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Unit 12
Words and Expressions
Section B
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n.蠢人;傻瓜 v.愚弄
fool /fuːl/
make a fool of... 愚弄某人
fool sb. into doing sth.欺骗某人做某事
foolish adj.愚蠢的
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n.(特定场合穿的)服装;装束
costume /'kɒstjuːm/, /'kɑːstuːm/
(形近词) custom n.习俗
例:He went to the party in a chicken costume.
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embarrassed /ɪm'bærəst/
adj.窘迫的;害羞的
be embarrassed
at/about sth.对...感到尴尬
to do sth.不好意思做某事
embarrass v.使尴尬
embarrassment n.尴尬
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化妆舞会
costume party
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announce /ə'naʊns/
v.宣布;宣告
例:They will announce the result tonight.
announcement n.公告
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spaghetti /spə'ɡeti/
n.意大利面条[U]
例:She ate three plates of spaghetti.
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hoax /həʊks/
n.骗局;恶作剧[C]
例:I got a strange message, but I'm sure it's just a hoax.
(pl.)hoaxes
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sell out
卖光
例:Kevin's vegetables were sold out in a few hours.
Kevin sold them out in a few hours.
sell well 卖得好(主动表被动)
(动副型短语, 代词放中间)
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discovery /dɪ'skʌvəri/
n.发现;发觉[C]&[U]
例:The discovery of America was a great event.
(pl.)discoveries
make a discovery有新发现
discover v.发现
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lady /'leɪdi/
n.女士;女子
(pl.)ladies
例: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our party.
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v.取消;终止
cancel /'kænsl/
cancel(l)ed, cancel(l)ing
cancel(l)ation n.取消
例:The plan was canceled because of bad weather.
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officer /'ɒfɪsə/, /'ɑːfɪsər/
n.军官;官员
police officer 警察
official adj.官方的
an
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believable /bɪ'liːvəbl/
adj.可相信的;可信任的
→unbelievable adj.难以置信的
believe v.相信
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disappear /ˌdɪsə'pɪə/
v.消失;不见
→appear v.出现
disappearance n.消失
例:The snake disappeared into the bush.
dis-为否定前缀:
不喜欢
不同意
不诚实的
混乱无序
不相信
丧失能力的
dishonest
disorder
disagree
dislike
disbelieve
disabled
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embarrassing /ɪm'bærəsɪŋ/
adj.使人害羞的(难堪的或惭愧的)
例:The embarrassing question made him embarrassed.
(修饰事物)
(形容人的感受)
首字母填空
1. The lady felt e when I asked her for her age.
2. My brother is an o in the army.
3. L and gentlemen, can I have your attention please?
4. Don't take it seriously. It’s just a h .
5. The sun d behind the clouds just now.
6. They have c the competition because of the storm.
7. She is an honest girl, so we all think she is b .
8. Jack was f by his cousin, so he was very angry.
9. The d of new energy is very important.
fficer
mbarrassed
adies
oax
isappeared
anceled
elievable
ooled
iscovery
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