高中英語必修四單詞及語言點總結
10. avoid v. keep away from; prevent
i avoided him as much as possible.
they all avoided mentioning that name.
she braked suddenly and avoided an accident.
11. comedy n. amusing play or film; amusing incident
one of his new comedies is to be presented.
do you prefer comedy or tragedy?
there will be a comedy show in tv this evening.
12. misunderstand v. unable to understand the correct meaning; misinterpret
his intentions were misunderstood.
he misunderstood what i said.
they pretended to misunderstand my complaint.
13. similar adj. showing resemblance; resembling but not the same; of the same kind or amount
his problem is similar to yours.
my view is similar to hers.
they had similar opinion.
14. expression n. communication of an idea, emotion, etc.; the manner that expresses feeling
i sent them flowers as an expression of thanks.
there was no expression on her face.
"shut up" is not a polite expression.
15. agreement n. accord or harmony of opinion and way of thinking; treaty
my parents are in agreement on what color to paint the house.
the three sides reached an agreement to stop the war.
we are in agreement with their decision.
16. chest n. part of the body wrapped by ribs and the breastbone; big strong box for storing things in; treasury of a public institution.
he has a severe pain in the chest.
he’s got a weak chest.
i keep the tea in a chest.
18. gesture n. movement of the body to express an idea, intentions or attitude.
v. to make a gesture.
we hold a party for our new colleagues as a gesture of friendship.
handshake is a gesture of friendship.
she was gesturing so excitedly that i knew something was wrong.
19. adult 1) n. group-up or mature person
2) adj. grow-up or mature
he'd spent all his adult life in the army.
sam is a rather adult child.
in this sense, children and adults have equal rights.