高一英语必修三Unit1festivals 单元单词讲解

Unit 1 New words

1.take place 发生，举行（有计划，

有安排）

happen; occur; come about （偶然）发生

break out （战争，疾病等）爆发When will the sports meeting _________?

The accident _________ all of a sudden.

A war _________ between the two countries.

How did it come about that he had another accident?

take one’s place= take the place of= replace sb.

2.harvest

n. 收获（指动作U.）；收获季节

the harvest time/ season

收成C.，成果

There was a large orange harvest last year.

这新药是三十年研究的成果。

The new medicine is the harvest of thirty years’ research.

vt. 收获，收割

Try to harvest the rice before the rain.

3.starve (使)饿死；饿得要死v Thousands of people are starving. starve to death 挨饿，饿死

I am starving!

Nowadays, some girls are starving themselves to lose weight.

starve for sth. vi.=be starved of 渴望获得……

The homeless children are starving for food.

These children are starved of affection.

4.origin起源；由来；起因- original-

originally

the origin of life

The particular custom has its origins in western countries.

There are many English words of French origin.

许多的英语单词有相同的起源。Many English words are of the same origin.

5.religious- religion

region n.

6.be in memory of 为了纪念。。。

=in honor of

The statues were built in memory of three famous alumni.

7.feast n.节日，盛宴

hold/ give/ offer a feast to sb.

a festival feast

When will the wedding feast be held?

Christmas is the most important feast for Christians.

a feast for the eyes 大饱眼福

feast one’s eyes on sth. 尽情欣赏，一饱眼福

She feasted her eyes on the beauty of the valley.

vi. 享用美食vt. 款待，宴请（某人）She feasted her guests with delicious foods.

8.have belief in= believe

I don’t have much belief in his words.

I have much/great belief in his honesty.

beyond belief 难以置信，不可思议I find his behavior beyond belief.

9.dress up 盛装打扮，化装打扮Children love dressing up in Halloween.

10.play a trick on= play tricks on sb.

搞恶作剧；开玩笑

I’d been tricked and I felt stupid. =laugh at/ make fun of/ play jokes on取笑，开玩笑

11.arrival n. 到达

on/ upon one’s arrival at/ in…某人一到达

On/Upon your arrival at school, give me a call please.

We gave Peter a warm welcome on his arrival.

We apologize for the late arrival of the train.

来到的人或物品C.

The first arrivals at the concert got the best seats.

new arrivals

arrive：最后一个到达的人付饭钱。The last one ______ pays the meal. 12.gain 获得，增加; 从中受益;（钟

表）走快

gain full marks/ experience/ power/ strength/ weight/ five kilos