美国英语 初级上 : 看单词选词义(考) - 13
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(1) The money will go to the San Francisco AIDS foundation.
(2) The organization has grown enormously since its foundation in 1955.
(3) This issue has shaken the foundations of French politics.
foundation
[faunˈdeiʃən]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.房客;佃户;<律>占用者;占有者;
vt.租借,租用;
n.地基;基础;基金(会);粉底;n.基础;基金(会);建立;
adj.左边的,左侧的;左派的;
n.左,左面;[军]左翼;左派,激进分子;
adv.向左;在左边;
v.离开( leave的过去式和过去分词);
对…友好;对…友善;交好;
(1) Nothing, but nothing would make him change his mind.
(2) but that's not possible!
(3) ‘Here's the money I owe you. ’ ‘but that's not right─it was only £10. ’
but
[bət]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.饭店;餐馆;饭馆;菜馆;
conj.但是;而是;除了;只因为;
prep.除…以外;
adv.只;不过;只是;另一方面;
n.借口;推辞;但是;反对;
pron.[关系代词,意义相当于 who…not, which…not];
vt.对…说“但是”;
adj.新鲜的;淡水的;新的;无经验的;
adv.刚;最新的;
n.开始;新生;泛滥;淡水流;
adj.清洁的;整齐的;新的;正派的;
vt.& vi.(使)清洁;变干净;除去…的灰尘;使…干净;
vi.清扫;
adv.完全地,彻底地;
n.打扫;
(1) to memorize a poem
(2) He studied his map, trying to memorize the way to Rose's street.
(3) Blindfolded contestants attempt to memorize the position of key cubes before covering their eyes.
memorize
[ˈmeməraɪz]
📢 UK 📢 US
vt.记住,熟记;[计算机科学] 存储,记忆;
prep.在…之前;先于,优于;当着…的面;与其…;
conj.在…之前;在…以前;比…早些;与其…;
adv.先前,从前;在前,在前方;
n.拴猎狗的皮带;
vt.用皮带系住;
adv.精确地;确切地;完全地,全然;恰恰;
(1) Many diets fail because they are boring.
(2) a failing school
(3) She failed to get into art college.
fail
[feɪl]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.钓杆;
vt.& vi.失败,不及格;倒闭,破产;缺乏;衰退;
vi.衰退;失败,不及格;破产;不足;
vt.不及格;使失望;忘记;舍弃;
n.失败,失误;不及格;不及格者;[商]期货交割失期;
互相;
vi.坚决地宣告;督促;坚持,强调;
(1) medical advances/care/research
(2) her medical condition/history/records
(3) the medical profession
medical
[ˈmedɪkl]
📢 UK 📢 US
pron.某人,有人;
n.某个人;
adj.医学的;医药的;医疗的;内科的;
n.体格检查;
n.小睡,打盹;一种牌戏;绒毛;孤注一掷;
vi.打瞌睡;疏忽;
vt.使起毛;
n.报酬;报答;赏金;酬金;
vt.酬谢,奖赏;报答,惩罚;
(1) Good management benefits employers and employees alike.
(2) My sister and I do not look alike.
(3) They tried to treat all their children alike.
alike
[əˈlaɪk]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.同样的,相似的;
adv.同样地;两者都,同样地;类似于;
vt.需要;必须;
aux.必须;不得不;
n.需要;需要的东西;责任;贫穷;
vi.(表示应该或不得不做)有必要;
vi.盯着看;显眼;倒立,直竖起;
vt.凝视;盯着他的眼睛;
n.凝视,瞪视;
n.害怕;可能性;(对神等的)敬畏;忧虑;
vt.畏惧;害怕;为…忧虑(或担心、焦虑);敬畏(神等);
vi.害怕;忧虑;感到害怕;惧怕;
(1) Unable to find the book in this bookstore, he bought elsewhere.
(2) I fell in with him at a bookstore in Shanghai.
