外研版必修一module3单词讲解

1.survey n [C] a set of questions that you ask a large number of people in order to find out about their opinions or behaviour ✧ We conducted a survey of parents in the village. ✧ The survey showed that Britain's trees are in good health.

2.neighbourhood n [C] an area of a town or city

✧ She grew up in a quiet neighborhood of Boston. ✧ Be quiet! You'll wake up the whole neighbourhood ! ✧ Is there a good Chinese restaurant in the neighborhood?

3.suburb n [C] an area where people live which is away from the centre of a town or city

✧ a London suburb

✧ a suburb of Los Angeles

4.district n [C] an area of a town or the countryside, especially one with particular features

✧ a house in a pleasant suburban district

urban adj relating to towns and cities

✧ unemployment in urban areas

rural adj happening in or relating to the countryside, not the city

✧ rural bus routes

5.attractive adj someone who is attractive is good looking, especially in a way that

makes you sexually interested in them

✧ an attractive young woman

pleasant to look at

✧ Kitchen utensils should be attractive as well as functional.

✧ a political movement that is attractive to young people

attract vt to make someone interested in something, or make them want to take

part in something ✧ What attracted me most to the job was the chance to travel.

✧ The story has attracted a lot of interest from the media. ✧ tourist attraction

6.fortunate adj someone who is fortunate has something good happen to them, or is in

a good situation

✧ I was fortunate enough to obtain a research studentship at Stanford. ✧ She felt fortunate in being able to please herself where she lived. ✧ I'm fortunate that I have such an understanding wife.

✧ Fortunately , everything worked out all right in the end.

7.pretty adv fairly or more than a little

✧ I'm pretty sure he'll say yes. ✧ He hit the ball pretty well exactly where he wanted it.

8.sound [linking verb] if something or someone sounds good, bad, strange etc, that is how they seem to you when you hear about them or read about them ✧ The whole story sounded very interesting.

✧ That sounds a good idea. ✧ Nick sounds like a nice guy. ✧ It sounds to me as if he needs professional help.

n [U and C] something that you hear, or what can be heard

✧ There were strange sounds coming from the next room.

✧ There's been a slight change in our plans.' 'I don't like the sound of that.'

9.bother vt [I,T usually in questions and negatives] to make the effort to do something ✧ He didn't bother to answer the question.

✧ Why bother to go abroad, when there are so many nice places here at home? ✧ Sorry to bother you, but Mr. Grey is on the line.

10.rent v

✧ Most students rent rooms in their second year.

✧ Some farmers rent their land from the council.

n the money that someone pays regularly to use a room, house etc

that belongs to someone else

✧ I pay the rent at the beginning of every month. 11.approach v to move towards or nearer to someone or something

✧ As I approached the house, I noticed a light on upstairs.

to ask someone for something, or ask them to do something, especially

when yo uare asking them for the first time or when you are not sure if

they will do it ✧ Students should be able to approach teachers for advice. ✧ The charity approached several stores about giving food aid.

if an event or a particular time approaches, or you approach it, it is

coming nearer and will happen soon

✧ The time is fast approaching when we will have to make a decision.

✧ With winter approaching, many animals are storing food.

to begin to deal with a situation or problem in a particular way or with

a particular attitude ✧ It might be possible to approach the problem in a different way.

n a method of doing something or dealing with a problem ✧ a new approach to teaching languages

✧ It's a sign of the approach of middle age.

12.starve v to suffer or die because you do not have enough to eat

✧ They'll either die from the cold or starve to death (=die from lack of food).

✧ You must be starving! ✧ The schools are starved of funding.

13.park v to put a car or other vehicle in a particular place for a period of time ✧ I couldn't find anywhere to park.

✧ She parked the car on the drive.

14.traffic n [U] the vehicles moving along a road or street

✧ There wasn't much traffic on the roads.

✧ They must have got caught in rush-hour traffic .

✧ We were stuck in heavy traffic (=a large amount of traffic) for more than an hour. ✧ air traffic control

15.employ v to pay someone to work for you

✧ Kelly is employed as a mechanic.

✧ We have been employed to look at ways of reducing waste.

employment n [U] the condition of having a paid job

✧ She was offered employment in the sales office.

✧ The level of unemployment is rising.

employer n a person, company, or organization that employs people

✧ The shoe factory is the largest employer in this area.

employee n someone who is paid to work for someone else

✧ a government employee

16.exchange v to give someone something and receive the same kind of thing from them at the same time

✧ We still exchange gifts at Christmas. ✧ Where can I exchange my dollars for pounds?

✧ The two women exchanged glances and laughed.

✧ It's a place where people can chat and exchange ideas. ✧ I've offered to paint the kitchen in exchange for a week's accommodation.

17.afford v to have enough money to buy or pay for something ✧ We can't afford to go on vacation this year.

✧ I couldn't afford the rent on my own.

✧ We can't afford to wait any longer or we'll miss the plane.

18.survive v to continue to live after an accident, war, or illness

✧ Only 12 of the 140 passengers survived.

✧ She survived the attack.

✧ people who survive cancer

✧ I'm sure she will survive this crisis. ✧ I don't know how you all manage to survive on Jeremy's salary. ✧ Several buildings in the town have survived from medieval times. ✧ The old lady has survived all her children.