Unit 6-words.pptVIP

3. hen henpecked hen party stag party （英式英语） Adj. 惧内的，气管炎的 全是女性的聚会(尤其是结婚前夜) 全是男性的聚会(尤其是结婚前夜) 7. handy  比较级handier 最高级handiest 1. useful Take your swimming trunks with you - they might come in handy (=be useful) . 2. (informal) near and easy to reach Do you have a piece of paper handy ? 3. good at using something, especially a tool handy with He‘s very handy with a screwdriver. （=be good at） 类似词根 -proof 防水的 防弹的 隔音的 耐热的 waterproof bulletproof soundpoof ovenproof I. Old to New II. Chinese to English * * Section A How to prepare for earthquakes 1. earthquake n. [C] 地震 = quake An earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale hit/struck/happened in/took place in Sichuan on May 12. the quake-hit/striken area Translation 2. detect vt察觉，发现；探测 notice or discover (sth. partly hidden or not clear) difficult/impossible/easy/possible etc to detect detect a change/difference Dan detected a change in her mood. detect a note of sarcasm/irony/excitement etc Do I detect a note of sarcasm in your voice? n. detection. detective detector Protect Smoke/lie detector 同根词 Translation 4.wax vi. increase; grow 变大，增强 My feeling for him waxed. 我对他的感觉好了一点。 wax and wane to increase and decrease over time Interest in the show has waxed and waned. 5.destruction n. [U] 破坏，摧毁 weapons of mass destruction 大规模杀伤性武器 destruction of the city/rainforest Adj. destructive 5. withstand v. bear; resist the storm severe tests another attack hard wear pressure withstand Collocation 顶住暴风雨 经得起严峻的考验 抵挡住又一次进攻 耐穿 禁得住压力 6. joint n.1. [C] 接头，接缝，接合处 Check the pipes for leaks at the joints. 检查一下管子的接缝是否有漏隙。 2. [C] 关节 knee and hip joints. Adj. 共有的；联合的 Joint venture 合资企业 Joint account/Joint efforts 7.beam n.1. [C] 梁，横梁 The sitting room had exposed wooden beams and a large fireplace. 客厅里有几根裸木横梁和一个很大的壁炉。 2. [C] 光束，射束 A laser beam/the beam of a torch The beams of searchlights 3. 愉快的微笑 A wide beam of delight