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Unit 4 Natural Disasters
Words and Expressions
人教版2019必修第一册
disaster [dɪˈzɑːstə(r)] n.灾难;灾害
tornado [tɔːˈneɪdəʊ] n.龙卷风;旋风
drought [draʊt] n.旱灾;久旱
landslide [ˈlændslaɪd] n.崩塌;滑坡
slide [slaɪd] vi. & vt. (使)滑行;滑动
n. 滑动;滑梯
slide-slid-slid
The children enjoyed sliding down the slide at the park.
tsunami [tsuːˈnɑːmi] n.海啸
flood [flʌd] n.洪水;大量
vi.淹没;大量涌入
vt.使灌满水;淹没
The heavy rain caused a flood in the city.
The museum was flooded with visitors during the holiday season.
volcanic eruption [vɒlˈkænɪk ɪ'rʌpʃ(ə)n] 火山喷发
The volcanic eruption was followed by a series of earthquakes.
erupt [ɪˈrʌpt]
v.爆发;喷发
magnitude [ˈmæɡnɪtuːd] n. 震级;重大
The magnitude of the earthquake was 7.2.
rescue [ˈreskjuː] n. & vt. 营救;救援
The rescue team arrived just in time to save the trapped miners.
The firefighters were called to rescue a man.
damage [ˈdæmɪdʒ] vt. 损害;破坏; n. 损坏;损失
The car was damaged in the accident.
destroy [dɪˈstrɔɪ] vt.摧毁;毁灭
The bridge ______________ ( destroy) by the flood.
destruction: n. 破坏、毁坏
destructive: adj. 破坏性的、造成破坏的
The wildfire ______________ (destroy) several homes in the neighborhood.
evacuate [ɪˈvækjueɪt] vt.疏散;撤出; vi. 撤离
The teacher told the students to evacuate the classroom.
helicopter [ˈhelɪkɒptə(r)] n. 直升机
The injured hiker was rescued by a helicopter from the mountain.
death [deθ] n. 死,死亡
The news of his death was shocking.
die n. 死,死亡
dead adj. 去世的
The flowers will die without water.
The fish in the tank is dead.
affect [əˈfekt] vt.影响;(疾病)侵袭;深深打动
The weather can greatly affect travel plans.
High stress can negatively affect your health.
shelter [ˈʃeltə] n.避难处;居所;庇护
vt.保护;掩蔽
vi. 躲避 (风、雨或危险)
We found shelter under a tree.
The large umbrella sheltered us from the sudden rain.
crack [kræk] vi.&vt.(使)破裂 n.裂纹;裂缝
The egg cracked when it dropped.
The mirror cracked after it fell.
gas [ɡæs] n.气体;燃气;汽油
Turn off the gas before leaving the house.
He acted as if nothing had happened.
as if 似乎;好像;仿佛
He treated me as if I were a stranger.
ruin [ˈruːɪn] n.&vt.破坏;毁坏
in ruins
The heavy rain ruined our plan.
The company's finances are in ruins due to mismanagement.
percent [pəˈsent] n. 百分之……;adj. & adv. 每一百中
Only fifty percent of the class passed the exam.
brick [pəˈsent] n.砖;砖块
The house was built with red bricks.
metal [pəˈsent] n.金属
The roof was covered in metal to protect against the weather.
shock [ʃɒk] n.震惊;令人震惊的事;休克
vt.(使)震惊
in shock
shocking adj. 令人震惊的
shocked adj. 令人震惊的
The news of his sudden death is so that everyone is very much at it.(shock)
electricity [ɪˌlekˈtrɪsɪti] n.电;电能
We use electricity to turn on the lights.
trap [træp] vt.使陷入险境;使陷入圈套
n.险境;陷阱
The hunter trapped rabbits in the forest.
The mouse was caught in a trap.
bury [ˈberi] vt. 埋葬;安葬
After the pet passed away, they decided to bury it in the backyard.
bury oneself in sth.
埋头于,专心于.....
He buried himself in learning something about the robot.
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