Unit 4 单词讲义-2023-2024学年高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第一册

Unit4单词讲义 quote (n.) 中文意思：引用，引文 英文释义：a passage or line from a book, speech, etc. that is repeated by someone else 词源：来自拉丁语 "quotare"，意为“取多少”。 例句：He quoted Shakespeare in his speech. 固定搭配：quote unquote（用于表示某人所说的话是直接引用的） 近义词：citation, reference Dutch (adj.) 中文意思：荷兰的，荷兰人的 英文释义：belonging to the Netherlands or its people 词源：来自荷兰语 "Duits"，意为“德国人”，后来被用来指代荷兰人。 例句：She has Dutch heritage. 固定搭配：Dutch treat（AA制） 近义词：Netherlandic, Hollander float (v.) 中文意思：漂浮，浮动 英文释义：to stay on the surface of a liquid without sinking 词源：来自古英语 "flōtan"，意为“漂浮”。 例句：The leaves floated on the water. 固定搭配：float down（顺流而下） 近义词：drift, sail folk (n.) 中文意思：民间的，民俗的 英文释义：belonging to the common people and not to an educated or wealthy group 词源：来自古英语 "folc"，意为“人民”。 例句：They played folk music at the festival. 固定搭配：folk art（民间艺术） 近义词：popular, traditional tale (n.) 中文意思：故事，传说 英文释义：a story, especially one that is not true but is intended to entertain or teach a lesson 词源：来自古英语 "tæl"，意为“故事”。 例句：She told me a tale about her childhood. 固定搭配：fairy tale（童话故事） 近义词：story, legend folk tale (n.) 中文意思：民间故事，神话传说 英文释义：a traditional story passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation within a culture or community 词源：由 "folk" 和 "tale" 组成，意为“民间故事”。 例句：Folk tales often have moral lessons. motion (n.) 中文意思：运动，动作 英文释义：the act or process of moving 词源：来自拉丁语 "motus"，意为“移动” 例句：The motion of the car was smooth and steady. 固定搭配：put/set in motion (开始，启动) 近义词：movement, action set ... in motion (phrase) 中文意思：使开始，启动 英文释义：to start something happening or making progress 词源：由 "set" 和 "in motion" 组成，意为“使开始” 例句：He set the plan in motion by hiring new staff. 固定搭配：set something in motion (启动某事) 近义词：start, initiate compose (v.) 中文意思：组成，构成；创作，写作 英文释义：to make up; to form a whole; to create or write (music, poetry, etc.) 词源：来自拉丁语 "componere"，意为“组合” 例句：Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen. 固定搭配：be composed of (由...组成) 近义词：make up, form, create crouch (v.) 中文意思：蹲，弯腰 英文释义：to bend one's body low, especially by bending one's knees and lo