高 考 必 备 词 汇 辅 导(5)
106. affair n.事,事情
affair作单数讲时泛指事情=matter; event作复数讲时既可以指个人事物personal affairs,也可以指国事、国务 state affairs/world affairs.
词语辨析:表示“事件”的词还有 accident, incident, happening,但accident强调意外的事 a traffic accident; incident 通常指小事件。an ordinary incident; happening 常用复数,指发生的事 some strange happenings.
107. audience n.观众,听众
强调整体时谓语动词用单数,强调成员时谓语动词用复数。如:
It was late, but the audience was increasing.
The audience were very excited by the show.
同样用法的词还有crew, class, family, team, group, government, majority等。
108. bit n.一点,一些,少量的
词语辨析:a bit和a little都表“一点”,在肯定句中区别不大,但在否定句中意思有很大差别,not a bit=not at all表示“一点也不,根本不”; not a little= very much表示“很,非常”。After the long journey, I was not a bit tired.长途旅行之后,我一点也不累。I was not a little tired.我累坏了。
109. cattle n.牛(总称),家畜
1)集合名词,谓语动词只能用复数,同类的词还有people, police, youth等。如:The cattle are eating on the grassland.
2)“一头牛”要说 a head of cattle.
110. cause n.起因,原因
词语辨析:cause和reason都表原因,但cause指起因,着重指导致某种结果(或客观存在)的原因;reason指理由,强调在逻辑推理上导引出的结果,有较强的主观性。如:The cause of the fire is not known. / Give me your reasons for refusing.
111. chief n.头领;领导
特别注意:以-f或-fe 结尾的词,复数形式多变f为v再加-es,如leaf-leaves, life-lives, wife-wives;但也有一些直接加-s,如roofs, cliffs, proofs, chiefs, gulfs, beliefs, serfs.而handkerchief两种变法都可以,handkerchiefs或 handkerchieves。此处有一个口诀帮助大家记忆:海湾(gulfs)悬崖(cliffs)房顶(roofs)上,首领(chiefs)农奴(serfs)遥相望,谁说他们没信念(beliefs),证据(proofs)就在手帕(hand-kerchiefs)上。
112. cloth n.布料
词语辨析:cloth, clothes, clothing, dress这几个词都和衣服有关,cloth是指布、衣料,不可数,如a piece of cloth,但当表示有某种具体用途的布时,是可数名词,如a tablecloth; clothes为复数名词,是身上各种服装的总称,谓语动词用复数,如:She often wears beautiful clothes.,; clothing是物质名词,意为“衣服、衣着”,是服装的总称,包括帽子、鞋袜等,谓语动词用单数,如:This shop sells women's clothing.“一件衣服” 要说an article / apiece of clothing; dress多指女裙,如:My sister is wearing a red dress.
113. congratulation n.祝贺
特别注意:常用于词组congratulations on sth.中,此时congratulation常用复数。
114. cost n.价格
词语辨析:cost, price, charge, expense均表示花费,但cost强调某物或做某事所付出的一切费用及时间、劳力等代价;price是指卖主所要求的价格;charge侧重指服务后所要的费用;expense常用复数,尤指求学、旅行、战争等大量的花费、支出。
115. custom n.风俗,习惯
特别注意:customs海关,关税。请注意一些名词后面加-s之后语义发生的变化,如:good好处-goods货物,interest兴趣一interests利益、利息,manner方式一manners礼貌,paper纸,papers文件,time时间-time,时代,look看一looks外貌,brain大脑一brains智力,green绿色-greens绿色蔬菜
116. difficulty n.困难.费力
特别注意:泛指困难时是不可数名词,尤其是在词组have difficulty (in) doing sth.中;而指具体的难题、难事、困难时是可数名词。如:I have the courage to overcome every difficulty.
117. dozen n.十二个;许多
特别注意:dozen有和其他数词一样的用法,如two (some, several, a few, many)dozen eggs / dozens of eggs;但如被修饰的名词前有指示代词或物主代词等词时,前面要加of,如two dozen of these / those / the / my eggs.
