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词汇短语园地 4

2016-03-01

时代英语·高一 2016年1期
关键词:关心意识

1. blow vt. & vi. 吹;吹动;刮

The winds blow across the sea, pushing little waves into bigger and bigger ones.

风吹过海面,把小的波浪推向前进,变成越来越大的波浪。

The wind has blown my hat off.

风把我的帽子刮走了。

blow n. 打;打击;奇袭;猛攻

give sb a blow on the head 给某人头上一击

2. frightening adj. 吓人的;可怕的

The frightening noise set her hair on end.

恐怖的声音使她毛骨悚然。

The children put on strange masks and frightening clothes every Halloween.

每一年万圣节,孩子们戴着奇怪的面具,穿着吓人的服装。

frighten vt. 使惊恐;使害怕

The ghost story frightened the child.

这个鬼怪故事使孩子十分惊恐。

The alarm frightened the burglar away.

警报铃声吓走了窃贼。

frightened adj. 受惊的;害怕的

Frightened children were calling for their mothers.

受惊的孩子们呼喊着妈妈。

A frightened hedgehog contracts its body into a ball.

一只受惊的刺猬把身体缩成一个球。

3. mass adj. 大量的;大规模的

We want to promote literacy on a mass scale.

我们想大规模地提高文化水平。

mass n. 大量;众多

A great mass of snow has fallen off the roof.

从房顶掉下了一大块积雪。

A great mass of people are coming to see the exhibition.

大批人前来参观展览会。

4. process n. 进程;过程

Producing a dictionary is a slow process.

编写一本字典是一个缓慢的过程。

I started moving the china ornaments but dropped a vase in the process.

我动手搬那些瓷制饰物,但在移动时摔了一只花瓶。

We are in the process of selling our house.

我们正在出售自家的住宅。

5. forecast vt. 预报;预告

As forecasted, the storm will continue to be weakened when moving to the northwest.

预报显示,在向西北移动过程中,风暴强度将继续减弱。

Experts forecasted a steady rise in the number of tourists.

专家预测游客人数会持续增长。

6. concerned adj. 关心的;担心的

Concerned parents held a meeting.

忧心忡忡的家长们开了一个会。

(1) be concerned about/ with/ for/ over 担心,关心某事

They are very concerned with lab security.

他们很担心实验室的安全问题。

Parents are naturally concerned for their childrens safety.

父母自然关心他们儿女的安全。

Please dont be concerned about me.

请不要担心我。

He was concerned over his sons financial difficulties.

他担心他儿子的经济困难。

(2) be concerned that... 担心……

She was concerned that she might miss the turning and get lost.

她担心自己会错过转弯的地方而迷路。

(3) be concerned with /in 和……有关;牵涉

I am not concerned with that matter any longer.

我跟那件事不再有关。

He was only indirectly concerned in what took place.

他只是间接与所发生的事有关。

7. major adj. 主要的;多数的

Popular education is one of the major goals.

普及教育是主要目标之一。

较大的;较多的;主要的;重要的;一流的;主修的

The house needs major repairs.

这幢房子需要大修。

He is a major writer.

他是位大作家。

Her major subject is chemistry.

她的主修科是化学。

8. complain vi. 抱怨;发牢骚

You have no reason to complain.

你没有理由抱怨。

I have to complain to the manager about it.

对这件事我不得不向经理提意见。

She often complains that he is dishonest.

她常埋怨说他不诚实。

complain about/ of sth 抱怨某事

He complained (to me) about the food.

他(向我)抱怨伙食不佳。

She complained (to me) of his rudeness.

她(跟我)抱怨他的粗鲁。

9. scary adj. 令人害怕的;引起惊恐的

The volcano in that country broke out. It was scary.

那个国家的火山爆发了,令人特别惊恐。

She put worms, snakes and other scary things into a pot.

她把虫、蛇和其他可怕的东西放到罐子里。

10. cut down 砍倒

Tom has been asked to have the tree cut down.

有人请求汤姆把树砍倒。

削减;缩短

We must cut down our expenses.

我们必须削减费用。

The article is too long and should be cut down by half.

