精读(第四册)第九单元 The Discus Thrower 词汇讲解.pdfVIP

11S.4.9 Text 1, Unit 9 The Discus Thrower Richard Selzer Vocabulary 1. discus (n.) a heavy plate-shaped object which is thrown as part of a sports event. 例句：He won the discus at the Montreal Olympics. 形近词：discuss, disuse, disgust, disco 2. stance (n.) a way of thinking about something, especially expressed in a publicly stated opinion: 例句：The doctors stance on the issue of abortion is well known. 同义词：attitude, viewpoint, opinion, standpoint, angle. 形近词：staunch, stand, stanza 3. assemble (v.) to come together in a single place or bring parts together in a single group . 同根词：assemblyman, assembly, assembler, assemblage 同义词：gather, collect, meet, muster, rally, congregate, convene 反义词：disperse 形近词：resemble △ 4. furtive (adj.) behaving secretly so that other people do not notice them, or (of actions) done secretly and often quickly so that people do not notice. 例句：There was something furtive about his behaviour and I immediately felt suspicious. 同根词：furtively, furtiveness 同义词：secretive, stealthy, secret, sly, sneaky, cautious 反义词：open, above abroad 形近词：fugitive, futile, fertile. 5. tan (v.) if a person or their skin tans or is tanned, they become brown as a result of spending time in the sun. 例句：Her skin tans very quickly in the summer. 同根词：tannish △6. vile (adj.) unpleasant, immoral and unacceptable 例句：This vile policy of ethnic cleansing must be stopped. 必须停止这种卑鄙的种族清洗政策。 同根词：vilely, vileness 同义词：foul, nasty, unpleasant, bad, disagreeable, horrid, dreadful, offensive, obnoxious 反义词：pleasant 形近词：file, vie, vice 7. repose (n.) rest 例句：Your face is so beautiful in repose. 同根词：reposeful, reposal 同义词：relax, rest, recline, sleep 反义词：work, activity 形近词：reprove, repulse, impose, repute, refuse, revise. △ 8. snowbound (adj.) (of vehicles or people) unable to travel because of heavy snow, or (of road