Group 1
acid[
]n.[U,C]酸,酸性物a.①酸的,酸味的②(言语)尖酸的【例句】A lemon is an acid fruit.柠檬是一种酸水果。
afford[
]vt.①负担得起,经得起②提供,给予【巧记】I can’t afford a Ford.我买不起福特车。
【用法】afford作“经得起”讲时,用于“afford+n./to do...”结构,常与can,could,be able to连用。
【例句】They walked because they couldn’t afford(to take)a taxi.他们因为坐不起出租车而步行。
awake[
](awoke,awoken)vi.醒,觉醒,意识到vt.唤醒,觉醒a.[作表语]醒着的【例句】Are the children still awake?孩子们还没睡着吗?
waken[
]vi.醒来vt.唤醒【例句】We were wakened by a loud noise.我们被很响的声音吵醒了。
【辨析】表达“唤醒,觉醒”时,wake和awake较常用做不及物动词,waken常用做及物动词;waken较通俗,awake较正式,常用于比喻的意味。
bloom[
]n.[C](供观赏的)花vi.开花【巧记】归类:blood血液;bloom花
【真题】With the flowers blooming everywhere,the park looks beautiful.公园非常漂亮,鲜花到处开放。
boast[
]v.自夸,夸耀n.[C]夸耀,夸口【例句】He’s always boasting about his children’s success at school.他总是夸耀他的孩子们成绩好。
campus[
]n.[C](大学)校园【巧记】他们以校园(campus)为营地(camp),参与竞选活动(campaign)。
【搭配】on the campus在校园里
campaign[
]n.[C]运动,战役vi.参加(或发起)运动,参加竞选【搭配】campaign for/against支持/反对……的运动
【真题】Powerful pressure groups run political campaigns aimed at legalizing controlled drugs.一些强大的压力集团开展政治宣传活动,目标是使受到控制的毒品合法化。
chess[
]n.[U]棋,国际象棋【用法】表示“下棋”时,chess前不用冠词。I’m not very fond of playing chess.我不太喜欢下棋。
confine[
]vt.①限制,限定②监禁,禁闭【巧记】词根fine表示“界限、界定”;con-(加强意义)+fine(界限)=confine;de-(=down)+fine(界限)+-ite(形容词后缀)=definite(划下界限的→明确的)
【例句】I wish the speaker would confine himself to the subject.我希望演讲者不要离题。
definite[
]a.①明确的,确切的②一定的,肯定的【例句】He seemed definite about what had happened.他好像对所发生的事情很清楚。
definitely[
]ad.①明确地,确切地②一定地,肯定地【例句】She states her views very definitely.她非常明确地阐述自己的观点。
finally[
]ad.最后,终于【巧记】final a.最后的→finally ad.
【例句】I finally managed to get her attention.我终于引起了她的注意。
delight[
]n.①[U]快乐,高兴②[C]使人高兴的东西(或人)vt.使高兴,使欣喜【搭配】take delight in以……为乐
【例句】Her singing delighted everybody.她的歌声使每个人都很开心。
emperor[
]n.[C]皇帝,君主engine[
]n.[C]①发动机,引擎②机车,火车头【巧记】谐音:engine的谐音为“引擎”。engine→engineer n.工程师→engineering n.工程师行业
engineering[
]n.[U]工程,工程师行业festival[
]n.[C]①(音乐、电影等的)节,会演②节日,喜庆日【搭配】a festival atmosphere节日的气氛
flight[
]n.①[C]空中航行②[C]航班,班机③[U]飞行④[C]一段楼梯【巧记】fly v.飞行→flight n.
【例句】The bird had been shot down in flight.这只鸟是在飞翔时被打下来的。
grasp[
]vt.&n.(常sing.)①抓紧,抓牢②理解,领会【例句】You should grasp any chance to relax.你应该抓住一切机会放松自己。
Group 2
grip[
]n.(常sing.)①紧握,抓牢(=grasp)②掌握,控制v.①握紧,抓牢(=grasp)②吸引……的注意(或兴趣)【例句】Happiness is determined by the dream you grip.幸福是由你把握住的梦想决定的。
happiness[
]n.[U]①幸福,愉快②幸运【巧记】happy a.幸福的→happiness n.
