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1、Words & Phrases,Unit 2 Module 1,act名词 n.1.行为, 行动My first act was to run into the waiting room.我的第一个行动就是跑进客厅。2.(立法机关的)决议;敕命;法案;法令;条例The drug was banned by an act of parliament.议会的法案明令禁止该药品。3.(一)幕Most modern plays have three acts.大多数现代戏剧有三幕。,及物动词 vt.1.饰,扮演(角色)2.演(戏),演出;把(感情、事件等)表演出来3.使举止与相称Dont act th
2、e child.别作孩子气。,不及物动词 vi.1.对发生作用,起作用,对产生影响(常与on连用);奏效,见效The medicine acts well.这药有效。The medicine acted on her fever at once.这药很快就使她退了烧。2.表现,举止The soldier acted like a real hero.那个士兵的举动像一个真正的英雄。,curtaincant wait to do somethingcant help doing,soccera football game in which two teams of 11 players try
3、to kick or head a ball into the opponents goal,frightened形容词 adj.1.惊吓的;受惊的;害怕的The child is frightened of dogs.这孩子怕狗。,be supposed to 1.(按规定、法律、协议等)(不) 应当, 理应Shes supposed to do an hours homework every evening.她应当每晚做一个小时的家庭作业。Were not supposed to be at the party for an hour yet.我们在晚会上呆了应该还不到一个小时。2.(只用
4、于否定句)不准;不应当Youre not supposed to walk on the grass.不准践踏草坪。,bend及物动词 vt. 屈身The branch bent but did not break.那树枝弯曲, 但没有折断。bend ones (或 the) knee1. (喻)屈服,让步A country no longer willing to bend its knee to foreign powers.一个再也不愿向外国列强屈服的国家。be bent on立志于, 倾心于, 致力于.The boy is bent on becoming a football pla
5、yer.这男孩一心想成为一个足球运动员.My sister is bent on her new cartoon book now. 我妹妹正专心看她新买的卡通书.,starve及物动词 vt. & 不及物动词 vi.1.(使)挨饿, 饥饿Because there is no food, the people are starving.由于没有食品, 所以人们在挨饿。Shes starving herself, trying to lose weight.她在饿肚子减肥。Im starved very much now because I have had nothing at all to
6、day.我现在饿极了, 因为我今天什么也没吃。starvation,cash1.钱, 现款Youd better pay in cash.你最好付现款。garbage名词 n.1.美垃圾, 废物Put the garbage down the incinerator.把垃圾放入垃圾焚烧炉。2.口废话Dont talk such a load of garbage!别说那么多废话!waste rubbish trash junk,pizzaItalian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g.
7、tomato sauce and cheese,sink及物动词 vt. (使)沉没The ship struck against the rocks and sank.那艘船触礁沉没了。The sun is sinking in the west.太阳西下。The foundations have sunk.地基下陷了。His heart sank at the thought.想到这个他情绪低落下来。The prices are sinking.物价下跌了。Her voice had sunk even lower as she went on.她的声音越来越低。The lack of m
8、oney will certainly sink our plan.资金短缺准会毁了我们的计划。,名词 n.1.水池, 水槽The dirty dishes are in the sink.脏碟子在洗涤槽中。sink or swim1. 完全靠个人努力决定成功与否sunken 形容词 adj.1.沉没的, 沉入水底的Weve putting a sunken bath in our bathroom.我们在浴室里安装了一只埋入地面的浴缸。2.凹陷的;下陷的She looked old and thin with sunken cheeks and hollow eyes.她看上去又老又瘦, 脸
9、颊凹陷, 眼圈发黑。,garbage cana bin that holds rubbish until it is collected,adult名词 n.1.成年的人或动物Anyone over eighteen years of age counts as adult.凡是超过18岁的都算成年人。The bear was a fully grown adult.那只熊已完全发育成熟。grown-up,形容词 adj.1.成熟的; (智力、思想、行为)成熟的,成人的He is adult in behaviour.从行为上看, 他已成熟了。2.成年人的, 适宜于成年人的, 仅限成人的(因有
10、色情或暴力内容)We should do our best to develop the adult education.我们应当努力发展成人教育。,tolerate及物动词 vt.1.容许; 承认The teacher cannot tolerate eating on the class.老师不容许在课堂上吃东西。2.忍受; 容忍(不同意或不喜欢的事物)She can tolerate that rude fellow.她能容忍那个粗鲁的家伙。tolerance名词 n.1.宽容, 容忍, 忍受, 宽恕He has a sense of humour plus tolerance and
11、patience.他具有幽默感又能宽容和忍耐。2.忍耐力; 忍受性; 耐力; 耐量Human beings have limited tolerance of noise.人类对噪音的忍耐力有限。,behavior名词 n.1.行为,举止;态度Apologize to her for your rude behavior!你的行为太粗鲁了,向她表示歉意吧!Her husband felt ashamed at her behavior.她丈夫为她的行为感到害臊。A persons behavior is often regulated by his circumstances.人的行为常受其所
12、处环境的约束。Dont keep blaming your little sister for your bad behavior.不要总是把你的不良行为怪在你的小妹妹身上。action acts,behave不及物动词 vi.1.(行为或举止)表现He has behaved well at school.他在学校表现良好。2.工作How is the new engine behaving?新的引擎运行得如何?,teenager名词 n.1.(13 至 19 岁之间的)青少年,青少年男女He is managing a club for teenagers.他在经营一家青少年俱乐部。We
13、chattered like two teenagers.我们聊着天, 像两个十多岁的孩子。,teenage形容词 adj.1.十几岁的;青少年的a gang fight between two rival teenage gangs两个敌对的少年团伙间的打斗a play about teenage runaways关于离家出走青少年的剧本He is too old now for teenage parties.他年龄太大了, 不适于参加少年聚会。He gave a talk on the theme of teenage unemployment.他就青少年失业的主题作了一次报告。By t
14、his time Pitt had become a teenage idol.皮特此时已经成为青少年崇拜的偶像了。名词 n.1.青少年时期,fault名词 n.1.缺点, 缺陷; 故障His greatest fault is that he talks too much.他最大的缺点是说得太多。,mistake:错误,指日常生活中判断和看法的错误,是可数名词; he made a lot of spelling mistake in the test.by mistake:错误地(因粗心、遗忘等导致);I took your bag instead of mine by mistake.e
15、rror:指违反某一标准做的错事,包括道德上的错误;wrong:做名词时,指“坏事,冤屈,不道德、犯罪”;,error与mistake 这两词均指错误过失,一般可以通用,但以下两种情况中不可混用:在道德方面犯过失用error,而不用mistake;在一些固定用法中,如 by mistake, an error of judgment等。fault n.缺点,毛病;错误,过失;障碍vt.找缺点,挑剔No one could fault his performance.他的演出无懈可击。A friend without faults will never be found.没有缺点的朋友是永远找不
16、到的。 find fault with 抱怨,挑剔without fault 确定,scene名词 n.1.(戏剧的)一场, (电影、电视的)一个镜头, (小说的)一节They have added a new scene at the beginning.在开头他们又增加了一场戏。2.背景, 现场He has designed all the scenes and costumes.他设计了全部布景和服装。scenery景色scene场景,upset及物动词 vt.1.打乱, 扰乱She upset our plan.她打乱了我们的计划。2.使苦恼, 使心烦; 使不适The news upset him emotionally.这消息使他心烦意乱。Chocolate upset his stomach.他吃巧克力后感到胃不舒服,