Word List 15
both/ bəʊθ / adj. 双方的 pron. 两者都;双方都
[用] 1. both意为one and the other, 用作形容词时,一般放在定冠词、指示代词、所有格及其他形容词之前:both my parents。2. both在句中作同位语: The boys both did well in the exam. 两个男孩都考得不错。// The children are both hers. 这两个孩子都是她的。3. both... and... “…和…都”连接两个并列的句子成分。连接两个主语时谓语用复数: Both he and I are music lovers. 我和他都是音乐爱好者。
express/ Ikˋspres / vt. 表达;表示 n. 快车
[记] 词根记忆:ex(出)+press(挤,压)→挤出心里话→表达
[例] I didn't know how to express myself properly. 我不知道怎样恰当地表达自己的意思。
trip/ trIp / n. [C] 旅行,旅程
[记] 联想记忆: 跟团旅行(trip),小心陷阱(trap)
[例] After having a good trip, Elizabeth went to work energetically. 一段愉快的旅行之后,伊丽莎白精力充沛地投入了工作。
write/ raIt / v.(wrote, written, writing) 写
[考] 1. write out 写出 2. write to 给…写信 3. write down 写下,记下
inform/ Inˋfɔːm / v. 通知,告诉
[记] 联想记忆:in(进入)+form(形成)→形成文字→以文字形式通知→通知,告诉
[例] The police informed him that his car had been stolen. 警察通知他说他的车被盗了。
[考] inform sb. of sth. 通知某人某事: I informed my boss of the change of the schedule. 我通知了老板计划有所变动。
[参] information(n. 信息)
academic/ ˌækəˋdemIk / adj. 学术的;(高等)院校的 n. 大学教师;学者
[例] The international meeting paid much attention to academic freedom. 该国际会议十分注重学术自由。
trouble/ ˋtrʌbl / n. 问题;疾病;麻烦 vt. 使苦恼;使忧虑;使麻烦
[用] 1. have trouble(in) doing... 在…上有困难 2. take trouble to do... 费心或费力去做… 3. trouble表示抽象意义上的“烦恼”时是不可数名词;指“烦心事,令人烦恼的事”时是可数名词。
[例] heart trouble 心脏病 // I wanted to tell my friend about my trouble. 我打算把烦恼告诉我的朋友。
[考] 1. get into trouble 招致不幸,陷入困境 2.(be) in trouble 处于困难中 3. have trouble with... 和…有纠纷;有…病痛: He has trouble with his memory. 他记忆力不好。
[参] troubled(adj. 麻烦的;杂乱无章的);troublemaker(n. 惹麻烦的人,捣乱者);troublesome(adj. 令人烦恼的;讨厌的)
meanwhile/ ˋmiːnwaIl / adv. 同时
[记] 联想记忆:mean(意味)+while(当…的时候)→意味着当…的时候会发生…→同时
[例] Your teacher will be back soon. Meanwhile, get on with your work. 你们的老师不久就要回来了。现在赶紧做你们的作业。
go/ gəʊ / v.(went, gone, going) 去,走;进行;进展 link. v. 变得,变成
[例] On Monday, I go shopping. 星期一我去购物。// Some diseases can make you go blind. 某些病会导致失明。
[考] 1. go over 复习;查看,查阅 2. go through 通过;经历;全面检查 3. go along with 陪伴;赞同 4. go about 着手做;四处走动 5. go on(doing) ... 继续做… 6. go off 离开;爆炸 7. go into 进入;从事某一行业 8. go in for 喜欢 9. go after 追逐,追求 10. go around 来回走动 11. go by 走过;顺便拜访
order/ ˋɔːdə / n. 顺序;命令 vt. 命令;点菜;订货
[用] 1. in order to do.../in order that... 目的是…,为了…: I got up early in order to catch the first bus. 我起得很早,就为了能赶上头班车。2. order sb. to do sth. 命令某人做某事: The doctor ordered me to stay in bed. 医生命令我卧床休息。3. order+从句 常用虚拟语气,即should do的形式,should可以省略: The manager ordered that we(should) deliver the parcel at once. 经理命令我们马上递送包裹。
[考] 1. out of order 不整齐;出故障 2. in order 整齐;状态良好 3. put/keep...in order 使/保持…整齐 4. postal order 邮政汇票
[参] orderly(adj. 整齐的,井然的 adv. 按顺序地,依次地)
辨:in order to, so as to