(3) That bookstore would not accept returns even ones in good condition.
bookstore
[ˈbʊkˌstɔ:]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.生活方式;
一(人或物)…另一…;
n.书店;
conj.因为;
(1) big/major/serious problems
(2) health/family, etc. problems
(3) financial/practical/technical problems
problem
[ˈprɒbləm]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.问题;疑难问题;习题;引起麻烦的人;
adj.成问题的;难处理的;关于社会问题的;
prep.和,跟;随着;关于;和…一致;
adj.迷信的;有迷信观念的;
n.寓所,住房;房间;公寓楼;(有特殊用途或专属某人的)豪华寓所;
(1) a cry of pain
(2) She was clearly in a lot of pain .
(3) He felt a sharp pain in his knee.
pain
[peɪn]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.痛苦;刻苦;令人厌烦的人[事物];身体某部分的疼痛[不适];
vt.& vi.(使)疼痛,(使)痛苦,伤害;
vt.使…痛苦;使…烦恼;
vi.感到疼痛;引起疼痛;
adv.在这里;这时;在这一点上;(给某人东西或指出某物时说);
n.这里;
int.喂;嗨;
逃跑,走掉;逃脱;(使)流走[掉];出奔;
v.生火;烧火;笼火;
(1) Over the years, I have grown quite fond of her.
(2) fond of music/cooking
(3) We had grown fond of the house and didn't want to leave.
fond
[fɒnd]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.(对妇女的尊称)夫人;
自然地行事;
adj.喜欢的;多情的;溺爱的,宠爱的;盲目轻信的;
实现,成真;应验;
(1) They hope this new evidence will prove her innocence.
(2) ‘I know you're lying. ’ ‘prove it! ’
(3) Just give me a chance and I'll prove it to you.
prove
[pru:v]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.强的( strong的最高级 );坚强的;强烈的;强壮的;
adj.确信的,确实的;有把握的;无疑的;一定的;
adv.当然;确实地;无疑地;
vt.证明,证实;[法]验证,检定;显示;
vi.显示出,证明是;
vt.& vi.失败,不及格;倒闭,破产;缺乏;衰退;
vi.衰退;失败,不及格;破产;不足;
vt.不及格;使失望;忘记;舍弃;
n.失败,失误;不及格;不及格者;[商]期货交割失期;
(1) The shares gained 14p to 262p.
(2) The euro gained against the dollar again today.
(3) At last she gained the shelter of the forest.
gain
[geɪn]
📢 UK 📢 US
乘出租车,搭出租车;
n.墨西哥;[地名] [美国] 墨西哥城;
vt.& vi.获得;赢得;增加;(钟、表)走快;
n.利润;[土木工程]腰槽;获益;
vt.(在…上)开腰槽;吸引;(通过努力)到达;推进(一段距离);
vi.增进;增进健康;得益;(重量的)增加;
n.开始;动身;开动;起点;
vt.& vi.出发,启程;
vt.起动;提出(问题);开办;使开始;
vi.起始;突然出现;突然跳起;突然涌出;
(1) Olympic athletes
(2) She is a natural athlete.
(3) Daley Thompson was a great athlete.
athlete
[ˈæθli:t]
📢 UK 📢 US
赤贫, 一贫如洗;
adj.公平的;合理的;晴朗的;美丽的;
adv.公平地;直接地;清楚地;正大光明地;
n.集市,庙会;商品交易会,展览会;美人,美丽的事物;
vt.(卡通制作)顺利接合;(动作)衔接协调、流畅;(飞机)装配平整;使(飞机接合部)平滑;
vi.转晴;
n.运动员;体育家;强壮的人;
n.冰箱;冷藏库;制冰机,冷冻机;
(1) I didn't want to discouraged him.
(2) Cold a few days later, he will become discouraged their transfer to others on the goal.
