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Belong
v. 属于
用法举例:
该词为不及物动词,常与介词to搭配。
1)belong to someone 属于某人
From now on, this house belongs to you. 从现在开始,这所房子就属于你了。
2)belong to something 是(某群体或俱乐部等组织)的一员
All of us belong to the Tennis Club. 我们都是网球俱乐部的成员。
Possibly
adv. 可能的;或许;也许
用法举例:
You can't possibly walk 20 miles in an hour. 你不可能在一小时内走完20英里路。
I'll see you today, or possibly tomorrow. 我准备今天或者明天见你。
关联记忆:
possible 形容词 可能的
possibility 名词 可能性;可能的事
类似的词还有
real-really-reality
Drop
v. 落下;掉下
用法举例:
1)及物动词
I dropped the letter into the mail-box. 我将信投入信箱。
2)不及物动词
A flower pot dropped from his balcony. 一个花盆从他家阳台落下。
词性扩展:
名词 (一)滴;落下;下降
The rain was leaking in large drops through the roof.
雨正大滴大滴地从屋顶漏下来。
The drop in prices was quite unexpected. 价格的下跌是完全没有料到的。
Appointment
n.约会;约定

用法举例:
I have an appointment with them in the evening. 今晚我与他们有个约会。
词义扩展:
任命,委派
The appointment of a new judge was reported in the newspaper.
报上报导了任命一位新法官的消息。
关联记忆:
appoint 动词 任命,委派;约定,指定
They appointed him manager. 他们任命他为经理。
Our visitors arrived at the appointed time. 我们的来宾在约定的时间到达了。
记忆方法:
appointment=appoint(动词:约定)+-ment(名词后缀)
类似的词还有
management管理;经营   development 发展    government 管理;统治

Crucial
adj.关键的;至关重要的

用法举例:
These meetings are crucial to the future of our firm.
这些会议对我们公司的前途至关重要。

Count
v.计;值

用法举例:
1)及物动词
The shopkeeper are counting his money. 店主正在数钱。
2)不及物动词
Can you count from 1 to 100? 你能从1数到100吗?

Final
adj.最后的;最终的
用法举例:
This is your final chance. 这是你的最后一次机会。
Mary is reading the final chapter of the book. 玛丽正在读该书的最后一章。
词义扩展:
名词 决赛
At the finals, they lost to Germany. 在决赛中他们输给了德国。
Anxious
adj.忧虑的;焦虑的;不安的
用法举例:
I'm anxious about her safety. 我对她的安全担心。
词义扩展:
渴望的 后面常接介词for或动词不定式
We're anxious for your safe return. 我们盼望你平安归来。
I'm really anxious to see him. 我急于见他。
Worried
adj.烦恼的;焦虑的
用法举例:
People are becoming increasingly worried about pollution. 人们对污染越来越感到忧虑。
关联记忆:
worry
1. 名词
Mother's illness was always a great worry to me. 母亲的病一直是我非常担心的事。
2. 动词
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
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。
Chase
v.追逐;追赶

用法举例:
1)及物动词
The cat chased the mouse. 猫追老鼠。
2)不及物动词
He never ceased to chase after his dream in his vigorous youth.
在精力充沛的年轻时代他从未停止过追求自己的梦想。
词性扩展:
名词 追逐;追击;追求
The chase is often more exciting than the kill.
追捕常常比猎杀更令人兴奋。

Catch
v.捕获;赶上(车、船等)

用法举例:
The policeman caught the thief. 警察逮住了小偷。
I think we can catch the train. 我想我们能赶得上火车。
词义扩展:
1)接住,抓住
I'll throw the ball and you catch it. 我扔球你接。
2)撞见,偶然发觉
The police caught him stealing a car. 他正在偷汽车时被警察撞见。
She must have caught the disease from him. 她准是从他那里传染上这病的。

Extremely
adv.极其;非常

用法举例:
I am extremely sorry. 我非常抱歉。
This is an extremely difficult question. 这是一个极其困难的问题。

