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Shake
v. 摇动;摇;震动
用法举例:
(1)及物动词
  Shake the bottle before taking the medicine. 服药之前把瓶子摇一摇。
(2)不及物动词
  The trees were shaking in the wind. 树在风中摇曳。
词义扩展:
(1)动词:握手
  He shook my hand warmly. 他热情地跟我握手。
(2)名词:摇头
  He answered "no" with a shake of the head. 他以摇头回答“不行”。
Custom
n.风俗;习俗;习惯
用法举例:
  Social customs vary in different countries. 社会风俗各国不同。
  It was his custom to take a bath before going to bed. 他习惯在睡前洗个澡。
词语辨析:
(1)custom主要指一个社会集体中所公认的行为方式和习俗,也可指个人的习惯;
(2) habit则指个人所养成的习惯。
关联记忆:
  customs (复数)关税;海关
Bow
v.鞠躬;弯腰
用法举例:
(1)及物动词
  He bowed his head in shame. 他惭愧地低下头来。
(2)不及物动词
  They bowed to each other as they met in the streets.
  他们在街上相遇时互相鞠躬致意。
词性扩展:
  名词(1)鞠躬;弯腰 (2)弓
Kiss
v. & n.吻;亲吻
用法举例:
(1)动词
 1)及物动词
  She kissed the baby on the cheek. 她在孩子的脸颊上亲了一下。
 2)不及物动词
  They kissed and said good-bye. 他们接吻道别。
(2)名词
  She gave her husband a kiss. 她吻了她的丈夫一下。
Pick
v.拾取;挑选
用法举例:
  Please pick a good book for me. 请为我挑一本好书。
常用词组:
pick up
(1)拿起;拾起
  He picked up his bag on the floor. 他拾起了掉在地上的包。
(2)中途(搭人);中途(带货)
   I will pick you up at 11 o'clock. 我十一点开车来接你。
(3)获得;学会
  He picked up English while living in London. 住在伦敦期间,他学会了英语。
Wipe
v.擦;揩;擦去
用法举例:
(1)及物动词
  She wiped the desk with a damp cloth. 他用湿布擦抹桌子。
(2)不及物动词
  She wiped off the dust. 他抹掉了灰尘。
习惯用法:
  wipe off 擦掉
  wipe out 消灭;彻底摧毁
Stick
v.刺;戳
用法举例:
  该词在作“刺;戳”解时为及物动词
  Don't stick the needle into your finger. 别让针扎了手指。
词义扩展:
(1)动词:粘贴;张贴
1)及物动词
  They stuck the notice on the wall. 他们把通知贴在墙上。
2)不及物动词
  This stamp won't stick. 这张邮票贴不上。
(2)名词: 棍,棒,杖;手杖
  Grandpa still walks without a stick. 爷爷走路仍不拄拐杖。
Rude
adj.粗鲁的;无礼的
用法举例:
  It is rude to stare at people. 盯着人看是不礼貌的。
关联记忆:
(1)rudeness 名词 不礼貌;粗鲁
  I wondered at his rudeness. 我对他的粗鲁感到惊讶。
(2)rudely 副词 粗鲁地;不礼貌地
Point
v.指;指向
用法举例:
(1)及物动词
  It's rude to point your fingers at people. 用手指指人是很不礼貌的。
(2)不及物动词
  He pointed at the book he wanted. 他指着他要的那一本书。
词性扩展:
名词 尖,尖端;要点
  Do you have a pencil with a sharper point? 你有尖一点的铅笔吗?
  He missed the whole point of my speech. 他完全没抓住我讲话的要点。
Manner
n.礼貌;风格;习惯
用法举例:
  Bad manners may offend. 不礼貌可能触犯他人。
词义扩展:
(1)(仅用单数)态度;举止
  He has a very rude manner. 他举止粗鲁。
(2)方式;方法
Full
adj.饱的;吃胀了的

用法举例:
  I can't eat any more; I'm full up. 我不能再吃了;我已经饱了。
词义扩展:
  满的;充满的(+of)
  The room was full of people. 室内挤满了人。

