Unit 3 单词详解 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语牛津译林版（2020）必修第一册

M1U 3 Vocabulary I 1. on the rocks 1) (关系)陷于困境,濒临崩溃= in trouble Our film industry is on the rocks. 2) (在酒吧)加冰块 I'll have a whisky on the rocks. 我要威士忌加冰。 on the rocks和with ice两者都有加冰的意思,不同处在于,on the rocks 常用在喝洋酒(烈酒如威士忌、伏特加或特别调酒(cocktail)时,而with ice则是用于可乐、汽水等“软饮料”。 2. awkward adj. 1) making you feel embarrassed令人尴尬的 There was an awkward silence. You've put me in an awkward position. 你使得我左右为难,狼狈不堪。 2) not moving in an easy way (动作)笨拙的,不舒适的 He tried to dance, but he was too clumsy and awkward. 3) difficult to deal with 难对付的 an awkward customer She smiled awkwardly. He laughed to cover up his feeling of awkwardness. 一阵令人尴尬的沉默。 Stop asking awkward questions. 3 3. sight n. 1) the ability to see; eyesight; vision 视力,视觉 lose one’s sight 失明 2) the act of seeing sb/sth. 看见 My husband faints at the sight of blood. She caught sight of a car in the distance. 3) how far you can see 视野,视力范围 There was no one in sight. Peace is now in sight. (be likely to happen soon 可能即将发生) out of sight 看不见,在视野外 4)[ C]