improper a.
It's improper to laugh and joke in serious situation.
猜一猜 A. 可笑的B. 不適當(dāng)?shù)腃. 放松的D. 緊繃的
翻譯 在嚴(yán)肅的場(chǎng)合大笑或開玩笑是不合適的。
大頭巧計(jì) im(not) + proper(合適的) → 不合適的
詞義擴(kuò)展 a. 不正確的Sometimes, improper use of words can cause big trouble. 有時(shí),錯(cuò)誤的言辭會(huì)引起很大的麻煩。
jam n.
I was trapped by the traffic jam on the way to the hospital.
猜一猜 A. 事故B. 阻塞C. 突變D. 警察
翻譯 我在去醫(yī)院的路上被交通阻塞困住了。
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. 果醬 The bread tastes better with tomato jam on it. 面包涂上番茄醬更好吃。
v. (使)阻塞,(使)軋住不動(dòng)The crowds jammed the streets, and no car could pass. 街上擠滿了人,汽車無(wú)法通行。
let v.
We should not let him do that at his own will any more.
猜一猜 A. 通知B. 聽任C. 解答D. 演示
翻譯 我們?cè)僖膊荒茏屗S心所欲行事了。
近義詞 allow 允許,許可,準(zhǔn)許;permit 允許,許可,容許
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. ① 設(shè),假設(shè)Let you be on the spot of the accident. 假設(shè)你就在事故現(xiàn)場(chǎng)。② 出租,租給 If you really want to let my house, I can make certain concession on the price. 如果你確實(shí)想租我的房子,我在價(jià)格上可以適當(dāng)做些讓步。
詞組 let alone ① 不干涉Let me lone. I need to think it over. 不要管我,讓我一個(gè)人仔細(xì)想想。② 更不用說(shuō)The baby can't walk yet, let alone run. 這個(gè)嬰兒連走都不會(huì),更不用說(shuō)跑了。
let down① 放下The trousers are so short that my mum let them down. 褲子太短了,媽媽把它放長(zhǎng)了些。② 使失望He turned his back on me when I was in trouble, which turned me down. 我有困難的時(shí)候他理都不理,這確實(shí)令我失望。
let go 放開,松手Let go of my hand! You are hurting me1. 放開我的手,你弄疼我了。
let in 讓…進(jìn)入,放…進(jìn)來(lái)The broken window let the wind in. 風(fēng)從這扇破窗進(jìn)來(lái)了。
let loose 放開,放松,釋放Sometimes you should let him loose; it does no good of too much pressure. 有時(shí)你應(yīng)讓他放松一下,太多壓力沒(méi)好處。
let off ① 放(炮,煙火),開(槍)We let off fireworks to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the foundation of our department. 我們放煙花來(lái)慶祝建院15 周年。 ② 寬恕,從寬處理The policeman let the driver off by warning of his speed only. 警察只是警告他車速太快,沒(méi)有處罰他。③ 免除The teacher let off punishment in view of his good behavior. 鑒于他的良好表現(xiàn),老師免除了對(duì)他的處罰。
let out ① 放掉,放出,發(fā)出She let out a scream at the sight of a big mouse. 看到一只大老鼠,她發(fā)出了尖叫聲。 ② 放大(衣服)I have grown higher and my coat has to be let out. 我長(zhǎng)高了,必須把上衣放大一些。③ 放松(繩子)Let out the rope tying the dog. 把拴狗的那條繩子放松點(diǎn)。
nerve n.
She has severe pain in the nerves.
猜一猜 A. 風(fēng)俗B. 神經(jīng)C. 考試D. 氣泡
翻譯 她神經(jīng)劇烈疼痛。
詞義擴(kuò)展 n.勇氣,膽量He has an iron nerve. 他膽氣豪壯。
nervous a.
Most people have sound nervous system.
猜一猜 A. 奉告B. 傷痕累累的C. 神經(jīng)的D. 夜空的
翻譯 多數(shù)人都有健康的神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)。
大頭巧計(jì) nerve(神經(jīng)) + ous(形容詞詞尾,表示"…的") → 神經(jīng)的
詞義擴(kuò)展 a. 神經(jīng)過(guò)敏的,緊張不安的Whenever I met the president, I felt nervous. 每次我見到校長(zhǎng),我就感到緊張。
net n.
Fishermen use nets to catch fish.
猜一猜 A. 稈子B. 槍炮C. 網(wǎng)D. 平臺(tái)
翻譯 漁民用網(wǎng)捕魚。
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 用網(wǎng)捕,使落網(wǎng)Old fishermen used to net on the rivers. 老漁民曾經(jīng)在這些河上布網(wǎng)。
a. 凈的,純凈的He made a net profit of $6000. 他凈得純利6000美元。
network n.
Standing on the hill, we can clearly see the network of railway down.
猜一猜 A. 束縛的B. 審批C. 回顧D. 網(wǎng)狀物
翻譯 站在山頂上,我們可以將整個(gè)鐵路網(wǎng)看得一清二楚。
大頭巧計(jì) net + work網(wǎng) + 工作,工藝品 → 網(wǎng)狀物
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. 廣播站,電視網(wǎng),網(wǎng)絡(luò)The establishing of the world communication has made the world small. 世界通訊網(wǎng)的建立使得世界變小了。
nod v.
She nodded when I asked if she would come.
猜一猜 A. 同樣B. 體驗(yàn)C. 點(diǎn)頭D. 搖頭
翻譯 當(dāng)我問(wèn)她來(lái)不來(lái)時(shí),她點(diǎn)了點(diǎn)頭。
大頭巧計(jì) "鬧得"沒(méi)有辦法了,只得"點(diǎn)頭答應(yīng)"
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. ① 點(diǎn)頭招呼He gave me a nod as we passed each other in the street. 我們?cè)诮稚厦鎸?duì)面走過(guò)時(shí),他向我點(diǎn)了點(diǎn)頭。② 打盹,瞌睡The old lady sat by the fireplace, making nods. 老太太正坐在壁爐邊打瞌睡。
nurse n.
There is a lack of nurses during the war.
猜一猜 A. 演員B. 護(hù)士C. 病人D. 上級(jí)
翻譯 戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)時(shí)期急缺護(hù)士。
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 護(hù)理,看護(hù)Forest Gump was nursed by his mother until he was well. 媽媽護(hù)理著阿甘,直到他康復(fù)為止。
nursery n.
The child was sent to a nursery when his parents were at work.
猜一猜 A. 學(xué)校B. 工廠C. 托兒所D. 煙囪
翻譯 當(dāng)父母工作時(shí),孩子被送進(jìn)了托兒所。
pack v.
The hikers have packed his bags.
猜一猜 A. 控訴B. 打包C. 曝露D. 懷疑
翻譯 徒步旅行者已經(jīng)打好了包。
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 塞滿,擠滿The meeting hall was packed the crowds. 會(huì)議廳里擠滿了人。
n. (一)包,(一)捆Boy, would you go and buy a pack of cigarette for me? 小孩,你愿意去幫我買包煙嗎?
package n.
He carried a large package of books under his arm.
猜一猜 A. 包B. 筐C. 套D. 件
翻譯 他腋下夾著一大包書。
packet n.
He donated a packet of books to children who lived in poverty.
猜一猜 A. 小捆B. 小筐C. 小套D. 小件
翻譯 他捐了一小捆書給那些貧困的孩子們。
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. 盒He is a heavy smoker and always buys packets of cigarettes each time. 他抽煙很兇,每次都會(huì)買很多盒煙。
pictorial n.
Children are fond of reading pictorials.
猜一猜 A. 動(dòng)畫片B. 少兒節(jié)目C. 電影D. 畫報(bào)
翻譯 孩子們都喜歡看畫報(bào)。
分析 pict 相當(dāng)于"draw picture", ial是名詞后綴,合起來(lái)就是"有圖畫的畫報(bào)"的意思。
picture/ n.
My picture of horse won a prize.
猜一猜 A. 圖畫B. 名片C. 書本D. 藝術(shù)
翻譯 我畫馬的圖片獲了獎(jiǎng)。
大頭巧計(jì) pic + ture
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. ① 影片Have you seen his new picture? 你看過(guò)他新拍的電影嗎? ② 美景The park is a picture when the flowers in bloom.
v. 畫,描述,想象She pictured to herself what it might be like to live in village 她想象生活在鄉(xiāng)村中的情景。
同義詞 depict,describe
practical a.
The advice sounds good, but there are still many practical difficulties.
猜一猜 A. 實(shí)踐B. 目的C. 意義D. 功能
翻譯 這個(gè)建議聽起來(lái)不錯(cuò),但在實(shí)踐上還有很多困難。
praise v.
We praise our society which bring new life to us.
猜一猜 A. 喜歡B. 歌頌C. 表?yè)P(yáng)D. 感激
翻譯 我們歌頌給我們帶來(lái)新生活的社會(huì)。
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 表?yè)P(yáng),稱贊The publisher had praised his novel pretty highly. 出版商高度贊揚(yáng)了他的小說(shuō)。
n. ① 表?yè)P(yáng),稱贊Praise makes a good man better, and a bad man worse. 表?yè)P(yáng)使好人更好,壞人更壞。② 贊美的話He won praises for his modesty. 他由于謙虛而贏得了贊美的話。
prefer v.
He found such books too heavy going and preferred a detective story.
猜一猜 A. 討厭B. 更喜歡C. 選擇D. 購(gòu)買
翻譯 他發(fā)現(xiàn)這樣的書太沉悶了,他更喜歡讀偵探小說(shuō)。
preferable a.
A dark suit is preferable to a light one for evening wear.
猜一猜 A. 更可取的B. 糟糕的C. 更漂亮的D. 偏見的
翻譯 深色的衣服比淺色的衣服更適合作為晚裝。
大頭巧計(jì) prefer(更喜歡) + able(形容詞尾) → 更喜歡的對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)就是更可取的
preference n.
My preference is for beef rather than lamb.
