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2.decrease vi. & vt.(使)变小或变少
4.hunt vt. & vi.5.respond vi.7.contain vt.container n.容器
9.affect vt.10.appreciate vt.11.succeed vi. vt.接替;继任
12.employ vt.(时间、)
13.harm n. & vt.harmful adj.有害的
14.bite vt. & vi.bit(过去式)→bitten(过去分词)
15.inspect vt.
1.respond vi.response n. 回答,回复;反应
respond to sb./sth.回答(比 answer, reply to正式)
respond to sb./sth. (with/ by sth.) 用……回应某人(事)
respond to (疾病、)对医药有良好反应
response to sb./sth. (对人/物)的回答/回复/反应
in response to 作为对……的反应
[即学即练1](1)They still haven't ____________ my letter.
他们至今仍没有回我的信。
(2)He ____________ my suggestion ________ a laugh/______ laughing. 他对我的建议报以一笑。
(3)His illness didn't ____________ treatment by drugs.
他的疾病对药物治疗没有反应。
(4)My mother opened the door ____________________ the knock, but there was no one outside.
听到敲门声后,我妈妈打开了门,但外面一个人都没有。
responded to//responded
to
with by//respond to//in response to
3.contain vt. 包含;容纳(=hold);抑制(=control)
[即学即练3](1)His paper ___________ no mistakes at all.
他的试卷没有一点错误。
(2)Orange juice ____________ things which help keep you healthy.
橘汁里含有有益于健康的东西。
(3)This bottle ___________ two glasses of beer.
这个瓶子可容纳两杯啤酒。
(4)He couldn't ____________ for joy.他不胜欢喜。
Contained//contains//contains//contain himself
4.affect vt.影响;感动;(疾病)侵袭
be greatly/deeply affected 很/深受感动
be affected by heat/cold 中暑/着凉
be affected with high fever 发高烧
[即学即练4](1)The amount of rain ______ the growth of crops.降雨量直接影响庄稼生长。
(2)One of her lungs ____________ a little so that she has to rest.她的一叶肺有些感染,所以她不得不休息。
(3)The audience ____________________ by his speech.
听众被他的演讲深深打动了。
affects
is
affected
were deeply affected
5.appreciate vt. 欣赏;感激;喜欢
appreciation n. 欣赏;感激
appreciate sth. (thank sb.) 感激某事或某人
appreciatedoing sth.感激做某事
one/one's doing sth.感激某人做某事
I would appreciate it if... 如果……,我将不胜感激。
[即学即练5](1)He highly __________________________.
他非常感谢他的帮助。
(2)We shall ___________________________ you again.
我们将很高兴再次收到您的来信。
(3)I really ____________________________ to the party.
你能来参加这次聚会我太高兴了。
(4)I would ______________________ you could help me.
如果你能帮助我,我将不胜感激。
appreciated
his
help//appreciate
hearing
from//appreciate
your
coming//appreciate
it
if
6.succeed v.成功
success n. [U]成功;成就 [C]成功的人或事
successful adj. 成功的
successfully adv. 成功地
succeed in doing sth.
have success in doing sth.
be successful in doing sth.成功做某事
achieve great success 取得巨大的成功
sb./sth. is a success 成功的人或事
[即学即练6](1)We all _____________________ the mid-term examination.我们都成功地通过了期中考试。
(2)Failure is the mother of __________.失败是成功之母。
(3)He was _________________________ as a novelist.
他是非常成功的小说家。
succeeded
in
passing//success//a
success
7.harm vt. & n.损害;危害
harmful adj.有害的
be harmful to=do harm to
do sb. harm=do harm to sb.对……有害
There is no harm in doing sth.
=It does no harm (for sb.)to do sth.
做某事是个好主意(或没有坏处)。
[即学即练7](1)The dog seems fierce, but it won’t ______ anyone.这条狗看上去很凶,但它不会伤害任何人。
(2)Fruit juice can ______________________ children’s teeth.