(3) She was divorced some while and discouraged with life.
discouraged
[dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒd]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.海;海洋;许多;大量;
adj.灰心的;沮丧的;气馁的;泄气的;
v.使气馁( discourage的过去式和过去分词 );使沮丧;阻碍;劝阻;
n.步,脚步;步骤,手段;步调;级别;
vt.& vi.举步,行走;踩,踏上;跨入;轻快地走;
vi.踏,踩;走;
vt.跳舞;迈步;使成阶梯状;
希望, 希望得到;盼;
(1) in other words, kissing can be as an effective exercise to prevent the development of wrinkles.
(2) in other words, with hard work any obstacle can be overcome.
(3) in other words, why some people always standing on the opposite side of consumers do?
in other words

📢 UK 📢 US
adv.不幸地,遗憾地;可惜;不巧;
换句话说;就是说;
同(某人)谈话;责骂;
n.护士,看护;奶妈,保姆,阿妈,保育员;保护人,培养者,养成所,发祥地;[植]保护树,[虫]保护虫,保育虫,[动]世代交替的无性期的个体;
vt.& vi.护理;照料;喂;吃奶;
vt.培育;怀抱;搂抱;调治;
(1) She was sitting importantly behind a big desk.
(2) More importantly, can he be trusted?
(3) He likes to feel important.
important
[ɪmˈpɔ:tnt]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.聪明的;理解力强的;有智力的;[计]智能的;
n.人,人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt.居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
vt.& vi.学习,学会;习得;得知;记住;
vt.记住;学习;得知;认识到;
vi.学习;获知;
adj.重要的;权威的;有势力的;有地位的;
(1) She laid the baby down gently on the bed.
(2) He laid a hand on my arm.
(3) The horse laid back its ears.
lay
[leɪ]
📢 UK 📢 US
adv.因此;所以;故;乃;
vt.& vi.写;写信;写作;作曲;
vt.放置;铺放;涂,敷;产卵;
adj.世俗的;外行的;没有经验的;
n.叙事诗;性伙伴;
adj.粗鲁的;简陋的;狂暴的;近乎下流的;
(1) How many boys and girls are there in your class?
(2) He speaks in concepts rather than specifics.
(3) By rights the property should have gone to him rather than to his sister.
rather than

📢 UK 📢 US
(要)…而不…,与其…倒不如…;instead of sb/sth 而不是;
处于危险[受罚, 痛苦]之中;
vt.教;教导,训练;教授;
vi.教书;
n.学生,大学生;研究者,学者;中学生;<美俚>初学者;
(1) (British English,formal)Are you being attended to, Sir? (= for example, in a shop)
(2) A nurse attended to his needs constantly.
(3) I have some urgent business to attend to.
attend
[əˈtend]
📢 UK 📢 US
adv.无疑;一定,确实;(回答)当然,好;保管;
adj.统一的;联合的;团结一致的;[植]连生的;
v.“unite”的过去式和过去分词;团结;(为某事)联合,联手,团结;
vi.出席;致力于,献身于;侍候,照顾;关注;
vt.出席,参加;[常用被动语态](作为结果、情况)伴随;照顾;陪伴;

(1) a university town
(2) They live in a rough part of town.
(3) The nearest town is ten miles away.
town
[taʊn]
📢 UK 📢 US
vt.放置;铺放;涂,敷;产卵;
adj.世俗的;外行的;没有经验的;
n.叙事诗;性伙伴;
vt.& vi.杀死…;
vt.使停止[结束,失败];破坏,减弱,抵消;使痛苦,使受折磨;使笑得前仰后合,使笑死了;
n.杀死;猎;被捕杀的动物;猎物;
adj.致命的;
n.城镇,市镇;小村庄;城镇居民;商业中心;
一双;
(1) We sat waiting impatiently for the movie to start.
(2) [不可数名词]She was bursting with impatience to tell me the news.