118. earth n.地球;土;泥;大地
词语辨析:earth, soil, field, ground, land均指土地,但earth强调的是地球表层的物质,是区别于天空和海洋的土地;soil强调适宜耕种的肥沃的土壤;field强调室外空地、田野、战场、运动场,也可指抽象意义上的“领域”;ground强调坚实的地面;land是指与水域相对的陆地。
119. exercise n.锻炼;做操;练习,习题特别注意:当“锻炼”讲时是不可数名词,如take exercise;当“做操;练习,习题”讲时是可数名词,如do morning exercise,做早操 /math exercises数学练习。
120. experience n.经验;经历
特别注意:当“经验”讲时是不可数名词,如life experience;当“经历”讲时是可数名词,如:He told us his experiences abroad.
121. fish n.鱼,鱼肉
特别注意:1 )fish是单复数同形名词,a fish 一条鱼/many fish许多条鱼;同类的词还有:Chinese, Japanese, means, works, sheep, deer, aircraft(飞机),series(系列)等。
2)若表示不同种类的鱼时,可以变复数,如:The paper is about many freshwater fishes.
122. fun n.有趣的人或事;娱乐,玩笑
特别注意:1)不可数名词,如:He is fun./What fun it is to swim in the river!
2)常用词组:have fun玩得高兴/for fun开玩笑/make fun of取笑
123. furniture n.(总称)家具
特别注意:不可数名词,一件(一套)家具要说a piece (a set) of furniture.
124. glass n.玻璃杯.玻瑞;(复数)眼镜特别注意:以glasses“眼镜”为例的一类名词常以复数形式出现(表示成对的),如:trousers, scissors剪刀,shorts短裤,pants裤子,scales天平。
125. hair n.头发
特别注意:指(全部)头发时不可数,如:He has white hair.;指几根头发时可数,如a few grey hairs.
126. income n.收入,所得
词语辨析:income, pay, salary, wage都和收入有关,但income泛指各种收入和进款;pay一般用以指雇主定期付给的工资,尤指军晌及政府工作人员的工资;salary指白领工作者,尤指脑力劳动者的年工资;wage指体力劳动者的收入,通常是按星期(日)发放的现款。
127. jewelry n.(总称)珠宝
词语辨析:jewelry不可数名词,一件珠宝饰物要说a piece of jewelry;而jewel宝石,是可数名词。
128. lack n.缺乏.短缺
特别注意:不可数名词,常以单数形式出现,常用词组a lack of water / money / supply.
129. moment n.瞬间,片刻
特别注意:the moment, the day, the time, the minute等名词可以直接引导状语从句,表示“一……就……”。如:I'll call you the moment I come back.
130. news n.新闻.消息
特别注意:不可数名词,几条消息要说items / pieces / bits of news。这类形似复数实为单数的名词还有politics, physics等。
131. noise n.声音,噪声。喧闹声
词语辨析:noise, voice, sound均指声音,noise是指噪音、吵闹声;voice是指人说话或唱歌的声音;sound是指人能听到的任何声音,包括自然界的声音。
132. pain n.疼痛,疼
特别注意:pain的单数形式表示“疼痛”,如:I have a pain in my head.;复数形式表示“努力,辛苦”,如:No pains, no gains.不劳无获。/ spare no pains不遗余力/ take pains尽力
词语辨析:pain, ache, hurt均表疼痛,但pain是一般用语,泛指身体或精神上的痛苦,可长可短,可轻可重,可全面可局部;;ache指局部和持续的隐隐之痛,常用于复合词中,如toothache, headache, stomachache, backache; hurt多指肉体上的外伤或精神和感情上的伤害,如:The hurt to her feelings is more serious than the hurt in her body.
133. pleasure n.高兴.愉快
特别注意:当“快乐、乐趣”讲时常作不可数名词,如read for pleasure;但表“乐事、快事”时作可数名词,如:It's been a pleasure meeting you.抽象名词或物质名词具体化变为可数名词的例子还有:Have a good time. /You gave me a big surprise. / We had many rains this year. / She 'is really a beauty.
134. population n人口,人数
特别注意:常用句型有:What is the population of China?/China has a population of 1.3 billion. / The population of this city is increasing fast. /,China is a developing country with a large population. / The population of this area is mostly farmers.
