高一上学期词汇解析Unit10 The world around us

　　Words and expressions

　　fur n. animal skin with the fur on it, which you wear 毛皮，皮子

　　I wear a fur coat when it gets cold. 天冷了我就穿皮大衣。

　　antelope n.羚羊

　　in danger 在危险中

　　The bridge is in danger of collapse. 桥要塌了。

　　endanger vt. to expose to harm or danger 危及

　　The fire spread endangering several nearby homes. 火势蔓延危及附近的几栋房屋。

　　die out become extinct灭绝； 逐渐消逝

　　This kind of bird is dying out in the world. 这种鸟在世界上逐渐绝种了。

　　The custom died out. 这习惯逐渐消逝了。

　　as a result of 由于；作为的结果

　　As a result of this, there is often trouble in American families.

　　由于这样, 美国家庭中常常会出现麻烦事。

　　lead v. be the person who gives orders to others 领导；率领

　　The captain leads his team. 队长领导他的球队。

　　v. be a way to somewhere 通向

　　The road leads to the railway station. 这条路通向火车站。

　　lead to to cause导致；导向

　　Labor leads to happiness. 劳动使人幸福

　　jungle n. thick forest in hot countries 热带丛林

　　the Panama jungle 巴拿马丛林

　　wolf n.[c] wild animal like a big dog, which hunts and kills other animals 狼

　　a pack of wolves 一群狼

　　hippo n. 河马

　　kangaroo n. Australian wild animal that jumps along on its big, back legs袋鼠

　　A kangaroo is an interesting animal. 袋鼠是有趣的动物

　　giraffe n. big, wild animal with a very long neck and legs长颈鹿

　　environmental adj. 环境的

　　environmental destruction [pollution] 环境的破坏 [污染]

　　tour n.[c] journey to see many places旅行；周游

　　He made a tour of the United States. 他去美国旅行了一次。

　　n.[c] short visit to see a certain building 参观；观光

　　We are going on a tour of the city this afternoon. 我们今天下午要到城里去观光。

　　v. to travel around to see a city. country, etc.游历；游览

　　We were having a good time when we toured Beijing. 我们在北京旅游期间玩得很高兴。

　　species n. a group of animals or plants which have certain distinguishing characteristics (动植物)种类

　　This is a rare species of rose. 这是一种罕见的玫瑰。

　　act vt. be in a play, film, etc 扮演；表演

　　She acted the part of Liu Hulan very well. 她扮演刘胡兰这个角色很出色。

　　endangerment ment n. 危及；危害

　　measure n.[u] a size, weight, amount, etc. determined by measuring（由一标准测定的）大小；重量；数量

　　The tailor took my measure for a new suit. 服装师给我量尺寸做一套新衣服。

　　n.[C] arrangement, plan, means措施；办法

　　We must take the right measures or we shall fail. 我们一定要采取正确的措施，不然就会失败。

　　v. find the size, amount etc. of something or someone 测量

　　We measured the room and found it was twenty feet long and fifteen feet wide.

　　我们测量房间得知它长20英尺，宽15英尺。

　　take measures 采取措施

　　habitat n. 生活环境；栖息地

　　adapt vt. make to fit in a new place; make fit for使适应；改编

　　We must adapt our thinking to the new situation 我们必须使我们的思想适应新形势。

　　The movie was adapted from a novel. 这部电影是由小说改编的。

　　adapt to 适应（新的环境）

　　This is a species that has adapted well to winter climes. 这是很适应冬天气候的物种。

　　original adj. first, earliest最初的；原始的

　　They were the original inhabitants of the country. 他们是这个国家最早的居民。

　　make a difference bring a change 有关系；有影响

　　One false step will make a great difference. 失之毫厘，谬以千里。

　　battery n. 电池

　　devote vt. give a lot of time, money, etc. to something致力于；献身于

　　He has devoted his life to the revolution. 他把他的一生献给了革命事业。

　　devoteto 致力于；献身于

　　at present at the present time; right now 现在；目前

　　We are badly in need of teachers at present. 当前我们急需教员。

　　common adj. belong to, or done by, everyone in a group共同的；共有的

　　Peter and I have a common interest in football彼得和我对足球有共同的兴趣。

　　adj. happening often; that you often see, hear, etc. 普通的；常见的

　　Grass is a very common plant. 草是很普通的植物。

　　set free let a person or animal go out of a prison, etc.释放；使自由

　　The prisoners have been set free. 犯人们己被释放了。

　　in the wild 在自然环境下

　　ecosystem n. 生态系统

　　valuable adj. worth much money值钱的，贵重的

　　This is a very valuable painting. 这是一幅很珍贵的图画。

　　adj. useful or important有价值的；重要的

　　The book will be valuable to me in my work. 这书对我的工作很有价值。

　　throw away to get rid of as useless 扔掉

　　He threw away yesterdays newspaper. 他扔掉了昨天的报纸

　　reduce v. make something less or smaller 减少；缩小

　　He reduced speed to forty kilometres an hour. 他把速度减到每小时四十公里。

　　respond vi. to make a reply; answer 回答

　　The wireless calls were soon responded to. 对无线电的呼叫不久有了回答。

　　vi. to react positively or favorably 作出反应，响应

　　The patient has responded rapidly to the treatment. 病人在治疗后立刻有起色。

　　amount n. a quantity; all things added together数量；总数

　　He owed me ￡50, but could only pay half that amount.

　　他欠我五十镑，但只能还总数的一半。

　　package a wrapped or boxed object; a parcel 包裹

　　Large packages are sometimes left beside the door. 大的包裹有时就放在大门旁边。

　　vt. to place into a package or make a package of 包装

　　He packaged up the presents he had got for his birthday and put them in the cupboard.

　　他把收到的生日礼物包成一包放在橱里。

　　harmful adj. doing harm (to)有害的

　　Smoking is harmful to health. 吸烟对健康有害。

　　flat adj. smooth, not going up and down 平的；平坦的

　　Holland is flat, there are no mountains. 荷兰地势平坦，没有山。

　　n. group of rooms in a building, where you can live单元住房；套间

　　I live in a flat of two rooms in the suburbs. 我住在郊区的一套有两间房间公寓房间里。

　　soda n. 苏打；汽水

　　material n. what you are working with原料；材料

　　Wood and stone are building materials. 木材和石头是建筑材料。

　　poster n. a big piece of paper that you put where people can see it, to tell them about something 招贴；海报

　　There is a poster about the pop festival. 有一张关于流行音乐节的海报。

　　attractive

　　adj. pleasing to see, hear, etc. 迷人的；有吸引力的

　　Bright colors are attractive to children. 鲜艳的颜色对小孩有引诱力。

　　topic n. a subject of discussion or conversation; the subject of a speech, an essay, a thesis, or a discourse话题；主题

　　a good topic for a composition 一个好的作文题目

　　organize v. to arrange something so that it works properly; become organized

　　组织；组织起来 We can overcome the difficulties as long as we are organized.

　　只要我们组织起来，我们就能克服困难。

　　graph n.[c] 曲线图; 图表; 图解

　　 a bar [circle, line] graph 条线图 [圆形图,折线图]

　　brief adj. using few words; speaking shortly简短的

　　 His words are brief. 他的话很简洁。

　　Tibetan adj.西藏的 n.藏人；藏语