Unit Nine Word List
第9单元 词汇表
alongside
在......旁边
If something is alongside another thing, then it is next to it.
如果某物在另一物旁边,那么他们紧挨着彼此。
We work alongside each other in the office.
我们在办公室并肩工作。
appetite
食欲
Your appetite is your hunger for food.
你的胃口就是你对食物的渴望。
Tom has a big appetite. He eats all the time.
汤姆胃口很大,一直在吃。
assist
援助
To assist someone is to help them.
援助某人就是帮助他们。
Andrew assisted me with my homework.
安德鲁帮我做家庭作业。
breeze
微风
A breeze is a soft wind.
微风是一种柔和的风。
The breeze caused the leaves to fall off the tree.
微风吹得树叶纷纷飘落。
defy
违抗
To defy someone is to work against them or refuse to do what they say.
违抗某人就是和他们作对或拒绝按他们说的去做。
The students got into trouble for defying their teachers rules.
学生们因违反老师的规定而惹上了麻烦。
display
展示
To display something is to show it, especially by putting it in a certain place.
展览某物就是展示它,尤指把它放在某个地方。
The museum displayed many wonderful paintings.
博物馆展出了许多精美的画作。
efficient
高效的
If something or someone is efficient, they do not waste energy.
如果某事或某人是有效率的,他们不会浪费能源。
My car is very efficient. I rarely have to buy gas.
我的车效率很高。我很少需要买汽油。
feeble
虚弱的
If someone is feeble, they are small or weak.
如果某人很虚弱,他们很弱小。
The boy was too feeble to carry the object very far.
这个男孩太虚弱了,不能把东西搬很远。
forgive
原谅
To forgive someone is to stop being angry with them.
原谅某人就是停止对他们生气。
Sandra forgave Peter after he said he was sorry.
彼得道歉后,桑德拉原谅了他。
lively
精力充沛的,生气勃勃的
If someone is lively, they have a lot of energy.
如果某人很活泼,他们有很多精力。
Jennifer is very lively. She's always running and playing.
詹妮弗很活泼。她总是跑来跑去。
majestic
雄伟的,壮观的
If something is majestic, it is large and impressive.
如果某物是雄伟的,它是巨大的,令人印象深刻的。
The rich people lived in a big majestic house.
富人住在一栋雄伟的大房子里。
nor
也不
You use nor to connect two negative ideas.
nor用于连接两个否定的想法。
I eat neither apples nor oranges. I don't like either one.
我既不吃苹果也不吃桔子。两个我都不喜欢。
outraged
愤怒的
If someone is outraged, they are very angry.
如果有人被激怒了,他们非常生气。
My father was outraged when he saw that I had crashed his car.
当我父亲看到我撞坏了他的车时,他非常愤怒。
pessimistic
悲观的
If someone is pessimistic, they believe that the worst will happen.
如果有人悲观,他们认为最坏的事情会发生。
John is pessimistic. He always thinks something bad will happen.
约翰很悲观。他总认为会有坏事发生。
relationship
关系
The relationship between two or more people is the way in which they behave toward each other.
两个或两个以上的人之间的关系是他们对彼此的行为方式。
The teacher was proud of her good relationship with the students.
老师为她与学生之间的良好关系感到自豪。
slap
掌掴
To slap someone means to hit them with the palm of the hand.
掌掴某人的意思是用手掌打他们。
Out of anger, Helen slapped Eunice on the face.
海伦一怒之下,打了尤妮丝一巴掌。
smash
打碎
To smash something is to break it into many small pieces.
打碎某物就是把它打碎成许多小碎片。
Jacob smashed the window with a rock.
雅各布用一块石头打碎了窗户。
successful
成功的
Someone who is successful achieves what they intended to achieve.
成功的人实现了他们想要实现的目标。
My father is a successful businessman.
我的父亲是一个成功的商人。
wage
薪水
A wage is the money that a person gets for doing a job.
工资是一个人从工作中得到的钱。
The wages I receive from my job are really great.
我从工作中得到的工资真的很高。
whereas
然而,但是,尽管
You use whereas to show how two things are different.
Whereas用来表示两个事物的不同之处。
My sister loves horror movies, whereas I prefer comedies.
我妹妹喜欢恐怖片,而我喜欢喜剧片。