江苏牛津模块九全部词汇讲解词详解.docx

opera house n. 歌剧院 skyscraper n. 摩天大楼 maple n. 枫树 maple syrup 枫糖浆 wilderness n. 未开垦之地，荒原 The garden has become a weed-infested wilderness . 花园已变成一片杂草丛生的荒地。 低潮时期， 在野 The party spent several years in the political wilderness. 这个政党在野多年。 For so long he had waited in the wilderness for a recall to Test cricket. 这么长时间以来，他一直在坐冷板凳，等着被召回参加板球对抗赛。 wild adj. 未驯化的，野生的 wild animals 荒凉的人，荒芜人烟的 wild mountainous regions 感情强烈的，疯狂的 go wild be wild / enthusiastic about 热衷于 He’s really wild about pop music. one’s wildest dreams 所能想象的， 所能期望的 Never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d end up here. 我从未想到过我会来到这儿。 This advertisement promises to make you rich beyond your wildest dreams. 这一广告许诺说能让人富的超乎想象。 centigrade 摄氏度 border n. 国界， 边界 + between the border between Hungary and Romania 匈牙利和罗马尼亚的边界 cross /close the border 越过/封锁边界 a town on the Canadian border 在加拿大边境地区的一个城镇 countless adj. 无数的， 数不清的 She brought joy to countless people through her music. 她用音乐给无数的人带来欢乐。 count v. 数 count the days/hours/minutes 用于表示急切等待某事发生 I’m counting the days until I see you again. Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched. 如意算盘莫忙打。 b.（被）算入，（被）计入 Points scored after the bell don’t count. c. 把---看作，当作 That counts as a lie as far as I am concerned. Is geography counted as a science subject? d. 有重要性，有影响 You’re late, but you’re here and that’s what counts. count on 依靠，指望 The whole team was counting on me, and I let them down. freezing adj 极冷的，冰冻的 adv. 极冷地 adj. It is freezing today. freezing point/ frog adv. It is freezing cold outside. Without the air to hold some of the sun’s heat, the earth at night would be freezing cold, too cold for us to live. v. freeze- froze-frozen The cold weather had frozen the ground. Every time she opens the window we all freeze. Two men froze to death on the mountain./ Two men were frozen to death on the mountain. I froze with terror as the door slowly opened. be frozen with fear/ terror be frozen to death recreation n. 娱乐，消遣 recreation room recreational adj. ~activities/ facilitie