in order to和so as to都可用来表示目的,用法相同,只不过in order to语气强,可以放在句中或句首,而so as to语气弱,不能放在句首。
homeland/ ˋhəʊmlænd / n. 祖国
[例] They were forced to leave their homeland. 他们被迫离开了祖国。
used/ juːzd / adj. 用过的;旧的,二手的
[用] used car 二手汽车
connect/ kəˋnekt / vt. 连接,把…联系起来
[记] 词根记忆:con+nect(连接)→连接
[例] A USB port is a place where you can connect other machines to a computer. 你可以通过USB接口将其他设备与电脑连接起来。
[考] connect A to/with B 把A和B联系、连接起来
[参] connection(n. 联系;关系);connector(n. 连接器);disconnect(vt. 使分离);reconnect(vt. 重新连接)
by/ baI / prep. 靠近;到…时;被;由;以…的标准
[例] a rocking⁃chair by the window 窗边的摇椅 // We have learned more than 2,000 words by now. 到现在我们已经学了2000多个单词了。// The children were rescued by firemen. 孩子们被消防队员救了出来。// I would like to pay by cheque. 我想用支票付账。
[考] 1. by oneself 独自,独力: No one helped me. I did it all by myself. 没有人帮我,我自己做的。 2. by the way 顺便 3. by and by 不久以后 4. by the end of 到…结束时 5. by means of 通过,依靠 6. by way of 经由 7. by accident 偶然 8. by chance 偶然,意外地
experience/ IkˋspIəriəns / vt. 经历,体验 n. 经验;经历
[记] 词根记忆:ex(出)+peri(尝试)+ence→尝试的感受→经历
[例] They are willing to experience different cultures. 他们愿意体验不同的文化。
[参] inexperience(n. 缺乏经验);experienced(adj. 经验丰富的)
personally/ ˋpɜːsənəli / adv. 就自己而言
[例] I disliked our physics teacher personally, but I admired his teaching method. 就我个人而言,我不喜欢我们的物理老师,但我钦佩他的教学方法。
somebody/ ˋsʌmbədi / pron. 某人;重要人物
[例] It seems that somebody is calling your name. 好像有人在叫你的名字。
suggest/ səˋdʒest / vt. 建议;提出;暗示
[用] 1. suggest+n./doing 建议;使想起: Could you suggest some low⁃priced hotels? 你能介绍几家便宜些的旅馆吗?2. suggest+宾语从句,表示建议时从句使用虚拟语气,即谓语用(should)+do: I suggest they(should) repeat the experiments and see for themselves. 我建议他们重复实验亲自看看。 注意:suggest作“提出,暗示”讲时不用(should) +动词原形,而使用直陈语气,如: The opponents of the examination system suggest that examinations are an evil force. 考试制度的反对者认为考试是一种罪恶的力量。
work/ wɜːk / n. 工作;著作 v. 工作;运作;奏效
[考] 1. work out 计算出;(事情) 进展顺利或结果令人满意 2. work on 继续工作;影响 3. work for... 为…工作
[参] worker(n. 工人)
plan/ plæn / n./v.(planned, planned, planning) 计划,打算
[用] 1. plan to do... 计划做…: He is planning to go to graduate school. 他打算念研究生。2. plan on doing sth.打算或计划做某事,如: We plan on staying in Italy for a week. 我们打算在意大利待上一个礼拜。 3. plan作名词可以与for搭配,如:have a plan for doing sth.有一个做某事的计划 // make a plan for doing sth. 为做某事制订计划
[参] planning(n. 计划,规划);planner(n. 计划者)
speech/ spiːtʃ / n. 演讲
[例] Martin Luther King's speech “I have a dream” is still famous. 马丁·路德·金的演讲 《我有一个梦想》仍然享有盛名。
undertake/ ˌʌndəˋteIk / vt.(undertook, undertaken, undertaking) 承担;保证
[例] undertake a post 担任一个职位
[参] undertaking(n. 任务;事业;企业)
recommend/ ˌrekəˋmend / v. 推荐
[记] 词根记忆:re(一再)+commend(推荐)→一再推荐→推荐
[例] Who recommended you to our company? 是谁把你推荐到我们公司的?
