Book4 unit3 words
humour un. 幽默;滑稽
Phrases: a sense of humour 幽默感
have a/no sense of humour 有/无幽默感
a man with humour 一个有幽默感的人
Derivative: humorous adj. 幽默的;诙谐的
comedy cn. 喜剧
Phrases: cut the comedy 停止搞笑;不再胡闹
Antonym: tragedy cn. 悲剧
up to now ph. 直到现在
Points: 该短语与 so far , recently , in recent years 等后引导句子都用现在完成时 depressed乙酸乙酯实验装置 adj. 忧愁的;沮丧的
Derivative皂液盒: depressing adj. 令人感到沮丧的
depression n. 沮丧
depress vt. 使沮丧;消沉
content
adj. 满足的;满意的 Phrases: be/feel content with 对……满足 be content to do sth 乐意做某事
n. 满足 Phrases: to one’s heart’s content 心满意足的;尽情地
E.g. sing to one’s heart’s content 尽情歌唱
vt. 使满足 content oneself with 使自己对……满足
n. [’k ə n’ t e n t] 容量;含量;内容;目录
performer n. 表演者;演出者
Derivative: performance cn. 表演;演出
Phrases: give a performance = put on 表演
perform v. 表演
astonish vt. 使惊诧
Derivative: astonished adj. 惊诧的
astonishing adj. 令人感到惊诧的
astonishment n. 惊诧 Phrases: (much) to one’s astonishment 令人惊诧
fortunate adj. 幸运的;吉利的
Derivative: fortunately adv. 幸运地
unfortunately adv. 不幸地
badly off ph. 穷的;缺少的
Usages: be badly off for 缺乏……〔物品〕
比较级: worse off
Antonym: well ( better ) off 富藏的;富有的
teens n. 十几岁〔13至19岁的年龄〕
Usages: in one’s teens/twenties/thirties 在某人十几/二十几/三十几岁时
Add in: in the 1980s 在二十世纪八十年代
ordinary adj. 平常的;普通的;平凡的;不高贵的
Usages: ordinary people 平凡人;老百姓
辨析: common adj. 普通的;常见的;普遍的
E.g. a common kind of tree 一种普遍生长的树
usual adj. 平常的;惯常的
bored adj. 厌烦的
Phrases: be bored with = be tired of 对……感到厌烦
Add in : be tired with/from 因……而感到疲劳
Derivative: boring adj. 令人感到无聊的
硅胶气囊entertain vt. & vi. 使欢乐;款待
Phrases: entertain sb with sth
Derivative: entertainment n. 娱乐;款待
Phrases: give an entertainment to sb 款待某人
Find entertainment in 用……娱乐
Entertaining adj. 愉快的;有趣的
charming adj. 迷人的;有魅力的
throughout
prep. 普及;贯穿〔既可以指时间,也可以指地点〕
. throughout the country = all over the country
throughout the night = all through the night
adv. 到处;始终;全部
E.g. The room was decorated throughout. 一整个房间都被装饰了。
moustache cn. 髭胡
Add in: beard cn. 络胡
wear v. 穿;佩戴;留〔胡须,发型等〕;面带〔微笑等〕;磨破;磨损 [wore (pt) – worn (pp) wearing (p.pr)]
Phrases: wear a smail 面带微笑
wear out 把……空调温度控制器磨破
Derivative: worn adj. 磨破的,用坏的
worn-out adj. 磨破的
be worn out 磨破
optimism n. 乐观;乐观主义
Derivative: optimistic adj. 乐观的 pessimism n. 悲观 pessimistic adj. 悲观的
多功能开瓶器
overcome vt. & vi. 克服;战胜 [overcame (pt) – overcome (pp) overcoming (p.pr)]
Usages: overcome difficulties / one’s shortcomings / shyness / enemy
pick out ph. 挑出;区分出
pick up ph. 搭便车;接送;捡起;收听广播节目;偶然学会;偶然买到
cut off ph. 切断;断绝;与……隔绝;切掉;剪掉 Phrases: cut off the electricity 切断电源
cut off from the outside (world) 与世隔绝
chew vt. & vi. 嚼碎;咀嚼〔食物〕
Add in: chewing gum 口香糖;泡泡糖
mouthful cn. 一口;满口
Points: 与 basketful handful 用法相同,都是以类似形容词形式的可数量词。具体用法为
A mouthful / basketful / handful of 一口/篮子/把
convince vt. 使信服
Phrases: convince sb of sth/that 从句
E.g. This convinced me of his honesty. 他的老实让我信服。
Derivative: convincing adj. 令人信服的
direct
Phrases: direct sb to do sth 指挥某人做某事
direct a film/a battle 导演一部电影;领导一场战斗
adj. 直的;直接的;直达的
Phrases: a direct train/way of/speaking 直达火车/直通……的路/直言
Derivative: director n. 导演 directly adv. 直接地 indirectly adv. 曲折地
star vt. 使成为明星;由……主演 [starred (pt) – starred (pp) starring (p.pr)]
Phrases: star in 在……中担任主角;主演
outstanding adj. 突出的;杰出的;显著的
Usages: outstanding contribution 突出的奉献
Switzerland n. 瑞士
Derivative: Swiss adj. & n. 瑞士的;瑞士人的;瑞士人
Add in : Sweden n.洗水 瑞典 Swede adj. & n. 瑞典的;瑞典人的;瑞典人
confidence n. 信心;信念
Derivative: confident adj. 自信
Phrases: be confident of/about 对……有信心
gesture n. 姿态;手势 vi. 做手势
Phrases: gesture language 手语
make a friendly gesture to sb 对某人做一个友好的手势
Particular adj. 特殊的;特别的 n.细节;细目
Phrases: particular about/over 对……挑剔
in particular 尤其;特别
occasion cn. 时刻;场合
Phrases: on one occasion 有一次
on occasion 间或;有时
on the occasion of …… 值此……之际;在……时候
Derivative: occasional adj. 偶然的
Phrases: an occasional cause 一个偶然的原因
occasionally adv. 偶然地
budget n. 预算;开支