果汁可能损坏儿童的牙齿。
(3)He may say no, but ___________________________ asking.他可能拒绝,但问一问也无妨。
Harm//be
harmful
to//there
is
no
harm
in
8.die out 灭亡,逐渐消失
die out 绝种,灭绝;熄灭;(风俗、习惯等)逐渐消失
die off(家族、种族等)相继死亡;(草木)先后枯死
die away(声音、光线、风等)渐弱,渐息,平息
die down(火、光线、兴奋、暴风雨等)渐弱,渐息;(声音)
静下来
die of 指死于疾病、衰老、饥饿、悲伤等
die from 指由于外伤、外界原因、粗心、不注意、劳累过度
等而死
[即学即练8](1) Scientists said that those plants ______ a century ago.科学家们说那些植物一个世纪前就绝种了。
(2) Many old customs ___________________________.
许多古老的风俗正逐渐消失。
(3)If the snowstorm does not blow over, the cattle will ______________.如果暴风雪不停息,牲畜就要死掉了。
(4)Open the air hole; the fire is ___________________.
把气孔打开,火要熄了。
died out//are
dying
out//die
off//dying
down
(5)Every winter some old people _______________ hypothermia.每年冬天都有一些老人死于体温过低。
(6)Nowadays many people ________________ cancer.
现在有很多人死于癌症。
die
from//die
of
10.protect...from/against... 保护……免受……(的伤害)
defend...from/against...保卫……以抵制……
keep sb. from doing
stop sb. (from) doing
prevent sb. (from) doing阻止某人做
[即学即练10](1)Young plants should be well ______________ the cold.
幼苗必须被很好地保护以免受冻。
(2)The hen ___________ its young ___________ being attacked by the cat. 母鸡保卫小鸡使其免遭猫的袭击。
(3)Everyone should take up arms to __________ our country from invasion.
每个人都应当拿起武器保卫我们的国家不受侵犯。
(4)Nothing can ______ us ______ realizing our dreams.
什么也不能阻止我们实现梦想。
protected from//protected against//defend//stop from
提示:(1)protect against 和 protect from 意思相似,有时可互换。但是,对于较大的事情,如:敌人的入侵、天灾等,常用 protect against, 对于较小的事情常用 protect from。
(2)在 protect...from/against... 结构中,from和 against 后面常跟 sth.,有时 against 后跟 being done 来强调动作的被动性。
(3)主动句中 prevent/stop...from...中的 from 可省略,在被动句中 from不可省略,而 keep...from...中的 from无论是在主动句还是被动句中都不能省略。
11.pay attention to 注意
Attention, please! 请注意! (演讲用语)
(=May I have your attention, please?)
attract/catch/draw/get one's attention to 吸引某人的注意
fix/focus/concentrate one's attention on 将注意力集中于
devote one's attention to 专心致志于
call one's attention to 唤起某人对……的注意
提示:以上短语中的 to、on都是介词,其后接名词、代词或动名词。
[即学即练11](1)She ______________________________ her appearance.她很注重外表。
(2)A great deal of attention has been ______________ protecting the environment.
人们已对保护环境投入很多精力。
paid
much
attention
to//paid
to
12.come into being 出现;形成;产生
bring...into being 使形成;使产生
for the time being 暂时;眼下
[即学即练12](1)We don't know when the universe ________________________.
我们不知道宇宙是何时形成的。
(2)Such a custom ______________________ long ago.
这种风俗很久以前就有了。
came
into
being//came
into
being
提示:come into being是不及物动词短语,无被动形式,无进行时。类似短语有:come into power 当权
come into effect 生效
come into action 开始行动
come into office 就职
come into sight 看得见
come into use 开始使用
1. contain/include
(1)contain 意为“包含,含有,容纳,里面装有”,指的是包含的全部内容或容量,也可指里面所含的成分。其宾语与主语常是同位关系,不用于进行时态。
(2)include 意为“包含;连……在内,计入,算入,包括”,只能用于表示所包含之物中的一部分,其后的宾语往往是主语的一部分。常用 “including+被包括部分”或“被包括部分+included”。如:
Many people like tennis, including me/me included. 许多人喜欢网球,也包括我/我也在内。
[应用1] 用 contain和 include的适当形式填空。
(1)The Chinese diet is considered to be the healthiest in the world. It _____________ a lot of fruit and green vegetables.
