Word List 25

kill/ kIl / vt. 杀死，弄死；消磨（时间）

[记] 联想记忆： 好莱坞动作电影Kill Bill 《杀死比尔》

[例] All the passengers were killed in the air crash except a little boy. 除了一个小男孩，所有的乘客都在空难中死去了。

suffer/ ˋsʌfə / v. 受苦，遭受

[记] 词根记忆：suf（在下面）+fer（拿）→被拿在最下面→受苦

[例] The town suffered a lot of damage from the storm. 风暴给城镇带来了巨大的损失。

[考] suffer from... 忍受…，遭受…： She is suffering from a knee injury. 她在遭受膝伤的煎熬。

[参] suffering（n. 痛苦，苦难）

set/ set / vt.（set, set, setting） 设置，调整；树立；摆放；日落 n. 一套；设备

[例] I forgot to set my alarm and I overslept. 我忘记设闹铃，睡过头了。// He took the case out of her hand and set it on the floor. 他从她手里拿过箱子放在地板上。// Competition helps to set self⁃respect. 竞争有利于树立自尊心。

[考] 1. set up 建立，建造 2. set out to do... 着手做… 3. set out/off 出发 4. set... free 解放… 5. set aside 留出 6. set records 创造纪录 7. set apart 分开 8. set about... 开始… 9. set a pace 定步调 10. set fire to...（=set... on fire） 纵火烧… 11. set an example 树立榜样 12.（be） set in... 以…为背景 13. a set of 一组，一套

arrest/ əˋrest / vt./n. 逮捕，拘留

[例] The police arrested the thief. 警方逮捕了那个小偷。// The news of their arrest shocked the country. 他们被捕的消息震惊了全国。

see/ siː / v.（saw, seen, seeing） 看见，看到；领会

[用] see可以接复合宾语，宾补是不定式（省略to）、现在分词或过去分词： I saw him drive off. 我看见他开车走了。// I hope to see the plan carried out. 我希望看到计划得到实施。

[例] go to see a doctor 去看医生 // Do you see what I mean? 明白我的意思了吗？

[考] 1. see to 处理，照料 2. see sb. off 给某人送行

stare/ steə / v. 盯着看，凝视

[记] 联想记忆： 凝视（stare） 星（star） 空

[考] stare at... 凝视…

spend/ spend / vt.（spent, spent, spending） 度过；花费（钱、时间等）

[用] 1. spend+时间+（in） doing sth. 在做某事上花费时间： People spent much more time watching TV than reading books. 人们花在看电视上的时间比花在读书上的时间多得多。2. spend+时间/金钱+on sth. 为某事物花费时间/金钱： In my opinion, it is not necessary to spend all this money on a new computer. 我认为花这么多钱买台新电脑没有必要。

辨：spend, cost, pay, take

这四个单词都有“用，花费”之意，区别在于： 1. 主语不同：spend, pay的主语是人，cost的主语是物，take的主语多为形式主语it。 如： He will pay the bill. 他会埋单。// The book cost me 20 yuan. 这本书花了我20元钱。// It takes a lot of money to buy a house. 买一栋房子要花一大笔钱。2. 宾语不同：pay的宾语是钱，take, spend和cost的宾语既可以是钱，也可以是时间，cost的宾语还可以是要付出的代价和损失等。如： It took me a lot of time to prepare for the speech. 准备演讲花了我很多时间。// His carelessness cost him his life. 粗心大意让他付出了生命的代价。

majority/ məˋdʒɒrəti / n. 多数

[例] The majority was/were in favour of banning smoking. 大多数人支持禁烟。

[参] minority（n. 少数，少数民族）

pour/ pɔː / v. 倾泻，不断流出

[记] 发音记忆：“破”→水罐破了，水流出→倾泻

[考] 1. pour...on... 把…倒在…： If you pour water on flowers, they will flourish. 给花浇水，它们就会盛开。2. pour...into... 把…倒进…： I opened a can of orange and poured the juice all into the bowl. 我打开一听橘汁，然后全部倒进了碗里。3. pour in 不断地涌入或涌出

step/ step / v.（stepped, stepped, stepping） 走；跨步 n. 脚步；台阶

[例] I took a few steps back. 我往后退了几步。

effort/ ˋefət / n. 努力，艰难的尝试

[例] individual/personal efforts 个人的努力

[考] make an effort to do sth. 努力做某事： My cousin made an effort to learn swimming. 我表弟努力学习游泳。

[参] effortlessly（adv. 容易地）

contribution/ ˌkɒntrIˋbjuːʃn / n. 贡献；捐款

[例] The big fish has made great contributions to the people who are badly in need of provisions after the disaster. 灾难发生后，这个大人物为那些严重缺衣少食的人们捐了很多钱。

