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Research
n. 研究;调查
用法举例:
He has done a good deal of research on Chinese eating.
他就中国的饮食作了大量的研究工作。
词性扩展:
动词 研究;调查
1)及物动词
The scientists researched the cause of the disease. 科学家研究那种疾病的起因。
2)不及物动词
We have researched for three years with no result. 我们研究了三年还没有结果。
习惯用法:
research into 研究;探讨
He is researching into the causes of cancer. 他正在研究癌症的起因。
关联记忆:
researcher 研究人员
Worry
n. 烦恼;忧虑
用法举例:
Mother's illness was always a great worry to me. 母亲的病一直是我非常担心的事。
词性扩展:
1)及物动词
At present, nothing worries me. 目前我没有什么可担心的。
The teacher worried that these questions might be too hard for her students.
老师担心这些题目会对学生太难。
2)不及物动词
当worry为不及物动词时,一般与介词about或over连用,如
Don't worry about the matter; take it easy.
别担心那件事,轻松一点。
Energetic
adj. 有活力的;精力充沛的

用法举例:
He is an energetic tennis player. 他是个精力充沛的网球手。
关联记忆:
energy名词 活力;干劲
They are working with energy. 他们正在干劲十足地工作。

Confident
adj. 自信的;有把握的

用法举例:
一般与that从句或介词of连用
He is confident that he will pass the examination. 他很有信心通过考试。
He is confident of passing the examination. 他有信心通过考试。
关联记忆:
1)confidence 名词 信心       
He lacks confidence in himself. 他缺少自信。
2)self-confidence 名词 自信     self-confident 形容词 自信的

Permission
n. 允许;许可;准许

用法举例:
You can't take photographs here without permission. 未经许可你们不能在此处拍照。
May I have permission to leave early? 可以让我早点走吗?
关联记忆:
permit 动词 允许;容许
1)作及物动词
They permitted her to leave. 他们允许她离开。
Smoking is not permitted here. 这里不准抽烟。
2)作不及物动词
We'll discuss both questions if time permits.
如果时间允许,我们将把两个问题都讨论一下。

Bother
v. 打扰;扰乱

用法举例:
1)及物动词
I can't bother him with my little affairs. 我不能因自己那点小事去打扰他。
2)不及物动词
经常与介词about或with 连用
Don't bother about that. 别为那件小事烦恼。

Slight
adj. 微不足道的;极不重要的
用法举例:
She has a slight fever. 她有点儿发烧。
The boss decided not to care about his slight mistakes.
老板决定不去介意他的小错。
Annoy
v. 使生气;使气愤
用法举例:
及物动词
Loud music annoys him when he is studying.
他学习的时候,如果音乐声太大,就会心烦。
关联记忆:
annoying讨厌的;恼人的;使人烦恼的
It is annoying that there is no hot water. 没热水,真伤脑筋。
fairly
adv. 相当;完全
用法举例:
She is a fairly good dancer. 她是一个相当不错的舞蹈演员。
词义扩展:
公平地,公正地,正当地
That salesman deals fairly with his customers. 那个销售员与顾客做生意很公平。
Plenty
adj. 很多的;足够的
用法举例:
I've got plenty things to take care of. 我有许多事要处理。
词性扩展:
名词 丰富;充足;大量
不可数名词,常与介词of连用
He has plenty of humorous stories to tell. 他有许多幽默故事可讲。
Circle
n. (有共同的兴趣、职业等的人形成的)圈子;阶层
用法举例:
The students sit in a circle on the floor. 学生们在地板上坐成一圈。
词性扩展:
1)及物动词 画圆圈;圈出
Circle the correct answers. 圈出正确的答案。
2)不及物动词 盘旋,旋转
Birds were circling overhead. 鸟儿在头顶上盘旋飞翔
Listener
n. 听者;收听者
用法举例:
用法举例:
If you've got any problems, she's a good listener. 要是你有什么烦心的事,她会耐心听你倾诉。
Good night, listeners! 各位听众,晚安!
记忆方法:
listener=listen(动词:听)+-er(名词后缀,表示“……人”)
Knowledgeable
adj. 知识渊博的;有见识的
用法举例:
John is very knowledgeable about Chinese music. 约翰对中国音乐有丰富的知识。
关联记忆:
knowledge 名词 知识,学问;知道,了解
My knowledge of Mr. Read is not very great. 我对理德先生的了解不是很多。
相关谚语:
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一知半解是很危险的事。
Represent
v. 代表;表示
用法举例:
The dove represents peace. 鸽子象征和平。
They said that they represented the whole class. 他们说他们代表整个班级。
Rest
n. 剩余部分;其余
用法举例:
The rest of the eggs have gone bad. 其余的鸡蛋都变质了。
词义扩展:
名词 休息;休养
Let's take a rest. 我们休息一下吧。
Aid
n. 帮助;救助;援助;救护
用法举例:
Can you read this without the aid of a dictionary? 不用字典你能读懂这个吗?
词性扩展:
动词 一般为及物动词 帮助;有助于
A good dictionary can aid language learning. 一部好词典有助于语言学习。
Nearby
adj. 位置近的;不远的
用法举例:
The cinema nearby can seat 1,000 people. 附近那家电影院可容纳一千名观众。
She is staying at a nearby hotel. 她住在附近一家旅馆里。
词性扩展:
副词 在附近
She lives nearby.她住在附近。
关联记忆:
near形容词 近的;靠近的;接近的
a near and dear friend关系密切的好朋友
the near bank of the river较近的河岸
We hope to move to the country in the near future.
我们希望在最近搬到乡村去住。
词语辨析:
1)near
adj. 亲近的,亲密的,近,(车,马等)左侧的,吝啬的
adv. (时间,空间方面)近,不远
prep. 在……近旁,近……
v. 接近,走近
2)nearby
adj. 附近的,邻近的
adv. 在附近
Cover
v. 覆盖;遮盖
用法举例:
Mary covered her face with her hands. 玛丽用双手捂住脸。
The street was covered with snow. 大街被雪覆盖着。
词义扩展:
1. 动词
1)掩饰;隐匿
She laughed to cover her anxiety. 她试图以笑来掩饰她的焦虑。
2)包含;适用于
His reading covers a wide range of subjects. 他阅读的书籍涉及多种学科。
3)(不用被动态)行过(路程)
We covered about 30 miles a day. 我们每天大约走三十英里。
4)(钱)足够付
Is the money sufficient to cover the tuition? 这笔钱付学费够吗?
2. 名词
1)遮盖物;盖子;套子
2)(书的)封面;封底
Press
v. 按;压;挤

