M8 Unit4柯林斯高级英汉双解词典.docx

1、M8 Unit4柯林斯高级英汉双解词典M8 Unit41、Pygmalion /pmeln/ n. 卖花女（英国萧伯纳之作品人物）；塞浦路斯王皮格马利翁2、George Bernard Shaw乔治萧伯纳（英国剧作家）3、adaptation /dpten/ n. 适应；改编；改编本，改写本(adaptations)1、N-COUNT An adaptation of a book or play is a film or a television programme that is based on it. 改编例： Branagh won two awards for his screen

2、 adaptation of Shakespeares Henry the Fifth. 布拉纳因他对莎士比亚的亨利五世的荧幕改编而获了两次奖2、N-UNCOUNT Adaptation is the act of changing something or changing your behaviour to make it suitable for a new purpose or situation. 适应例： Most living creatures are capable of adaptation when compelled to do so. 大多数生物在为情势所迫时都能适应

3、。4、classic /klsk/ adj. 经典的；古典的，传统的；最优秀的n. 名著；经典著作；大艺术家(classics)1、ADJ A classic example of a thing or situation has all the features which you expect such a thing or situation to have. 典型的例： The debate in the press has been a classic example of hypocrisy. 新闻界的这场争论是虚伪的典型例子。 2、N-COUNT Classic is also

4、a noun. 典范例： It was a classic of interrogation: first the bully, then the kind one who offers sympathy. 这是审问的一种典范：开始是欺负人的人，然后那个和善的人再施予同情。3、ADJ A classic film, piece of writing, or piece of music is of very high quality and has become a standard against which similar things are judged. 经典的ADJ n例： .th

5、e classic childrens film Huckleberry Finn. 经典的儿童影片哈克贝利芬。 4、N-COUNT Classic is also a noun. 经典例： The record won a gold award and remains one of the classics of modern popular music. 该唱片获得过金奖，而且依旧是现代流行音乐的经典作品之一。5、N-COUNT A classic is a book which is well-known and considered to be of a high literary s

6、tandard. You can refer to such books generally as the classics. 文学名著例： As I grow older, I like to reread the classics regularly. 随着我年龄的增长，我喜欢定期重读文学名著。6、N-UNCOUNT Classics is the study of the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations, especially their languages, literature, and philosophy. 古典学例： .a Class

7、ics degree. 古典学学位。5、caption /kpn/ n. 标题；字幕；说明；逮捕(captions)N-COUNT A caption is the words printed underneath a picture or cartoon which explain what it is about. (图片或卡通的) 说明文字例： The local paper featured me standing on a stepladder with a caption, Wendy climbs the ladder to success. 当地的报纸刊登了一幅我站在活梯上的特

8、写，下面写着：“温迪登上了成功之梯。”6、plot /plt/ n. 情节；图；阴谋(plotting, plotted, plots)1、N-COUNT A plot is a secret plan by a group of people to do something that is illegal or wrong, usually against a person or a government. 阴谋例： Security forces have uncovered a plot to overthrow the government. 安全部队已经揭穿了一个推翻政府的阴谋。2、

9、V-T If people plot to do something or plot something that is illegal or wrong, they plan secretly to do it. 密谋例： Prosecutors in the trial allege the defendants plotted to overthrow the government. 审判的公诉人声称被告曾密谋推翻政府。例： The military were plotting a coup. 该军方当时正在密谋政变。3、V-T When people plot a strategy o

10、r a course of action, they carefully plan each step of it. 制订例： Yesterdays meeting was intended to plot a survival strategy for the party. 昨天的会议旨在制订该党的生存策略。4、N-VAR The plot of a film, novel, or play is the connected series of events which make up the story. 情节例： He began to tell me the plot of his n

11、ew book. 他开始向我讲述他新书的情节。5、N-COUNT A plot of land is a small piece of land, especially one that has been measured or marked out for a special purpose, such as building houses or growing vegetables. 小块圈地例： I thought that Id buy myself a small plot of land and build a house on it. 我觉得我应该给自己买一小块地，在上面盖一所房

