劉本龍
1. ambition n.
? [C]追求的目標(biāo);夙愿
political / literary / sporting ambitions政治抱負(fù);文學(xué)夙愿;運(yùn)動(dòng)目標(biāo)
It is my lifelong ambition. 這是我終生追求的目標(biāo)。
ambition of becoming sb. / doing sth. 當(dāng)……人 / 做……事的夙愿
She never achieved her ambition of becoming a famous writer. 她一直未能實(shí)現(xiàn)當(dāng)名作家的夙愿。
achieve one?s ambition 實(shí)現(xiàn)某人的愿望
You will achieve your ambition if you work hard. 如果你努力,你的抱負(fù)是可以實(shí)現(xiàn)的。
have the ambition for sth. 渴望得到某物
I have the ambition for the promotion. 我渴望得到升遷。
? [U]野心;雄心;抱負(fù)
She is intelligent but lacks ambition. 她很聰明,但是缺乏遠(yuǎn)大志向。
【派生詞】 ambitious adj. 有野心的;有雄心的
He is a fiercely ambitious young manager. 他是一個(gè)雄心勃勃的年輕經(jīng)理。
【考題鏈接】 We seek policies that will ensure the success of a diverse and___________next generation of farms from all backgrounds.
Key: ambitious
2. suitable adj. 適合的;適宜的
Tomorrow will be quite suitable. 明天挺合適。
be suitable for 合適的;適合的
Is he suitable for the job? 他適合做這項(xiàng)工作嗎?
be suitable to do sth. 適合做某事
Tom is suitable to finish the project. 湯姆適合完成這個(gè)項(xiàng)目.
【派生詞】 ? unsuitable adj. 不適當(dāng)?shù)?不適宜的;不合適的
Amy?s shoes were unsuitable for walking any distance. 埃米的鞋子根本不適合走路。
? suitably adv. 合適地;適宜地;適當(dāng)?shù)?如其所料地
Unfortunately I?m not suitably dressed for gardening. 不幸的是,我的著裝不適合做園藝活。
? suitability n. 適合
Assess your hardware?s suitability. 評(píng)估硬件的適用性。
【考題鏈接】 This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more
for the long-stay student.
Key: suitable
3. beneficial adj. 有益的;受益的
Using computers has a beneficial effect on children?s learning. 使用計(jì)算機(jī)對(duì)孩子們的學(xué)習(xí)有益。
be beneficial to do sth. 做某事有利
It can be beneficial to share your feelings with someone you trust. 跟自己信任的人分享感受是很有益處的。
be beneficial to health 有益健康
A balanced diet is beneficial to health. 均衡的日常飲食有益于健康。
【派生詞】 benefit
? [C, U]利益;好處
The book is of great benefit to students. 讀書對(duì)于學(xué)生是非常有益的。
? vt. 有益于
The sea air will benefit you. 海邊的空氣對(duì)你有益。
? vi. 受益
We benefit from daily exercises. 我們從日常鍛煉中受益。
【考題鏈接】 While the sun?s rays can age and harm our skin, they also give us ???Vitamin D.
Key: beneficial
4. adapt
? vt. 使適應(yīng);使合適
adapt oneself to 使……適應(yīng)于
Can you adapt yourself to the new job? 你能適應(yīng)新的工作嗎?
? vt. 改編;改寫
adapt ... from 根據(jù)……改編
The film has been adapted from a play of the same title. 電影改編自一部同名戲劇。
adapt ... for 將……改編為……
Her first novel was adapted for television. 她的第一部小說被改編成了電視劇。
? vi. 適應(yīng)(to)
When they moved to the new place, the children adapted to the change very well. 當(dāng)孩子們搬到新地方的時(shí)候,他們很快適應(yīng)了變化
【派生詞】 adaptation n. 適應(yīng);改編本
? [U] 適應(yīng);適合
He made a quick adaptation to the new environment. 他很快適應(yīng)了新的環(huán)境。
? [C] 改編本;改編的作品
Do you think the film adaptation was faithful to the book? 你認(rèn)為這部改編的電影劇本忠實(shí)于原著嗎?
【易混辨析】 adapt與adopt
adopt vt. 意思是“采用”“收養(yǎng)”。
The schools must adopt new methods of teaching foreign languages. 學(xué)校應(yīng)采用新的外語(yǔ)教學(xué)法。
【考題鏈接】 Apparently, I had difficulty___________myself to life in the city, let alone finding a job to my delight.
Key: adapting
5. annoy
vt. 使……不悅;惹惱
Don?t annoy your neighbors by singing loudly at night. 夜晚不要大聲唱歌,以免打擾鄰居。
be annoyed with sb. 生某人的氣
He was annoyed with me for having said the wrong thing. 他氣我說錯(cuò)了話。
be annoyed at / about sth. 因某事而生氣
He seemed annoyed at your complaining manner. 他顯然對(duì)你這種怨天尤命的態(tài)度不滿意。
【派生詞】 annoying adj. 使人不高興的;惱人的;煩人的
The boy broke the teapot. How annoying! 這男孩把茶壺打破了,真可氣!
annoyance n.
? [U] 煩惱;煩擾
To her annoyance, the stranger did not go away. 讓她惱火的是,那個(gè)陌生人并沒有走。
? [C] 煩惱的事物
The dog next door is a constant annoyance. 隔壁的狗令人煩惱不已。
【考題鏈接】 Do you find yourself getting impatient or___________with people over unimportant things?
