高三英语词汇解析Unit4 Green world

　　Words and expressions

　　procedure n. a manner of proceeding; a way of performing 程序；手续

　　This is the correct procedure for obtaining a visa. 这是取得签证的正确程序/手续。

　　a series of steps taken to accomplish an end 步骤

　　a long therapeutic procedure 长期治疗过程

　　tulip n. 郁金香

　　rose n.[c] a beautiful flower, which is red, white or yellow 玫瑰(花)；蔷薇(花)

　　Father planted roses along one side of the garden. 父亲沿着花园的一边种了玫瑰。

　　You lie upon roses when young, youll lie upon thorns when old. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

　　peony n.[c] 牡丹；芍药

　　She blushed like a peony. 她脸红得像一朵牡丹花。

　　strawberry n.[c] small, soft, red fruit 草莓

　　Her favourite fruit is strawberry. 她最喜欢的水果是草莓。

　　lemon n. 柠檬

　　a slice of lemon 一片柠檬

　　bunch n. a number of things of the same kind fastened or growing together 串；束

　　a bunch of flowers 一束花 a bunch of grapes/keys 一串葡萄/钥匙

　　merely adv. only仅仅；只不过

　　I didnt stop to speak to him--I merely smiled. 我没有停下来和他说话--我只是微微一笑。

　　herb n. 草药；草本植物；香草

　　classify vt. to arrange or organize according to class or category 分类

　　We usually classify types of character as good or bad.

　　我们通常把 (人的) 性格之类型分为善与恶。

　　identification n. the state of being identified 鉴别；验明

　　the identification of high yielding seeds 高产量种子的鉴别

　　n. proof or evidence of identity 身份证明(缩写 ID)

　　His only means of identification was his passport. 他唯一证明身份的证件就是他的护照。

　　male adj. of the sex that does not give birth to young ones 男（性）的；雄性的

　　A cock is a male bird. 公鸡是雄性家禽。

　　n. man or boy; animal that cannot have baby animals; plant that does not have fruit 男人；雄性动物/植物

　　A bull, a cock and a he goat are males. 公牛，公鸡，公羊都是雄性动物。

　　promote vt. to contribute to the progress or growth of 促进；推进

　　Kindness promotes peace. 亲切的行为可以促进和睦。

　　vt. to raise to a more important or responsible job or rank 提升

　　Our teacher has been promoted to headmaster. 我们的老师已被提升为校长了。

　　botanical adj. of or relating to plants or plant life; of or relating to the science of botany 植物的；植物学 (上) 的

　　the botanical garden(s) 植物园

　　privilege n. a special advantage, permission, right, or benefit granted to or enjoyed by an individual, a class 特权；优惠

　　Our members have the privilege of using the lending service of the library.

　　我们的会员有享受图书馆借书服务的特权。

　　cozy adj. comfortable; easy 舒适的；安逸的

　　I felt cozy watching the hearth fire. 看着炉火我感到温暖而舒适。

　　appetite n. a desire for food 食欲；胃口

　　Exercises give one a good appetite. 运动增进食欲。

　　n. a strong wish or liking 爱好；欲望

　　He has an appetite for writing. 他好从事写书。

　　wealth n.[u] (lots of) money; valuable things 财富；财产

　　Some were owners of great wealth and property. 有些人拥有万贯家财。

　　Oceania n. the Pacific Islands 大洋洲

　　appointed vt. to select or designate to fill an office or position 任命；委派

　　We must appoint a new teacher at once to the mountain school.

　　我们必须立即委派一名新教师到那山村小学去。

　　vt. to fix or set by authority or by mutual agreement 约定；指定

　　They appointed a place to exchange stamps. 他们约定一个地方交换邮票。

　　Venus n. the second planet from the sun 金星

　　n. (Roman Mythology) the goddess of sexual love and physical beauty

　　维纳斯(罗马神话中爱与美的女神)

　　the V of Milo 米罗的维纳斯雕像

　　calculate vt. find an answer by working with numbers 计算

　　Let me calculate the cost of the journey. 让我计算一下旅途的用费。

　　astronomy n. the scientific study of matter in outer space 天文学

　　expense n. the act of spending money; cost; money used or needed for sth.花费；

　　支出；代价；费用

　　The expense of running a car has risen recent years. 近几年来使用汽车的费用增加了。

　　look our for to be careful of 当心；注意；警惕

　　Look out (for the car)! 留神(汽车)！

　　on a large scale 大规模地；大范围地

　　cocoa n. brown powder from the beans of a tree, made into chocolate 可可粉

　　n. drink that you make with cocoa powder and milk 可可茶

　　hemp n. 大麻

　　involve vt. to contain as a part; include 包括；涉及

　　All the children were involved in the school play. 所有的孩子都参加了学校排练的剧。

　　vt. to engage as a participant 使牵涉；使卷入；使参与

　　Dont involve other people in your trouble. 别把别人牵涉进你的麻烦中去。

　　enterprise n. an undertaking, especially one of some scope, complication, and risk; a business organization 事业；企业

　　government enterprise 公/国营企业 private enterprise 私/民营企业

　　small-to-medium-sized enterprises 中小企业

　　settlement n. group of homes in a place where no people have lived before 拓居地；定居点

　　The first settlements were on the east coast of America. 最初的殖民地是在美洲的东海岸。

　　n. agreeing about something after discussing it 解决（方案）

　　After long talks about pay, the managers and workers reached a settlement.