135. quantity n.量,数
特别注意:a quantity of / quantities of既可修饰可数名词,又可修饰不可数名词,但后面的谓语动词应和quantity的单复数形式相同。如:A large quantity of apples is sold every year. / Large quantities of coal are used every year.
136. reply n.回答.答复
词语辨析:reply和answer:都表“回答”,answer泛指口说或笔答的答复;reply指较正式的、经过思考之后的答复。两者作名词时后面都要跟介词to,如the answer to a question /the reply to sb.
137. success n.成功
特别注意:success,常作不可数名词;作可数名词用时指“成功的人或事”,如:He is a great success.
138. suggestion n.建议
特别注意:其后的表语从句和同位语从句中的谓语部分要用“(should) do”形式。如:His suggestion is that we (should) start at 5 in the morning.类似用法的名词还有:advice, proposal, order, demand, idea等。
139. tour n.参观,观光,旅行
特别注意:tour, travel, journey, voyage, trip都指“旅行”,但tour常指为了游玩而到几个地方观光的(长途或短途)旅行;travel常指长距离或国外旅行(可数或不可数名词);journey常指长距离的陆地旅行(可数名词);voyage常指海上或空间旅行(可数名词);trip常指短距离的旅行、远足。
140. way n.路,路线;方式,手段
特别注意:way后面可加to do sth. / of doing sth.;加从句时引导词要用in which, hat或什么都不用。如:Can you tell me the way (in which / that) you solved the problem?.
词语辨析:1)指“路”时way为最普通用语;road指通车辆的宽广平坦的大路;path指靠走出来的人行小道;route指从此处通向彼处的“道路,路线,航程”。
2)作“方法”解时way为最普通用语;method往往指具体的方式方法;manner含义广泛,有时兼有way和method的含义。
141. work n.工作,劳动,事情
特别注意:不可数名词;works指 “(全部)著作”,如 Shakespeares' works莎士比亚的全部作品。相同用法的词还有means(方法)。
词语辨析:work指工作时是不可数名词;job指工作、职业,为可数名词。
142. accept vt.接受,认可
特别注意:vt.接受;录取。例如:The college I applied to has accepted me.
词语辨析:accept和receive: accept指主观接受,receive指客观收到。例如:Susan received a letter of invitation from John, but she didn't accept it.
143. advise vt.劝告,忠告,,告,建议
特别注意:advise doing sth. / advise sb. to do sth.建议(某人)干某事
同类用法的词还有:permit, allow, forbid doing sth./sb. to do sth.
144. afford vi.提供,给予,供应得起
特别注意:常与can或could连用。例如:
I'd love to go on a holiday but I can't afford the time.
145. agree vi.同意,赞成……的意见,与……一致,承认,适合;vt.同意
1)适合。例如:Spicy food does not agree with me.
2) 与某人的意见完全一致。例如:I couldn't agree more.
词语辨析:agree on sth. 双方或多方达成一致.后接 plan, contract, agreement等。
agree to sth.同意别人提出的观点等.后接 proposal, suggestion, arrangement等。
agree with sb. / sb.'s opinion / what sb. said 同意某人的观点、意见、所说的话等.
146. appreciate vt.赏识,鉴赏,感激
特别注意:1)后面接动名询。例如:We shall appreciate hearing from you again.
2) 理解.体会。例如:I appreciate your reasons for objecting the proposal.
147. attend v.出席,参加;照顾,护理;处理,对付
1)上(学,课,教堂)。例如:attend a law school/attend two lectures / attend church
2)照顾。例如:I have a good doctor attending (on) me.
3) vi.专心。例如:Attend to your work and stop talking.
词语辨析:attend出席会议或婚礼。例如:attend the meeting / her wedding; take part in常指参加集会或活动,并在其中发挥积极作用。例如:take part in the Olympics /a race /the demonstration. join常指参加某一党派、组织、团体并成为其中一员,当与in连用时可指参加某种活动。例如:join the Party;join in the game:join us in singing
148. avoid vt.避免,消除
特别注意:后面接动名词而不能接不定式。例如:You must avoid seeing her.
149. bear (bore, borne / born) v.负担,忍受
特别注意:后面接动名词或不定式均可。例如:He couldn't bear to live / living here.
