Immense adj.极广大的
An ocean is an immense body of water.
大海是一片汪洋。
Instant adj.立刻的
The medicine gave instant relief from pain.
这种药立刻减轻了痛苦。
Join v.连接
Those two towns are joined by a railway。
这两个小镇由一条铁路连接。
Lash n.鞭打 v.鞭打
同:whip
The prisoner received ten lashes.
囚犯被打10鞭。
He lashed the horse until it ran.
他鞭打马直到它跑为止。
Lodge v.住宿
同:reside, dwell
We lodged in a hotel on our trip.
我们旅行时,住在一家旅馆里。
Mast n.桅杆
The ship has four masts for its sails。
那条船有四根桅杆挂帆。
mirror n.镜子
A woman usually carries a small mirror in her bag.
女人通常在手提包中带一面小镜子。
Nail n.1.指甲 2.钉子
Many women have long nails for beauty.
许多女人为漂亮而留有长指甲。
He hammered some nails into the piece of hard wood.
他将一些钉子敲入那块坚硬的木头中。
Observe v .1.观察 2.遵守
Did you observe anything strange in that boy's behavior?
你观察到那男孩的行为有什么奇怪的地方吗?
A careful driver observes the traffic rules.
谨慎的司机遵守交通规则。
Outlook n.景色
同:scene
From my study window I have a pleasant outlook over mountains and valleys.
从我书房的窗口,可以看到山谷的美丽景色。
单词练习及答案:从上面所学单词中选出最适当的一个单词,填入空格内:
1 .Please_____the rule about not walking on the grass.
2 .The driver saw in his driving_____that a police car was following him,
3 .One of the sailors climbed up the_____to see what was on the horizon.
4.The shipwrecked sailors were_____in the hotel.
5 .The horse didn't run very fast, so he_____it over the back with his whip.
[解答]1.observe 2.mirror 3 .mast 4 .lodged 5.lashed