用法举例:
Press this button to start the engine. 按此钮发动引擎。
词义扩展:
动词 紧迫,不及物动词
Time presses and we must get back to work.
时间紧迫,我们得回去上班了。

Deep
adj. 深的
用法举例:
a deep river 深河
词义扩展:
1)(指颜色)深的;浓的 a deep red 深红色
2)(声音)深沉的
She gave a deep sigh. 她深深地叹了口气。
3)深奥的,玄妙的
Mathematics is too deep for me. 我觉得数学太深奥。
关联记忆:
deepen 动词 使变深,使加深;使强烈,使变浓
1)及物动词
deepen a well把井加深
deepen one's interest in physics使对物理更有兴趣
2)不及物动词
The crisis deepened. 危机加剧了。
Downstairs
adv. 顺楼梯而下

用法举例:
在楼下;往楼下
He fell downstairs and broke his leg. 他摔下楼折断了腿。
词性扩展:
形容词 楼下的
Are the children downstairs? 孩子们在楼下吗?

Correct
adj. 对的;正确的;准确的

用法举例:
Your answer is not correct. 你的答案不对。
词性扩展:
及物动词 改正;纠正;矫正;校准
Would you help me correct my pronunciation? 你能帮我矫正发音吗?
关联记忆:
Incorrect形容词 不正确的;错误的

Burn
v. 烧伤; 烧坏

用法举例:
1)作“烧伤; 烧坏”解时为及物动词
The soup was so hot that it burned my mouth. 这汤很热,以致烫伤了我的嘴。
2)作“燃烧;着火”解时为不及物动词
Dry wood burns easily.干柴易燃。
词性扩展:
名词 烧伤;灼伤;烙印;灼痛感
He suffered severe burns.他被严重烧伤。

Knee
n. 膝;膝盖

关联记忆:

arm 臂;胳膊 back 后背;背脊 nose 鼻子
foot 脚;足 neck 脖子;颈部 hand
leg 腿;腿部 stomach 胃;胃部 mouth 嘴;口;口腔
head 头;头部 tooth 牙齿 throat 喉头;喉咙;咽喉
Pain
n. 疼;疼痛

用法举例:
She has a pain in her stomach. 她胃痛。
The death of her son gave her endless pain. 她儿子的去世使她悲痛欲绝。
词性扩展:
1)及物动词 使烦恼,使痛苦
It pained me to see my child suffer like that.
看到我的孩子受这样的罪,我心里非常难过。
2)引起疼痛,感到疼痛
My arm is paining. 我手臂疼痛。
相关谚语:
No pains, no gains.
不劳则无获。(一分耕耘,一分收获。)
关联记忆:
painful 形容词 疼痛的;痛苦的
The cut on her thumb was very painful. 她大拇指上的伤口很痛。
This has been a painful lesson to me. 这对我是一次痛苦的教训。

Hurt
v. 使……受伤;受伤害
用法举例:
1)及物动词 使受伤;使疼痛
No one was seriously hurt in the traffic accident. 在这次交通事故中没有人受重伤。
The tight shoe hurt my foot. 这只鞋太紧,把我的脚挤疼了。
2)不及物动词 疼痛
My right leg hurts. 我右脚疼。
词性扩展:
名词 伤;损伤
His hurt on foot was slight. 他脚上的伤是轻伤。
词语辨析:
hurt,injure 和wound都可表示“伤,伤害”。其中
hurt指精神上或肉体上受伤害而痛苦或疼痛;
injure指在事故中受伤,暗示骨折,也可指损害名誉、自尊心或健康;
wound则指在战斗中负伤,也可引申为伤害感情。
Safety
n. 安全

用法举例:
The children were led to a place of safety. 孩子们被带到一个安全的地方。
关联记忆:
safe 形容词 安全的
safe 形容词 不安全的

Offer
v. 提供
用法举例:
The hostess offered us bread and tea. 女主人给我们提供了面包和茶。
They offered to help me. 他们表示愿意帮助我。
词性扩展:
名词 提供;提议
Thank you for your kind offer of help. 感谢你想给予帮助的好意。
Refuse
v. 拒绝;回绝
用法举例:
1)及物动词
He refused my offer of help. 他拒绝了我的帮助。
He refused to discuss the matter. 他拒绝讨论此事。
2)不及物动词
It never occurred to me that you would refuse. 我从未想到你会拒绝。
关联记忆:
refusal 拒绝
Treat
v. 对待
用法举例:
She treated me as a friend. 她把我当成朋友。
Do not treat this serious matter as a joke. 不要把这件严肃的事情当作笑料。
Don't treat me as a child. 不要把我当小孩看待。