----A lot.很多
He has invited nearly a hundred people but a lot aren’t able to come.
A lot of people are going to the meeting.
What a lot of presents!礼物真多啊!
I’m feeling a lot better today.我今天感觉好多了。
Thanks a lot for your help.多谢你的帮助。
I play tennis quite a lot in summer.我夏天常打网球。
790. loud(a.)大声的/地, 响亮的/地
The music is too loud----please turn it down.
音乐太吵了,请把音量调低一点。
She spoke in a very loud voice.
她声音宏亮地讲了话。
791. love(v, n)爱, 热爱, 喜爱; 爱情
He is in love with his work.他热爱自己的工作。
She was in love with him.她与他相爱。
I fell in love with the house.我喜欢上这房子。
Take care, my love.保重,我的爱人。
If you love each other,why not get married?
要是你们彼此相爱,干吗不结婚?
I haven’t been to Brazil, but I’d love to.
我没去过巴西,但我想去。
--Would you like to go for a walk?
--I’d love to, but I’m afraid I have no time.
792. lovely(a.) 可爱的, 美丽的,动人的
He has a lovely voice.他说话的声音很好听。
Isn’t it a lovely day?天气真好呀!
We’ve had a lovely time.我们玩得很痛快。
How lovely to see you!见到你真让人高兴。
He has a lovely daughter.他有个可爱的女儿。
793. low(a,ad)低的, 矮的; 低下的;
The sun was low in the sky.太阳低挂在天空。
They were speaking in low voices.他们在低声说话。
They were in low spirits.他们精神不振。
Speak lower or he’ll hear you.小声点,不然他会听见你。
794. luck (n) 运气; 好运, 幸运
Good luck to you.祝你好运!
Wish you good luck! 祝你好运!
Better luck next time.祝下次好运(祝未成功的人)
795. lucky(a.)幸运的, 侥幸的, 吉利的
She was lucky enough to be chosen for the team.
她很幸运被选中参加次队。
It was lucky for us that we were able to go.
我们能去那是我们的运气好。
Luckily for us, the train was late.我们真凑巧,火车晚点了。
Luckily, I am a good swimming.幸好我是个游泳好手。
796. lunch (n) 午饭, 吃午餐
She’s gone to lunch.她吃午饭去了。
What shall we have for lunch?我们午餐吃什么?
M
797. machine(n)机器
Can you run the machine?你能开这机器吗?
How does this machine work?这机器是如何工作的?
798. mad(a.)恼火的 发疯的
Don't be mad at me.不要对我大发脾气。
She went mad after the death of her son.儿子死后她就疯了。
【补充】特别喜欢,痴迷,迷恋
He’s always been mad about kids.他一向特别喜欢孩子。
My cousin is mad on tennis.我表弟对网球着迷。
799. madam = madame(n)女士, 太太;
What can I do for you, madam?
800. magazine (n) 杂志, 期刊
a weekly / monthly magazine周刊,月刊
The newspapers and magazines are not allowed to be taken out of the reading room.报纸杂志不准带出阅览室。
801.magic(a.)有魔力的,神奇的,
It was a magic moment that the two sisters were reunited after 30 years.
30年后姐妹重逢,像做梦一样。
It is really a magic palace.那真是一个有魔力的宫殿。
---What was the trip like?旅行感觉怎么样?
---Magic!棒极了!
【补充】 (n)魔法,魔术,法术
Can you perform magic?你会表演魔术吗?
They believe that it was all done by magic.
他们相信这都是靠魔法实现的。
802. mail(n)邮政, 邮递/寄; 邮件
Air mail is quicker than sea mail.
We do our business by mail.我们通过邮递做生意。
【补充】(v)邮寄
Don’t forget to mail that letter to your mother.
Don’t forget to mail your mother that letter.
别忘了把那封信给你妈寄去。
* mailbox (n)邮筒
803. main(a.)主要的,最重要的
She noted down the main points of the speech.
她把演说的要点记了下来。
This is my main purpose of my coming here.
这就是我到这儿来的主要目的。
* mainland (n) 大陆
804. make (made, made) (v) 做;制造; 使得;
Mary made a paper boat. 玛丽做了一只纸船。
I keep making the same mistakes.我总是犯同样错误。
The news made him very happy.这消息使他非常高兴。
His jokes made us all laugh.他的笑话把我们都逗笑了。
Could you make yourself understood in Russian?
你能用俄语表达你的意思吗?
She must be made to follow the rules.必须让她遵守规则
The Internet makes it easy to get much new information in a short time.
英特网使短时间内获得大量新信息变得很容易。
make the bed铺床 make a decision做决定
make mistakes犯错 make tea泡茶
make a noise制造噪音 make faces做鬼脸
【补充词义】赚钱,成为,适合
He makes $1,000 a month. 他每月挣一千元。
This room would make a nice office.
这间房子做办公室挺不错
Dogs make great pets.狗适合做宠物。
Let’s make it half past six.我们把时间定为6:30吧。
I've made it a rule never to hurry.
我已养成凡事从容不迫的习惯。
【经典试题】
He made a kite __his son happy. A. make B. to make C. making
--When will we meet? --Let’s ___ it 4:30.
A.decide B. have C.make D. hold
805. man (men) (n) 成年男子;人;人类
He is a nice young man. 他是一个很好的青年。
Man has been trying to control nature.
人类一直在努力控制自然。
806. manage(v)管理;经营;设法做到
He manages a hotel for his father.他替他父亲经营一家旅馆。
I doubt whether Jack could manage a sailing boat.
我怀疑杰克会不会驾驶帆船。
She managed to make herself understood in English.
她设法用英语表达自己的意思。
Can you manage on your own?你一个人能行吗?
How do you manage without a car?
没有车,你怎么应付的?
(manage 不同于try:manage to指设法做成某事,含有成功之意;try to 指争取做成某事,但不一定成功)
807. manager (n) 经理, 管理人
808. many (more, most) 许多(的)
Not too many people can write with the left hand.
