姚琴
1. accompany [??k?mp?ni] vt.
? 陪伴
I must accompany you to look at the star. 我要陪你一起看星星。
? 伴奏
accompany sb. at / on sth. (尤指用鋼琴)為……伴奏
The singer was accompanied on the piano by her sister. 女歌手由她姐姐鋼琴伴奏。
【考題鏈接】 Lightning usually ___thunder.
Key: accompanies
2. alarm [??lɑ:m] n.
? [C] 警報;警報器
The doorkeeper gave the alarm as soon as he saw the smoke. 守門人一看見冒煙就發(fā)出警報。
ring / sound the alarm 發(fā)出警報
Neighbors rang the alarm when they smelled smoke. 鄰居聞到煙味便發(fā)出了警報。
? [U] 驚慌;驚恐
a sense of alarm 恐慌感
I felt a growing sense of alarm when he did not return that night. 那天夜里他沒有回家,我的恐慌感油然而升。
? vt. 使驚恐;使害怕;使警覺
The captain knew there was an engine fault but didn’t want to alarm the passengers. 機長知道發(fā)動機出了故障,不過他不想驚動乘客。
派生詞 (1) alarmed adj. 驚恐的;憂慮的
She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone. 她一想到獨自旅行的情景就害怕。
(2) alarming adj. 令人驚慌的;令人憂慮的
The rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate. 雨林正以驚人的速度消失。
【考題鏈接】 They were ___ by a sudden air attack.
Key: alarmed
3. bound [ba?nd]
? adj. (bind 的過去式和過去分詞)被
束縛的
be bound to 被……束縛、綁住
She was bound to a chair. 她被捆在一把椅子上。
? 有義務(wù)的;受到約束的
I felt bound to tell you. 我覺得必須告訴你。
? 一定的;必定的
It’s bound to rain soon. 過會肯定下雨。
? [C] 跳;跳躍
in leaps and bounds 飛速地;突飛猛進
Jill’s making excellent progress; she’s coming along in leaps and bounds. 吉爾進步飛快,她正飛速趕上。
? vi. 跳;跳躍
The dog bounded away. 那條狗跳開了。
【考題鏈接】 The new discovery is ___ to be of great service to mankind.
Key: bound
4. declare [dI?kle?(r)] vt.
? 宣布;公布;宣告
The government has declared a state of emergency. 政府已宣布進入緊急狀態(tài)。
? 表明;宣稱
Few people dared to declare their opposition to the government. 很少有人敢宣稱他們反對這個政府。
易混辨析: declare, announce與state
declare宣布,注意指口頭的,尤指官方的聲明;announce公開宣布,通知,不一定正式;state陳述,聲明,書面或演講中正式表達。
【考題鏈接】 The government ___ a permanent ceasefire ten days ago.
Key: declared
5. desire [dI?zaI?(r)]
? [C, U] 渴望;欲望;渴求
desire for sth. ……的欲望 / 愿望
They seem to have lost their desire for life. 他們似乎已喪失了對生活的熱望。
desire to do sth. 做……的欲望 / 愿望
Failure can increase my desire to succeed. 失敗能夠增強我獲得成功的欲望。
[vt, vi] desire (sb.) to do sth. 渴望 / 期望(某人)做某事
Few people desire to live in the north of the country. 很少的人想住在這個國家的北方。
desire that... 從句要用虛擬語氣,其謂語要用(should +) 動詞原形形式。
易混辨析desire, request, wish與want
desire, request, wish, want都有“要求”
“渴望”之意,它們之間的關(guān)系是desire=want very much(非常想)=wish earnestly for(急切希望)=request formally(正式要求)。
【考題鏈接】 I had a strong ___ to help and care for people.
Key: desire
6. divorce [dI?v?:s] n.
? [C, U] 離婚
You should avoid mentioning his divorce. 你應(yīng)該避免提及他離婚的事。
get a divorce from sb. 和……離婚
They have agreed to get a divorce. 他們同意離婚。
? [C] 分離;脫離
They advocated a complete divorce of government and religion. 他們主張政教完全分離。
? vt. 與……離婚;判……離婚
They’re getting divorced. 他們要離婚了。
be divorced from 與……離婚
The beautiful woman has been divorced from two husbands. 那位美貌的婦人已離過兩次婚了。
? vt. 使分離;使脫離
They believe that art should be divorced from politics. 他們認為藝術(shù)應(yīng)該與政治分開。
派生詞 divorced adj. 離婚的;離異的
Many divorced men remarry and have second families. 許多離婚的男子再婚組成了新的家庭。
【考題鏈接】 I tried to get my life back on track after my ___.
Key: divorce
7. favor [?feIv?] n.
? [C] 幫助;好事;恩惠
do me a favor 幫我一個忙
Can you do me a favor and pick up Sam from school today? 今天你能幫我個忙去學(xué)校接下薩姆嗎?
