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Unit6单词讲义

crime (名词)

中文意思：犯罪，罪行

英文释义：an action that is prohibited by law and is considered to be morally wrong

词源：来自拉丁语 crimina，意为“过失，罪过”

例句：The police are trying to solve the crime.

固定搭配：commit a crime（犯罪），crime rate（犯罪率）

近义词：offense, misdemeanor, wrongdoing

seaside (名词)

中文意思：海边，海滨

英文释义：the area next to the sea

词源：sea + side，意为“海的一侧”

例句：We went to the seaside for our vacation.

固定搭配：seaside resort（海滨度假胜地），seaside town（海滨小镇）

近义词：beach, coast, shore

suburb (名词)

中文意思：郊区，市郊

英文释义：an area on the outskirts of a city or town where people live in houses rather than

apartments

词源：suburb源自拉丁语suburbs，意为“城墙外的土地”

例句：I live in the suburbs of the city.

固定搭配：suburban area（郊区地区），suburban life（郊区生活）

近义词：outskirts, exurb, periphery

greedy (形容词)

中文意思：贪婪的，贪心的

英文释义：eager to obtain more of something, especially wealth or food, than one needs or

deserves

词源：来自古英语 grēdan，意为“贪食”

例句：He is too greedy to share his toys with his sister.

固定搭配：greedy for（渴望得到），greedy person（贪婪的人）

近义词：avaricious, covetous, grasping

thief (名词)

中文意思：小偷，窃贼

英文释义：a person who steals things illegally

词源：来自古英语 þiof，意为“偷窃者”

例句：The thief was caught by the police.

固定搭配：thief stealer（窃贼），car thief（汽车窃贼）

近义词：burglar, pilferer, robber

commit (动词)

中文意思：犯罪，做错事；承诺，履行；把…托付给；使承担义务

英文释义：to do something illegal or wrong; to promise or undertake to do something; to entrust

or give over (something) to someone else; to obligate or bind (someone) to something

词源：来自拉丁语 committere，意为“托付，交付”

例句：He committed a serious crime. She committed herself to finishing the project on time. They

committed their children to the care of their grandparents. The company committed itself to

reducing its carbon footprint.

urban：

词性：形容词

中文意思：城市的，都市的

英文释义：of, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town

词源：来自拉丁语 urbanus，意为“城市的”

例句：The urban population has been increasing rapidly in recent years.

固定搭配：urban area（城市地区）、urban planning（城市规划）