用左手写字的人并不多。
How many children do you have?你有几个孩子?
补充:many a (与单数名词及动词连用)
Many a student is mad on the Internet
许多学生迷恋网络。
【词语辨析】many 与 a lot of , lots of
(many 只与可数名词连用,主要用于疑问句和否定句中;lots of 和a lot of 在陈述句中用的多,但一般不与表示时间和距离的量词连用:I stayed in England many / quite a few / ten weeks.我在英格兰逗留了许多/好几/十周; 不能说:I stayed in England a lot of weeks)
809. map (n) 地图
Read the map查看地图
Can you find Black Hill on the map?
你在地图上能找到布莱克山吗?
810. March (n) 三月
811. mark (n, v记号;分数;标记;做记号于;打分
The children left dirty marks all over the kitchen floor.
孩子们把厨房地板弄得污迹斑斑。
A horse with a white mark on its head.头上有块白斑的马。
I got full marks in the spelling test.
我在拼写测验中得了满分
to give sb. a high / low mark给某人高/低分
I got a good/poor mark in English.我英语得分高/低。
The box of eggs was marked “With Care”.
这个鸡蛋盒标上了“小心”字样。
The teacher marked the examination papers.
教师给试卷打了分数。
I spent at least six hours a week marking.
我每周至少花6小时改作业。
She was careful to mark her place before she shut the book.
合上书以前,她小心地做了记号。
812 market(n)市场, 集市
She went to th market to sell what she had made.
她去市场出售自制品。
813. marriage(n)结婚; 婚姻
Accept the marriage答应结婚 Break a marriage离婚
Th news of their marriage was not made public until three months later.
他们结婚的消息三个月后才公开。
814. marry(v) 娶;嫁,和...结婚
He is going to marry Jane. 他将与简结婚。
They have got married for ten years.他们已经结婚十年了。
815. master (n, v)主人,大师;精通,掌握,控制
You will be masters of the 21st century.
你们将是21世纪的主人。
The dog ran to its master.那狗向它主人跑去。
Is your master at home?你家主人在家吗?
The painting is the work of a master.
这幅画是位艺术大师的杰作。
French was a language he had never mastered.法语他一直没学好。
She learned to master her anger.她学会了控制自己不发火。
Russian is a difficult language to master.
俄语是门难以精通的语言。
816. match (v. n )比赛,敌手;相配者 火柴;和...相配,
They are playing an important match against Liverpool on Saturday.
星期六他们和利物浦队友一场重要比赛。
I’m no match for him at tennis.打网球我不是他的对手。
I’ll go and buy a box of match.我去买盒火柴。
The chairs and the desk are a good match.
这些椅子和这种桌子很相配。
The hat is a match for the coat.这帽子与外衣很相配。
The color of the shirt does not match that of the tie.
衬衫的颜色与领带不相配。
Those two shoes don’t match.那两只鞋不是一双。
The tie matches your suit.这领带和你的西装很相配。
817. math(s) = mathematics(n)数学
818. may(modal v)可以,许可;也许,可能;
May I use your bicycle?我可以用你的自行车吗?
May I ask why you made that decision?
我可否问一下你为什么做出那样的决定?
He may possibly know it.他可能知道。
【补充】但愿,祝愿
May you succeed!祝你成功!
May she rest in peace.愿她安息!
【2008年安徽中考试题】
--Is Mr. Brown driving here?
--I’m not sure. He _____ come by train.
A. may B. shall C. need d. must
819. May(n)五月
820. maybe可能, 大概,也许
Maybe he’ll come, maybe he won’t.
他可能来也可能不来。
--Are you going to sell your house?
--Maybe.也许吧。
It will cost two, maybe three hundred pounds.
这个要两百,或许三百英镑。
821. me我(宾格)
Give it to me.给我。
Hello, it’s me.喂,是我。
You’re taller than me.你比我高。
822. meal(n)餐, 饭; 进餐时间
Try not to eat between meals.两餐之间尽量别吃东西。
Enjoy your meal.请用餐。
A three-course meal有三道菜的一顿饭。
Lunch is his main meal of the day.午饭是他的正餐。
823. mean (meant, meant)(v)意思是,意指
What does this sentence mean?这句子是什么意思?
I realized what he meant.我明白他的意思了。
What do you mean, you thought I wouldn’t mind?
你这是什么意思,你认为我会不在意吗?
I’m sorry I hurt you. I didn’t mean to.
对不起,弄疼你了,我不是故意的。
Don't think I am joking; I mean business.
不要以为我是在开玩笑,我可是当真的。
* means (n) 方法,手段
* meanwhile (ad) 同时
824. meaning(n)意思, 含义; 重要性
He doesn’t know the meaning of the word.
他不明白这个词是什么意思。
What’s the meaning of the word?这个词是什么意思?
825. meat(n)肉
a piece of meat一块肉
meat-eating animals食肉动物
826. medical(a.)医学的, 医疗的; 内科的
827. medicine(n)药, 内服药
I felt better after taking the medicine
服过这药后我感到好些了。
Good medicines taste bitter.良药苦口。
828. meet (met, met) (v)遇见,见到,迎接,集会
I met her at the gymnasium. 我在体育馆遇见她。
Shall we go to the station to meet your mother?
我们去车站接你的母亲好吗?
That’s where the river meets the sea.
这条河就在这里流入大海。
Nice to meet you.见到你真高兴。
How can we best meet the needs of all the different groups.
我们怎样才能最好地满足各种人的需要呢?
829. meeting(n)聚会; 会议; 运动会;汇合点
To have / hold a meeting召开/举办会议
We have two meetings in London.
我们在伦敦有两次聚会。
There will be a sports meeting next week.
下周有一场运动会。
830. member(n)成员, 会员
How much does it cost to become a member?要成为会员要花多少钱?
831. memory(n)记忆, 记忆中的事物, 回忆
I have a bad memory for names.我不善于记名字。
The photos bring back lots of good memories.
