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新人教英语八上单词笔记Unit 3-Unit 4
Unit 3
1. compare v. 比较;对比
compare A with B 将A与B比较
e.g. Parents always compare us with others.
compare A to B 把A比作B
e.g. Poets often compare love to the sun.
comparison n. 比较
make a comparison between A and B 在A和B之间做比较
beyond comparison 无可伦比
2. shy adj. 害羞的
be shy of doing sth. 羞于做某事
e.g. Don't be shy of sharing your idea with others.
3. lazy adj. 懒惰的
too lazy to do sth. 太懒以至于不能
lazy bones 懒骨头
4. loud adv. 响亮地 adj. 大声的
loudly adv. 大声地 e.g. speak loudly
aloud adv. 出声地 e.g. read aloud
5. perform v. 表演;执行
perform a task 执行任务
perform on stage 上台表演
performance n. 表演
6. solve v. 解决;解答
solve a problem = work out a problem 解决问题
solution n. 解决方法
7. congratulation n. 祝贺;恭喜
congratulation on doing sth. 祝贺……
e.g. Congratulations on winning the competition!
congratulate v. 祝贺
8. prize n. 奖;奖励
win a prize 获奖
the first prize 一等奖
9. attend v. 参加;出席
attend a meeting 参会
attend to 照顾 = take care of = care for = look after
e.g. He had to attend to his sick mother at home.
10. have sth. in common 有共同之处
have nothing in common 无共同之处
11. appearance n. 外表;露面 physical appearance
judge by appearance 以貌取人
e.g. Don't judge a person by their appearance.
appear v. 出现 disappear v. 消失
12. personality n. 性格;品质
strong personality 个性鲜明
person n. 人 in person 亲自
personal adj. 亲自的;私人的
personally adv. 亲自地
13. strength n. 优势;力量
build strength 增强力量
strengths and weaknesses 优缺点
strong adj. 强壮的 strengthen v. 增强
14. fact n. 事实;现实
in fact = as a matter of fact 事实上
15. population n. 人口 have a ~ of 有…人口
population growth 人口增长
提问:What's the population of …?
16. average adj. 平均的;平常的
on average 平均而言
17. rainfall n. 降雨量
annual rainfall 年降雨量
heavy rainfall 暴雨
18. pleasant adj. 宜人的;友好的
pleasant experience 愉快的经历
pleasant weather 宜人的天气
please v.请 pleasing adj.令人愉快的
pleasure n.愉悦
19. slow adj. 慢的;迟钝的
slow down 慢下来
slowly adv. 缓慢地
20. interest n.业余爱好;兴趣 v.使感兴趣 places of interest 名胜古迹
show interest in 在…展现出兴趣
lose interest 失去兴趣
interested adj.感到有趣的
interesting adj.令人有趣的
21. difference n.差异 cultural differences a difference between A & B
make a difference 有影响;起作用
e.g. Regular exercise can make a big difference to your health.
tell the difference between A and B 分辨A和B的差异
different adj. 不同的
22. sense n.理解力;感觉 make sense 讲得通
a sense of +n. …感
e.g. a sense of responsibility 责任感
a sense of humor 幽默感
a sense of direction 方向感
lose one's sense 失去知觉
sensible adj. 明智的
sensibility n. 明智
a sense of hearing 听觉
23. thanks to 归功于;由于;因为
because of = due to = owing to = on account of = thanks to 因为
thanks for doing 感谢做某事
24. less adj.较少的;adv.较少地;pron.较少
less than 少于
no less than 多达
little – less – least
25. opinion n.看法;意见
in one's opinion = as far as sb. is concerned = from my point of view 在我看来
express an opinion 表达意见
I hold the opinion that … = I think that …
26. make a mistake 犯错误 make mistakes
make a mistake in doing sth. 在做某事上犯了错
e.g. I make a mistake in counting the numbers.
make a mistake with sth.