(3) impatient of criticism
impatient
[ɪmˈpeɪʃnt]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.秃头的;单调的,枯燥的;光秃的;赤裸裸的,毫无掩饰的;
adj.不耐烦的;热切的,渴望的;不能容忍的,恼火的;
n.营火,篝火;
adv.立即,马上;直接地;紧接地;
conj.一…就,即刻;
(1) improvements to the bus service
(2) This is a great improvement on your previous work.
(3) a slight/steady improvement
improvement
[ɪmˈpru:vmənt]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.改进,改善,改良,增进,进步;(美)装修,改良措施;利用,活用;更优秀的人,更进步的人;
adj.想家的,患思乡病的;莼鲈之思;
n.时间;时机;时代;所需时间;
vt.为…安排时间;测定…的时间;调准(机械的)速度;拨准(钟、表)的快慢;
vi.合拍;和谐;打拍子;
adj.定时的;定期的;[美国英语]分期(付款)的;
int.[体育]时间到,(一场或一局等的)比赛时限,暂停;
adj.蠢的;糊涂的;不明事理的;没头脑的;
n.(常用于向孩子指出其愚蠢行为)傻孩子,淘气鬼;傻子,蠢货;
(1) She teaches at our local school.
(2) He taught for several years before becoming a writer.
(3) I'll be teaching history and sociology next term.
teach
[ti:tʃ]
📢 UK 📢 US
vt.教;教导,训练;教授;
vi.教书;
n.医生,大夫;博士;神学家;医疗设备;
vt.& vi.医疗,行医;
vt.修理,装配;假造;搀杂;修改,修饰;
婚礼;
aux.能;能够;可以;可能;
vt.将…装入密封罐中保存;
n.罐头;(用金属或塑料制作的)容器;(马口铁或其他金属制作的)食品罐头;
(1) So, to insist on a small shelf space the number of creative artists, some rare.
(2) Since they insist on going, we'll simply push the boat with the current and let them go with us.
(3) Television screens insist on the authenticity of everything you are about to see and hear.
insist on
[inˈsist ɔn]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.牙( tooth的名词复数 );齿;齿状部份;致力于( 有难度的事);tooth的复数形式;(组织、法律等)强大有效;不顾危险(或反对等);
vi.坚决地宣告;督促;坚持,强调;
adj.生气的;愤怒的,发怒的;(颜色等)刺目的;(伤口等)发炎的;
adv.必要地;必需地;必定地;必然地;
(1) The chef mashed some potatoes to alone with the steak.
(2) Our chef has promised a few surprises.
(3) The restaurant sells a cookery book, writen by the chef.
chef
[ʃef]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.公文包;手提包;公事包;手提箱;
n.厨师,大师傅;
n.书;卷;课本;账簿;
vt.& vi.预订;
vt.登记;(向旅馆、饭店、戏院等)预约;立案(控告某人);订立演出契约;
adj.书的;账簿上的;得之(或来自)书本的;按照(或依据)书本的;
adv.(空间)在近处;在附近;(时间)临近;(程度)几乎;
prep.(表示程度)接近;(表示位置)靠近;(表示时间)将近;接近于(某种状态);
adj.近的;亲密的;近似;(亲属关系)近亲;
(1) They ought to apologize.
(2) ‘Ought I to write to say thank you? ’ ‘Yes, I think you ought (to). ’
(3) They ought to have apologized (= but they didn't) .
ought to
[ˈɔ:t tə]
📢 UK 📢 US
未必,不一定;不见得;
n.人群;群众;一群;
vi.拥挤,聚集;
vt.挤满;将…塞进;催逼;
adj.长的;长时间的;冗长的,过长的;长音的;
adv.长久地;始终;遥远地;
n.长时间,长时期;[语]长音节;(服装的)长尺寸;长裤;
vi.渴望,极想;
v.应当,应该;理应;宜;
(1) to make a horror movie
(2) Have you seen the latest Tarantino movie?
