综合英语Book_III_Unit_12_A_Winter_to_Remember教材教学课件.ppt

Unit 12 intimate (PERSONAL) ??adjectivehaving, or being likely to cause, a very close friendship or personal or sexual relationship:intimate relationshipsThe restaurant has a very intimate atmosphere.Hes become very intimate with an actress.intimacy ??noun1 [U] when you have a close friendship with someone:Intimacy between teachers and students is not recommended. Unit 12 puff (BREATHE) ?verb [I] to breathe fast and with difficulty, usually because you have been doing exercise:He came puffing up the stairs.puff ??noun INFORMALbe out of puff to be breathing with difficulty because you have been doing physical exercisepuffed (out) UK adjective [after verb] (US pooped) INFORMALbreathing with difficulty because you have been doing physical exercise:I cant walk any further - Im puffed! Unit 12 pucker ?verb [I or T] (ALSO pucker up) to tighten skin or cloth until small folds appear or (of skin or cloth) to form small folds:He puckered his lips and kissed her.Her mouth puckered and I thought she was going to cry. Unit 12 cedar ??noun1 [C] a tall wide evergreen tree2 [U] (ALSO cedarwood) the wood of this tree Unit 12 shadow-box ??verb [I]1 to fight an imaginary enemy by hitting the air with your hands2 to pretend to argue about or deal with a problem, often to avoid dealing with the most important problem:The main political parties are merely shadow-boxing, instead of tackling the real economic problems facing this country. Unit 12 weather vane noun [C]a pointer with a flat blade at one end which is put on top of a high building and turns round in the wind to show which way it is blowing from Unit 12 tweak ??verb [T] 1 to pull and twist with a small sudden movement:Standing in front of the mirror she tweaked a strand (一股）of hair into place.2 to change slightly, especially in order to make more correct, effective, or suitable:The software is pretty much there - it just needs a little tweaking.You just need to tweak the last paragraph