高一英语必修一Unit4重点英语词汇和句子
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Unit 4 Earthquakes
Word usage
1. shake 1)v. (shook, shaken)
to (cause to) move up and down or from side to side with quick short movements. 2) n. [C usually sing.] an act of shaking
学习啦在线学习网 The house shook when the earthquake started.
Shake the bottle before taking the medicine.
学习啦在线学习网 He came forward and shook me by the hand. =He came forward and shook hands with me.
He was shaking with anger.
学习啦在线学习网 She answered “no” with a shake of the head.
学习啦在线学习网 2. rise 1) vi. (rose, risen) to move from a lower to a higher level or position; go up 2) n. [C (in)] an increase in quantity, price, demand etc.
学习啦在线学习网 The sun has not yet risen.
学习啦在线学习网 The population of the city has risen to five million.
学习啦在线学习网 He rose and left the room.
学习啦在线学习网 There will be a rise in unemployment next year.
There’s been a sharp rise in the cost of living.
学习啦在线学习网 2. pond n. an area of still water smaller than a lake, especially one that has been artificially made
学习啦在线学习网 Some cattle were drinking at the pond.
There are some fish living in the pond.
When an earthquake is coming, fish will jump out of ponds.
3. burst 1) v. to (cause to ) break open or break apart suddenly and violently, usually as a result of pressure from within and often cause the contents to become widely scattered.
2) n. an act of result of bursting; (of) a sudden short period of great activity, loud noise, strong feeling; outbreak
The balloon burst.
After ten days of rain the river burst its banks.
A burst of hand-clapping followed the ending of the song.
4. canal n. an artificial stretch of water dug in the ground to allow ships or boats to travel along
it, or to bring water to or remove water from an area
学习啦在线学习网 Coal used to be sent here by canal.
Canals have been built to irrigate the desert.
学习啦在线学习网 The Panama Canal joins two oceans.
5. steam n. [U] 1) water in the state gas produced by boiling
2) power or effort produced by steam under pressure, and used for making things work or move
Who invented the steam engine?
Steam was used to be the power of a train.
学习啦在线学习网 There is steam bursting from that hole.
学习啦在线学习网 6. ruin 1. n. a) [U] the cause or state of destruction and decay
b) [C] a building that has been badly damaged or destroyed
学习啦在线学习网 2. vt. a) to spoil or completely destroy a person or thing
学习啦在线学习网 b) to cause someone to loss all their money
The temple has fallen into ruin.
学习啦在线学习网 We visited the ruins of the temple.
The heavy rain ruined our holiday.
The hurricane ruined all the houses here.
The flood ruined the crops.
学习啦在线学习网 If I lose my lawsuit(官司), the cost will ruin me.
学习啦在线学习网 7. injure vt. to cause physical harm to (a person or animal), especially in an accident; hurt seriously; to damage
I hope I didn't injure her feelings.
学习啦在线学习网 His back was injured.
学习啦在线学习网 Two people were killed and seven were injured.
His reputation will be badly injured by the vicious rumour.
8. destroy vt. to damage sth so severely that it can not be repaired; put an end to the existence of; ruin
A fire destroyed the house.
学习啦在线学习网 What he said destroyed our last hope.
学习啦在线学习网 All hopes of peaceful settlement were destroyed by his speech.
学习啦在线学习网 9. brick n. [C,U] 1) a hard piece of baked clay used for building
2) sth. in the shape of a brick
They used yellow bricks to build the house.
学习啦在线学习网 The tower is made of bricks.
Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves.
10. useless adj. not of any use
This knife is so blunt. It’s useless.
I realized it was useless to reason with him.
I was useless at maths. = My maths is very poor.
学习啦在线学习网 11. shock 1) n. a) [C, U] a violent force from sth such as explosion, a crash or a hard blow
b) [C, U] the feeling you get after sth unexpected and usually very unpleasant has suddenly happened, or you have received an unexpected piece of news
c) the poor medical condition of someone who has an accident and whose heart and lungs are not working properly
2) v. to make someone feel very upset, angry, or unpleasant
Earthquake shocks are often felt in Japan.
The news of his death was a shock to us.
学习啦在线学习网 The traffic accident sent him into a state of shock.
They were shocked by her rudeness.
学习啦在线学习网 We were shocked by his sudden death.
12. rescue v. to save someone or sth from harm or danger
He rescued three children from the burning building.
The life boat was sent out to rescue the sailors from the sinking ship.
学习啦在线学习网 The boy was rescued after hours at sea.
13. disaster n. [C,U] a sudden event causes great loss or harm
We were all shocked by the disaster.
学习啦在线学习网 The earthquake is one of the worst natural disasters the country has ever suffered. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.
14. organize v. to plan and arrange an event; to arrange things in a sensible order
We'll organize an oral English contest.
The story is very well organized.
They organized the truckers into a union.
