高一下学期词汇解析Unit22 A world of fun

　　Words and expressions

　　amusement n. something that gives people fun or pleasure文娱活动

　　Big cities have theatres, films, basketball matches and many other amusements.

　　大城市有戏剧、电影、篮球比赛以及许多其他的娱乐活动。

　　n. smiling and laughing娱乐；消遣

　　His chief amusement is reading novels. 他的主要消遣是看小说。

　　coaster n. 惯性运动装置

　　roller coaster n.[c] (游乐场等的) 云霄飞车(=switchback英)

　　bungee [XbVndjI] n. 蹦极；跳簧；橡皮筋

　　bungee jumping 蹦极跳

　　free-fall ride 自由落体车乘

　　creek n.小河；小溪

　　souvenir n. something that one buys or gives because it will bring memories纪念礼物；纪念品

　　He brought back a cowboy hat as a souvenir of America.

　　他带回一顶牛仔帽作为访问美国的纪念。

　　giant n. a man of very great size and strength 巨人

　　The great socialist China has towered like a giant in the East.

　　伟大的社会主义中国像巨人一般屹立在东方。

　　adj. very big 巨大的

　　There are two giant pandas in the zoo. 在动物园里有两只大熊猫。

　　dragon n. big, dangerous animal with fire in its mouth, which lives only in stories龙

　　attraction n. something that makes you want to come nearer, look at it, etc.吸引；吸力；吸引物

　　The Tower of London is a great attraction to tourists. 伦敦塔对游客有很大的吸引力。

　　collection n. number of things that have been gathered together收藏；收集物

　　He collects stamps and has a very good collection. 他集邮，他收藏的邮票很精彩。

　　castle n. big, strong building that helped to keep the people inside safe from their enemies long ago 城堡；古城堡

　　castle in the air (in Spain) 空中楼阁

　　costume n.[c] clothes[ generally](某一时期/国家/民族/阶层的)衣裳；服装

　　She looks very pretty in her winter costume. 她穿着冬装看上去很美丽。

　　minority n. small part of a group少数；少数民族

　　The Chinese nation includes more than 50 national minorities besides the Hans.

　　中华民族除汉族外，还有五十多种少数民族。

　　cartoon n. funny drawing, often of well known people 漫画

　　n. cinema film made with drawings, not with real people 卡通；动画片 a Mickey Mouse cartoon 米老鼠动画片

　　thrill n.[c] 兴奋；激动

　　A thrill went through her. 她感到一阵寒栗[兴奋]。

　　vt. (使)激动；(使)心惊胆战

　　The audience was [were] thrilled with his performance. 观众为他的表演而激动。

　　entertainment n. an amusing or interesting public performance娱乐

　　The city offers many forms of entertainment. 这个城市提供各种娱乐。

　　n. the act of entertaining guests; the act of amusing people 款待；招待

　　They are giving an entertainment to their foreign guests. 他们在招待外宾。

　　educate v. teach and train教育；培养

　　He was educated at a technical college. 他在技术学校受过教育。

　　conservation n.[u] (自然资源等的) 保存；管理

　　marine adj. of, found in, produced by, or connected with the sea海的；海产的

　　Seals and whales are marine animals. 海豹和鲸鱼是海中的动物。

　　coastal adj. 海岸的；沿海的

　　divide vt. split something into parts; go into parts分；划分

　　I divide the cake into four parts. 我把蛋糕分成四份。

　　vt. share something into parts分配；分享

　　Aunt divided the cake among the children. 姨妈把蛋糕分给孩子们。

　　section n. part of something 部分；区域

　　You will find that book in the historical section of the library.

　　你会在图书馆的历史书部分中找到那本书的。

　　shuttle adj. 定期往返汽车；航天飞机

　　a shuttle bus [train, plane] 定期往返的 [区间] 公共汽车 [火车,飞机]

　　butterfly n. 蝴蝶

　　risk vt. to have a chance of losing something or of something (bad) happening冒的危险

　　If you go out without a raincoat you risk getting wet, because it may rain.

　　如果你不带雨衣出去，你就要冒淋湿的危险，因为可能下雨。

　　n.[c] the possibility of losing or being hurt危险；风险

　　He was ready for any risks. 他甘冒任何风险。

　　injury n. (to the body)something causing pain, a wound 伤害；受伤处

　　He fell off the ladder and had serious injuries. 他从梯子上摔下来受了重伤。

　　rocket n. 火箭

　　helicopter n. 直升飞机

　　carve v. cut wood or stone to make a picture or shape刻；雕刻

　　Tony carved his name on a tree with a knife. 托尼用刀子把他的名字刻在树上。

　　jade n. 玉石；翡翠

　　achievement n. achieving, the successful finishing of something成就；功绩

　　He owes his achievement to hard work. 他的成绩来自辛勤的工作。

　　civilization n. system, stage of, social development文明；文化

　　Chinese civilization is one of the oldest in the world. 中国的文化是世界最古老的文化之一。

　　cut off remove by cutting 切去；剪掉；砍掉

　　I had my hair cut off and sold it. 我把头发剪掉卖了。

　　stop or interrupt while in communication 使中止通话；打断通话

　　Just when she had reached the most important point we were cut off.

　　她刚刚讲到最要紧的地方，我们的电话就被切断了。

　　stop the operation of, turn off; cease operating 使停止运转；切断

　　The floods have cut off our supplies. 洪水切断了我们的供应。

　　separate, isolate隔离，使孤立

　　The village was cut off by the flood. 村子被洪水隔绝了。

　　prevent v. stop someone from doing something阻止；制止

　　The rain prevented us from coming in time. 下雨使我们没及时赶来。

　　homesick adj. 想家的；思乡的

　　become [get] homesick 想家/思乡

　　handbag n. womans bag that holds small things 女用手提包

　　n. a travelling bag to hold clothes, etc.旅行用手提袋 twist n. 扭曲；盘旋

　　v. turn in many directions; bend often 盘旋；弯曲

　　The road twists up the mountain----there are many corners. 公路在山上盘旋--有许多拐弯。

　　loop n. 环；弯曲部分 vi. (使)成环/成圈

　　darkness n.[u] where there is no light黑暗

　　Twenty four for day and night, some for darkness, some for light.

　　白昼、黑夜共有二十四小时，有时黑暗，有时明亮。

　　imagination n.[u] making pictures in your mind 想象；幻想

　　He has a very strong imagination. 他有很丰富的想象力。

　　n.[u] what is imagined想象的事物

　　You didnt really see anything--it was only imagination.

　　你实际上什么也没有看见，那只不过是幻象而已。

　　designer n. 设计家/师/者

　　endless adj. with no end, not stopping无止境的；无穷的

　　There is the endless noise of the sea on the beach. 海滩上无休止的海水声。

　　Disneyland n. 迪斯尼乐园

　　Mickey Mouse n.[c] 米老鼠

　　Donald Duck [XdCnRld XdVk] n. 唐老鸭