必修 module 词汇解释

1、1academic   adjective1)connected with education, especially studying in schools and universities: The students return in October for the start of the new academic year.2)involving a lot of reading and studying rather than practical or technical skills: academic subjects相关词汇academically adverb:

2、You have to do well academically to get into medical school.2enthusiastic   adjective (about sb/sth) (about doing sth) 热衷于feeling or showing a lot of excitement and interest about sb/sth: an enthusiastic supporter / crowd an enthusiastic welcome You don't sound very enthusiastic about the i

3、dea. She was even less enthusiastic about going to Spain.相关词汇enthusiastically adverb3amazing adjectivevery surprising, especially in a way that makes you feel pleasure or admiration: an amazing achievement / discovery / success / performance It's amazing how quickly people adapt.amazing的意思是“令人吃惊

4、的，令人惊讶的”。如： Its amazing to visit such a beautiful village!相关词汇amazingly adverb; amazed adj ; amaze verb If something amazes you, it surprises you very much. I was amazed to learn she was still writing her stories.amazed  adjective (at / by sb/sth) (how / that .) (to see, find, learn,

5、etc.)very surprised: We were amazed to find that no one was hurt.4information   noun U (on / about sb/sth) facts or details about sb/sth: He refused to comment before he had seen all the information. Pat refused to give her any information about Sarah.相关词汇Inform verb inform sb of sth If you

6、0;inform someone of something, you tell them about it.5brilliant   adjectiveextremely clever or impressive: What a brilliant idea!very successful: The play was a brilliant success.very intelligent or skilful: She has one of the most brilliant minds in the country.(of light or col

7、ours) very bright: brilliant sunshine(BrE, spoken) very good; excellent: 'How was it?' 'Brilliant!'相关词汇：brilliance noun brilliantly adverb6comprehension   noun U, CU (especially written) the ability to understand: His behavior was completely beyond comprehension (= impossible to

8、 understand).an exercise that trains students to understand a language: listening comprehension a reading comprehension7instruction   noun, (instructions) pl. detailed information on how to do or use sthFollow the instructions on the packet carefully.C, usually pl. (to do sth) something that sb

9、 tells you to doI'm under instructions to keep my speech short. an instruction book 相关词汇instruct verb If you instruct someone to do something, you formally tell them to do it.8. method   nounC (of sth / of doing sth) (for sth / for doing sth) a particular way of doing sth: a new method

10、 of solving the problem9bored   adjective (with sb/sth) (with doing sth) feeling tired and impatient because you have lost interest in sb/sth or because you have nothing to do: The children quickly got bored with staying indoors. There was a bored expression on her face.相关词汇bore verb boredom no

11、un If someone or something bores you, you find them dull and uninteresting.boring Student life is never boring, is it? .boring television programmes.10embarrassed   adjective (about / at sth) (to do sth) (of a person or their behaviour) shy, awkward or as

12、hamed, especially in a social situation: She's embarrassed about her height.相关词汇embarrass verb If something or someone embarrasses you, they make you feel shy or ashamed.embarrassing That was an embarrassing situation for me.11attitude   nounC (to / towards sb/sth) the way that yo

13、u think and feel about sb/sth; the way that you behave towards sb/sth that shows how you think and feel: Youth is simply an attitude of mind.12behaviour  nounU the way that sb behaves, especially towards other people: His behaviour towards her was becoming more and more aggressive.U, C the way

14、a person, an animal, a plant, a chemical, etc. behaves or functions in a particular situation: the behaviour of insects / dolphins / chromosomes studying human and animal behaviour 相关词汇：behave verb He'd behaved badly. If you behave or behave yourself, you act in the way that peopl

15、e think is correct and proper.13previous   adjective happening or existing before the event or object that you are talking about: She is his daughter from a previous marriage.immediately before the time you are talking aboutI couldn't believe it when I heard the news. I'd only seen him

16、the previous day.相关词汇previously adverb14description   nounC, U (of sb/sth) a piece of writing or speech that says what sb/sth is like; the act of writing or saying in words what sb/sth is like: Police have issued a description of the gunman.相关词汇describe verb Words cannot describe the beauty of

17、the scene.descriptive  adj The report was so descriptive, I felt as if I were there.15embarrassing  adjective（1）-ing形式的形容词通常用来描述使人产生某种看法的人或事，表示主动的意思。（2）-ed形式的形容词通常用来描述人或事处于某种状态，表示被动的意思。试比较：The old lady asked lots of embarrassing questions. (令人尴尬的)The little boy was too embarrassed to admit

18、 making a mistake. （尴尬的）相关词汇embarrassingly adv: The play was embarrassingly bad. embarrass  v : Are you trying to embarrass me? embarrassment n: financial embarrassments16impress  verb(1) impress的意思是“使（人）印象深刻”。常和介词by或with搭配。 sb (with sth/sb) if a person or thing impresses you, you feel adm

