高一英语上学期 Unit2 English around the world词汇解析

1、高一上学期词汇解析Unit2 English around the worldWords and expressionsbathroom             n.c a room equipped with facilities for taking a bath or shower and usually also containing a sink and toilet 浴室;  (委婉语)洗手间 go to the bathroom 

2、上洗手间make oneself at home 别客气towel           n. 毛巾landlady        n. 女房东；女地主closet            n. 壁橱; 储藏室pronounce        

3、       v. make the sound of a letter or word发音The word "right" and "write" are spelt differently but they are pronounced the same.  "right"和"write"两字的拼法不同，但发音相同。 v. declare solemnly or publicly宣判；宣告 He was pronounce

4、d guilty.  他被宣判有罪。 broad          adj. wide, a long way from one side to the other 宽的 (broader; broadest)  Nothing but water can be seen on the broad ocean. 在广阔无边的海洋上能见到的只是水。repeat         &

5、#160;   v. say or do something again 重复；反复Please repeat what I said.  请把我说的话再重复一遍。 n. doing something again  重复；再做 a repeat of television programme  电视节目重播 ketchup            n. 蕃茄酱majority  

6、0;             n. most things or people in a group 多数，大多数 The majority of Chinese people have television.  中国大多数人都有电视。 native            adj. of the place where you were

7、born 本国的；本地的 He was happy to return to his native land.  他回到了故乡，很高兴。 total           n. complete amount总数；全部    Please add these numbers together and tell me the total. 请把这些数字加起来并告诉我总数。adj. complete; entire总的；全部的 What is

8、 the total amount?  总数是多少？ in total  总共tongue         n. the part inside the mouth that moves when you talk, eat, lick, etc. 舌头 Put your tongue out.  伸出你的舌头。n.  language 语言I speak nothing but our mother tongue.  我只说我们的本国语。

9、60;mother tongue  母语equal            adj. the same in number or size相等的 Men and women have equal rights in people's China.  在人民中国男女的权力平等。   adj. having the courage, strength, ability, etc. needed for  胜任的 B

10、eing ill, I am not equal to the journey.  我因病不能参加这次旅行。 vt. be exactly the same amount as something  等于 Two plus two equals four.  二加二等于四。   vt. be as strong, good, etc. as someone  比得上Nobody equals him in English.  在英语方面没有人能同他相比。 government 

11、0;             n. group of people who rule a country  政府 The Government decided to adopt the plan.  政府决定采纳那个计划。 situation                n. a pos

12、ition or condition at the moment处境；局面 Measures must be taken to meet this situation.  必须采取措施来应付这个局面。 n. the way things are at a certain time处境；境遇 He's in a difficult situation and doesn't know what to do.  他的处境很困难，不知怎么办才好。 n. place where a town, building, etc. i

13、s地点；位置 The castle has a lovely situation on a hill.  城堡座落在山上，环境优美。 except for  apart from；were it not for 除外 His composition is good except for some spelling mistakes. 他的作文写得很好，除了几个拼写错误以外。 international           &#

14、160;      adj. between countries国际的；世界的 The United Nations is an international organization.  联合国是一个国际组织。 organization                     n.c group of people,

15、countries, etc. who are working together for some purpose组织；团体The Red Cross is a big international organization. 红十字会是一个庞大的国际组织。trade           n.u buying and selling 贸易 Foreign trade is important to most countries.  对多数国家来说，对外贸易很重要。 n

16、. (pl. trades) a business行业 Shoemaking is a useful and necessary trade.  制鞋是一种有用的、必不可少的行业。 tourism              n. the practice of traveling for pleasure 观光the business of providing tours and services for tourists 旅游业glo

17、bal             adj.  worldwide:全球的  having the shape of a globe球形的global inflation  全球性的通货膨胀 communicate                 to express oneself

18、 in such a way that one is readily and clearly understood交际；沟通That ability to communicate was strange in a man given to long, awkward silences.一个人长期沉默的人有这样的表达能力是不寻常的。v. pass on (news, information, feelings, etc.) to sb. or sth. 传达（消息、感情等）Communicate the new data to our office, please. 请给我们办公室传送新资料。v

19、. share or exchange (news, etc.) (with sb.)  通信，通讯（与 with 连用，后接某人） I communicate with him regularly by letter.  我们经常与他通信。 communication                     n. message; what you tel