(2)Everyone took part in the fight against the flood, _____________ old people.
(3)The __________ can __________ 100 litres of water.
Includes//including//container//contain
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1.roll vt. & vi. (使)摇摆 n.摇晃;卷;卷形物;面包圈
2.pretend vt.3.attach vt. & vi.4.form vt.()组成;形成;构成
5.earn vt.8.perform vt. & vi.performance n.表演;演奏
1.pretend vt. 假装;假扮
pretend sth. 伪称某事物(尤用做借口)
pretend to do...假装做……
pretend to be+n. (adj.) 假装是……
pretend to be doing...假装正在做……
pretend to have done... 假装已做……
pretend that-clause 假装……
[即学即练1](1)He _______________________ yesterday.
昨天他假装头疼。
(2)We mustn't _______________________ what we don't know.我们不应不懂装懂。
(3)He _______________________________ when he met a bear.当他遇到熊时就装死。
pretended
a
headache//pretend
to
know//pretended
to
be
dead
2.attach vt. 系;贴;附加;认为有(重要性等)
attached adj. 依恋的,留恋的
attachment n. [C]附件[C,U]依恋;眷恋;深爱
attach sth. to sth. 把某物系到某物上
attach yourself to sb./sth. 参加,和……在一起
attach to sb./sth.与……有联系,与……有关联
be attached to sb./sth. 依恋,留恋
[即学即练2](1)She __________ a cheque ____ the order form.她在订货单上附了一张支票。
(2)Don't worry—there are no strings _____________.
不用担心——没有附加的条件。
(3)She ____________________________ the regular exercise.
她对常规训练极为重视。
(4)No blame __________________ him for the accident.
这次事故的责任与他无关。
(5)I am deeply _____________________ this novel.
我非常喜欢这部小说。
Attached to//attached//attaches great importance toattaches
to//attached
to
3.form vt. & vi. 形成;组织;养成;培养
n. 形式;表格;形状,外形;状况;精神
form(=set up) a club 成立俱乐部
form a good habit 养成好习惯
form the habit of=fall/get into the habit of
养成……的习惯
form an organization 成立一个组织
fill in the form 填表格
in the form of 以……的形式
in/out of form 状况良好/不佳
[即学即练3](1)The footballer's been ________________.这个足球运动员的状态不好。
(2)He is ____________ the application ______.
他正在填申请表。
(3)His research ______ the basis of the new book.
他的研究成果是这本新书的基础。
(4)The teacher ______ the students ______ a line.
老师让学生排成一行。
out
of
form//filling
in//form//formed//formedinto
4.earn vt. 赚得;挣得;获得
earn one's living=make a living 谋生
earn one's own living 自食其力
earn money=make money 挣钱
[即学即练4](1)His courage ______________________
of his classmates.
他的勇敢博得了同学们的赞扬。
(2)Do you know how much he ___________ a month?
你知道他一个月赚多少钱吗?
(3)He _________________________ by teaching at a language school.他在语言学校教书以维持生计。
earned him the admiration//earns//earns his living
5.perform vt.&vi 表演;履行;执行
performance n. 履行,执行;表演
performer n. 执行者;表演者
perform one's promise 守信;履行诺言
perform duty 尽职
perform a part in... 在……中扮演角色
perform an experiment 做实验
give/put on a performance 演出
[即学即练5](1)The students will ___________________ next Friday.
这些学生下星期五将演出一场歌剧。
(2)The police _________________________ in our society.
警察在我们的社会中起着极其重要的作用。
(3)You shall _________________________ the way they do.
你们要按照他们的方法去做实验。
(4)Our team _______________ in the match.
我们队在比赛中表现很出色。
perform an opera//perform
a
vital
role//perform the experiment//performed well
8.play jokes/a joke on 戏弄……;和……开玩笑
have a joke with sb. 和某人开玩笑
make a joke/jokes about sb./sth. 关于某人/某事说笑话
play tricks on sb.=make fun of sb. 和……开玩笑;
捉弄某人
make a fool of
愚弄
laugh at 嘲笑
[即学即练8](1)It's not proper to ____________________ others in public.
