模块八第一单元单词讲解及练习题

U1重点词汇

1. vain adj. 自负的；自视过高的

e.g. He was vain about his looks, spending hours in the gym.

adj. 不成功的；无用的；徒劳的

e.g. They made a vain attempt to protect the town from attack.

in vain没有成功；徒劳

e.g. We walked a couple of blocks, looking in vain for a cab.

2. wisdom n. 智慧；学识；明智

e.g. One can not have wisdom without living life.

wise adj. 聪明的，英明的，明智的

3. abuse v. 虐待；凌辱

e.g. Prisoners reported being regularly abused by their guards.

v. 滥用；妄用

e.g. They were accused of abusing their power to keep prices artificially high.

v. 辱骂

e.g. He was fined $ 10,000 for verbally abusing the judge.

4. adaptation n. 适应，改编，改写本；适应

e.g. The play is an adaptation of a short novel.

adapt vt. 使适应，改编

adopt vt. 采用，收养

adapted themselves to city life _________________________

adopt a new technique __________________________

5. twist vt. 使转弯，使扭曲，曲解，歪曲

vi. 扭弯，扭曲，缠绕，扭动，呈螺旋形

e.g. String is made of threads twisted together.

The path twisted up the hill.

to twist the handle

Twist the lid to open it.

n. 转弯，弯曲，曲折路

a twist of fate ____________________

a story with a quirky twist _______________________

twist of the wrist ___________________________

twist off _____________________________

twist up __________________________

twists and turns _________________________

6. fortune n. 财富，运气，大量财产，好运，命运

e.g. She had the good fortune to be free from illness.

Fortune smiled on him. ________________________

make a fortune / make one’s fortune_____________________

seek one’s fortune ___________________________

try one’s fortune ___________________________

7. desperate adj. 绝望的

e.g. The missing man’s family are getting increasingly desperate. .

adj. 孤注一掷的

e.g. In a desperate attempt to escape, he killed the guard.

adj. 极需要的；及向往的

desperate for

e.g. They were sold by families desperate for money to buy food.

be desperate to do sth.

e.g. He was desperate to see her again.

adj. 非常严重的

e.g. Parts of this school are in desperate need of repair.

desperately adv. 绝望地；拼命地；非常；很

8. civil adj. 有教养的，文明的，公民的，国内的

e.g. Keep a civil tongue in your head! Don’t speak rudely!

be civil to_________________

say sth. civil ________________

9. bent adj. 决意的，极想的，下决心……的

be bent on 一心想要，决心要；专心致志于

He was bent on making them happy.

All eyes were bent on me.

bend v. 弯曲，屈服

动词过去式：bent；过去分词：bent；现在分词：bending；第三人称单数：bends

e.g. It is possible to bend nature to human will?

She bent (over) to pick up a book from the floor.

10. reform n. 改革，改善

e.g. The reform and open policy has brought us Chinese people a rich and colourful life.