Unit 18 Word study

This mushroom is poisonous ; it’s not edible. 1. edible = eatable 可以吃的，[反]inedible 不可以吃的 这个蘑菇有毒，不能食用。 This mushroom is poisonous ; it’s not edible. edible oil

2.flavour n. (a taste) 风味；香味 这菜有很强的四川风味。 The dish has a strong flavour of Sichuan. 联想：favour 好意的表现；喜爱；支持 3. inflatable adj. 可充气的 如果我们有可充气汽车，那我们停车就再也不 难了。 We will no longer have trouble parking our cars if we have inflatable rubber cars. 联想：I was late because my tire went flat. flat adj. 平的，瘪了的

patentee n ///patentor n 4. patent ①n.专利（权） apply for a patent patent office///right The product is protected by patent. 他的发明获得全国专利。 His new invention received national patent. ②The government patented the new products to its inventor. 政府给这种新产品的发明人颁发专利。 Vt. 准予/给与… 专利 比较： patentee n ///patentor n

the creations of the poets creativity n. 5. creative adj. 创造性的 create vt. creation n. 创造, 创作物/品 the creations of the poets creativity n.

6. background n. [C] & [U] 背景，（事件等的）背景 ①This is a photo of Mary with our house in the background. 这是玛丽的照片，背景是我家的房子。 ②他有强大的政治背景。 He has a strong political background. 联想：playground n 运动场 underground adj. 地下的；秘密的

7. rephrase v.重新措辞, 改变说法 演讲者重述了几个观点。 The speaker rephrased several opinions.

The problem allows of only one solution. 联想：allow doing 8. allow for:顾及,考虑到;为……作准备;体谅 = take into consideration ①我们应当考虑到火车可能晚点。 We must allow for the train being late. ②我们必须考虑到他缺乏经验。 We must allow for his inexperience. 扩：allow of 容许 The problem allows of only one solution. 联想：allow doing allow sb. To do

9. reject vt. 排斥,丢掉 = refuse 反：accept n. rejection 我主动提出给予帮助，她拒绝了 She rejected my offer of help. 他扔了臭鸡蛋。 he rejected the rotten eggs. 他当面拒绝了他们的邀请。 He rejected their invitation in the teeth. 当面

10. get /be stuck [原stick] 陷进去；卡住； 使停滞 1). The bus was /got stuck in the mud . 2). She got stuck on the third question . 3). I am stuck now; there is no more material for the work. 4). We were/got stuck in a traffic jam for two hours.

stick to/together 坚持,粘住,钉住 I could feel my shirt sticking to my back. 坚持某人的理论 stick to one’s theory

This is only a partial list of what I need. 11. partial adj. This is only a partial list of what I need. to have only partial understanding of a situation A judge should not be partial. The teacher is not partial to girl students. She is very partial to glass animals. 部分的；不公平的；偏爱的

The prisoner broke away from the guards. ②你不能革除掉你的习惯吗? 12. break away from 摆脱，脱离；与……断绝关系 ①囚犯挣脱了看守。 The prisoner broke away from the guards. ②你不能革除掉你的习惯吗? Can't you break away from your bad habits? ③我们不会允许台湾从祖国大陆脱离出去。 We won’t allow Taiwan to break away from the mainland our motherland.

联想： break down break in break into break off break out break through break up

13. possibility n. 可能性；可能；可能的事 ①the possibility of rain //success ②他可能会来过圣诞节。 There is a possibility of his coming for Christmas. ③他有被选为主席的可能吗？ Is there any possibility that he will be elected chairman? ④他有可能退休。 His retirement is a possibility.