? [U] 贊同;支持
The suggestion to close the road has found favor with the local people. 關(guān)閉這條路的建議已得到當(dāng)?shù)厝说闹С帧?/p>
in favor of 贊同;支持
He argued in favor of a strike. 他據(jù)理力爭主張罷工。
? vt. 喜愛;偏袒
Many countries favor a presidential system of government. 很多國家偏向選擇總統(tǒng)制政府。
派生詞 favorable adj. 贊成的;同意的;給人好印象的
She made a favorable impression on his parents. 她給他的父母留下了好印象。
【考題鏈接】 I can scarcely expect to hear of any ___ change.
Key: favorable
8. junior [?d?u:nI?(r)] adj.
? 地位(或職位、級別)低下的
She is junior to me. 她職位比我低。
? 年紀較輕的;較小的
be junior to 比……年少
The president was so young that he was junior to some of his employees. 總裁的年齡如此小以至于比他的一些雇員還小。
? [C] 職位較低者;低層次工作人員
Tom is office junior. 湯姆是辦公室的低級職員。
? [C] 年少者
be ... years sb.’s junior 比某人小……歲
I am four years his junior. 我比他小四歲。
反義詞senior
? adj. 級別高的
? [C] 年長者;級別較高者
The meeting should be hosted by the most senior person present. 會議應(yīng)由在座職位最高的人主持。
【考題鏈接】 The move from elementary school to middle school or ___ high can be difficult.
Key: junior
9. obey [??beI]
? vt. 服從;順從
He had always obeyed his parents without question. 他對父母一向絕對服從。
to obey a command / an order / rules / the law 服從指揮 / 命令 / 規(guī)章 / 法律
Remember to obey traffic rules. 記住要遵守交通規(guī)則。
? vi. 服從;聽話
She obeyed, and cautiously opened the door. 她服從了,小心翼翼地打開門。
派生詞 disobey vt. & vi. 不服從;不順從
He was punished for disobeying orders. 他因違抗命令而受到懲罰。
Those who disobey will be severely punished. 違者嚴懲不貸。
【考題鏈接】 Any company doing business in any country has to ___ the law and regulations of that country.
Key: obey
10. staff [stɑ?f]
? [C](+單動或復(fù)動)(全體)工作人員;職員
on our / the staff 作為我們的職員
It’s good to have you on the staff. 你能成為我們的職員真好。
? vt. 為……配備(職員)
be staffed with / by 配備了……人員
The refugee centre is staffed by / with volunteers. 難民中心主要由志愿者組成。
【考題鏈接】 He had the complete support of hospital ___.
Key: staff
11. state [steIt] n.
? [C] 狀態(tài);狀況
state of mind 心境;思想狀態(tài)
He seems to be in a rather confused state of mind. 他似乎處于相當(dāng)混亂的思想狀態(tài)。
? [C, U] 國家;政府
Should industry be controlled by the state?工業(yè)應(yīng)該受到國家控制嗎?
member state 成員國
France is one of the member states of the ELL. 法國是歐洲聯(lián)盟成員國之一。
? [美國等的]州
The United States is composed of fifty states, two of which are separated from the others by land or water. 美國由50個州組成,其中兩個被陸地或水與其它州分開。
? vt. 陳述;說明;聲明
The witness stated that he had not seen the woman before. 該證人說他之前從未見過那個女人。
派生詞statement n. [C, U] 陳述;聲明
make a statement陳述;發(fā)表聲明
He made a statement urging the public to cooperation. 他發(fā)表聲明,要求公眾給予配合。
【考題鏈接】 The leaders will also release a final ___ that is expected to say human activity causes some climate change.
Key: statement
12. sympathy [?sImp?θi] n.
? [C, U] 同情(心)
express / feel / have sympathy for sb. 同情某人
I have no sympathy for Jane, it’s all her own fault. 我不同情簡,那都是她自己的錯。
? [C, U] 贊同;支持
in sympathy with 贊同;支持
The seamen went on strike in sympathy with the dockers. 海員們舉行罷工,以表示對碼頭工人的支持。
派生詞 sympathetic adj. 同情的;表示同情的;出于同情的
I did not feel at all sympathetic towards Kate. 我對凱特一點也不同情。
【考題鏈接】 I received a certain amount of ___ after the attack.
Key: sympathy
13. talent [?t?l?nt] n.
? [C, U] 天才;天資;天賦
His talent for music becomes the envy of the other competitors. 他在音樂方面的天分讓其對手感到羨慕。
talent (for sth. / for doing sth. ) …… /
做……的天賦
She showed considerable talent for getting what she wanted. 她很有天資,能夠心想事成。
have a talent for sth. 對……有天賦
All children have a natural talent for language learning. 兒童對于語言學(xué)習(xí)向來有天賦。
? [C, U] 有才能的人;人才;天才
There is a wealth of young talent in British theatre. 英國戲劇界年輕一代人才輩出。
派生詞talented adj. 有才能的;天才的
Howard is a talented pianist. 霍華德是個很有天分的鋼琴家。
易混辨析talent與genius
talent指后天從模仿和訓(xùn)練得來的天才、天資;genius指天生的具有創(chuàng)造性、獨特性的才能。
考題鏈接
He had seldom seen a child with so much ___.
Key: talent