高二英语Unit 8词汇学习

高二英语Unit 8词汇学习1. aidvt.1.) 帮助,救助,支援[(+in/with)]She made no effort to aid Sophia.她根本不去帮助索菲娅。

2.) 有助于A good dictionary can aid language learning.一部好词典有助于语言学习。

vi.帮助n.1.) 帮助,救助,援助[U]He should be able to read this without the aid of a dictionary.他应当能够不用字典就读懂这个。

2.) 帮助者;助手[C]3.) 有辅助作用的事物[C]a visual aid视觉教具4.) 助听器[C]2. drownvt.1.) 把...淹死She fell overboard and was drowned.她从船上掉入水中淹死了。

2.) 淹没,浸湿3.) (声音等)压过,盖过[(+out)]The noise of the machines drowned his voice.机器声将他的声音淹没了。

4.) 解(忧愁等)It is no use trying to drown your sorrows in drink.想借酒浇愁于事无补。

vi.1.) 溺死2.) 沉没;浸没The boat drowned.船沉没了。

3. bleed/ bled/ bledvi.1.) 出血,流血He was bleeding badly.他流了很多血。

2.) 悲伤;心疼My heart bleeds for you.我衷心同情你。

4. chokevt.1.) 使窒息;哽住The child was almost choked by the heavy smoke.这孩子几乎被浓烟窒息了。

2. )堵塞,阻塞[(+up/with)]The storeroom was choked with furniture.储藏室塞满了家具。

Leaves choked the drain.树叶把阴沟塞住了。

3.) 抑制,压住[(+back/down/off)]Indignation choked my words.我愤慨得说不出话来。

I managed to choke back my tears.我设法止住泪水。

4.) 扑灭(火)They choked the fire with sand.他们用沙把火扑灭。

vi.窒息;噎住;说不出话来The fish bone in her throat made her choke.她喉咙中的鱼骨使她哽噎。

5. electricala.1.) 与电有关的,电气科学的He is an electrical engineer.他是个电气工程师。

2.) 电的;用电的6. upside down乱七八糟;颠倒Everything in the room was turned upside down.室内的一切都被搞得乱七八糟。

7. screamvi.1.) 尖叫;放声大哭;放声大笑[(+for/with)]The child bumped into a table and started screaming.这小孩撞上了桌子,大声哭喊起来。

2.) (机器,汽笛等)发出尖锐刺耳的声音;(鸟等)尖鸣;(风)呼啸They were about to leave when they heard a siren screaming behind them. 他们正要离开时,突然听到警报器在背后尖叫起来。

3.) (歇斯底里地)强烈要求[(+for)]The gang was screaming for the immediate release of their leader.那帮人吵嚷着要求立即释放他们的头儿。

vt.1.) 尖叫着说;尖叫着发出[(+out)][+that]The old lady screamed out that there was a burglar inside the house. 老太太尖叫着说房子里有贼。

2.) 尖叫得使She screamed herself hoarse.她尖叫得把嗓子喊哑了。

n.1.) 尖叫;尖锐刺耳的声音;呼啸声[C]I was awakened by the sound of screams.我被阵阵尖叫声惊醒。

2.) 【口】极其滑稽可笑的人(或事物)[S]The dumb show was a scream.那出哑剧真是滑稽有趣。

8. witnessn.1.) 目击者;见证人[C][(+of/to)]I was a witness to the argument.我是那场争论的见证人。

2.) 【律】证人;证物;连署人[C]He was called as a defense witness.他被传唤作被告的证人。

3.) 证词[U]She was punished for giving false witness.她因作伪证受到惩处。

4.) 证据,证明[C][(+to)]vt.1.) 目击I witnessed the traffic accident.我目睹了那次交通事故。

2.) 作...的证人;连署The two servants witnessed Mr. Smith's will.两个仆人在史密斯先生的遗嘱上签名作证。

3.) 为...作证,证明vi.作证,证明Several people witnessed against the accused.几个人作了不利于被告的证明。

9. calma.1.) 镇静的,沉着的You must try to be calm.你必须设法冷静下来。

2.) 无风(浪)的;平静的The high wind passed and the sea was calm again.大风过后,大海重又风平浪静。

3.) 安静的vt.使镇定;使平静We calmed the old lady down.我们使老太太平静下来。

vi.镇定下来;平静下来Calm down, sir. What's the trouble?冷静点,先生。

出了什么事?10. panicn.1.) 恐慌,惊慌[U][S1]Rumours of an imminent earthquake started a panic.谣传即将发生地震引起了一阵恐慌。

2.) (经济)大恐慌[C]When four banks failed in one day, there was a panic among businessmen. 当一天之内有四家银行倒闭的时候,企业人士一片恐慌。

vt.使恐慌The idea might panic the investors.这个想法可能会使投资者惶恐不安。

vi.十分惊慌[(+at/over)]"Don't panic, boys; there's no danger.""不要慌,孩子们;没有危险。

"11. responsen.1.) 回答;答覆[C][(+to)]He made no response to my question.他对我的问题不予回答。

2.) 反应,响应[C][U][(+to)]I got five responses to my ad.我的广告得到五处回音。

She laughed in response to his jokes.她听了他的笑话大笑。

12. consciousa.1.) 神志清醒的,有知觉的She may become conscious before morning.她天亮前可能恢复知觉。

2.) 意识到的,觉察到的[(+of)][+that]I suddenly became conscious that someone was looking at me. 我突然意识到有人在看着我。

3.) 故意的,蓄意的His conscious lie exasperated his teacher to no end.他故意说谎使老师非常恼怒。

4.) 害羞的[(+of)]She was conscious of her flat nose.她为自己的扁鼻子感到难为情。

13. tipvt.1.) 使倾斜2.) 使翻倒[(+over/up)]I'm sorry I tipped the bottle over.抱歉,我把瓶子弄翻倒了。

3.) 【英】倾倒He tipped the money in his pocket on to the counter.他把口袋里的钱倾倒在柜台上。

vi.倾斜The boat tipped to one side.船向一边倾斜。

14. slighta.1.) 轻微的;微小的;少量的She has a slight fever.她有点儿发烧。

2.) 极不重要的,微不足道的The boss decided to pass over his slight mistakes.老板决定原谅他的小错。

3.) 细长的;瘦小的Ann is a slight girl.安妮是个瘦弱的女孩。

15. circulatevi.1.) 循环,环行Blood circulates in the body.血液在体内循环。

2.) 传播,流传;传阅Rumour circulates rapidly.谣言传得很快。

3.) 流通;发行In times of prosperity money circulates quickly.在商业繁荣时期,钱流通得快。

vt.1.) 使循环The heart circulates blood round the body.心脏使血液在全身循环。

2.) 使传播;传递;传阅The news was circulated through the room.这消息在屋里传开了。

16. revivevi.1.) 苏醒;复苏The half-drowned swimmer has revived.淹得半死的游泳者已经苏醒了。

2.) 恢复精力,复元;恢复生机The crops revived in the rain.庄稼在雨中重又生机盎然。

3.) 复兴;重新流行The fine arts revived during the Renaissance.在文艺复兴时期美术复兴了。

vt.1.) 使苏醒;使复苏A little whisky may revive him.喝点威士忌酒也许能使他苏醒。

2.) 使恢复精力,使复元;使恢复生机Hot coffee revived the cold, tired man.热咖啡使这个又冷又累的人恢复了精力。