选修八Unit 4 Pygmalion Vocabulary.ppt

4. outcome n 结果/ 效果, 指未发生前无人知晓的 我们急切地等待着这个协商的结果。 We are anxiously awaiting the outcome of the negotiations . 拓展： output / outbreak / outline / outlook 产量 / 爆发 / 提纲 / 观点、世界观 5. disguise vt. / n. 伪装 in disguise 伪装的、假扮的 She couldn’t disguise the fact that she was uncomfortable . The star traveled in disguise . 9. betray v. 泄露；背叛；显露出本来面目 betray oneself 暴露出本来面目，原形毕露 betray one’s country / principles / friends / truth(出卖真理) / belief betray sth to sb. 向某人泄露某事 The officer betrayed the secret to his friends. He had a good disguise, but as soon as he spoke, he betrayed himself. 11. pass …off as… 冒充 / 假称是… She passed herself off as an American. He tried to pass himself off as a qualified doctor. pass by 走过;不理会 pass away 去世 pass through 穿过，通过 pass sth on to sb 把…传递给某人 12. acquaintance [u] n. 相识/了解 [c] n. 熟人 acquaint vt 使熟悉；使了解 make one’s acquaintance =make the acquaintance of sb 与某人结识 I made his acquaintance long ago She has many acquaintances in the business community. 13. handful 一把 / 少量 / 少数 a handful of 一把，少数的 She gave me a handful of sweets. We invited 12 people, but only a handful of people came. armful (一抱之量) / mouthful(一口之量) / cupful (一杯之量) 14. fortune [U]运气,好运,幸运 [C]一笔财富, 财产、钱财 make a fortune 发财 try one’s fortune 碰运气 seek one’s fortune 外出找出路；寻求财富 tell one’s fortune 给人算命 fortunate adj. (lucky) unfortunate fortunately adv. (luckily) unfortunately 17. show …in 带或领······进来 Please show the lady in. Show sb. into… 领某人进入······ show sb. out 领某人出去 （与show…in构成一对反义短语） show sb. around 领某人参观某地 show off 炫耀 show up 出现，来到某处；揭露；显得好看 18. compromise n. vi 妥