Key: annoyed
6. conduct
? [U] 經(jīng)營(yíng)方式;管理方法
There was growing criticism of the government?s conduct of the war. 政府對(duì)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的指揮方式受到越來越多的指責(zé)。
under the conduct of 在……的指導(dǎo)/管理下
Under the conduct of his teacher, he is not what he used to be. 在老師的指導(dǎo)下,他已經(jīng)不是過去的樣子了。
? v. 組織;安排;實(shí)施;執(zhí)行
to conduct an experiment / an inquiry / a survey進(jìn)行實(shí)驗(yàn) / 詢問 / 調(diào)查
The discussion has been conducted in a positive manner. 已經(jīng)積極進(jìn)行過討論。
? v. 指揮(軍隊(duì)、樂隊(duì)等)
He conducted many campaigns. 他指揮過多次戰(zhàn)役。
【派生詞】 adj. conductive導(dǎo)電(或熱等)的
[C] conductor指揮;售票員
[U] conduction(熱或電等能量的)傳導(dǎo)
【考題鏈接】 A study of travelers___________by the website TripAdivisor names Yangshuo as one of the top 10 destinations in the world.
Key: conducted
7. resign ?vi. & vt.
? v. 辭去;辭職
He was forced to resign as Finance Minister. 他被迫辭去財(cái)政部長(zhǎng)的職務(wù)。
resign one?s post辭職
I did not have any intimation that he was going to resign his post. 我一點(diǎn)兒都不知道他要辭職。
? v. 退出
He has resigned his membership of the golf club. 他已經(jīng)退出了高爾夫俱樂部
? v. 放棄
resign one?s right 放棄權(quán)利
He decided to resign his claim to the copyright. 他決定放棄對(duì)版權(quán)的要求。
? resign oneself to 使聽命于;順從;只好
resign可接反身代詞做賓語(yǔ),意思是“順從于;屈從于”,其后常接介詞to。
Finding no place to stay, I resigned myself to passing the night under the stars. 找不到投宿的地方,我只好露宿過夜。
【考題鏈接】 I believe that as long as I was offered a good position, I would___________at once.
Key: resign
8. congratulate
? v. 祝賀;向……致賀詞
congratulate sb. on/upon sth. 為某事像某人祝賀
We congratulate you beforehand on your success. 我們預(yù)祝你事業(yè)成功。
? congratulate oneself that... 因……而自己慶幸
I congratulate myself that I have escaped unhurt. 我因自己幸免于難而感到幸運(yùn)。
【易混辨析】 congratulate與celebrate
congratulate 指對(duì)他人祝賀為目的,希望他人幸?;蜃哌\(yùn);celebrate 通常指舉行盛大隆重的儀式慶祝或紀(jì)念有意義的日子或某件事情,多暗示節(jié)日般的歡樂場(chǎng)面。
【派生詞】 n. congratulation名詞
congratulations (on...)! 祝賀 / 恭喜……!
I offer you congratulations on the new year! 我向你祝賀新年!
【考題鏈接】 I had hoped to send Peter a gift to___________him on his marriage, but I couldn?t manage it.
Key: congratulate
9. adequate
? adj. 足夠的;適當(dāng)?shù)?恰當(dāng)?shù)?/p>
adequate在句中多做表語(yǔ),但也可做定語(yǔ)。
We had adequate food for a week?s journey. 我們有足夠的食物做一星期的旅行。
They had money adequate for the cost of the journey. 他們的錢足夠這次旅行的費(fèi)用。
? adj. 勝任的
be adequate to / for 后面只跟名詞或者賓格的人稱代詞,表示在某個(gè)方面是充足的,能勝任某項(xiàng)工作職位。
He is adequate to the job. 他能勝任這項(xiàng)工作。
? be adequate for 足夠的
This is adequate for the purpose. 這足以達(dá)到目的。
【易混辨析】 adequate, enough與sufficient
這些形容詞均含“足夠的;充足的”之意。 adequate指數(shù)量上足夠,質(zhì)量上適當(dāng)。enough最普通用詞,口語(yǔ)、書面語(yǔ)可用,較側(cè)重分量或數(shù)量的足夠,多指希望的滿足。sufficient是正式用詞,側(cè)重?cái)?shù)目或數(shù)量或程度達(dá)到某一特定要求或需要。
【考題鏈接】 If we hadn?t made___________preparations, the conference wouldn?t have been so successful.
Key: adequate
10. access
? [U] 通道通路;路徑
The only access to the farmhouse is across the fields. 去那農(nóng)舍的唯一通道是穿過田野。
? [U] (使用或取得的)機(jī)會(huì);權(quán)利;手段
Have / get access to得以接近(進(jìn)入、使用……)
Students must have access to good resources. 學(xué)生必須有機(jī)會(huì)使用好的資源。
? v. 存取(計(jì)算機(jī)文件);使用;到達(dá)
The loft can be accessed by a ladder. 通過梯子可以上閣樓。
【派生詞】 accessible adj. 易接近的;易得到手的;易懂的
The remote desert area is accessible only by helicopter. 只有乘直升機(jī)才能進(jìn)入那遙遠(yuǎn)的荒漠地區(qū)。
【考題鏈接】 Thus, the keyboard can determine people?s identities, and by extension, whether they should be given___________to the computer it?s connected to—regardless of whether someone gets the password right.
Key: access