Unit8 words[上学期] .ppt

Unit 8First aid Words expressions 1. drown vt. 使淹死；淹没 The man drowned himself in the lake. The great flood drowned many houses. The noise from the planet drowned (out) her voice. 常用于被动语态中：be/get drowned Her eyes were drowned in tears. vt. 溺死 The man drowned in the river. A drowning man will catch at a straw. 2. bleed vi. 出血；流血 He was bleeding at/from the noise. They bled for their country. My heart bleeds for the poor child. 3. count vi. 有价值；重要 Every minute counts. What counts is how much you have absorbed. Seconds count in an emergency. 4. revive vi. 苏醒；复活；恢复 She began to revive slowly. vt. 使苏醒 The child seemed dead, but the firemen revived her. Water will revive those roses. 5. witness vt. 目睹；目击；为……作证 Did you witness the accident? witness to 为……作证；出庭证明；证实；说明（to是介词，后接名词或动名词） The material she writes witnesses to her ability. She witnessed to seeing that man take the money. n. 证据；目击者 His anxiety was a witness to his love for her. The police found the witness to the murder case. 6. panic vt. 十分惊慌 The children panicked when they realized they were lost. n. 惊慌；恐慌 get in a panic She phoned the doctor in panic. 7. first aid （指医生未来到之前对伤患者所作的急救；aid可作名词或动词，意为“帮助，援助，促成”） The local community aided us in our investigation(调查). Your advice aided her to success. A dictionary is an important aid in learning a new language. With the aid of a neighbor, she managed to put out the fire. 8. catch fire 着火；起火 The house caught fire while we were away. Straw catches fire easily. Her dress caught fire. 9. keep/bear … in mind 记住 Please keep these rules in mind. There is one thing that you must always keep in mind. You must keep in mind that he is much younger than you. 10. in honor of 表示纪念，向……表示敬意，为……庆祝 The government put up a monument in honor of those killed in battle. We shall have a whole holiday in honor of our father’s birthday. * * *