如何背新概念英语第三册:自学新概念英语第三册必背单词：Lesson14

Lesson 14

　　A noble gangster

　　贵族歹徒

　　【New words and expressions】 生词和短语

　　★gangster

　　n. 歹徒,强盗

　　a band of gangsters 一伙强盗

　　robber 抢劫犯，抢劫者;bandit强盗，土匪

　　brigand 强盗，土匪，盗贼，草寇;书面用语

　　hooligan 流氓，不良分子

　　hoodlum 罪犯，恶汉;口语

　　rascal 淘气，捣蛋鬼;口语

　　★Chicago

　　n. 芝加哥(美国城市)

　　★protection

　　n. 保护

　　protection money 保护费

　　protect v.: protect from

　　We must protect our eyes from the sunshine.

　　protective adj. 保护的

　　protector n. 保护者

　　protege n. 被保护者

　　★promptly

　　adv. 准时地

　　I give him a ring and he call me back promptly

　　He was so sleepy that he went to sleep promptly.

　　on time 准时/in time 及时

　　punctually adv. 守时地

　　★destroy

　　v. 毁掉;消灭

　　destroy n. 强盗毁灭，消灭，完全的摧毁

　　The earthquake destroyed the city./You destroyed his dream.

　　damage n. v.强调受损程度不很严重，可以被修复

　　The big clock was damaged.

　　break v.n. 强调弄坏，弄断

　　Two of the strings were broken.

　　spoil v. 强调把事情搅和了

　　spoil the party; spoil the holiday

　　★remarkable

　　adj. 不寻常的

　　remarkable adj.: unusual; uncommon; extraordinary

　　a remarkable event 不同寻常的事件;an extraordinary event

　　outstanding adj.突出的，杰出的，卓越的

　　Our headmaster is an outstanding youth.

　　distinguished adj. 杰出的，卓越的，不同非凡的

　　eminent adj. 显赫的，杰出的，有名的，优良的

　　a distinguished physicist; an eminent surgeon; an eminent judge

　　a distinguished layer

　　well-known adj. 强调众所周知的

　　famous adj. 因卓越的贡献和成绩而流芳百世的

　　She is well-known in the musical world/This is well-known fact.

　　He is a famous moviestar./ Luxun is famous for his articles.

　　notorious adj. 臭明昭著的，臭名远扬的;be famous for bad things

　　Hitler is notorious.

　　infamous adj. 身名狼藉的

　　renowned adj. 某人或某事以其独特的品质、个性而闻名

　　Hangzhou is renowned for...

　　★hand

　　n. 帮,团伙

　　a band of robbers 一伙强盗

　　mob n. 表示贬义色彩的团伙、帮派;a mob of hooligans 一伙流氓

　　gang n. 一伙;a gang of thieves

　　nest n. 窝;a nest of bandits

　　pack n. 团伙、帮派;a pack of hoodlums

　　★Florence

　　n. 佛罗伦萨(意大利城市)

　　★city-state

　　n. (古代)城邦

　　★hire

　　v. 租出,雇给

　　hire;rent;let;employ

　　hire out; rent out 租给

　　Does this firm hire out cars?

　　rent out 租给，雇给;主要强调出租房屋

　　He rent out his house to a tourist.

　　let 出租房屋;let his house/Please let your house to me.

　　hire from; rent hrom 租进来

　　He hired a car from us/ I rent a room from Mrs.Johnson.

　　hire 指短期雇佣体力劳动者

　　employ 指长期雇佣或聘用脑力劳动者

　　We employed her as our advisor.

　　The factory employed 500 workers.

　　He hired two helpers

　　★prince

　　n. 君主,诸候

　　★Florentine

　　n. 佛罗伦萨人

　　★funeral

　　n. 葬礼

　　★dedicate

　　v. 奉献,题献给

　　dedicate to

　　He dedicated his first book to his mother

　　dedicate 献身，奉献;比devote更为正式而庄重

　　I devote my time to helping my students.

　　He dedicates his life to his motherland.

　　He dedicated his life to science.

　　★memory

　　n. 纪念

　　You have a good memory

　　in memory of/to the memory of

　　If my memory serves me well,you're Tom.

　　★valiant

　　adj. 英勇的

　　brave adj. 勇敢的

　　The boy is brave.

　　During war,soldiers are valiant.

　　fearless adj. 大无畏的，无所畏惧的

　　We are fearless in time of danger.

　　courageous adj. 有胆量的，有勇气的

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