12、子。 6、V to arrange or divide (land) into plots 划分(土地); 把(土地)分成小块7、V-T When someone plots something on a graph, they mark certain points on it and then join the points up. (在曲线图上) 绘制例： We plotted about eight points on the graph. 我们在图表上绘出了大约有八个点的曲线。. 8、V-T When someone plots the position or course of a

13、 plane or ship, they mark it on a map using instruments to obtain accurate information. 标绘 例： We were trying to plot the course of the submarine. 我们当时正试图标绘出那艘潜艇的航线。9、V-T If someone plots the progress or development of something, they make a diagram or a plan which shows how it has developed in order

14、 to give some indication of how it will develop in the future. 用图表展示 (发展趋势)例： They used a computer to plot the movements of everyone in the police station on December 24, 1990. 他们使用计算机绘制了图表，来显示1990年12月24日警察局中每个人的行动。7、professor /prfs/ n. 教授；教师；公开表示信仰的人(professors)1、N-COUNT/N-TITLE/N-VOC A professor i

15、n an American or Canadian university or college is a teacher of the highest rank. (美国大学的) 教授例： Robert Dunn is a professor of economics at George Washington University. 罗伯特邓恩是乔治华盛顿大学的经济学教授。2、N-TITLE/N-COUNT/N-VOC A professor in a British university is the most senior teacher in a department. (英国大学的)

16、系主任例： .Professor Cameron. 卡梅伦主任。8、Higgins n. 希金斯（姓氏）9、phonetics /fntks/ n. 发音学，语音学1、N-UNCOUNT In linguistics, phonetics is the study of speech sounds. 语音学2、ADJ Phonetic means relating to the sound of a word or to the sounds that are used in languages. 语音的; 发音的usu ADJ n例： .the Japanese phonetic syste

17、m, with its relatively few, simple sounds. .语音数目相对较少且较简单的日语发音系统。 3、phonetically ADVADV with v例： .phonetically learning how to spell things. .根据语音学习如何拼写。10、colonel /knl/ n. 陆军上校(colonels)N-COUNT/N-TITLE/N-VOC A colonel is a senior officer in an army, air force, or the marines. (陆军、空军或海军的) 上校例： This p

18、articular place was run by an ex-Army colonel. 这个特别的地方归一位前陆军上校掌管。11、Pickering pikri 皮克林12、fateful /fetfl/ adj. 重大的；决定性的；宿命的ADJ If an action or a time when something happened is described as fateful, it is considered to have an important, and often very bad, effect on future events. 有重大影响的 (尤指产生负面结果的

19、)例： It was a fateful decision, one which was to break the Government. 那是一项重大的决定，一个将使政府垮台的决定。13、whistle /wsl/ n. 口哨；汽笛；啸啸声vt. 吹口哨；鸣汽笛（过去式whistled，过去分词whistled，现在分词whistling，第三人称单数whistles）(whistling, whistled, whistles)1、 V-T/V-I When you whistle or when you whistle a tune, you make a series of music

20、al notes by forcing your breath out between your lips, or your teeth. 用口哨吹出; 吹口哨例： He whistled and sang snatches of songs. 他边用口哨吹边唱了几个歌曲的片段。例： He was whistling softly to himself. 他自娱自乐地轻声吹着口哨。. 2、V-I When someone whistles, they make a sound by forcing their breath out between their lips or their tee

21、th. People sometimes whistle when they are surprised, or to call a dog, to get someones attention, or to show that they are impressed. 吹口哨 (表示吃惊、呼唤小狗、引人注意或表示欣赏)例： He whistled, surprised but not shocked. 他吹了声口哨，有些惊讶，但并不震惊。例： Jenkins whistled through his teeth, impressed at last. 詹金斯从齿间吹了一声口哨，总算被打动了。

