高中英语新人教版选择性必修第三册Unit 5 Poems逐词英语释义（共68个）.doc

1、高中英语选必三Unit5逐词英语释义1.drama: 戏剧，剧本a genre of literature or performance that involves conflict and emotion, often performed on stage2.sorrow: 悲伤，忧愁a feeling of deep distress or sadness3.imagery: 意象，形象visually descriptive or figurative language used in literature to create mental images4.literary: 文学的，书

2、面的relating to literature or books, especially those considered to have value or merit5.rhyme: 押韵the correspondence of sounds between words or the endings of words, especially when used in poetry6.rhythm: 节奏，韵律a strong, regular pattern of movement or sound, often found in poetry or music7.nursery: 托儿

3、所，保育院/ a room or area where young children are cared for, often in a school or home setting8.nursery rhyme: 儿歌，童谣a traditional poem or song for young children, often with a simple and repetitive structure9.folk: 民间的，民俗的relating to the traditional customs, beliefs, and stories of a community or cultu

4、re10.mockingbird: 擬仿鸟a type of bird known for its ability to imitate the sounds of other birds and noises in its environment11.diamond: 钻石a precious stone consisting of a clear and colorless crystalline form of pure carbon12.brass: 黄铜，铜器a yellow alloy of copper and zinc, or a group of wind and percu

5、ssion instruments made from this alloy13.billy goat: 公山羊/ a male goat, typically characterized by its horns and beard14.bull: 公牛a large male bovine animal, often used in agriculture for breeding or as livestock15.recite: 背诵，朗读repeat aloud or declaim (a poem or passage) from memory before an audience

6、16.bee: 蜜蜂an insect that is known for its role in pollination and the production of honey17.dewdrop: 露珠a small drop of water that forms on surfaces overnight when atmospheric moisture condenses18.dawn: 黎明，破晓the first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise, the beginning of a new day19.clover:

7、 三叶草a small, low-growing plant with three-lobed leaves, often considered a symbol of good luck20.butterfly: 蝴蝶a winged insect with colorful wings that undergoes metamorphosis, often seen as a symbol of transformation and beauty21.lawn: 草坪an area of mown grass in a yard or garden, typically used for

8、recreational purposes22.amateur: 业余的，外行的a person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport or artistic activity, for pleasure rather than for financial gain23.cinquain: 五行诗a five-line poem that follows a specific syllable pattern (2, 4, 6, 8, 2) and often has a specific theme or structure24.be ma

9、de up of: 由.组成consist of, be composed of25.mood: 心情，情绪a temporary state of mind or feeling26.tease: 取笑，戏弄make fun of or provoke someone in a playful or unkind way27.haiku: 俳句a traditional form of Japanese poetry consisting of three lines with a syllable pattern of 5, 7, and 528.syllable: 音节a unit of

10、 pronunciation that typically consists of a vowel sound and one or more consonant sounds29.format: 格式，版式the arrangement, layout, or structure of something, such as a document, book, or file30.respectively: 分别地，各自地in the order given, separately or individually31.respective: 各自的，分别的belonging or relati

11、ng separately to each of two or more people or things mentioned32.blossom: 开花，绽放/ produce flowers, especially in a beautiful or attractive way33.delicate: 精巧的，细致的easily broken or damaged, requiring careful handling or sensitive treatment34.await: 等待，期盼wait for or expect something to happen35.revolve

12、: 旋转，围绕/ move in a circular orbit around a central point or axis36.utter: 说，发出speak or express (a sound or words) audiblyprehension: 理解，领悟the ability to understand something, grasp the meaning or significance of information38.shelf: 架子，搁板a flat, horizontal board attached to a wall, frame, or other s

13、tructure for the purpose of holding objects39.core: 核心，中心the central or most important part of something40.cherry: 樱桃a small, round fruit with a bright red or black skin and a hard stone inside41.cherry blossom: 樱花the flower of any of several trees of the genus Prunus, especially the Japanese cherry

14、 tree42.blank: 空白的，空着的/ empty or not filled in, without any marks or writing43.verse: 诗歌，韵文a single line of poetry or a composition in metrical form44.civilian: 平民，民用的a person not in the armed services or the police force, relating to non-military or non-official matters45.prose: 散文written or spoken

15、 language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure46.sympathetic: 同情的，支持的showing or feeling understanding or compassion for someones suffering or difficulties47.sympathy: 同情，同感/ feelings of pity and sorrow for someone elses misfortune48.version: 版本，译本/ a particular form or variant of somethi

16、ng, a translation of a work from one language to another49.innocence: 无辜，清白the state of being free from sin, guilt, or moral wrongdoing, lack of experience or knowledge50.innocent: 无辜的，天真的not guilty of a crime, wrongdoing, or offense, lacking knowledge or awareness51.era: 时代，纪元a period of time marke

17、d by distinctive character, events, or developments52.correspondence: 通信，信件communication by exchanging letters with someone, agreement or similarity between things53.correspond: 符合，一致have a close similarity or match, communicate by exchanging letters54.sow: 播种，散布plant (seed) by scattering it on or i

18、n the earth, cause (a seed or idea) to develop or grow55.seed: 种子the unit of reproduction of a flowering plant, capable of developing into another such plant56.dominant: 占优势的，主导的exercising control or influence over others, most important or prominent57.sonnet: 十四行诗a poem of fourteen lines using form

19、al rhyme schemes, especially one in iambic pentameter58.deadline: 截止日期，最后期限the latest time or date by which something should be completed59.contest: 竞赛，比赛/ a competition between individuals or groups, often for a prize or recognition60.polish: 擦亮，抛光make smooth and shiny by rubbing, improve or refine

20、 in quality or style61.string: 绳，线a thin piece of cord or thread, typically used to tie, fasten, or hang things62.wherever: 无论在哪里，无论何处in or to whatever place or situation63.barren: 贫瘠的，不毛的/ unable to produce offspring or fruit, unproductive or lacking in qualities that make it desirable or interesti

21、ng64.grief: 悲伤，悲痛deep sorrow, especially that caused by someones deathplicated: 复杂的，难懂的consisting of many interconnecting parts or elements, intricate or difficult to understand66.variation: 变化，变种a change or difference in condition, amount, or level, a different or distinct form of something67.racial: 种族的，人种的/ relating to or associated with a particular race or ethnic group68.prejudice: 偏见，歧视preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience, unfair treatment based on such opinions4