[参] recommendation(n. 推荐)
attractive/ əˋtræktIv / adj. 迷人的,有吸引力的
[例] The young man fell in love with an attractive girl in his neighborhood. 这个年轻人爱上了他的邻居,一个迷人的女孩。
weight/ weIt / n. 重量
[例] They use new materials to reduce the weight of the car. 他们采用新的材料来减轻汽车的重量。
[考] 1. lose weight 减肥 2. put on weight 长胖;增肥
believe/ bIˋliːv / vt. 相信;认为
[用] 1. I believe so/not. 我认为(不)是这样。如: —Do you think it's going to rain over the weekend? —I believe not. —你认为周末会下雨吗?—我认为不会。 2. believe+sb./sth.+to do(be) ...认为…: I believed him to be right. 我认为他是正确的。 注意: 这种句型的被动表达比较常用,即... be believed to do(be) ... 被认为…: He was believed to be right. 他被认为是正确的。// Two prisoners are believed to have escaped. 两个犯人被认定逃跑了。
[考] 1. believe in 信仰,崇尚;相信 2. believe it or not 信不信由你
[参] belief(n. 信条,信念)
辨:believe, believe in
believe和believe in都有“相信”的意思,但在程度上有所不同。 believe in意为“信仰;相信”: We must believe in ourselves. 我们必须对自己有信心。当宾语是“人”时,二者在意思上区别很大: I believe him. 我相信他(所说的话)。I believe in him. 我信任他(为人可靠)。
fight/ faIt / n./v.(fought, fought, fighting) 打仗,打架;争论
[考] 1. fight against 与…战斗,对抗… 2. fight with 和…作战 3. fight for 为…而战
pass/ pɑːs / v. 传递;经过
[例] Time passes quickly. 时间过得很快。// Pass me the salt, please. 请把盐递给我。
[考] 1. pass on 传递 2. pass by 经过 3. pass away 去世: Her mother passed away last year. 她母亲去年去世了。
build/ bIld / v.(built, built, building) 建造 n. 构造
[考] 1. build up 建设,增进,树立: Bill was doing a lot of physical exercise to build up his strength. 比尔为增强体力做了大量运动。2. build on/upon... 建立在…的基础上
behind/ bIˋhaInd / prep.(表示位置)在…后面 adv. 在后面;向后
[用] behind除了可以表示方位上“在…之后”,也可以表示时间上“迟于”,比如: I was late ten minutes behind time. 我迟到了10分钟。
[例] There is a middle school behind the hill in our town. 我们小镇的山后有一所中学。
manner/ ˋmænə / n. 方式;举止;[pl.] 礼貌,规矩
[记] 联想记忆:man(男人) +ner→做男人就应该举止得体,有礼貌→礼貌
[例] He has his own manner of acting. 他有自己的表演风格。// table manners 饭桌礼仪,用餐的规矩
[参] mannerly(adj./adv. 有礼貌的/地)
quite/ kwaIt / adv. 完全,十分
[例] We wanted to get home before dark, but it didn't quite turn out as planned. 我们想在天黑前到家,但是没能按计划做到。
[考] 1. quite a few 很多的,大量的 2. quite a number of 相当多的
instruction/ Inˋstrʌkʃn / n. 说明,须知;教导
[例] Please read the instructions on the bottle carefully before taking the medicine. 服药前,请仔细阅读瓶子上的说明。
behaviour/ bIˋheIvjə /(美behavior) n. [U] 行为,举止
[例] The little boy's behaviour gave us a good impression. 那个小男孩的行为举止给我们留下了好印象。
apologize/ əˋpɒlədʒaIz / vi. 道歉,谢罪
[记] 词根记忆:apo(远)+log(说话)+ize(动词后缀)→觉得过意不去,远远地说话→道歉
[考] apologize to sb. for(doing) sth. 因(做了)某事向某人道歉: Martin apologized to us for hurting our feelings. 马丁因伤害了我们的感情而道歉。
excellent/ ˋeksələnt / adj. 极好的,优秀的
[例] excellent English 极好的英文 // excellent students 优秀学生
[参] excellently(adv. 优秀地,极好地)
kind/ kaInd / n.[C] 种;类 adj. 善良的,亲切的,和蔼的,仁慈的
[例] Nowadays, some kinds of work cannot be done without computers. 如今,某些种类的工作离开计算机就做不了了。
