1、八年级英语上册Unit 6单词讲解grow up成长,长大,成熟(短语动词/不及物动词)grow(vt.)种植(vi.)增加,增长;生长发育(linking v.)变得What do you want to be when you grow up?你长大以后想做什么?I grew up in Chicago.我在芝加哥长大。computer programmer程序员,编程员Tom wants to be a computer programmer when he grows up.cook(C)n.厨师(vt./vi.)烹饪,煮(cooked)Where did you learn to c
2、ook?你在哪里学烹调的?Im usually too tired to cook an evening meal.我经常累得没力气做晚饭。He is cooking ricefor supper.(介词短语作目的状语)他在为晚餐做米饭。She cooked them all a good dinner every night.(接双宾语/for引出间接宾语)她每晚给他们做一顿可口的晚餐。He works as a cook in a local restaurant.(充当,担任)他在本地的一家饭店里当厨师。doctor(C)n.医生,博士go to the doctor 去看病/去看医生s
3、ee a doctor (also visit a doctor American English) (=go to the doctor) 看医生ask a doctor 咨询医生call a doctor 打电话叫医生get a doctor 叫医生来a family doctor家庭医生the doctors诊所engineer(C)n.工程师electrical/software engineer 电气/软件工程师He trainedas a civil engineer.(介词短语作方式状语)他接受过土木工程师培训。violinist(C)n.小提琴手(artist/pianist/
4、scientist/dentist)play the violin拉小提琴A world-famous violinist is playing at tonights concert.(be doing表将来)一位世界闻名的小提琴家将在今晚的音乐会上演奏。driver(C)n.驾驶员,司机drive(vt./vi.)开车,驾驶(drove,driven)Do you think youre a good taxi driver?你认为自己是个好的出租车司机吗?pilot(C)n.飞机或宇宙飞船上的驾驶员,飞行员an airline pilot 航空公司飞行员a fighter pilot战斗
5、机驾驶员In 1955, he became a test pilot.1955年,他成为了一名测试飞行员。pianist(C)n.钢琴家play the piano弹钢琴The pianist gave a fine performance.钢琴家演奏得很出色。As a pianist, he was second only to Rubinstein.(介词短语作方式状语)作为一名钢琴家,他的水平仅次于鲁宾斯坦。scientist(C)n.科学家science(U)n.科学,理科scientific(adj.)科学的,理科的scientifically(adv.)科学上,合乎科学地In o
6、rder to fight diseases, scientists need information.为了对抗疾病, 科学家们需要信息。be sure about(of/that)(主语是人)确信,对有把握sb.(sth.) is sure to do sth.(人或物)肯定会做某事(肯定推测)Be sure to do sth.务必/一定要做某事(祈使句)He is sure of his success. 他确信自己会成功Are you quite sure about the number?.关于那数字你十分确定吗?He is sure that he will succeed.他确信
7、自己会成功He is sure to succeed. (肯定推测)他一定会成功The weather is sure to be wet. (肯定推测)天气一定转为多雨。Be sure to come to my birthday party.(务必,一定)一定要来参加我的生日聚会。make sure确保,查明(of/to do/that) Did you lock the front door? I think so, but Id better make sure.“前门你锁了吗?”“我想是锁了,但我最好还是去查看一下。”I wanted to make sure you were al
8、l right.我想确认一下你是否没事。First, make sure the printer has enough paper in it.首先,确保打印机里有足够的纸张college(C/U)n.学院,高等专科学校(美)大学(英university)college graduates大学毕业生a college education大学教育(get/receive接受)college campuses大学校园go to college上大学(动作)at/in college在上大学(状态)Their son will start college in January.他们的儿子将于一月份开
9、始上大学。education(U/S)n.教育educate(vt.)教育,教导educational(adj.)教育的,有教育意义的educator(C)n.教师,教育家She also hopes her children will get a good education.她也希望她的孩子可以受到良好的教育。school /adult education 学校/成人教育get give a good education接受给予良好的教育They both have college educations.他们两人都受过大学教育.medicine(U/C)n.药(U)n.医学medical(
