Lesson 90 What's for supper? 晚餐吃什么?
【New words and expressions】(15)
chip n. 油煎土豆片
overfish v. 过度捕捞
giant adj. 巨大的
terrify v. 吓,使恐怖
diver n. 潜水员
oil rig 石油钻塔
wit n. (复数)理智,头脑
cage n. 笼
shark n. 鲨鱼
whale n. 鲸
variety n. 品种
cod n. 鳕
skate n. 鳐
factor n. 因素
crew n. 全体工作人员
★chip n. 油煎土豆片
(1) 油煎土豆片(英:potato chip/crisp)(细长的)油炸马铃薯条(美:French fry)
(2) 碎片,木屑片
eg. have a chip on one’s shoulder (口)心情不好,性好争吵
a chip off the old block (口)酷似父亲的儿子
★overfish v. 过度捕捞
●over 做前缀,表示“过度的”
eg. overcrop v. 因过度的耕种而使土地贫瘠
overdo v. 做的过分,过度
overdraw v. 透支
overdress v. 衣饰过度,穿的过度讲究
overeat v. 吃的过多
I overcook the rice. 我把饭做糊了。
You overdid it. 你过分了。
★giant adj. 巨大的
通液一次多少钱(1) adj. 巨大的 = huge quantity
= big/large/great/huge/immense/fantastic
eg. a giant corporation 大公司
giant panda 大熊猫
(2) n. (故事或传说等的)巨人,大汉
(相反:dwarf 矮子)
eg. Jack saw the giant climbing down the beanstalk.
杰克看见巨人顺着豆茎爬了下来。
(3) n. 伟人,大人物
eg. giants in the field of electronics 电子学领域的大人物
★terrify v. 吓,使恐怖
●be terrified of 惊吓,惊恐
eg. The children were terrified of being scolded.
孩子们害怕受到责备。
terrify sb. 使惊恐,使受到惊吓
eg. His sudden appearance terrified them. 他突然出现吓到了他们。
be terrified by 对某事感到惊恐
= be terrified at
eg. They were terrified by his sudden appearance.
= They were terrified at his sudden appearance.
他们被他的突然出现吓了一跳。
●科普知识资料terrifying adj. 令人恐惧的
●terrified adj. 受惊吓的
★diver n. 潜水员,跳水选手
●dive v. 跳水
eg. dive from the bridge into the river 从桥上跳进水里
dive for (为寻或取某物)潜水
eg. They dived down for oysters. 他们潜水去寻牡蛎。
dive into 潜心研究,全力投入
eg. He dived into the history of China. 他潜心研究中国历史。
★oil rig 石油钻塔
●oil
(1) n. 油
eg. cooking oil 食用油
hair oil 发油
heavy oil 重油
light oil 轻油
(2) n. 油画颜料
eg. paint in oils 画油画
burn the midnight oil 开夜车
pour oil on the flame 火上加油
(3) v. 在…注(涂)油
eg. oil a clock 给钟表上油
oil one’s hand/oil one’s palm 行贿
oil the wheels
给轮子上油(用贿赂手段等)使事情进展顺利
●rig
(1) n. (船)配备,设备
(2) v. 给(船)上配备,打扮,装束
★wit n.(复数)理智,头脑
(1) n. 理智,头脑(通常以复数形式出现:wits)
eg. He has quick wits. 他才知敏锐。
He lacked the wits to see what to do in the emergency.
他当时缺少临机应变的能力。
(2) n. 机智,聪明 [u]
eg. His essays sparkled with wit. 他的散文才气洋溢。
欧亨利简介His speech was full of wit and humor. 他的演讲充满机智和幽默。
at one’s wits’end 穷于应付,不知所措
have one’s wits about 保持冷静
= keep one’s wits about
live by one’二胎指标s wits 靠着小聪明过日子
out of one's wits 失去理智
★cage n. 笼
★shark n. 鲨鱼
(1) n. 鲨鱼
维生素b12(2) n. (口语)骗子,贪得无厌的人,放者(loan shark)
★whale n. 鲸
eg. The whale is the largest of all animals. 鲸鱼是最大的动物。
a whale of (口)极好的,巨大的
have a whale of a time 度过美好的时光
★variety n. 品种(品种的多样性),多样性
反义词:monotony n. 单调,枯燥
eg. a life full of variety 丰富多彩的生活
for variety’s sake 为耳目一新
a variety of 种种的,形形的
There are a wide variety of people on the earth.
世界上有形形的人。
variety show 综艺节目(英)
variety store 杂货店(美)
●various adj.= all kinds of 各种各样的
(1) 形形的,种种的
eg. representatives from various countries 从各国来的代表们
various experiences 各种各样的经历你的食谱又多了一道美食英语
(2) 许多的,好几个的(无比较级的变化)
eg. for various reasons 因种种理由
●variation n. 变化,变动
eg. variations of temperature 温度的变化
★cod n. 鳕
●C.O.D = cash on delivery 货到付款
★skate n. 鳐
(1) n. 鳐鱼
(2) v. 溜冰,滑冰
eg. I want to go skating tomorrow. 我明天想去滑冰。
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