猜一猜 A. 優(yōu)惠B. 損害C. 偏愛D. 成見
翻譯 我偏愛牛肉而不是羊肉。
大頭巧計(jì) prefer(更喜歡) + ence(構(gòu)成名詞) → 偏愛
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. ① 優(yōu)惠I gave my preference to him but he didn't value it. 我給了他優(yōu)惠,但是他不珍惜。② 優(yōu)先選擇Tea or coffee, which is your preference? 茶和咖啡,你優(yōu)先選擇哪一個(gè)?
owe v.
She owes me 10 yuan which she borrowed from me last week.
猜一猜 A. 支付B. 欠C. 賠償D. 出讓
翻譯 她欠我十塊錢,是她上個(gè)星期向我借的。
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 得感謝,應(yīng)歸功于All my success owes to you, my friends. 我所有的成功都要?dú)w功于你們,我的朋友。
owing a.
I have paid what was owing.
猜一猜 A. 欠的B. 多的C. 放的D. 嚷的
翻譯 該還的我已經(jīng)還了。
詞義擴(kuò)展 a. (與to連用) 由于The grass needs to be watered often owing to the heat weather in summer. 由于夏天的天氣炎熱,草坪得時(shí)常灑水。
lecture n.
The professor gave us a lecture on the development of chips.
猜一猜 A. 朗誦B. 講課C. 笑話D. 故事
翻 教授給我們做了講座,內(nèi)容是關(guān)于集成電路的發(fā)展的。
大頭巧計(jì) lect + ure → to read + 名詞詞尾 → 老師上課說(shuō)的東西 → 講課
同義詞 lesson 課,功課; subject 學(xué)科,科目
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 演講,講課Our former teacher is lecturing advanced English this term. 以前教我們的老師這學(xué)期教高級(jí)英語(yǔ)。
line n.
These lines were wringed together, and I can't untie it.
猜一猜 A. 線B. 衣服C. 圍巾D. 頭發(fā)
翻譯 這些線纏在一起,我解不開。
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. ① 路線,航線The train was delayed because of the ice on the line. 火車路線上由于結(jié)了冰,所以火車推遲了。② 排,行There are several lines of trees in an orchard. 果園里有幾排樹。③ 線路,電線Our firm has twenty lines. 我們公司有20條電話線。④ 界線,邊線The line of the two countries is too vague. 這兩個(gè)國(guó)家的界線太模糊了。
linen n.
The linen handkerchief is birthday present given by my parents.
猜一猜 A. 亞麻布B. 手絹C. 衣服D. 帽子
翻譯 這塊亞麻布手絹是我父母親給我的生日禮物。
liner n.
I was late for my liner, so I have to take the next one.
猜一猜 A. 線B. 班機(jī)C. 頭發(fā)D 亞麻
翻譯 我錯(cuò)過(guò)了班機(jī),我只好坐下一班機(jī)。
limit n.
No smoking is permitted within a fifty mile limit.
猜一猜 A. 范圍B. 過(guò)程C. 條件D. 地方
翻譯 在50英里的范圍內(nèi)不準(zhǔn)吸煙。
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 限制,限定Development of things cannot be limited. 事物的發(fā)展不能被限制。
limitation n.
She knew her limitations, so she gave up.
猜一猜 A. 范圍B. 時(shí)間C. 局限D(zhuǎn). 缺點(diǎn)
翻譯 她知道自己能力有限,所以放棄了。
分析 limit(限制) + ation(名詞詞尾) → 限制,局限性
近義詞 restriction限制,局限
limited a.
Only a limited number of people is qualified.
猜一猜 A. 有限的B. 僅有的C. 很小的D. 缺乏的
翻譯 只有很少幾個(gè)人夠資格。
分析 limit (限制) + ed (動(dòng)詞過(guò)去式形式) → 有限的,被限制的
mend v.
He asked his mother to mend the hole in the pocket.
猜一猜 A. 縫補(bǔ)B. 改進(jìn)C. 更正D. 修改
翻譯 他要求他母親把他口袋上的洞縫一下。
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 改進(jìn),改正Things will mend in time. 情況會(huì)有所改進(jìn)的。
merchandise n.
The store has the best merchandise in town.
猜一猜 A. 商品B. 衣服C. 食物D. 價(jià)格
翻譯 這個(gè)商店里有小鎮(zhèn)上好的商品。
merchant n.
We buy coal from a coal merchant.
猜一猜 A. 商品B. 商人C. 商店D. 廠家
翻譯 我們從一個(gè)煤商那兒買煤。
most a.
Which of you has made the most mistakes?
猜一猜 A. 美麗的B. 勤勞的C. 多的D. 飛行的
翻譯 你們當(dāng)中誰(shuí)犯的錯(cuò)誤多。
詞義擴(kuò)展 a. 多數(shù)的,大部分的Most children fear darkness. 大多數(shù)孩子都害怕黑夜。
ad. ,多,很,十分,極She is the most beautiful girl in my town. 她是我們鎮(zhèn)上漂亮的女孩。
n. 大多數(shù),大部分You are not to blame since you have done your most. 這不能怪你,你已經(jīng)盡力了。
詞組 at most /at the most 多,至多,不超過(guò)There were only 50 people on the ground at the most. 廣場(chǎng)上多只有50人。
make the most of 充分利用She is not very pretty, but she makes the most of her looks. 她并不十分漂亮,但卻很會(huì)打扮。
mostly ad.
The beverage is mostly sugar and water.
猜一猜 A. 十分B. 幾乎全部C. 熱敷D. 到處
翻譯 這種飲料幾乎全是糖和水。
大頭巧計(jì) most (多的,多數(shù)的,大部分的) + ly (副詞詞尾) → 幾乎全部地
詞義擴(kuò)展 ad. 主要地,大部分,基本上I am mostly out of school at weekends. 我周末通常都不在學(xué)校。
merit n.
You may not like him, but he has his merit.
猜一猜 A. 特點(diǎn)B. 缺點(diǎn)C. 優(yōu)點(diǎn)D. 事業(yè)
翻譯 你可能不喜歡他,但是他有他的優(yōu)點(diǎn)。
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 值得,應(yīng)得Your suggestion merits serious consideration. 你的建議值得好好考慮一下。
drum n.
詞義 鼓;圓桶
大頭例句 In China, people may play the gong and the drum during the traditional festivals. 在中國(guó),人們?cè)诜昴赀^(guò)節(jié)時(shí)會(huì)敲鑼打鼓。
desperate a.
The mother was desperate because her children died one after another in the plague.
猜一猜 A. 絕望的B. 麻木的C. 悲哀的D. 壓抑的
翻譯 這個(gè)母親幾乎絕望,因?yàn)樗暮⒆釉谖烈咧薪舆B地死去了。
分析 de + spar + ate off + spirit + 形容詞詞尾 → 失去精神力量的,絕望的
詞義擴(kuò)展 a. 不顧一切的,拼死的The drug seller became desperate in their attempt to escape. 那個(gè)毒販子試圖拼命逃亡。
courtesy n.
They didn't even have the courtesy to say thank you.
猜一猜 A. 禮節(jié)B. 謙恭有禮C. 風(fēng)度D. 舉止
翻譯 他們居然連謝謝都不說(shuō)一聲,真是沒(méi)禮貌。
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. 有禮貌的舉止His courtesy and fine taste won her heart. 他的禮貌舉止和高雅品位贏得了她的芳心。
詞組 by courtesy of 由…的好意;蒙…允許We went through the difficulty by courtesy of your kindness. 多虧了你的好心,我們才度過(guò)了難關(guān)。
credit v.
He never credited whatever others said.
猜一猜 A. 崇拜B. 欣賞C. 信任,信用D. 放棄
翻譯 他從不相信別人說(shuō)的話。
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. ① 信任,信用The government lost credit after the suppression. 政府在鎮(zhèn)壓起義之后失去了人民的信任。 ② 信用貸款,賒欠You're unwise to use the high enters credit. 你使用高利息的信用貸款是不明智的。③ 名譽(yù),名望The wonderful performance of him gives credits to he's teacher. 他的精彩演出提升了他老師的名望。④ 光榮,功勞He succeeded to the diligence's credit. 他的成功歸功于勤奮。⑤ 學(xué)分There are 10 credits left to be gained. 還有10個(gè)學(xué)分要修。
colleague n.
He is extremely green when he saw his colleague's promotion.
猜一猜 A. 朋友B. 妻子C. 同事D. 兄長(zhǎng)
翻譯 他看到同事升遷,特別嫉妒。
分析 col + league together + union, group → 共同聯(lián)盟,共同類別,就是同事、同僚。
近義詞 coworker, collaborator, partner
consume v.
Gambling soon consumed all his fortune.
猜一猜 A. 損失B. 耗費(fèi)C. 贏得D. 增加
翻譯 賭博很快耗盡了他的一切財(cái)產(chǎn)。
分析 com + sum wholly + to take → 全部拿走,即消費(fèi)掉
consumption n.
We cannot afford our car's fuel consumption.
猜一猜 A. 價(jià)格B. 數(shù)量C. 消耗(量)D. 容量
翻譯 我們負(fù)不起汽車的汽油消耗量。
分析 consum(e) + tion(名詞詞尾) → 消耗,消費(fèi)
draft n.
Luckily she loses only the draft of her speech, or she will be deprived of the right to participate that competition.
猜一猜 A. 片斷B. 草稿C. 部分D. 封面
翻譯 幸虧她丟的只是草稿,否則她將不能參加比賽。
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 起草,草擬He is still drafting the second chapter. 他還在草擬第二章。
fiction n.
If what you have said is not fiction, you need to list some facts to prove it.
猜一猜 A. 現(xiàn)象B. 結(jié)論C. 虛構(gòu),編造D.夸張
翻譯 假如你所說(shuō)的不是虛構(gòu)的,那你得舉出事實(shí)來(lái)證明這一點(diǎn)。
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. 小說(shuō)He is a writer of fiction. 他是一個(gè)小說(shuō)家。
近義詞 novel 小說(shuō)
figure n.
He has a well developed figure because of the constant exercise.