在公众场所捉弄别人是不恰当的。
(2)She was __________________________ you.
她在跟你开玩笑。
(3)Don't ________________________ the handicapped.
不要说关于残疾人的笑话。
play
jokes
on//having
a
joke
with//make
jokes
about
9.rely on 依靠,信赖;指望
(1)依靠,依赖。同live on 或 depend on “依赖……”。
rely on one's own efforts 依靠自己的努力
(2)信任,依赖。同 believe in, depend on。
rely on/upon sb. to do sth. 指望某人做某事
rely on/upon sb. doing sth. 相信某人会做某事
rely on/upon it that... 相信……(事情),指望……
[即学即练9](1)Nowadays we ______ increasingly ______ computers ______ help.
现今我们越来越依赖计算机协助工作。
(2)You can ____________ me ________________ your secret.
你尽管相信我一定为你保密。
(3)I ________________________________ early.
我指望你早来。
(4)You can __________________________ he will come.
你放心 ,他会来的。
Rely on for//rely
on//to
keep relied
on
your/you
coming//rely
upon
it
that
10.break up 分解;驱散,拆散;打碎;结束;散会;(关系)破裂;停课,放假
[即学即练10]写出下列break up的意思。
(1)The ice will break up when the warm weather comes.
______________________
(2)The police came and broke up the crowd.________
(3)The meeting broke up at eleven o'clock.__________
(4)Some sentences can break up into clauses.______
(5)Their marriage is breaking up._______________
破裂//驱散//结束//分解//破裂
拓展:(1)break away from 脱离
(2)break down 分解,出毛病,(计划、谈判)失败;(谈话、通讯)中断
(3)break into 闯入
(4)break in 强行进入,插话
(5)break off 打断,折断
(6)break out 爆发,发生(不用于被动语态)
(7)break through 突破
1. earn/gain/win
(1)如果为了钱(或任何其他报酬)而工作,这就是earn,而且含有这些报酬是应得的意思。
(2)win指在竞赛、战争、比赛中获胜,并可能由此得到奖赏。
(3)gain指获得有用或需要的东西,而且与win和earn不同,它用在与钱没有关系的场合。
[应用1] (1)She _______________ experience while working for the newspaper.
(2)She _______________ £1 000 a month.
(3)Who is going to _____________ the election?
Gained//earns//win
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1.starve vi. & vt.()饿死;饿得要死→starvation n.饿死 5.gain vt.7.gather vt. &vi.14.apologize vi.apology n.道歉 17.forgive vt.forgiveness n.原谅→forgiving adj.宽恕的;宽容的
2.gain vt. & vi. (钟表)走快 n. 利益 gain by/from...从……中获益 gain in 在……方面有所增加或增长
[即学即练2](1)I have ______________________________ since I arrived.我到这里以后,结识了很多朋友。(2)He had ________________ and looked much better. 他体重增加,。(3)He ______ much ______ from reading. 他从读书中获益良多。(4)This clock __________________ a day. 这个钟每天走快两分钟。(5)No ______, no ______. 。(6)___________ into the pit, ___________ in your wit. 吃一堑,。
3.award vt. n. 奖,奖品 award sb. sth./sth. to sb. 授予某人某物 be awarded for... 因……而受奖 win/receive/get an award for 因……而获奖
[即学即练3](1)They __________ John the first prize. 他们授予约翰一等奖。(2)The court ________ damages of $5 000 to the injured man.法庭判给受伤者5 000美元的赔偿。(3)He won ________________________ his excellent skill. 他由于他出色的技能而获奖。
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4.admire vt. admiration n. 赞美,钦佩 admirable adj. 可饮佩的,极佳的 admiring adj. 赞赏的,羡慕的 admire sb. for sth. 因某事而钦佩某人 have admiration for sb./sth. 羡慕/钦佩某人/物 watch/gaze in admiration 赞赏地观看/凝视着
[即学即练4](1)The school is widely _____________ its excellent teaching.这所学校教学优秀,。(2)They looked ______ silent ______________ at the painting. 他们默默地欣赏着那幅画。(3)He gave her __________________________. 他向她投以赞赏的一瞥。
