北师大实验中学单词学习 模块三U8 Lesson 4

1、Vocabulary StudyModule 3 Unit 8 Lesson 4Vocabulary study Module 3 Unit 8 Lesson 4ambitionbreak downdistantexhaustedfunctionpatienceaimVocabulary Level-1ambition strong desire to achieve sth U He filled with ambition to become famous. Until all is over ambition never dies. particular desire of this k

2、ind C have great ambitions achieve/realize/fulfil ones ambitions He had a high ambition to be a headmaster.break down cease to function The telephone system has broken down. fail Negotiations between the two sides have broken down. If law and order break down, anarchy will result. become very bad; c

3、ollapse Her health broke down under the pressure of work. lose control of ones feelings He broke down and wept when he heard the news.distant far away in space or time The airport is about ten miles distant from the city. not closely related She is a distant cousin of mine. There is a distant connec

4、tion between the two theories. Instead of stopping to speak, she passed by with only a distant nodexhausted very tired adj. Im exhausted! The exhausted troops surrendered. exhaust v. The heavy work exhausted me. The long war exhausted the country.function n. special activity or purpose of a person o

5、r thing The function of the heart is to pump blood through the body. It is not the function of this committee to deal with dismissals. Heads of state attend numerous functions every year. Maths X is a function of Y.patience ability to accept delay, annoyance or suffering without complaining After th

6、ree hours of waiting for the train, our patience was finally exhausted. She has no patience with people who are always grumbling. Learning to walk again after his accident required great patience. She hasnt the patience to do embroidery.aim point or direct towards an object. Youre not aiming straigh

7、t. He aimed at the target, fired and missed it. The punch was aimed at his opponents head. Shes aiming at a scholarship.Vocabulary Level-2Challenge Yourself!break down Look at the following sentences with break down. What do they mean? Expenditure on the project breaks down as follows: wages 10m, pl

8、ant 4m, raw materials 5m. (be divided or divide into parts by analysis ) Firemen had to break the door down to reach the people trapped inside. (make sth collapse by striking it hard ) How can we break down the barriers of fear and hostility which divide the two communities? (cause sth to collapse;

9、overcome, conquer or destroy) Sugar and starch are broken down in the stomach. (change the chemical composition )distant/far/remote The center of the city is about 10 miles distant from the station. In the long distant past, our ancestors depended on handmade tools mostly. Her parents dont live far

10、away. far away, far above/below, far from, as far as He works far longer hours than I do. It costs far too much time. Far from helping the situation, Tom has just made it worse. As a westerner I was a strange sight in this remote village. There is a remote chance that you will be employed.function v. work; operate His brain seems to be functioning normally. This machine has stopped functioning. The sofa can also function as a bed. Some English adverbs function as adjectives.aim He has always aimed high We must aim at increasing/to increase exports. T