选修10英语单词电子版(单词积累alarm牛津必修1U1)(1)

alarm/əˈlɑːm/n. 闹钟,恐慌,警报;警报器;vt. 使惊恐,使害怕

一、单词记忆

要记忆这个单词,我们首先复习一个初中就学过的单词,arm,名词,“手臂”的意思。arm这个单词还有“武器”的意思,动物的手臂就是他们最致命的武器。我们在arm前面加上al,这里al就相当于all,“全部的”,所以alarm这个单词就是叫所有人拿起武器,这个就是“警报”的意思。

二、单词用法

1.n. 闹钟,恐慌,警报;警报器

常见搭配:

alarm clock:闹钟

fire alarm:火警

ring the alarm:敲警钟

sound the alarm:发警报

[巩固练习]翻译句子

1.妈妈将闹钟设为每六小时响一次,提醒自己该给宝宝量体温了。(reminder)

答案:Mom sets the alarm clock ringing every six hours as a reminder to take her baby's temperature.

2.一旦火警警报器拉响,所有的居民都要求在院子里集合。

Once the fire alarm is sounded, all the residents are required to assemble in the courtyard.

2.vt. 使惊恐,使害怕

They were alarmed by a sudden air attack.

突然空袭使他们大为惊恐。

选修10英语单词电子版(单词积累alarm牛津必修1U1)(2)

三、拓展

1.alarmed/əˈlɑːmd/adj.担忧的,惊恐的;有警报装置的(通常修饰人)

His brother was alarmed at the robbery.

他的哥哥遭到抢劫,惊恐万状。

2.alarming/əˈlɑːmɪŋ/adj.令人担忧的,令人恐惧的(通常修饰物)

The situation was alarming.

当时处境危急。

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[巩固练习]语法填空

1. ______(alarm) by the noise,the birds flew away in all directions.

答案:Alarmed

句意:鸟被噪音吓到了,向四面八方飞去。

2.The rainforests are disappearing at an/a ______(alarm)rate.

答案:alarming

句意:雨林正以惊人的速度消失。

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