5.apologize vapology n.道歉 apologize to sb. for (doing) sth. =make an apology to sb. for (doing ) sth. =say sorry to sb. for (doing) sth. =offer sb. an apology for (doing) sth.因某事向某人道歉 accept/refuse an apology 接受/拒绝道歉
[即学即练5](1)Bill was ______________ his friend ______ having kept her waiting for a long time. 比尔因让他的朋友等了好长时间正在道歉呢。(2)I __________________________ my host and left early. 我向主人道过歉后提早离去。(3)Please ____________ my sincere _____________. 请接受我真诚的歉意。
6.remind vt. reminder n. 起提醒作用的人或物 remind sb. of sth./doing提醒某人(做)某事 remind sb. to do sth.提醒某人去做 remind sb. that...提醒某人……
[即学即练6](1)The pictures ______ me ______ my school days.这些照片使我想起学生时代。(2)I __________ him ______ he must go home before dark. 我提醒他必须在天黑前回家。(3)____________ me ________________ to Mother. 提醒我给母亲写信。
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拓展:常用于 vt.+sb.+of sth./doing 的动词有 inform, warn, accuse, cure, suspect 等,如: inform sb. of sth. 通知某人某事 warn sb. of sth. 警告某人某事 accuse sb. of sth. 控告某人某事 cure sb. of sth. 给某人治愈某病 suspect sb. of sth. 怀疑某人某事
8.dress up dress sb./oneself 给……穿衣服;打扮 be/get dressed in+(衣服或表颜色的词) 穿着…… dress+adv.(或表目的、) 穿着……
[即学即练8](1)The girls all _______________ to take part in the evening party.姑娘们全部打扮起来去参加晚会。(2)The prisoners escaped by ______________________ guards.囚犯们伪装成哨兵逃跑了。(3)We should ______ a Christmas tree ______ lights. 我们应该用灯装饰圣诞树。
9.look forward to 期望;期待;盼望 [即学即练9](1)My mother said she was _______________ _______________ you.我妈妈说她正期待着与你见面。 (2)I was ____________________________ his comments on this new film.我期待听到他对这部新影片的评论。
looking forward to meeting//looking forward to hearing
提示:look forward to 结构中的 to为介词,其后接名词或动名词。类似的动词短语还有: be/become/get used to 习惯于……
pay attention to 注意 devote...to... 把……致力于……
get down to 着手做…… lead to 通向,导致
stick to 坚持 belong to 属于
object to 反对
listen to 听 prefer...to... 宁愿……也不…… give one‘s life to 把生命奉献给…… contribute to 为……作贡献
10.turn up [即学即练10](1)Guess who ___________________ at Mary's wedding.猜猜都有谁参加了玛丽的婚礼。(2)The book you have lost will __________________ someday. 你丢的那本书说不定哪一天又会找到。(3)Please ______________________________________. I want to listen to the news.请把收音机音量开大些,。
拓展:turn against背叛;(情况等)对……不利 turn away走开,离开;把……打发走 turn back折回,往回走;翻回到 turn down关小,调低;拒绝 turn off关(水源、煤气、电等);令……厌烦 turn on打开;使……感兴趣 turn out结果是;证明是;生产,制造;培养,造就 turn to转向,变成;求救于,求助于 turn in上交,欺骗 turn over把……交给……;翻转
11.hold ones breath屏息;屏气 catch one’s breath(因恐惧、)一时停止呼吸,draw/take a deep breath深呼吸 take breath 歇口气 in the same breath异口同声地 out of breath上气不接下气 lose one’s breath喘不过气来;上气不接下气
[即学即练11]The race was so close that everyone was _____________________ at the finish.这是一场势均力敌的比赛,。
12.keep ones word守信用;履行诺言 get in a word插话/嘴 have a word with sb.与某人谈话 have words with sb.与某人吵架 in a/one word简言之,in other words(=that is to say)换句话说 leave word留言 the last word最后决定;最后意见 word for word一字不差地;逐字地
