牛津高中英语模块2单元3单词讲解第一部分.ppt

Words Phrases Unit 3 Module 3 Part I curse noun a rude or offensive word or phrase that some people use when they are very angry 咒骂语；骂人话 countable He muttered a curse at the other driver. 他低声咒骂另一位开车的人。 a word or phrase that has a magic power to make something bad happen 咒；咒语 countable The family thought that they were under a curse. 这家人认为他们受人诅咒而遭了殃。 something that causes harm or evil 祸根；祸端；祸水 countable the curse of drug addiction 吸毒成瘾的祸害 Noise is a curse of modern city life. 噪音是现代城市生活的一大祸根。 verb to swear 诅咒 He hit his head as he stood up and cursed loudly. 他站起来时撞了头，便破口大骂。 to say rude things to somebody or think rude things about somebody/something 咒骂；诅咒；在心里诅咒 VN ~ (sb/sth) (for sth) She cursed her bad luck. 她骂自己运气不好。 He cursed himself for his stupidity. 他咒骂自己愚蠢。 to use a magic word or phrase against somebody in order to harm them 念咒语诅咒 VN Legend has it that the whole village had been cursed by a witch. 传说整座村庄遭到了巫婆的诅咒。 be cursed with something to continuously suffer from or be affected by something bad 不断因…而遭殃；为…所苦；受…之害 She seems cursed with bad luck. 她好像运气不好连连遭殃。 mummy noun -ies plural a childs word for a mother （儿语）妈咪 British English informal ‘I want my mummy!’ he cried. 他哭叫着：“我要妈妈！” It hurts, Mummy! 妈妈，疼！ mommy American English; momma American English a body of a human being or an animal that has been mummified 木乃伊 an Egyptian mummy 一具埃及木乃伊 explorer a person who travels to unknown places in order to find out more about them 探险者；勘探者；考察者 noun curious adjective having a strong desire to know about something 求知欲强的；好奇的 ~ (about sth) ~ (to do sth) They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs. 他们对住在楼上的人感到很好奇。 I was curious to find out what she had said. 我真想弄清楚她说了些什么。 strange and unusual 稀奇古怪；奇特；不寻常 ~ (that…) It was curious that she didnt tell anyone. 她没有告诉任何人，这很反常。 curiously adverb ‘Are you really an artist?’ Sara asked curiously. “你真是画家吗？”萨拉好奇地问道。 curiosity set sail 开航 The ship will set sail for London at once. 船马上要启航去伦敦了。