第四课: The Laboratory 词汇预习

1. Vocabulary

adventure /əd'ventʃə/ n.

An adventure is a fun or exciting thing that you do.

—Riding in the rough water was an adventure.

approach/ə'prəʊtʃ/  v.

To approach something means to move close to it. 

—The boy approached his school.

carefully/'kɛrfəli/ adv.

Carefully means with great attention, especially to detail or safety.

—The baby carefully climbed down the stairs.

chemical [kemikal] n.

A chemical is something that scientists use in chemistry. 

—Thescientist mixed thechemicals.

create /krɪ'et/ v.

To create means to make something new.

—She created an igloo from blocks of snow.

evil [i:val] adj.

Evil describes something or someone bad or cruel, not good.

—The evil  figure scared us all.

experiment /ɛk'spɛrɪmɛnt/ n.

An experiment is a test that you do to see what will happen.

— The student did an experiment in science class.

kill [kil] v.

To kill someone or something is to make them die.

— I killed the fly with a fly swatter.

laboratory /ˈlæbrəˌtɔri/ n.

A laboratory is a room where a scientist works.

— My mother works in a laboratory.

laugh /læf/ n.

Laugh is the sound made when someone is happy or a funny thing. 

— The sound of their laugh filled the room. 

loud [laud] adj.
If a sound is loud, it is strong and very easy to hear.

—he man’s voice was so loud that we all could hear him. 

nervous/'nɜːvəs/ adj.

When a person is nervous, they think something bad will happen.

—The boy became nervous when he heard the news.

noise n. /nɔɪz/

A noise is an unpleasant sound.

—The crying baby made a loud noise.

project /prəˈdʒɛkt/n.

A project is a type of work that you do for school ora job.

— His afternoon work project was to paint the room green.

scare /skeə/ v.

To scare someone is to make them feel afraid.

—My uncle was scared by what he saw in the room.

secret [si:krit] n.
A secret is something that you do not tell other people.

—The two boys were sharing a secret.

shout [Jaut] v.
To shout is to say something loudly.

—My boss shouted at me because I was late for work.

smell [smel] v.
To smell something means to use your nose to sense it.

—The two friends smelled the flower.

terrible /'tɛrəbl/ adj.

If something is terrible, it is very bad.

—The way he treated his classmate was terrible.

worse /wɝs/ adj.

If something is worse, it is of poorer quality than another thing.

—Business was worse this month than last month.