【注意】keep one’s word相当于keep one’s promise,break one’s word/promise。word不可数,。
[12] (1)She is a girl who always ________________. 她是一个很讲信用的人。(2)Don’t __________________________, otherwise no one will trust you.,。
13.set off[即学即练13](1)If you want to catch that train we’d better __________________________ the station immediately. 你要是想赶上那班火车,。(2)What time are you planning to ____________________ tomorrow?你打算明天几点钟起程? (3)Do be careful with those fireworks; the slightest spark could _______________________________. 对这些烟火要格外小心,。
拓展:set about着手 set aside保留,储蓄 set out动身,出发,着手 set to开始做某事 set up搭起;建立;设立
1. gain/acquire/earn/achieve
(1)gain 收获;获得。指获得有用或必需的东西。可以用于体重、力量的增加,奖学金的获得,更常用于经验、知识、教育、满足等的获得。
(2)acquire 购得,得到(尤指昂贵的或难以得到的东西);获得,掌握(知识、技能等)。
(3)earn 取得;赚得。通常指通过工作挣钱,也可以用于应该得到的东西,如支持、认同、声望或尊敬。
(4)achieve 得到,获得。多指成就、目标、幸福的取得。
[应用1] 用 gain, acquire, earn, achieve的适当形式填空。
(1)The movie star _____________ success and wealth.
(2)He _________ a lot of praise from the public.
(3)I'm new in the job but I'm already ______ experience.
(4)I took on it as an opportunity to______ fresh skills.
Achieved//earned//gaining//acquire
2. award/reward
award vt.授予,,
be awarded for...因……而受奖
award sb. sth.颁发给某人某物
n.奖品,,prize(奖金)近义
reward vt.报答,,
reward sb. with sth.用……酬谢某人
n.赏金,,
[应用2] (1)The Olympic winner received a gold medal as an _________.
(2)Students who complete the course successfully will be ___________ a diploma.
(3)Everyone who reached the summit was ________ with a magnificent view.
(4)The prize was a just _________ for all his hard work.
Award//awarded//rewarded//reward
3. dress/wear/put on/have on
(1)dress是动作动词,表示“给(人)穿衣/打扮”,后面的宾语是表示人的名词。常见的用法有dress sb./oneself, be dressed(in), dress well/quickly等。
(2)wear是状态动词,表示“穿戴、佩戴(手表、首饰、花等),留(发型、胡须)等”;还可表示“面露、面带(某种表情、样子等)”,意义广泛。
(3)put on是动作动词,表示“穿(衣)戴(帽)”,后面的宾语是表示衣服等的名词。
(4)have on是状态动词短语,除了表示“穿着,戴着”之外,还可表示树木等“披着,挂着”,不用进行时态。
[应用3] (1)It’s autumn. But the trees still ______ leaves ______.
(2)She was __________ in her brother’s clothes.
(3)She ______ an angry expression.
(4)He ______________ his coat and went out.
Have//on//dressed//wore//put
on
4. take place/happen/occur/break out/come about
(1)take place 其“发生”是按意图或计划进行,无偶然性,无被动语态。
(2)happen 普通用语,其“发生”带有意外和偶然性。另可作“碰巧”讲,用法是 happen to do sth.,无被动语态。
(3)occur 较正式用语,指具体事物时可与 happen互换(但 happen to do不可换成 occur to do);另外 occur 有“突然想起”的意思,此时不可与 happen 互换,如 A good idea occurred to him.
(4)break out (战争、火灾等)爆发;(疾病)突然发生。无被动语态。
(5)come about “发生,产生”,指要解释或说明事情发生的理由,常与 how连用。
[应用4] 用 take place, happen, occur, break out, come about的适当形式填空。
(1)Our school sports meet will __________ next Friday.
(2)It never ________ to me that I had seen her before.
(3)How did these differences ______________?
(4)There ___________ to be the book I was looking for.
(5)SARS ________ all over China in the spring of 2003.
(6)The Olympic Games __________ every four years.
take place//occurred//come about//happened//broke out//take place