B8U5 words and phrases.pptVIP

* Book 8 Unit 5 Words 1. identify vt. 确认；识别；鉴定 I indentified the coat at once---it was my brother’s. His accent was difficult to identify. identity n. 身份；特征 Only when your identity has been checked will you be allowed in. (2003上海) 只有身份确认后才允许你进来。 identification n. 认出；身份证明 His only means of identification was his passport. 他唯一证明身份的证件就是他的护照。 2. interrupt vt. vi. 打断…讲话；中止 It’s not polite to interrupt a speaker. Dont interrupt while Im busy. Traffic was interrupted by the dense Fog. 交通因浓雾而受阻. We interrupt this programme to bring a news flash.? 我们中断节目，报告新闻快讯。 interruption n. 打断；中止 3. acute adj. 有观察力的；敏锐的； 严重的；深刻的 He suffers from acute depression 他患有严重的抑郁症。 This area has an acute shortage of water.? 这个地方缺水严重。 All of the dogs have an acute sense of smell. 所有的狗都有敏锐的嗅觉。 He is a man of acute intelligence. 他非常聪颖。 4. assume vt. 假定；设想；认为 ① assume that ….. Let us assume that it is true. Scietists assume that there is no animal life on Mars. ②It is/was assumed that…. It is assumed that she will be back at seven. 据推测她将七点钟回家。 It may be safely assumed that there is no animal life on Mars. 可以有把握地认为火星上是没有动物生命的。 assumption n. 假定；设想 5. somehow adv. 不知怎么地；以…方式 We must make up for the lost time somehow. 我们必须以某种方式把损失的时间补上。 Somehow we lost our way. 不知怎么地我们迷了路。 6. spit vt. 吐出（唾液、食物）；vi. 吐痰 （spit-spit-spit /spit-spat-spat） No Spitting! 请勿吐痰! Its rude to spit in public. Youd better spit out the seeds in your palm, and then put them on the plate. 你应该把子吐在手上，然后再放到盘子里。 She could hardly spit out the hateful words. 她恼怒得几乎无法骂出那句充满恨意的话来. 7. scratch n. （刮、抓、划的）痕迹； vt. 搔；抓；擦伤；刮坏 The seven-year-old was found crying with scratches on his face and neck. 那名 7 岁男孩被发现时正在哭泣，脸部和颈部 都有划伤。 The dog is scratching at the door. 狗正在抓门。 Scratch youself if you itch. 如果你感到痒，就挠好了。 8. applaud vi. vt. 鼓掌欢迎；赞赏 The audience laughed and applauded. Please dont applaud until everyone has performed