Unit 6 单词讲义-2023-2024学年高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第二册

Unit6单词讲义 crime (名词) 中文意思：犯罪，罪行 英文释义：an action that is prohibited by law and is considered to be morally wrong 词源：来自拉丁语 crimina，意为“过失，罪过” 例句：The police are trying to solve the crime. 固定搭配：commit a crime（犯罪），crime rate（犯罪率） 近义词：offense, misdemeanor, wrongdoing seaside (名词) 中文意思：海边，海滨 英文释义：the area next to the sea 词源：sea + side，意为“海的一侧” 例句：We went to the seaside for our vacation. 固定搭配：seaside resort（海滨度假胜地），seaside town（海滨小镇） 近义词：beach, coast, shore suburb (名词) 中文意思：郊区，市郊 英文释义：an area on the outskirts of a city or town where people live in houses rather than apartments 词源：suburb源自拉丁语suburbs，意为“城墙外的土地” 例句：I live in the suburbs of the city. 固定搭配：suburban area（郊区地区），suburban life（郊区生活） 近义词：outskirts, exurb, periphery greedy (形容词) 中文意思：贪婪的，贪心的 英文释义：eager to obtain more of something, especially wealth or food, than one needs or deserves 词源：来自古英语 grēdan，意为“贪食” 例句：He is too greedy to share his toys with his sister. 固定搭配：greedy for（渴望得到），greedy person（贪婪的人） 近义词：avaricious, covetous, grasping thief (名词) 中文意思：小偷，窃贼 英文释义：a person who steals things illegally 词源：来自古英语 þiof，意为“偷窃者” 例句：The thief was caught by the police. 固定搭配：thief stealer（窃贼），car thief（汽车窃贼） 近义词：burglar, pilferer, robber commit (动词) 中文意思：犯罪，做错事；承诺，履行；把…托付给；使承担义务 英文释义：to do something illegal or wrong; to promise or undertake to do something; to entrust or give over (something) to someone else; to obligate or bind (someone) to something 词源：来自拉丁语 committere，意为“托付，交付” 例句：He committed a serious crime. She committed herself to finishing the project on time. They committed their children to the care of their grandparents. The company committed itself to reducing its carbon footprint. urban： 词性：形容词 中文意思：城市的，都市的 英文释义：of, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town 词源：来自拉丁语 urbanus，意为“城市的” 例句：The urban population has been increasing rapidly in recent years. 固定搭配：urban area（城市地区）、urban planning（城市规划） 近义词：metropolitan, municipal, township predator： 词性：名词 中文意思：捕食者，掠夺者 英文释义：an animal that preys on other animals for food 词