新视野大学英语第三册unit5 new words.pptVIP

preceding a.coming or going earlier in time, order, etc. the preceding winter 去年冬天 the preceding page 前一页 the preceding chapter 前一章 Practice: 昨天晚上我们去看了场电影。 We went to see a film in the preceding night. Compare: preceding: 指在时间或位置上紧接于前的 e.g.: the preceding night 前一晚 previous：指时间上顺序上较早的 e.g.: previous edition 上一版 former:指以前的，前任的 e.g.: the former president 前总体 loose a. not firmly or tightly fixed The older you become, the looser your skin will be. 年纪越大，皮肤就会越松弛。 Wear loose clothes as theyre more comfortable. 穿宽松的衣服，这样会更舒服。 loosely ad. loosen v. slide v. (slid-slid) 1) move smoothly over a surface e.g. sliding door 推拉门，滑门 Children like sliding on the ice. 孩子们喜欢滑冰。 2) move quietly Tom slid out of the house without being noticed. 没人注意时，汤姆偷偷地溜出了屋子。 thirst n. the feeling of wanting to drink They lost their way in the desert and died of thirst. 他们在沙漠中迷了路，渴死了。 These children have a thirst for education. 这些孩子们渴望获得教育。 vi. thirst for… The young men thirst for adventure. hint n. 1) a sign that something exists There is a hint of impatience in his voice. 他的声音里多少有一丝不耐烦。 2）sth. that suggests sth. Give me a hint and I can solve the riddle. 给我一点提示我就可以猜出这个谜语。 ounce n. 1) a small amount of sth. She hasn’t an ounce of common sense. 她一点常识也没有。 There is an ounce of truth in what he said. 他说的话有点儿道理。 2) a unit of weight 1 ounce = 28.35 grams 4 ounces of sugar shallow a. 1) not taking much air into the lung shallow breathing 2) having only a short distance The lake is quite shallow. 湖很浅。 3）not showing serious or careful thought His arguments seemed shallow and tedious. 他的论点显得浅薄乏味。 * graceful adj. attractive; full of grace and beauty graceful dancer graceful adj. attractive; full of grace and beauty graceful tulip graceful adj. attractive; full of grace and beauty graceful bridge graceful adj. attractive; full of grace and beauty 她动作优雅。 That chair is a very gra