1、高中英语选必四Unit4逐词英语释义1.parcel: 包裹，邮包a package wrapped in paper or other covering and tied up for carrying or sending by mail2.jam: 果酱，堵塞a sweet spread or preserve made from fruit and sugar boiled to a thick consistency, become or make unable to move or work due to a crowded or blocked area3.mail: 邮件，邮寄
2、letters and packages conveyed by the postal system, send (a letter or package) by mail4.secondary: 次要的，第二的coming after, less important than, or resulting from someone or something else that is primary5.clay: 黏土，泥土a stiff, sticky fine-grained earth that can be molded when wet and is dried and baked t
3、o make bricks, pottery, and ceramics6.dust: 尘埃，灰尘fine dry powder consisting of tiny particles of earth or waste matter lying on the ground or on surfaces or carried in the air7.dusty: 多尘的，布满灰尘的/ covered with or characterized by a layer of dust8.weed: 杂草，野草a wild plant growing where it is not wanted
4、and in competition with cultivated plants9.chorus: 合唱，副歌a part of a song that is repeated after each verse, typically by more than one singer10.a chorus of: 一片，一阵a group of people saying or shouting something at the same time11.cotton: 棉花a soft white fibrous substance that surrounds the seeds of a t
5、ropical and subtropical plant and is used as textile fiber and thread for sewing12.uniform: 制服，一致的/ a distinctive set of clothing worn by members of the same organization or group, remaining the same in all cases and at all times; unchanging in form or character13.not to mention: 更不用说used to introdu
6、ce an additional fact or point that reinforces the one just mentioned, often one that is stronger or better14.tablet: 平板电脑，药片/ a flat slab of stone, clay, or wood, used for various purposes, especially for writing or as a surface on which to work with a computer15.rubber: 橡胶，橡皮a tough elastic polyme
7、ric substance made from the latex of a tropical plant or synthetically, used for making tires, hoses, and other products16.washroom: 洗手间，卫生间a room equipped with washing and toilet facilities; a bathroom17.rigid: 坚硬的，严格的/ unable to bend or be forced out of shape; not flexible, strict, severe, or infl
8、exible18.bubble: 气泡，泡沫a thin sphere of liquid enclosing air or another gas, or a layer of liquid enclosing a gas19.tube: 管子，管状物a long, hollow cylinder of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used for conveying or containing liquids or gases20.circus: 马戏团a traveling company of performers that may
9、 include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, typically giving performances in a large tent21.chemist: 药剂师，化学家a person who studies or works in chemistry, or a person who prepares and sells drugs or other medical substances22.shade: 阴凉处，遮光物/ comparative darkness and coolness cau
10、sed by shelter from direct sunlight, a color, especially with regard to how light or dark it is23.jaw: 下巴，颌骨each of the upper and lower bony structures in vertebrates forming the framework of the mouth and containing the teeth24.wrinkle: 皱纹a slight line or fold in something, especially fabric or the
11、 skin of the face, become creased or wrinkled25.forehead: 额头the part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline26.hut: 小屋，茅舍a small, simple, and often temporary dwelling27.housing: 住房，住宅/ buildings or other shelters in which people live; the provision of accommodations28.platform: 平台，站台/
12、a raised level surface on which people or things can stand, a political stance or statement on which a person or party stands29.fireplace: 壁炉a place for a domestic fire, especially a grate or hearth at the base of a chimney30.saucer: 茶托，碟子a small shallow dish for holding a cup at the table31.kettle:
13、 水壶，开水壶/ a metal or plastic container with a lid, spout, and handle, used for boiling water32.pan: 锅，平底锅a metal container used for cooking food in, a broad, shallow, typically metal container used for a range of tasks33.jar: 罐子，广口瓶a wide-mouthed cylindrical container made of glass or pottery, especi
14、ally one used for storing food34.ripe: 成熟的，熟透的(of fruit or grain) developed to the point of readiness for harvesting and eating, fully grown or developed; mature35.grill: 烤架，烧烤a device on a cooker that radiates heat downwards for cooking food, cook (food) using a grill36.doorway: 门口，出入口/ an entrance
15、 to a room or building through a door37.leftover: 剩余的，残留的remaining or left behind after the greater part or quantity has gone38.handshake: 握手a gripping and shaking of right hands by two individuals, as to symbolize greeting, congratulation, agreement, or farewell39.drag: 拖，拉pull (someone or somethin
16、g) along forcefully, roughly, or with difficulty, move slowly and with effort40.privilege: 特权，特别待遇a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group of people41.plug: 插头，塞子a device for making an electrical connection between an appliance and the mains,
17、a piece of wood or other material used to stop up a hole or cavity42.disabled: 残疾的，有缺陷的having a physical or mental condition that limits movements, senses, or activities43.resign: 辞职，放弃voluntarily leave a job or position, accept that something undesirable cannot be avoided44.deserve: 值得，应得/ do somet
18、hing or have or show qualities worthy of (reward or punishment)45.lately: 最近，近来recently; not long ago46.input: 输入，投入what is put in, taken in, or operated on by any process or system, the act of putting data into a computer or other device47.tune: 曲调，调整a melody, especially one that characterizes a pa
19、rticular piece of music, adjust (a musical instrument) to the correct or uniform pitch48.contract: 合同，收缩/ a written or spoken agreement, especially one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, decrease in size, number, or range49.grant: 授予，补助金agree to give or allow (something requested) to, agree t
20、o provide (a sum of money) as a subsidy or donation50.take for granted: 认为理所当然fail to properly appreciate (someone or something), underestimate the value of (someone or something)51.cardiac: 心脏的，心脏病的relating to the heart, especially with regard to its action or diseases52.circuit: 电路，回路/ a complete
21、and closed path around which a circulating electric current can flow, an established itinerary of events or venues used for a particular purpose53.disability: 残疾，缺陷a physical or mental condition that limits a persons movements, senses, or activities54.consultation: 会诊，咨询a meeting with an expert or p
22、rofessional, such as a medical doctor or lawyer, in order to seek advice or information55.capsule: 胶囊，太空舱/ a small case or container, especially a round or cylindrical one, containing medicine or another substance56.relay: 接力赛，中继器/ a race between teams in which each team member completes a specific
23、part of the race, an electrical device that controls one electrical circuit by opening and closing contacts in another57.relay to: 转达给，传递给pass on (information or a message) to someone58.criterion: 标准，准则a principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided59.stability: 稳定性，稳定状态the state
24、 of being stable, firmness or steadiness60.pray: 祈祷，祈求address a solemn request or expression of thanks to a deity or other object of worship, earnestly hope or wish61.pray that: 祈求，祈祷express a hope or wish for someones welfare, success, or safety62.hypothetical: 假设的，假想的based on or serving as a hypot
25、hesis, assumed or imagined for the sake of argument or explanation63.Papua New Guinea: 巴布亚新几内亚a country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, located on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea64.Ghana: 加纳a country in West Africa, located along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean65.Congo: 刚果a region in Central Africa, includes the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of the Congo66.Panama: 巴拿马a country in Central America, located between Costa Rica to the west and Colombia to the southeast4