猜一猜 A. 人物B. 心態(tài)C. 胸懷D. 體形
翻譯 他因?yàn)榻?jīng)常鍛煉,體態(tài)健壯。
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. ① 數(shù)字reach five figures 達(dá)到五位數(shù)② 圖形a geometrical figure 幾何圖形③ 人物Churchill is the greatest figure of his era. 丘吉爾是他那個(gè)時(shí)代的偉大人物。
v. 算出,估計(jì),推測(cè)I couldn't figure out who he was. 我想不出他是誰(shuí)。
perspective a.
They draw the picture with perspective.
猜一猜 A. 素描B. 水彩C. 粉晶D. 透視法
翻譯 他們是用透視法畫的這幅畫。
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. ① 前景,前途You will have a bright prospective. 你一定會(huì)有一個(gè)光明的前途。② 方面,視角They see things in their right prospective. 他們正確地了解了事物的根源。
persuade v.
I have persuaded my father to give up smoking.
猜一猜 A. 忘卻B. 研討C. 說(shuō)服D. 設(shè)法
翻譯 我已經(jīng)說(shuō)服我爸爸戒煙了。
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 使相信He persuaded me of its truth. 她使我相信那是真的。
persuasion n.
The explanation of the plan has strengthened the persuasion.
猜一猜 A. 惡果B. 說(shuō)服力C. 同意D. 任務(wù)
翻譯 對(duì)計(jì)劃的解釋增強(qiáng)了說(shuō)服力。
fragment n.
Several fragments of his childhood flashed in his mind.
猜一猜 A. 回憶B. 小部分,片段C. 裂痕D. 鏡頭
翻譯 他童年的一些片段在腦海中閃過(guò)。
course n.
I didn't take the course yesterday morning because I got up too late.
猜一猜 A. 訓(xùn)練B. *C. 課程D. 加班
翻譯 我昨天上午沒(méi)上課,因?yàn)槲移鸫餐砹恕?BR> 詞義擴(kuò)展 n. ① 過(guò)程,進(jìn)程How about the course of the on going project? 工程進(jìn)行得怎樣了?② 路程,路線Consult your map to find the course to the park. 查找一下地圖,找到去公園的路線。③ 一道菜The last course is crab. 后一道菜是螃蟹。
詞組 in the course of 在…過(guò)程中In the course of operation,the patient's heart was no longer beating. 手術(shù)過(guò)程中,病人的心臟停止了跳動(dòng)。
of course 當(dāng)然Of course he couldn't come since he is on vacation. 他正在度假,當(dāng)然不可能來(lái)。
concentrate v.
He concentrated on studying, unaware of what happened outside.
猜一猜 A. 忙碌B. 厭倦C. 集中D. 走神
翻譯 他集中精力學(xué)習(xí),全然不知外面發(fā)生了什么事。
分析 con + centr + ate together + center + ate 動(dòng)詞詞尾 → 集中
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 濃縮The solution has been concentrated. 溶液被濃縮了。
n. 濃縮物The so called orange concentrate is diluted with water. 所謂的濃縮橙汁,實(shí)際上兌了水。
concept n.
The teacher asked us to recite the definition of all the concepts.
猜一猜 A. 課文B. 生詞C. 數(shù)據(jù)D. 概念
翻譯 老師要我們記住所有概念的定義。
分析 con + cept together + to take → 概念能把一切包含進(jìn)去
conception n.
I have no conception of what you are saying.
猜一猜 A. 觀念,概念B. 偏見C. 愛好D. 興趣
翻譯 我不知道你在說(shuō)些什么。
分析 concept + ion(名詞詞尾) → 概念,觀念
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. 設(shè)想,構(gòu)想Your conception for the future of our company is marvelous. 你對(duì)我們公司未來(lái)的設(shè)想太精彩了。
compose v.
12 people compose the jury.
猜一猜 A. 代替B. 代表C. 戰(zhàn)勝D. 構(gòu)成
翻譯 由12人組成陪審團(tuán)。
分析 com + pose together + to place/ to put → 排在一起,就是構(gòu)成的意思
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 創(chuàng)作(樂(lè)曲、詩(shī)歌等)Beethoven spent his whole life in composing music. 貝多芬一生都在創(chuàng)作音樂(lè)。
composition n.
His composition is high praised by his teacher.
猜一猜 A. 作文,論文B. 設(shè)計(jì)C. 表現(xiàn)D. 成果
翻譯 他的作文得到老師的高度贊揚(yáng)。
分析 compos(e) + tion(名詞詞尾) → 結(jié)構(gòu),構(gòu)造物,編造物 → 作文,論文,作曲
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. ① 寫作 作曲 This symphonic composition is very moving and exciting. 這首交響樂(lè)非常激動(dòng)人心。 ② 結(jié)構(gòu),組成,成分The composition of the compound is too complicated to figure it out. 這種化合物的成分太復(fù)雜了,難以弄清楚。
moment n.
She hesitated for a moment, and then stepped forward.
猜一猜 A. 片刻B. 幾分鐘C. 幾秒鐘D. 十分鐘
翻譯 她遲疑了片刻,然后繼續(xù)向前走去。
詞組 at the moment 現(xiàn)在,此刻I knew his address, but I cannot think of it at the moment. 我知道他的地址,但是我現(xiàn)在想不起來(lái)。
for a moment 片刻,一會(huì)兒Wait for a moment,I will come back soon. 稍等片刻,我馬上就回來(lái)。
for the moment 現(xiàn)在,暫時(shí)We can leave it open for the moment. 我們可以暫時(shí)讓它開著。
in a moment 立刻,馬上I turned away, and in a moment he closed the door heavily. 我轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)身,他馬上就重重地關(guān)上了門。
the moment (that) 一…就The moment that he had said it he knew that he had made a mistake. 他一說(shuō)出口,就知道犯了個(gè)錯(cuò)誤。
momentary a.
Her feeling of fear was only momentary; it soon passed.
猜一猜 A. 長(zhǎng)久的B. 短暫的C. 瞬間的D. 模糊的
翻譯 她的恐懼感只是瞬間的,馬上就消失了。
大頭巧計(jì) moment(片刻) + ary(形容詞尾) → 片刻的, 短暫的
deprive v.
Some criminals are deprived of their political right.
猜一猜 A. 放棄B. 沒(méi)收C. 剝奪D. 后悔
翻譯 有些罪犯被剝奪了政治權(quán)利。
分析 de + prive off + private(私有) → 取消私有 → 奪去,使喪失
近義詞 dispossess 剝奪
choose v.
Finally, Washington was chosen as the first president of America.
猜一猜 A. 擁護(hù)B.任命C. 授權(quán)D. 選擇
翻譯 后,華盛頓被選為美國(guó)的第一任總統(tǒng)。
近義詞 elect 選舉,選擇,推選;pick 挑選;select 選擇,挑選
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 甘愿She chose to stay in a poor village as an elementary teacher. 她甘愿留在一個(gè)貧困的鄉(xiāng)村當(dāng)一名小學(xué)教師。
近義詞 will 意圖,意愿
compensate v.
Her loyalty to her company compensates for her lack of competence.
猜一猜 A. 增加B. 補(bǔ)償C. 突出D. 掩飾
翻譯 她對(duì)公司的忠誠(chéng)彌補(bǔ)了她能力的不足。
分析 com + pens + ate together + weigh/ hang + 動(dòng)詞詞尾 → 懸掛,重量相等
compensation n.
He was injured in an accident and received a compensation of $ 2000 from the insurance company.
猜一猜 A. 禮物B. 援助C. 賠償D. 罰款
翻譯 他在事故中受傷,得到了保險(xiǎn)公司2000美元的賠償。
分析 compensat(e) + ion(名詞詞尾) → 賠償,補(bǔ)償
displace v.
He was displaced to personnel office where he can make greater contribution.
猜一猜 A. 詆毀B. 改造C. 轉(zhuǎn)移D. 再生
翻譯 他被調(diào)到人力資源部,在那兒他能更好地發(fā)揮自己的能力。
分析 dis (離開) + place (位置) → 移置,換位
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 取代,置換He has displaced Marry as our monitor and we all are unsatisfied with the result. 他代替瑪麗成為我們的班長(zhǎng),對(duì)此我們都不滿意。
近義詞 replace 取代,替換
displacement n.
The displacement of the vase makes my mother angry.
猜一猜 A. 破碎B. 假冒C. 丟失D. 移置
翻譯 我移了一下花瓶,對(duì)此,媽媽很生氣。
分析 displace (轉(zhuǎn)移) + ment (名詞詞尾) → 移置
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. ① 取代His displacement of the former president does not depend on his real ability but on the background of his family. 他能取代原總裁不在于他的真實(shí)實(shí)力,而在于他的家庭背景。② 位移The concept "displacement"in physics is different from "distance" 在物理學(xué)上,位移與距離是兩個(gè)不同的概念。③ 排水量a ship with a displacement of 10 000 tons 排水量為10000噸的船只
emotion n.
The utterance aroused national emotion.
猜一猜 A. 愛國(guó)B. 抵抗C. 悲傷D. 情緒
翻譯 言論一出,群情激憤。
近義詞 feeling感覺(jué),情緒;sentiment感情,情緒
大頭例句 She was captured by grief emotion.她悲傷得不能自已。
employ n./v.
The farmer employed several hands during the harvest time.
猜一猜 A. 雇用B. 解雇C. 忙碌D. 豐收
翻譯 在收獲時(shí)節(jié),農(nóng)場(chǎng)主雇了幾個(gè)幫手。
大頭巧計(jì) 前綴em(使在里面),ploy意為"卷,包",使卷在(工作)里面,即為雇用。
近義詞 hire雇請(qǐng),出租大頭例句 The manager has newly employed a secretary. 經(jīng)理新聘請(qǐng)了一位秘書。
employee n.
詞義 雇工,雇員
大頭巧計(jì) employ (雇用),后綴ee意為"被…的人",所以employee即為被雇用的人,即"雇工,雇員".
employer n.
詞義 雇主
employment n.
The proletariats broke down the captivity of employment.
猜一猜 A. 剝削B. 革命C. 雇傭D. 奴隸
翻譯 無(wú)產(chǎn)階級(jí)打破了雇傭關(guān)系的束縛。
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. 使用;工作,職業(yè)The government made every effort to raise the employment rate. 政府千方百計(jì)提高就業(yè)率。
lean v.
