新概念第二册第四单元单词详解82课

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详细讲解新概念第二册第四单元单词。是张艳老师所写的《新概念词汇进阶》的一部分LIST 82
monster    n. 怪物；凶残的人
Everyone sees the ulgly warder as a monster.大家都把那个丑陋的看门人看作怪物。
The monster killed the child and cut it into pieces.那个残忍的人杀死了孩子还剁成一块一块的。
实际应用：  海怪sea monster

sight   v. to see something from a long distance away, or see something you have been looking for见到（从远距离看到，或看到一直寻找的东西）；n. 视野
After many months’s drifting at sea, we sighted land.在海上漂浮好几个月以后，我们看到了陆地。
Everyone gave a shout of joy when we sighted trees and lake in the desert.当我们在沙漠里看到树木和湖水时，大家高兴的喊了起来。

creature    n. 动物，生物
    She is a timid creature.她是个胆小的人。
记忆点拨：  creat(创造)—ure（名词后缀）（上帝创造出来的东西）

peculiar       adj.奇怪的，不寻常的
 It is peculiar to drink tea mixed with milk and sugar or sometimes coffee, together with bread, for breakfast. 早饭吃面包，喝掺牛奶，糖或是咖啡的茶是很怪异的。
词义辨析：      weird （very strange, mysterious, or frightening）
It’s weird that nearly half of my 30 classmates failed a course last semester. 奇怪的是30个同学中几乎一半上个学期考试不及格。
strange (refers especially to what is unfamiliar, unknown, or inexplicable)
peculiar (strange, unfamiliar, and a little surprising, especially in a way that is unpleasant or worrying)尤用来描述与所有他物不同之物：
The kitchen was redolent with the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves.厨房充满了特殊的丁香气味。
odd (different from what is normal or expected)形容与普通、平常的或预料不一致的某物。
I find it odd that his name is never mentioned. 很奇怪他的名字从未被提及过。
The odd film is difficult to categorize. It is comic, dark, and surprisingly tender.
He chose an odd holiday destination—space.他选了一个奇怪的旅游目的地－－太空。
 eccentric (behaving or appearing in a way that is unusual and different from most people)尤指多数人的习俗有巨大差别的事物：
Many consider Berlioz's compositions to be innovative but eccentric. 许多人认为柏辽兹的作品富有创新力，但与习俗格格不入。
记忆点拨：  发音：pe—cu—liar（谐音：皮抠里了－奇怪的）

shining      adj. 闪闪发光的；光辉的
      He left the room with his eyes shining.他两眼放光地离开了房间。
Although the sun is shining today, I still feel a little cold.虽然今天阳光明媚，我还是感觉有点冷。
His brave behaviour set a shining example for the young people.他的英勇行为给年轻人树立了光辉的榜样。
相关表达：     twinkling  adj.闪烁的, 闪亮的
sparkling  adj.闪烁的, 闪闪发光的

oarfish      n. 桨鱼
 

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