高中英語必修一單詞及語言點總結1
9. give in
give in to sb. 向某人讓步, 屈服于某人
1) the mother gave in and bought a toy for her child.
2) he had to give in to my views.
unit 4 earthquakes
word usage
1. shake 1)v. (shook, shaken)
to (cause to) move up and down or from side to side with quick short movements. 2) n. [c usually sing.] an act of shaking
the house shook when the earthquake started.
shake the bottle before taking the medicine.
he came forward and shook me by the hand. =he came forward and shook hands with me.
he was shaking with anger.
she answered “no” with a shake of the head.
2. rise 1) vi. (rose, risen) to move from a lower to a higher level or position; go up 2) n. [c (in)] an increase in quantity, price, demand etc.
the sun has not yet risen.
the population of the city has risen to five million.
he rose and left the room.
there will be a rise in unemployment next year.
there’s been a sharp rise in the cost of living.
2. pond n. an area of still water smaller than a lake, especially one that has been artificially made
some cattle were drinking at the pond.
there are some fish living in the pond.
when an earthquake is coming, fish will jump out of ponds.
3. burst 1) v. to (cause to ) break open or break apart suddenly and violently, usually as a result of pressure from within and often cause the contents to become widely scattered.
2) n. an act of result of bursting; (of) a sudden short period of great activity, loud noise, strong feeling; outbreak
the balloon burst.
after ten days of rain the river burst its banks.
a burst of hand-clapping followed the ending of the song.
4. canal n. an artificial stretch of water dug in the ground to allow ships or boats to travel along
it, or to bring water to or remove water from an area
coal used to be sent here by canal.
canals have been built to irrigate the desert.
the panama canal joins two oceans.
5. steam n. [u] 1) water in the state gas produced by boiling
2) power or effort produced by steam under pressure, and used for making things work or move
who invented the steam engine?
steam was used to be the power of a train.