Elbow
n.肘;肘部
关联记忆:
back 后背;背脊
stomach 胃;胃部
head 头;头部
neck 脖子;颈部
nose 鼻子       ear 耳朵
tooth 牙齿       eye 眼睛
arm 臂;胳膊
leg 腿;腿部
foot 脚;足
hand 手
mouth 嘴;口;口腔
throa t喉头;喉咙;咽喉
Gradually
adv.逐渐地;渐渐地
用法举例:
  We began to know each other gradually.
  我们开始渐渐地相互熟悉起来。
Occur
v.发生
用法举例:
  When did the accident occur? 那意外事故是怎么发生的?
词语辨析:
  happen, occur和take place这三个词都可以表示“发生”。但
(1)happen泛指一切客观事物或情况的发生,主语常为事件、情况等; happen与动词不定式连用时,则表示偶然发生的行为;
(2)occur表示具体事件时可与happen互换,但是语体较正式;occur在与不定式连用时,有时作“使想到”解,这时他不由happen取代;
(3)take place多指按计划发生的事,但有时也可用happen代替。
Particular
adj.特殊的;独特的
用法举例:
  This work needs particular care. 这项工作需要特别小心。
  Her particular way of smiling left a good impression on me.
  她特有的微笑给我留下了美好的印象。
词义扩展:
(过分)讲究的;挑剔的
  He is very particular about his food. 他对食物很挑剔。
习惯用法:
  in particular 特别;尤其
  She stressed that point in particular. 她特别强调了那一点.
Compliment
n.称赞;恭维
用法举例:
  It's the nicest compliment I've ever had.
  这是我听到的最好的恭维话。
Toast
v.敬酒
用法举例:
  Let's toast the bride and bridegroom.
  让我们举杯为新郎和新娘祝贺。
词义扩展:
(1)动词 烤(面包等)
  She toasted bread for breakfast. 她烤面包当早餐。
(2)名词 祝酒,干杯;吐司,烤面包片
  We gave a toast to our teachers at the dinner party. 在晚宴上,我们向老师们祝酒。
  Lally was spreading marmalade on a piece of toast. 拉莉在一片吐司上涂柠檬果酱。
Unfamiliar
adj.不熟悉的;没有经验的
用法举例:
  I saw an unfamiliar face at the door. 我在门口看到一张不熟悉的面孔。
  I am unfamiliar with the streets in this neighborhood. 我不熟悉这一地段的街道。
记忆方法:
  unfamiliar =un-(否定前缀)+familiar(形容词:熟悉的)
Crowd
v.挤满;充满
用法举例:
(1)及物动词
  Passengers crowded the platform. 月台上挤满了乘客。
(2)不及物动词
  People crowded into the cinema. 人们挤进电影院。
词性扩展:
  名词 人群
  There was a crowd of people in front of the town hall. 市政大厅前有一群人。
Seek
v.寻找;探究
用法举例:
(1)及物动词
  She was seeking shelter from the rain. 他正在寻找避雨之所。
(2)不及物动词
  He tried his best to seek for the answer. 他竭尽全力地寻求答案。
Type
v.(用打字机或计算机)打字

用法举例:
(1)及物动词:用打字机打
  Please type this letter for me. 请替我把这封信用打字机打出来。
(2)不及物动词:打字
  The young girl types well. 这小姑娘打字打得很好。
词性扩展:
  名词 类型;样式
  What type of house would you prefer to live in? 你喜爱住哪一类房子?

Mostly
adv.主要地;通常地

用法举例:
  Lizards live mostly in warm climates. 蜥蜴主要生长在气候温暖的地方。
  We are mostly out on Sundays. 星期天我们一般不在家。
关联记忆:
  most
(1)形容词 多数的;大部分的
  Most birds can fly. 多数的鸟会飞。
(2)代词 大部分,大多数(+of)
  Of course most of them don't agree with his opinion.
  当然,他们中大多数人都不同意他的意见。
(3)副词
  (用以构成形容词或副词的最高级)最;(much的最高级)最多,最大程度地