10、adj.)医学的,医疗的take the medicine服药She studied medicine at Johns Hopkins University.她曾在约翰霍普金斯大学学医。Medicine is alwaysa littlebehind illness.(副词短语作程度状语)医学总是比疾病慢一步。university(C)n.大学Did you go to the university yesterday?你昨天去了那所大学吗 ?My son is at university.我的儿子正在念大学。Which university do you go to?你就读哪所大学?col
11、lege: 多指大学内的学院,分科学院或科目较少的高等学校。university: 主要指综合大学,一般由多个学院组成。当泛指大学时通常用college表示。school: 指大学所属的学院或系。London(n.)伦敦(专有名词)London is the capital city of the UK.伦敦是英国的首都。article(C)n.文章,论文an articleon environmental issues(介词短语作后置定语)一篇关于环境问题的文章These articlesabout new businesses are interesting.这些关于新商业的文章好有趣。s
12、end(vt.)(sent/sent)邮寄,发送(双宾动词/to引出间接宾语)We sent Mom flowersfor Mothers Day.(介词短语作目的状语/for“为了庆祝.”)我们在母亲节给妈妈送去了一些花。We sent her a letter of apology.我们给她寄去了一封道歉信。Ill send a copy to you.我会寄给你一份。resolution(C)n.决心,决定Carol made a resolutionto work harder at school.(不定式短语作后置定语/同位关系)卡萝尔下决心要更用功地学习。New Years res
13、olution (=a resolution made on January 1st)新年时下的决心team(C)n.游戏或体育比赛的队,组(集体名词)Which team do you support?你支持哪个队?He was on (in) the baseball team.他是那支棒球队的队员the school team 校队the national team 国家队the home team 主队the visiting team客队the winning/losing team 胜队/负队play for a team 效力于一支球队make the team入选球队(成为队员
14、)a team member/a member of a team 球队队员a team game/sport (=one that is played by teams) 团队比赛/体育运动play as a team 结成一队make the soccer team成为足球队一员foreign(adj.)外国的foreigner(C)n.外国人Can you speak any foreign languages?你会讲外语吗?I thought she sounded foreign.我觉得她说话像外国人。able(adj.)能够,聪明能干的,能力出众的(作定语)ability (C)n
15、.能力(the abilityto do sth.做某事的能力)be able to do sth.能够做某事(be able to是半助动词需要和主动词连用作复合谓语)Most children are able to walk before they are able to talk.多数孩子在会说话前就会走路。promise(C)n.承诺,诺言(vt.)许诺,承诺make a promise许诺keep a promise信守诺言break a promise违背诺言/食言She made a promiseto visit them once a month.(不定式短语作后置定语/同
16、位关系)她答应每个月去看他们一次。He promised help. 他答应帮忙She promised me a reward.= She promised a reward to me. (双宾动词)她答应给我报酬。He promised not to tell anyone.他答应不告诉任何人I promised him to be there at one.我答应他在一点钟到那里。(接复合宾语)They promised (us) that they would be back before Saturday.她们答应(我们)在周六前回来。beginning(S)n.事件、故事、一段时
17、间等的开始,开头,开端(beginbeginner/began/begun)at the beginning of在的开始at the end of在末端/尽头(the year/street/letter)at the beginning of May the term 在五月 本学期 初at the beginning of the article在文章的开头from the beginning 从开头from beginning to end 从头到尾 自始至终at in the beginning 最初,首先(同at first)Everything has a beginning.
