1、BOOK4 UNIT3 WORDShumour 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
2、完成时depressed adj. 忧愁的;沮丧的Derivative: 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 ones hearts content 心满意足的;尽情地E.g. sing to ones hearts content 尽情歌唱vt. 使满足 content oneself with 使自己对满足n. k
3、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 ones astonishment 令人惊诧fortunate adj. 幸运的;吉利的Derivative: fortunate
4、ly 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 offAntonym: well ( better ) off 富藏的;富有的teens n. 十几岁(13 至 19 岁的年龄)Usages: in ones 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
5、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entertain vt. & vi. 使欢乐;款待Phrases: entertain sb with sth Derivative: entertainment n. 娱乐;款待P
6、hrases: 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. 遍及;贯穿(既可以指时间,也可以指地点)E.g. throughout the country = all over the country throughout the night = all through the nightadv. 到处;始终;全部E.g. The room was decorated throughout. 一整个
7、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
8、观的overcome vt. & vi. 克服;战胜 overcame (pt) overcome (pp) overcoming (p.pr)Usages: overcome difficulties / ones shortcomings / shyness / enemy pick out ph. 挑出;辨别出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c
9、hew 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. 他的诚实让我信服。Derivative: convincing adj. 令人信服的dir
10、ect vt. & vi. 导演;指示;指挥 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
11、in 在 中担任主角;主演outstanding adj. 突出的;杰出的;显著的Usages: outstanding contribution 突出的贡献Switzerland n. 瑞士Derivative: Swiss adj. & n. 瑞士的;瑞士人的;瑞士人Add in : Sweden n. 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
12、: 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
13、的原因occasionally adv. 偶然地budget n. 预算;开支Phrases: a budget deficit 财政赤字balance the budget 平衡预算keep to a strict budget 遵守严格预算slide vt. & vi. (使)滑动;(使)滑行 cn. 滑;滑动;幻灯片slide (pt) slide (pp) sliding (p.pr)Phrases: slide on ice 滑冰slide a banana skin 踩到香蕉皮滑倒slide into 不知不觉地陷入;溜进E.g. slide into bad habit 不知不觉
14、地养成坏习惯slide into a room 偷偷溜进房间amuse vt. 使发笑;使愉快Phrases: amusing adj. 好笑的;有趣的amused adj. 愉快的;开心的amusement n. 愉快explanation n. 解释;讲解;说明Phrases: in explanation of 为辩解give a explanation for 给出的解释without explanation 没有解释Derivative: explain v. 解释;讲解;说明whisper cn. 耳语;低语Phrases: in a whisper/whispers 耳语;低声的
15、vt. 低语;小声说Phrases: whisper about sth 窃窃私语有关whisper to sb 对某人窃窃私语 whisper sth to sb 低声地把某事告诉某人听vi. 低语;小声说vast adj. 巨大的;辽阔的(常用于修饰海洋、天空、沙漠;数额的巨大)Add in : huge adj. 巨大的(常用于形容体积巨大)in ones numbers 众多的mess n. 脏或乱的状态Phrases: make a mess of = mess up 把弄乱/弄糟in a mess 乱七八糟的react vi. 作出反应;回应Phrases: react to 对作出反应Derivative: reaction n. 回应Phrases: reaction to 对作出反应drunk adj. 醉的(常用作表语)Phrases: be dead drunk 酩酊大醉 be half drunk 半醉半醒Derivative: drunken adj. 醉的(常用作定语)Phrases: a drunken sot 一个酒鬼