这些照片唤起了许多美好的回忆。
832. mend (v)修理, 修补; 恢复
He mended shoes for a living.他靠修鞋为生
Could you mend my bike for me?
你能帮我修一下自行车吗?
833. mention (n, v ) 提及,说起
Nobody mentioned anything to me about it.
没有人跟我提过此事。
Sorry, I won’t mention it again.对不起,我再也不提它了。
Did you mention this to the boss? 你跟老板提到这事没有?
Did she mention where she was going?
她有没有说起她要去哪?
You mentioned in your letter that you might be moving abroad.
你在信中谈到你可能要移居国外
834. message(n)口信,信息;消息
There were no messages for me at the hotel.
旅馆里没有给我的留言。
I left a message on your answering machine.
我在你的电话应答机上留言了。
Jenny’s not here at the moment. Can I take a message?
珍妮这会儿不在,要我给你传个话吗?
835. menu(n)菜单; (荧光屏上显示的)项目
What’s on the menu tonight?今晚有什么菜?
836. metal(n, a.)金属; 金属制成的
a piece of metal一块金属
The chair is made of metal.这椅子是金属做的。
837. method(n)方法, 办法
He invented a new method to make bread.
他发明了做面包的新方法。
838. metre (AmE meter) (n)米,公尺
a square metre平方米
1000 metres is a long distance.
一千米是一段很长的距离。
839. middle中间/部(的)
A lake with an island in the middle.
中央有一个小岛的湖。
He was standing in the middle of the room.
他站在屋子中间。
The phone rang in the middle of the night
半夜里响起了电话铃声。
Pens are kept in the middle drawer.
钢笔在中间那个抽屉。
* midnight(n) 午夜
* midday (n)中午,正午
* mid-autumn (n)中秋
* Middle East 中东
840. might (modal v)可能,也许,或许
It might rain. 可能下雨。
He might get there in time, but I can’t be sure.
他有可能准时到达,但我不敢肯定。
Might I use your phone?我可以用一下你的电话吗?
【2010年安徽中考试题第43题】
--What will the weather be like tomorrow?
--It _____ be rainy, cloudy or sunny. Who knows?
A. must B. might C. shall D. should
841. mile(n)英里
An area of four square miles四平方英里的面积。
There isn’t a house for miles around here.
附近数英里以内没有一座房子。
842. milk(n)乳, 牛奶;
【补充】(v)挤奶
The farmer milks the cows twice a day.
那农夫一天挤两次母牛的奶。
843. mind (n, v)思想,想法;介意,关心
Two days later he changed his mind.
两天后他改变主意了。
Mind the wet paint. 当心油漆未干。
Mind that step!小心台阶。
Mind your head小心别碰头。
Would you mind my closing the window?
我把窗户关上你介意吗?
--Would you like tea or coffee?
--I don’t mind---either’s fine.无所谓---什么都行
Have you broken it? Never mind, we can buy another one.
你把它打碎了吗?没关系,我们可以再买一个
Have you made up your minds where to go for your honeymoon?
你们决定好到哪里度蜜月了吗?
Who’s minding the children this evening?今晚谁看孩子?
【经典试题】
--It’s too hot. Would you mind my____ the door?
--_______. Please do it now.
A. to open, OK B. opening, Certainly not
C. opening, Of course D. to open, Good idea
844. mine(pron)我的(名词性物主代词);
He’s a friend of mine.他是我的一位朋友。
That’s mine.这是我的。
【补充】(n)矿井,地雷(n)
【2007安徽中考试题】
--Is this your e-dictionary?
--No. _______ is in the schoolbag.
A. His B. Yours C. Hers D. Mine
845. minute(n)分钟, 瞬间, 1/60度
It’s four minutes to six.差四分六点。
I’ll be back in a few minutes.我一会就回来。
A ten-minute bus ride.乘公共汽车10分钟的路程。
* minibus (n)小型公共汽车
* miniskirt (n) 超短裙
* minimum (a.) 最小的
846. mirror(n)镜子
She looked at herself in the mirror.她照了照镜子。
Dickens’ novels are a mirror of his times.
狄更斯的小说是他那个时代的写照。
847.miss (n) 小姐
That’s all, thank you, Miss Lipman.
就这些,谢谢,李普曼小姐。
848. miss (v)失去,错过,缺,思念,未击中
The hotel is the only white building on the road----you can’t miss it.
酒店式这条路上唯一的白色建筑---你不会看不见的。
He missed my meaning. 他没有领会我的意思。
If I don’t leave now I’ll miss my plane.
现在不走i,我就赶不上飞机了。
You missed a good party last night.
你昨晚错过了一场极好的聚会。
The hunter fired at the deer but missed it.
猎人向鹿开了枪,但未打中。
I know how you miss your mother.
我了解你多么地想念你的母亲。
849. mistake(n)错误,过失;误会
It’s easy to make a mistake.犯错误很容易。
You must try to learn from your mistakes.
你的从所犯错误中吸取教训。
Tom didn't make a single spelling mistake in his composition.
汤姆在这篇作文里一个字也没拼错。
850. mistake (mistook, mistaken)(v)弄错,误解 把...误认为
You mistook my meaning entirely. 你完全误会了我的意思。
I mistook the number and went to the wrong room. 我记错号码,走错了房间。
He was mistaken for the headmaster.人们错把他当作校长。
* mistaken (a.)错误的
* misunderstand (v) 误会,不理解
851. model(n)模型 模范 模特儿
My uncle can make model planes.我叔叔会做模型飞机。
She is one of the country’s top models.
她是全国的顶尖模特儿之一。
a model student 模范生 a model farm示范农场
852. modern(a.)现代的, 近代的, 时髦的
The dress is the most modern.
这件衣服是最时髦的。
She has very modern ideas about educating her children.
在教育她的子女方面,她有非常新式的观点。
853. mom (AmE mum) (n) 妈妈(口)
854. moment(n)瞬间, 片刻, 时刻, 时机
Could you wait a moment, please?
请您稍等片刻,好吗?
