高中英语外研必修4词汇解读：Modle5

1、Module 5 A trip along the Three GorgesExplanations for new words and phrases1、cave: n C洞穴，山洞。It is known to us all that our forefathers once lived in caves. 众所周知我们的祖先曾住 在山洞里。2、peak: n. C 山顶。The mountain looks more beautiful with its peak covered with snow. 山顶覆盖白雪更 漂亮了。Qomolangma is the world ' s

2、 highes睇eOk玛是世界最高峰。 n.顶峰，顶点（时间）。 be at your peak / reach your peak处在顶峰/达到最高峰。Most athletes have reached their peak by the time they are 20.多数运动员在 20 岁前达 到顶点。Her career was at its peak. = He is at the peak of his career.处在事业的最高峰。adj.（时间，阶段）高峰的。 Stay in peak condition.保持最佳状态。The peak time for electric

3、ity consumption. 用电高峰时段。3、plain :n.平原。 adj.简朴的/朴素的/简单的；清楚/晰的。|导学P50-1Animals range over the hills and plains. 动物在山丘和平原上出没。He likes to wear plain clothes. She's in plain clothes.她的穿着很朴素。I don' understand these documents at all. Why can' they write them in plain English?我根本看不懂这些文件，为什么他们不能用

4、简单易懂的语言来写 呢？The figures in the picture are quite plain.照片上的人像很清楚。It ' s plain / clear that 很显然：底It is quite plain that he is mistaken /something was very wrong.看来显然是他错了 /有地方出错了。It's plain to see:显而易见，。It's plain to see you haven't done this before.显然你以前 没做过这事。4、plateau:n.C| 高原。They w

5、ere lucky to have the opportunity to Lhasa and visited the wonderful landscape of the Qinghai_Tibet Plateau.有幸获得机会去拉萨参观青藏高原的壮丽美景。5、shore: n. C ,U 岸/滨（含义广，可指围绕海洋，河流及湖泊旁边的陆地，含有与水相对的意 味）。in shore: adv.近岸/靠岸。on shore在岸上/陆地上；上岸/登陆。off shore: adv.离岸/在近海处。At night he would stand on the shore and gaze out t

6、o sea. 夜晚，他常站在岸边遥望大 海。There was a little cabin on the opposite shore.对岸曾有一座小木屋。They saw a boat about a mile from the shore. 看见离岸一英里处的一条躺。bank：岸/堤（河流两旁高出水面的地方）。 The old man used to sit on the river bank to fish.Roger pushed the boat away from the bank.将船推离岸边。坐在河堤上钓鱼。coast:海岸/海岸线（地理上的专业名词，一国或一大片土地的沿海陆

7、地，海洋与陆地的分界 线）。China has a very long coast.漫长的海岸线。I could tell from his clothes that he was from the West Coast.从他着装看得出来自西seaside:海滨/海边（着重指海边的地区，城镇，尤指度假胜地等）。at the seaside在海边。We ll spend the vacation at the seaside.将在海边度假。beach:海（湖）滨/滩（指由潮水冲刷而形成的由细沙或卵石覆盖的平缓的斜坡，可供人玩乐或消遣）。 The children were playing on

8、the beach. They walked hand in hand along the beach. 拉手漫步。6、slope: n.|C 斜坡。a slope of 30 degrees一个 30 度的斜坡。a gentle / steep slope 缓/陡坡Be careful, It is dangerous to climb up such a steep slope.7、 valley: n.C 山谷。 When Harry came back to life, he found himself in a large valley.8、flat: adj平坦的；扁平的；单调/沉

9、闷的。n. 一套房间，公寓套房。|导学P50-2a flat wall 一面光滑的墙。We don't have flat land in this region.我们这个地区没有平地。People used to think the earth was flat.人们过去认为地球是扁平的。The drawings were flat and unimaginative.画平淡,缺乏想像。It is a flat weekend.乏味的周末。9、at the edge of : 在.的边缘（多用在树林沙漠或水边 ）。The tree is at the edge of the sea.

