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Unit11 lesson3-reading club单词讲义
soldier
词性:名词
中文意思:士兵,军人
英文释义:a member of the armed forces, especially one in active service
词源:来自古法语esculier,意为“随从”或“侍从”,后来演变为指代军事人员。
例句:He was a soldier for 20 years before retiring.
固定搭配:soldier on(坚持到底),soldier up(勇敢面对)
近义词:trooper, marine, infantryman
bomb
词性:名词、动词
中文意思:炸弹,轰炸
英文释义:n. an explosive device that is designed to explode on impact or after a timed delay; v. to attack with bombs
词源:来自中世纪英语bombe,意为“大球”或“球形物”,后来演变为指代爆炸物。
例句:The terrorists planted a bomb in the subway station.
固定搭配:drop a bomb(突然说出令人震惊的消息),make a bomb(制造炸弹)
近义词:explosive, grenade, missile
general
词性:形容词、名词
中文意思:一般的,将军
英文释义:adj. relating to all people or things in a group; n. a high-ranking military officer
词源:来自拉丁语generis,意为“种类”或“类型”,后来演变为指代一般的事物。
例句:There are general rules that apply to everyone. He is a five-star general in the army.
固定搭配:in general(总的来说),general knowledge(常识)
近义词:common, universal, typical
trench
词性:名词
中文意思:沟渠,战壕
英文释义:a long narrow hole in the ground, usually dug as a defensive position in warfare
词源:来自古法语trenche,意为“沟渠”或“地沟”。
例句:The soldiers were hiding in the trenches during the battle.
固定搭配:dig a trench(挖战壕),trench coat(风衣)
近义词:ditch, fosse, moat
frontier
词性:名词
中文意思:边界,边疆
英文释义:the distant borderland of a country or empire; the part of a country furthest from its center or capital city
词源:来自拉丁语frontis,意为“前额”或“前沿”,后来演变为指代边界地区。
例句:They lived on the frontier where danger was always present. The government is trying to develop the frontier areas.
固定搭配:frontier spirit(拓荒精神),frontier town(边境小镇)
近义词:border, edge, boundary
murder
词性:名词、动词
中文意思:谋杀,凶杀
英文释义:the unlawful and premeditated killing of another person
词源:来自古英语的“mordor”和“murdan”,意为“杀人”
例句:He was convicted of murder.(他被判犯有谋杀罪。)
固定搭配:commit murder(犯下谋杀罪)、murder weapon(凶器)
近义词:kill, slay, assassinate
border
词性:名词、动词
中文意思:边界,接壤;接近,与…接壤
英文释义:a line that marks the limit of a country or an area; to be next to or on the edge of something
词源:来自古高地德语的“beran”,意为“边缘”
例句:The river forms the border