He thought for a moment before replying.
他想了一下才回答。
We’re busy at the moment.我们这会儿很忙。
I’m waiting for the right moment to tell him the bad news.
我得找个适当的时机告诉他这个坏消息。
【2009安徽中考试题】
--Shall we go shopping now?
--Sorry. It’s not the right ____. I’m too tired.
A. way B. weather C. place D. moment
855. Monday(n)星期一
She started work last Monday.
她上个星期一开始工作。
Are you busy next Monday?下周一你忙吗?
He was born on a Monday.他出生那天是星期一。
We’ll discuss this at Monday’s meeting.
856. money(n)钱, 金钱, 货币; 财富
We’ll need to raise more money next year.
明年我们需要筹集更多的钱。
Where can I change my money into dollars?
什么地方能把我的钱兑换成美元?
He lost all his money.他失去了全部财产。
The movie should make money.这部电影应该赚大钱。
857. monitor (n) (学校的)班长, *** ;监视器
He will make a good monitor for them.
他将成为他们的好班长。
A PC with a 17 inch color monitor
带有17英寸彩色显示器的个人电脑。
858. monkey(n)猴,
Man and the monkey have many things in common.人和猿有许多共同之处。
859. month(n)月, 月份; 一个月的时间
He learnt English in ten months.
他用十个月时间就学会了英语。
There are twelve months in a year.一年有12个月。
860. moon(n)月亮, 月球,月光
There’s no moon tonight.今晚看不见月亮。
【补充】卫星
How many moons does Jupiter have?
木星有多少颗卫星?
* moon cake (n) 月饼
861. more(a. ad. n)另外的,较多的;再,另外,而且,更;更多的量,另外的一些。
Only two more days to go!仅仅剩下两天了。
He has more chance than ever.
他从来没有这样的大好机会。
If you still feel hungry, there is more food in the kitchen.
如果你还饿,厨房里还有东西。
Instead of fewer accidents, there were more.
意外事故非但没有减少,反而增多了。
He is the more careful of the two boys.
他是这两个男孩当中较认真的一个。
He read the letter more carefully the second time.
他把那封信又更仔细地看了一遍。
Could you repeat it once more?你能再重复一遍吗?
What’s more.而且
More and more people are using the Internet.
越来越多的人在使用互联网。
I’ve more or less finished the book.我差不多已读完这本书
【经典试题】
--Do you have enough men to carry these chairs?
--No. I think we need _______ men.
A. Another B. other two
C. more two D. two more
There are a lot _______ people today than yesterday.
A. of B. / C. most D. more
The Summer Palace is really beautiful. In fact, I doubt whether China has ___park.
A. a more beautiful B.a most beautiful
C. A beautiful D. the most beautiful
862. morning(n)早晨, 上午
See you tomorrow morning.明天上午见。
She woke every morning at the same time.
她每天早上同一时间醒来。
He was born on the morning of May 1st, 1994.
他出生在1994年五月一日的早上。
863. most (a. ad) 最多的,大部分的;最
Which of you has made the most mistakes?
你们当中谁错得最多?。
Most birds can fly. 多数的鸟会飞。
Most of her books were stolen她的大部分书都被偷走了。
It was the most exciting holiday I’ve ever had.
那是我经历过的最令人兴奋地假日。
Of the three questions, this is the most difficult.
三个问题中这是最难的。
It was what she wanted most of all.
这就是她最想得到的。
What did you enjoy most?你最欣赏的是什么?
at most最多
(most+of+名词用作主语时,其谓语动词的数须根据该名词的数来决定)
【2010安徽中考试题第46题】
--It seems that Alice never wants to do anything except draw pictures.
--Right. That’s what she likes to do _____.
A. more B. less C. most D. least
864. mother(n)母亲, 妈妈;
I want to buy a present for my mother and father.
She’s the mother of twins.
* motherland (n) 祖国
865. motorcycle(n)摩托车
* motor (n) 发动机,马达
866. mountain(n)山, 山岳, 山脉
We spent a week walking in the mountains.
我们在群山中走了一个星期。
to climb a mountain.爬山
* mountainous (a.) 多山的。
867. mouse (mice) (n)鼠, 鼠标
A mouse is a small animal.老鼠是一种小动物。
You should know how to use the mouse before learning playing the computer.
868. mouth(n)嘴, 口
Don’t speak with your mouth full.
嘴里塞满东西时不要讲话。
* mouthful (n) 满口,一口
* from mouth to mouth人传人,口口相传
869. move(v)使移动,搬动 使感动,迁移;搬家
That chair is in the way, move it please.
那把椅子挡着路,请把它移开。
They were much moved by her story.
他们被她所说的深深打动。
The news moved him very much.消息使他很感动。
When are you moving to Shanghai?
你们什么时候搬到上海去?
870. movie(n)电影; 电影院
direct a movie导演电影
He is going to the movie.他打算去看电影。
Have you seen the latest movie?
你看过最新的带你应吗?
871. Mr. (mister) (n)先生(后须跟姓)
Mr Brown布朗先生
Mr and Mrs Brown布朗夫妇
【补充】Mr. Right如意郎君,白马王子
I’m not getting married in a hurry---I’m waiting for Mr.Right to come along.
我不想匆忙结婚----我在等着白马王子的出现。
872. Mrs (mistress) (n)夫人,太太
873. Ms. (n) 女士, (未知婚否,后须跟姓)
874. much(a. ad)许多的,大量的; 非常,很,十分
I don’t have much money with me.我没带多少钱。
How much water do you need?你要多少水?
How much is it?这东西多少钱?
Thank you very much for the flowers.
You worry too much.你过于担心了。
She’s much better today.她今天好多了。
I’m not much good at tennis.我不太擅长打网球。
He is much too careless.他太粗心大意。
We have too much homework我们作业太多。
If you like the chicken, you may have as much as you can.
你若喜欢这鸡肉,尽管吃。
875. murder(n)谋杀, 谋杀案
Murderer谋杀犯,凶手
876. museum(n)博物馆
You won’t see live animals in a museum.