After a severe storm,the wall leans so much that it might fall over.
猜一猜 A. 傾斜B. 坍塌C.摧毀D. 爆炸
翻譯 經(jīng)歷了一場(chǎng)暴風(fēng)雨之后,那堵墻傾斜得很厲害, 也許會(huì)倒塌的。
近義詞 bend 向下彎,彎腰,彎身
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 倚靠,依賴I know you are tired, please lean on my arm. 我知道你累了,請(qǐng)靠在我的臂上。
a. 瘦的, 無(wú)脂肪的He is so lean that it seems he will fall down at the blowing of wind. 他太瘦了,似乎風(fēng)一吹他就會(huì)倒。
misunderstand v.
He misunderstood what I said, so he got very furious.
猜一猜 A. 理解B. 誤解C. 懂得D. 混淆
翻譯 他誤解了我說(shuō)的話,所以他很生氣。
大頭巧計(jì) mis (錯(cuò)) + understand (理解) → 誤解
pave v.
The revolutionary paved the way for the long range development of the capitalism in this country.
猜一猜 A. 抓, 撓B. 支付C. 拍打D. 鋪(路)
翻譯 這場(chǎng)革命為資本主義在這個(gè)國(guó)家的長(zhǎng)期發(fā)展鋪平了道路。
pavement n.
Stop walking in the middle of the street, it's dangerous, please take the pavement!
猜一猜 A. 鋪路匠B. 人行道C. 馬路D. 斑馬線
翻譯 不要走在馬路中央, 那很危險(xiǎn), 請(qǐng)走人行道。
realistic a.
I don't enjoy reading a realistic novel.
猜一猜 A. 現(xiàn)實(shí)主義的B.浪漫主義的C. 真實(shí)的D. 現(xiàn)實(shí)的
翻譯 我不喜歡讀現(xiàn)實(shí)主義小說(shuō)。
reality n.
At first, the wide use of computer seemed impossible, but, with painstaking efforts and great expense, it became a reality.
猜一猜 A. 奇跡B. 現(xiàn)實(shí),實(shí)際C. 變化D. 成就
翻譯 從前,電腦的廣泛使用似乎是不可能的,但經(jīng)過(guò)不懈的努力和巨大投資,這已成為現(xiàn)實(shí)。
分析 real (真實(shí)的) + ity (名詞詞尾) → 現(xiàn)實(shí),實(shí)際
近義詞 truth 事實(shí),真理
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. 真實(shí)She believes in the reality of monsters. 她相信魔鬼是真的。
realization/realisation n.
We must work hard for the realization of socialist modernization.
猜一猜 A. 發(fā)展B. 進(jìn)步C. 完成D. 實(shí)現(xiàn)
翻譯 我們必須為實(shí)現(xiàn)社會(huì)主義現(xiàn)代化而努力奮斗。
分析 realiz (實(shí)現(xiàn)) + ation (名詞詞尾) → n.實(shí)現(xiàn)
realize/realise v.
We should realize that there is no particular virtue in doing things the way they have always been done.
猜一猜 A. 實(shí)現(xiàn)B. 知道C. 記住D.認(rèn)識(shí)到,體會(huì)到
翻譯 我們應(yīng)該認(rèn)識(shí)到?jīng)]有必要總是循規(guī)蹈矩地做事情。
近義詞 understand 懂得,了解
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 實(shí)現(xiàn)Her wish was realized at last. 她的夢(mèng)想終于實(shí)現(xiàn)了。
really ad.
I really came to see you for the reason of gratitude.
猜一猜 A. 確實(shí),實(shí)在,真正地B. 毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)C. 果然D. 實(shí)質(zhì)上
翻譯 我真的是為了表示感謝才來(lái)看你。
近義詞 truly 真實(shí)地
sand n.
Concrete is the mixture of sand and cement.
猜一猜 A. 泥土B. 水泥C. 沙子D. 黏土
翻譯 混凝土是沙子和水泥的混合物。
聯(lián)想記憶 詞根sand "沙,沙子"
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. [pl.]沙灘,沙地 Children playing on the sands looked very lovely. 在沙灘上玩耍的孩子看起來(lái)非??蓯?。
sandwich n.
The shop is famous for its chicken sandwiches.
猜一猜 A. 面包B. 三明治C. 香腸D. 包子
翻譯 這家商店以雞肉三明治而出名。
聯(lián)想記憶 Sandwich 是英國(guó)一個(gè)伯爵的名字,他嗜賭為命,常邊賭邊吃他發(fā)明的夾肉面包,于是把這種面包以他的名字命名。
satisfaction n.
He derived great satisfaction from his jobs.
猜一猜 A. 快樂(lè)B. 疲勞C. 滿足D. 怒氣
翻譯 他從他的工作中得到很大的滿足感。
聯(lián)想記憶 詞根satis (充足,滿意) + 詞根fact (做,干) + ion(名詞后綴) → "做到心滿意足"轉(zhuǎn)為"滿足"
同義詞 fulfillment, contentment
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. 樂(lè)事,愉快The satisfactions of doing what one loves are endless. 做喜歡做的事快樂(lè)無(wú)窮。
satisfactory a.
The result of his exam is satisfactory.
猜一猜 A. 糟糕的B. 差強(qiáng)人意的C. 令人滿意的D. 出人意料的
翻譯 他的考試結(jié)果令人滿意。
聯(lián)想記憶 詞根satis(充足,滿意),ory(形容詞后綴)
satisfy v.
Nothing can satisfy her.
猜一猜 A. 使…高興B. 使…驚奇C. 滿足D 使…生氣
翻譯 什么也滿足不了她。
聯(lián)想記憶 詞根satis (充足,滿意),fy (動(dòng)詞后綴)
同義詞 gratify 使高興,使?jié)M足
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 說(shuō)服He tried to satisfy the police that he was innocent. 他試圖說(shuō)服警察相信他是清白的。
square n.
Having argued heatedly for a long time, they suddenly stopped to listen to the band playing in the square.
猜一猜 A. 劇院B. 廣場(chǎng)C. 街上D. 帳篷
翻譯 激烈爭(zhēng)執(zhí)很久之后,他們突然停下來(lái)聆聽廣場(chǎng)上樂(lè)隊(duì)的演奏。
聯(lián)想記憶 s=ex"出,向外",詞根quare"四",原義"從四邊外延" 轉(zhuǎn)為"正方形".
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. 正方形A square has four equal sides and four right angles. 正方形四邊相等,四角也相等。
a. ① 正方形的There is a square table in the middle of the square room. 正方形的房子中間有張方桌。② 平方根的The square root of four is two. 4的平方根是2.
v. ① 使成方形squared corners 方角 ② 求面積Can you square the circle whose radius is three? 你能求出半徑為3的圓的面積嗎?
subtle a.
The subtle construction of the building surprise many visitors.
猜一猜 A. 漂亮的B. 精妙的C. 銷售的D. 評(píng)價(jià)的
翻譯 這座建筑物的精妙結(jié)構(gòu)使很多游人都稱奇。
近義詞 delicate 精致的,優(yōu)雅的;nice 精密的,悅?cè)说?BR> 詞義擴(kuò)展 a. 細(xì)微的,微妙的It is difficult to tell the subtle difference between the two words. 很難找出這兩個(gè)詞的細(xì)微差別。
substance n.
The two substances are nearly the same.
猜一猜 A. 物質(zhì)B. 車C. 重量D. 評(píng)價(jià)
翻譯 這兩種物質(zhì)幾乎完全一樣。
近義詞 body 物體; matter 物質(zhì); stuff 本質(zhì),原料
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. ① 大意I just get the substance of his lecture. 我僅僅聽懂了他講座的大意。② 財(cái)產(chǎn),財(cái)物A man of substance means a man possess fortune. 有資產(chǎn)的人意思是有財(cái)產(chǎn)的人。
大頭巧計(jì) sub (under) + sta(to stand) + nce (名詞詞尾) → 站著的下面,內(nèi)在的 → 實(shí)質(zhì)。
substantial a.
The magic is not substantial.
猜一猜 A. 精彩的B. 空乏的C. 真實(shí)的D. 免費(fèi)的
翻譯 魔術(shù)并不是真實(shí)的。
詞義擴(kuò)展 a. ① 堅(jiān)固的,結(jié)實(shí)的The bed he bought is a substantial one. 他買的床很結(jié)實(shí)。② 富裕的We strive for creating a substantial country. 我們努力致力于創(chuàng)建一個(gè)富裕的國(guó)家。
大頭巧計(jì) substan(ce)(物質(zhì)) + tial (形容詞結(jié)尾) → 物質(zhì)是真實(shí)的
substitute n.
Our teacher is ill, so there will be a substitute.
猜一猜 A. 代替B. 老師C. 沒(méi)課D. 放假
翻譯 我們的老師病了,所以由代課老師來(lái)上課。
近義詞 alternative:選擇的;replacement:替換,取代
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. (for)代替,替換He will substitutes for the manager during his leave. 在經(jīng)理外出期間,他將頂上。
sake n.
For safetys sake,never stand directly behind a horse.
猜一猜 A. 結(jié)果B. 條件C. 緣故D. 益處
翻譯 為了安全著想,千萬(wàn)不要直接站在馬的后面。
詞組 for the sake of 為了…起見,看在…的份上For the sake of your father, I forgive you this time. 看在你父親的分上,我這次原諒你。
coach
He has to travel by coach since the last train has just left.
猜一猜 A. 步行B. 渡船C. 長(zhǎng)途公汽D. 飛機(jī)
翻譯 他不得不乘汽車旅行,因?yàn)楹笠话嗷疖噭倓傞_走。
大頭巧計(jì) coach 是一種交通工具,有牽引、指向作用,即可聯(lián)想"教練、指引"的詞義。
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. 輔導(dǎo)員,教練,私人教師 She is a voice coach while her husband is a football coach. 她是一名聲樂(lè)教師,而她的丈夫是個(gè)足球教練。
v. 教練,輔導(dǎo),指導(dǎo)That guy thought he was qualified to coach us but no one believed him. 那個(gè)家伙以為他有資格指導(dǎo)我們,可沒(méi)人相信他。
It's improper to laugh and joke in serious situation.
