高一英语上学期Unit4Unforgettableexperiences词汇解析

1、高一上学期词汇解析Unit4 Unforgettable experiencesWords and expressionsunforgettableadj. memorable 难忘的an unforgettable experience一次难忘的经历seismographA:n. 地动仪kingn. a man who rules a country国王They made him king.他们拥戴他为国王。hostn. the man invited the guests at a party主人Mr. Johnson is the host -the party is at his ho

2、use.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 placeto 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 fireburning着火Could you stand idle when the house was on fire?房子着了火，你能袖手旁观吗？sca

3、rev.frighten(someone);make (someone) afraid惊吓；（使）害怕You scared me!你把我吓坏啦！disastern. very bad happening灾难；祸患Fires, floods and earthquakes are disasters.火灾、水灾和地震都是灾难。finallyadv. 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。rescuev. save from danger or harm营救；援救Th

4、ey 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。roarn. 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

5、.虎在咆哮。advancev. 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。uponprep. 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。seizevt. take something roughly and quickly

6、抓住用心爱心专心1The 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。swallowvt.take (foodor drink)intothe stomach throughthe 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

7、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。dragpull something slowly alongvt.拖；拉They had to drag heavy loads.他们得拖很重的东西。pull sb up把往上曳strugglevi. try very hard to do something that is not easy努力；奋斗They were poor and had to struggle for a livin

8、g.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fightv.usehands,guns,weapons,etcagainstanotherperson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

9、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。flowv. 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。frightn. fear惊吓；恐怖What was the cause of his fright?他为什么害怕？shakevi. sway; vibrate;

10、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 somethingor someone trembleor move quicklyfrom sideto side,up anddown, etc.使摇；使发抖An earthquake shook the city.地震使这个城市摇动了。stairn.c one of a series of steps that go from one flo

11、or to thenext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。用心爱心专心2boomv. 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 inadulteducati

12、on,inturn, helpsto raisetheintellectualstandardof 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。strikev.hitsomeone orsomething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？crackvi. （(of a rifle or whip

13、) make a sudden, sharp noise指枪或鞭子）噼啪地响The whip cracked.鞭子劈啪地响。go throughpass 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。destroyvt. to break something comp

14、letely破坏；摧毁Fire destroyed the forest.大火烧毁了森林。towern.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。nationaladj. 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。deadlinen.c截止日期；最后期限meet a deadl

15、ine赶上截限时间fearn. 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。opportunityn. 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articlen. a

16、 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。couchn.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。workaholicn.工作狂Buddhan.佛；佛像用心爱心专心3agentn.

17、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templen. building where people pray and worship寺庙；神殿It is an ancient temple.这是一座古庙。touchv. put a finger or another part of the body on or againstsomething触摸Don't touch t

18、he 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。naughtyadj. 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。peanutn.花生The peanut develops below the ground.花生在地下结果。noten. few words that