高一英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期 Unit10 The world around us詞匯解析

1、高一上學(xué)期詞匯解析Unit10 The world around us Words and expressionsfur n. animal skin with the fur on it, which you wear 毛皮，皮子 I wear a fur coat when it gets cold. 天冷了我就穿皮大衣。 antelope n.羚羊in danger 在危險(xiǎn)中The bridge is in danger of collapse. 橋要塌了。endanger vt. to expose to harm or danger 危及 The fire spread endang

2、ering several nearby homes. 火勢(shì)蔓延危及附近的幾棟房屋。 die out become extinct滅絕； 逐漸消逝This kind of bird is dying out in the world. 這種鳥(niǎo)在世界上逐漸絕種了。 The custom died out. 這習(xí)慣逐漸消逝了。 as a result of 由于；作為的結(jié)果As a result of this, there is often trouble in American families.由于這樣, 美國(guó)家庭中常常會(huì)出現(xiàn)麻煩事。lead v. be the person who giv

3、es orders to others 領(lǐng)導(dǎo)；率領(lǐng) The captain leads his team. 隊(duì)長(zhǎng)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)他的球隊(duì)。 v. be a way to somewhere 通向 The road leads to the railway station. 這條路通向火車(chē)站。 lead to to cause導(dǎo)致；導(dǎo)向 Labor leads to happiness. 勞動(dòng)使人幸福 jungle n. thick forest in hot countries 熱帶叢林 the Panama jungle 巴拿馬叢林wolf n.c wild animal like a big dog,

4、 which hunts and kills other animals 狼 a pack of wolves 一群狼 hippo n. 河馬kangaroo n. Australian wild animal that jumps along on its big, back legs袋鼠 A kangaroo is an interesting animal. 袋鼠是有趣的動(dòng)物 giraffe n. big, wild animal with a very long neck and legs長(zhǎng)頸鹿 environmental adj. 環(huán)境的 environmental destruct

5、ion pollution 環(huán)境的破壞 污染 tour n.c journey to see many places旅行；周游 He made a tour of the United States. 他去美國(guó)旅行了一次。 n.c short visit to see a certain building 參觀；觀光 We are going on a tour of the city this afternoon. 我們今天下午要到城里去觀光。 v. to travel around to see a city. country, etc.游歷；游覽 We were having a goo

6、d time when we toured Beijing. 我們?cè)诒本┞糜纹陂g玩得很高興。species n. a group of animals or plants which have certain distinguishing characteristics (動(dòng)植物)種類(lèi)This is a rare species of rose. 這是一種罕見(jiàn)的玫瑰。act vt. be in a play, film, etc 扮演；表演 She acted the part of Liu Hulan very well. 她扮演劉胡蘭這個(gè)角色很出色。 endangerment ment n

7、. 危及；危害measure n.u a size, weight, amount, etc. determined by measuring（由一標(biāo)準(zhǔn)測(cè)定的）大小；重量；數(shù)量 The tailor took my measure for a new suit. 服裝師給我量尺寸做一套新衣服。 n.C arrangement, plan, means措施；辦法 We must take the right measures or we shall fail. 我們一定要采取正確的措施，不然就會(huì)失敗。v. find the size, amount etc. of something or so

8、meone 測(cè)量 We measured the room and found it was twenty feet long and fifteen feet wide. 我們測(cè)量房間得知它長(zhǎng)20英尺，寬15英尺。take measures 采取措施habitat n. 生活環(huán)境；棲息地adapt vt. make to fit in a new place; make fit for使適應(yīng)；改編We must adapt our thinking to the new situation 我們必須使我們的思想適應(yīng)新形勢(shì)。The movie was adapted from a novel.

9、 這部電影是由小說(shuō)改編的。adapt to 適應(yīng)（新的環(huán)境）This is a species that has adapted well to winter climes. 這是很適應(yīng)冬天氣候的物種。original adj. first, earliest最初的；原始的 They were the original inhabitants of the country. 他們是這個(gè)國(guó)家最早的居民。 make a difference bring a change 有關(guān)系；有影響One false step will make a great difference. 失之毫厘，謬以千里。 b

10、attery n. 電池devote vt. give a lot of time, money, etc. to something致力于；獻(xiàn)身于He has devoted his life to the revolution. 他把他的一生獻(xiàn)給了革命事業(yè)。 devoteto 致力于；獻(xiàn)身于at present at the present time; right now 現(xiàn)在；目前We are badly in need of teachers at present. 當(dāng)前我們急需教員。 common adj. belong to, or done by, everyone in a g

11、roup共同的；共有的 Peter and I have a common interest in football彼得和我對(duì)足球有共同的興趣。 adj. happening often; that you often see, hear, etc. 普通的；常見(jiàn)的 Grass is a very common plant. 草是很普通的植物。 set free let a person or animal go out of a prison, etc.釋放；使自由 The prisoners have been set free. 犯人們己被釋放了。 in the wild 在自然環(huán)境下e

12、cosystem n. 生態(tài)系統(tǒng)valuable adj. worth much money值錢(qián)的，貴重的 This is a very valuable painting. 這是一幅很珍貴的圖畫(huà)。 adj. useful or important有價(jià)值的；重要的 The book will be valuable to me in my work. 這書(shū)對(duì)我的工作很有價(jià)值。 throw away to get rid of as useless 扔掉He threw away yesterdays newspaper. 他扔掉了昨天的報(bào)紙reduce v. make something le

13、ss or smaller 減少；縮小 He reduced speed to forty kilometres an hour. 他把速度減到每小時(shí)四十公里。 respond vi. to make a reply; answer 回答The wireless calls were soon responded to. 對(duì)無(wú)線(xiàn)電的呼叫不久有了回答。vi. to react positively or favorably 作出反應(yīng)，響應(yīng)The patient has responded rapidly to the treatment. 病人在治療后立刻有起色。amount n. a quan

14、tity; all things added together數(shù)量；總數(shù) He owed me 50, but could only pay half that amount.他欠我五十鎊，但只能還總數(shù)的一半。 package a wrapped or boxed object; a parcel 包裹Large packages are sometimes left beside the door. 大的包裹有時(shí)就放在大門(mén)旁邊。vt. to place into a package or make a package of 包裝He packaged up the presents he h

15、ad got for his birthday and put them in the cupboard.他把收到的生日禮物包成一包放在櫥里。harmful adj. doing harm (to)有害的 Smoking is harmful to health. 吸煙對(duì)健康有害。 flat adj. smooth, not going up and down 平的；平坦的 Holland is flat, there are no mountains. 荷蘭地勢(shì)平坦，沒(méi)有山。 n. group of rooms in a building, where you can live單元住房；套間

16、 I live in a flat of two rooms in the suburbs. 我住在郊區(qū)的一套有兩間房間公寓房間里。 soda n. 蘇打；汽水material n. what you are working with原料；材料 Wood and stone are building materials. 木材和石頭是建筑材料。poster n. a big piece of paper that you put where people can see it, to tell them about something 招貼；海報(bào) There is a poster about

17、 the pop festival. 有一張關(guān)于流行音樂(lè)節(jié)的海報(bào)。 attractive adj. pleasing to see, hear, etc. 迷人的；有吸引力的Bright colors are attractive to children. 鮮艷的顏色對(duì)小孩有引誘力。topic n. a subject of discussion or conversation; the subject of a speech, an essay, a thesis, or a discourse話(huà)題；主題a good topic for a composition 一個(gè)好的作文題目organize v. to arrange something so that it works properly;