高中英语词汇:高一下学期词汇解析Unit15 The necklace
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Words and expressions
mystery n. something hard to understand, a secret谜；神秘的事物
It is not a mystery to me. 这对我来说不是什么奥秘。
mysterious adj. strange, that you do not know about or understand神秘的
The story goes that a mysterious animal lives in the mountain. 据说山里有一个神秘的动物。
footprint n. mark that your foot made when you walked on soft ground脚印；足迹
They discovered suspicious footprints in the snow. 他们在雪地上发现了可疑的足迹。
ladder n.[c] tall thing made of wooden or metal poles with steps between for climbing梯子
Jim went up the ladder to mend the roof. 吉姆从梯子爬上去修理屋顶。
scary adj. 吓人的
a scary movie 恐怖电影
dormitory n.[c] big bedroom for a lot of people集体寝室；宿舍
Boys who live at school sleep in a dormitory. 住校的男生在宿舍里睡觉。
recognize vt. know someone when you see him again; know something because you have seen it, heard it, etc. before 认出；识别
I recognized his voice. 我认出了他的声音。
surely adv.一定；确实
He will surely succeed. 他一定会成功。
Surely I've heard you say so. 的确, 我听过你这样说。
diamond n.[c] bright, precious stone钻石
The ring has a diamond in it. 戒指上镶着一块钻石。
explain v. to make something clear, so that it can be understood解释；说明
I didn't understand the question, but the teacher explained it to me.
我本来不懂这个问题，后来教员给我解释了。
ball n. big party where people dance舞会
For the first time in our lives we were invited to an important ball.
那是在我们一生中第一次应邀参加一个重要舞会。
jewellery <英>=jewelry
n.[u] necklaces and other ornaments with jewels in them珠宝；珠宝饰物
I have no jewellery. 我没有首饰。
franc n.[c] a unit of money used in France, Belgium, Switzerland, etc.法郎（法国、比利时、瑞士等国的货币单位）
She had about four hundred francs. 她大约有四百法郎。
continue vt. to go on; to start again继续；重新开始
He ate lunch and then continued his work. 他吃完饭继续工作。
vi. go on doing something and not stop 连续
The rain continued all day. 雨连续下了一整天。
call on visit访问；order; invite号召
We can call on our former teacher tomorrow. 我们明天可以去拜访过去的老师。
lovely adj. giving pleasure because it looks or sounds good, etc.好看的；可爱的
The lovely girl is planning to be a nurse. 那个漂亮的小女孩打算当护士。
bring back 拿回来；使恢复
day and night 日日夜夜地
pay off pay the whole amount of (a debt); settle还清
After all these years, we've at last paid off all our debts.
经过这么多年，我们总算把债还清了。
debt n.[c] money that you must pay to someone债务；欠款
I must pay him a debt of ￥5. 我得还他五块钱的债。
precious adj. very valuable宝贵的；贵重的
Time is so precious that you must make full use of it. 时间很宝贵，你必须充分利用它。
at most not more than 至多
We can stay for two days at most. 我们最多能呆两天。
positive adj. 肯定的；积极的
positive criticism 建设性的批评
attend v. to go to (a meeting, etc.);to be present at出席；参加；上(大学等)
Who attended the meeting? 谁出席了会议？
Our teacher suggested that he attend a technical school. 我们的老师建议他去上技校。
rehearse vt. 预演,排演
earn vt. to get money by working 挣得
He earns twice as much as I do. 他挣的钱是我挣的两倍。
lecture n.[c] planned talk to teach a group of people something演讲；讲课
He gave a lecture on physics. 他讲授了一堂物理。
silly adj. foolish; stupid傻的；愚笨的
Oh, how silly you all are! 喔，你们都那么傻。
mosquito n. flying insect that bites people and drinks blood蚊子
A mosquito will do harm to your health. 蚊子对人身体有害。
bat n. small animal like a mouse with wings, which comes out at night蝙蝠
Why the bat comes out only at night? 为什么蝙蝠只在夜间出来？
n. piece of wood for hitting the ball in a game, etc球拍
author n. someone who writes books, stories 作者；作家
Dickens was the author of 'Oliver Twist'. 狄更斯是《雾都孤儿》的作者。
act out explain something by representing it; going through its movements again
以表演来说明；把……表演出来
He acted out how the bank had been robbed for the police.
他把银行被抢劫的经过以表演来向警察说明。
besides adv. in addition 此外
I have many more besides. 除此之外，我还有更多。
prep. as well as; if one does not count; in addition t o除…之外（还有…）
There are many others besides me. 除我以外，还有很多人。
alien n. someone from another country or outer space外国人；外星人
outline n.[c] line that shows the shape of something轮廊
We could see the outline of the castle through the fog. 雾中我们能看见城堡的轮廊。
n.[c] the general idea of something提纲；要点
I have prepared my speech in outline. 我已准备了我的发言提纲。
plot n. what happens in a story or play情节；结构
The plot thickens. 情节渐渐复杂起来了。
quality n. character with respect to fineness or degree of excellence; value品质
She has many fine qualities. 她有很多优良的品质。
n. how good or bad something is 质量
Quality matters more than quantity. 质量比数量重要。
Shakespeare X 莎士比亚
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