Word List 30

spoon/ spuːn / n. 勺，匙，调羹

[例] The cook is removing the onion from the oil with a spoon. 厨师正在用勺把油里的洋葱捞出来。

actual/ ˋæktʃuəl / adj. 实际的，现实的

[记] 词根记忆：act（做）+ual（…的）→做出来的→现实的

[例] in actual life 在现实生活中

check/ tʃek / v. 核对；检查；批改 n. 检查；批改

[例] Only when your identity has been checked, will you be allowed in. 只有核实身份后你才可以进入。

[考] 1. check in（at） 登记，报道 2. check out（of）（从宾馆等）结账退房3. check（up） on 检查 4. in check 受控制的

please/ pliːz / int. 请 v. 使人高兴，令人满意

[参] pleasing（adj. 令人高兴的）

without/ wIˋðaʊt / prep. 没有，不

[例] How long can you work without sleeping? 你不睡觉能连续工作多久？

abroad/ əˋbrɔːd / adv. 到国外；在国外

[记] 联想记忆：ab+road（道路）→上路→出国→到国外

[用] abroad 是一个副词，通常前面不加介词。但可以说from abroad, 表示从国外回来。

[考] be/go abroad 在/去国外： Emily usually travels abroad in summer. 埃米莉常在夏天出国旅行。

against/ əˋgenst / prep. 对着；反对

[例] The existence of this company is against the law, because it has not registered. 这家公司的存在是违法的，因为它没有注册。

major/ ˋmeIdʒə / adj. 主要的；成年的 n. 主修专业

[记] 词根记忆：maj（大）+or→较大的→主要的

[例] The waste produced by major industries is harmful to both nature and human life. 重点工业产生的废物对自然界和人类的生活都有危害。// What is your major ？ 你的专业是什么？

[参] minor（adj. 次要的 n. 辅修专业；未成年人）

glad/ glæd / adj. 高兴的，乐意的

[考] be glad to do sth.乐意或高兴做某事： I am so glad to get your call. 接到你的电话我非常高兴。

[参] gladly（adv. 高兴地；乐意地）

neighbourhood/ ˋneIbəhʊd /（美neighborhood） n. 四邻，邻近地区

[记] 词根记忆：neighbour（邻居）+hood→四邻

[例] Tim and Jane live in the same neighbourhood. 蒂姆和简住得很近。

enjoyable/ InˋdʒɔIəbl / adj. 愉快的；有趣的

[例] I find hunting is more enjoyable than fishing at the weekends. 我觉得周末打猎比钓鱼更令人愉快。

symbol/ ˋsImbl / n. 符号，象征

[记] 联想记忆： 符号（symbol） 使意思的表达更简单（simple）

[例] The lion is a symbol of courage and power. 狮子是勇气和力量的象征。

line/ laIn / n. 直线；排 v. 画线于，（使） 成行

[例] We waited in line for an hour to buy tickets. 我们为了买票排了一个小时的队。

[考] be in line 排成一行，成直线

terrible/ ˋterəbl / adj. 可怕的；糟糕的

[例] That terrible experience left a deep wound in the little girl's heart. 那次可怕的经历在小女孩的心中留下了深深的创伤。

term/ tɜːm / n. 学期；术语；条款；项

[考] in terms of 就…而论；在…方面

[例] This term, many students in our class take on part⁃time jobs in that company. 这学期，我们班上有很多同学在那家公司做兼职。

辨：term, clause

term的复数形式terms多与conditions连用，表示合同中出现的“条款、项目”，clause是指具体的条款。

devote/ dIˋvəʊt / vt. 奉献；致力；专心

[记] 联想记忆：de+vot（发誓）+e→发誓效忠祖国→奉献

[用] 1. devote oneself to 专心于： Energy engineers will devote themselves to modern technology. 能源工程师将全心投入现代技术的研发。2. be devoted to 专心于，致力于： Tom is not devoted to the job. 汤姆并没有专心工作。3. devote...to... 把…专用于…： They want me to devote all my time to my studies. 他们希望我把所有的时间都用在学习上。 注意： 与devote搭配的to是介词，后接名词或动名词。