猜一猜 A. 可笑的B. 不適當(dāng)?shù)腃. 放松的D. 緊繃的
翻譯 在嚴(yán)肅的場(chǎng)合大笑或開玩笑是不合適的。
大頭巧計(jì) im(not) + proper(合適的) → 不合適的
詞義擴(kuò)展 a. 不正確的Sometimes, improper use of words can cause big trouble. 有時(shí),錯(cuò)誤的言辭會(huì)引起很大的麻煩。
jam n.
I was trapped by the traffic jam on the way to the hospital.
猜一猜 A. 事故B. 阻塞C. 突變D. 警察
翻譯 我在去醫(yī)院的路上被交通阻塞困住了。
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. 果醬 The bread tastes better with tomato jam on it. 面包涂上番茄醬更好吃。
v. (使)阻塞,(使)軋住不動(dòng)The crowds jammed the streets, and no car could pass. 街上擠滿了人,汽車無(wú)法通行。
let v.
We should not let him do that at his own will any more.
猜一猜 A. 通知B. 聽任C. 解答D. 演示
翻譯 我們?cè)僖膊荒茏屗S心所欲行事了。
近義詞 allow 允許,許可,準(zhǔn)許;permit 允許,許可,容許
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. ① 設(shè),假設(shè)Let you be on the spot of the accident. 假設(shè)你就在事故現(xiàn)場(chǎng)。② 出租,租給 If you really want to let my house, I can make certain concession on the price. 如果你確實(shí)想租我的房子,我在價(jià)格上可以適當(dāng)做些讓步。
詞組 let alone ① 不干涉Let me lone. I need to think it over. 不要管我,讓我一個(gè)人仔細(xì)想想。② 更不用說(shuō)The baby can't walk yet, let alone run. 這個(gè)嬰兒連走都不會(huì),更不用說(shuō)跑了。
let down① 放下The trousers are so short that my mum let them down. 褲子太短了,媽媽把它放長(zhǎng)了些。② 使失望He turned his back on me when I was in trouble, which turned me down. 我有困難的時(shí)候他理都不理,這確實(shí)令我失望。
let go 放開,松手Let go of my hand! You are hurting me1. 放開我的手,你弄疼我了。
let in 讓…進(jìn)入,放…進(jìn)來(lái)The broken window let the wind in. 風(fēng)從這扇破窗進(jìn)來(lái)了。
let loose 放開,放松,釋放Sometimes you should let him loose; it does no good of too much pressure. 有時(shí)你應(yīng)讓他放松一下,太多壓力沒(méi)好處。
let off ① 放(炮,煙火),開(槍)We let off fireworks to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the foundation of our department. 我們放煙花來(lái)慶祝建院15 周年。 ② 寬恕,從寬處理The policeman let the driver off by warning of his speed only. 警察只是警告他車速太快,沒(méi)有處罰他。③ 免除The teacher let off punishment in view of his good behavior. 鑒于他的良好表現(xiàn),老師免除了對(duì)他的處罰。
let out ① 放掉,放出,發(fā)出She let out a scream at the sight of a big mouse. 看到一只大老鼠,她發(fā)出了尖叫聲。 ② 放大(衣服)I have grown higher and my coat has to be let out. 我長(zhǎng)高了,必須把上衣放大一些。③ 放松(繩子)Let out the rope tying the dog. 把拴狗的那條繩子放松點(diǎn)。
nerve n.
She has severe pain in the nerves.
猜一猜 A. 風(fēng)俗B. 神經(jīng)C. 考試D. 氣泡
翻譯 她神經(jīng)劇烈疼痛。
詞義擴(kuò)展 n.勇氣,膽量He has an iron nerve. 他膽氣豪壯。
nervous a.
Most people have sound nervous system.
猜一猜 A. 奉告B. 傷痕累累的C. 神經(jīng)的D. 夜空的
翻譯 多數(shù)人都有健康的神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)。
大頭巧計(jì) nerve(神經(jīng)) + ous(形容詞詞尾,表示"…的") → 神經(jīng)的
詞義擴(kuò)展 a. 神經(jīng)過(guò)敏的,緊張不安的Whenever I met the president, I felt nervous. 每次我見到校長(zhǎng),我就感到緊張。
net n.
Fishermen use nets to catch fish.
猜一猜 A. 稈子B. 槍炮C. 網(wǎng)D. 平臺(tái)
翻譯 漁民用網(wǎng)捕魚。
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 用網(wǎng)捕,使落網(wǎng)Old fishermen used to net on the rivers. 老漁民曾經(jīng)在這些河上布網(wǎng)。
a. 凈的,純凈的He made a net profit of $6000. 他凈得純利6000美元。
network n.
Standing on the hill, we can clearly see the network of railway down.
猜一猜 A. 束縛的B. 審批C. 回顧D. 網(wǎng)狀物
翻譯 站在山頂上,我們可以將整個(gè)鐵路網(wǎng)看得一清二楚。
大頭巧計(jì) net + work網(wǎng) + 工作,工藝品 → 網(wǎng)狀物
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. 廣播站,電視網(wǎng),網(wǎng)絡(luò)The establishing of the world communication has made the world small. 世界通訊網(wǎng)的建立使得世界變小了。
nod v.
She nodded when I asked if she would come.
猜一猜 A. 同樣B. 體驗(yàn)C. 點(diǎn)頭D. 搖頭
翻譯 當(dāng)我問(wèn)她來(lái)不來(lái)時(shí),她點(diǎn)了點(diǎn)頭。
大頭巧計(jì) "鬧得"沒(méi)有辦法了,只得"點(diǎn)頭答應(yīng)"
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. ① 點(diǎn)頭招呼He gave me a nod as we passed each other in the street. 我們?cè)诮稚厦鎸?duì)面走過(guò)時(shí),他向我點(diǎn)了點(diǎn)頭。② 打盹,瞌睡The old lady sat by the fireplace, making nods. 老太太正坐在壁爐邊打瞌睡。
nurse n.
There is a lack of nurses during the war.
猜一猜 A. 演員B. 護(hù)士C. 病人D. 上級(jí)
翻譯 戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)時(shí)期急缺護(hù)士。
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 護(hù)理,看護(hù)Forest Gump was nursed by his mother until he was well. 媽媽護(hù)理著阿甘,直到他康復(fù)為止。
nursery n.
The child was sent to a nursery when his parents were at work.
猜一猜 A. 學(xué)校B. 工廠C. 托兒所D. 煙囪
翻譯 當(dāng)父母工作時(shí),孩子被送進(jìn)了托兒所。
pack v.
The hikers have packed his bags.
猜一猜 A. 控訴B. 打包C. 曝露D. 懷疑
翻譯 徒步旅行者已經(jīng)打好了包。
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 塞滿,擠滿The meeting hall was packed the crowds. 會(huì)議廳里擠滿了人。
n. (一)包,(一)捆Boy, would you go and buy a pack of cigarette for me? 小孩,你愿意去幫我買包煙嗎?
package n.
He carried a large package of books under his arm.
猜一猜 A. 包B. 筐C. 套D. 件
翻譯 他腋下夾著一大包書。
packet n.
He donated a packet of books to children who lived in poverty.
猜一猜 A. 小捆B. 小筐C. 小套D. 小件
翻譯 他捐了一小捆書給那些貧困的孩子們。
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. 盒He is a heavy smoker and always buys packets of cigarettes each time. 他抽煙很兇,每次都會(huì)買很多盒煙。
pictorial n.
Children are fond of reading pictorials.
猜一猜 A. 動(dòng)畫片B. 少兒節(jié)目C. 電影D. 畫報(bào)
翻譯 孩子們都喜歡看畫報(bào)。
分析 pict 相當(dāng)于"draw picture", ial是名詞后綴,合起來(lái)就是"有圖畫的畫報(bào)"的意思。
picture/ n.
My picture of horse won a prize.
猜一猜 A. 圖畫B. 名片C. 書本D. 藝術(shù)
翻譯 我畫馬的圖片獲了獎(jiǎng)。
大頭巧計(jì) pic + ture
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. ① 影片Have you seen his new picture? 你看過(guò)他新拍的電影嗎? ② 美景The park is a picture when the flowers in bloom.
v. 畫,描述,想象She pictured to herself what it might be like to live in village 她想象生活在鄉(xiāng)村中的情景。
同義詞 depict,describe
practical a.
The advice sounds good, but there are still many practical difficulties.
猜一猜 A. 實(shí)踐B. 目的C. 意義D. 功能
翻譯 這個(gè)建議聽起來(lái)不錯(cuò),但在實(shí)踐上還有很多困難。
praise v.
We praise our society which bring new life to us.
猜一猜 A. 喜歡B. 歌頌C. 表?yè)P(yáng)D. 感激
翻譯 我們歌頌給我們帶來(lái)新生活的社會(huì)。
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 表?yè)P(yáng),稱贊The publisher had praised his novel pretty highly. 出版商高度贊揚(yáng)了他的小說(shuō)。
n. ① 表?yè)P(yáng),稱贊Praise makes a good man better, and a bad man worse. 表?yè)P(yáng)使好人更好,壞人更壞。② 贊美的話He won praises for his modesty. 他由于謙虛而贏得了贊美的話。
prefer v.
He found such books too heavy going and preferred a detective story.
猜一猜 A. 討厭B. 更喜歡C. 選擇D. 購(gòu)買
翻譯 他發(fā)現(xiàn)這樣的書太沉悶了,他更喜歡讀偵探小說(shuō)。
preferable a.
A dark suit is preferable to a light one for evening wear.
猜一猜 A. 更可取的B. 糟糕的C. 更漂亮的D. 偏見的
翻譯 深色的衣服比淺色的衣服更適合作為晚裝。
大頭巧計(jì) prefer(更喜歡) + able(形容詞尾) → 更喜歡的對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)就是更可取的
preference n.
My preference is for beef rather than lamb.