Form
v.构成;组成
用法举例:
(1)及物动词
  Clouds are formed from drops of liquid hanging in the air.
  云是由悬在空气中的水滴形成的。
(2)不及物动词
  Ice forms at 0℃. 摄氏零度时结冰。
  A plan began to form in his mind. 他脑中开始形成一个计划。
词性扩展:
  名词 形状;形式;类型;结构
Combine
v.结合;联合
用法举例:
  Some films combine education with recreation.
  有些电影把教育与娱乐结合起来。
  We are going to combine the three departments soon.
  我们很快就要合并这三个部门了。
关联记忆:
  combination 名词 结合;联合
  The combination of the 50 states forms the United States of America.
  五十个州结为一体组成了美利坚合众国。
Symbol
n.象征;标志

用法举例:
  The white bird is a symbol of freedom.
  这白色的鸟是自由的象征。

Punctuation
n.标点符号
用法举例:
  She is always very accurate in punctuation and spelling.
  她的标点和拼写总是非常精确。
关联记忆:
full stop 句号
colon 冒号
dots 英式省略号
dash 破折号
bracket 括号
hyphen 连接号
question marks 问号
quotation marks 引号
exclamation marks 叹号
Mark
n.记号;痕迹
用法举例:
  You have a dirty mark on your face. 你脸上有污痕。
  Put a mark on it and you will remember it. 在上面作个记号,你就可以记住了。
词义扩展:
(考试等的)分数
  The new teacher gave me high marks. 那位新老师给了我高分。
  He got full marks. 他得了满分。
词性扩展:
动词 常作及物动词
(1)做记号于;留痕迹于;标明
  The box of eggs was marked "With Care". 这个鸡蛋盒标上了“小心”字样。
(2)给(试卷等)打分数
  The teacher marked the examination papers. 教师给试卷打了分数。
Emotion
n.情感;感情
用法举例:
  Love, hatred, and grief are emotions. 爱,恨和悲都是情感。
Feeling
n.感觉;知觉;触觉
用法举例:
  The cold made him lose feeling in his fingers. 他的手指被冻麻了。
  Jim had an uncomfortable feeling. 吉姆有一种不舒适的感觉。
词义扩展:
  感情
  She was guided by feeling rather than thought. 她被感情而非理智所支配。
Riddle
n.谜语
用法举例:
  Can you guess the answer to this riddle? 你能猜出这个谜吗?
Experiment
v. 试验;实验
用法举例:
  Some people learn by experiment and others learn by experience.
  一些人通过实验学习,另一些人则从经验中学习。
Proper
adj. 合适的;适宜的;恰当的
用法举例:
  at a proper time 在适当的时候
  He is the proper man to do the work. 他是做这件工作的恰当人选。
词语辨析:
(1)proper 和suitable 两个词在表示“适当的”“适合的”时可以互换,都指符合某种目的或场合的要求,如:
   These clothes are proper (suitable) for cold weather.
   这些衣服适合在寒冷的天气穿。
(2) proper还可表示“正当的,恰当的,正确的”,suitable则不能表示这些意义。
Please
v. 使同意;使高兴;使愉悦
用法举例:
(1)及物动词
  What pleases you best? 你最喜欢什么?
(2)不及物动词
1)令人高兴,讨人喜欢;讨好
  She is always eager to please. 她老是极力想讨好人。
2)愿意;喜欢
  Go where you please. 你想去哪儿就去哪儿。
关联记忆:
  pleased 高兴的
  pleasure 快乐;愉快;满足
Queue
n. (排队等候的)一队人
用法举例:
  The queue at the ticket window extended all the way to the street corner.
  售票窗口的队伍一直排到街角。
词性扩展:
  动词 排队;排队等候
  We queued up for the bus. 我们排队等候公共汽车。
Normally
adv. 平常地;标准地
用法举例:
  The important thing is that she is eating normally.
  重要的是她饮食正常。
Seat
v.使就坐
用法举例:
  He seated himself in a comfortable chair. 他在一把舒适的椅子上坐下。
词义扩展:
  有……座位;容纳……人
  The hall will seat 1000 people. 这个大厅可以容纳1000人。
词语辨析:
(1)seat作动词时是及物动词,表示“就坐”,“可容纳”;
(2)sit是不及物动词,表示“坐;坐下”,如:Janet sat beside her grandfather. 珍妮坐在她爷爷身旁。