高中英语外研版选修6单词英英解释及例句.docx

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高中英语外研版选修6单词英英解释及例句

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⊕informaladj.relaxedandfriendly;notfollowingstrictrulesofhowtobehaveordosth不拘礼节的，友好随意的，非正式的

Eg.Theatmosphereatworkisfairlyinformal.

Discussionsareheldonaninformalbasiswithinthedepartment.

⊕seriousadj.badordangerous严重的，有危险的

Eg.Thepresidentwasin serioustrouble.

Theconsequencescouldbeserious.

adj.needingtobethoughtaboutcarefully;notonlyforpleasure严肃的，须认真思考的

Eg.Itisaseriousnewspaper.

It’stimetogiveseriousconsiderationtothismatter.

⊕confidentlyadv.feelingsureaboutyourownabilitytodothingsandbesuccessful自信地，有信心地

Eg.Hewaitedconfidentlyforhisbandtomakeit.

⊕lackv.tohavenoneornotenoughofsth没有，缺乏，短缺，不足

Eg.Helacksconfidence.

Hehasthedeterminationthathisbrotherlacks.

n.~（ofsth）thestateofnothavingsthornothavingenoughofthat缺乏，短缺

Eg.Therewasnolackofvolunteers.

Thetripwascanceledthoughlackofmoney.

⊕advanceadj.doneorgivenbeforesthisgoingtohappen预先的，事先的

Eg.Pleasegiveusadvancewarningofanychangestotheschedule.

Noadvancebookingisnecessaryonmostdepartures.

n.inadvancebeforethetimethatisexpected;beforesthhappens（时间上）在...之前;预先;事先

Eg.It’scheaperifyoubooktheticketsinadvance.

n.~（insth）progressoradevelopmentinaparticularactivityorareaofunderstanding进步；发展

Eg.Chinahasmadegreatadvancesinmedicalscience.

⊕nodv.tomoveone’sheadupanddowntoshowagreement,understanding点头

Eg.Herheadnoddedinagreement.

Henoddedathimtobeginspeaking.

⊕yawnv.toopenyourmouthwideandbreatheindeeplythroughit,usuallybecauseyouaretiredorbored打哈欠

Eg.Hestoodup,stretchedandyawned.

⊕sighv.totakeandthenletoutalongdeepbreaththatcanbeheard,toshowthatyouaredisappointed,sad,tired,etc.叹气，叹息

Eg.Hesigheddeeplyatthethought.

Shesighedwithreliefthatitwasallover.

n.anactorthesoundofsighing叹气，叹息

Eg.I heard a sigh, andthen, asoft giggle. 

⊕applicationn.（tosb）（forsth\todosth）aformal（oftenwritten）requestforsth,suchasajob,permissiontodosthoraplaceatacollegeoruniversity申请；请求；申请书；申请表

Eg.I think they have rejected my application. 

Your application to jointhe club was honoured. 

n.（ofsth）（tosth）thepracticeofsth,especiallyatheory,discovery,etc.（尤指理论、发现等的）应用、运用

Eg.theapplicationofnewtechnologytoteaching

Thenewinventionwouldhaveawiderangeofapplicationsinindustry

⊕formn.atypeorvarietyofsth类型；种类

Eg.Therearedifferentformsoftransport.

Breastcancerisnowoneofthemostcommonformsofcancerintheworld.

n.theparticularwaysthis,seems,looksorispresented形式；外表；样子

Eg.Helpintheformofmoneywillbeverywelcome.

Thetrainingprogrammetakestheformaseriesofworkshops.

n.anofficialdocumentcontainingquestionsandspacesforanswers表格

Eg.Pleasehelpmetodesignanapplicationform.

Youaresupposedtofillinaformfirst.

v.（especiallyofnaturalthings）tobegintoexistandgraduallydevelopintoaparticularshape;tomakesthbegintoexistinaparticularshape（使）出现，产生

Eg.Flowersappeared,butfruitsfailedtoform.

