必修八Unit1词汇

Unit1Book8VocabularyLearningWecanusethispicturetoillustratetheevolution(进化)ofhumanbeings.illustratevt.阐明；说明Theyareofthesameage,butthedifferenceintheirlooksisdistinct.distinctadj.清晰的；明显的；明确的Theyareofthesameage,buttheyaredistinctfromeachotherinlooks.bedistinctfrom...与...不同Theylookthesamewithoutdistinction.withoutdistinction无差别ShegraduatedfromOxfordUniversity.withdistinction.distinctionn.卓著withdistinction以优异成绩/杰出表现Oncediscovered,theseillegalimmigrantswillruntheriskofbeingdrivenoutofthecountry.immigrantn.移民Animmigrantisapersonwhoimmigratesintoanothercountryandsettledownthere.immigratev.移入(外国定居)n.immigrationCanyouliveoninthedesertliketheseplants?liveon继续存在；继续生存Hestilllivesonhisparentsaftergraduationfromuniversity.liveonsb./sth.靠...生活Hemakeshislivingbymeansofteaching.bymeansof用...的方式/方法Everymeanshasbeentried,butwestillcan'tturnthetables(扭转局势).=Allmeanshavebeentried.means为单复数同形的可数名词Isitlikelytomakesomeprehistoricanimalscomebacktolife?prehistoricadj.史前的pre-reading;prewar;previewThemajorityofthemputuptheirhandstosupportthenewproposal.themajorityof...大多数...theminorityof...少数...Peoplewhosupportedthenewproposalwereinthemajority.inthemajority...占多数...intheminority...占少数...Studyingabroadalone,howcanyoumakealifeinacompletelynewbackground?makealife习惯于新的生活方式/工作等Despiteherdisability,shestillfacesherlifewithasweetsmile.dispiteprep.尽管；不管=inspiteofDespitethefactthatsheisdisabled,shestillfacesherlifewithasweetsmile.dispitethefactthat+句子=inspiteofthefactthat....Ifyouhaveexperiencedmanyyearsofhardship,youmayachieveagreatersuccessthanothers.hardshipn.苦难；困苦Ifshehadwonthepresidentialelection,shewouldhavebeenelectedasthefirstwomanpresidentinAmericanhistory.electsb.as/(tobe)...选举某人为...Unfortunately,themojorityofAmericanpeopleelectedtosupporthimaspresidentofAmerica.electtodosth.选择去做...Whiskycontainsalargepercentageofalcohol.percentagen.百分比；百分率ThecurrenteconomicboomofChinaisattractingpeoplefromallovertheworld.boomn.繁荣TheeconomyofChinaisboomingnow,whichattractspeopleallovertheworld.boomv.繁荣Anaircraftisamachinethatcanflyinthesky.aircraftn.飞行器；航空器；飞机Eventodayracialdiscrimination(歧视)isstillaseriousprobleminAmerica.racialadj.种族的；人种的n.race种族；人种Trafficaccidentsaremorelikelytohappenatthecrossing,sowecan'tbetoocareful.atthecrossing在十字路口Whoisourvicemonitor?vicen./adj.代理；副职WehavetheNorthPoleandtheSouthPoleandthepolarareasarethecoldestplacesintheworld.polen.地极；电极；磁极polaradj.极地的Manyapplicantsareapplyingforthejob,butmostoftheapplicationswillberejected.applyforajob申请工作Thecustomsofficersarecheckingsomeparcelsincasethereissomethingillegal.customsn.海关；关税；进口税ChinaisasocialistcountrybelievinginsocialismwhileAmericaisacapitalistcountrybelievingincapitalism.socialistn./adj.社会主义者(的)socialismn.社会主义Yesterdayaterribleaccidentoccurredatthecrossinginfrontofourschool.occurvi.出现；发生Theoccurrenceledtotwodeaths,includingababy,whosemotherisstillunconsciousnowinhospital.occurrencen.发生我突然想到她那时考进医学院是多么难啊。Itoccurredtomehowtoughitwasforhertobeadmittedtoamedicalshool.Itoccurredtosb.that/wh-...扩展Itoccurredtosb.that/wh-....Itstrucksb.that/wh-...Ithitsb.that/wh-...indicatev.指出；标示；表明；暗示Thedarkcloudsindicatethecomingofaheavyrain.他们背靠背地坐在地板上.backtoback背靠背Theyaresittingonthefloorbacktoback.Whoseluggageisleftbehind?luggage=baggage行李(不可数)apieceofluggage一件行李Heisshaving(hisface)withashaver.shavevi./vt.刮；剃shavern.剃须刀Ridingacablecarcanbeverythrilling.cablecar缆车atram有轨电车It'sapparentthatthegirlisdistractedinclass.It'sapparentthat...很明显...clear/obvious/evidentApparently,sheisn'tconcentratingonherstudy.clearly/obviously/evidentlyconductorn.售票员；列车员；指挥Thesportsmanslippedonthefloor.Apparently,thefloorisslippery.slipv.滑；溜(slipped-slipped)slipperyadj.滑溜的Hewasspottedwhilehewasslippingintoahousetostealsomething.slip/slide/stealintosp.偷溜进...Toferrypeopleacrossarivermeanstosendpeopleacrossariverbyferry.ferryvt.摆渡；渡运ferryn.渡船；渡口Onlyifweteamupwitheachothercanwecreateawin-winsituation.teamupwith...=cooperatewith...hirevt.租用；租借It'smuchmoreconvenientforyoutohireacartotravelaroundBeijing.Onceyoucomehere,youwillbefascinatedbythefascinatinglandscape.fascinatingadj.迷人的Heismarkingoutrunningtrackswithwhitepaint.markout用线画出范围；标出...的界限Canyoutakeineverythingthattheteacherteachesyouinclass?takein吸收；理解takesb.in欺骗某人Oldpeopletendtobeeasilytakenintobuysomeso-calledhealthcareproducts.takein包括Therearealargequantityofwordsinthisdictionary,takinginover2000commonwords.Poorasheis,theoldmanhastakeninovertwentyhomelessdogswhichhavenowheretogo.takein收留；收容Nowherecanshefindwhatshewant.nowhereadv.无处；到处都无agood/greatmany+可数名词复数Thereareagoodmanybooksinthelibrary,andagreatmanyofthemareinteresting.Fillintheformandyouwillapplyforthejob.applyfor...申请Withhisgirlfrienddyinginhisarm,hefeltquitemiserable.miserableadj.痛苦的；悲惨的miseryn.痛苦；悲惨escapepunishment如果你做错了事，你会千方百计逃避惩罚吗?Ifyoudosth.wrong,willyoutryeverymeanstoescapepunishment?escapebeingpunishedIfyoudosth.wrong,willyoutryallmeanstoescapebeingpunished?justicen.正义；公平justadj.正义的；公平的Wemustholdtotheprinciplesofjustice.我们必须信守正义的原则.mournvt./vi.哀悼；悼念Thewholenationmournedthedeathofourbelovedpremier.mo