　　就工资进行长期谈判后，劳资双方达成一项解决办法。

　　Kew [kju:] n. 克佑(伦敦之西郊,为皇家植物园之所在地)

　　accumulate vti. to gather or pile up; amass; to mount up; increase

　　积累；聚集

　　He accumulated a fortune by hard work. 他靠努力工作积蓄了一笔财富。

　　Snow accumulated to a depth of 10 feet. 雪已积到十尺深。

　　abandon vt. leave someone or something; give up; desert 离弃；放弃；抛弃

　　The driver abandoned his car in the snow. 司机把汽车抛在雪地里。

　　straw n. dry, cut stalks of wheat, etc. 稻草；麦秆

　　Everyone of us had a straw hat on. 我们人人都戴草帽。

　　n. thin tube of paper or plastic for drinking a cold drink 麦管；吸管

　　He sucked Coke through a straw. 他用吸管吸可口可乐。

　　pineapple n. 凤梨；波萝

　　year after year adv. 年年；一年又一年(= year in year out)

　　We have visited this island year in year out and we never get bored.

　　我们在这个岛上参观很长时间，但我们没有厌烦。

　　classification n. the act or result of classifying; a category or class分类；类别

　　pass away die 去世

　　He passed away during the night. 他在晚间逝世。

　　Oxford n. 牛津[英国牛津郡 (Oxford shire) 的首府, 为牛津大学 (Oxford又作Oxford University) 所在地]

　　tone n. a sound; the quality of a sound; the voice, as expressing feeling音调；语调

　　She spoke in an angry tone. 她用恼怒的口气说话。

　　reward n. present or money that you give to thank someone for something 报酬；报答

　　He was given a reward for passing the examination. 他因考试及格而得到奖品。

　　He worked hard all his life but without much reward. 他辛勤一生，但得到的报酬却很少。

　　vt. give something in return for 酬谢；奖赏

　　He was well rewarded by the kind things people said about him.

　　人们表扬了他，这就是对他很好的奖励。

　　name after 给取名；命名

　　technician n. expert who works with machines, instruments or tools技术员；技师

　　Charles Darwin 查理士达尔文(英国自然科学家) beagle n. 小猎犬

　　nowhere adv. at, in, or to no place; not anywhere 任何地方都不；什么地方也没有

　　He was nowhere to be found. 什么地方也找不到他。

　　n. an unknown place 不知道的地方：

　　a cabin in the middle of nowhere 不知在什么中心的小屋

　　altogether adv. on the whole; all things considered 总共；总而言之

　　There were five of us altogether. 我们共有五人。

　　Altogether, the book is quite interesting. 总的说来，这本书相当有趣。

　　adv. totally; completely 完全；全部地

　　Some of what you say is true, but I dont altogether agree.

　　你说的有些是真的，但我不能全都同意。

　　finch n．雀科鸣禽

　　beak n. 鸟嘴

　　appearance n. what someone or something looks like 外貌；外表

　　Do not judge by appearances. 别从外貌判断事物。

　　n. being seen; coming 显露；出现

　　At the sight of his appearance on the stage, the hall rang with thunderous applause.

　　他一出场，礼堂里就掌声雷动。

　　output n.[u] amount of things that you have made 产量；产品

　　We must increase our output to meet peoples needs. 我们必须增加产量来满足人们的需要。

　　dandelion n. 蒲公英

　　latter adj. 后者

　　Of the two, the former is better than the latter. 两者之中前者较后者为佳。

　　distinguish vt. vi. show the difference in; show the difference; make a distinction 区别；辨别

　　He could not distinguish cotton from wool. 他不能辨认是棉花还是羊毛。

　　You are confusing things, let me distinguish. 你把事情越弄越糟，让我来把它区分出来。

　　in detail with all the facts 详细地

　　The teacher explained the text in detail. 老师详细地解释了课文。

　　millimeter [`milimitE] n. 毫米

　　Carl Linnaeus [`kB:l li`nI:Es] 卡尔林尼厄斯(瑞典植物学家)

　　Daniel Solander [ sE`lAdE] 丹尼尔索兰德(瑞典植物学家)

　　Tahiti n. 塔希提岛(位于南太平洋)

　　Galapagos [gE`lApEgEs] n. 加拉帕戈斯(群岛)

　　Gregor Mendel [`gregE `mendl] 格雷戈门德尔(奥地利遗传学家)

　　Gote Turesson [`ge:tE tE`ri:sn] 约特杜尔松(瑞典植物学家)