高级英语第二册第五课Vocabulary 5.ppt

词汇(Vocabulary) Lesson 5 4 go steady: to date someone of the opposite sex regularly and exclusively．be sweethearts约会，成为关系确定的情侣 例： When did you go steady with her?你和她是什么时候确定恋爱关系的? 94 jitterbug (n.): a dance for couples；esp. in the early 1940’s，involving fast，acrobatic movements to swing music; [fig] an emotionally unstable person(尤指20世纪40年代的)吉特巴舞；[喻]变化无常的人 95 modulate (v.): vary the pitch, intensity, etc.(of the voice), to a lower degree 使（声音）转调，是声音变低 96 surge (v.): have a heavy，violent swelling motion；move in or as in a surge汹涌澎湃 97 perspiration (n.): sweat 汗 98 reel ?(v.): give way or fall back；sway，waver, or stagger as from being struck倒退，退缩；站立不稳 99 turf (n.): a surface layer of earth containing grass plants with their matted roots；sod草皮；草地 100 wag (v.): cause something to move rapidly and repeatedly back and forth，from side to side，or up and down摇摆。摇动 短语 (Expressions) 1 nothing upstairs: (Am．slang) empty-headed；a nitwit没头脑的，愚笨的 2 in the swim: conforming to the current fashion赶时髦 例：She is always involved in the swim．她总是追求时髦。 3 get one’s hands on: to obtain sth．得到，获得 例： They all want to get their hands on my money．他们都觊觎我的钱。 5 out of the picture: not considered as involved in a situation不相干的，不合适的 例： “Is Pam still with Eric?” “No，he’s out of the picture.”“帕姆还在跟埃里克在一起吗?”“没有，他们已经互不相干了。” 6 get at: seem to be saying sth．that other people do not completely understand 暗示 例： What exactly are you getting at?你到底在暗示什么? 7 have…at one’s finger tips: to be completely familiar with；精通 例：We have all the facts and figures at our fingers．我们已经掌握了所有的事实和数字。 8 hammer away (at): to keep emphasizing or talking about 一再强调 例： He kept hammering away at his demand for a public inquiry．他一再强调需要进行公众调查。 9 go far: to accomplish much：achieve much success 成功，大有前途 例： Ginny’s a smart girl．and I’m sure she’ll go far．吉尼是个聪明的姑娘，我相信她会成功的。 10 knock out: to elicit enthusiasm or an emotional response，esp．deep sympathy or laughter使高兴，使情绪激动 例： The music was just brilliant it really kno