Chapter 1 人物&社交
cousin ['k?z?n] n. 堂兄弟姐妹;表兄弟姐妹
cousin 表弟 ←同首词→ count 数数
eg. My little cute cousin is good at counting.
我可爱的小表弟擅长数数。
neighbor['ne?b?] n. 邻居 adj. 邻近的 v. 友好;毗邻而居
neighbor 邻居 ←形似词→ eight 八
eg. His neighbor has a big family with eight naughty children.
他的邻居有个大家庭,有八个淘气的孩子。
stranger['stre?nd??] n. 陌生人;外地人;局外人
stranger 陌生人 ←词中词→ strange 奇怪的
eg. There comes a strange stranger with the hood pulled low over his face.
那边过来了一个奇怪的陌生人,戴上的兜帽遮住了他的脸。
mistress ['m?str?s] n. 女教师;女主人;主妇;女能人
mistress 女教师 ←同首词→ miss 想念
eg. After she left her hometown, she missed her mistress very much.
她离开家乡后非常想念她的女老师。
visitor ['v?z?t?] n. 访问者,参观者;视察者;候鸟
visitor 访问者 ←词中词→ sit 坐
eg. That visitor is sitting in the sofa with a cup of tea in his hands.
那位访问者在沙发上坐着,手里端着一杯茶。
fellow ['fel??] n. 家伙;朋友;同事;会员 adj. 同伴的,同事的;同道的
v. 使……与另一个对等;使……与另一个匹敌
fellow 伙伴 ←同尾词→ follow 跟随
eg. My little fellows always like following me and playing games together.
我的小伙伴们总是喜欢跟着我一起玩游戏。
uncle ['??kl] n. 叔叔;伯父;伯伯;舅父;姨丈;姑父
uncle 叔叔 ←同尾词→ circle 圆
eg. Uncle Sam drew a circle on the ground with a chalk.
山姆叔叔用粉笔在地上画了一个圆圈。
aunt [ɑ:nt] n. 阿姨;姑妈;伯母;舅妈
aunt 阿姨 ←相对词→ uncle 叔叔
eg. We call our mother's sisters "aunt",and our father's brothers "uncle".
我们称呼妈妈的姐妹为阿姨,爸爸的兄弟为叔叔。
Tips auntie是aunt的昵称,aunt 一般比较正式书面,auntie 比较口语。
godparent ['g?dpe?r?nt] n. 教父或教母
godparent 教父或教母 ←词中词→ parent 父母
eg. You should respect your parents as well as your godparents.
你应该和尊重教父教母一样尊重你的父母。
male [me?l] adj. 男性的;雄性的;有力的 n. 男人;雄性动物
male 男性的 ←同尾词→ pale 苍白的
eg. When a policeman shows up, that male driver's face turns pale suddenly.
警察出现时,那位男司机的脸突然就变苍白了。
pal [p?l] n. 朋友,伙伴;同志 v. 结为朋友
pal 朋友 ←同首词→ pat 轻拍
eg. His pal patted him slightly when he was frustrated.
当他沮丧的时候,他的朋友轻轻地拍了拍他。
guy [ga?] n. 男人,家伙 v. 嘲弄,取笑;逃跑
guy 男人 ←形似词→ gay 同性恋者
eg. These two handsome guys are gay.
那两个英俊潇洒的男人是同性恋。
guest [gest] n. 客人,宾客;顾客 adj. 客人的;特邀的,客座的 v. 款待,
招待;作客,寄宿
guest 客人 ←形似词→ guess 猜测
eg. The boss guesses his guest will arrive at his office at 10 am.
老板猜他的客人10点钟会到他的办公室。 ……