[参] contributive（adj. 贡献的）

want/ wɒnt / v. 想要，需要

[用] 1. want to do... 想做…： We wanted to get back home before dark. 我们想在天黑前回到家。2. want sb. to do sth. 想让某人做某事： Parents want their children to be attentive to their studies. 父母想让孩子们专心学习。3. sth.+want+doing（to be done） 某事物需要被做： This work wants doing at once. =This work wants to be done at once. 这工作需要马上就做。need, require等动词也有类似的用法。

[参] unwanted（adj. 不必要的；多余的）

state/ steIt / n. 状态；国家；州 vt. 宣称

[例] state of health 健康状况 // state⁃run companies 国有企业 // A recent report stated that the number of Spanish speakers in the U.S. would be higher than the number of English speakers by the year 2090. 最近一份报告称，到2090年，美国说西班牙语的人将多于说英语的人。

[参] statement（n. 声明；陈述）

dusk/ dʌsk / n. 黄昏

[例] at dusk 在黄昏

pace/ peIs / n. 步子，步速；节奏

[记] 联想记忆： 跳舞不是赛跑（race） ，要跟上节奏（pace）

[例] The fence is only ten paces from the house. 围栏离屋子只有十步远。

[考] keep pace with... 跟上…（的步伐）

attract/ əˋtrækt / v. 吸引；引起

[记] 词根记忆：at（表加强）+tract（拉）→把注意力拉过来→吸引

[例] He tried to attract the attention of the lovely girl. 他试图引起那个可爱的女孩的注意。

[参] attraction（n. 吸引，吸引力）

almost/ ˋɔːlməʊst / adv. 几乎，差不多

[用] almost常与no, none, nothing, never等表否定的词连用： Almost no one believed him. 几乎没有人相信他。

辨：almost, nearly

两词都有“几乎，差不多”的意思，有时可以互换，但almost可与no, none, nothing, never等否定词连用，nearly却不可以；而nearly在句中可与not连用，almost不可以。

corner/ ˋkɔːnə / n. 角；角落；拐角

[记] 联想记忆： 学校里都有English Corner“英语角”

[例] The guest wanted to book a corner room with windows facing north. 客人想预订一间窗子朝北的拐角房。

report/ rIˋpɔːt / n./vt. 报道，报告

[例] The report on this research has been written three days ago. 这份研究报告三天前就写完了。

same/ seIm / n. 同样的事 adj. 同样的，同一的

[例] Your watch is the same as mine. 你的表和我的一样。

[考] 1. at the same time 同时 2. on the same day 同一天 3. in the same way 相同的方式 4. the same as... 和…一样

approval/ əˋpruːvl / n. 赞成；认可；批准

[例] John could not agree with anything without his partner's approval. 没有合作伙伴的认可，约翰不能同意任何事。

drink/ drIŋk / v.（drank, drunk, drinking） 喝 n. 饮酒

[例] a cool drink 冷饮 // You're drinking too much. 你喝得太多了。

grow/ grəʊ / v.（grew, grown, growing） 种植；生长，发育 link.v. 渐渐变得，变成

[用] grow to do... 渐渐（形成某种态度）： I think you will grow to like him when you know him better. 我想，当你对他有更多了解之后就会渐渐喜欢他了。

[例] Do you grow many plants yourself? 你自己种许多植物吗？// The weather is growing cold. 天气渐渐变冷了。

[考] grow up 长大，成年

[参] growing（adj. 成长的；增加的）

start/ staːt / n./v. 开始，着手；出发

[用] 1. start+n./doing 开办、创办…： When he left university he had earned enough money to start his own business. 毕业时，他赚的钱已经足够创办自己的企业了。2. start+to do开始做…： They started to use English, but they also brought in some words from their own languages. 他们开始使用英语，但也把自己语言中的一些词汇带到了英语里。

[考] 1. start out 出发，动身 2. start off 出发，开始 3. start with... 以…作为开头

gifted/ ˋgIftId / adj. 有天赋的，有才华的

[记] 来自gift（n. 天赋，才华）

[例] Newton was a gifted scientist. 牛顿是一名有天赋的科学家。

oppose/ əˋpəʊz / v. 反对

[记] 词根记忆：op（反）+pos（放）+e→摆出相反的姿态→反对

[例] There are many people who oppose this view. 有很多人反对这种观点。

[参] opposition（n. 反对）

certain/ ˋsɜːtn / adj. 某些；确定的，无疑的；一定会…

[记] 词根记忆：cert（搞清）+（t）ain（拿住）→对搞清楚的事情很有把握→确定的

[用] 1. be certain to do sth. 肯定会，无疑： He is certain to agree. 他肯定会同意。 2. be certain of/about sth. 确信，肯定： I'm not certain of/about what she wants. 我不确信她想要什么。3. be certain that+从句： 确信，无疑： I'm certain that he saw me. 我肯定他看见我了。

observe/ əbˋzɜːv / v. 观察；遵守

[记] 词根记忆：ob（逆，反）+serve（服务）→不予以服务却只是看→观察

[用] observe作观察讲时，宾语形式有名词/代词、复合宾语和从句三种，即： 1. observe+n./pron.： He has observed stars all his life. 他一生都在观察星星。 2. observe+n./pron.+do/doing...（被动语态为be observed+to do/doing）： I observed the film star walking in the street. 我见到那个电影明星在街上走。3. observe+从句： I observed what was going on between my parents. 我注意到我父母之间发生的事。