22、3、N-COUNT Whistle is also a noun. 口哨例： Jackson gave a low whistle. 杰克逊低声地吹了一下口哨。4、V-I If something such as a train or a kettle whistles, it makes a loud, high sound. (火车等) 鸣汽笛; (水开时水壶) 发出尖啸声例： Somewhere a train whistled. 某个地方响起了火车的鸣笛声。5、V-I If something such as the wind or a bullet whistles somewher

23、e, it moves there, making a loud, high sound. (风、子弹等) 呼啸而过例： The wind was whistling through the building. 风呼啸着穿过那座大楼。 6、N-COUNT A whistle is a loud sound produced by air or steam being forced through a small opening, or by something moving quickly through the air. (某物在空中疾驰而过的) 呼啸声; (空气、蒸汽通过狭小孔道时的) 尖

24、啸声例： .the whistle of the wind. 风的呼啸声。例： .a shrill whistle from the boiling kettle. 烧开的水壶发出的刺耳的尖啸声。7、N-COUNT A whistle is a small metal tube that you blow in order to produce a loud sound and attract someones attention. 哨子例： On the platform, the guard blew his whistle. 站台上，警卫吹响了他的哨子。8、PHRASE If you b

25、low the whistle on someone, or on something secret or illegal, you tell another person, especially a person in authority, what is happening. (尤指向当局) 揭发例： Companies should protect employees who blow the whistle on dishonest workmates and work practices. 公司应该保护那些揭发不诚实的同事和不良工作行为的员工。. 9、PHRASE If you de

26、scribe something as clean as a whistle, you mean that it is completely clean. 一尘不染例： The kitchen was clean as a whistle. 厨房里一尘不染。14、garment /mnt/ n. 衣服，服装；外表，外观(garments)N-COUNT A garment is a piece of clothing; used especially in contexts where you are talking about the manufacture or sale of cloth

27、es. 衣服 (尤用于衣服生产和销售的领域)例： Many of the garments have the customers name tags sewn into the linings. 这些衣服中很多都把顾客的姓名牌缝进衬里中。15、woollen /wln/ adj. 羊毛制的ADJ Woollen clothes or materials are made from wool or from a mixture of wool and artificial fibers. 羊毛的; 毛纺的例： .thick woollen socks. 厚羊毛袜。16、hesitate /hzt

28、et/ vi. 踌躇，犹豫；不愿(hesitating, hesitated, hesitates)1、V-I If you hesitate, you do not speak or act for a short time, usually because you are uncertain, embarrassed, or worried about what you are going to say or do. 迟疑例： The telephone rang. Catherine hesitated, debating whether to answer it. 电话响了。凯瑟琳迟疑

29、着，考虑是否接听。. 2、hesitation N-VAR迟疑例： Asked if he would go back, Mr. Searle said after some hesitation, Ill have to think about that. 当被问及他是否愿意回去时，瑟尔先生迟疑了一下后说：“我得考虑一下。” 3、V-T If you hesitate to do something, you delay doing it or are unwilling to do it, usually because you are not certain it would be ri

30、ght. If you do not hesitate to do something, you do it immediately. 迟疑; 不愿意例： Some parents hesitate to take these steps because they suspect that their child is exaggerating. 一些家长迟迟不肯采取这些措施，因为他们怀疑自己的孩子在夸大其词。. 4、V-T You can use hesitate in expressions such as dont hesitate to call me or dont hesitate

31、 to contact us when you are telling someone that they should do something as soon as it needs to be done and should not worry about disturbing other people. 迟疑 (仅用于否定祈使句)only imper, with neg例： In the event of difficulties, please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Department. 如有困难，请不要迟疑，与我们的客户服务部联系。17、uncomfortable /nkmftbl/ adj. 不舒服的；不安的1、ADJ If you are uncomfortable, you are slightly worried or embarrassed, and not relaxed and confident. 不自在的; 尴尬的例： The request for money made them feel uncomfortable. 要钱的事使他们感到很尴尬。例： If you are uncomfortable with your therapi