18、凡事都有开端begin to do/doing sth.开始做某事begin with以开始improve(vt./vi.)改进,改善improvement(U/C)n.改进,改善a course for studentswishing to improve their English(现在分词短语作后置定语)为想提高英语水平的学生开设的一门课The doctors say she is improving (=after being ill).医生说她正在康复。You could use the money for improving your home.你可以用这笔钱改善家居。Many w
19、ines improvewith age (=get better as they get older).(介词短语作时间状语)很多葡萄酒年代越久越香醇。write down写下,记录下(同义短语动词note down/put down/take down)This is the address. Do you want to write it down?这是地址,你要不要记下来?physical(adj.)身体的a physical examination 身体检查physical exercise 体操,运动physical health (肉体之)健康(mental health心理健康
20、)themselves(pron.)他(她,它)们自己Teachers have no choice but to take measures to protect themselves.教师们别无选择,只能采取措施来保护自己。The kids seem very pleased with themselves.(高兴的,满意的)那些孩子好像自得其乐。have to do with关于,与有关系have nothing to do with 与无关have something to do with v. 与有关have less to do with 与关系小一些self-improvemen
21、t(U)n.自我改进,自我提高He likes reading booksabout self-improvement.他喜欢读关于自我提高的书籍。take up(为消遣)学着做,开始做;占据(时间或空间)take up a hobby培养一种爱好take up space/room占据空间hobby(C)n.业余爱好Susans hobbies include reading, cooking, and drama.苏珊的业余爱好包括阅读、烹饪和戏剧。paint(vt./vi.)用颜料画,在上刷油漆(U)n.油漆,涂料(C)n.paints绘画颜料painter(C)n.画家,油漆工pain
22、ting(U/C)n.绘画(作品)The ceiling needs painting.(动名词主动形式表被动意义)天花板需要粉刷了。We painted the door blue.(形容词作宾补)我们把门漆成了蓝色。weekly(adj.)(adv.)每周(的),(C)周刊a weekly English 一周一次的英语测验(形容词作定语)They go to the market weekly.他们每周去一次市场。(副词作时间状语)a popular news weekly受欢迎的新闻周刊schoolwork(U)n.学校作业,功课(homework/housework)More and
23、 more students are using computersto do their schoolwork.(不定式短语作目的状语)越来越多的学生都在用电脑写学校作业。question(vt.)怀疑,对提出质疑;提问,质问,盘问question a persons honesty 怀疑某人的诚实I question whether if this measure is legal.我怀疑这项措施是否合法We questioned the Governoron (about/as to) his policies. (介词短语作方面状语)我们向州长质询有关他政策的事meaning(C/U)
24、n.意义,意思(联想记忆meaningful/meaningless)have(special)meaning to 对有(特殊)意义a word with several meanings 一个有几种含意的单词There isnt much meaning in this passage.这一段没有多大意义discuss(vt.)讨论,商量(+n./pron./doing/宾从/疑问词加不定式结构)discussion(C)n.讨论,商量(have a discussion about sth.)I discussed the problemwith my friends.我与朋友们讨论该问
25、题We discussed joining the club. 我们讨论参加俱乐部的事They discussed how the problem could be solved.=They discussed how to solve the problem.他们商议如何解决该问题own(adj.)(pron.)自己的,本人的(vt.)拥有owner (C)n.物主,所有人on ones own单独,独自(by oneself)We have problems of our own.(pron.)我们也有自己的困难。She makes a lot of her own clothes.(ad
26、j.)她许多衣服都自己做。Many more people now own their own homes.现在更多的人拥有了自己的住房。personal(adj.)个人的,私人的personally(adv.)亲自(同in person)The car is for personal use only.这辆汽车仅供私人使用。a personal matter 私事personal information 个人信息,个人情况;个人资料,relationship(C)n.(人或团体之间的)关系(U)n.(事物之间)关系,联系I have quite a good relationship with my parents.(副词作程度状语)我和父母关系很好。the special relationshipbetween Britain and the US英国和美国之间的特殊关系 the relationship between diet and health problems饮食与健康问题之间的联系the Old Man and the Sea老人与海(专有名词)6