10、 树在海边。At the edge of the road lies a red house.路边有所红色的小房子。on the edge of :在.的边缘（多用在有一定高度差的边上，如桌子，悬崖等）；濒于，几乎。He stood on the edge of the cliff. 站在悬崖边上。Don' r put the glason the edge of the table.不要把杯子放在桌边。I was on the edge of a mental breakdown at that time.那段时间我几乎精神崩溃。 区别：on意为 在之上"；而at意为 靠近

11、，接壤"。 He sat on the edge of the table.他坐在桌子边缘上。I heard the birds singing at the edge of the woods. 我听到林边的鸟儿在歌唱。10、surround: vt 围绕，环绕；包围，围困。|导学P50-3Many fields surround our school.田地绕着学校。The police surrounded the house.警察包围房子。surround sth. /sb. with :以（使）.环绕/包围/围住.。be surrounded by/with :被环绕/包围。

12、We are surrounded by/with dangers. 我们被各种危险所包围。The city is surrounded on the sides by hills.该城四周为丘陵所包围。He loves to surround himself with family and friends. 他喜欢与家人和朋友在一起。 surrounding: adj 附近的，四周的。The surrounding towns 附近的城镇After the explosion the army sealed off the surrounding area.爆炸之后， 部队封锁了周 围地区。

13、surroundings: n.环境；周围的事物。It took me a weeks to get used to my new surroundings.适应新环境。11、colleague: n.C 同事。=fellow （同伴/志）/ associate（伙伴/同事）/ comrade （同志/战友）12、downstream: adv向/在下游；随波而下 /顺流地。We decided to take a boat downstream.决定坐月台顺流而下。We were rowing downstream towards the sea.我们戈明仔顺流而下 ,驶向大海。13、goo

14、ds: n.货物。I导学 P50-4-114、trade: n.贸易/交易/买卖；行业/职业/生意。I导学P50-4-2Trade between the two countries has increased 国之间的贸易增多了。Trade with other countries is important.与其他国家进行贸易很重要。He works in the car trade.他做汽车生意。vi. 做生意/做买卖，从事贸易 。 I don't want to trade with Japanese.trade with:与进行贸易 /交换。Britain build up h

15、er wealth by trading with othercountries.积累财富trade in: 出售，经营。 These companies trade mainly in furs and animal. 主营毛皮 与动物。trade for ： 以物易物/用.换。I will trade an old phone for a new one. 用旧电话换了个新的。15、dock: n. 0 码头。 vi驶入码头。in dock在船坞里/在码头。The ship is now in dock for repairs.船在船坞里维修。We will be docking in a

16、bout half an hour.大约半个小时后，我们驶入码头。16、hilly : adj.多山的，丘陵起伏的。snowy: adj多/下/积雪的。foggy: adj有/多雾的/雾朦胧的。A hilly region 丘陵地区。It ' s very hilly around here.匕地周围都是丘陵 /山包。17、raft: n. C 木筏。ride a raftSoon the boy got used to riding a bamboo raft down the river. 不久就习惯坐竹筏顺流 而下。She spent seven days afloat on a

17、 raft.在一只木筏上漂泊了七天。18、narrow : vi. / vt.（使）变狭窄。|导学 P51-5The river narrows at this point.该河流在这里变窄了。He narrowed his eyes against the sun.对着太阳迷起了眼。narrow down :（使）变窄/减少/缩小。The police have narrowed their list of suspects. 警方缩小了嫌犯清单。The choice of goods available is narrowing. 现有货物可选面在缩小。narrow: adj 狭窄的。 T

18、here are plans to widen the narrowest sections of the road计戈U拓宽 该路最窄处。narrow escape:九死一生，幸免于难。Peter had a narrow escape from drowing when he fell overboard.从月台上掉下去差点淹 死。narrowly : adv 勉强地，差一点。We narrowly missed hitting the other car. 差点撞到另一部车。19、at least: 至少。 He has been there at least twice.导学 P51-