在博物馆里你不会看到活的动物。
a history museum历史博物馆
878. music(n)音乐, 乐曲, 音乐作品, 乐谱
I listened to the music on the radio。
我收听广播中播放的音乐。
Many people like his music.许多人喜欢他的乐曲。
* musical (a.) 音乐的,爱好音乐的
* musician (n) 音乐家,乐师
879. must (modal v ) 必须,应当;一定是
You must do as you are told. 你必须遵嘱行事。
We must be home by six我们必须在六点以前回家。
This must be your room. 这一定是你的房间了。
He must be eighty now. 他现在八成有八十岁了。
If you must go, at least wait till the rain stops.
如果你坚持要走,至少也要等雨停了再走。
--May I take this magazine out? --No, you mustn’t
We mustn’t waste our time.我们不应该浪费时间。
--Must I leave now?
--Yes, please./ I’m afraid so.
--No, you needn’t / No, you don’t have to
880. my (pron) 我的
881. myself (pron我自己; (加强语气)亲自
I am teaching myself French. 我在自修法语。
I myself wrote the report. 我自己写的报告。
I'll talk to him myself. 我自己去和他说。
【补充】正常情绪;常的健康状况
I am feeling myself again. 我觉得健康如昔。
I haven’t been feeling myself recently.我最近感觉不太好
N
882. name( n)名字, 名称
Do you know the name of the flower?
你知道这是什么花吗?
Please write down your name and address.
请写下你的姓名地址。
补充:(v)命名,给…取名
He was named after his father.
他的名字和他父亲的一样。
They named their son John.
他们给儿子取个名字叫约翰。
883. national (a.) 国家的, 民族的, 国民的
a national flag国旗
I8 love the national culture very much.
我非常喜欢民族文化。
* nationality (n) 国籍
* nationwide (ad.)全国范围的
884. natural(a.)自然的, 天然的
the natural world自然界
My hair soon grew back to its natural color.
我的头发很快就恢复了本色。
It’s natural to worry about your children.
为孩子操心是和你自然的。
He’s a natural leader.他天生是个领袖。
885. nature(n)大自然, 自然界;种类;本性
Nature is at its best in spring.
春天的大自然是最美好的。
The beauties of nature自然界中美好的东西。
It’s the nature of tigers to kill other animals.
残杀别的动物是老虎的本性。
886. near(a,.prep)近的; (关系、程度上)接近的;近似的
The post office is quite near. 邮局很近。
Can you tell me the nearest way to the station?
你能告诉我去火车站最近的路吗?
the near bank of the river 较近的一边河岸
The small child was afraid to go near the dog.
那小孩不敢靠近那条狗。
It’s near five o’clock现在将近5点。
* nearby (a.) 附近的
887. nearly几乎, 差不多
Nearly everyone knows it.几乎人人都知道此事。
888. necessary(a.)必须的,必要地
It may be necessary to buy a new one.
也许有必要买个新的。
It doesn’t seem necessary for us to meet
.我们似乎没必要见面。
【2010安徽中考试题第48题】
--Dad, it’s such a long way from our home to the park !
--You mean it’s _____ to take a taxi?
A. popular B. necessary C. possible D.important
889. neck(n)颈, 脖子
He tied a scarf around his neck.他脖子上围着围巾。
He broke his neck in the fall.他摔断了脖子。
Neck and neck势均力敌,不相上下。
* necklace(n) 项链
890. need (v, n, modal v )需要;必要;需求;
We have no need to be afraid of them.我们不必怕他们。
There is no need for you to get up early tomorrow.你明天不必起早。
The garden needs watering. 花园该浇水了。
I’m in need of fresh air.我很想呼吸一点新鲜空气。
I don't think you need to worry about this.
我认为你不必为这事担心。
They need our help. 他们需要我们帮助。
Need you go so soon? 你需要这么早走吗 ?
you needn’t finish it today.你不必今天完成。
【经典试题】
--Shall I book some seats for the concert?
-- _____. I’v done that.
A. Yes, you may B. No, you mustn’t
C. No, you needn’t D. I’d rather not
891. neighbour(AmE neighbor) (n)邻居; 邻人
We’ve had a lot of support all our friends and neighbours.
我们得到了朋友和邻里的很多帮助。
Our next-door neighbours are very noisy.
我们隔壁的邻居非常吵。
* neighbourhood=neighborhood邻近地区
892. neither (a.) 两者都不
Neither answer is correct.两个答案都不对。
Neither of them has / have a car.他们两个都没有汽车。
--Which do you like?
--Neither, I think they’re both ugly.
【补充】(ad.)也不;既不…..也不
He didn’t remember and neither did I 他没记住,我也忘了。
--I don’t know我不知道。--Me neither我也不知道。
Their house is neither big nor small.他们的房子不大也不小。
【经典试题】
We have got two TV sets, but ____of them works well.
A. any B. both C. either D. neither
【2009安徽中考试题】
--Are Jim and Bob playing outside?
--____. They are doing their homework in the study.
A. Either B. Both C. Neither D. None
893. nervous(a.)神经质的;紧张不安的
I felt really nervous before the interview.
面试前我感到惶恐不安。
He’s nervous of strangers.他见到陌生人就感到紧张不安。
【2008安徽中考试题】
--I’m really ____ before the competition.
--Take it easy. Sure you are the best.
A. cool B. serious C. nervous D. patient
894. never (ad.)决不,从来没有
He will never go there again.他再也不会去那里了。
I have never done that before. 我从未做过那个。
Never mind. 没关系
--Eating carrots is good for our health.
--But I don’t like them at all and I never eat them.
895. new(a.)新的;新鲜的
He has bought a new dictionary. 他买了一本新字典。
Are you new here, aren’t you?你是新来的,是吗?
I’d like to learn a new language.我想学习一门新的语言
Her name is new to me.她的名字对我来说完全陌生。
896. news(n)新闻, 消息
What’s the latest news?有什么最新消息?
a piece of news一则消息
No news is good news.没有消息就是好消息。
897. newspaper(n)报纸
I read about it in the newspaper.
