八年級下冊英語U4單詞講解

1.?read??n.?讀物??reader n. 讀者 read v. (read-read-read)
a good read 一本好的讀物 ?an interesting read 一本有趣的讀物 ?
some good reads 一些好的讀物 do some reading 閱讀
2.?cooking ?n.?烹飪,烹調(diào)??cook v. 煮 n. 廚師 ?cooker n. 廚具
do some cooking ?烹飪
3.?novel (novels) n.?長篇小說?story (stories) n. 故事??write novels 寫小說
4.?Germany ?n.?德國??German n. 德國人 ?adj. 德國的
in Germany ???Einstein was born in Germany.
a German ????many Germans ??a German car
5.?knowledge n.?知識 【U】??know-knowledge
Knowledge is power. 知識就是力量。
much?knowledge 許多知識?have no knowledge of
6.?spare adj.?空閑的;多余的
in one’s spare time?=?in one’s free?time 在某人的空余時間
Do you have a spare ticket? 你有多余的票嗎??spare time for sb?
7.?French?adj.?法國的??Frenchman n. 法國人(Frenchmen) France?n. 法國
in France 在法國 ?come/be from France 來自法國
Hugo (雨果) was a French writer.
8.?writer n.作家,作者?
Mo Yan is one of the most famous writers?in the world.
9.?ugly adj.?丑陋的?(uglier ?ugliest) 反義詞:beautiful/good-looking/pretty
Quasimodo(卡西莫多) was an ugly man, but he was very kind.
He looks ugly.
10.?touch vt.?感動(move),觸動,觸摸??
Don’t touch tigers.不要摸老虎。
His story touched me. 他的故事感動了我。
keep in touch with… ?與……保持聯(lián)系 ?
11. against ?prep.??hitting something ?緊靠,碰,撞
The ship crashed against the rocks. 船觸礁了。
The desk is against the wall. 桌子靠墻放著。?be strongly against doing sth
I’m against his idea. 我反對他的意見。be against sb反對?be for sb?
break the law ?do something against the law ??違反法律??play against sb?
12. be tired out ??be very tired ???筋疲力盡
You must be tired out after a hard day’s work. 一天辛苦工作之后,你一定累壞了。
be tired of 厭煩 ?I’m tired of the weather there. 我厭倦那兒的天氣。
13. tie ?v.??hold things together with ropes ?捆,綁???tie?tying
tie sth to????Look. He is tying the horse to?the tree ??看!他正將馬栓在樹上。
14. over ?prep.?從一邊到另一邊 ??
jump over the chair ?跳過椅子
15. stomach ?n. ?腹部;胃???stomachs
Sheep have four stomachs. ?羊有四個胃。
have a stomachache 胃痛
16. until ?直到…為止 till
I will wait?until the rain stops. 我將等到雨停。
I?did?my homework till nine yesterday evening. 我昨晚做作業(yè)一直做到九點。
not…until ??直到…才
I won’t leave here until the rain stops. 我將直到雨停才離開這兒。
He didn’t go to bed until?the TV play was over yesterday. 昨天直到電視劇結束,他才睡覺。
He went?to bed?after?the TV play was over yesterday.
Don’t get off the bus until it stops/ has stopped. 車停了在下車。
17.?finger ?n.?手指???golden finger 金手指 ???
18. tiny ??adj.??very small 極小的 ??tinier tiniest
The living room is tiny. ?客廳極小。
a tiny person ?一個小人
19. fall over 摔倒
Mrs White fell over and hurt her leg yesterday. ?昨天懷特夫人摔倒了并傷了腿。
fall off the bike / fall down from?the bike ?從自行車上摔下來
fall ill ?病倒 ??fall asleep ?入睡
He fell ill last week. ?上周他病倒了。
He has been ill since last week. 自從上周起他就病了。
20. continue(go on)??v. ?keep doing something ?繼續(xù)
continue his study ?繼續(xù)他的學業(yè)
continue doing sth ?continue to do sth ??
He fell over, but soon got up again and continued running?as fast as he could.
他跌倒了,然而又很快站起來,繼續(xù)盡力向遠處跑去。
21. either 也?(用在否定句句末)
He is a doctor?too. (改為否定句)
He isn’t?a doctor either.
If you don’t go there tomorrow, I won’t go either. (neither will I.)如果明天你不去那兒,我也不去。
either 兩者之中任一個的;兩者之中任一個,隨便哪一個
There are trees on either / each side of the street. ??
There are trees on both sides?of?the street. 街道兩邊有樹。
What would you like, tea or coffee?
Either?is OK. I don’t mind.
either...or...要么...要么...;或者...或者... (就近原則)?
Either you or he is right.