Thesehillswereformedbyglaciation.

v.tostarttoexistanddevelop;tomakesthstarttoexistanddevelop（使）形成

Eg.Aplanformedinmyhead.

Iformedmanyclosefriendshipsatcollege.

v.~sth（intosth）toproducesthinaparticularwayormakeithaveaparticularshape（使）成形，组成；制成

Eg.Formthedoughintoballswithyourhands.

Doyouknowhowtoformthepasttense?

⊕immigrationn.theprocessofcomingtolivepermanentlyinacountrythatisnotyourown;thenumberofpeoplewhodothis移民（入境）;移民人数

Eg.HecalledforacommonEuropeanpolicyonimmigration.

Butwhat aboutthe“War on Immigration”?

⊕visan.astampormarkputinyourPASSPORTbyofficialsofaforeigncountrythatgivesyoupermissiontoenter,passthroughorleavetheircountry（护照的）签证

Eg.IwasstillinNewYork,tryingtogetavisatovisitRussia.

⊕tidyv.（tidied,tidied,tidying）put（thingsorplaces）inorder整理；收拾；弄整齐

Eg.Tidy theroom up before the guests arrive. 

adj. looksnicebecauseeverythinghasbeenarrangedandputintherightplace整洁的

Eg.Iwanttoleavetheplacecleanandtidybeforewego.

⊕favourn.somethingthatyoudoforsomeoneinordertohelpthemorbekindtothem恩惠，善意的行为

Eg.Couldyou do me afavour andtellKellyIcan’tmakeit?

ShehelpsmeoutwhenIhavetoomuchtodo,andI returnthefavour whenIcan. 

⊕receptionn. alargeformalpartytocelebrateaneventortowelcomesomeone庆祝会；欢迎会；招待会

Eg.It’sanideallocationfora weddingreception.

⊕embassyn.agroupofofficialswhorepresenttheirgovernmentinaforeigncountry,orthebuildingtheyworkin使馆

Eg.Shewas attachedto theChinese Embassy.

If I go whenthe embassy opens, itwon’tbe so busy. 

⊕certainpron.particularpeopleorthingsinagroup某些

Eg.These chemicals can giveoff certain poisonous gases. 

Under certain circumstances you havenochoicebut to cheat on your girlfriend. 

adj.confidentandsure,withoutanydoubts肯定的，确定的，毫无疑问的

Eg.I’mnotcertainwhenitwillbeready.

It’s notcertainwherehelived.

⊕replyn.somethingthatissaid,written,ordoneasawayofreplying回答，答复，回信

Eg.Itriedcalling,buttherewasnoreply.

Stephen madenoreply .

v.toanswersomeonebysayingorwritingsomething回答，答复

Eg.IaskedClivewherehewasgoing,buthedidn’treply.

HasIanrepliedtoyourletteryet?

⊕saleswomann.awomanwhosejobissellingthings女推销员，女销售员

Eg.“I thoughtyou mightbe back,”the saleswoman said as I walked inthedoor. 

⊕firmn.abusinessorcompany,especiallyasmallone公司

Eg.Sheworksforanelectronicsfirm.

⊕faxn.aletterormessagethatissentinelectronicformdownatelephonelineandthenprintedusingaspecialmachine传真

Eg.Answer these questions andsendthe answers back to us by post or by fax. 

Canyou tell me your fax number?

⊕outspokenadj.expressingyouropinionshonestlyanddirectly,evenwhendoingthismightannoysomepeople直言不讳的，坦率的

Eg.Audiences havebeenattracted byhis outspoken remarks.

Itwas a bookpublished by an outspoken journalist in1999.

⊕motton.ashortsentenceorphrasegivingaruleonhowtobehave,whichexpressestheaimsorbeliefsofaperson,school,orinstitution座右铭，格言

Eg.“Beprepared”isthemottooftheBoyScouts.

