模块二单词讲解Unit 2

牛津高中英语模块二单词讲解

Unit 2

Step 1 Explanation From P22-25

1.adventure

n. [U]冒险He is fond of adventure.

The old man is telling a story of adventure.

[C]一次冒险His trip through Sahara was an adventure.

All the children listened to his adventures with eager attention.

The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

n. adventurer, adventuress

adj. adventurous

2.astonishing

adj.His victory was really astonishing.

It’s astonishing that he should have done that work so early.

adj. astonished

He looked astonished.

adv.a stonishingly

n.astonishment

in / with astonishment

to one’s astonishment

v.astonish

The news astonished everybody. (= Everybody was astonished at the news.)

I was astonished at (to hear) the loud sound.

We were astonished that he appeared at the party.

3.camp

n.We had a camp by the river.

They are in camp（在露营中）now.

We stayed in a camp for a week this summer.

vi.They camped near the top of the mountain.

We’ll go camping next Sunday.

4.in case In case anything important happens, please call me up.

Take a taxi in case you are late for the meeting.

You had better carry some money in case.

in case of In case of fire, call 119.

in any case In any case, do your best.

in no case In no case should you give up.

in this / that case It’s difficult to know what to do in this case.

5.supply

n.the supply of gas

supply and demand

be in short supply

Vt.supply sth. to sb.; supply sb. with sth.

The media supplies lots of information to us every day.

Those children are not well supplied with books for studying.

Hens supply eggs.

* offer offer sth to sb; offer sb sth

* provide provide sb with sth; provide sth to sb

6.scare

v. The sunder scared the child.

The scream from the darkness scared her stiff（僵直）.

I don’t scare easily.

She scared the cat away / off.

You scared me to death.

n.The news gave them a scare（吓了一跳）.

adj. scared

Are you scared of snakes?

She was scared to ride on the horse.

She was scared that the horse might kick her.

7.sick

adj. a sick baby

become / fall / get sick

He is sick with cold.

She felt sick.

I’m sick of (厌烦的)his long, empty speech.

I’m really sick of / about having（对----失望的）made no progress in my work.

We are getting sick and tired of（十分厌烦listening to their argument all the time.

n. sickness.

8.bite

v. (bit, bitten / bit, biting)

The dog bit the thief in the leg.

I couldn’t bite off a piece of the meat.

My dog doesn’t bite.

He bit into the apple.

n. The cat gave the mouse a bite.

She took a bite from the apple.

He ate the cake in a bite.

9.envy

n.I felt envy at his success.

He looked with envy at his neighbor’s new car.

Her beauty is the envy of (可羡慕的人/ 物)her friends.

Vt. How I envy you!

How I envy him going abroad!