高一下学期词汇解析Unit21 Body language

　　Words and expressions

　　unfair adj. not fair, not treating people in the right way不公平的；不公正的

　　How dare you say Im unfair? 你怎么敢说我不公平？

　　customer n. someone who buys things from a shop顾客；主顾

　　Is he your regular customer? 他是你们的老主顾吗？

　　avoid vt. keep away from; keep out of the way of; escape避免；逃避

　　You should avoid being late for your class. 你不要误了上课。

　　contact n. 接触；联系[with]

　　I dont usually have much personal contact with him. 我平常很少与他有私人上的往来。

　　R X vt. 接触；联系

　　Contact the police immediately. 立刻与警方联络。

　　frown v. move the eyebrows together when angry, worried, thinking, etc.皱眉

　　Dont frown at me. 别对我皱眉头。frown at(=upon) sb. 皱眉对某人表示不满

　　lean v. bend yourself or itself（使）倾斜

　　The tower leaned a little to the right. 塔有些向右倾斜。

　　v. put something against another thing倚靠

　　The ladder leans against the wall. 梯子靠在墙上。

　　suitcase n. thing that bolds ones clothes, etc. when one travels小提箱；衣箱

　　Have you packed your suitcase? 你已经整理好衣箱了吗？

　　ahead adv. in or into a forward position; before在前；向前；提前

　　Despite the snow storm they persisted in marching ahead. 尽管有大风雪，他们坚持向前挺进。

　　ahead of in front of 在之前

　　The production plan was fulfilled ahead of time. 生产计划提前完成了。

　　give sb a hand 给某人帮助

　　manage vt. be able to do something that is difficult设法做成

　　We managed to get there in time. 我们总算及时赶到那儿了。

　　vt. control someone or something管理；经营

　　Mr. Smith manages a big shop. 史密斯先生经营一家大商店。

　　fold vt. to bend something back on itself折叠

　　I folded the letter and then pit it into the envelope. 我把信折好后放进信封。

　　vary vt. cause to change; make different or various使改变；使不同

　　Courses vary according to the needs of the students. 课程根据学生的需要而有所不同。

　　vi. change, become different改变；变成不同

　　His mood varied from day to day. 他的情绪每天都有变化。

　　disrespectful adj.无礼的

　　thumb n.[c] 拇指

　　raise ones thumb 竖起拇指(表示胜利、成功的动作)

　　index n.[c] 食指；索引

　　Brazil n. 巴西

　　crazy adj. foolish, mad发疯的；狂热的

　　You must be crazy to ride a bicycle that has no brakes! 你骑一辆没闸的车，一定发疯了吧！

　　Bulgaria n. 保加利亚(欧洲东南部之共和国)

　　Iran n. 伊朗

　　part vi. go away from each other; make people leave each other分离；分开

　　He waved goodbye when we parted. 我们分手时，他挥手告别。

　　Russia n. popular name for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics俄罗斯

　　He found it important to study the situation in Russia. 他觉得研究俄国的形势很重要。

　　firm adj. hard, that will not move牢固的，稳固的

　　The leg of that chair is not very firm. 那条椅子腿很不牢固。

　　handshake n. 握手

　　bow [bau] v. to bend forward the upper part of the body to show respect鞠躬；点头

　　I bowed my thanks. 我鞠躬致谢。

　　interpretation n. explanation or meaning说明；解释

　　The sentence may be given several interpretations. 这个句子能有几种不同的解释。

　　palm n.[c] 手掌；手心 vt. 把藏于手掌中

　　read a persons palm 看某人的手相

　　pat vt. touch something or someone gently with your hand several times轻拍；抚摸

　　The teacher patted her on the shoulder and told her to go on with her work.

　　教师拍拍她的肩膀，叫她继续做她的作业。

　　get through pass through; cause to pass through通过；使通过

　　I got through the written papers last term. 我上学期笔试及格了。

　　to reach someone, esp. by telephone 打通（尤指电话）

　　I tried to telephone you but I couldnt get through. 我给你打电话可是没有打通。

　　tear down wreck or demolish (a building) 拆毁（建筑）

　　The old houses have been torn down. 旧房子拆掉了。

　　shrug vt. 耸肩

　　He just shrugged his shoulders. 他只是耸耸肩膀而已。

　　incredible adj. difficult to believe, amazing难以置信的；不可思议的

　　Michael told us an incredible story about his grandmother catching a thief.

　　迈克尔给我们讲了一个他祖母抓小偷的令人难以置信的故事。

　　forefinger n.食指

　　fist n. hand that is tightly closed拳头

　　A boxer hits with his fists. 拳击运动员用拳头打击对手。

　　bend (bent ; bent)

　　vt. to make something curved; not straight使弯曲

　　She bent her head and hurried on. 她低下头匆匆往前走去。

　　vi. become curved or angular; bow; stoop弯曲；弯腰

　　 The branches were bending with the weight of the fruit. 树枝被果实的重量压得弯曲了。

　　hip n. 臀部

　　tap v. touch or hit something quickly and lightly轻敲；轻拍

　　Whos tapping at the door? 谁在敲门？

　　gently adv. in a gentle manner; mildly; softly; tenderly 轻轻地

　　Snow fell gently from gray clouds. 白雪从灰蒙蒙的云层中轻轻地飘落。

　　adv. gradually渐渐地

　　The road curves gently around the mountain. 这条路缓缓盘山而上。

　　hold up raise; lift 举起；抬起

　　Hold your hand up if you wish the chairman to recognize you.

　　要是你希望会议主席准许你发言的话，你就举手。

　　anger n.[u] strong feeling when you are not pleased生气；愤怒

　　He shook with anger. 他气得发抖。

　　make a face (表示厌恶等)做鬼脸

　　useless adj. of no use, not useful无用的；无效的

　　A car is useless without petrol. 汽车没有汽油便无用处。

　　narrator n.讲述者；叙述者

　　showman n.[c] 演出主持人

　　detail n.[c] one of the small parts that make the whole详情；细节

　　I like your plan, now tell me all the details. 我喜欢你的计划，请把全部细节告诉我。

　　vt. describe fully详述；细说

　　He detailed my new duties to me. 他向我详细讲述了我的新职责。

　　in order in the way you arrange or place things or people 按顺序

　　He is the tenth in order. 按顺序他是第十个。

　　when things are placed with care, working well, etc. 整齐

　　There is always order on a good ship. 头等轮船上总是井井有条。

　　occur vi. happen 发生

　　When did the accident occur? 那事故是什么时候发生的？

　　vi. exist 存在；出现

　　Many mistakes occur in your composition. 你的作文出现了许多错误。

　　focus n. a point at which rays of light, heat, etc. meet after being reflected or refracted, a point from which rays appear to come 焦点；中心

　　Bring the object into focus if you want a good photograph.

　　如果你想拍一张好照片，把物体对准在焦点上。

　　v. move parts of a camera, microscope, etc. so that you can see things through them sharply

　　对焦；集中

　　When studying, he focused his mind on his lessons. 读书时，他集中心思于功课上。

　　specific adj.具体的；特定的

　　for a specific purpose 为某特定的目的