Serving thepeople is my motto. 

⊕shortcomingn.afaultorweaknessthatmakessomeoneorsomethinglesssuccessfuloreffectivethantheyshouldbe缺点，短处

Eg.Peterwaspainfullyawareofhisownshortcomings.

He istoo proud to see hisown shortcoming. 

⊕absencen. whenyouarenotintheplacewherepeopleexpectyoutobe,orthetimethatyouareaway缺乏；不存在

Eg.MsWhitewillbeinchargeduringmyabsence（= whileIamaway）.

Herworkinvolvedrepeatedabsencesfromhome.

⊕systematicadj.organizedcarefullyanddonethoroughly非偶然的；系统化的

Eg.Itisasystematicapproachtosolvingtheproblem

Itisasystematicwayoforganizingyourwork

⊕coincidencen.thefactoftwothingshappeningatthesametimebychanceinasurprisingway巧合

Eg.Whatacoincidence!

It’snotacoincidencethatnoneofthedirectorsarewomen.

⊕customern.someonewhobuysgoodsorservicesfromashop,companyetc顾客；客户

Eg.The girl in theshop isalways eager to please every customer. 

Heisourregularcustomer.

⊕matureadj.behavinginasensiblewaylikeanadult；fullygrownanddevelopment成熟的

Eg.Janeisverymatureforhisage.

We’re matureenough todisagreeonthisissuebutstillrespecteachother.

⊕awkwardadj.makingyoufeelembarrassedsothatyouarenotsurewhattodoorsay

令人尴尬的使人难堪的

Eg.Ihopedhewouldstopasking awkwardquestions.

Therewasanawkwardmomentwhenshedidn’tknowwhethertoshakehishandorkisshischeek.

⊕teasev.tolaughatsomeoneandmakejokesinordertohavefunbyembarrassingthem,eitherinafriendlywayorinanunkindway戏弄，逗弄；拿…取笑

Eg.Sheusedtoteasemeaboutmyhair.

Don’tgetupset.Iwas onlyteasing.

⊕typistn.apersonwhoworksinanofficetypingletters,etc.打字员

Eg.The publishing firm was advertising for a typist. 

He is a verycareful typist. 

⊕contradictv. todisagreewithsomething,especiallybysayingthattheoppositeistrue反驳，驳斥

Eg.Dadjustcan’tbeartobecontradicted.

These results contradict previous studies.

⊕pregnantadj.havingababyoryounganimalinsideheroritsbody怀孕的

Eg.Thewholesocietyshouldcareforpregnantwomen.

You may find this interesting if you are pregnant or haverecently had a baby. 

⊕apologyn. somethingthatyousayorwritetoshowthatyouaresorryfordoingsomethingwrong道歉，认错

Eg.Youowehimanapologyforwhatyousaid.

Hemadeanapologytothewholeclassforhismistake.

⊕cautiousadj.carefultoavoiddangerorrisks小心的，谨慎的，慎重的

Eg.You shouldbe cautious of these distractions.

Hewas evenmore cautious thanever,and didhisbestto winthetrustandfavourof theboss. 

⊕acquaintancen.someoneyouknow,butwhoisnotaclosefriend相识的人，熟人

Eg.IshouldbedelightedtomakeMrs.McGough’sacquaintance.

Atthehotel,ImadetheacquaintanceofayoungAmericanactor.

⊕messyadj.dirtyoruntidy脏的，不整洁的

complicatedandunpleasanttodealwith棘手的，难办的

Eg.Ican’tbearamessyroom.

Sorrytheplaceissomessy,Ihaven’thadtimetoclearup.

He’sjustbeenthroughaparticularlymessydivorce.

⊕divorcen.thelegalendingofamarriage离婚

Eg.Everyone remarkedon her divorce. 

Oneinthreemarriages endsindivorce.

⊕fooln.apersonwhoyouthinkbehavesorspeaksinawaythatlacksintelligenceorgoodjudgem