27. honest adj. 坦诚的;诚实的
to be honest 说实话 = to be frank
honest person 诚实的人
honesty n.诚实
28. direct adj.率直的;直接的 directly adv.
direction n. 方向
director n.导演
29. similarity n.相似之处 similar adj.相似的
similarity between A and B A与B的相似之处
find similarities 发现相似点
30. character n.人物;个性;字
main character 主角
Chinese character 汉字
characteristic adj.典型的;n.特征
31. exchange v. & n. 交换
exchange between A and B A与B之间进行交换
cultural exchange 文化交流
32. accident n.意外;(交通)事故
by accident 偶然地 = by chance = accidentally
traffic accident 交通事故
33. expect v.预料;预期 expectation n.
expect sb. to do sth. 期待某人做某事
e.g. I expect you to become a better person.
expect that + 句子
e.g. We didn't expect that the event would be so successful.
unexpectable adj.不可预料的
34. reach v.伸手;达到 reach out to sb. 愿意帮助某人
reach for 伸手触碰
reach +地点 到达 = get to
35. touch v.触碰;影响
touch one's heart 触动某人的心
deeply touch 深深感动
keep in touch 保持联系
36. lend sb. a hand 帮助某人 = give sb. a hand = help sb. = do sb. a favor
Unit 4
1. moss n.苔藓
mossy adj.长满苔藓的 be covered with moss = in moss 覆盖着苔藓
2. bamboo n.竹;竹子
bamboo forest 竹林
bamboo shoot 竹笋
3. popular adj.广受欢迎的;流行的
be popular with/among 受…欢迎
e.g. The singer is very popular with/among young people.
popular culture 流行文化
popular science 科普
popularity n.流行 unpopular = unknown
4. goodness n.美德;营养
the goodness of men 人性的善良
good adj.好的 比较级better 最高级best
5. actually adv.实际上;居然
= in fact = as a matter of fact
actual adj.
6. appear v.出现;看起来好像
appear +adj. = appear to be +adj./n.
appear to do sth. 似乎…
7. land n.陆地;土地 v.降落
land a plane 使飞机着陆
8. shoot vt.射击;拍摄 n.新芽
bamboo shoot 竹笋
shoot at sb./sth. 对…开枪
be shot dead 被击毙
shoot a photo 照相
9. weigh v.有…重;称重量
weigh sb./sth. 称…的重量
weight n.重量
overweight adj.超重的
10. believe v.相信;认为有可能
It is believed that … 人们认为
believe VS believe in
believe 相信
believe in = trust 信任
11. connect v.关联;连接
be connected with/to 与…相连
connect A with/to B (使)连接
connected adj.连接的;相关的
connection n.连接
12. without prep.没有;缺乏
without doing sth. 没有做…
e.g. You can't leave without saying goodbye.
13. imagine v.想象;猜想
imagine doing sth.想象做某事
imagination n.想象力
14. disappointed adj.失望的;沮丧的
be disappointed in sb. 对某人失望
be disappointed at/with sth. 对某事失望
disappoint v.使失望;使破灭
disappointing adj.令人失望的
disappointment n.沮丧
to one's disappointment 令某人沮丧的是
15. action n.行动;措施
take action 采取行动
e.g. Actions speak louder than words. 行胜于言.
act v.行为;扮演
actor 男演员 → actress 女演员
active adj.积极的
activity n.活动
16. in order to 为了
in order to do sth.为了做 = so as to
in order that = so that +句子
e.g. He got up early in order to catch the early bus.
= He got up early in order that /so that he can catch the early bus.
17. communicate v.交流;沟通
communicate with sb.与某人交流
= have a communication with sb.
18. play a part in 参与某事
play +a/an +adj. part in = play a/an adj. role in 在…发挥作用
19. protect v.保护;防护
protect sth./sb. from (doing) sth. 保护…不受伤害
protect the environment 保护环境
protection n.保护
protective adj.有保护性的
protector n.保护者
20. importance n.重要性
be of importance = important
【be of +n. = adj.】
stress the importance of 强调…的重要性
21. happiness n.幸福;快乐
happy adj.
happily adv.
unhappy adj.不开心的
22. ton n.吨
tons of = lots of 大量
23. climate n.气候
climate change 气候变化
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