Part One 四级高频词汇 lesson 1account n. 账,账户;记述,叙述;原因,解释 vi. (for)说明(原因等) 语境记忆 Asia will continue to run huge current account surpluses and interfere in exchange markets. 亚洲将继续保持大规模的经常账户盈余,并干预外汇市场 On no account can we ignore the value of knowledge. 我们绝对不能忽视知识的价值 Happiness takes no account of time. 幸福不觉光阴过 搭 配 on account of = because of 由于,因为 take sth. into account = take account of 考虑到 on no account 不论什么理由,都不(放在句首倒装) account for 解释,说明 记忆方法 accountable adj. 应加解释的,可说明的 accountant n. 会计人员 light n.光,亮光;灯,光源 vt. (lit )点火,点燃;照亮,使发光 adj. 明亮的,光线足的; 轻的;愉快的,轻快的;淡色的,浅色的 语境记忆 A good book is a light to the soul. 好书一本,照亮心灵。
I took some light reading for the train journey. 我带了些轻松的读物作为乘火车的消遣 搭 配 in the light of 根据,按照 shade/throw/cast light on /upon 使明白,阐明 记忆方法 light 电灯;lamp 油灯;bulb 灯泡;lantern 灯笼 light 的复合词:daylight 黎明;moonlight 月光;sunlight 日光;twilight 曙光;lighter 打 火机;lighten 发亮 anxiety n. 焦虑,挂念;渴望,热望 语境记忆 He caused his parents great anxiety by cycling long distances alone. 他独自骑自行车远行,父母非常担心 The doctor’s report removed all their anxieties. 医生的报告消除了他们的一切忧虑 作“焦虑”解时,后常跟介词 for 和 about;作“渴望”解时,后常跟不定式。
辨 异 anxiety,care: anxiety 由于事情不稳定而感到焦虑;care 心理上的忧虑 anxietyfundamentalblastfundamental7 adj. 基础的,基本的 n. (pl.)基本原则,基本原理 语境记忆 Critics said the technology used in Star Wars undermined fundamental principles of acting. 批评家说星战中使用的高科技技术破坏了最基本的表演原则 辨 异 fundamental,essential,elementary,basic: fundamental 强调是其他一切事物发展的根源或最重要的部分; essential 指形或事物核心部分不可缺少的; elementary 初等的,基本的; basic 组成某物主要或基本部分的blast v. 爆炸,摧毁 n. 一阵,一股(风);爆炸,冲击波 语境记忆 A powerful X-ray blast drew the attention of astronomers to the event, located near the center of a galaxy about 700 million light-years from Earth. 强烈的 X 射线爆炸引起天文学家们的注意,它发生在到离地球大约 7 亿光年的星系中心附 近。
辨 异 blast,explode: blast:用炸弹“炸毁”楼房等物体,主语是人; explode:指炸弹“爆炸”或人使炸弹“爆炸” ,主语可以是人,也可以是炸弹等物split3 v.裂开,劈开,破裂;(使)分裂,分开;爆裂,绽裂 n. 裂开,劈开,分裂,分开;裂口, 裂缝 语境记忆 Shaggy and Scooby invariably ended up in ridiculous scrapes after splitting off from the rest of the group. 夏奇和史酷比总是在和队里的其他人分开后陷入荒谬的困境 搭 配 split sth. (up) into… (把……)分开成…… attack16 vt.攻击,进攻 n. (与 on,upon 连用)攻击,进攻;(疾病)发作 语境记忆 After the Sept.11 attacks, a worm circulated that tricked computer users by pretending to contain images of the World Trade Center attack. 在“9·11“恐怖袭击后,还曾出现过一种病毒蠕虫,打着展示世贸大厦遭袭图片的幌子袭击 计算机。
Let’s attack one problem at a time. 让我们一次全力处理一个问题splitattackburstexhaustconsume burst2v. 爆炸;突然发生 n. 突然破裂 语境记忆 Many meteors can grace the sky during brief bursts. 很多流星在空中瞬时燃烧,装点着夜空 The sun burst through the clouds. 太阳破云而出 A major new talent has burst onto the literary scene. 文坛突然冒出一名重要的新秀 exhaust10vt. 耗尽,使筋疲力尽;用尽,用光 n. 排气装置 语境记忆 Sometimes your body may be exhausted, but you don’t feel sleepy. 有时候你的身体可能感到疲惫,但你却并不觉得困倦 Instead of producing noxious exhaust, as your family car does, the AUTOnomy produces water vapor. 与你家里排放废气的车不同,AUTOnomy 产生的是水蒸气。
记忆方法 exhausted adj. 耗尽的;exhausting adj. 使耗尽的;exhaustive adj. 彻底的; exhaustion n. 用尽 consume5v. 消费,消耗;消灭,毁灭 语境记忆 The fire quickly consumed the wooden hut. 火焰很快地吞噬了那所小木屋 搭 配 be consumed with 充满(情感等) dispose2 vi.使某人愿意做某事 vt.安排,处理应付,解决 语境记忆 His criminal record does not dispose me to trust him. 他有前科,我不能轻易相信他 She disposed of the champion in straight sets. 她一盘未输战胜了冠军 swallow3n. 燕子;吞,咽 v. 吞(下),咽(下);吞没,使消失,用尽 语境记忆 Taking pills is easy ,just put them in your mouth and swallow.服用药片很容易,只须 放在口中咽下去即可。
disposeswallowmaketendermake357v. 制造,生产;制订,创作;整理;致使,使;赚(钱), 赢得(成功);迫使,令;等于,构成;成为,变成 语境记忆 With a simple oath, we affirm old traditions and make new beginnings. 我们以朴素的宣誓庄严地维护了古老的传统,同时开始了新的历程 These regulations were made to protect children. 这些规则是为保护儿童而制定的 搭 配 make a difference 起作用,发生影响 make a fool of 愚弄,欺骗 make a living 谋生 make an appointment with 约定,约会 make an effort 努力 make fun of 开玩笑,嘲弄 tender2adj. 脆弱的,易伤的,纤弱的;敏感的,易损坏的;仁慈的,亲切的,温和的;嫩 的,易咀嚼的 vt.(正式)提出 vi.(for)投标 n.投标 语境记忆 Would you like to try the tender beef I cooked? 想尝一下我做的嫩牛肉吗? Some say love is a river that drowns the tender reed. 有人说,爱是条河,容易将脆弱的芦苇淹没。
辨 异 tender,delicate: tender 脆弱的,敏感的,当用来形容人时,表“疼痛的,敏感易痛的” ,指原有伤口一直未 痊愈,还在疼; delicate“柔软的,易损的” ,指事物本身具有的特点slight2 adj. 细长的,苗条的,瘦小 的,脆弱的;轻微的,微小的,不重要的 语境记忆 She takes offence at the slightest thing. 她动不动就生气 mild5adj. (指人之个性,脾气等)和善的,温柔的;不严重的,轻微的;淡的,不烈的,不 苦的 语境记忆 He gave a mild answer,in spite of his annoyance. 尽管很恼火,但他回答得还是很和蔼 New Zealand has mild weather all year, although it can be quite changeable. 新西兰的气候全年温和,只不过变化有些过于频繁 slightmildcomparativecomparisonsignificantsignificancecertaintycomparative adj. 比较的,相对 的 语境记忆 In a poor country ,owning a bicycle is a sign of comparative wealth. 在贫穷的国家里,有辆自行车就是比较富裕的象征。
comparison n.比较,对照;比拟 语境记。