21世纪1册unit4 words.pptVIP

Unit 4 The Washwoman New Words wrinkle n. 皱纹 v. 皱起，起皱 e.g. Linen wrinkles easily. 亚麻布容易起皱。 wrinkled adj. 有皱纹的 his old wrinkled face 他因年老而布满皱纹的脸 sickly adj. 常病的  habitually ill, weak and unhealthy e.g. She’s a sickly child and is very weak with the flu at the moment. Strong as he is now, he was small and sickly in his childhood. sick adj. 有病的 呕吐的 be sick of 对…感到厌烦 She is sick of doing it. possess vt. 拥有，具有 -own, have e.g. This water possesses great medicinal value. be possessed of 具有 be possessed with/ by 被…缠住 e.g. She is possessed of a calm character. 她性情很文静。 possession n. 占有物，财产 in the possession of 为…所占有(被动) in possession of 拥有，占有(主动) e.g. This house was in the possession of my aunt. My aunt was in possession of this house. accumulate vt. 积累，聚集 -gradually gather together an increasing number of sth. e.g. By investing wisely she accumulated a fortune. accumulate vi. 增加 -increase in number or quantity e.g. Dust and dirt soon accumulate if a house is not cleaned regularly. attic n. 阁楼 endure vt.  -suffer or undergo 忍受，忍耐 e.g. endure toothache I can’t endure that woman. -continue in existence, last 持续 e.g. These traditions have endured throughout the ages. stubborn adj. -determined not to give away  倔强的，顽固的 e.g. be too stubborn to apologize 硬是不肯道歉 -difficult to remove, cure 难以移动，去除 e.g. a stubborn cough that has lasted for weeks 持续几周难以治愈的咳嗽 stagger vi. 蹒跚，踉跄 e.g. She staggered and fell. stagger to one’s feet 摇晃的站起来 stagger n. 蹒跚 He picked up the suitcase and set off with a stagger. collapse vi. -fall down and break into pieces  倒塌，坍塌 e.g. The wind caused the tent to collapse. -fall down because of weakness, illness, tiredness, etc. 累垮，累倒 e.g. His health collapsed under the pressure of work. mourn vi. 为…感到悲痛，