14. otherwise adv. 用作副词，译作“要不然，否则，不然”。 把窗户关上，不然屋子里太冷了。 Shut the window. Otherwise, it will get too cold in here. 立刻就做，不然就太晚了。 Do it right now. Otherwise/or it will be too late. 附：He is noisy, but otherwise a nice boy. 在其他方面

15.visible adj. ( can be seen ) ; 看得见的； 可见的 联：invisible［反］/ vision n./ visual adj./ Most stars are not visible to the naked eyes. 大多数星星肉眼看不到。

a close///loose connection 16. connection n. 联系/结，关系， 根据最新调查，抽烟和肺癌有联系。 According to a recent survey, there are some connections between smoking and lung cancer. make a connection with 与……建立联系 have connections with 与……有联系 a close///loose connection

扩：connect vt. This road connects two cities. Please connect me with Tsinghua University. The subway is connected to the airport. People often connect Suzhou with Venice. vt. 连接，把…联系来 ， 接通（电话/源等）(~ with/to)

17.previous adj. 以前的，先的 previous to… 在…之前(before) former 圣诞的前一天 a day previous to Christmas 他的上一次尝试失败了。 His previous attempt failed. 这种工作我没有任何工作经验。 I have no previous experience of this kind of job.

being aware of ①他没有意识到危险。 He wasn’t aware of the danger. 18.be aware of 知道，意识到 ①他没有意识到危险。 He wasn’t aware of the danger. ②每个人都意识到了四化的重要性。 Everybody is aware of the importance of the Four Modernizations. ③你有没察觉到你已经伤害了她的感情了呢？ Are you aware that you have hurt her feelings? ④事情在我不知不觉中发生了。 It happened without my _____________ it. being aware of

③The new method is still on trial. ④The man was on trial for killing ①the trial flight ②the murder trial ③The new method is still on trial. ④The man was on trial for killing the old man. n. 试验，审判 trial and error n. 反复实验,不断摸索 Through trial and error, they found the cause of cancer. Success comes after trial and error.

20. palmtop 掌上电脑 desktop 台式电脑 laptop 笔记本电脑 21. dusty adj. 满是微尘的， dust n. 微尘，尘土, 尘埃 dirt n. 污垢, 泥土 dirty adj. 肮脏的, 卑鄙的 20. palmtop 掌上电脑 desktop 台式电脑 laptop 笔记本电脑

tooth paste ////meat paste 22.paste n.浆糊 tooth paste ////meat paste paste vt. = stick 粘贴 占在墙上的名单 a name list pasted to /on the wall 用胶水把信封粘起来 Paste the envelope up with some glue.

Place the goods in storage. 联想： store n./v. 贮藏；店铺 我们贮藏有大量食物。 23.storage n. 储藏，仓库。 把货物贮藏起来。 Place the goods in storage. 联想： store n./v. 贮藏；店铺 我们贮藏有大量食物。 We have a good store of food. 我们为即将到来的冬天保存了大量食物。 We have many food in store for the coming winter.

24. After all ①结果,终究[结果与预想的不同]； ②毕竟 天气终于转晴了。 It has turned out to be a nice day after all. We admire him although he made a mistake; after all he is a great man.

25. electronics n. 电子学 Electronics is not an easy subject. electric adj. 电子（学）的 electronic dictionary electronic mail ( e-mail ) electrical adj. 关于电的 electrical engineer 电气工程师 an electrical fault 电气故障 electricity n. 电

26. keep track of 保持联系，记录 Keep track of your mistakes and try to learn from them.

Peter’s father is a police o_____, who works in a local police station. 2. Tell me your b_________ now that you want to ally for the job. 3. All these old customs should be r______as soon as possible. 4. This railway c________Beijing with Kowloon. 5. This fish must be put into cold s______ to stay fresh. 6. May I use your t _________ for a while? I have a letter to type. fficer ackground ejected onnects torage ypewriter

because of a p_______engagement. 7. I’m sorry, I can’t accept your invitation because of a p_______engagement. 8. Master Li is applying for a p______for this new invention. 9. That star is i_______ to the naked eyes. 10. Bicycle is considered to be a convenient means of transportation, so you can see a lot of r_____ in the towns and cities every day. revious atent nvisible iders