19、iration for them or it: 如：They were very impressed by her speech.The boy impressed his new classmates with his sense of humour. It impressed me that she remembered my name.impress的另一个意思是“使某人铭记某事物”，常用于结构impress sth on/upon sb。VN sth on / upon sb (formal) to make sb understand how important, serious e

20、tc. sth is by emphasizing it: 如：My favourite teacher impresses on me the value of study hard. He impressed on us the need for immediate action. Their responsibilities are impressed on them during training.(2) impress 的名词形式是impression，与impression有关的常见短语有：ones (first) impression of sb“某人对的（第一）印象”；leav

21、e/ have/ make an impression on sb“给留下印象”。如：Whats your impression of the new comer?Arriving late wont leave a very good impression.相关词汇impression  n His first speech as president made a strong impression on his audience.impressive  adj His collection of paintings is most impressive.impressi

22、vely adv.17correction nounC a change that makes sth more accurate than it was before: I've made a few small corrections to your report.U the act or process of correcting sth: There are some programming errors that need correction.U (old-fashioned) punishment: the correction of young offenders相关词

23、汇correct 1 adj the correct answer v: Please correct my pronunciation if I go wrong.corrective  adj having the effect of correcting sth corrective training,18encouragement  nounU, C, usually sing. (to sb) (to do sth) the act of encouraging sb to do sth; something that encourages sb: Her wor

24、ds were a great encouragement to them.相关词汇encourage   v encourage sb to lose weightencouraging adj: encouraging words19enjoyment  nounU the pleasure that you get from sth: I get a lot of enjoyment from my grandchildren. C something that gives you pleasure: Children like to share interests

25、and enjoyments with their parents.U of sth (formal) the fact of having and using sth: the enjoyment of equal rights相关词汇enjoy  v enjoyable adj20fluency  nounU, sing. the quality of being able to speak or write a language, especially a foreign language, easily and well: Fluency in French and

26、 Spanish is required for this job.相关词汇fluent  adj be fluent in speech fluently adv.21misunderstanding  nounU, C (of / about sth) (between A and B) a situation in which a comment, an instruction, etc. is not understood correctly: There must be some misunderstanding-I thought I ordered the s

27、maller model. C a slight disagreement or argument: We had a little misunderstanding over the bill.相关词汇misunderstand  v Don't misunderstand me 反义词：understanding22disappointed  adjective (at / by sth) ; (in / with sb/sth) (to see, hear, etc.); (that .); (not) to be . upset because sth yo

28、u hoped for has not happened or been as good, successful, etc. as you expected: They were bitterly disappointed at the result of the game. I was disappointed by the quality of the wine. I'm disappointed in you-I really thought I could trust you! I was very disappointed with myself. He was disapp

29、ointed to see she wasn't at the party. I'm disappointed (that) it was sold out. She was disappointed not to be chosen.23disappointing  adjectivenot as good, successful, etc. as you had hoped; making you feel disappointed: The outcome of the court case was disappointing for the family in

30、volved.相关词汇disappointingly adverb: The room was disappointingly small.disappoint v I can't disappoint my public by retiring.disappointment  n To our great disappointment, it rained on the day of the picnic.24system  nounC (of / for sth) an organized set of ideas or theories or a partic

31、ular way of doing sth: the British educational system 25teenager  nouna person who is between 13 and 19 years old: Sandy is a very busy teenager.Teenage adj teenage fashions26disappear  verb Voften +adv./prep. to become impossible to seeThe plane disappeared behind a cloud.to stop existing

32、The problem won't just disappear.相关词汇disappearance noun U, C: the disappearance of many species of plants and animals from our planet 反义词：appear27move   verb, noun change positionto change position or make sb/sth change position in a way that can be seen, heard or felt: The bus was already

33、moving when I jumped onto itusually +adv./prep. to change or change sth：Let's move the meeting to Wednesday.相关词汇：moving  adjective causing you to have deep feelings of sadness or sympathy: a deeply moving experience a moving story / speech His performance was very moving.28assistant  

34、noun, adjectivea person who helps or supports sb, usually in their job: She works as a care assistant in an old people's home.(BrE) = SHOP ASSISTANT: Maybe one of our assistants can help you make your choice?(BrE) a student at university or college who spends time in a foreign country teaching t

35、heir language in a schooladjective only before noun (abbreviation Asst) (often in titles) having a rank below a senior person and helping them in their work: the assistant manage29cover  verb, nounverb hide / protectVN sth (with sth) to place sth over or in front of sth in order to hide or protect it: She covered her face with her hands. VN to lie or spread over the surface of sth: Snow covered the ground.VN sb/sth in / with sth to put or spread a layer of liquid, dust, etc. on sb/sth: 、The wind blew in from the desert and covered everything with sand