Unit 15 Destinations
Period 1 Vocabulary
1.upset adj. 心烦的，混乱的，不舒服的
be upset about对……感到心烦意乱；对……感到不安eg. The passenger is upset about the poor service. / I am upset about Jane’s safety. / She never leaves home alone.
an upset room零乱的房间 ; upset stomach吃坏了的肚子
vt. 打翻，把……洒了出来，使烦乱 upset a glass of milk /James was upset because he had lost his ticket.
2.airline n. domestic airline 国内航线international airline国际航线United Airlines（美国）联合航空公司
3.fly n.苍蝇 Flies spread diseases.
vi. ① The plane flew from Paris to Rome. ② Time flies. 光阴飞逝。
③ The bird has flown. 要抓的人已逃走。 ④ She flew out of the house. 她飞跑出房屋。
Vt. fly the Atlantic飞越大西洋 fly a kite 放风筝 fly a plane驾驶飞机
He is flying his car to Europe.他把车空运到欧洲。
4．look into 向……里面看，窥视；观察，调查
eg. He looked into the room and found nobody in. / Our manager will look into your complaints.
Look 构成的相关短语：look about 向……四周看，仔细察看；look after; look ahead展望未来，注意；look around环视，四下张望; look as if; look at; look back; look down; look down on/upon; look for; look forward to; look like; look on旁观；look on/up on… as把……看作,认为；look out 朝外看，当心；look over; look through; look up; look up to尊敬；look worried
4.every now and then/ again ; now and then不时地；偶尔
eg. Every now and then, she wiped her eyes with a big handkerchief.
Every now and then, we get the itch for traveling.
注意：now then 用于口语句首， 用来引起一个新的话题，意为“喂，好了“
Now then what on earth are you up to ? 喂，你在搞什么鬼？
5.itch n. & vi. 痒；强烈渴望 I’ve got an itch on my back.® I itch on my back.
get an itch to travel渴望旅行 have an itch for knowledge渴望知识 He is itching to go to university.
6.stretch vt.& vi. &n. 展开；伸展；延伸
eg. The ocean stretches as far as they can see on all sides. / The girl stretched out her arm to take the book. / The dog woke up, had a good stretch and wandered off.
Stretch one’s legs去散步; stretch a point作出让步; stretch out延续，伸出; at a stretch连续地; not by any/by no stretch of the imagination无论怎样想象
7.downtown n. &adj.& adv.商业区，闹市区 live in downtown New York ; go /live downtown
The downtowntraffic is very bad.
8.get/be tired of对……感到厌倦，对……失去兴趣
eg. Everybody’s tired of your complaints! / You make me tired. 你烦死我了。
be/get tired from/with 由于（做）某事而疲倦 He was tired from/ with the heavy work.
tired as a dog(美)累极了; be tiered out累得要死; a tired old dress破旧的衣服
9.cool off/down 变凉，凉快起来，冷静，冷淡下来
eg. I’m going to the wood to cool off. / We cooled down by swimming in the river.
It took Charles a long time to cool down/off after the argument.
He has cooled off a lot towards those people.他对那些人冷淡了许多。
Vt. cool the hot pipe with running water. cool one’s anger息怒 cool one’s interest in 对……失去兴趣 Save your breath to cool your porridge. 不要白费口舌了。
10.guarantee vt. 保证，确保
guarantee sth. (to be)/ guarantee sb. sth. /guarantee sth. to sb./ guarantee to do/ guarantee that…
eg. My watch is guaranteed for one year. 我的表保修一年。
Many shopkeepers guaranteesatisfaction to customers. 许多店主对顾客许诺定让他们满意。
Buying a train ticket doesn’t guarantee you a seat.
The art dealer guaranteed the picture (to be) genuine.
I guarantee that you’ll like this book.
n. 担保,保证；担保人，保证书；担保品 Blue skies are not always a guarantee of fine weather.
stand guarantee for…替……担任保证人 offer one’s house as a guarantee以房屋作为担保品
The new television had a guarantee with it. (保修单)
11.gather vt.& vi. 采集，收集，聚集
gather crops/ flowers/ information/ experience
Gather your toys up. / People gathered round, curious to know what was happening.
12.feast n. 盛宴；（感官、精神等的）享受 vt.& vi.
a feast for the gods 精美饮食；令人愉快之事/a feast of fat things山珍海味的酒席/a feast for the eyes赏心悦目的事/ a feast for the ears令人大饱耳福/a wedding feast喜筵
eg. The flower exhibition was a feast for the eyes.
There are no feasts in the world which do not break up at last. 天下没有不散的宴席。
give /make/hold a feast 举行宴会，设宴 The king made a great feast to his mini
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