我在报上看到了这事。
898. next(a, ad.)下一个, 紧接的, 贴近的; 然后,随后
Do you know the woman in the next room?
Next time I’ll bring a book.下次我带本书来。
Next, I heard the sound of voices.
接着,我听到说话的声音。
899. nice(a.)好的;美好的,宜人的; 好心的,友好的
It's a nice day.天气真好。
Did you have a nice time?你玩的痛快吗?
You look very nice.你看上去真好。
Nice to meet you.很高兴见到你。
It’s nice that you can come with us.
你能和我们一起去真是太好了。
It was nice of them to invite us.他们真是很好,邀请了我。
Have a nice day!(与顾客道别时)再见。
Nice work!干得好!
You did a good job today. Nice work, James!
干得不错,好样的,詹姆斯!
It was nice and warm yesterday.昨天的天气暖洋洋的。
(Nice and加另一个形容词不可用于名词前,如不能说:a nice and quiet place)
900. night(n)夜晚
The accident happened on Friday night.
事故发生在星期五的夜里。
These animals only come out at night.
on the night of January 10.在一月十日的晚上
I saw her in town the other night.
前两天晚上我在城里见过她。
I’m working late tomorrow night
.明天晚上我要工作很晚。
Good night ! See you in the morning.晚安,明儿见。
The machines are kept running day and night.
这些机器夜以继日地运转着。
* night-club. (n)夜总会
901. nine(num)九
Nine to five九点至五点,正常上班时间
I work nine to five.我九点至五点上班
A nine-to-five job朝九晚五的工作
902. nineteen(num)十九
903. ninety(num)九十
The nineties 九十年代
In your nineties 90多岁
904. ninth(num)第九
Mr. Brown lives on the ninth floor.布朗先生住在九楼
905. no (ad, a)不,不是,没有,无,不
--Are you ready ?准备好了吗?--No, I’m not没有,没准备好
--Another drink?再来一杯?--No, thanks.不要了,谢谢
--She’s had an accident她发生了意外--Oh, no !怎么会呢 (表示惊讶)
He has no friends in this city. 在这个城市里他没有朋友。
There were no letters this morning.
今天早上一封信也没有。
There’s no bread left.一片面包都没有了。
He'll be back in no time. 他很快就会回来。
No smoking! 严禁吸烟!
906. nobody(n, pron)无足轻重的人;无人,没有人
She rose from being a nobody to become a superstar.
她从无名小辈一跃成为超级明星。
Nobody seems to notice. 似乎没有人注意。
907. nod(v)点头; 打瞌睡
He nodded to show that he understood.
他点头表示他懂了。
She nodded her head when she passed me in the street
当她在街上走过我身旁时,向我点了点头。
She nodded a welcome to Mary.她向玛丽点头表示欢迎。
908. noise (n)噪声, 喧哗声
The noise awoke me from my sleep.
喧闹声使我从睡梦中醒来。
I asked them to stop making such a noise.
我叫他们不要再这样吵闹。
* noisy (a.) 喧闹的,嘈杂的
* noisily (ad.) 喧闹地
909. none (pron ) 无任何东西或人;无一人
None of these pens works / work.
这些钢笔一支都不能用。
We have three sons but none of them lives / live nearby.
我们有三个儿子但他们都不在附近。
I wanted some more cold meat but there was none left.
我想再吃些冷盘肉,可是一点也不剩了。
--Is there any more milk?还有牛奶吗?
--No, none at all.没有,一点也没有
【补充】none but仅仅,只有
None but he knew the truth.只有他知道真相。
910. noodle(n)面条
911. noon(n)中午, 正午
We should be there by noon.
我们应该最晚中午到达。
912. nor (conj.)(用在neither之后)也不
I have neither time nor money for pop festival
我既没时间也没钱来参加流行音乐节。
(用在not,no,never之后)也不
The story is not interesting or instructive.
这个故事没有味道,也没有教育意义。
(用在句首,句子须倒装)也不
You do not like him, nor do I.
你不喜欢他,我也不喜欢。
913. normal(a.)平常的, 正常的
Her temperature is normal.她的体温正常。
It’s normal to feel tired after such a long trip.
这样长途旅行之后感到疲劳时正常的。
914. north(a. n)(在/向)北方(的); 朝北的; 来自北方的
Beijing is to the north of Hefei.
Beijing is in the north of China.
*northeast东北 northwest西北
* northwards (ad) 向北
915. northern(a.)北方的, 北部的
916. nose(n)鼻子; 似鼻子的东西
He broke his nose in the fight.他打架时打断了鼻梁。
Stop picking your nose!别抠鼻孔了。
a dog with a good nose嗅觉灵敏的狗
917. not (ad)不, 没
It’s cold ,isn’t it?很冷,是吧?
Didn’t you eat meat?你不吃肉吗?
He warned me not to be late.他提醒我别迟到。
--Will she be there?她会在那儿吗?
--I hope not.但愿不会
--Is it ready? --I’m afraid not.
I don’t know if he’s telling the truth or not.
我不知道他是否说了真话
--Thanks a lot. --Not at all. 不客气
Not only you but also I am going to hand in the papers.
918. note (n, v)便条,笔记,注释,钞票,纸币,音符,音调;记下,记录,注意,留意
He never took notes in class.他上课从不记笔记。
He sent me four fifty-dollar notes.
他寄给我四张五十圆面额的钞票。
Please make a note of the dates.请记下日期
She left a note for Ben on the kitchen table.
她在厨房餐桌上给本留了个便条。
See note 3, page 259 见259页注释3
Please note that this bill must be paid within 10 days.
请注意本帐单必须在十天内付款。
The policeman noted down every word I said.
警察记下了我所说的每一个字。
919. notebook(n)笔记本
920. nothing(pron)没有东西/事情
There was nothing in the bag.包里什么也没有。
There’s nothing you can do to help.你什么忙也帮不上。
The doctor said there was nothing wrong with me.
