必修四英語單詞及語言點總結
20. punish v. to inflict penalty on
motorists should be severely punished for speeding.
the teacher punished her students for cheating in the exam.
he has never been punished by his parents.
unit 5 theme parks
word usage:
1. theme n. topic of discussion; main idea or topic in literary works, musical
piece, etc.
the main theme of discussion was press censorship.
the theme of the poem is love and peace.
our school themes must be written in ink and on white paper.
2. amuse v. entertain, make time pass pleasantly
a clown's job is to amuse the spectators.
it was too rainy to play outside, so she amused herself with a book.
he amused himself by playing the flute.
3. amusement n. the state of being amused; entertainment, a way of passing
time pleasantly
to our amusement, the actor jumped on and off the stage.
reading and seeing movies are among my amusements.
they often sing for their own amusement.
4. variety n. state of being varied or different; many sidedness; collection
of different things
what other ways do you know to add variety?
people like to live a life full of variety.
he has a variety of interests.
5. charge n. price set for getting goods or services; load, duty or responsibility
v. give as a job or task; entrust; blame or accuse by law; record as a debt; fix a price; rush upon or attack;
this store often charges only 65 us cents a dozen for large eggs.
please charge my account.
they charged the enemy three times.
6. admission n. sth that has been admitted; confession; access; an entrance fee
she has the qualifications for admission to the college.
he made an admission that he had used threatening behavior.
7. profit n. benefit; advantage; money gained from business, etc.
v. to be advantageous to, to obtain profit
he made a profit of fifty thousand us dollars on his house.
we gained a lot of profit from your advice.
telling lies won't profit you.
8. souvenir n. gift(s) used as a token of remembrance
she spent the morning buying souvenirs.
he bought a little eiffel tower as a souvenir of his holiday in paris.
i got some souvenirs from my uncle.
9. athletic adj. physically strong; muscular; of athletics
the school athletic meet is to be held next tuesday.
john is an athletic boy. he is good at running.