(3) a famous movie director/star
movie
[ˈmu:vi]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.电影;电影院;电影业;
有时, 时而, 不时;
n.周末;星期六和星期日(或略长一点的)休息时间;
vi.过周末,度周末;
adj.周末的;
n.自行车;摩托车;电动自行车;
vi.骑自行车;
na.“motorbicycle”的变体;
(1) a baby's first steps
(2) He took a step towards the door.
(3) We heard steps outside.
step
[step]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.女演员;女表演者;
n.步,脚步;步骤,手段;步调;级别;
vt.& vi.举步,行走;踩,踏上;跨入;轻快地走;
vi.踏,踩;走;
vt.跳舞;迈步;使成阶梯状;
n.大街,街道;
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动;
v.讲,谈( speak的过去式 );说;演说;从某种观点来说;
(1) If parents wanted to entrust their child to the best surgeons, they traveled to Bologna's medical school.
(2) He informed her that he was thinking of entering medical school.
(3) You couldn't pick a finer medical school than Michigan.
medical school
[ˈmedikəl sku:l]
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vt.动摇;摇头;使发抖;使心绪不宁[烦恼,惊吓];
vi.摇(出),抖(掉);握手;(嗓音)颤抖;
n.摇动;震动;哆嗦;混合饮料;
[医]医学院,医学专科学院;
adv.…点钟;
n.音乐;乐曲;乐谱;乐队;
(1) a memorable phrase
(2) She was, in her own favourite phrase, ‘a woman without a past ’.
(3) a carefully phrased remark
phrase
[freɪz]
📢 UK 📢 US
vt.告诉,说;辨别;吩咐;讲述;
vt.& vi.分辨,辨别;告诉,吩咐;泄漏;保证;
vi.泄密,告发;(颜色、声音等)显示;识别;
n.[考古学](古代村落遗址堆积而成的)台形土墩;[方言]讲的话;谈话;传闻;
对…大声喊;呼叱;叱喝;叱;
n.<语>短语;成语;说法;乐句;
vt.叙述,措词;
vt.& vi.划分乐句,分乐节(尤指为奏乐或歌唱);
adj.很少的;很少;(与复数名词和复数动词连用)有些;几乎没有的;
pron.很少;有些(人、事物、地方);(与复数动词连用)少数人;不和…一般多;
n.很少数;
(1) I remember to thaw out the chicken before I leave home.
(2) remember to breathe regularly.
(3) remember to keep things in perspective.
remember to
[riˈmembə tu:]
📢 UK 📢 US
代问好;
这么;这么样;这样;
等待;<非正> 注意;<非正>推迟(用餐)直到(某人)到达;观望形势后再作决定;
在海滩上;上岸;失业; 处于困境;
(1) We all try and help one another.
(2) I think we've learned a lot about one another in this session.
(3) Three flower shows succeeded one another in quick succession.
one another
[wʌn əˈnʌðər]
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互相;
在白天;在白天期间;
adj.完美的;正确的;精通的;[语]完成的;
n.[语]完成时,完成式;vt.使熟练;使完全;使…完美;
v.赶上( catch的过去式和过去分词 );接住;引起;看见;
(1) It's easy to get a seat at the best shows in town.
(2) Well, at least he was in town. That was something.
(3) He admits he doesn't even know when his brother is in town.
in town
[in taun]
📢 UK 📢 US
adv.依照;
v.给予( accord的现在分词 );使和谐一致;使符合;使适合;adj.相符的,和谐的,相应的;
adj.流行的,大众化的;民众的,大众的,公众的;通俗的,普通的,平易的;〈美俚〉自以为了不得的,骄傲的;
vt.& vi.使转动;旋转;使改变方向;使不适;
vt.使变酸;使变换;使变为;
n.翻转;(路线或方向的)改变;机会;
在城里,<英>在伦敦;
(1) pop/dance/classical/church music
(2) to listen to music
(3) She could hear music playing somewhere.
music
[ˈmju:zɪk]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.音乐;乐曲;乐谱;乐队;
n.西班牙(欧洲国家);
n.表,目录;桌子;手术台,工作台,游戏台;平地层;
vt.制表;搁置;嵌合;搁置;
adj.桌子的;
n.中心;(球队的) 中锋;中心区;中枢;
adj.中央的,位于正中的;(在)中心的;
vt.集中;使聚集在一点;定中心;居中;
vi.居中,有中心,被置于中心;
(1) I was working in the family business.
