【單詞積累】alarm 牛津必修1U1 人教選修7U2

alarm/??lɑ?m/n. 鬧鐘,恐慌,警報(bào);警報(bào)器;vt. 使驚恐,使害怕
一、單詞記憶
要記憶這個(gè)單詞,我們首先復(fù)習(xí)一個(gè)初中就學(xué)過的單詞,arm,名詞,“手臂”的意思。arm這個(gè)單詞還有“武器”的意思,動(dòng)物的手臂就是他們最致命的武器。我們在arm前面加上al,這里al就相當(dāng)于all,“全部的”,所以alarm這個(gè)單詞就是叫所有人拿起武器,這個(gè)就是“警報(bào)”的意思。
二、單詞用法
1.n. 鬧鐘,恐慌,警報(bào);警報(bào)器
常見搭配:
alarm clock:鬧鐘
fire alarm:火警
ring the alarm:敲警鐘
sound the alarm:發(fā)警報(bào)
[鞏固練習(xí)]翻譯句子
1.媽媽將鬧鐘設(shè)為每六小時(shí)響一次,提醒自己該給寶寶量體溫了。(reminder)
答案:Mom sets the alarm clock ringing every six hours as a reminder to take her baby's temperature.
2.一旦火警警報(bào)器拉響,所有的居民都要求在院子里集合。
Once the fire alarm is sounded, all the residents are required to assemble in the courtyard.
2.vt. 使驚恐,使害怕
They were alarmed by a sudden air attack.
突然空襲使他們大為驚恐。

三、拓展
1.alarmed/??lɑ?md/adj.擔(dān)憂的,驚恐的;有警報(bào)裝置的(通常修飾人)
His brother was alarmed at the robbery.
他的哥哥遭到搶劫,驚恐萬狀。
2.alarming/??lɑ?m??/adj.令人擔(dān)憂的,令人恐懼的(通常修飾物)
The situation was alarming.
當(dāng)時(shí)處境危急。

[鞏固練習(xí)]語法填空
1.?______(alarm)?by the noise,the birds flew away in all directions.
答案:Alarmed
句意:鳥被噪音嚇到了,向四面八方飛去。
2.The rainforests?are?disappearing at an/a?______(alarm)rate.
答案:alarming
句意:雨林正以驚人的速度消失。?