Unit 4 Natural Disasters 单词讲义-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

Unit4单词讲义 disaster 词性：名词 中文意思：灾难，灾害 英文释义：a sudden event, such as an accident or a natural phenomenon, that causes great damage or loss of life 词源：来自拉丁语 "dis-astrum"，意为 "坏星" 或 "不幸的征兆" 例句：The earthquake was a terrible disaster for the people in that area. 固定搭配：natural disaster（自然灾害），man-made disaster（人为灾害），disaster relief（救灾） 近义词：calamity, catastrophe, tragedy tornado 词性：名词 中文意思：龙卷风 英文释义：a violently rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, often with a funnel shape and extremely strong winds 词源：来自西班牙语 "tronada"，意为 "旋风" 或 "龙卷风" 例句：The tornado destroyed many houses in the town. 固定搭配：tornado warning（龙卷风警报），tornado watch（龙卷风观察），tornado drill（龙卷风演习） 近义词：twister, cyclone, whirlwind drought 词性：名词 中文意思：干旱，旱灾 英文释义：a long period of dry weather, especially when there is not enough water for people or plants to use 词源：来自古英语 "drótt"，意为 "干燥" 或 "干旱" 例句：The drought has caused severe water shortages in the region. 固定搭配：drought relief（抗旱救济），drought-resistant crops（抗旱作物），drought conditions（干旱条件） 近义词：aridity, dry spell, water shortage landslide 词性：名词 中文意思：山崩，滑坡，压倒性胜利 英文释义：a mass movement of rock, earth, or snow down a slope; a sudden overwhelming victory in an election or competition 词源：来自中古英语 "landslid"，意为 "土地滑动" 或 "山崩" 例句：The landslide blocked the road and caused traffic delays. 固定搭配：landslide victory（压倒性胜利），landslide defeat（惨败），landslide margin（巨大优势） 近义词：avalanche, mudslide, rout slide 词性：动词、名词 中文意思：滑动，滑行；幻灯片 英文释义：to move smoothly over a surface; to glide or slip along; a photograph or other visual image that is projected onto a screen 词源：来自古英语“slydan”，意为“滑动”。 例句：The children are sliding down the hill.（孩子们在山上滑下来。） 固定搭配：let slide, slide in, slide out, slide show 近义词：glide, slip, skid tsunami 词性：名词 中文意思：海啸 英文释义：a series of ocean waves caused by an underwater disturbance such as an earthquake or volcanic eruption 词源：来自日语“津波”（tsuname），意为“海的波浪”。 例句：The tsunami destroyed many coastal villages.（海啸摧毁了许多沿海村庄。） 固定搭配：trigger a tsunami, tsunami warning, tsunami wave 近