19、6-It will take you at least 20 minutes to get there. 到那里你至少要花 20 分钟。I think you should at least consider his offer.我认为无论如何你都应该考虑他的提议。The film wasn 't interesting, but at least it filled the time.电影没多少意思，但至少打发了时间。at most 至多。 We can stay here for two days at most.20、detour： n. C 绕道，迂回，绕行之路。make /t

20、ake a detour绕道，迂回。We took a detour to avoid the town centre.我们绕道以避开市中心。It ' s well worth making a detour to see the village.为参观该村，很值得绕一下道。21、legend: n. C传说，传奇故事，传奇人物。I导学P52-7This is a popular/folk legend.这是一个民间传说。His success in stock market made him a legend in the town.股票市场的成功使 .成为传奇人物。22、be he

21、avy with :有大量的.,充满/满载。The air is heavy with the good smell of the flowers. 空气中弥漫着浓郁的花香。When spring comes, the pear woods are heavy with blossom.春天至U了 ,梨园鲜花满 枝头be heavy on:使用/耗费很多 的。 Older cars are heavy on gas.旧车特耗油。Don' t go so heavy on the salt别用那么多盐。get heavy 变得严重。He was sent to hospital last

22、 night, but the situation got very heavy.与heavy相关短语： heavy rain/snow 雨/雪很大/大雨/大雪heavy smoker/drinker大量抽烟/喝酒的人heavy sleep/sleeper 睡得很香 /沉的人 heavy breathing 沉重的呼吸heavy-hearted 心情沉重的；悲伤的23、deck:n© 甲板。lower /upper deck 船的下层 /上层on deck在甲板上，准备齐全。Let ' s go up on deck and sit in the sun们上甲板去晒太I24、

23、distant: adj （指时间或空间）遥远/远隔的；远亲的；不太友好 /热情的。闻学 P52-8-2 |in the distant past 在遥远的过去in the not too distant future.在不远的将来on a distant mountain 在远处的山上be distant from 隔.远的The school is three miles distant from the town.学校离镇上有三英里之遥。distance: n距离/间距；远处/方。in the distance在远处/方，远处的。（表示在远处，但可 看到或听到。）That ' s

24、 the Long Island in the distance over there那边远处就是长岛。There is a boy running in the distance. 远处有一个孩子在跑。at a distance离远一点，在稍远一点的地方。The picture looks better at a distance. 稍远一些，画看起来更好看。The shops were at a distance from where they lived. 商店离他们住所有一段路。23、exploit: vt 开发/采。exploitation : n.开发/采/拓。exploiter:

25、 n.开发/拓者Casey found a company to expioit the mineral resources in the area.打家公司开采该地矿产资源。24、cruise: n. C巡;航游；巡逻。The liner is making a round-the-world cruise. 客轮正在做环球航行。25、forbid : vt 禁止。(forbad /forbade, forbidden )strictly forbid 严格禁止。forbid sb from doing sth 禁止某人干什么。Women are forbidden from out wit

26、hout a veil. 禁止妇女不戴面纱夕卜出。The law strictly forbidden racial or sexual discrimination.法律严格禁止种族或性别歧forbidden ： adj被禁止的。strictly forbidden受到严格禁止的。You can' t smoke here _ it ' s strictly forbidden吸烟，那是严格禁止的。It is forbidden to do sth 禁止干什么。It is forbidden to marry someone who is not a member of th

27、e same faith.禁止嫁娶mE同 种信仰的人。forbidding : adj可怕的，令人生畏的。Despite her forbidding manner she is actually quite a kind person. 虽态度让人生畏，但 是好人一个。26、mountainous: adj 多山的。 Switzerland is one of the mountainous countries in the world.27、 immense: adj 极大的。 =extremely largeAn immense amount of money and time has been put into finding a cure. 投入大量钱 时间寻求.immensely: adv 非常，极其We enjoyed the play immensely.常喜欢这部居 U 28、fertile : adj肥沃的，富饶的，多产的 。 fertility : n.肥沃/力；丰富/产。the fertile plains of western Canada 西加拿大肥沃的平原。fertile imagination /mind /brain 丰富的想像力 /思想/头脑。29、remote: adj 遥远的。in the