猜一猜 A. 優(yōu)惠B. 損害C. 偏愛D. 成見
翻譯 我偏愛牛肉而不是羊肉。
大頭巧計(jì) prefer(更喜歡) + ence(構(gòu)成名詞) → 偏愛
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. ① 優(yōu)惠I gave my preference to him but he didn't value it. 我給了他優(yōu)惠,但是他不珍惜。② 優(yōu)先選擇Tea or coffee, which is your preference? 茶和咖啡,你優(yōu)先選擇哪一個(gè)?
owe v.
She owes me 10 yuan which she borrowed from me last week.
猜一猜 A. 支付B. 欠C. 賠償D. 出讓
翻譯 她欠我十塊錢,是她上個(gè)星期向我借的。
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 得感謝,應(yīng)歸功于All my success owes to you, my friends. 我所有的成功都要?dú)w功于你們,我的朋友。
owing a.
I have paid what was owing.
猜一猜 A. 欠的B. 多的C. 放的D. 嚷的
翻譯 該還的我已經(jīng)還了。
詞義擴(kuò)展 a. (與to連用) 由于The grass needs to be watered often owing to the heat weather in summer. 由于夏天的天氣炎熱,草坪得時(shí)常灑水。
lecture n.
The professor gave us a lecture on the development of chips.
猜一猜 A. 朗誦B. 講課C. 笑話D. 故事
翻 教授給我們做了講座,內(nèi)容是關(guān)于集成電路的發(fā)展的。
大頭巧計(jì) lect + ure → to read + 名詞詞尾 → 老師上課說(shuō)的東西 → 講課
同義詞 lesson 課,功課; subject 學(xué)科,科目
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 演講,講課Our former teacher is lecturing advanced English this term. 以前教我們的老師這學(xué)期教高級(jí)英語(yǔ)。
line n.
These lines were wringed together, and I can't untie it.
猜一猜 A. 線B. 衣服C. 圍巾D. 頭發(fā)
翻譯 這些線纏在一起,我解不開。
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. ① 路線,航線The train was delayed because of the ice on the line. 火車路線上由于結(jié)了冰,所以火車推遲了。② 排,行There are several lines of trees in an orchard. 果園里有幾排樹。③ 線路,電線Our firm has twenty lines. 我們公司有20條電話線。④ 界線,邊線The line of the two countries is too vague. 這兩個(gè)國(guó)家的界線太模糊了。
linen n.
The linen handkerchief is birthday present given by my parents.
猜一猜 A. 亞麻布B. 手絹C. 衣服D. 帽子
翻譯 這塊亞麻布手絹是我父母親給我的生日禮物。
liner n.
I was late for my liner, so I have to take the next one.
猜一猜 A. 線B. 班機(jī)C. 頭發(fā)D 亞麻
翻譯 我錯(cuò)過(guò)了班機(jī),我只好坐下一班機(jī)。
limit n.
No smoking is permitted within a fifty mile limit.
猜一猜 A. 范圍B. 過(guò)程C. 條件D. 地方
翻譯 在50英里的范圍內(nèi)不準(zhǔn)吸煙。
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 限制,限定Development of things cannot be limited. 事物的發(fā)展不能被限制。
limitation n.
She knew her limitations, so she gave up.
猜一猜 A. 范圍B. 時(shí)間C. 局限D(zhuǎn). 缺點(diǎn)
翻譯 她知道自己能力有限,所以放棄了。
分析 limit(限制) + ation(名詞詞尾) → 限制,局限性
近義詞 restriction限制,局限
limited a.
Only a limited number of people is qualified.
猜一猜 A. 有限的B. 僅有的C. 很小的D. 缺乏的
翻譯 只有很少幾個(gè)人夠資格。
分析 limit (限制) + ed (動(dòng)詞過(guò)去式形式) → 有限的,被限制的
mend v.
He asked his mother to mend the hole in the pocket.
猜一猜 A. 縫補(bǔ)B. 改進(jìn)C. 更正D. 修改
翻譯 他要求他母親把他口袋上的洞縫一下。
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 改進(jìn),改正Things will mend in time. 情況會(huì)有所改進(jìn)的。
merchandise n.
The store has the best merchandise in town.
猜一猜 A. 商品B. 衣服C. 食物D. 價(jià)格
翻譯 這個(gè)商店里有小鎮(zhèn)上好的商品。
merchant n.
We buy coal from a coal merchant.
猜一猜 A. 商品B. 商人C. 商店D. 廠家
翻譯 我們從一個(gè)煤商那兒買煤。
most a.
Which of you has made the most mistakes?
猜一猜 A. 美麗的B. 勤勞的C. 多的D. 飛行的
翻譯 你們當(dāng)中誰(shuí)犯的錯(cuò)誤多。
詞義擴(kuò)展 a. 多數(shù)的,大部分的Most children fear darkness. 大多數(shù)孩子都害怕黑夜。
ad. ,多,很,十分,極She is the most beautiful girl in my town. 她是我們鎮(zhèn)上漂亮的女孩。
n. 大多數(shù),大部分You are not to blame since you have done your most. 這不能怪你,你已經(jīng)盡力了。
詞組 at most /at the most 多,至多,不超過(guò)There were only 50 people on the ground at the most. 廣場(chǎng)上多只有50人。
make the most of 充分利用She is not very pretty, but she makes the most of her looks. 她并不十分漂亮,但卻很會(huì)打扮。
mostly ad.
The beverage is mostly sugar and water.
猜一猜 A. 十分B. 幾乎全部C. 熱敷D. 到處
翻譯 這種飲料幾乎全是糖和水。
大頭巧計(jì) most (多的,多數(shù)的,大部分的) + ly (副詞詞尾) → 幾乎全部地
詞義擴(kuò)展 ad. 主要地,大部分,基本上I am mostly out of school at weekends. 我周末通常都不在學(xué)校。
merit n.
You may not like him, but he has his merit.
猜一猜 A. 特點(diǎn)B. 缺點(diǎn)C. 優(yōu)點(diǎn)D. 事業(yè)
翻譯 你可能不喜歡他,但是他有他的優(yōu)點(diǎn)。
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 值得,應(yīng)得Your suggestion merits serious consideration. 你的建議值得好好考慮一下。
drum n.
詞義 鼓;圓桶
大頭例句 In China, people may play the gong and the drum during the traditional festivals. 在中國(guó),人們?cè)诜昴赀^(guò)節(jié)時(shí)會(huì)敲鑼打鼓。
desperate a.
The mother was desperate because her children died one after another in the plague.
猜一猜 A. 絕望的B. 麻木的C. 悲哀的D. 壓抑的
翻譯 這個(gè)母親幾乎絕望,因?yàn)樗暮⒆釉谖烈咧薪舆B地死去了。
分析 de + spar + ate off + spirit + 形容詞詞尾 → 失去精神力量的,絕望的
詞義擴(kuò)展 a. 不顧一切的,拼死的The drug seller became desperate in their attempt to escape. 那個(gè)毒販子試圖拼命逃亡。
courtesy n.
They didn't even have the courtesy to say thank you.
猜一猜 A. 禮節(jié)B. 謙恭有禮C. 風(fēng)度D. 舉止
翻譯 他們居然連謝謝都不說(shuō)一聲,真是沒(méi)禮貌。
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. 有禮貌的舉止His courtesy and fine taste won her heart. 他的禮貌舉止和高雅品位贏得了她的芳心。
詞組 by courtesy of 由…的好意;蒙…允許We went through the difficulty by courtesy of your kindness. 多虧了你的好心,我們才度過(guò)了難關(guān)。
credit v.
He never credited whatever others said.
猜一猜 A. 崇拜B. 欣賞C. 信任,信用D. 放棄
翻譯 他從不相信別人說(shuō)的話。
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. ① 信任,信用The government lost credit after the suppression. 政府在鎮(zhèn)壓起義之后失去了人民的信任。 ② 信用貸款,賒欠You're unwise to use the high enters credit. 你使用高利息的信用貸款是不明智的。③ 名譽(yù),名望The wonderful performance of him gives credits to he's teacher. 他的精彩演出提升了他老師的名望。④ 光榮,功勞He succeeded to the diligence's credit. 他的成功歸功于勤奮。⑤ 學(xué)分There are 10 credits left to be gained. 還有10個(gè)學(xué)分要修。
colleague n.
He is extremely green when he saw his colleague's promotion.
猜一猜 A. 朋友B. 妻子C. 同事D. 兄長(zhǎng)
翻譯 他看到同事升遷,特別嫉妒。
分析 col + league together + union, group → 共同聯(lián)盟,共同類別,就是同事、同僚。
近義詞 coworker, collaborator, partner
consume v.
Gambling soon consumed all his fortune.
猜一猜 A. 損失B. 耗費(fèi)C. 贏得D. 增加
翻譯 賭博很快耗盡了他的一切財(cái)產(chǎn)。
分析 com + sum wholly + to take → 全部拿走,即消費(fèi)掉
consumption n.
We cannot afford our car's fuel consumption.
猜一猜 A. 價(jià)格B. 數(shù)量C. 消耗(量)D. 容量
翻譯 我們負(fù)不起汽車的汽油消耗量。
分析 consum(e) + tion(名詞詞尾) → 消耗,消費(fèi)
draft n.
Luckily she loses only the draft of her speech, or she will be deprived of the right to participate that competition.
猜一猜 A. 片斷B. 草稿C. 部分D. 封面
翻譯 幸虧她丟的只是草稿,否則她將不能參加比賽。
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 起草,草擬He is still drafting the second chapter. 他還在草擬第二章。
fiction n.
If what you have said is not fiction, you need to list some facts to prove it.
猜一猜 A. 現(xiàn)象B. 結(jié)論C. 虛構(gòu),編造D.夸張
翻譯 假如你所說(shuō)的不是虛構(gòu)的,那你得舉出事實(shí)來(lái)證明這一點(diǎn)。
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. 小說(shuō)He is a writer of fiction. 他是一個(gè)小說(shuō)家。
近義詞 novel 小說(shuō)
figure n.
He has a well developed figure because of the constant exercise.
猜一猜 A. 人物B. 心態(tài)C. 胸懷D. 體形
翻譯 他因?yàn)榻?jīng)常鍛煉,體態(tài)健壯。
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. ① 數(shù)字reach five figures 達(dá)到五位數(shù)② 圖形a geometrical figure 幾何圖形③ 人物Churchill is the greatest figure of his era. 丘吉爾是他那個(gè)時(shí)代的偉大人物。
v. 算出,估計(jì),推測(cè)I couldn't figure out who he was. 我想不出他是誰(shuí)。
perspective a.