[参] devoted（adj. 忠诚的；全心全意的）

passage/ ˋpæsIdʒ / n.（文章等的） 一节；走廊；通道

[记] 联想记忆：pass（通过、经过）+age→通道

[例] This is the only passage to cross the river. 这是过河的唯一通道。

accurate/ ˋækjərət / adj. 正确的，准确的

[记] 词根记忆：ac（表加强）+cur（关心）+ate→不断关心使之正确无误的→准确的

[例] Your statements about the cost of the house were not accurate. 你对这栋房子价格方面的说明不够准确。

[参] inaccurate（adj. 不正确的）；accuracy（n. 准确性）

辨：accurate, correct, right

accurate强调“准确的，精准的”（肯定正确但更强调其准确性）；correct强调“正确的”；right则既可以表示“恰当的”（同义词为suitable）又可以表示“正确的”（同义词为correct） 。

chart/ tʃaːt / n. 图表；航海图

[例] climatic chart 气候图

event/ Iˋvent / n. 事件，大事；竞赛

[例] characters, places and events of stories 故事的人物、地点和事件 // sports event 体育赛事

[考] event by event 逐渐地

guard/ gaːd / v. 保卫，看守 n. 防护装置；警戒

[例] They used poisonous snakes to guard the exhibition objects. 他们用毒蛇看守展品。

[参] guardian（n. 护卫，保护人）；unguarded（adj. 没有设防的）

urge/ ɜːdʒ / vt. 催促，力劝

[记] 词根记忆：urg（驱动）+e→催促，力劝

[用] urge sb. to do sth. 催促某人做某事： He urged her to go to bed early. 他催促她早点睡觉。

would/ wʊd /modal v. 将；愿；会 aux. v.（will的过去式）

[用] 1. would作为情态动词，表示请求或邀请，常用于疑问句： Would you please count your change? 点一点找给你的钱好吗？ 2. would作为情态动词还可以表示过去的习惯： She would sit for hours doing nothing in the afternoon. 她总是在午后连续坐上几个小时，什么也不干。3. 作为助动词，构成虚拟语气。与过去的事实相反时用would（not） have done... 本来会（不会） 做…： The ship would have sunk with all on board but for the efforts of the captain. 要是没有这位船长的努力，这艘船连同船上所有的人早就一块儿沉没了。与现在和未来的情况相反用would+do/be: If I had enough money, I would buy a car. 如果有足够的钱，我会买辆汽车。

aim/ eIm / n. 目的 v. 计划；瞄准；针对

[用] 1. aim（sth.） at... 瞄准，以…为目标： The archer aimed the arrow at the target. 弓箭手将箭瞄准靶子。// We aim at quality rather than quantity. 我们以质量而不是数量为目标。2. aim to do... 打算做…： Mary aimed to earn her college tuition during the summer. 玛丽打算暑假期间挣些自己的大学学费。

pause/ pɔːz / n./vi. 暂停，停止

[记] 联想记忆： 音乐播放器上的P，一个代表播放（Play），一个代表暂停（Pause）

[例] The careful spy paused at the door and looked back before he went into the room. 那个谨慎的间谍在进屋之前先停在门口向身后看了一下。

辨：pause, interrupt, hinder

pause意为“暂停，中止”，可作名词和动词，指短暂的中断或停止。interrupt则意为“打断”，强调正在进行的事受到外界干扰不得不停下来。 hinder意为“阻碍，妨碍”，强调使事情的进展速度变慢。

cancel/ ˋkænsl / vt. 取消

[例] cancel one's membership 取消某人的会员资格

play/ pleI / v. 玩；打（球） ；播放 n. 玩耍；戏剧

[考] 1. play with 玩耍，摆弄： John, you mustn't play with the knife, you may hurt yourself. 约翰，别摆弄刀子了，你会弄伤自己的。2. put on a play 上演话剧： The school usually puts on a play in the spring. 学校通常在春天上演一出话剧。3. play a part/role in 起作用；扮演角色： You played an important part in winning the game. 能赢得比赛你发挥了重要的作用。

[参] player（n. 选手；表演者）；playful（adj. 好玩的，有趣的）

bury/ ˋberi / vt.（buried, buried, burying） 埋，葬

[考] bury（oneself） in 埋头于，专心于： He buried himself in reading. 他埋头苦读。

tendency/ ˋtendənsi / n. [C] 倾向，趋势

[记] 词根记忆：tend（伸展）+ency→向…伸展→倾向，趋势

[例] It's said that the mass media now has a tendency to focus on personal privacy. 据说，现在的大众媒体倾向于关注个人隐私。

