模塊三U1 重點詞匯講解
【辨析】
glance at 很快地看一眼，瞥一眼
glare at 怒視
stare at 凝視，盯著看
n.
give/take/have a glance at (朝……)一瞥
4. when polly got to the station entrance, it was deserted.
deserted: adj. 被離棄的，廢棄的，荒蕪的 a deserted island 一個荒蕪的島
desert: vt. 拋棄，遺棄 all his friends have deserted him. 所有的朋友都遺棄了他。
desert: n. 沙漠
5. there was no one in sight.
sight: n. 視力，視覺
in sight 看得見 the train is still in sight. 火車還在視線范圍內。
out of sight 看不見
catch / get / have sight of 看到，發現
at the sight of sth. 一看見
they ran away at the sight of the police. 他們一看見警察就跑了。
near-sighted, short-sighted 近視眼的
6. suddenly polly felt a rough hand brush her face and she heard a man’s voice in her ear saying ‘sorry.’
rough: adj.
粗糙的：a rough hand 一雙粗糙的手
大致的：a rough idea 大致的想法
艱難的：a rough life 艱難的生活
7. now she wanted to run, but fear held her still.
fear: n. 害怕，擔心
for fear of … 因為怕，以免
she asked us not to be noisy for fear of waking the baby. 她讓我們不要吵，以免吵醒嬰兒。
v. 害怕，擔心
i fear that he will get ill. 我擔心他會生病。
fearful: adj. 可怕的，害怕的
8. a few seconds later, a hand reached out and touched her arm.
reach out: 伸出
reach out (one’s hand) for sth.: 伸出手拿某物
the beggar reached out for money. 乞丐伸手要錢。
【拓展】
out of (one’s) reach 夠不著，觸不到
the banana was out of the monkey’s reach. 猴子夠不著香蕉
9. he held her hand more firmly.
firmly: adv. 牢牢地，堅定地
the director politely but firmly refused the invitation. 主管禮貌但堅定地拒絕了邀請。
firm: adj. 堅定的，牢牢的 a firm believer 堅定的相信者
firm: n. 公司 the advertising firm 廣告公司 the law firm律師事務所
10. you see, a fog this bad is rare.
rare: adj. 稀有的
this species of plant is becoming increasingly rare. 這個植物種類正在變得日漸稀有。
rarely: adv. 很少地，罕有地
rarely have i seen her get so angry. 我很少見她變得這么生氣。
11. i was frozen with fear for a moment.
freeze: vi. (~, froze, frozen) 凍結，凍僵，呆住
the lake has frozen overnight. 湖一夜之間就凍住了。
on a freezing cold day 在刺骨寒冷的一天
she froze at the sight of the snake. 她看到蛇呆住了。
12. you took my hand and led me confidently through the foggy streets to my house.
confident: adj. 自信的
be confident about / of sth. 對……有自信
confidently: adv. 自信地
confidence: n. 自信心