牛津高中英语模块二单词的讲解Unit3.docVIP

. . eord完美格式 牛津高中英语模块二单词讲解 Unit 3 curse n. The witch laid the princess under a curse. (= The witch laid a curse upon the princess.) * be under a curse被诅咒的 Vt. curse (at) sb. / sth. He cursed (at) his bad luck. * be cursed with 因------而苦恼 He is cursed with his lazy son. curious adj. * be curious about Children are always curious about everything around them. * be curious to do sth. I’m curious to know what is written in his letter. * be curious wh- I’m curious how he will do it. * It is curious that It’s so curious that he should have failed to win the race. adv. curiously n. curiosity arouse / excite one’s curiosity sail How many sails does the ship have? Let’s go for a sail. * set sail for sp. * take sail 搭船 * under sail 在航行中 I want to sail all over the world. Our ship will sail for New York tonight. preserve Vt. * preserve sth The city should take steps to preserve the old temple. * preserve sth from sth Oil preserves metal from rust. * preserve one’s strength n. preservation n. preserver discovery * make a discovery of sth. * a discovery in science * the discovery of America by Columbus =Columbus’s discovery of America Vt. Do you know who discovered America? I discovered that he was a cook. I discovered him to be quite trustworthy. n. discoverer empty Empty out your pockets of their contents. The classroom emptied at 4:30. adj. I looked into the classroom but I found it empty. an empty promise; empty talk His words are empty of meaning / sincerity. I felt empty. present n. [′prizent] I want to give her a birthday present. [′prizent] I presented the letter of introduction to the manager. The prize was presented to the winner. (=The winner was presented with the prize.) adj. [′preznt] A lot of students were present at the meeting. All the girls present turned to him. * at present * for the present 目前，暂且 * at the present time * to the present disturb The noise in the street