many different tastes. 电视节目必须迎合各种人的爱好.

He has to cater for his boss.  他得迎合他的老板。

Owing to the rain, the match was cancelled

owe:  v. 欠vi. 欠钱 vt. 欠(债等),归功于,应感谢

.I owe a lot to my wife and children.  我很感激我妻子和孩子。

2.He owes his success more to luck than to ability.  他认为他的成功是靠运气而不是因为自己有能力。

3.I owe you one.  我欠你一个人情。
Compromise  n.v.

Reach /arrive at a ~ 达成妥协  Make a~ with sb 与某人妥协

We have to compromise with him on this point.

Bound (bind –bound-bound)

a bound prisoner 一个被捆绑住的犯人

A snow-bound area 一个被雪困住的地区

Be bound to do sth  有责任,义务做某事/一定,必然做某事

我们应该遵守法律. We are bound to obey the law

你一定会成功的  You are bound to succeed

Aside 

1.She‘s put/set aside a tidy sum of money for her retirement.  她存了一笔相当可观的钱以备退休之用。

2.She put the newspaper aside and picked up a book.  她把报纸放下，拿起了一本书。

They decided to put aside their differences.  他们决定抛开彼此的分歧..

unexpected adj.; un+v.+ed→adj(unfinished, undone, unlocked, etc)

An unexpected/expected guest  一位意想不到/期待中的客人

Expect (sb) to do sth

As might be /have been expected 按照所想的,正如所料

Flexible –flexibility

A ~ material    柔软的材料, (易弯曲的… 柔软的)

A ~ plan           弹性计划 ,(有弹性的, 可变通的)

Flextime           弹性工作时间

Acute-acutely-acuteness

Have an acute sense of hearing   敏锐的听觉

Acute pain                                     剧痛

An acute shortage of  water            严重缺水

Observe  观察,注意,遵守,过…节日   n. observation

Observe sb closely                仔细观察某人

Observe the traffic rules              遵守交通规则

Observe Christmas Day             过圣诞节

preference n., prefer v.

Prefer to do

Prefer doing to doing

Prefer to do rather than do   (would rather do thand do )

I prefer it if you come with me .

The students prefer studying hard to pass the exam/be armed with the advanced ideas.

Give preference to the experienced ones

Have a preference for sweet food

Monument  n.    monmental

Set up a ~ in honor of sb

An ancient/a natural ~   古代/自然遗迹

To my way of thinking

A conservative opinion

Occupy

~ a lot of space /two hours/the country  占用,占领

Be occupied with/in   occupy oneself in/with 从事,忙于

Liberty

Long for ~   渴望自由

You  have the ~ to reuse my offer .你有拒绝我的帮忙的权力

You are at liberty to do as you choose. 你可自由做你选择的

Secure -security

A ~  hiding place /Feel ~  (adj. 安全的)

Secure the bank from/against flood (v. 保护)

Sense of security  安全感

Register

Have the letter registered   寄挂号信

Register at a hotel    登记住入宾馆

The register of births 出生登记簿

Registered mail 挂号邮件

An ambiguous answer   一个模棱两可的答案

That's absolute nonsense!  一派胡言

Compulsory education    义务教育

Weakness –strength (u. 软弱. C. 弱点)

Cotent .n. 目录 . 内容(Contents) v.  满足

Be content with your work (没有什么特别值得一提的牢骚和不满)

Be content t do  满足,心甘情愿做某事

Content oneself with 以…使某人满足

To one’s heart’s content 尽情地

Contented  : with a contented look /smile  满意的表情,微笑

Fit –unfit

Keep /feel fit

The house is fit for you to live in   这个房子适合你居住 

The water is fit to drink        这水可以喝

It is not fit for you to talk like that   你那样说不合适

The jacket fits me well

 fit in with other students

Be equiped with advanced wepons

A piece of equipment

Export-import

Religion-religious-religiously

Patience-patience

Be patient with sb /of sth (impatient)

Patient 病人

Criterion-criteria (pl)

Grasp  n. v

I kept her hands in my grasp.  我紧握着她的手。

I grasped the main point of the speech.  我领会了这篇演讲的要点。

You must grasp this opportunity.  你必须抓住机会。

She has a good grasp of the English language.  她精通英语。

Take a firm grasp of the handle and pull.  力量权力支配控制

Scholar-scholarship

He is not so much a writer as a scholar.  与其说他是作家倒不如说他是学者。

He won a scholarship to Cambridge.  他获得一份到剑桥大学读书的奖学金

Participate –participant

Participate in

Sail-sailing (航行)– sailor (s水手)

Sail through his finals  顺利通过期末考试  Sail into 驶进港口, (口语)责骂,攻击

Compete-competitor-compition

Compete with sb for sth  为…与某人竞争  Compete in the market  在市场上竞争

Relative –relatively (v. relate. n. relation)

Be relative to : 与…相关

asked me some questions relative to my paper 与我论文相关

living in relative comfort  过着相对舒适的生活

go off for a holiday with a relative. 和一个亲戚去度假

Relatively speaking  相对而言

It is relativelt cold today. 今天相当冷

Be related to  与…有关系,关联

Related issues  相关的问题

Relate his adventure to the children  讲述

Some adults cannot relate to children  理解

Relating to 关于

Bear no/some relation to  与…有关系/没有关系

In/with  relation to 关于,和…相关

Impressive –impress-impression

I was deeply impressed by his speech.

She impressed me as a woman of great kindness.

My father impressed on me the importance of work

Make/leave  a deep impression on sb

Give a impressive speech    做一个令人印象深刻的演讲

Worth-worthy-worthwhile

Worth sth (100 yuan, a lot of attention…)

Be worthy of praise  值得表扬   A worthwhile task 一个值得做的任务

The book is worth reading 

The book is worthy of being read                   这本书值得读

The book is worthy to be read

It is worth our while reading / to read the book

Concern

V.That doesn’t ~ me  这个和我无关

Don’t ~ yourself with/about other’s affairs 不要牵扯进别人的事情里去

Be concerned about/concern oneself about 为…担心

As concerns= concerning 关于    As/so far as …be concerned 就…而言

n. 关系, 担心, 关怀 关心的事情

I have no concern with/in the company. 我和那家公司没有关系

She showed great concern for her son’s illness. 她非常担心她儿子的病情

It is no concern of mine. Mu greatest concern is the economy of China. 这个不关我的事情. 我最关心的事是中国的经济.

Concerned 有关的,涉及的(后置); 担心的,忧虑的前置

The authority concerned ,有关当局   The concerned parents 忧虑的父母