22. manage ?(finish what you have tried to do) 設法完成,管理??????manager?經(jīng)理 ?
manage to do sth.設法完成做某事 ?=be successful in doing sth.?= succeed in doing sth?
do sth successfully
manage to break the rope 設法將繩子弄斷
How did you manage to go home? 你是如何設法回家的?
manage?a company 管理一家公司
23. lift ?vt. 舉起,抬高, 提高??=raise/put up?
lift my hands into the air 把我的手舉起放在空氣里
n. 電梯 ?
go up and down by lift / in a lift 乘電梯上下樓 ?
get into/ out of a lift 進出電梯
24.?army 大批, 大群??join the army?
a huge army of tiny people 一大群小人
An army of bees are?flying around. ??一群蜜蜂到處飛著。
25. must 應該, 必須, 一定
We must?work hard at all our lessons.(主觀上要做這件事)
There was something with my bike. I had to?go home on foot. (客觀上需要做這件事)
We mustn’t?shout in the reading room. ???(mustn’t 表示?“禁止”)?
---Must I finish the work today? ?---Yes, you must. ?No, you needn’t./ No, you don’t have to.
?You have worked hard all day. You must?be tired. 你辛苦干一整天,一定累了。?
Where is Nick? I’m sure. He may?be in the library. ?(可能)
He has gone to Nanjing. He can't be at home?now. (不可能) ?
26.?unable 不能的, 不會的 ??反 able
be unable \ able to do?沒\有能力做某事?can’t do sth ?couldn’t do sth
I am unable to help you. I?know little about it. 我沒能力幫助你,我對它了解很少。
27. shoulder 肩膀?
on?one’s shoulder 在某人的肩上
shoulder by shoulder ??肩并肩 ???side by side??肩并肩地; 一起 ???hand in hand手拉手
28. hand 交, 遞, 給
hand?in 上交, 遞交 ?hand it /?them in
The paper is very important. You must hand it in now. 這份試卷很重要,你必須現(xiàn)在把它交上來
29. and so on 等等
She spends her day doing housework, watching television, reading?and so on.
她以做家務、看電視、看書等等度過一天。
30.?review ?n.??評論???the reviews about the book書評 ??the reviews about the film 影評
31. return ?vt.?歸還?give sth back to …?
return the magazine to me ?give the magazine back to me
Return to China ?come back to China
32. on time 準時 按時
arrive at school on time準時到校 ?hand in one’s homework on time按時交作業(yè)
33. renew ?vt. 續(xù)借;更新;重新開始
renew books?/ a game?/ the website 續(xù)借書?/ 重新開始游戲?/ 更新網(wǎng)站
34.?series ?n.一系列;系列節(jié)目
TV series電視劇 ??The book is made up of a series of stories.這本書由一系列的故事組成。
35.?publish ?vt.?出版??publish books 出版書???all the publishing houses所有的出版社
36.?refuse ?vt.?拒絕;回絕 refuse to do sth.
She refused their invitation.她拒絕了他們的邀請。
He refused to change his idea.他拒絕改變主意。 ?
37. so far 到目前為止?We have learned three units so far?/ by now. 目前我們學了三個單元。
38.?success ?n.?成功 ?
The book is?a great success.??
bring us success?
successful adj. be successful in doing sth.=do sth. successfully成功地做某事
He is successful in swimming across the river.?他成功地游過了河。
39.?translate ?vt. 翻譯??translate the letter into English把這封信翻譯成英文
40. sales ?n.?銷售量 ?on sale在出售 ??for sale供出售
?Our sales go up by 5% every year.我們的銷售額每年上升5%。
41.?copy n.?一本(份,冊);副本 a copy of magazine ?copy others’?answers抄別人的答案
42. Canadian?adj.?加拿大(人)的???a Canadian writer ??come from Canada
43.?at?a time每次,依次?one at a time
44.?online ?adv. 在線, 聯(lián)網(wǎng)??shop online ???take an online tour
45. sail ?vt. & vi.?航行??sail the sea to look for treasure
go sailing ??a ship with many sails
46.?hidden ?adj.?隱藏的???hidden danger ??hidden trouble隱患
47.?confidence??n.?信心????confident adj.
give me a lot of confidence
built up confidence. 樹立信心
48.?experience ?n.??經(jīng)歷,經(jīng)驗
have exciting experiences ??What an exciting experience!
She is a housewife of experience. 她是一位有經(jīng)驗的家庭主婦。
49. advice n. 建議,忠告, 勸告????a piece of advice
Can you give me some advice??你能給我一些建議嗎?
The doctor ?advised him to give up smoking. (advise sb to do sth)
50. librarian??n. 圖書管理員???a ?friendly librarian.
51.?habit n. 習慣?
?write about your reading habits ?????form a good habit 養(yǎng)成好習慣
52. classical ?adj.?古典的???classical music ?古典音樂 classical art 古典藝術
53.?opposite?prep. 在……對面;與……相反
His house is opposite mine.他家在我家對面。
opposite side 對邊 ?opposite direction 相反的方向?
We have opposite views on this.?我們對此事的看法相反。
54.?open up 開啟,開創(chuàng),開辟???open up the market 開拓市場
He decided to open up a business?in this city. 他決定在這個城市開一家企業(yè)。
Good books open up a whole new world to us.