They draw the picture with perspective.
猜一猜 A. 素描B. 水彩C. 粉晶D. 透視法
翻譯 他們是用透視法畫的這幅畫。
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. ① 前景,前途You will have a bright prospective. 你一定會(huì)有一個(gè)光明的前途。② 方面,視角They see things in their right prospective. 他們正確地了解了事物的根源。
persuade v.
I have persuaded my father to give up smoking.
猜一猜 A. 忘卻B. 研討C. 說(shuō)服D. 設(shè)法
翻譯 我已經(jīng)說(shuō)服我爸爸戒煙了。
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 使相信He persuaded me of its truth. 她使我相信那是真的。
persuasion n.
The explanation of the plan has strengthened the persuasion.
猜一猜 A. 惡果B. 說(shuō)服力C. 同意D. 任務(wù)
翻譯 對(duì)計(jì)劃的解釋增強(qiáng)了說(shuō)服力。
fragment n.
Several fragments of his childhood flashed in his mind.
猜一猜 A. 回憶B. 小部分,片段C. 裂痕D. 鏡頭
翻譯 他童年的一些片段在腦海中閃過(guò)。
course n.
I didn't take the course yesterday morning because I got up too late.
猜一猜 A. 訓(xùn)練B. *C. 課程D. 加班
翻譯 我昨天上午沒(méi)上課,因?yàn)槲移鸫餐砹恕?BR> 詞義擴(kuò)展 n. ① 過(guò)程,進(jìn)程How about the course of the on going project? 工程進(jìn)行得怎樣了?② 路程,路線Consult your map to find the course to the park. 查找一下地圖,找到去公園的路線。③ 一道菜The last course is crab. 后一道菜是螃蟹。
詞組 in the course of 在…過(guò)程中In the course of operation,the patient's heart was no longer beating. 手術(shù)過(guò)程中,病人的心臟停止了跳動(dòng)。
of course 當(dāng)然Of course he couldn't come since he is on vacation. 他正在度假,當(dāng)然不可能來(lái)。
concentrate v.
He concentrated on studying, unaware of what happened outside.
猜一猜 A. 忙碌B. 厭倦C. 集中D. 走神
翻譯 他集中精力學(xué)習(xí),全然不知外面發(fā)生了什么事。
分析 con + centr + ate together + center + ate 動(dòng)詞詞尾 → 集中
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 濃縮The solution has been concentrated. 溶液被濃縮了。
n. 濃縮物The so called orange concentrate is diluted with water. 所謂的濃縮橙汁,實(shí)際上兌了水。
concept n.
The teacher asked us to recite the definition of all the concepts.
猜一猜 A. 課文B. 生詞C. 數(shù)據(jù)D. 概念
翻譯 老師要我們記住所有概念的定義。
分析 con + cept together + to take → 概念能把一切包含進(jìn)去
conception n.
I have no conception of what you are saying.
猜一猜 A. 觀念,概念B. 偏見C. 愛好D. 興趣
翻譯 我不知道你在說(shuō)些什么。
分析 concept + ion(名詞詞尾) → 概念,觀念
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. 設(shè)想,構(gòu)想Your conception for the future of our company is marvelous. 你對(duì)我們公司未來(lái)的設(shè)想太精彩了。
compose v.
12 people compose the jury.
猜一猜 A. 代替B. 代表C. 戰(zhàn)勝D. 構(gòu)成
翻譯 由12人組成陪審團(tuán)。
分析 com + pose together + to place/ to put → 排在一起,就是構(gòu)成的意思
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 創(chuàng)作(樂(lè)曲、詩(shī)歌等)Beethoven spent his whole life in composing music. 貝多芬一生都在創(chuàng)作音樂(lè)。
composition n.
His composition is high praised by his teacher.
猜一猜 A. 作文,論文B. 設(shè)計(jì)C. 表現(xiàn)D. 成果
翻譯 他的作文得到老師的高度贊揚(yáng)。
分析 compos(e) + tion(名詞詞尾) → 結(jié)構(gòu),構(gòu)造物,編造物 → 作文,論文,作曲
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. ① 寫作 作曲 This symphonic composition is very moving and exciting. 這首交響樂(lè)非常激動(dòng)人心。 ② 結(jié)構(gòu),組成,成分The composition of the compound is too complicated to figure it out. 這種化合物的成分太復(fù)雜了,難以弄清楚。
moment n.
She hesitated for a moment, and then stepped forward.
猜一猜 A. 片刻B. 幾分鐘C. 幾秒鐘D. 十分鐘
翻譯 她遲疑了片刻,然后繼續(xù)向前走去。
詞組 at the moment 現(xiàn)在,此刻I knew his address, but I cannot think of it at the moment. 我知道他的地址,但是我現(xiàn)在想不起來(lái)。
for a moment 片刻,一會(huì)兒Wait for a moment,I will come back soon. 稍等片刻,我馬上就回來(lái)。
for the moment 現(xiàn)在,暫時(shí)We can leave it open for the moment. 我們可以暫時(shí)讓它開著。
in a moment 立刻,馬上I turned away, and in a moment he closed the door heavily. 我轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)身,他馬上就重重地關(guān)上了門。
the moment (that) 一…就The moment that he had said it he knew that he had made a mistake. 他一說(shuō)出口,就知道犯了個(gè)錯(cuò)誤。
momentary a.
Her feeling of fear was only momentary; it soon passed.
猜一猜 A. 長(zhǎng)久的B. 短暫的C. 瞬間的D. 模糊的
翻譯 她的恐懼感只是瞬間的,馬上就消失了。
大頭巧計(jì) moment(片刻) + ary(形容詞尾) → 片刻的, 短暫的
deprive v.
Some criminals are deprived of their political right.
猜一猜 A. 放棄B. 沒(méi)收C. 剝奪D. 后悔
翻譯 有些罪犯被剝奪了政治權(quán)利。
分析 de + prive off + private(私有) → 取消私有 → 奪去,使喪失
近義詞 dispossess 剝奪
choose v.
Finally, Washington was chosen as the first president of America.
猜一猜 A. 擁護(hù)B.任命C. 授權(quán)D. 選擇
翻譯 后,華盛頓被選為美國(guó)的第一任總統(tǒng)。
近義詞 elect 選舉,選擇,推選;pick 挑選;select 選擇,挑選
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 甘愿She chose to stay in a poor village as an elementary teacher. 她甘愿留在一個(gè)貧困的鄉(xiāng)村當(dāng)一名小學(xué)教師。
近義詞 will 意圖,意愿
compensate v.
Her loyalty to her company compensates for her lack of competence.
猜一猜 A. 增加B. 補(bǔ)償C. 突出D. 掩飾
翻譯 她對(duì)公司的忠誠(chéng)彌補(bǔ)了她能力的不足。
分析 com + pens + ate together + weigh/ hang + 動(dòng)詞詞尾 → 懸掛,重量相等
compensation n.
He was injured in an accident and received a compensation of $ 2000 from the insurance company.
猜一猜 A. 禮物B. 援助C. 賠償D. 罰款
翻譯 他在事故中受傷,得到了保險(xiǎn)公司2000美元的賠償。
分析 compensat(e) + ion(名詞詞尾) → 賠償,補(bǔ)償
displace v.
He was displaced to personnel office where he can make greater contribution.
猜一猜 A. 詆毀B. 改造C. 轉(zhuǎn)移D. 再生
翻譯 他被調(diào)到人力資源部,在那兒他能更好地發(fā)揮自己的能力。
分析 dis (離開) + place (位置) → 移置,換位
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 取代,置換He has displaced Marry as our monitor and we all are unsatisfied with the result. 他代替瑪麗成為我們的班長(zhǎng),對(duì)此我們都不滿意。
近義詞 replace 取代,替換
displacement n.
The displacement of the vase makes my mother angry.
猜一猜 A. 破碎B. 假冒C. 丟失D. 移置
翻譯 我移了一下花瓶,對(duì)此,媽媽很生氣。
分析 displace (轉(zhuǎn)移) + ment (名詞詞尾) → 移置
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. ① 取代His displacement of the former president does not depend on his real ability but on the background of his family. 他能取代原總裁不在于他的真實(shí)實(shí)力,而在于他的家庭背景。② 位移The concept "displacement"in physics is different from "distance" 在物理學(xué)上,位移與距離是兩個(gè)不同的概念。③ 排水量a ship with a displacement of 10 000 tons 排水量為10000噸的船只
emotion n.
The utterance aroused national emotion.
猜一猜 A. 愛國(guó)B. 抵抗C. 悲傷D. 情緒
翻譯 言論一出,群情激憤。
近義詞 feeling感覺(jué),情緒;sentiment感情,情緒
大頭例句 She was captured by grief emotion.她悲傷得不能自已。
employ n./v.
The farmer employed several hands during the harvest time.
猜一猜 A. 雇用B. 解雇C. 忙碌D. 豐收
翻譯 在收獲時(shí)節(jié),農(nóng)場(chǎng)主雇了幾個(gè)幫手。
大頭巧計(jì) 前綴em(使在里面),ploy意為"卷,包",使卷在(工作)里面,即為雇用。
近義詞 hire雇請(qǐng),出租大頭例句 The manager has newly employed a secretary. 經(jīng)理新聘請(qǐng)了一位秘書。
employee n.
詞義 雇工,雇員
大頭巧計(jì) employ (雇用),后綴ee意為"被…的人",所以employee即為被雇用的人,即"雇工,雇員".
employer n.
詞義 雇主
employment n.
The proletariats broke down the captivity of employment.
猜一猜 A. 剝削B. 革命C. 雇傭D. 奴隸
翻譯 無(wú)產(chǎn)階級(jí)打破了雇傭關(guān)系的束縛。
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. 使用;工作,職業(yè)The government made every effort to raise the employment rate. 政府千方百計(jì)提高就業(yè)率。
lean v.
After a severe storm,the wall leans so much that it might fall over.
