M8 Unt4柯林斯高级英汉双解词典.docVIP

M8 Unit4 1、△Pygmalion /p?ɡ?me?l??n/ n. 卖花女（英国萧伯纳之作品人物）；塞浦路斯王皮格马利翁 2、△George Bernard Shaw乔治·萧伯纳（英国剧作家） 3、adaptation /??d?p?te???n/ n. 适应；改编；改编本，改写本(adaptations) 1、N-COUNT An adaptation of a book or play is a film or a television programme that is based on it. 改编 例： Branagh won two awards for his screen adaptation of Shakespeares Henry the Fifth. 布拉纳因他对莎士比亚的《亨利五世》的荧幕改编而获了两次奖 2、N-UNCOUNT Adaptation is the act of changing something or changing your behaviour to make it suitable for a new purpose or situation. 适应 例： Most living creatures are capable of adaptation when compelled to do so. 大多数生物在为情势所迫时都能适应。 4、classic /?kl?s?k/ adj. 经典的；古典的，传统的；最优秀的n. 名著；经典著作；大艺术家(classics) 1、ADJ A classic example of a thing or situation has all the features which you expect such a thing or situation to have. 典型的 例： The debate in the press has been a classic example of hypocrisy. 新闻界的这场争论是虚伪的典型例子。 2、N-COUNT Classic is also a noun. 典范 例： It was a classic of interrogation: first the bully, then the kind one who offers sympathy. 这是审问的一种典范：开始是欺负人的人，然后那个和善的人再施予同情。 3、ADJ A classic film, piece of writing, or piece of music is of very high quality and has become a standard against which similar things are judged. 经典的[ADJ n] 例： ...the classic childrens film Huckleberry Finn. …经典的儿童影片《哈克贝利?芬》。 4、N-COUNT Classic is also a noun. 经典 例： The record won a gold award and remains one of the classics of modern popular music. 该唱片获得过金奖，而且依旧是现代流行音乐的经典作品之一。 5、N-COUNT A classic is a book which is well-known and considered to be of a high literary standard. You can refer to such books generally as the classics. 文学名著 例： As I grow older, I like to reread the classics regularly. 随着我年龄的增长，我喜欢定期重读文学名著。 6、N-UNCOUNT Classics is the study of the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations, especially their languages, literature, and philosophy. 古典学 例： ...a Classics degree. …古典学学位。 5、caption /?k?p??n/ n. 标题；字幕；说明；逮捕(captions) N-COUNT A caption is the words printed underneath a picture or cartoon which explain w