Unit 3 Sea Exploration 逐词英语释义汇总清单-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第四册

高中英语选必四Unit3逐词英语释义 1.tale: 故事，传说 a fictitious or true narrative or story, especially one that is imaginatively recounted 2.merchant: 商人 a person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying merchandise to a particular trade 3.set sail: 起航，出发/ begin a voyage by putting up sails, leave a place on a ship 4.extend: 延伸，扩展 cause to cover a larger area, make something longer or larger in size or scope 5.negotiate: 协商，谈判/ try to reach an agreement or compromise by discussion with others, find a way over or through an obstacle or difficult path 6.fleet: 舰队，车队 a group of ships or vehicles traveling together or under the same ownership, a number of aircraft operating together as a unit 7.behold: 瞧，看见 see or observe (a thing or person, especially a remarkable or impressive one) 8.league: 联盟，联合会 a collection of people, countries, or groups that combine for a particular purpose, a unit of distance equal to about three miles 9.in a league of one’s own: 独树一帜，独步全场 exceptionally outstanding or excellent; unmatched or unrivaled by anyone else 10.royal: 皇家的，王室的/ relating to or suitable for a king, queen, or other monarch, having the status of a king or queen or a member of their family 11.spice: 香料，调味品 an aromatic or pungent vegetable substance used to flavor food, a small quantity of a strong-smelling or pungent substance 12.withdraw: 撤回，取款/ remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position, cease to participate in or be associated with (a particular activity or organization) 13.withdraw from: 退出，撤出 stop taking part in or attending (a particular activity or organization), remove oneself from a place or situation 14.channel: 频道，通道/ a length of water wider than a strait, joining two larger areas of water, a means of communication or expression 15.maritime: 海的，海事的 connected with the sea, especially in relation to seafaring commercial or military activity 16.bond: 结合，联系 a binding agreement or force, a connection or