这篇稿子太长,得砍掉一半。

11. be caught in 突然遭遇(风暴等)

We were caught in the storm and got drenched.

我们遇上大雨,全都被浇透了。

陷入;遇到

The frog was caught in the net.

青蛙陷在网里了。

If you take over Doras job, you are sure to be caught in the middle.

如果你接替多拉的工作,你一定会被搞得进退两难。

12. have a bad effect on 对……有坏影响

The rain has had a very bad effect on the crops.

这场雨对农作物有非常不好的影响。

The alcohol had had such a bad effect on him.

酒精对他造成了很坏的影响。

13. take in 吸收

On weekends the Smiths usually drive to the countryside and take in the fresh air there.

周末,史密斯一家常驱车到农村呼吸那里的新鲜空气。

接收;收留;领会;理解;欺骗;订阅;订购;改小(衣服);瞧;看(见);拘留;包括;涉及

The poor man had nowhere to live in, so we took him in.

那个可怜的人没地方住,所以我们收留了他。

Please take the washing in, if it rains.

如果下雨,请把洗好的衣服收进来。

Before you translate a sentence, you should first take in the meaning of the words.

动手翻译句子之前,首先要理解单词的含义。

I couldnt take in why you are angry.

我无法理解你为什么生气。

The salesman took in the old people and made them buy their poor-qualified goods.

那个推销员欺骗老人,让他们购买低品质的货物。

Which newspaper do you take in?

你订阅了哪种报纸?

This coat needs to be taken in a bit.

这件大衣要改小些。

His little sister wanted to go with him to take in a movie.

他的小妹妹想跟他一起去看一场电影。

He was taken in because he killed a man on purpose.

他因故意杀人而被拘留。

The tour takes in some famous old castles.

这趟观光旅行包括参观若干著名的古堡。

14. give out 放出;发出

He gave out books. 他分发书本。

The sun gives out light and heat to the earth.

太阳给地球光和热。

用尽;公布

Our food supply gave out.

我们的食物耗尽了。

The news was given out that the king had died.

国王的死讯已经公布。

15. look through 浏览;翻阅(查看);读(看)一遍

I looked through all the readings he had given me.

我浏览了他给我的所有著作。

Always look through your work before handing it in.

交作业前一定要看一遍。

看穿;透过看

We have looked through the enemys tricks.

我们已识破了敌人的种种花招。

If you look through this special glass, you can see things larger than their actual size.

如果你透过这块特殊玻璃看东西,所见物体要比实物大一些。

16. dig up 挖出;找到;发现

We must dig up those bushes because they are in the way.

我们必须把这些灌木挖掉,因为它们碍事。

The farmers were digging up potatoes.

农民们在挖土豆。

Where did you dig up the fresh evidence?

你从哪儿弄到新证据的?

We should be able to dig up enough money for your ticket.

我们应该能够筹集到足够的钱供你买票。

17. protect...from/against... 保护……不受……的侵害

protect against直接加名词,意为“防范”;protect from 一般用作protect A from B,意为“使A免受B的侵害”。

Villagers planted lots of trees to protect soil from being washed away.

村民们种了许多树防止水土流失。

He is always protecting himself from danger.

他总是保护着自己免受侵害。

He is always protecting against others.

他总是防范着别人。

protection n. 保护;防御

The hat will give protection against the sun.

这顶帽子可遮阳。

under the protection of 在……的保护下

The chicks are under the protection of the hen.

小鸡们有母鸡的保护。

18. wake up to 认识到;意识到;发觉

They should wake up to the danger they are in.

他们应该意识到处境的危险。

We must wake up to the fact that this kind of animal is in danger of dying out.

我们必须意识到这一事实,那就是这种动物正面临灭绝的危险。

First Day as a Cab Driver

A taxi passenger tapped the driver on the shoulder to ask him a question. The driver screamed, lost control of the car, nearly hit a bus, went up on the footpath, and stopped centimetres from a shop window.

The driver said, “Look mate, dont ever do that again. You scared the daylights out of me!” The passenger apologized and said, “I didnt realize that a little tap would scare you so much.” The driver replied, “Sorry, its not really your fault. Today is my first day as a cab driver. Ive been driving a funeral van for the last 25 years.”

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