[例] Please observe the speed limit while driving. 开车时请遵守速度限制。

[参] observer（n. 观察者，观察员）；observation（n. 观察）

stainless/ ˌsteInləs / adj. 无污染的；无瑕疵的；不锈的

[例] For the sake of security, please use the stainless steel rather than iron. 为了安全，请用不锈钢，别用铁。

[参] stainlessness（n. 不锈）

everywhere/ ˋevriweə / adv. 到处

[例] He follows her everywhere. 她到哪儿他都跟着。

visual/ ˋvIʒuəl / adj. 视力的，视觉的

[记] 词根记忆：vis（看）+ual（…的）→视觉的

[例] the visual arts 视觉艺术

concept/ ˋkɒnsept / n. 概念，观念

[记] 词根记忆：con（表加强）+cept（抓）→大脑里牢牢抓住的东西→概念，观念

[例] the basic concepts of mathematics 数学的基本概念

[参] conceptual（adj. 观念的，概念的）

probably/ˋprɒbəbli / adv. 很可能，大概

[例] I invited her to the party but she probably won't come. 我邀请她参加晚会，但是她可能不会来。

attitude/ ˋætItjuːd / n. 态度；看法

[考] one's attitude to/toward（s） sth.某人对某事的态度

conclude/ kənˋkluːd / v. 推论；断定；完成；结束

[记] 词根记忆：con（共同）+clud（关闭）+e→全部关闭→完成；结束

[例] Let's conclude this meeting before 5：00. 让我们在5点前结束这个会议吧。// He concluded that the theory was invalid. 他断定该理论不成立。

slow/ sləʊ / adj. 缓慢的 v. 放慢速度，减缓

[记] 联想记忆： 大风狂吹（blow），减速慢行（slow）

[例] She is a very slow eater. 她吃饭非常慢。

[参] slowly（adv. 慢慢地，迟缓地）；slowness（n. 缓慢，迟钝）

hopeful/ ˋhəʊpfl / adj. 有希望的；有前途的

[例] Ann felt very hopeful that she would pass the English exam. 安觉得自己很有希望通过英语考试。

[参] hopefully（adv. 有希望地）

单元自测题

1. Thousands of foreigners were ______ to the Shanghai World Expo the day it opened.（2010江苏）

A. attended

B. attained

C. attracted

D. attached

2. Wait till you are more ______. It's better to be sure than sorry.

A. inspired

B. satisfied

C. calm

D. certain

3. Something as simple as ______ some cold water may clear your mind and relieve pressure.（2008上海）

A. to drink

B. drinking

C to be drinking

D. drunk

4. In dealing with public relations, we should make every ______ to prevent the conflict in personality.

A. effect

B. power

C. energy

D. effort

5. For breakfast he only drinks juice from fresh fruit ______ on his own farm.（2009北京）

A. grown

B. being grown

C. to be grown

D. to grow

6. A small plane crashed into a hillside five miles east of the city, ______ all four people on board.（2009上海）

A. killed

B. killing

C. kills

D. to kill

7. Though having lived abroad for years, many Chinese still ______ the traditional customs.（2008湖北）

A. perform

B. possess

C. observe

D. support

8. — Do you think he'll succeed?

— Well, he's helped by so many classmates, what is more, he works extremely hard. So he will ______ succeed.

A. probably

B. perhaps

C. possibly

D. likely

9. David threatened ______ his neighbor to the police if the damages were not paid.（2009上海）

A. to be reported

B. reporting

C. to report

D. having reported

10. ______ from the top of the tower, the south foot of the mountain is a sea of trees.（2010陕西）

A. Seen

B. Seeing

C. Have seen

D. To see

11. Linda, make sure the tables ______ before the guests arrive.（2010全国2卷）

A. be set

B. set

C. are set

D. are setting

12. Lucy has ______ all of the goals she set for herself in high school and is ready for new challenges at university.（2007天津）

A. acquired

B. finished

C. concluded

D. achieved

13. As a result, all students must ______ sixty hours of service learning, or they will not receive a diploma.（2009江苏）

A. spend

B. gain

C. complete

D. save

14. Only children had the ______ for play, the adults were in a permanent state of weariness.

A. force

B. violence

C. strength

D. energy

15. The young man made a ______ to his parents that he would try to earn his own living after graduation.（2008湖北）

A. prediction

B. promise

C. plan

D. contribution

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