高二上学期词汇解析Unit10 Frightening nature

Words and expressions

　　frightening     iN  adj. 令人恐惧的；可怕的
　　hurricane       n. 飓风
　　threat          n.[c] 恐吓；威胁
　　Wild life is under threat everywhere.  野生动物到处受到 (灭绝的) 威胁。  
　　on end  standing on one end, standing (unnaturally) upright 竖着；直立  
　　Place the box on end.  把箱子竖着放。  
　　terrify         vt. make someone very afraid 恐怖；吓唬  
　　The thunder terrified the small children.   雷声把小孩吓坏了。  
　　erupt           v. burst out喷发；爆发
　　Smoke and flames came out of the volcano as it erupted.
　　火山爆发时，浓烟和火焰一起喷了出来。
　　eruption        n. 爆发
　　bury            vt. put a person or thing in the ground, in a grave, etc.埋葬；掩埋  
　　The place is the ground where a dead person is buried.  这里是埋葬死者的地方。  
　　vt. hide in the ground; cover up  掩蔽；隐藏  
　　He buried his head in his hands.  他两手捂/抱着脑袋。  
　　ash             n. powder that is left after something has burnt  灰；灰烬  
　　The house was burned to ashes.   这所房子烧成灰烬了。  
　　mud             n.[u] soft, wet earth 烂泥；稀泥  
　　After the football match Philip was covered with mud.  
　　足球赛完了，菲力普浑身是泥。  
　　draw one's attention (to)  吸引某人的注意
　　rise            vi. become higher or more上升；增涨  (rose; risen)
　　The sun was rising when we got to the top of the mountain.  太阳出来时我们来到了山顶。  
　　vi. get out of bed起床  
　　When do you rise in the morning?  你早上什么时候起床？  
　　spot            n. place 地点；场所  
　　The policeman ran to the spot immediately.  警察立即跑到了现场。  
　　n. small, round mark 点；斑点  
　　A tiger has stripes and a leopard has spots.  老虎身上有条纹，而豹有花斑。  
　　n. dirty mark 污点；疵点  
　　There were black spots all over it.  这上面到处是黑点。  
　　vt. see someone or something 认出；出现  
　　He spotted his friend in the crowd.  他在人群中认出了他的朋友。  
　　dirt            n.[u] mud, dust, or anything not clean 污物；泥土；肮脏  
　　Your cap is covered with dirt.   你的帽子满是灰尘。  
　　sight           n. something that one sees情景；景象  
　　After the fire, the house was a terrible sight.  大火之后房子简直惨不忍睹。  
　　n. the distance over which one can see视线；眼界  
　　The school is in sight.  学校可以看见了。
　　n. something that is seen 瞥见  
　　Out of sight, out of mind.  （谚）眼不见，心不想。  
　　n. seeing视力
　　She wears glasses because she has bad sight.   她戴眼镜，因为她视力不好。  
　　at hand  不远；快到；在身边  
　　Spring was at hand.  春天快到了。  
　　He is always at hand to help me.  他随时在近旁帮助我。  
　　courage         n.[] the ability to face danger or difficulty without fear勇气；胆量  
　　Trevor showed great courage when he saved the child from the burning house.  
　　特里弗在烈火中把孩子从屋里抢救出来时表现得非常英勇。  
　　flee            v. run away 逃；逃走  
　　 The enemy had fled (from) the village when our men arrived.  
　　我们的人到达时，敌人已逃离村子了。  
　　urge            vt. try and make a person or animal do something 催促；力劝；强烈要求
　　They urged him to action.  他们催促他采取行动。  
　　n. strong wish 迫切欲望；强烈要求
　　I was afraid of the boy and I had an urge to run away from him.我害怕那个男孩，我很想跑开。  
　　arrival         n. 到达；抵达[at, in]  
　　On his arrival at the airport, he called a taxi.  他一到飞机场就叫了计程车。  
　　calm down  become calm  (使)平静下来  
　　He is terribly excited. We must try to calm him down.  
