Unit 1 Nothing ventured, nothing gained一、核心单词用法例析1
venture vt
冒险;敢于去
冒险行动;商业冒险,投机Don’t venture too near the edge of the well; you might fall in
别冒险太靠近水井,那样你会掉进去的
He failed in his ventures
他投机失败了
strengthen vt
加强、巩固;变强 The wind strengthened during the night
夜晚,风吹得更大了
bear n
熊、粗鲁的人、笨拙的人;vt
负担、忍受、佩带、经得起、生育She is nice but her husband is such a bear that nobody likes him
她很好,可是她丈夫非常粗鲁,没有人喜欢他
The sound of music was borne on the wind
音乐声随风飘扬
She bore (has borne) her husband 5 children
她给她丈夫生了5个孩子
注:bear 过去分词是 borne 和 born,born 只有在 were/was born 短语中
比如:I was born in Beijing in May
delay vt
(使)耽搁、推迟、延误Don’t delay; act today
别拖延,今天就开始行动
We decided to delay (going on) our holiday until next month
crush vt
压碎、弄皱、拥抱;塞、使挤入This material doe