Lesson 44 Through the forest 【单词列表】

forest [ˈfɔrist] n. 森林

【例】Are there any wild animals in the forest?

   这片森林里有没有野生动物?

【扩】woods 树林

risk [risk] n. 危险,冒险

【派】risky 冒险的

【扩】peril 冒险,危险

【搭】take a risk 冒险

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A: None would take the risk.

B: But I want to have a try.

A:谁也不愿冒此风险。

B:但是我想试一试。

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picnic [ˈpiknik] n. 野餐

【扩】cookout 野餐

【搭】have a picnic 进行野餐

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A: Is there anything else for our picnic?

B: We'd better get each of us a sun hat for the picnic in such a hot day.

A:野餐我们还需要买些什么?

B:天那么热,去野餐我们最好每个人都有一顶帽子。

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edge [edʒ] n. 边缘

【扩】margin 边缘,岸

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A: Wasn't that a great flick? I was on the edge of my seat through the whole movie.

B: Yes, it's the best movie I have ever seen.

A:那部片子是不是很棒?我从头到尾一口气都没松过。

B:是的,那是我看过的最棒的电影。

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strap [stræp] n. 带,皮带

possession [pəˈzeʃən] n. 所有

【搭】in possession of 占有,控制

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A: The house is in his possession.

B: I think he must be very rich.

A:那座房子为他所有。

B:我想他一定很富有。

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breath [breθ] n. 呼吸

【扩】respiration 呼吸

【搭】take a breath 深深地吸一口气

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A: How's your work these days?

B: I don't even have time to catch my breath.

A:这些天你的工作怎么样?

B:连喘口气的工夫都没有。

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content [ˈkɔntent] n. (常用复数)内有的物品

mend [mend] v. 修理

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A: Something is wrong with the fridge. Can you mend it?

B: Sure. When do you want it to be mended?

A:冰箱坏了,你会修吗?

B:当然可以。您想让我们什么时候修理?

forest

🇬🇧/ˈfɒrɪst/ 🇺🇸/ˈfɔːrɪst/n. 森林
A forest is a large area where trees grow close together. 森林

noun [具体名词]森林,林区;(森林似的)一丛,一片;御猎场 - Parts of the forest are still dense and inaccessible. 森林的一些地方仍然茂密不可进入。

verb [vi. 不及物动词]被森林覆盖,植林于 - We need to preserve the forest. 我们需要保护森林。

risk

/rɪsk/n. 危险,冒险
If there is a risk of something unpleasant, there is a possibility that it will happen. 风险

noun [抽象名词]危险,风险;危险的人(或事物),隐患;(按风险大小评估的)被保险对象,受贷者;(保险业承保的)险;金融风险 - There is no risk of contagion.

verb [vi. 不及物动词]使遭受(失去、毁坏或伤害的)危险;冒......的危险,担......的风险;冒险做,(明知结果而)大胆做 - You must be mad to risk it.

① n. 危险,风险

  • Is there much risk of losing money in doing football pols?
  • John took/ran the risk of damaging his bus and drove it into the back of the thieves’car. 约翰冒着撞坏他开的那辆公共汽车的危险把它撞在了小偷们的车的后尾上。
  • John saved me at the risk of his own life. 约翰冒着生命危险救了我。

② vt. 冒……危险,使……遭受危险

  • We’d better take a taxi.
  • We can’t risk missing the plane. 
  • John risked his own life to save me.

picnic

/ˈpɪknɪk/n. 野餐
When people have a picnic, they eat a meal outdoors, usually in a park or a forest, or at the beach. 野餐

noun [具体名词]野餐,野餐活动;野餐食物;<非正式>愉快事物,轻松事物 - We're going on a picnic tomorrow.  我们明天去野餐。

verb [vi. 不及物动词]参加野餐活动 - When people picnic somewhere, they have a picnic. 野餐 •  Afterwards, we picnicked on the riverbank.  之后,我们在河岸上野餐。

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/edʒ/n. 边缘
The edge of something is the place or line where it stops, or the part of it that is farthest from the middle. 边缘; 边际

noun [具体名词]边,边缘;锋,刃;优势;影响力,奇特的品质;(声音里的)尖锐,怒气;(坏事的)边缘,临界点;棱 - The edge of something sharp such as a knife or an axe is its sharp or narrow side. 刃 I sat down at the water's edge.

verb [vi. 不及物动词]缓慢地移动;给…加边;险胜;用球拍边击球;倾斜滑雪;修剪(草地边缘);使锐利,使尖锐 - If someone or something edges somewhere, they move very slowly in that direction. 慢慢移动He edged closer to the telephone, ready to grab it. 他慢慢地移近电话,准备抓起它。

strap

/stræp/n. 带,皮带
A strap is a narrow piece of leather, cloth, or other material. Straps are used to carry things, fasten things together, or to hold a piece of clothing in place. 带子

noun [具体名词]带子,皮带;铁皮条,金属带,铰链片;鞭打(the strap);拉手吊带,拉手吊环 - He looped the strap over his shoulder.

verb [vi. 不及物动词](用带子)束住,捆绑;用绷带包扎(伤口);用皮鞭抽打,鞭打 - Nancy gripped the strap of her beach bag.

possession

🇬🇧/pəˈzeʃ(ə)n/ 🇺🇸/pəˈzeʃn/n. 所有
If you are in possession of something, you have it, because you have obtained it or because it belongs to you. 拥有

noun [抽象名词]<正式> 拥有,持有;个人财产,所有物;持有违禁物,私藏毒品(或武器);(对球的)控制,球权;进攻;领地,殖民地;鬼魂附体,着魔;(观点或情感的)支配,控制 - Your possessions are the things that you own or have with you at a particular time. 财产; 所有物 •  People had lost their homes and all their possessions.  人们已失去了家园和所有的财产。

breath

/breθ/n. 呼吸
Your breath is the air that you let out through your mouth when you breathe. If someone has bad breath, their breath smells unpleasant. 呼气

noun [专属名词]呼吸,气息;一次吸入的空气;(风或气流的)一丝,丝毫;微量,迹象;一瞬间 - His breath came in short pants.

  • out of breath 上气不接下气
  • waste one's breath 白费口舌
  • in one breath 片刻, 转眼间
  • He finished water in one breath.  他一口气把水喝完了.
  • hold one's breath 屏 住 呼 吸
  • bad breath 口 臭
  • You have a bad breath. 你有口臭.

contents

🇬🇧/ˈkɒntents/ 🇺🇸/ˈkɑːntents/n. (常用复数)内有的物品
The contents of a container such as a bottle, box, or room are the things that are inside it. 瓶子、盒子或房间的 所容之物

noun [专属名词]目录;所含物,容纳的东西 - Empty the contents of the pan into the sieve.  将平锅里的东西全部倒入漏勺。

verb [vi. 不及物动词]使满意,使满足(content 的第三人称单数) - to make (oneself or another person) content or satisfied 使满足

  • contents of the bag 包里的书
  • More contents! (口语) 在吃饭时要求再加些饭菜时可以这样说.

content n. 内容(抽象)

  • content of the text 文章的内容

mend

/mend/v. 修理
If you mend a tear or a hole in a piece of clothing, you repair it by sewing it. 修补

verb [vt. 及物动词]缝补,修补;修理;愈合,痊愈;弥合(分歧),解决(争端);(给火)添燃料 - Men say that we are only good for cooking their meals and mending their socks. 男人们说我们只擅长给他们做饭和补袜子。

noun [抽象名词]好转,复苏;修理过的地方,补丁 - More evidence that the economy was on the mend was needed. 需要更多表明经济在好转的证据。