Unit 3
fellow
n.[C]
1. 【口】男人;家伙;人
A fellow must eat.
人总得吃饭。
2. 伙伴;同事
They are my fellows at school.
他们是我的同学。
adj.
同伴的;同事的;同类的
He recalled his fellow traveller with pleasure.
他愉快地回忆起他的旅伴。
criminal
adj.
1. 犯罪的,犯法的
Robbery is a criminal act.
抢劫是犯罪行为。
2. 刑事上的
Scotland has its own criminal law.
苏格兰有它自己的刑法。
n.
罪犯[C]
resemble
vt.
像,类似 [(+in)]
She was not beautiful; she did not resemble her mother.
她不漂亮;她不像她的母亲。
The two sisters resemble each other in appearance.
这两姐妹在外表上彼此相像。
diverse
adj.
1. 不同的,互异的
John and his brother have diverse interests.
约翰和他兄弟的兴趣迥然不同。
2. 多种多样的;多变化的
The program deals with subjects as diverse as pop music and ancient Greek drama.
这档节目涉及包括流行音乐、古希腊戏剧在内的各种题材。
transform
vt.[(+into)]
1. 使改变;使改观;将...改成
The Greggs have transformed their garage into a guest house.
格雷格一家把他们的车库改成了客房。
2. 改造;改革;改善
The situation has been greatly transformed.
形势已经大大好转。
3. 使变换
A generator transforms mechanical energy into electricity.
发电机将机械能变成电。
differ
vi.
1. 不同,相异[(+from)]
Our tastes differ from each other.
我们的嗜好不同。
2. 意见不同[(+from/with)]
That's where we differ.
那是我们有分歧的地方。
chew
vt.
1. 嚼,咀嚼,嚼碎
He chews gum.
他嚼口香糖。
2. 深思,细想,熟虑[(+over)]
I'll chew the problem over for a few days.
这个问题我会仔细思考几天。
He chewed over the problem for several days before making his decision.
他对这个问题详细考虑了好多天才做出决定。
vi.
1. 咀嚼[(+on)]
He can't chew without his false teeth.
他没有假牙就嚼不动。
2. 深思,细想[(+on/upon)]
He took my offer after chewing on it.
仔细考虑后他接受了我的提议。
roast
vt.
1. 烤,炙,烘
He roasted a chicken for dinner.
他烤了一只鸡作晚餐。
2. 烤得使变热(或烫),烘暖
The sun was roasting us.
太阳炙烤着我们。
3. 【口】严厉批评,痛斥
They got roasted for losing the game.
他们因比赛失利而遭到严厉批评。
vi.
1. 烤,炙.烘
The beef is roasting in the oven.
烤箱里正烤着牛肉。
2. 烤得变热(或烫)
Can we open the window? I'm roasting.
我们能开窗吗?我都热死了。
n.
1. 烘烤[U][S]
Give the duck a good roast.
把这鸭子好好烤烤透。
2. 烤肉,炙肉[C][U]
We'll do a roast for dinner.
我们晚餐吃烤肉。
3. 【美】野外烤肉聚会[C]
They had a hot dog roast last Sunday.
他们上星期天举行了一次烤热狗野餐会。
adj.
烘烤的
He is very fond of roast duck.
他很喜欢烤鸭。
barrier
n.[C]
1. 障碍物;路障,栅栏
The police put up barriers to control the crowd.
警察设置障碍物,借以控制人群。
2. 障碍,阻碍[(+to)]
They soon overcame the language barrier.
不久他们便克服了语言上的障碍。
3. 界线[(+between)]
4. 剪票口;海关关卡
Mike was stopped at the barrier because he forgot to show his ticket.
麦克在剪票口被拦住了,因为他忘记出示车票。
pointed
adj.
1. 有尖头的,尖的
His daughter has a pointed nose.
他女儿长着一个尖鼻子。
2. 尖锐的;深刻的;中肯的
pointed criticism
尖锐的批评
claw
n.[C]
1. (动物的)爪,脚爪;(蟹、虾等的)钳,螯
The owl swooped down and picked up the mouse in its claws.
猫头鹰猛扑下去用爪子抓起了老鼠。
2. 爪形器具;羊角锤;拔钉锤
3. 【贬】手
vt.
1. 用爪子抓(或撕、挖、拉等)
The rooster clawed a hole in the earth.
那只公鸡在地上扒出个洞来。
2. 费力地夺回[(+back)]
vi.
用爪子抓(或挖)[(+at)]
She clawed at my shirt in her temper.
她大发脾气一把抓住我的衬衫。