【例句】Money can’t buy happiness.金钱买不来幸福。
knot[
]n.[C]①(绳等的)结②(木材上的)节疤vt.把……打成结【巧记】不要混淆knit与knot:knit v.编织→knot n.(编织成的)结
【例句】Tie the two strings together in a knot.把这两条细绳打个结连在一起。
legal[
]a.[作定语]①法律(上)的②合法的,法定的【搭配】take legal action采取法律行动
illegal[
]a.不合法的,非法的【例句】It’s illegal to drive through a red light.闯红灯是不合法的行为。
mankind[
]n.[U]人类【巧记】man(人)+kind(类别)
【搭配】the history of mankind人类历史
merry[
]a.愉快的,高兴的【巧记】结婚(marry)是件令人高兴的(merry)事。
【搭配】the merry month of May美好的五月
origin[
]n.①[U,C]起源,起因②(常pl.)出身【例句】What was the origin of man?人类起源于什么?
original[
]a.①起初的,原来的②原作的n.[C]原件,原作【例句】I prefer your original plan to this one.我认为你原来的计划比这个好。
primary[
]a.①首要的,主要的②最初的,原始的【例句】Love and hatred are primary emotions.爱和恨是最基本的情感。
primarily[
]ad.主要地【例句】This book is primarily for children.这本书主要是给儿童看的。
respond[
]vi.①回答,回应②作出反应【例句】She responded to my letter with a phone call.她收到我的信,给我回了个电话。
response[
]n.①[C]回答,答复②[C,U]反应,响应【搭配】in response to作为对……的回应:The law was finally passed in response to public pressure.在公众压力下,这项法律最终被通过。
responsible[
]a.①需负责任的②负责可靠的【例句】All pilots are responsible for their passengers’safety.飞机驾驶员均应对乘客的安全负责。
responsibility[
]n.①[U]负责,责任②[C]职责,义务【例句】It’s my responsibility to lock the doors.我负责锁门。
correspond[
]vi.①符合,相一致②类似于,相当于【巧记】cor-(=with)+respond;respond with与……回应,呼应
【例句】Her exam results do not correspond with her ability.她的考试成绩和她的能力并不相符。
corresponding[
]a.相应的,符合的【例句】Sales are up 10%compared with the corresponding period last year.和去年同期相比,销售量上升了10%。
sightseeing[
]n.[U]观光,游览【巧记】sight(景象)+see(看);看景
【例句】I spent most of my time in sightseeing.我大部分时间都用在观光游览上了。
lightning[
]n.[U]闪电【巧记】注意本词拼写,不要写成lightening!
【搭配】a flash of lightning一道闪电
sunlight[
]n.[U]日光,阳光【巧记】sun(太阳)+light(光)
sunrise[
]n.[U,C]①日出,拂晓②朝霞【巧记】sun(太阳)+rise(上升)
【例句】A farmer’s day begins at sunrise.农民日出而作。
wrap[
]vt.包,裹n.[C]披肩,围巾【搭配】wrap up①掩饰,伪装②使全神贯注③围好围巾,包起来
【例句】He spent the evening wrapping up the Christmas presents.他花了一晚上时间包装圣诞礼物。
yield[
]vi.屈服,服从vt.①产生(效益等),提供②缴出,放弃n.[C,U]产量,收益【例句】The government has not yielded to public opinion.政府并未向公众舆论让步。
Exercise
1.As soon as the children were___,their mother got them out of bed and into the bathroom.
A.woke
B.waken
C.wake
D.awake
2.We were very disappointed at the___to our advertisement,and our products didn’t sell well.
A.replies
B.responses
C.answers
D.words
3.In those days,our___concern was to provide people who were stopped by the snow storm with food.
A.normal
B.constant
C.permanent
D.primary
4.The students couldn’t___what the teacher was trying to explain.
A.master
B.seize
C.grasp
D.snatch
答案:
1.D。孩子们一醒来,妈妈就把他们从床上弄起来,带到了浴室。awake醒着的,作表语。
2.B。我们对广告的反响很失望,我们的产品卖得不好。response反应;reply回答;answer回答;words言语。
3.D。那些天,我们首要关心的是给被大雪阻路的人提供食物。primary首要的;normal正常的;constant始终如一的;permanent永恒的。
4.C。学生们不能理解老师所解释的内容。grasp理解,掌握;master精通;seize抓住(机会);snatch匆忙间设法得到。