15. shelter 1) n. a) [U] protection, especially from bad weather or danger b) a building that protects you from weather or danger.
2) vt. to protect someone or sth from bad weather or danger;
vi. to stay in a place in order to be protected from bad weather or danger
The umbrella is a poor shelter from heavy rain.
Their immediate need is for food, clothing and shelter.
学习啦在线学习网 The wall sheltered us from the wind.
She was accused of sheltering a murderer.
She wad sheltered by the USA.
In the rain people were sheltering in the doorways of shops.
学习啦在线学习网 16. fresh adj. 1) new and different (only before a noun ); 2) recently picked, caught, produced and therefore in good condition (used of food); 3) clean, cool and pleasant
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学习啦在线学习网 This kind of fish lives in fresh water.
学习啦在线学习网 She is fresh from university.
She is quite fresh to office work.
17. percent n. parts for each 100
The bank has increased its interest rate by one percent.
Over ninety percent of the islanders here are illiterate.
He spends a large percent of his income on food and drink.
18. speech n. 1) [C] a formal talk to a group of listeners
2) [U] the ability to speak or the act of speaking
3) [U] way of speaking
The chairman made an opening speech.
学习啦在线学习网 She is researching speech development in children.
We express our thoughts by speech.
By your speech I can tell you're from Hong Kong.
19. judge 1) vi. & vt. to decide who or what is the winner in a competition
2) [vt. + that] to form or give an opinion about someone or sth after careful thought
judging from, judging by…
3) n. a public official who has the power to decide questions brought before a court of law; a person who has the knowledge and experience to give an opinion about the value of sth
You can't judge a book by its cover.
学习啦在线学习网 He is going to judge the first race.
学习啦在线学习网 We must judge whether he is guilty.
The prisoner was taken before the judge.
He was one of the judges at the horse race.
学习啦在线学习网 20. honour 1) n. a) [U] great respect and admiration
b) [sing] sth that brings great respect and pride
学习啦在线学习网 2) v. to show respect to sb. or to praise sb. publicly
学习啦在线学习网 We fight for the honor of our country.
He is an honor to our school.
学习啦在线学习网 Children should be taught to show honor to their elders.
He honors his teachers.
学习啦在线学习网 20. prepare 1) vt. to make sth. ready for a future event or action
2) vi. to get ready to do sth.
They prepared themselves for the worst.
When we arrived home, mother had already prepared dinner for us.
I was preparing for bed when I heard a knock at the door.
Useful expressions
1. right away
at once ; in no time; immediately
I will return the book right away.
学习啦在线学习网 I am getting in touch with him right away.
We are about to start right away.
2. end
学习啦在线学习网 1) at an end
finish; over
学习啦在线学习网 It seems that the world was at en end.
2) bring… to an end =put an end to…
I wonder how I can bring the dispute to an end.
学习啦在线学习网 =I wonder how I can put an end to the dispute.
3) come to an end
The meeting came to an end at midnight.
4) at the end of…
学习啦在线学习网 At the end of the road there is a shop.
5) by the end of…
How many English words have you learned by the end of last term?
6) in the end =at last; finally
He will be a scientist in the end.
3. dig out
1) to get sth out of a place, using a spade or your hands
学习啦在线学习网 2) to find sth you have not seen for a long time, or that is not easy to find
学习啦在线学习网 Let’s dig out the roots.
Why did you dig out all those old magazines?
We must dig the truth out of him.
学习啦在线学习网 1. a (good \ great \ large) number of+ n.(pl.)
学习啦在线学习网 many; a large quantity of; a lot of
A good number of students are not interested in modern art.
学习啦在线学习网 I’ve seen the film a number of times.
The Great Wall attracts a great number of foreign tourists every day.
the number of…
The number of private colleges has increased.
学习啦在线学习网 = Private colleges have increased in number.
5. give out
1) to give sth to a number of different people, especially to give information to people
学习啦在线学习网 2) to produce light, heat, a sound, a gas, smell etc
You have no right to give my telephone number out.
学习啦在线学习网 Students were giving out leaflets(传单)to everyone on the street.
The teacher gave out the examination papers.
学习啦在线学习网 The radiator (散热器) is giving out a lot of heat.
学习啦在线学习网 与give有关的常用短语还有：
give away 送掉，捐赠
give in 让步，屈服
give off 发出(气味、光、热、声音等)，此时相当于give out
give up 放弃
give back 归还
学习啦在线学习网 6. thousands of
学习啦在线学习网 基数词+s，并不表示确切的具体数字，可以单独使用，也可以先接介词of再接复数名词。
There are thousands of people in the park on May Day.
Thousands of people died of hunger.
Mr. Smith gave thousands of books to the school.
注意：tens of thousands of 数以百万计的
学习啦在线学习网 hundreds of hundreds of 成百上千的
学习啦在线学习网 hundreds of thousands of 数十万的
millions of 数百万的