Unit 3
fellow
n.[C]
1. 【口】男人;家伙;人
A fellow must eat.
人總得吃飯。
2. 伙伴;同事
They are my fellows at school.
他們是我的同學。
adj.
同伴的;同事的;同類的
He recalled his fellow traveller with pleasure.
他愉快地回憶起他的旅伴。
criminal
adj.
1. 犯罪的,犯法的
Robbery is a criminal act.
搶劫是犯罪行為。
2. 刑事上的
Scotland has its own criminal law.
蘇格蘭有它自己的刑法。
n.
罪犯[C]
resemble
vt.
像,類似 [(+in)]
She was not beautiful; she did not resemble her mother.
她不漂亮;她不像她的母親。
The two sisters resemble each other in appearance.
這兩姐妹在外表上彼此相像。
diverse
adj.
1. 不同的,互異的
John and his brother have diverse interests.
約翰和他兄弟的興趣迥然不同。
2. 多種多樣的;多變化的
The program deals with subjects as diverse as pop music and ancient Greek drama.
這檔節目涉及包括流行音樂、古希臘戲劇在內的各種題材。
transform
vt.[(+into)]
1. 使改變;使改觀;將...改成
The Greggs have transformed their garage into a guest house.
格雷格一家把他們的車庫改成了客房。
2. 改造;改革;改善
The situation has been greatly transformed.
形勢已經大大好轉。
3. 使變換
A generator transforms mechanical energy into electricity.
發電機將機械能變成電。
differ
vi.
1. 不同,相異[(+from)]
Our tastes differ from each other.
我們的嗜好不同。
2. 意見不同[(+from/with)]
That's where we differ.
那是我們有分歧的地方。
chew
vt.
1. 嚼,咀嚼,嚼碎
He chews gum.
他嚼口香糖。
2. 深思,細想,熟慮[(+over)]
I'll chew the problem over for a few days.
這個問題我會仔細思考幾天。
He chewed over the problem for several days before making his decision.
他對這個問題詳細考慮了好多天才做出決定。
vi.
1. 咀嚼[(+on)]
He can't chew without his false teeth.
他沒有假牙就嚼不動。
2. 深思,細想[(+on/upon)]
He took my offer after chewing on it.
仔細考慮后他接受了我的提議。
roast
vt.
1. 烤,炙,烘
He roasted a chicken for dinner.
他烤了一只雞作晚餐。
2. 烤得使變熱(或燙),烘暖
The sun was roasting us.
太陽炙烤著我們。
3. 【口】嚴厲批評,痛斥
They got roasted for losing the game.
他們因比賽失利而遭到嚴厲批評。
vi.
1. 烤,炙.烘
The beef is roasting in the oven.
烤箱里正烤著牛肉。
2. 烤得變熱(或燙)
Can we open the window? I'm roasting.
我們能開窗嗎?我都熱死了。
n.
1. 烘烤[U][S]
Give the duck a good roast.
把這鴨子好好烤烤透。
2. 烤肉,炙肉[C][U]
We'll do a roast for dinner.
我們晚餐吃烤肉。
3. 【美】野外烤肉聚會[C]
They had a hot dog roast last Sunday.
他們上星期天舉行了一次烤熱狗野餐會。
adj.
烘烤的
He is very fond of roast duck.
他很喜歡烤鴨。
barrier
n.[C]
1. 障礙物;路障,柵欄
The police put up barriers to control the crowd.
警察設置障礙物,借以控制人群。
2. 障礙,阻礙[(+to)]
They soon overcame the language barrier.
不久他們便克服了語言上的障礙。
3. 界線[(+between)]
4. 剪票口;海關關卡
Mike was stopped at the barrier because he forgot to show his ticket.
麥克在剪票口被攔住了,因為他忘記出示車票。
pointed
adj.
1. 有尖頭的,尖的
His daughter has a pointed nose.
他女兒長著一個尖鼻子。
2. 尖銳的;深刻的;中肯的
pointed criticism
尖銳的批評
claw
n.[C]
1. (動物的)爪,腳爪;(蟹、蝦等的)鉗,螯
The owl swooped down and picked up the mouse in its claws.
貓頭鷹猛撲下去用爪子抓起了老鼠。
2. 爪形器具;羊角錘;拔釘錘
3. 【貶】手
vt.
1. 用爪子抓(或撕、挖、拉等)
The rooster clawed a hole in the earth.
那只公雞在地上扒出個洞來。
2. 費力地奪回[(+back)]
vi.
用爪子抓(或挖)[(+at)]
She clawed at my shirt in her temper.
她大發脾氣一把抓住我的襯衫。