必修四英語單詞及語言點總結
through unsure how her speech would be received, she remained calm and professional throughout.
7. homeless
1) adj. having no home or haven
2) n. people without homes considered as a group
eg: when he broke away from his family, he became homeless.
he often provides food to the homeless.
8. failure n.
1) the condition or fact of not achieving the desired end or ends
2) one that fails
eg: they were afraid of risking failure because they didn’t want to lose face.
failure is the mother of success.
he is a failure at his career.
9. overcome vt. conquer; get the better of
eg: the learner of a second language has many obstacles to overcome.
she was overcome with emotion.
10. snowstorm n. a storm marked by heavy snowfall
eg: according to the weather report, there’s snowstorm blowing up this evening.
they were caught in the snowstorm.
11. chew
1) vt. to bite and grind with the teeth; masticate
2) vt. to meditate on; ponder
3) to cogitate; meditate
eg: you must chew your food before you swallow it.
he chewed a problem over.
he chewed on the difficulties ahead.
12. direct
1) vt. to give guidance and instruction to
2) vt. to give authoritative instructions to
3) vt. to show or indicate the way for
eg: who directed the new indian film?
he directed the students to answer.
the driver directed us to the airport.
13. star vi. to play the leading role in a theatrical or film prodection
eg: one of my favorite old films starring charlie chaplin.
chenglong starred in many famous films.
14. fortune xkb 1.co m
1) n. [u] the chance happening of fortunate or adverse event; luck
2) n. success, especially when at least partially resulting from luck
3) a large sum of money
eg: he decided to go home for the holidays, and his fortune turned for the worse.
no matter what they tried, it ended in fortune.
he spent a fortune on the new car.
15. whisper
1) vi. & vt. to speak softly
2) to make a soft rustling sound
eg: he is whispering to his neighbor.
the two girls were whispering in the library.
the wind whispered in the pines.
16. vast
1) adj. very great in size, number, amount, or quantity
2) very great in area or extent; immense
3) very great in degree or intensity
eg: we bought the house at vast cost.