20、l or write通信；交流 Telegraph communication was broken off.  电报通讯已经中断。 exchange                vt. give one thing and get another thing for it 交换 Will you exchange seats with me?  你愿同我调换座位吗？ n. the a

21、ct of exchanging; giving and taking; that which is exchanged  交换；交换物 Let's have an exchange of views on the matter.  让我们对这件事交换一下意见吧。 service            n. the act of serving; something done to help another服务；服务性工作 Th

22、e food was good but the service was poor.  饭菜很好，但服务不行。 signal            n.c a sign which tells somebody to do something 信号；暗号  A red light is usually a signal of danger. 红灯通常是危险的信号。 movement     

23、;         n.u moving or being moved运动；动作I lay there without movement. 我一动也不动（地）躺在那里。She watched the dancer and tried to copy her movements.她观察那个跳舞的人，想模仿她的动作。peg        n.c 钉；栓；桩commander      

24、60;        n. an officer who leads a group of soldiers指挥官；司令员 General Howe is commander of the British forces.  豪将军是英国司令官。 tidy           v. put things in their right places; make something clean and

25、neat  使整齐；弄整洁 The waitress tidied the table.  女招待把饭桌抹擦干净。 adj. with everything in the right place; neat整齐的；整洁的 The reading room is very tidy.  阅览室十分整洁。 stand           n. upright piece of furniture that holds someth

26、ing台；架 a fruit stand  水果摊 n. place where people can sit or stand to watch races, sports, etc.  看台 The stands were packed.  看台上座无虚席。 stay up  not go to bed; refrain from taking rest  不睡觉；熬夜 We stayed up until after midnight.  我们呆到午夜之后才去睡觉。 c

27、ome about  come to pass, happen, attain fulfillment  发生 The accident comes about in this way.  这事故就是这样发生的。 independent                 adj. free; not controlled by another person, thing, or count

28、ry  自主的；独立的  Some of the students have an ability of independent thinking.  有些学生具有独立思考的能力。 fall          n.  autumn 秋天n. place where a river drops suddenly over a high place  瀑布 We visited Niagara Falls on our vacation.&

29、#160; 假期我们参观了尼亚加拉大瀑布。 expression                n. look on one's face表情He looked at me with a very strange expression.  他以一种很古怪的神情注视着我。 n. the act of expressing especially in words  表达In class the teac

30、her gave expression to his hopes for a new subject. 老师在课堂上表示希望开一新科目。  n. a word or phrase used as a common saying  词组；短语 At first we'll learn new words and expressions and then go over the text.  首先我们将学习生词和词组，然后看一遍课文。 end up with  finish 以而结束The meeting ended u

31、p with a song. 会议在歌声中结束。Our game always ends up in a quarrel.  我们总是在吵闹中结束比赛。 typhoon             n. a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans台风tornado         

32、;      na whirlwind or hurricane 飓风，龙卷风Spanish            n.西班牙语; 西班牙人 adj. 西班牙（人）的，西班牙语的Most of the people there speak Spanish, Portuguese or French. 那里绝大多数的人讲西班牙语、葡萄牙语或法语。 The Spanish have had many great pain

33、ters and writers. 西班牙人中有过很多伟大的画家和作家。 publish            vt. to print for sale to the public出版；发表 The book was published in 1980.  那本书是在1980年出版的。 vt. to make known to the public  公布 Today's newspaper published th

34、is news.  今天的报纸发表了这个消息。 southern           adj. of, from, or in the south part of a town, country, the world, etc.  南方的；南部的 The foreign visitors are going to travel in some southern provinces of China.  外宾将在中国南方几省旅行。 sta

35、tement                n. something that is said; a report  陈述；声明；宣布 Robert made a statement to the police about the robbery that he saw.  罗伯特把他所见到的抢劫案件向警察作了陈述。 president      

36、          n. head of a government, especially in a country that has no king or queen  总统Two years later, he was elected president of the United States.  两年后，他当选了美国总统。 n. the chief officer of a branch of government, a corporation, a board of

37、 trustees, a university, or a similar body 校长，会长，主席We chose him president of our club.  我们选他为我们俱乐部的主持人。 European                 adj. 欧洲的; 欧洲人的 n 欧洲人bring in  introduce 引入 They brought experienced peopl