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Unit 4 Words
1.disaster n.
a natural disaster 自然灾害
Because of the weather, the activity was a total/ complete disaster. 彻底搞砸了
2.slide vi.& vt.
①(使)滑行;(使)滑动
a sliding door 滑门;推拉门
②(使)悄悄移到;(使)悄悄移动(slip)
slide into 溜进
slide sth. into a drawer 把某物偷偷塞紧抽屉
let sth. slide 任某事恶化;放任不管某事
n. ①滑(动);滑道;滑梯;衰落 on the slide每况愈下
②幻灯片
3.flood
n. ①洪水;水灾 The river was in flood.河水泛滥。
②大批;大量 floods of rain 倾盆大雨
v. ①淹没;泛滥
②vi. (洪水般地)涌进(pour);vi.&vt.充满
The tourists from around the world flood into Yellowstone National Park.涌入
When we visited my old family home, memory came flooding back.
be flooded with 被...淹没;充斥着...;涌来大量的...
flooded adj. 洪水泛滥的 flooding n.洪水泛滥;水灾
4.rescue
vt. 营救 He was rescued by the soldiers from the ruins.
n. 救援;营救 rescue teams/workers 救援队/人员
come to sb.’s rescue 营救某人
5.damage
n. 损害;损坏 do/cause damage to 损坏
6.destroy
vt. ①毁坏;摧毁;毁掉 A man can be destroyed but not defeated.
destroy one’s confidence/ hope/ faith
destruction n.毁坏;毁灭
7.evacuate evacuate from 从...撤离
evacuation n.
8.death be bored/ scared/ frightened to death 无聊得/怕得要死 the death of one’s dream
9.affect vt. ①影响(effect) ②使深有感触;打动
be deeply affected/touched/moved by 被...深深打动
③使感染(疾病)
affection n. 钟爱;喜爱;爱慕
have affection for
10.shelter
n. ①遮盖物;避难所 救援人员为那些家园被毁的幸存者(survivors)盖起了避难所。
②居所;住处 ③掩蔽;保护;庇护 find/take shelter from the rain 避雨 under the shelter of 在...的庇护下
v. ①vt.掩蔽;保护 shelter sb./sth. from
②vi.躲避;避难 shelter from...
sheltered adj. 有遮蔽物的;受庇护的
11.crack v. crack a smile 勉强一笑
12.gas v. gas (sth.) up 给(汽车)加油
13.as if/ though 好像;似乎;仿佛
看样子好像要下雨。
14.ruin
vt. 糟蹋;(完全地)破坏;使破产
n.①[U]毁灭;破产 fall into/ go to ruins灭亡;荒废;衰落 financial ruins 破产
②废墟;遗迹;残余 in ruins 严重受损;破败不堪
ruined adj.毁坏了的;严重受损的
15.brick v. brick in/ up用砖堵住/封上
16.shock
n.①剧烈震动;冲击 the shock wave 冲击波
②电机;触电 get a shock 触电
③休克 She was taken to the hospital suffering from shock.
④震惊;打击;令人震惊的事 in shock 震惊;吃惊
culture shock 文化冲击
vt. 使震惊;使气愤
shocked adj.震惊的;愤慨的 shocking adj.令人震惊的
17.electricity cut off electricity 切断电源
18.trap n. fall into/get out of a trap 落入/摆脱圈套
vt. be trapped in 被...困住;陷入困境
19.bury vt.
She buried her face in her hands and began to sob.她双手掩面,开始抽泣起来。
bury oneself in 埋头于;专心致志于
20.breathe vi.&vt. 呼吸
Slowly, the city began to breathe again.
Hearing this news, he breathed a sign of relief.松了口气。
breathe in 吸气;吸入 breathe out 呼气;呼出
breathe new life into 给...带来起色;注入活力
breathing n.呼吸
21.effort n.
①力气;精力 put one’s effort into把精力投入到...
②努力;尽力 in an effort to do为了做某事
make efforts to do 努力做某事;尽力做某事
make every effort to do 尽一切努力做某事
spare no effort to do 不遗余力做某事
effortless adj.不需费力的
22.wisdom n. words of wisdom 至理名言
23. suffer vi.&vt.
suffer from 患有(疾病);遭受(痛苦、困扰)
suffering n. ①(身体或精神上)疼痛;痛苦 mental suffering 精神痛苦 ②苦难;折磨
24.volcano n.
volcanic adj.火山的;由火山作用引起的
25.erupt v.(战争、情感等)爆发;突然发生
The crowd erupted into laughter.人群中爆发出一阵笑声。
eruption n.喷发;爆发
26.supply
vt. supply sth. to sb./ supply sb. with sth. 供给某人某物
n. ①供应;供给 supply and demand供给与需求
cut off the electricity supply 切断电力供应
Water is in short supply.水资源短缺。
a reliable supply of... 稳定的供给
②生活必需品;补给品 school/medical/relief/emergency supplies 学校用品/医疗用品/救援物资/应急物资
27.survive ①vt. 比......活得长 She survived her husband by ten years.
②vi.&vt. 存活下来;幸存(于)
Her parents died in the accident, but she survived.
The baby survived the earthquake.
③vi.& vt. 挺过;熬过
Rowling had spent years surviving on little money, spending all her time writing.
④vi. 保存下来
Some old customers have survived into the present.
