人教版高中英语必修四unit3单词知识点

BOOK4 UNIT3 WORDS

humour un.幽默；滑稽

Phrases: a sense of humour 幽默感

have a/no sense of humour 有/无幽默感

a man with humour 一个有幽默感的人

Derivative: humorous adj.幽默的；诙谐的

comedy cn.喜剧

Phrases: cut the comedy 停止搞笑；不再胡闹

Antonym: tragedy cn.悲剧

up to now ph.直到现在

Points: 该短语与 so far , recently , in recent years 等后引导句子都用现在完成时depressed adj.忧愁的；沮丧的

Derivative: depressing adj.令人感到沮丧的

depression n.沮丧

depress vt.使沮丧；消沉

content

adj.满足的；满意的 Phrases: be/feel content with 对……满足 be content to do sth 乐意做某事n.满足 Phrases: to one’s heart’s content 心满意足的；尽情地

E.g. sing to one’s heart’s content 尽情歌唱

vt.使满足 content oneself with 使自己对……满足

n. [’kən’t e n t] 容量；含量；内容；目录

performer n.表演者；演出者

Derivative: performance cn.表演；演出

Phrases: give a performance = put on 表演

perform v.表演

astonish vt.使惊诧

Derivative: astonished adj.惊诧的

astonishing adj.令人感到惊诧的

astonishment n.惊诧 Phrases: (much) to one’s astonishment 令人惊诧fortunate adj.幸运的；吉利的

Derivative: fortunately adv.幸运地

unfortunately adv.不幸地

badly off ph.穷的；缺少的

Usages: be badly off for 缺乏……（物品）

比较级: worse off

Antonym: well ( better ) off 富藏的；富有的

teens n. 十几岁（13至19岁的年龄）

Usages: in one’s teens/twenties/thirties 在某人十几/二十几/三十几岁时

Add in: in the 1980s 在二十世纪八十年代

ordinary adj.平常的；普通的；平凡的；不高贵的

Usages: ordinary people 平凡人；老百姓

辨析: common adj.普通的；常见的；普遍的

E.g. a common kind of tree 一种普遍生长的树

usual adj.平常的；惯常的

bored adj.厌烦的

Phrases: be bored with = be tired of 对……感到厌烦

Add in : be tired with/from 因……而感到疲劳

Derivative: boring adj.令人感到无聊的

entertain vt. & vi.使欢乐；款待

Phrases: entertain sb with sth

Derivative: entertainment n.娱乐；款待

Phrases: give an entertainment to sb 款待某人

Find entertainment in 用……娱乐

Entertaining adj.愉快的；有趣的

charming adj.迷人的；有魅力的

throughout

prep.遍及；贯穿（既可以指时间，也可以指地点）

E.g. throughout the country = all over the country

throughout the night = all through the night

adv.到处；始终；全部

E.g. The room was decorated throughout. 一整个房间都被装饰了。

moustache cn. 髭胡

Add in: beard cn. 络胡

wear v.穿；佩戴；留（胡须，发型等）；面带（微笑等）；磨破；磨损[wore (pt) –worn (pp) wearing (p.pr)]

Phrases: wear a smail 面带微笑

wear out 把……磨破

Derivative: worn adj.磨破的，用坏的

worn-out adj.磨破的

be worn out磨破

optimism n.乐观；乐观主义

Derivative: optimistic adj.乐观的 pessimism n.悲观 pessimistic adj.悲观的

overcome vt. & vi.克服；战胜 [overcame (pt) – overcome (pp) overcoming (p.pr)] Usages: overcome difficulties / one’s shortcomings / shyness / enemy

pick out ph.挑出；辨别出

pick up ph.搭便车；接送；捡起；收听广播节目；偶然学会；偶然买到

cut off ph.切断；断绝；与……隔绝；切掉；剪掉

Phrases: cut off the electricity 切断电源

cut off from the outside (world) 与世隔绝

chew vt. & vi.嚼碎；咀嚼（食物）

Add in: chewing gum 口香糖；泡泡糖

mouthful cn.一口；满口

Points: 与 basketful handful 用法相同，都是以类似形容词形式的可数量词。具体用法为

A mouthful / basketful / handful of 一口/篮子/把

convince vt.使信服

Phrases: convince sb of sth/that 从句

E.g. This convinced me of his honesty. 他的诚实让我信服。

Derivative: convincing adj.令人信服的

direct

vt. & vi.导演；指示；指挥

Phrases: direct sb to do sth 指挥某人做某事

direct a film/a battle 导演一部电影；领导一场战斗

adj.直的；直接的；直达的

Phrases: a direct train/way of/speaking 直达火车/直通……的路/直言

Derivative: director n.导演 directly adv.直接地 indirectly adv.曲折地

star vt.使成为明星；由……主演 [starred (pt) – starred (pp) starring (p.pr)] Phrases: star in 在……中担任主角；主演

outstanding adj. 突出的；杰出的；显著的

Usages: outstanding contribution 突出的贡献

Switzerland n.瑞士

Derivative: Swiss adj. & n.瑞士的；瑞士人的；瑞士人

Add in : Sweden n.瑞典 Swede adj. & n.瑞典的；瑞典人的；瑞典人

confidence n.信心；信念

Derivative: confident adj.自信