词语辨析:bear, stand, endure是同义词.多数情况下可以互换使用。bear和stand较常用,endure愈是强一些。例如:I can't bear/stand / endure such hot weather.
150. beat (beat, beaten) v.打,打败
词语辨析:beat, defeat和win都有 “击败,打败”之意,但beat和defeat后常常接人物或团队(如their team, the enemy等).而win的宾语常常是表示比赛之类的词.如the game, the match, the battle等。
151. become (became, become) vi.变成,成为,变得
特别注意.1) 可以作及物动词使用.意为 “适合”。例如:Her new hat certainly become her.
2) becomes of sb./sth.某人(某事)情况如何。例如:What will become of my child if I die?
152. blame vt.责备,谴责
特别注意:blame这一动词常常以主动形式表被动含义。例如:Who is to blame?(谁应该受到贵备?)
同样用法的词还有:The house is to let./The reason is not far to seek.
153. break (broke, broken) v.打破,违犯,折断
词语辨析:break up(物理)分解.分裂,(婚姻.合作关系等)结束,驱散(人群);天晴。例如:The ship was broken up for scrap metals.
break down损坏,(物理或化学)分解.(汽车)抛锚,(谈判)失败;(身体.情感)变恶劣;消除。例如:(1) The telephone system has broken down. (2) Negotiations between the two sides have broken down.
break off打断 ,折断,中断(与某国的外交关系),停止(讲话),解除(婚约)。例如:The back section of the plane have broken off.
154. catch (caught, caught) v.捕获;赶上(车船等);接住;感染(疾病)
特别注意:1)catch sb. doing sth.碰上,撞上(某人做某事)。例如:The teacher caught the boy cheating.
2) be caught in sth,.突然碰上(风暴等)。例如:He was caught in the rain/storm / traffic jam.
3)catch on受欢迎。例如:The song caught on and was sung and played everywhere.
155. change vt.改变,变化;更换,兑换
词语辨析:change into 变为;换成
如:change ice into water,/ change this pence into five tens
change for 交换。例如:change that shirt for a larger one
156. charge v.要求收费,索价;将(电池)充电
特别注意:还有“控诉”之意.常用于搭配 charge sb. with a crime中。
辨析:charge和pay的区别在于:charge是货主向顾客收钱. pay指顾客向货生付钱。例如:
(1)He charged me $20 for repairing my car.
(2)I paid $20 for having my car repaired.
157. compare v.比较,相比,比喻
特别注意:1) compare to和compare with都有“比较”之意.但compare to还有 “比喻”之意。
2) compared to (with)固定结构作状语。例如:Compared to(with) him, I'm really lucky.
158. consider vt.考虑,认为
特别注意:consider当“认为”讲时后面接动词不定式;当“考虑”讲时后面接动名词。例如:(1) We consider him to be a great leader. (2) He never considered going abroad.
159. cover vt.覆盖,遮盖,掩盖
特别注意:1)报导。例如:The best reporters were sent to cover the war.
2)走完(一段路),看完(多少页书)。例如:They covered twenty pages yesterday.
3)谈到,涉及。例如:The discussion covered a wide range of subjects.
160. dare v.&aux.(后接不带to的不定式;主要用于疑问、否定或条件句)敢,敢于
特别注意:1)作情态动词有过去式的变化,过去式为dared。例如:How dared they do such a thing?
2)习语“I dare say”表示“我揣测,或许,可能”。例如:I dare say he will come.
161. demand vt.要求
特别注意:后面跟that从句时从句要用虚拟语气,谓语动词用(should) do形式。同样用法的动词还有:suggest, order, propose, command, request, desire, insist等。例如:I demand/suggest/order/insist/propose/command/desire that John (should) go thereat once.
162. devote vt.把……奉献,把……专用(于)
特别注意:1)词组devote ... to中的to是介词。2 ) devote的宾语常常是oneself, one's time, one's life, one's energy等。例如:He devoted most of his life to teaching.
163. divide vt.分,划分,除
词语辨析:divide into是指把一个整体分成若干部分;separate from是指把本来结合在一起、混合在一起的东西隔开。例如:(1) The teacher divided the class into six groups. (2) Please separate the good apples from the bad ones.