(3)disappointing指物，表“令人失望的”
a disappointment 表示“一件令人失望的事”或“令人扫兴的人”；
• to one's disappointment 表示“使某人失望的是”
九年级英语unit11单词拓展与讲解
1.drive → drove→driven v 驾驶 v迫使 → driver n
drive to （开车去） go for a drive 开车兜风(for 表示目的) drive v. 迫使 drive sb.+adj.使某人怎样
drive sb. crazy/mad =makห้องสมุดไป่ตู้ sb. crazy 使某人发疯/发狂
examine sb. On /in sth对某人进行......的考试
The students will be examined ____all subject at the
end of the term.
A.in B.at C.with D.for
7. wealth n 财富 → wealthy adj. 富有的
，意思是“宁愿……而不愿……”，表示主观愿望，即在两者
之中选择其一。
如.She'd rather die than lose the children.
重要：would rather do sth than do sth = would do sth
rather than do sth = perfer to do sth rather than do sth
Either Tom or I have to clean the room.
Neither the twins nor John knows how to spell the word.
10.weigh v 称.....的重量；衡量 →weight n 重量 lose weight 减肥 gain/put on weght 增肥
lose courage 灰心丧气 take courage 鼓起勇气
14 besides/ except辨析 besides “除……以外还有”, 指的是“已有……另加上,表
示包括后面提到的人或物在内。
Lucy went to the cinema besides Lily. (Lily也去了) • beside prep. “在……旁边”意思如其它的大不相同。
11.shoulder n 肩；肩膀 on one’s shoulder 在某人的双肩上 shoulder to shoulder 肩并肩的
12. let sb. down ； 使失望 let sb. down =make sb. frustrated使……失望或沮丧
13.courage n. 勇气; 勇敢 → courageous adj. 勇 敢的；有勇气的
8. fame→famous
be famous for/as
9.both ... and ... 连接主语时，谓语动词用复数形式； either ... or ... 与neither ... nor ... 连接主语时，谓语动词常与
离它最近的主语在人称和数上保持一致。
e.g. Both my sister and my mother are teachers.
They are used to taking a walk on the path beside the the river. • （2）except “除去”, 着重在除去的部分。表示不包
括后面所提到的人或物在内。 • All the students went to the park except Jim. (Jim没去) 15. goal n. 射门 score a goal 进球
•5. friend n 朋友 → friendly adj. 有好的 (反）unfriendly → friendship n 友谊
make friends with sb. 与某人交朋友 be friendly to 对….友好 be friends with sb成为某人的朋友
6.examine v (仔细）检查，检验 → n examination
16. examine → examination 17. In agreement一致同意
18.disappoint vt.1. 使(人)失望
→disappointed→ disappointing • (1) disappoint sb.“使某人失望” (2)
disappointed指人，表“感到失望的” ①be disappointed at sth. 对......感到失望 ②be disappointed with sb.; 对某人感到 失望 ③be disappointed to do sth.; 很失望做某事
3. the+比较级+从句 ，the +比较级+从句 “越……, 越……” • e.g. The harder you work, the greater progress you will make。
•4. to be/feel left out 表示“被遗忘；被忽略；被冷落”。 e.g. No one speaks to him, he always feels left out.
drive sb. to do sth 驱使某人做某事 2.would rather do sth.，意为“宁可，宁愿
• e.g. I’d rather play tennis than swim. 比起游泳我宁愿 去打台球。
• rather than 与would 连用时，构成 “would rather...than...”