[考] a kind of 一种,一类;all kinds of 各种各样的
[参] kindly(adv. 友好地 adj. 和善的,关怀的)
辨:kind, kindly, gracious
kind一般指发自内心的仁慈或天性仁慈;kindly则侧重举止和态度和蔼;gracious经常用来表示对地位低或年纪轻的人态度和蔼有礼貌。
claw/ klɔː / n. 爪
[例] The eagle held a mouse in its claws. 老鹰用爪子抓着一只老鼠。
gesture/ ˋdʒestʃə / n. 姿势;手势
[例] Do you know the meaning of the gesture? 你知道这个手势代表什么意思吗?
单元自测题
1. If you really have to leave during the meeting, you'd better leave ______ the back door.(2008全国2卷)
A. for
B. by
C. across
D. out
2. I'm amazed to hear from my school teacher again. ______,it is ten years since we met last.(2009安徽)
A. In a word
B. What's more
C. That's to say
D. Believe it or not
3. It is reported that many a new house ______ at present in the disaster area.(2010陕西)
A. are being built
B. were being built
C. was being built
D. is being built
4. — Guess what, we've got our visas for a short⁃term visit to the UK this summer.
— How nice! You ______ a different culture then.(2010福建)
A. will be experiencing
B. have experienced
C. have been experiencing
D. will have experienced
5. He did not regret saying what he did but felt that he ______ it differently.(2009江苏)
A. could express
B. would express
C. could have expressed
D. must have expressed
6. Joseph ______ to evening classes since last month, but he still can't say “What's your name?” in Russian.(2010辽宁)
A. has been going
B. went
C. goes
D. has gone
7. — How do you ______ we go to Beijing for our holidays?
— I think we'd better fly there. It's much more comfortable.(2004福建)
A. insist
B. want
C. suppose
D. suggest
8. The incomes of skilled workers went up. ______,unskilled workers saw their earnings fall.(2009浙江)
A. Moreover
B. Therefore
C. Meanwhile
D. Otherwise
9. John, a friend of mine, who got married only last week, spent $3,000 more than he ______ for the wedding.(2006全国2卷)
A. will plan
B. has planned
C. would plan
D. had planned
10. I hear ______ boys in your school like playing football in their spare time, though others prefer basketball.(2006辽宁)
A. quite a lot
B. quite a few
C. quite a bit
D. quite a little
11. He ______ to me for the mistake he had made.
A. excused
B. apologized
C. pardoned
D. regretted
12. To know more about the British Museum, you can use the Internet or go to the library, or ______.(2008天津)
A. neither
B. some
C. all
D. both
13. — Have you read a book called Waiting for Anya?
— Who ______ it?(2008全国2卷)
A. writes
B. has written
C. wrote
D. had written
14. In my opinion, life in the twenty⁃first century is much easier than ______.(2007安徽)
A. that used to be
B. it is used to
C. it was used to
D. it used to be
15. We ______ on this project for four hours. Let's have a rest.(2010天津)
A. are working
B. have been working
C. worked
D. had worked
答案:BDDAC ADCDB BDCDB