Unit4HumourLesson3MyFavouriteComedian词汇讲义2022-2023

U4 Lesson3

1. comedy n. 喜剧

comedian /kəˈmiːdiən/ n. 喜剧演员

2. nation n.

national a.

nationality /ˌnæʃəˈnæləti/ n. 国籍

3. reputation n. 名誉，名望

_________________ 有名望，有好名声

________________________ 因……而有名望

4. encounter v. 遇到，遭遇

E. g. We will learn something from the difficulties we

encounter.

5. amuse v. 使开心，逗乐，逗笑

E.g. People were amused by the man with a mustache(胡子).

amused a. 被逗笑的，觉得好笑的

amusing a. 逗人发笑的，好笑的，有趣的

amusement n. 开心，娱乐；娱乐活动，娱乐设施

amusement park

v. 依靠，依赖

___________ a. 可靠的，可依赖的

rely on/upon 依靠，依赖（某人、某物）

= ______________

7. purely adv. 完全地，纯粹地，仅仅

pure adj. 纯的，纯净的，纯真的；完全的，纯粹的

a bottle of pure water

E. g. They met by pure chance.

8. universe /ˈjuːnɪvɜːs/ n. 宇宙

universal /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəl/ a. 普遍的，共同的，全世界的

8. astonish v. 使吃惊

astonished a. 吃惊的

astonishing a. 令人感到吃惊的

短语：be astonished at/by

9. raw a. 生的，未煮的；未经加工的，原始的

raw meat/ materials/ data

10. contemporary a. 当代的，现今的

life in contemporary Britain

11. contrary /ˈkɒntrəri/ n. 正相反

短语：on the contrary 相反地，恰恰相反

—— Is he mean to you?

—— No, on the contrary, he is very kind to me.

12. attain = obtain = gain= earn= acquire v. 得到，获得

E.g. I could obtain anything with the snap(响指) of my fingers .

13. rare a. 稀少的，罕见的；稀罕的，珍贵的

rarely ad. 很少，难得

a rare disease/plant

E.g. She is rarely seen in public nowadays.拓展：

How would you like your steak done,

well-done?

rare, meidium or