Unit 4 Friends forever 单词讲解-英语外研版(2019)必修第一册_

Unit 4 Friends Forever

1. familiar

(adj) 熟悉的

They are already familiar faces on our TV screens.

他们已经是我们电视屏幕上熟悉的面孔了。

He was humming a familiar tune.

他低声哼着一支熟悉的小曲。

familiarly 不拘礼节地

2. adventure

（n）冒险

He set off in quest of adventure.

他出行探险去了。

3. prefer

（v）更喜欢

prefer to do更喜欢做某事

prefer doing 喜欢做某事

I prefer to think of peace not war.

我更喜欢思考和平而不是战争。

I would prefer him to be with us next season.

我更希望他在下个赛季和我们在一起。

4. deliver

（v）递送，传送

We'll deliver the goods as soon as we can.

我们将尽快交货。

The Canadians plan to deliver more food to southern Somalia.

加拿大人计划向索马里南部运送更多的食物。

5. advance

（n）进步，发展

The general gave the order to advance.

将军下令前进。

Medical technology has advanced considerably.

医学技术已大大发展了。

6. significantly

（adv）重大地，显著地

There remained one significant problem.

还有一个非常重要的问题。

The two sets of figures are not significantly different.

这两组数字没有明显的差别。

signify 表示；意味；预示

significant 重大的；有效的

signification 意义；表示

7. maintain

（v）维持

After the divorce, their father still maintained close contact with the boys.

离婚后，他们的父亲仍和儿子们保持着密切联系。

It's hard to maintain competitive pricing.

很难保持有竞争力的定价。

8. digital

（adj）数字的

The signal will be converted into digital code.

信号将被转变成数字编码。

digit （n）数字

9. criminal

（n）罪犯

A group of gunmen attacked a prison and set free nine criminals.

一伙持歹徒袭击了一所监狱并放走了9名罪犯。

crime 罪行，犯罪

10. acquire

（v）获得

People must acquire this skill somewhere.

人们必须从某个地方获得这种技能。

Pury also believes that people can acquire courage.

普里还认为，人可以获得勇气。

acquirement（n） 取得；学得

11. illustrate

（v）阐明，阐述

Let me illustrate what I mean with an old story.

让我用一个老故事来说明我指的是什么吧。

To illustrate my point , let me tell you a little story.

为了说明我的观点，让我来给你们讲个小故事。

illustration 说明；插图

12. inspiring

（adj）鼓舞人心的

He is no doubt inspiring others.

他无疑是在激励别人。

His speech was inspiring and touched my heart.

他的发言鼓舞人心，动人肺腑。

inspire 激发

inspiration 灵感；鼓舞

13. comfort

（v）安慰

（n）安慰，舒适

It's a comfort talking to you.

与你谈谈是一种安慰。

I tried to offer a few words of comfort.

我试图说上几句安慰的话。

comfortable 舒适的，舒服的

14. patience

（n）耐心，耐力

My patience is wearing thin.

我要忍耐不住了

patient（n）病人（adj）有耐心的

15. generosity

（n）慷慨

We were amazed by his generosity.

他的慷慨令我们喜出望外。

generous （adj）慷慨的，大方的

generously 慷慨地；宽大地

16. qualify

（v）有资格

How long does it take to qualify?

需要多长时间才能取得资格？

qualified 合格的

17. postpone

（v）推迟，推延

The only practicable alternative is to postpone the meeting.

另外唯一可行的办法就是推迟会期。

postponement 延期；

18. destiny

（n）命运

Her destiny was entwined with his.

她与他的命运紧密相联。

19. correspond

（v）通讯

She still corresponds with friends she met in Majorca nine years ago.

她依然和9年前在马略卡岛遇到的朋友们通信。

（v）相一致，相对应

Your account and hers do not correspond.

你说的情况与她说的不相符。

correspondent 通讯记者；客户

20. proposition

（n）事业，生意

Making easy money has always been an attractive proposition.

轻轻松松地赚钱一直是令人向往的事。

propose 建议；求婚

21. hustle

（v）努力干

I like it here. It forces you to hustle and you can earn money.

我喜欢在这里生活。这个想法迫使你拼命干活，这样可以挣到钱。

22. staunch

（adj）坚定的，忠实可靠的

He's a staunch supporter of controls on government spending.

他是政府开支控制的坚定支持者。

staunchly 坚定地

23. excerpt

（n）摘录，引用

An excerpt of the interview is below.

下面是访谈的一些摘录。

24. plain

（adj）朴素的

It was a plain, grey stone house.

这是一座简朴的灰石头房子。

A plain necklace was her only adornment.

她身上的饰物就只有一串简单的项链。

25. bitterly

（adv）痛苦地

We are bitterly upset at what has happened.

我们对发生的事感到极其难过。

bitter 苦味

26. unfold

（v）展开，打开

This is going to unfold in several ways.

可以以几种不同的方式展开。

27. location

（n）位置

What is the exact location of the ship?

那条船的确切位置在哪里？

locate 定位；定居

28. personality

（n）个性

Their son is a real personality.

他们的儿子真是有个性。

personal 个人的

personally 亲自地；当面

29. atmosphere

（n）气氛，氛围

The atmosphere was electric.

气氛很热烈。