第四周TextB單詞

1、cornn. (the seed of) a tall plant grown, esp. in America and Australia, for its ears of yellow seeds 玉米 e.g. Many people especially girls like popped corn. 很多人特別是女孩子喜歡爆米花。The ground was plowed and planted with corn.地耕完后種上了玉米。 Ironically adv. used when talking about a situation in which the opposite

2、of what you expected happens or is true 諷刺地；說反話地e.g. He smiled ironically.他微笑中帶有諷刺意味。Ironically, most people came to watch the match the day it poured with rain.老天爺好像成心捉弄人，很多人前來看比賽卻偏偏下起瓢潑大雨。harvest v. to gather (a crop); reap 收割（莊稼），收獲e.g. The farmers are harvesting the wheat. 農(nóng)民們正在收割小麥。One hundred

3、signatures were harvested. 收集到了100個(gè)簽名。introducev. to bring sth. into use or operation for the first time 引進(jìn)，推行，采用e.g. Potatoes were introduced to Europe from South America. 土豆從南美傳入歐洲。Introduce a new course into the curriculum. 新開一門課程。grainn. crops from plants which produce such as seeds, esp. from w

4、heat 谷物e.g.Stores of grain are frequently attacked by pests. 儲(chǔ)存的谷物經(jīng)常受到害蟲的破壞。A bag of grain 一袋糧食nativeadj. growing, living, found, etc. in a place 土生土長(zhǎng)的；出生地的；本地的 n.本地人；本國(guó)人e.g. My native language is Chinese. 我的母語是漢語。He is a Shanghai native. 他是土生土長(zhǎng)的上海人。sweetadj. containing or having a taste like sugar甜

5、的，可愛的，美好的e.g. The water tastes a bit sweet. 這水有點(diǎn)兒甜味。Girls dont like their tea sweet. 女孩子喝茶不喜歡放糖。popcornn. a kind of corn that swells and bursts open when heated, and is usually eaten warm with salt or sugar as a snack 爆玉米花 e.g. She usually watches TV with a bowl of popcorn. 她通常在看電視的時(shí)候吃一碗爆米花。I used t

6、o eat lots of popcorn when I was a boy. 當(dāng)我是個(gè)孩子時(shí)我常常吃很多爆米花。grind v. to break sth. into small pieces or powder, either in a machine or between two hard surfaces 磨碎，碾碎 e.g. Some people grind their teeth while they are asleep, but they are not aware of it. 有些人睡覺時(shí)磨牙，但他們意識(shí)不到。grind something into dust 把磨得粉碎

7、slice v. to cut into slices 把切成薄片 n. 薄片，片e.g. A loaf of sliced bread, please. 請(qǐng)給我一個(gè)切好片的面包。a slice of bread 一片面包excellent adj. very good; of very high quality卓越的；極好的e.g. Liu Xiang is an excellent athlete; all his movements are perfectly coordinated. 劉翔是個(gè)優(yōu)秀的運(yùn)動(dòng)員，他所有的動(dòng)作都非常協(xié)調(diào)。He is an excellent student a

8、nd all teachers like him. 他是個(gè)優(yōu)秀的學(xué)生，所有的老師都喜歡他。sourcen. the place where sth. begins; starting point of a river 來源e.g. Do you have any other source of income in addition to your job? 除了工作收入之外你還有其他收入來源嗎？Where does the Yangtze take its source? 長(zhǎng)江發(fā)源于何處？nourishmentn. the food and other substances that peop

9、le and other living things need to live, grow, and stay healthy 營(yíng)養(yǎng)品，食物 e.g. The child took no nourishment all day and his parents were worried about him.那孩子整天不吃什么東西,他的父母很著急。His doctor told him that he needed nourishment. 他的醫(yī)生對(duì)他說他需要營(yíng)養(yǎng)。imaginative adj. containing or good at thinking of new and interes

10、ting ideas 運(yùn)用想象力的；富于想象力的 e.g. This is an imaginative writing. 這是一篇富于想象力的作文。 He is an imaginative artist. 他是一個(gè)富于想象力的藝術(shù)家。bakev. to cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven烘焙, 烤e.g. We are baking in the sun. 我們?cè)跁裉枴t is baking today! 今天天氣炎熱!boilv. when a liquid boils, or when you boil it, it beco

11、mes hot enough to turn into gas煮沸 e.g. The kettle is boiling. Shall I make you a cup of tea? 壺里的水開了，我給你沏杯茶吧。The eggs are boiling. 雞蛋正在煮著。powdered adj. produced or dried in the form of powder 粉狀的e.g. The vegetable is sold in powdered form. 這種蔬菜以粉制品形式出售。powdered milk 奶粉famen. the condition of being we

12、ll known and talked about 聲譽(yù)，名望e.g. He won his overnight fame by a net song. 他唱了一首網(wǎng)絡(luò)歌曲，使他一舉成名。come to fame 成名carbohydrate n. a substance that is in foods such as sugar, bread, potatoes, which provides your body with heat and energy，containing carbon, hydrogen and oxygen 碳水化合物，糖e.g. Dont eat too many

13、 carbohydrate or you will get fat. 不要吃太多糖類，否則你會(huì)發(fā)胖的。You eat too many carbohydrates! 你吃淀粉質(zhì)食物太多了!starvationn. suffering or death caused by lack of food 饑餓, 餓死e.g. The Smiths faced starvation because Mr. Smith couldnt find a job. 史密斯先生找不到工作，因此他們一家面臨饑餓。Many people died of starvation in the past. 過去很多人被活活

14、餓死。prove v. to show that something is true by providing facts, information, etc.證明, 證實(shí)e.g. Perhaps this dictionary will prove to be useful to you in your writing. 也許這本詞典會(huì)對(duì)你的寫作有用處。The lawyer proved that his client was innocent. 律師證明他的當(dāng)事人無罪。supply n. an amount of sth. available for use補(bǔ)給；供給；供應(yīng)品e.g. The brain needs a continuous supply of blood. 大腦需要不斷地供血。Demand began to exceed supply when the S