[参] tendence（n. 趋势，趋向）

hesitate/ ˋhezIteIt / v. 犹豫，踌躇

[记] 词根记忆：hes（黏附）+it+ate（做）→做事拖泥带水→犹豫，踌躇

联想记忆：he（他）+sit（坐）+ate→他坐在那，犹豫不决→犹豫

[用] hesitate to do... 做…犹犹豫豫： Don't hesitate to tell me what you want. 想要什么尽管说。

switch/ swItʃ / v./n. 更换，转换

[例] They switched seats. 他们交换了座位。

often/ ˋɒftən / adv. 经常地

[例] How often do you go to the library? 你多久去一次图书馆？

[考] more often than not 经常，多半

average/ ˋævərIdʒ / adj. 平均的；普通的 n. 平均数

[考] on average 平均： The companies spend, on average, 70 percent of the total cost of the product on packaging. 那些企业平均花费产品总成本的70%用于包装。

understand/ ˌʌndəˋstænd / v.（understood, understood, understanding） 懂得，理解

[例] Do you understand Spain? 你懂西班牙语吗？

[参] understanding（n. 谅解，理解）

weak/ wiːk / adj. 虚弱的；差的

[例] With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out. 什么烧的都没有了，火势越来越弱，最后熄灭了。

[参] weakly（adv. 虚弱地；差地）；weakness（n. 弱点）

export/ Ikˋspɔːt / vt. 输出 vi. 出口 / ˋekspɔːt / n. 出口（物）

[记] 词根记忆：ex（出）+port（运）→运出去（的东西）→出口（物）

[例] This country exports automobiles to the United States. 该国向美国出口汽车。// Wool is one of the chief export of Australia. 羊毛是澳大利亚的主要出口物之一。

candidate/ ˋkændIdət / n. 候选人

[例] The reporter asked the candidate some tough questions. 记者问了那位候选人一些棘手的问题。

devotion/ dIˋvəʊʃn / n. 奉献，奉献精神

[例] Mother's great devotion to her son left her with little free time. 母亲对儿子巨大的奉献使她没有一点空闲时间。

单元自测题

1. My father warned me ______ going to the West Coast because it was crowded with tourists.（2010天津）

A. by

B. on

C. for

D. against

2. Last year the number of students who graduated with a driving license reached 200，000，a（n） ______ of 40，000 per year.（2010江西）

A. average

B. number

C. amount

D. quantity

3. — We have booked a room for today and tomorrow.

— ______，sir.（2007全国2卷）

A. I'm sure

B. My pleasure

C. It's all right

D. I'll check

4. If you have a job, ______ yourself to it and finally you'll succeed.（2010四川）

A. do devote

B. don't devote

C. devoting

D. not devoting

5. Dogs are kept to ______ the houses from thieves at night.

A. guard

B. defend

C. protect

D. prevent

6. We are at your service. Don't ______ to turn to us if you have any further problems.（2009福建）

A. beg

B. hesitate

C. desire

D. seek

7. — I wonder ______ you'll water this kind of flower.

— Every other day.（2009四川）

A. how often

B. how long

C. how soon

D. how much

8. He ______ football regularly for many years when he was young.（2008天津）

A. was playing

B. played

C. has played

D. had played

9. During the war there was a serious lack of food. It was not unusual that even the wealthy families had to ______ bread for days.（2009湖北）

A. eat up

B. give away

C. do without

D. deal with

10. Don't ______ to correct me if I made a mistake.

A. pause

B. stop

C. mind

D. hesitate

11. My mother opened the drawer to ______ the knives and spoons.（2010全国2卷）

A. put away

B. put up

C. put on

D. put together

12. It has been announced that candidates ______ remain in their seats until all the papers have been collected.

A. can

B. will

C. may

D. shall

13. — Ann is in hospital.

— Oh, really? I ______ know. I ______ go and visit her.（2009江苏）

A. didn't; am going to

B. don't; would

C. don't; will

D. didn't; will

14. — Do you think you could do without help?

— ______. This is not the first time for me.（2010山东）

A. Take care

B. Hurry up

C. Not exactly

D. Don't worry

15. How much ______ she looked without her glasses!（2009全国1卷）

A. well

B. good

C. best

D. better

答案：DADAA BABCD ADDDD