Lesson 4 Wisdom of Bear Wood
Word Study
Attachment
n. affection; devotion
Examples:
As a teenager she formed a strong attachment to one of her teachers.
She has already formed a strong attachment to her baby brother.
feel a strong attachment to one's family
dangle
v. a. to hang or swing looly
b. to offer as an attraction
Examples:
A pair of binoculars dangled from her neck.
He sat on the edge of the table dangling his legs.
They might do the job if you dangle a bonus in front of them.
den
a. a.cloly packed or crowded together
b. difficult to e through
c. stupid
a den crowd den laurels
a den metal a den fog
a den mist den traffic
a man with a den brain
earn
v. a. to receive a certain amount of money for the work you do
protestantb. to get something you derve
Examples:
Now that you are earning, you should think about buying a hou.
He earned a lot of prai from the papers for the way he handled the strike.
earn a well-earned reward应得的报酬
earned income劳动收入
earn one's bread谋生，挣钱
earn one's own living自食其力
extend
v. If someone extends his hand, he stretches out his arm and hand to shake hands with someone.
Examples:
The man extended his hand: "I'm Chuck."
He refud to take the hand I extended in friendship.
He extended his hand in greeting.
familiarity
n. a. thorough knowledge (of)
b. the freedom of behavior only expected in the most friendly relations Examples:
英语谚语翻译His familiarity with the language impresd us all.
They greeted each other with such familiarity that we thought they must be
brother and sister.
frail
幽禁a. a. (someone) not very strong or healthy
b. (something) easily broken or damaged
Examples:
She lay in bed looking particularly frail.
The frail craft rocked as he clambered in.
identify
v. a. to prove or show the identity of
b. to discover or recognize
Examples:
bphoneShe was asked to identify the criminal.
篮球英语
The dead man has been identified as Mr. James Gould.
leather是什么意思They have now identified the main cau of the problem.
impenetrable
a. a. impossible to go into or through
b. extremely difficult or impossible to understand
the impenetrable forest 密林
impenetrable by a bullet子弹打不穿的
lacewoodimpenetrable darkness 漆黑
an impenetrable mystery难解之谜
a mind impenetrable by/to new ideas不接受新思想的顽固头脑
incline
v. a. to influence or encourage to have a particular feeling, belief, etc.
b. to tend to; be likely to show a particular state of quality
c. to cau to move downwards
Examples:
Her arguments incline me towards a different view of the matter.
I incline to get tired easily.
He inclined his head in greeting.
incline a post against the wall把柱子靠墙斜立着
incline one's ear to sb.侧耳倾听某人讲话
be inclined to go by air想要坐飞机去
His attitude did not incline me to help him. 他的态度使我不想帮助他。
Are you inclined for a walk?你想散步吗？
incline to traditional way喜爱传统的做法
incline toward the speaker to hear more
clearly将身子倾向讲话者，以便听得更清楚些。
Right incline!半面向右转走!
nickname
n. a name ud informally instead of a person's own name connected with one's character or history
first name名
Christian name教名，洗礼名
surname姓，绰号
last name姓
family name姓
maiden name女子的娘家姓氏
pet name爱称，昵称
fake name假名
pudonym假名，笔名
pen name笔名
stage name艺名
anonymity匿名
offer
•He offered me his at. 他把他的座位让给了我。
• offer a few ideas提几点意见
• offer the hou for ￡1,000房屋要价一千镑
• offer ￡1,000 for the hou对该房屋出价一千镑
• accept/decline an offer接受/不接受提议
• make an offer (of) 提议；提供，出价
• on offer出卖
• receive an offer接受提议
private
private life私生活
private coach/teacher/tutor家庭教师，私人教师
private property私有财产
private ownership私有制
a private cretary私人秘书
a private car私家车
private business个人的事，私事
private affairs/concerns私事，隐秘的事
private information非正式消息
a private soldier士兵，列兵
for sb.'s private ear只私下里跟某人讲
in private (criticism in private)秘密地 (背后批评)
proceed
v. a. to begin or continue in a cour of action or t of actions
b. to advance; move in a particular direction
Examples:
四年级下册英语试卷
The work is proceeding according to plan.
He paud to consult his notes, and then proceeded with his questions.
Pasngers for the New York flight should now proceed to Gate 13.
proceed to London去伦敦
proceed to the next business着手另一项工作
Plea proceed with your story.请继续讲下去。
dias that proceed from dirt因为不清洁引起的疾病
proceed to the degree得学位
proceed with one's work继续干下去（尤指停顿一段时间后）
regard
v. a. to look at, obrve, watch carefully
b. to consider in the stated way
n. respectful attention; consideration
Examples:
She regarded him curiously for a moment.
harbor
I have always regarded him highly.
You have no regard for my feelings.
in that regard
with regard to
regardless of
as regards/regarding
roam
v. to wander without any very clear purpo
Examples:
The lovers roamed across the fields in complete forgetfulness of the time.
Crowds of youths roamed the streets looking for trouble.
standbq是什么意思
n. a small often outdoor place
Examples:
a stand of trees/wheat
an ice-cream stand
a book stand
a newspaper stand
open stands
a good stand of timber
sting (stung, stung)
n. & v. to hurt or make something hurt with a sudden sharp pain for a short time
I stared out of the window, tears stinging my eyes.
He was stung by the bee/wasp/scorpion/nettle.
He was stung by the icy wind/oils/sprays/smoke.
He was stung by the condemnation/ harsh words/criticism.
suspect
v. a. to think that something is probably true or likely, esp. something bad
b. to think that someone is probably guilty
c. to doubt the truth of something
n. a person who is suspected of guilt, esp. in a crime
Examples:
They suspect him of murder.
The police have arrested two suspects.
n.suspicion
a. suspicious
a.suspectable
trespass
v. to enter privately owned property or land without permission
n. an act or offence of trespassing
