word |
usage |
Rush
v.冲;奔 |
用法举例:
(1)不及物动词
He got up and rushed to the door. 他起身向门口跑去。
There is plenty of time; we needn't rush. 时间充足,我们不必匆忙。
(2)及物动词 匆忙地做;催促
I must think things over, so don't rush me. 我得仔细考虑一下,不要催我。
词性扩展:
名词 冲;跑;匆匆忙忙
She was always in a rush. 她总是匆匆忙忙的。
习惯用法:
the rush hour 上下班拥挤的时刻;(公共交通)高峰时期
You had better go to work before the rush hour. 你最好在交通拥挤时刻之前去上班。 |
Lock
v.锁;锁上 |
用法举例:
(1)及物动词
Please make sure that the door is locked before you go to bed.
睡觉前切记把门锁上。
(2)不及物动词
The door won't lock. 这扇门锁不上。
词性扩展:
名词 锁
I left the key in the lock. 我把钥匙留在锁上,忘了取下来。 |
Relative
n.亲人;亲戚 |
用法举例:
My uncle is my only near relative. 我叔叔是我唯一的近亲。
词性扩展:
形容词 比较的;相对的
They are living in relative comfort. 他们的生活比较舒适。 |
Fool
v.愚弄;欺骗 n.愚人;白痴 |
用法举例:
(1)及物动词:
Tom fooled a lot of people into believing him. 汤姆骗得很多人相信他。
(2)不及物动词 开玩笑
Don't be angry. We are just fooling. 别生气,我们只是闹着玩的。
What a fool he is! 他真是一个大傻瓜!
关联记忆:
foolish 愚蠢的;傻的
It is foolish of you to do so. 你这样做真蠢。
习惯用法:
play the fool 装傻;打诨
April Fools' Day 愚人节(四月一日) |
Costume
n.服装;全套服装 |
词语辨析:
(1)costume指戏服或化装用的衣服;
(2)clothing和clothes都可以指衣服,但注意clothing是不可数名词,clothes是可数复数名词,clothes前不加a,也不可加数字,但可以用few,a few,many等词修饰。cloth则指布、衣料,是不可数名词。 |
Empty
adj.空的;空闲的 |
用法举例:
The streets were almost empty. 街上几乎空无一人。
词性扩展:
动词 使空;腾空;变空
(1)及物动词
The dustman emptied the dustbin everyday. 清洁工每天都倒净垃圾桶。
(2)不及物动词
The water empties slowly. 这水慢慢地流出。
关联记忆:
emptiness 名词 空 |
Exhausted
adj.极其疲惫的;精疲力竭的 |
用法举例:
After his journey form abroad,John felt exhausted.
从国外旅行回来,约翰感到非常疲惫。
词语辨析:
(1)exhausted意思是:感到精疲力竭的,说明主语的状态;
(2)exhausting意为:令人精疲力竭的,说明主语的性质或特征。 |
Describe
v.描述;描绘 |
用法举例:
I described my school life to mother. 我想母亲描述了学校生活。
Words cannot describe the beauty of the scene. 言语无法形容那景色的美。
关联记忆:
description 名词 描绘;描述
He gave a full description of the accident. 他详细地叙述了那次事故的情况。 |
Announce
v.宣布;宣告 |
用法举例:
The news was announced by Radio Beijing. 这则消息是由北京广播电台发布的。
关联记忆:
announcement 名词 宣布;宣告;通知
announcer 播音员 |
Mars
n.火星 |
关联记忆:
九大行星 |
水星 Mercury
金星 Venus
地球 Earth |
火星 Mars
木星 Jupiter
土星 Saturn |
天王星 Uranus
海王星 Neptune
冥王星 Pluto |
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Convince
v.使确信;使信服 |
用法举例:
He convinced me that John was innocent. 他使我相信约翰是正确的。
词语辨析:
convince 与persuade都可以表示“使信服”
(1)convince指使人在理智上信服;
(2)persuade指通过说理使人信服并付诸行动。 |
Panic
n.恐慌;惊恐 |
用法举例:
The accident caused a panic among people. 事故使许多人惊慌失措。 |
Authority
n.权威机构;行政管理机构 |
用法举例:
the city authorities市政当局
educational authorities 教育当局
词义扩展:
权力;职权
Who gave you authority to do this? 谁给你权力这样做的? |
Reveal
v.揭示;揭露 |
用法举例:
He revealed the secret by accident. 他不小心泄漏了这个秘密。
词义扩展:
展示;显示
The rising curtain revealed a beautiful scene. 幕启时展现了一幅美景。 |
Marry
v.嫁;娶;与……结婚 |
用法举例:
(1)及物动词
He married an Englishman. 她嫁了个英国人。
She wants to marry her daughter to a rich man. 她想把女儿嫁给有钱人。
(2)不及物动词
He didn't marry until he was fifty. 他五十岁才结婚。
关联记忆:
marriage 名词 结婚;婚姻 |
Thrill
v.使非常激动;使非常紧张 |
用法举例:
(1)及物动词
He was thrilled by her conversation. 她的谈话使他很激动。
(2)不及物动词
She thrilled at the invitation. 她收到邀请时很激动。
关联记忆:
thrilling 形容词 令人激动的;令人震颤的
thrilled 形容词 激动的;震颤的
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Ending
n.结局;续尾 |
用法举例:
The ending of the story is very surprising. 这个故事的结尾出人意料。 |
experience |
用法举例:
I experienced a lot of difficulties. 我经历过许多困难。
词义扩展:
名词 经验(不可数名词);经历,阅历(可数名词)
关联记忆:
experienced (指人在工作或职业上)有经验
He is very experienced in mending cars. 他对修车很有经验。 |