牛津高中英语必修一Unit3单词讲解

牛津高中英语必修一Unit3单词讲解

Unit3 (M1)

1. work out锻炼(vi.)，计算出；解决；制定；成功地发展vi

I work out regularly to keep fit.

I believe that you can work out this math problem by yourself.

The police worked out a plan to catch the thief.

Her first job didn’t work out.

2. slim(adj.)苗条的，纤细的slimmer slimmest

3. figure(n.)体形；数字；人物

keep a slim figure

the latest sales figures

a public figure

figure out 弄清楚，弄明白；计算出

I can't figure out why he is absent.

4. ashamed(adj.)惭愧的，羞愧的

be ashamed of sth

be ashamed that…

She was deeply ashamed of her behavior at the party.

He was ashamed that he had lied.

shame(n.)羞耻，羞愧；可惜

She hung her head in shame.

What a shame/pity!

shameful(adj.)可耻的，丢脸的

shameful behavior

5. weight-loss减肥，瘦身

lose weight

gain weight = put on weight

6. pill(n.)药丸，药片

7. kilogram(n.)千克，公斤

kilometre

8. work(vi.)起作用，有效果，奏效

The weight-loss pills didn’t work at all.

9. energetic(adj.)精力充沛的，充满活力的

energy(n.)精力；能源

She is always full of energy. = She is always energetic.

10. recover(vi.)复原，恢复健康；(vt.)重新获得；回，寻回recover from an operation

recover a stolen painting

recovery(n.)恢复，痊愈

She made a quick recovery from her illness.

11. liver(n.)肝脏

12. failure(n.)衰退，衰竭；失败；故障，失灵

liver failure

Failure is the mother of success.

fail(v.)失败，未能做到；不及格；使失望；健康、视力衰退

He failed to pass the exam.

=He failed (in) the exam.

Words failed me.

Her eyesight is failing.

13. contain(v.)包含；容纳

container(n.)容器；集装箱

This drink doesn’t contain any alcohol.

14. chemical(n.)化学物质

（adj.）化学的

15. treatment(n.)；待遇；处理

treat(v.)；对待；处理；招待，款待（n.）款待

treat oneself/sb to sth以……款待，用……招待

The doctor treated me for the bad cold.

Don't treat me as if I were an idiot.

Let me treat you to a good meal.

L et’s go out for lunch—my treat.

Trick or treat? 是请吃糖，还是想遭殃（万圣节时儿童挨家索要糖果用语，扬言若不给糖就捣乱戏弄别人）

16. painful(adj.)令人疼痛的，痛苦的

17. damage(v.)/(n.)损害，伤害

damage sth=do/cause

The storm did much damage to the crops.

destroy(v.)毁坏，摧毁，毁灭= damage sth so badly that it no

longer exists, works tive(adj.)有吸引力的，有魅力的

attract(v.)吸引

attract on e’s attention

attraction(n.)吸引

tourist attraction旅游胜地

19. embarrassed(adj.)尴尬的，不好意思的，难为情的

be

embarrass(v.)使尴尬

embarrassing(adj.)令人尴尬的

This is an embarrassing situation.

embarrassment(n.)尴尬，难为情

to one’s embarrassment, …

20. pressure(n.)压力=stress

under pressure

Nowadays the young people are under a lot of pressure.

put pressure on sb (to do sth)

press(v.)按，压

Please press the red button.

21. overweight(adj.)肥胖的，体重超标的=obese

22. diet(n.)节食；日常饮食

（v.）节食，控制饮食

go on a diet

23. prefer(v.)更喜欢preferred

preference n.

prefer to do rather than do

prefer (doing) sth to (doing) sth

24. waist(n.)腰，腰部，腰围

25. suffer(v.)受苦；遭受（磨难）

suffering(n.)痛苦

I often suffer from headaches.

suffer heavy losses

26. athlete(n.)运动员athletic adj.

27. effect(n.)效果，作用；影响

side effect

have an effect on sth=affect sth

28. fall out(头发/牙齿等)脱落

29. achievement(n.)成就

a sense of achievement

achieve(v.)取得，获得

achieve one’s goal/aim

achieve success

30. post(n.)(在网上发布的)帖子v.

31. membership(n.)会员资格，成员资格

ownership friendship hardship

32. including(prep.)包括

33. branch(n.)树枝；分支；分部

There are many KFC branches all over the world.

34. downtown(adv.)在市中心，往市中心

go downtown

35. freeway(n.)(美)高速公路

36. midnight(n.)午夜

37. equipment(n.)器材；设备

a piece of equipment

equip v.

equip sb with sth

be well equipped

equip sb for sth使有所准备，使有能力

We want our son to have an education that will equip him

for life.

38. get into shape强身健体

39. make the most of---充分利用

=make full use of

40. marathon(n.)马拉松赛跑（42.195千米）

41. expert(n.)专家

（adj.）专家的；内行的

an expert driver

42. chip(n.)薯条（常用复数chips）

43. sadness(n.)悲伤

44. comfort(n.)安慰，舒适vt.

discomfort n.

uncomfortable(adj.)

live in comfort=live comfortably

comfort sb

45. useless(adj.)无用的，无效的

It’s no use crying over spilt milk.

46. in the long term/run从长远角度看

47. approximately(adv.)大约

48. skip(v.)跳过，略过；蹦跳着走skipped

skip class

Don’t skip breakfast.

49. properly(adv.)适当地

=in a proper way

You're not eating properly.

=You are not eating in a proper way.

50. mostly(adv.)主要地；通常=mainly

51. system(n.)身体，（器官）系统；体系；制度

52. skin(n.)皮肤

skinny adj. 干瘦的，皮包骨头的

53. count(v.)数数；认为，算作；重要

Every second counts.

What really counts is how you make use of the Internet.

54. peaceful(adj.)平静的；和平的

peace(n.)

live peacefully with=live in peace with

trate(v.)集中（注意力、思想等）；全神贯注concentration n.

concentrate on=focus on

concentrate one’s attention on

56. amount(n.)数量

a large amount of =large amounts of

a large amount of money

a large number of people

57. as a matter of fact事实上，实际上

=in fact=actually=in reality

58. loss(n.)丧失，丢失，损失

lose(v.)丢失--lost--lost

Don’t lose heart.不要灰心。

l ose one’s heart=fall in love with sb 一见钟情59. gain(v.)增加；获得,赢得

No pains, no gains.

gain weight=put on weight

My watch gained 5 minutes.