New words and expression 生词和短语

Southampton n.南安普敦（英国港市）

Colossal adj.庞大的（= large in size）

-- A ship Titanic was colossal.

-- A colossal monument / A colossal statue

big

-- You give me a big surprise.

-- He is a big person.（重要）

-- The box is big.（large and heavy）

large（体积大 、数量大）

-- an empty large box（体积大） / a large number of people（数量大）

great （伟大）

vast （辽阔、广阔） -- vast desert

immense（adj.极广大的, 无边的）

-- immense = immeasurable 不可测量的 （measurable adj.可测量的）

-- an immense stadium / an immense iceberg

enormous（重点突出数量、程度、体积）---强调程度时比big语气, 且更正式。

-- We had an enormous lunch.

-- He made a big success. / He made an enormous success.

Giant（n.巨人, 大力士 adj.庞大的, 巨大的）= gigantic（adj.巨人般的, 巨大的）

-- a giant person

tremendous （= big、fast、powerful）

-- The plane is travelling at tremendous speed.

Titanic（用于修饰人和物、体积大、力量大）

-- The ship is titanic.

Huge

-- 强调体积大a huge stone / 数量巨大a huge sum of money

watertight adj.不漏水的 （-- a watertight ship）

watertight（引申为无限可击的、毫无破绽的）

-- watertight arguments 无懈可击的论点 / watertight excuse 毫无破绽的借口

water proof（adj.防水的）              proof（adj.不能透入的）

-- waterproof watch 防水手表 / waterproof coat 防水雨衣

compartment n.（轮船的）密封舱

flood v.充满水（= be filled with water）

-- The ship is flooded.

-- The room was flooded with moonlight.

-- Our classroom is flooded with sunshine.

Flood n.洪水（-- in flood 洪水泛滥）

-- During the rains, the river is in flood

引申表示连续不断的、滔滔不绝的（-- in a flood of words ）

-- She blamed her husband in a flood of words on seeing him.

Float v.漂浮, 飘浮 = drift（vi,vt漂浮, 漂荡, 漂流 n.漂流物, 漂流）

tragic adj.悲惨的（= unfortunate）-- a tragic accident

miserable（adj.痛苦的, 悲惨的）

bitter adj.痛苦的

tragedy n.悲剧, 惨案（-- in tragedy以悲剧形式） -- The holiday ended in tragedy.

Comedy n.喜剧

comic adj.喜剧的, 滑稽的

comical adj.古怪的, 可笑的（含有贬义）

liner n.班船

voyage n.航行（海上航行）/ flight飞行 / journey长途行程

-- The voyage is more than the old lady can bear.

navigation 航海, 航行学, 航海[航空]术

-- navigation light 夜航灯光, 导航灯

Iceberg n.冰山

lookout n.了望员

collision n.碰撞

collide vi 碰撞, 抵触 -- The plane collided with the mountain.

crash v.坠毁 -- It is said that there is an airplane that crashed in the mountains.

conflict vi.和某事（某人）相抵触 -- My idea conflicts with yours.

clash vi.相冲突 -- His wedding clashed with my examination, so I couldn't go.

Narrowly adv.刚刚，勉强地

miss v.避开

slight adj.轻微的

tremble v.震颤（有规律的、小幅度的抖动）

-- Look, your hands are trembling. what's wrong with you?

Shiver v.强调由于寒冷、惧怕而一连串地抖动 -- I found he's shivering in a cold.

shudder vi.强调全身的颤栗 -- The boy is shuddering, why? Because he was frightened.

Faint adj.微弱的（= weak adj.弱的, 虚弱的）

-- faint sound, weak sound / weak voice, faint voice

= unconscious（adj.失去知觉, 无意识的）

-- He has been faint for a long time.

slight adj.轻微的, 微不足道的 -- a slight headache 点轻微的头疼 / a slight book 一本微不足道的书

horror n.恐惧

abandon v.抛弃（因为某事而被迫放弃自己喜爱的事物）

-- He abandoned his research because of the war.

desert （vt.放弃, 遗弃, 离弃） -- desert the army / desert the duty / desert his family