猜一猜 A. 傾斜B. 坍塌C.摧毀D. 爆炸
翻譯 經(jīng)歷了一場(chǎng)暴風(fēng)雨之后,那堵墻傾斜得很厲害, 也許會(huì)倒塌的。
近義詞 bend 向下彎,彎腰,彎身
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 倚靠,依賴I know you are tired, please lean on my arm. 我知道你累了,請(qǐng)靠在我的臂上。
a. 瘦的, 無(wú)脂肪的He is so lean that it seems he will fall down at the blowing of wind. 他太瘦了,似乎風(fēng)一吹他就會(huì)倒。
misunderstand v.
He misunderstood what I said, so he got very furious.
猜一猜 A. 理解B. 誤解C. 懂得D. 混淆
翻譯 他誤解了我說(shuō)的話,所以他很生氣。
大頭巧計(jì) mis (錯(cuò)) + understand (理解) → 誤解
pave v.
The revolutionary paved the way for the long range development of the capitalism in this country.
猜一猜 A. 抓, 撓B. 支付C. 拍打D. 鋪(路)
翻譯 這場(chǎng)革命為資本主義在這個(gè)國(guó)家的長(zhǎng)期發(fā)展鋪平了道路。
pavement n.
Stop walking in the middle of the street, it's dangerous, please take the pavement!
猜一猜 A. 鋪路匠B. 人行道C. 馬路D. 斑馬線
翻譯 不要走在馬路中央, 那很危險(xiǎn), 請(qǐng)走人行道。
realistic a.
I don't enjoy reading a realistic novel.
猜一猜 A. 現(xiàn)實(shí)主義的B.浪漫主義的C. 真實(shí)的D. 現(xiàn)實(shí)的
翻譯 我不喜歡讀現(xiàn)實(shí)主義小說(shuō)。
reality n.
At first, the wide use of computer seemed impossible, but, with painstaking efforts and great expense, it became a reality.
猜一猜 A. 奇跡B. 現(xiàn)實(shí),實(shí)際C. 變化D. 成就
翻譯 從前,電腦的廣泛使用似乎是不可能的,但經(jīng)過(guò)不懈的努力和巨大投資,這已成為現(xiàn)實(shí)。
分析 real (真實(shí)的) + ity (名詞詞尾) → 現(xiàn)實(shí),實(shí)際
近義詞 truth 事實(shí),真理
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. 真實(shí)She believes in the reality of monsters. 她相信魔鬼是真的。
realization/realisation n.
We must work hard for the realization of socialist modernization.
猜一猜 A. 發(fā)展B. 進(jìn)步C. 完成D. 實(shí)現(xiàn)
翻譯 我們必須為實(shí)現(xiàn)社會(huì)主義現(xiàn)代化而努力奮斗。
分析 realiz (實(shí)現(xiàn)) + ation (名詞詞尾) → n.實(shí)現(xiàn)
realize/realise v.
We should realize that there is no particular virtue in doing things the way they have always been done.
猜一猜 A. 實(shí)現(xiàn)B. 知道C. 記住D.認(rèn)識(shí)到,體會(huì)到
翻譯 我們應(yīng)該認(rèn)識(shí)到?jīng)]有必要總是循規(guī)蹈矩地做事情。
近義詞 understand 懂得,了解
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 實(shí)現(xiàn)Her wish was realized at last. 她的夢(mèng)想終于實(shí)現(xiàn)了。
really ad.
I really came to see you for the reason of gratitude.
猜一猜 A. 確實(shí),實(shí)在,真正地B. 毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)C. 果然D. 實(shí)質(zhì)上
翻譯 我真的是為了表示感謝才來(lái)看你。
近義詞 truly 真實(shí)地
sand n.
Concrete is the mixture of sand and cement.
猜一猜 A. 泥土B. 水泥C. 沙子D. 黏土
翻譯 混凝土是沙子和水泥的混合物。
聯(lián)想記憶 詞根sand "沙,沙子"
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. [pl.]沙灘,沙地 Children playing on the sands looked very lovely. 在沙灘上玩耍的孩子看起來(lái)非??蓯?。
sandwich n.
The shop is famous for its chicken sandwiches.
猜一猜 A. 面包B. 三明治C. 香腸D. 包子
翻譯 這家商店以雞肉三明治而出名。
聯(lián)想記憶 Sandwich 是英國(guó)一個(gè)伯爵的名字,他嗜賭為命,常邊賭邊吃他發(fā)明的夾肉面包,于是把這種面包以他的名字命名。
satisfaction n.
He derived great satisfaction from his jobs.
猜一猜 A. 快樂(lè)B. 疲勞C. 滿足D. 怒氣
翻譯 他從他的工作中得到很大的滿足感。
聯(lián)想記憶 詞根satis (充足,滿意) + 詞根fact (做,干) + ion(名詞后綴) → "做到心滿意足"轉(zhuǎn)為"滿足"
同義詞 fulfillment, contentment
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. 樂(lè)事,愉快The satisfactions of doing what one loves are endless. 做喜歡做的事快樂(lè)無(wú)窮。
satisfactory a.
The result of his exam is satisfactory.
猜一猜 A. 糟糕的B. 差強(qiáng)人意的C. 令人滿意的D. 出人意料的
翻譯 他的考試結(jié)果令人滿意。
聯(lián)想記憶 詞根satis(充足,滿意),ory(形容詞后綴)
satisfy v.
Nothing can satisfy her.
猜一猜 A. 使…高興B. 使…驚奇C. 滿足D 使…生氣
翻譯 什么也滿足不了她。
聯(lián)想記憶 詞根satis (充足,滿意),fy (動(dòng)詞后綴)
同義詞 gratify 使高興,使?jié)M足
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. 說(shuō)服He tried to satisfy the police that he was innocent. 他試圖說(shuō)服警察相信他是清白的。
square n.
Having argued heatedly for a long time, they suddenly stopped to listen to the band playing in the square.
猜一猜 A. 劇院B. 廣場(chǎng)C. 街上D. 帳篷
翻譯 激烈爭(zhēng)執(zhí)很久之后,他們突然停下來(lái)聆聽廣場(chǎng)上樂(lè)隊(duì)的演奏。
聯(lián)想記憶 s=ex"出,向外",詞根quare"四",原義"從四邊外延" 轉(zhuǎn)為"正方形".
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. 正方形A square has four equal sides and four right angles. 正方形四邊相等,四角也相等。
a. ① 正方形的There is a square table in the middle of the square room. 正方形的房子中間有張方桌。② 平方根的The square root of four is two. 4的平方根是2.
v. ① 使成方形squared corners 方角 ② 求面積Can you square the circle whose radius is three? 你能求出半徑為3的圓的面積嗎?
subtle a.
The subtle construction of the building surprise many visitors.
猜一猜 A. 漂亮的B. 精妙的C. 銷售的D. 評(píng)價(jià)的
翻譯 這座建筑物的精妙結(jié)構(gòu)使很多游人都稱奇。
近義詞 delicate 精致的,優(yōu)雅的;nice 精密的,悅?cè)说?BR> 詞義擴(kuò)展 a. 細(xì)微的,微妙的It is difficult to tell the subtle difference between the two words. 很難找出這兩個(gè)詞的細(xì)微差別。
substance n.
The two substances are nearly the same.
猜一猜 A. 物質(zhì)B. 車C. 重量D. 評(píng)價(jià)
翻譯 這兩種物質(zhì)幾乎完全一樣。
近義詞 body 物體; matter 物質(zhì); stuff 本質(zhì),原料
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. ① 大意I just get the substance of his lecture. 我僅僅聽懂了他講座的大意。② 財(cái)產(chǎn),財(cái)物A man of substance means a man possess fortune. 有資產(chǎn)的人意思是有財(cái)產(chǎn)的人。
大頭巧計(jì) sub (under) + sta(to stand) + nce (名詞詞尾) → 站著的下面,內(nèi)在的 → 實(shí)質(zhì)。
substantial a.
The magic is not substantial.
猜一猜 A. 精彩的B. 空乏的C. 真實(shí)的D. 免費(fèi)的
翻譯 魔術(shù)并不是真實(shí)的。
詞義擴(kuò)展 a. ① 堅(jiān)固的,結(jié)實(shí)的The bed he bought is a substantial one. 他買的床很結(jié)實(shí)。② 富裕的We strive for creating a substantial country. 我們努力致力于創(chuàng)建一個(gè)富裕的國(guó)家。
大頭巧計(jì) substan(ce)(物質(zhì)) + tial (形容詞結(jié)尾) → 物質(zhì)是真實(shí)的
substitute n.
Our teacher is ill, so there will be a substitute.
猜一猜 A. 代替B. 老師C. 沒(méi)課D. 放假
翻譯 我們的老師病了,所以由代課老師來(lái)上課。
近義詞 alternative:選擇的;replacement:替換,取代
詞義擴(kuò)展 v. (for)代替,替換He will substitutes for the manager during his leave. 在經(jīng)理外出期間,他將頂上。
sake n.
For safetys sake,never stand directly behind a horse.
猜一猜 A. 結(jié)果B. 條件C. 緣故D. 益處
翻譯 為了安全著想,千萬(wàn)不要直接站在馬的后面。
詞組 for the sake of 為了…起見,看在…的份上For the sake of your father, I forgive you this time. 看在你父親的分上,我這次原諒你。
coach
He has to travel by coach since the last train has just left.
猜一猜 A. 步行B. 渡船C. 長(zhǎng)途公汽D. 飛機(jī)
翻譯 他不得不乘汽車旅行,因?yàn)楹笠话嗷疖噭倓傞_走。
大頭巧計(jì) coach 是一種交通工具,有牽引、指向作用,即可聯(lián)想"教練、指引"的詞義。
詞義擴(kuò)展 n. 輔導(dǎo)員,教練,私人教師 She is a voice coach while her husband is a football coach. 她是一名聲樂(lè)教師,而她的丈夫是個(gè)足球教練。
v. 教練,輔導(dǎo),指導(dǎo)That guy thought he was qualified to coach us but no one believed him. 那個(gè)家伙以為他有資格指導(dǎo)我們,可沒(méi)人相信他。