Unit 3

□ shepherd

□ bloody

□ assertion

□ emulate

□ anterior

□ mutter

□ swat

□ nutrition

□ shilling

□ motherly

□ indigo

□ tenant

shepherd ['ʃepəd]

【考法】 N-COUNT A shepherd is a person, especially a man, whose job is to look after sheep. （尤指男性）牧羊人，羊倌

【例句】The shepherd is whacking up the sheep.

牧童在赶羊群。

bloody ['blʌdi]

【考法】 ADJ If you describe a situation or event as bloody, you mean that it is very violent and a lot of people are killed. 血腥的；暴力的

【例句】Forty-three demonstrators were killed in bloody clashes.

43名示威者在流血冲突中丧生。

assertion [ə'sɜːʃn]

【考法】 N-VAR a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) 主张；声明

【例句】It might be a free standing assertion.

它可能是一个立场自由的主张。

emulate ['ɛmjulet]

【考法】 VERB If you emulate something or someone, you imitate them because you admire them a great deal. （因为钦慕而）仿效，模仿

【例句】Sons are traditionally expected to emulate their fathers.

历来认为儿子会仿效父亲。

anterior [æn'tɪriə(r)]

【考法】 ADJ Anterior describes a part of the body that is situated at or towards the front of another part. （指身体某部位）位于前部的，前面的

【例句】.the left anterior descending artery.

左前方下行动脉

mutter ['mʌtə]

【考法】 VERB If you mutter, you speak very quietly so that you cannot easily be heard, often because you are complaining about something. 轻声说话；小声抱怨

【例句】“God knows what’s happening in that madman’s mind,” she muttered.

她咕哝着：“天知道那个疯子在想什么。”

swat [swɑt]

【考法】 VERB If you swat something such as an insect, you hit it with a quick, swinging movement, using your hand or a flat object. 拍，击，打（昆虫等）

【例句】Hundreds of flies buzz around us, and the workman keeps swatting them.

数百只苍蝇围着我们转，工作人员不停地拍打。

nutrition [nu'trɪʃn]

【考法】 N-UNCOUNT Nutrition is the process of taking food into the body and absorbing the nutrients in those foods. 营养（作用）；滋养（过程）

【例句】There are alternative sources of nutrition to animal meat.

存在替代肉类的其他营养来源。

shilling ['ʃɪlɪŋ]

【考法】 N-COUNT A shilling was a unit of money used in Britain until 1971 which was the equivalent of 5p. There were twenty shillings in a pound. 先令（1971年以前英国的货币单位，1先令值5便士，20先令合1英镑）

【例句】The prominent coin was called the shilling and it was a silver coin.

那种著名的硬币名叫先令，并且它是一种银质的硬币。

motherly ['mʌðəli]

【考法】 ADJ -GRADED Motherly feelings or actions are like those of a kind mother. 慈母般的

【例句】It was an incredible display of motherly love and forgiveness.

那是慈母般关爱与宽容的了不起的表现。

indigo ['ɪndɪgoʊ]

【考法】 N-COUNT Something that is indigo is dark purplish blue in colour. 靛青色；靛蓝色

【例句】.the stars in the indigo sky.

靛青天空中的星星

tenant ['tɛnənt]

【考法】 N-COUNT A tenant is someone who pays rent for the place they live in, or for land or buildings that they use. 承租人；租户；房客

【例句】Regulations placed clear obligations on the landlord for the benefit of the tenant.

为维护房客的利益，条例明确规定了房东负有的各项义务。 dd5gT4guE2WZnXdE6eSXnzlcXbEgjSTgeiYXSv5Vhicy0y3lAcI0CX7kgBeU1WBK