Unit 6 Word List
第六单元 单词表
alert
使警惕
To alert someone is to tell or warn that person about something.
警醒某人是告诉或者警告那个人一些事情。
The fire alarm alerted us that there was a problem.
火警警报提醒我们有问题。
broadcast
广播
A broadcast is a television or radio show.
广播是电视或者广播节目。
We watched the broadcast of the local news on TV.
我们在电视上看了当地新闻的广播。
bulletin
简报
A bulletin is a news report about very recent and important events.
简报是关于最近发生的重要事件的新闻报道。
There was a live bulletin reporting on the economy of the city.
有一份关于这个城市经济状况的实况报道。
bump
隆起,凸块
A bump is a small raised area on a surface.
凹凸是表面上一小块凸起的区域。
The monkey got a bump on his head because he was hit by a rock.
猴子的头被石头砸了个包。
chop
剁碎
To chop something means to cut it into pieces with a tool.
剁碎某物指用工具把它切成碎片。
Mom chopped some vegetables to put into the stew.
妈妈剁了一些蔬菜放进炖菜里。
closet
橱柜
The closet is a small room used to store things.
壁橱是一个用来存放东西的小房间。
Marie has many clothes inside of her closet.
玛丽的衣橱里有许多衣服。
console
安慰
To console is to give comfort to a person who feel sad.
安慰指安慰伤心的人。
When my dog ran away, my dad consoled me.
我的狗跑了后,爸爸安慰我。
district
区
A district is a small part of a city, county, state or country.
区是市、县、州或国家的一小部分。
I live in a residential district of Seattle, Washington.
我住在华盛顿州西雅图的一个住宅区。
drawer
抽屉
A drawer is a small part in furniture that is used to store things.
抽屉是家具里用来存放东西的一个小部件。
I put my clothes into the empty drawers.
我把衣服放进空抽屉里。
endure
忍受
To endure means to experience and survive something difficult.
忍受意味着经历并挺过困难。
She had to endure her husband shouting all day long.
她不得不忍受她丈夫整天的大喊大叫。
execute
处决
To execute means to kill someone.
处决指杀死某人。
As a legal punishment, some people are executed for serious crimes.
作为一种法律惩罚,有些人因严重犯罪而被处决。
grasp
抓牢
To grasp something means to hold it.
抓牢某物指紧紧握住。
He grasped the bag of money tightly.
他紧紧地抓着那袋钱。
rear
后部
The rear of something is the back part of that thing.
某物的后部指它的后面部分。
The man loaded the rear of his truck with boxes.
那人把箱子装在卡车的后面。
senator
参议员
A senator someone who makes laws for a state.
参议员代表一个州制定法律的人。
The young senator promised to make laws that would help the people.
这位年轻的参议员答应制定有利于人民的法律。
skull
颅骨
A skull is the hard head bone that protects the brain.
头骨是保护大脑的坚硬的头骨。
The brain is protected by the skull.
大脑被头骨保护着。
stir
搅拌
To stir something means to mix it using something small, like a spoon.
搅拌意味着用小的东西,比如勺子来搅拌。
Mom stirred the batter until it was smooth.
妈妈把面糊拌到光滑为止。
tap
轻拍
To tap something is to hit it lightly.
轻拍某物指轻轻击打。
He tapped the keys of the keyboard to write a short word.
他轻敲键盘,写下了一个简短的词。
tremendous
巨大的
A tremendous thing is very large or very good.
巨大的东西非常大非常好。
The Earth's oceans are filled with a tremendous amount of water
地球的海洋下面含有大量的水。
underneath
在下面
Underneath means below or under.
在下面意味着在下面。
The roots of a tree are located underneath the ground.
树的根在地下。
worm
蠕虫
A worm is a small animal with a long, thin body.
蠕虫是一种身体细长的小动物。
Worms are often used to help catch fish.
蠕虫经常被用作鱼饵。