Several buildings in the town survived from medieval times.
survivor n.幸存者
28.power
n. ①能力;(生理)机能
I will do everything in my power to help you.我会尽全力帮助你。
After the accident she lost the power of speech.那次事故之后,她丧失了说话能力。
②力量;威力
③控制力;影响力
Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stones to success.
④统治;政权 The party came to power at the last election.这个政党是在上次大选中上台执政的。
⑤权力;职权
⑥大国;强国 world/ industrial power 世界强国/工业大国
⑦动力;电力;功率
vt. 驱动;推动 vi.快速前进
29.tap
She felt a tap on her shoulder.
Someone tapped her on the shoulder.
30.pipe a pipe dream 空想;白日梦
31.emergency
an emergency exit/call/kit 紧急出口/紧急呼叫/急救箱
an emergency room 急诊室
32.calm down 平静下来;镇静下来
calmly adv. 平静地;镇静地
33.aid
n. ①援助;救援物资;帮助 do/ give/ offer first aid 进行救助
with the aid of 在......帮助下;借助于
②辅助物;辅助设备 come/go to sb.’s aid 帮助某人
in aid of 帮助
vt.& vi.帮助
34.on hand 在手头;现有(尤指帮助);在场;到场
35.crash
v.①发出巨响;猛撞;猛击 crash into
②(使飞机)坠毁;(使汽车等)碰撞
He cashed his car into a wall.
③vi.(公司等)倒闭;(股票)暴跌;(计算机等)死机;崩溃
n. 暴跌;(计算机等的)崩溃
36.sweep-swept-swept
v. ①扫;打扫 ②横扫;掠过;(暴风雨)袭击;席卷
A rare storm swept across the region yesterday.
“Red envelop” fever has swept the country. “抢红包”热已席卷全国。
sweep aside 拒不理会;无视
sweep away 消灭;彻底消除
sweep up 打扫;清扫
37.wave
v. ①摇摆 The branches were waving in the breeze.
②挥舞;舞动 Crowds lined the route, waving flags and cheering.
③挥手(表示......);(向......)挥手示意
wave sb. goodbye/ wave goodbye to sb.向某人挥手道别
Mum waved to Mary to sit on the sofa.妈妈挥手示意玛丽坐在沙发上。
n. ①波(浪);海浪 She loved to ride waves on her board.她喜欢在冲浪板上乘风破浪。
②挥手;招手 He gave us a wave as the bus drove off.公共汽车开走时,他朝我们挥了挥手。
③(活动或感情的)风潮;浪潮
A wave of sadness/ happiness/ relief swept over her as she heard the news. 听到这个消息后,一阵悲伤/喜悦/宽慰涌上她的心头。
④(声、光、电等的)波 sound waves 声波
make waves (故意)兴风作浪;制造麻烦
ride a/ the wave of 受益于......;乘......之势
38.strike-struck-struck
v.①打;撞击
②(时钟等)敲响;报(时);擦/划(火柴)
He lay awake until he heard the clock striking twelve.
strike a match 划火柴
③(不幸等)突然降临;突然袭击
The undersea quake struck around 7:00 a.m..七点钟海底发生了地震。
④(使)突然想到/意识到
The solution struck me immediately.
it strikes sb. + that 从句 某人突然想到/意识到
It struck me that we might have made the wrong decision.
⑤给......以某种印象
We were struck by her kindness.我们被她的善良所打动。
What struck me most was the enthusiasm of the local people.
strike sb. as (being)... 给某人以...印象
He trikes me as (being) a very serious person.
⑥vi. 罢工
strike a balance 两者兼顾;达到平衡
strike a deal 达成协议
strike fear/terror into sb’s heart 使某人感到害怕/恐惧
strike up 开始(交谈);建立(关系)
n. 击打;袭击;罢工
The workers will go on strike if the demands they put forward are turned down.
three strikes and you are out 三振出局
stricken adj.受灾的;患病的;受苦的
earthquake-stricken areas 地震地区
striker n.罢工者;(足球的)前锋;(棒球的)击球手
39.deliver v.
①递送;传送 deliver a letter/message 送信/带信;传话
②发表;表达;讲 deliver a speech/lecture 发表演讲/授课
③接生;使分娩
delivery n.①递送(的物品);演讲方式 a delivery man 送货员
②分娩;生产
40.summary
adj. 概括的;概要的 a summary account/ explanation 概括性的描述/扼要的解释
n. 总结;概括;概要 in summary 总的来说
summarize/ summarise v. 总结;概括;概述
41.effect n.结果;效应;作用;影响
· greenhouse/ side/ opposite/ psychological effect 温室效应/副作用/反作用/心理作用
· Global warming is having a great effect on hundreds of plant and animal species around the world.
· bring/ put ... into effect 实施;实行
· in effect ①在实施中;有效 Some laws from the eighteenth century are still in effect. ②实际上;事实上
· take effect 生效(come to effect);起作用
These measures are just beginning to take effect.这些措施开始见效。
42.length n. ①长;长度 ②(时间的)长度at length
①最后;终于 At length, we began to understand what he wanted.
②长时间地;详尽地 I set up an interview with her and we discussed her project at length.
go to any/ some/ great lengths (to do sth.) 竭尽全力/不遗余力(做某事)
lengthen v.延长;变长
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