　　他激动得厉害，我们必须想法使他平静下来。  
　　bath            n. big basin where you sit to wash yourself澡盆；浴缸  
　　Clean out the bath.  请把澡盆清理干净。  
　　n. washing the whole body洗澡  
　　We love to take cold baths in winter.  我们喜爱在冬天洗冷水澡。  
　　bathe          vi. swim or play in the sea, river, etc. (在河或海里)洗浴；游泳；弄湿  
　　Let's go bathing in the river.  我们到河里去洗澡吧。  
　　pillow         n. a soft thing on which you rest your head when you sleep枕头
　　daylight       n.[u] time when it is light白昼；日光；黎明  
　　The milkman was up before daylight.  天亮前送奶人就起床了。  
　　sulphur        n. 硫磺
　　immediately    adv. at once; without delay 立即；立刻；马上  
　　Please answer my question immediately.  请立刻回答我的问题。  
　　fresh          adj. new and clean 新鲜的  
　　These vegetables are fresh from our garden.   这些蔬菜是刚从我们的菜园摘下的。  
　　adj. new, not used新的，未用过的  
　　Is there any fresh news?  有什么新消息吗？  
　　farewell       int. 再见! 一路平安!  (farewell比good-bye 文言,且为旧式的说法)
　　web            n. 网；网络
　　inch           n.[c] measure of length 英寸  
　　There are 12 inches in a foot.   一英尺等于十二英寸。  
　　n.[c] small amount  少量  
　　board          n. 船舷；木板；边缘
　　on board上船/车/飞机；  在船/车/飞机上
　　barometer      n.[c] 气压计；晴雨表
　　knock about  连续打击；冲击；碰撞
　　steamship      n. 汽船；轮船
　　all of a sudden  suddenly 突然地；冷不防
　　unbelievable   adj. 难以置信的；不可信的  
　　It is unbelievable that he did it for himself.  他独力做了那件事,真是令人难以置信。  
　　live through  experience and survive度过；经受住  
　　She has lived through two world wars.  她经历过两次世界大战。  
　　crash          n.[c] an accident; two things coming together hard 碰撞；坠毁；
　　There was an airplane crash last week.  上周有架飞机坠毁。  
　　big noise when something falls, breaks, etc.  破裂(声)
　　n. [c] I heard crash as the tree fell.   树倒下来时我听到哗啦一声响。  
　　ton            n. measure of weight(=1,016 kilograms) 吨（一吨＝1,016公斤）  
　　In some countries, one ton is 1,000 kg.  在有些国家里一吨等于一千公斤。  
　　deck           n. floor of a ship or bus甲板；舱面
　　The wave swept over the deck.   海浪冲刷着甲板。  
　　as though  as if; as it would be; if  好像；仿佛
　　He speaks as though he understood.  他说话的口气就象他已理解了似的。  
　　waterfall      n.[c] a place in a river where water falls along way over rocks瀑布  
　　In spring there are many waterfalls on the mountain.  春天山上有许多瀑布。  
　　uncomfortable  adj. not comfortable不舒服的；不自在的  
　　He felt uncomfortable with foreigners.  他与外国人在一起感到不自在。  
　　aloud          adv. in a loud voice 大声地  
　　He shouted aloud for help. 他大声呼救。
　　adv. speaking so that people can hear 出声地
　　It is far better to read aloud than to read in silence. 朗读远胜于默读。
　　reading        n. 读数；阅读；读物
　　puff           n. a short, quick movement of air or smoke喷；吹；噗的一声；一阵/股  
　　A puff of wind blew out the candle.  一阵风吹熄了蜡烛。  
　　swear          v. make a strong promise; promise in the name of god 发誓；咒骂  
　　(swore; sworn)
　　He swore to speak the truth.  他宣誓要说实话。