Interview
v.访问;会见;接见
用法举例:
及物动词,对某人进行面试或面谈
We interviewed 20 people for the job. 为这份工作我们对20个人进行了面试。
关联记忆:
interviewee (面试中)受审核者;被接见者;被采访者
interviewer 面试人员;采访者
词性扩展:
名词:面试;面谈 a job interview 招聘面试
Noise
n.噪音;喧闹声;嘈杂声
词语辨析:
noise主要指不悦耳、不和谐的嘈杂声;
sound含义广泛,指任何可以听到的声响,尤其是和谐悦耳的声音;
voice则专指人所发出的声音,如说话声、歌声,有时指鸟叫声。
关联记忆:
noisy 吵闹的;喧闹的;熙熙攘攘的
a noisy classroom 喧嚣的教室
It's very noisy in this office.办公室里闹哄哄的。
Footstep
n.足迹;脚步声
用法举例:
I heard his footsteps in the hall. 我听见走廊里响起他的脚步声。
The thief's footsteps were on the white carpet. 白色的地毯上有小偷的脚印。
记忆方法:
footstep=foot(名词:脚)+step(名词:步;跨步)
Mystery
n. 神秘的事情;
不可思议的事情;谜
用法举例:
His death has remained a mystery. 他的死仍是个谜。
关联记忆:
mysterious 形容词 神秘的;不可思议的
the mysterious universe 奥秘的宇宙
Escape
v.逃跑;逃走

用法举例:
1)不及物动词
The soldier escaped from the enemy's prison. 这个士兵从敌人的监狱里逃了出来。
2)及物动词
He narrowly escaped death. 他九死一生。
He escaped the trials after the war. 战后他逃过了审判。
词性扩展:
名词 逃走
Three criminals made their escape from prison. 三名囚犯从监狱中逃跑了。
词语辨析:
escape 与flee两词均可表示“逃走”。
escape强调形为的结果,即摆脱束缚和限制,含有“安然逃脱”的意味;
flee则强调行为本身,即突然而又仓促的离开,不含成功与否之意。

Bark
v.(狗等)吠声;叫声

用法举例:
What are the dogs barking at? 狗为何吠叫?
词义扩展:
1. 动词 厉声说话;咆哮
He barked at his secretary.他呵责秘书。
2. 名词 树皮

Smell
n.气味;嗅觉
用法举例:
Smell is keener in dogs than in men.狗的嗅觉比人灵敏。
Some flowers have stronger smells than others. 有些花的气味比别的强烈。
词性扩展:
1)及物动词
Can you smell the smoke? 你闻到烟味了吗?
2)不及物动词
The milk smells sour. 牛奶有酸味了。
The flower smells sweet. 花儿散放出香气。
习惯用法:
smell of 有……气味的
The house smells of fresh paint. 这房子有股未干的油漆气味。
Lift
v.举起;抬起;提升

用法举例:
1)及物动词
I can't lift this box; it is too heavy. 这个箱子太重了,我提不起来。
2)不及物动词
The top of this box won't lift. 这箱子的盖掀不起来。
词义扩展:
1. 动词(指云雾等)消散;升起
The mist began to lift. 雾开始消散。
2. 名词 电梯

Pretend
v.假装;佯若

用法举例:
1)及物动词
He pretended to be friendly with me. 他假装对我友善。
2)不及物动词
She wasn't really crying; she was only pretending.
她并非真的在哭;她只是假装而已。

Attempt
v.试图;企图

用法举例:
They attempted to finish the task before July. 他们试图在七月以前完成这项任务。
He is attempting a difficult task. 他正试图完成一次艰苦任务。
词性扩展:
名词 试图;努力
He made no attempts at winning the prize. 他没有尽力地去争取获奖。
词语辨析:
attempt 与try两词都可表示“试图或尝试”,常可互换。
1)try没有褒贬之分;
2)attempt却可用于贬义,表示“企图”。