高中英语第三册第一单元词汇讲解.pptVIP

starve vi vt 1. Thousands of people will starve if food doesn’t reach the city. 2. I’m starving! Can we go and grab something to eat? 3. Poor Peter looked like he’d been starved. 4. Peter is just starved for attention. belief 1. A strong belief in God. 2. It is my belief that we will find a cure for cancer in the next ten years. Thieves broke into the building in the?mistaken belief?that there was expensive computer equipment inside. It is a?widely held belief?that violent crime is increasing. a?strongly held belief?that stealing is wrong a?growing belief?that war was inevitable Contrary to popular belief, eating carrots does?not improve your eyesight. 3. What she did was stupid beyond belief. dress up 1 to wear special clothes for fun, or to put special clothes on someone dress up as He went to the party dressed up as a Chicago gangster. dress up in I keep a box of old clothes for the children to dress up in. dress somebody ? up We dressed him up as a gorilla. 2 to wear clothes that are more formal than the ones you would usually wear: Its a small informal party - you dont have to dress up. Dress-up a childrens game in which they put on special clothes and pretend that they are someone else Let’s play dress-up. gather 1 come together A crowd gathered to watch the fight. Thousands of people gathered outside the embassy. Gather round, everyone, so that you can see the screen. During the air raids, we gathered the children around us and sang songs. gather together Could the brides family all gather together for a photo? 2 collect The researchers job is to gather information about people. They had gathered 440,000 signatures to support their demand. gather 1 come together A crowd gathered to watch the fight. Thousands of people gathered outside the embassy. Gather round, everyone, so that you can see the screen. During the air raids, we gathered the children around us and sang songs. gather together Could the brides family all gather together for a