(2) There is an unmistakable note of nostalgia in his voice when he looks back on the early years of the family business.
(3) The company was a family business.
family business
[ˈfæmili ˈbiznis]
📢 UK 📢 US
vi.倾听;留心听;听信;(让对方注意)听着;
n.听,倾听;
adj.嘈杂的;喧闹的;充满噪音的;吵吵闹闹的;
n.响声;嘈杂声;
家族企业;
pron.(I的所有格)我的(东西);
n.矿;矿井;地雷;水雷;
vt.& vi.在…中开采,开采;
vt.在…中[下]布雷;以地雷[水雷]炸毁;
(1) advances in modern medicine
(2) to study/practise medicine
(3) traditional/conventional/orthodox medicine
medicine
[ˈmedsn]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.魔力;魅力;咒文;(表链等的)小装饰品;
vt.使陶醉;诱惑;对…行魔法;令人陶醉;
v.坐(sit的过去式,过去分词);
n.SAT美国学术能力评估测验;
n.医学,医术,内科(治疗);医药,(尤指)内服药;有功效的东西,良药;〈美俚〉情报;
vt.用药物治疗;给…用药;使…吃药;下药;
首要的是,尤其;最重要的是;
(1) traditional dress
(2) It's traditional in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
(3) traditional methods of teaching
traditional
[trəˈdɪʃənl]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.噩梦;<口>可怕的事情,无法摆脱的恐惧;泛滥成灾;紧张;
adj.可怕的,噩梦似的;
vt.& vi.教育,教导;训练,培养;
vt.使理解或接受;
adj.传统的;口传的;惯例的;因袭的;
n.(一件)工作;职责;职业;(作为一个单元处理的)作业;
vt.承包;代客买卖;
vi.做零工;作包工;打杂;
(1) I'm not used to eating so much at lunchtime.
(2) I found the job tiring at first but I soon got used to it.
(3) used cars
used
[ju:zd]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.(男子)英俊的,漂亮的;(女子体态)优美的;可观的;大方的,慷慨的;
起初,当初;
adv.(在)今天;现在;现今;现代,当代;
n.今天,今日;现代,当代;现今;
adj.〈美〉用过的,用旧了的;习惯于;二手的;精疲力尽的;
v.使用( use的过去式和过去分词);常常,经常;
(1) I used to live in London.
(2) We used to go sailing on the lake in summer.
(3) I didn't use to like him much when we were at school.
used to
[ˈju:st tə]
📢 UK 📢 US
在城里,<英>在伦敦;
n.过去一向,过去时常,过去曾(而现在不再)做;
(用于过去持续或经常发生的事)曾经;
一举两得;箭贯双雕;一举多得;
n.蓝色;[复数](美国海、陆、空三军穿的)蓝色制服;蓝颜料;[the blue(s)][用作单数或复数]布鲁斯(歌曲)(一种伤感的美国黑人民歌);
adj.蓝色的;沮丧的,忧郁的;下流的;
vt.把…染成蓝色;使成蓝色;给…用上蓝剂;用上蓝剂于;
vi.变成蓝色,呈蓝色;
(1) Many of Britain's beaches fail to meet minimum standards of cleanliness.
(2) The various elements of the novel fail to cohere.
(3) This magnificent church cannot fail to stop you in your tracks.
fail to
[feil tu:]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.不可能的,做不到的;难以忍受的;不会有的,不能相信的;
n.不可能;不可能的事;
n.一天;白天;时期;节日;
adj.日间的;逐日的;
adv.每天;经常在白天地;
未能…;
vt.买得起;担负得起;提供;给予;
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