医生说我什么毛病也没有。
I want nothing but the best for my children.
我只是想给我的孩子们最好的。
There is nothing much in the fridge.冰箱里没什么东西。
921. notice (n, v )公告,,贴示 警告 ;察觉,注意 通知
She didn't notice that I had entered the room.
她没有看到我已经走进屋里。
I didn’t notice him leaving.我没看到他离开。
I noticed them come in.我注意到他们进来。
The plane was noticed to take off at six o’clock.
飞机接到通知六时起飞。
There was a notice on the board saying the class had been cancelled.
布告牌上一则通知说这堂课取消了。
A notice saying “Keep off the grass”.
写着“勿踏草坪”的公告牌。
922. November(n)十一月
923. now现在,目前; 立刻,马上; 其时,当时
I had a headache this morning, but I’m all right now.
From now on I’ll be more careful今后,我将更加细心。
Now, listen to what she’s saying.嗨,听听她在讲什么。
* nowadays (ad) 当今,现在
924. number数字; 号码; 数目, 数量; 数
Three is my lucky number.三是我的幸运数字。
We live at No. 107 Church Street.
我们住在教堂街107号。
I’m sorry, I think you have the wrong number.
对不起,我想你打错了
A large number of people have lost their jobs.
很多人失业了。
925. nurse(n)护士, 保育员; 保姆
My mother used to be a nurse.我妈妈过去是护士。
* nursery (n) 托儿所
* nursing (n) (职业性的)保育,护理
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926. OK (ad) 好的
--Shall we go for a walk?咱们去散步好不好?
--OK.好
I’ll do it my way. OK? 我想怎么做就怎么做,行吗?
Are you OK? 你没事吧?
Is it OK if I leave now? 我现在离开,可以吗?
Is it OK for me to come too? 我也去,行吗?
【经典试题】
--How are you doing? --____, thank you.
A. I’m OK. B. I’m a teacher
C. I’d love to D. I’m coming
927. object(n)物体 对象;目标 宗旨 宾语
everyday objects日常用品
I don’t know the names of the objects in this lab. 我不知道这个实验室里物件的名称。
What is the object of his visit? 他这次访问的目的是什么?
928. ocean(n)洋, 海洋
One afternoon, she went for a swim in the ocean.一天下午她到海里去游泳。
the Atlantic Ocean大西洋 the Indian Ocean印度洋
the Pacific Ocean太平洋
* Oceania (n) 大洋洲
(ocean常和专有名词构成海洋的名称,其前须有定冠词the ,ocean常可省略)
929. October(n) 十月
930. of (prep)
One of the legs of the table is broken.桌子的一条腿坏了。
Mr. Brown is a friend of mine.布朗先生是我的朋友。
The house is made of stone. 这房子是石建的。
Of all the students in this class, Tom is the best. 在这个班级中,汤姆是最优秀的。
2 kilos of potatoes两公斤马铃薯
It was very kind of you to help us.
He came to New York at the age of ten.
他在十岁时来到纽约。
We waited for the arrival of the next bus.
我们等待下一班汽车的到来。
I have the complete works of Shakespeare.
我有莎士比亚全集。
Her son died of cancer. 她儿子因患癌症而死。
It is a matter of importance.这是一件重要的事。
931. off (prep, ad. )离开,脱离,(电,自来水)停了,中断
I fell offf the ladder.我从梯子上跌下来
Keep off the grass! 勿踏草坪!
You're going off the subject. 你们离题了。
You need to take the top off the bottle first.
你得先把瓶盖子打开。
They went off together and left me sitting there.
他们一同离开了,留下我独自坐在那里。
I called him but he ran off.我喊他但他跑开了。
Take your coat off.脱了外衣吧。
The water is off.停水了。
Make sure th TV is off.请注意关掉电视机。
The town is five miles off. 小城离这儿五英里远。
He turned off the light before going out.
他出门前把灯关掉。
【补充】休息;减价
He’s had ten days off school.他有十天没上学。
I’ve got three days off next week.我下周有三天休假。
All the shirts are 10% off.衬衣全部减价10%。
Shoes with $2 off减价两美元的鞋子。
932. offer (n, v)
【动词】给予, 提供; 拿出, 试图(做某事);提议, 出(价);
He offered me a glass of wine. 他端给我一杯酒。
They offered to help me. 他们表示愿意帮助我。
We offered him the sweater for US$50.
这毛衣我们向他开价五十美元。
He offered $4000 for the car.他出价四千美元买这辆车。
They decided to offer the job to Joe = They decided to off Joe the job.
他们决定让乔做这份工作。
【名词】 提供,提议;出价;报价
to accept an offer接受好意
Thank you for your kind offer of help.
感谢你想给予帮助的好意。
I accepted her offer to pay.她要付款,我同意了。
They’ve decided to accept our off.
他们已决定接受我们的报价。
933. office(n)办公室
Some people have to share an office.
有些人只好合用一间办公室。
【补充】办事处,局,厅,公职
She came to the station and went to th booking office.
她来到车站,去了订票处。
It is my office to open the door.我的职责就是开门。
The present government took office in 1997.
现政府于1997年执政。
How long has he been in office? 他任职多久了?
934. officer(n)军官, 高级官员
He dreamed to be an officer.
Her husband was ao officer.
* official (a, n) 政府,公司官员;官方的
935. often (ad.)常常, 经常
I often go swimming in summer.夏天我常游泳。
How often does this magazine come out?
这本书多长时间出一期?
936. oil(n)油, 石油;
* oilfield (n) 油田
937. old(a.)老的, 旧的;
Oxford is an old university.牛津大学是一所老大学。
My father is fifty years old. 我的父亲五十岁了。
He got his old job back. 他恢复了原来的工作。
I met with an old friend at a dinner party.
我在一次宴会上偶然遇到一位老朋友。
Things were different in the old days.
从前的情况可不一样。
How old is this building? 这座建筑已有多少年了?
