【素材】Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumor词汇拓展

【素材】Unit 3 A taste of English humor词汇拓展
1．m ean V.
①意味着Being a student means studying hard . 做为一个学生，（意味着）你要
努力学习。

②打算，意欲。

I meant to give you this book today ,but I forgot .我本来打算今天给
你这本书的，可是我忘了。

[拓展] mean doing sth. 意味着。

mean to do 打算或企图做某事。

What do you mean by ……你……什么意思？
be meant for 打算作……用。

These rooms are meant for the children’s center . 这些房间是打算用作儿童活动
中心的。

2. content n. 所容纳的东西。

He took away all the contents of my desk drawer. 他拿走了我书桌抽屉里的所有东西.
V．使……满意或满足。

He contented himself with one piece of cake . 他吃了一块蛋糕非常的满足。

adj. 满意的，满足的。

He is content to remain where he is now . 他安于现状。

Are you content with your present salary? 你对你现在的薪水满意吗？
3. astonished 使大为吃惊，使惊异
It will astonish you to hear what I paid for this ring .听到我花多少钱买这枚戒指会使
你大吃一惊。

He was astonished to hear he had got the job . 他听到获得了那份工作而感到惊讶。

[拓展] astonishing adj. 令人惊奇的
astonished adj. （某人）处于惊异、吃惊状态
astonishment n. 惊讶
4. particular adj. ①单独的、特殊的、非一般的
She has a particular preference for Chinese art. 她对中国艺术有特
殊爱好。

②特定的、个别的
We will make an exception in this particular case. 我们将把这个例子当做例外。

[拓展] particularly adv. 特别的、与众不同地
particularity n. 精确、细致
in particular 特别的
be particular about 对……挑剔的、对……讲究的
5. entertain V. 热情款待、使有兴趣
He entertained friends at dinner. 他招待朋友吃饭。

Could you entertain the children for an hour, while I make supper.我做晚饭时，你能哄孩子们玩一个小时吗？
[拓展] entertainment n. 娱乐、文娱节目
entertaining adj. 愉快的，有趣的
entertainer n. 款待者，演艺人员
1.failure n. ①失败
They were afraid of risking failure because they didn’t want to lose face.
他们怕冒失败的风险，因为他们不愿意丢脸。

③失败的人
He is a failure at his career. 他是一个事业失败的人。

2.overcome V. ①战胜、克服
The learner of a second language has many obstacles to overcome.
第二语言学习者有许多障碍要克服。

②征服（以感情征服、使深受影响）She was overcome with emotion.她活动得不能
自持。

3.fortune n. ①运气、好运
He decided to go home for the holidays, and his fortune turned for the worse.
他决定回家度假，没想到他的运气变得很糟。

②成功No matter what they tried, it ended in fortune. 无论他们是怎么做的，最后都
成功了。

④一大笔钱We spent a fortune on a new flat. 我们花了一大笔钱买了一所新房
子。

[拓展] fortunate adj. 幸运的、幸福的
fortunately adv. 幸运地
fortuneless adj. 不幸的、无财产的
4.direct V. 导演、指引Who directed the new film? 谁导演的这部新片。

The driver directed us to the airport. 司机给我们指明了机场方向。

[拓展] direction n. 方向、指导
directly adv. 直接地
indirect adj. 间接的in the direction of 向……方向
in all directions 向四面八方under the direction of 在……指导下10．outstanding adj. 杰出的，显著的He is an outstanding pupil. 他是一位杰出的学生。

outstandingly adv. 杰出地、显著地
11．request V. ①恳求，请求
May I request your attention? 请你们注意一下好吗？
②要求I requested them to stop making such a noise. 我要求他们别再制造这样的噪音。

I requested of him that he should leave. 我要求他们离开。

n. 要求，请求He repeated his request that I should play with him.
他再三要求我跟他一起玩。

[拓展] by request 应……的要求
in request 受欢迎
on request 一经要求
12.whisper ①低声说，耳语
The two girls were whispering in the library. 这两个女孩在图书馆里低声说话。

②私下地说，传播开来
His adventures have been whispered everywhere.他的冒险经历被到处传遍了。

n. 低语，耳语She said in a whisper. 她低声地说。