938. on(prep, ad)在...上,关于, (穿,放…)上,接通,进行下去,(电灯)开
He laid a hand on my shoulder.他把一只手放在我肩上。
There is a mark on your skirt.你裙子上有一块斑。
She stood on my left. 她站在我左边。
I came on my bike. 我骑自行车来的。
He had been hit on the head.他被打中了脑袋。
She was standing on one foot.她单脚站立。
on the evening of May the first在五月一日晚
Did you hear it on the radio?
你是从收音机听到这消息的吗?
We went to the factory on foot.我们步行去工厂。
Information is available on the Internet.
从互联网上可以得到这个信息。
He is on the school volleyball team.他是校排球队员。
He jumped with joy on hearing the news.
他一听到这个消息就高兴得跳了起来。
He worked on without a break.他毫不停歇地继续工作。
She stopped for a moment, then walked on.
她停了一会儿,然后又向前走。
From then on he never trusted her again.
从那时起,他再也不信任她了。
Put your coat on.把外衣穿上!
The lights were all on.灯都亮着。
It doesn’t matter. The film has been on for only a few minutes.
不要紧,电影才开始几分钟。
The bus stopped and four people got on.
公共汽车停了下来,四个人上了车。
【补充】一….就…
He jumped with joy on hearing the news.
他一听到这个消息就高兴得跳了起来。
On arriving home I discovered they had gone.
我一到家就发现他们离开了。
939. once (n, ad. Conj.)一次,一度;从前;一旦
Once is enough. 一次就够了。
I see them once every two months.
我每两个月与他们见一次面。
He once knew her, but they are no longer friends.
他以前认识她,但他们已经不是朋友了。
Once you get into a bad habit, you'll find it hard to get out of it.
一旦染上坏习惯,想改掉就难了。
940. one (num. pron) 一, 某一, 某人
There is only room for one person.只有一个人的空间。
One more, please! 请再来一个!
One of my friends lives in Shanghai
我的一位朋友住在上海。
One day you’ll understand.总有一天你会明白的。
Our car’s always breaking down,. But we’re getting a new one soon.
我们的车老出毛病,但我们快要买新的了。
The students who are the most successful are usually the ones who come to all the classes.
成绩最好的学生往往是出全勤的那些人。
941. oneself (pron)自己,自身
If one wants to learn it, one must do it oneself.要想学会它就得亲自去做。
942. only (a. ad)唯一的,仅有的;仅仅,只,才
She’s their only daughter.她是他们的独生女。
She’s the only person for the job.
她是这项工作最合适的人选。
She’s only 21 and she runs her own business.
她只有21岁就经营起自己的企业。
It only took a few seconds. = It took only a few second.那只需要几秒钟。
He not only read the book,but also remembered what he had read.
他不但读了这本书,而且记得所读的内容。
only child独生子(女):I’m an only child.
943. open (a, v ) 打开的; 开放的; 营业的; 公开的
She had left the door wide open.她把门敞开着。
My door is always open to visitors.
我的门永远向来访者敞开。
Is the store open from 9 to 7?
那家商店是从上午九点营业到晚上七点吗?
The competition is open to young people under the age of 18.
这项比赛让18岁以下的青少年参加。
That’s an open society. 那是一个开放的社会。
She was always open with her parents.
她总是与父母无话不谈。(坦诚的,直率的)
【动词】开;打开; 使开张(营业); 开业
I opened the window after I got up.我起床后便把窗子打开。
What time does the bank open? 这家银行什么时候开门?
The company opened its doors for business a month ago.
该公司一个月前开业。
Travelling really opens your eyes to other cultures.
旅游真正能使人开阔眼界,认识其它文化。
* opener (n) 开具,启子
* opening (n) 开放,口子
【经典试题】
The door has been ____ for a long time.
A. open B. opened C. opening
944. operation(n) 手术,操作;运转,经营;
Will I need to have an operation? 我需要做手术吗?
The operation of this machine is simple.
这个机器的操作很简单。
The new rules come into operation from next week.
新规定下周起施行。
* operate (v) 做手术,经营,管理,运转
The company operates three factories.
这家公司经营三家工厂。
The machine is operating properly.机器运转正常。
945. or(conj)或者 否则,要不然
He can’t read or write.他不会读也不会写。
Either you or I am to go. 你我之间总有一个人要去。
You may spend two or three days there.
你可以在那里呆上两三天。
Hurry up, or you'll be late. 快点,否则你会迟到的。
946. orange(a, n) 柑, 橘; 橘色, 橙色(的)
Would you like some orange? 想喝点橙汁吗?
947. order (v. n) 命令 定购;点菜;顺序,秩序命令订购
The house had been kept in good order.
房子保持得井井有条。
Some teachers find it difficult to keep their classes in order.
有些老师觉得难以维持课堂秩序。
Things were in terrible order. 情况一团糟。
He gave orders that the job be done in three days.
他指示三天内完成这项工作。
May I take your order? 现在可以点菜吗?
The company received a large order for computers.
这家公司接到一份要求大量供应电脑的订单。
He ordered her to go. 他命令她走。
I ordered a beer and a sandwich.
我要了一杯啤酒,一个三明治。
948. other(pron. a) (两者中)另一个的;其余的; 其他的
Mr. Harris and Mrs Bate and three other teachers were here.
哈里斯老师贝特老师和其他三位老师在场。
There are other ways to do this exercise.
做这个练习还可用别的方法。
Are there any other questions?还有其他的问题没有?
He raised one arm and then the other.
他先举起一只手,然后举起另一只。
I saw Jack the other day.我前几天看到杰克了。
The other day / week / morning / evening
(用于说话前不久的日子)
It is hard to tell the twin brothers one from the other.
这对孪生兄弟很难辨认。
Some boys are reading; others are listening to the radio.
有些孩子在阅读,有些则在听收音机。
949. our(pron)我们的(形容词物主代词)
* ours (pron) 我们的(名词性)
950. ourselves(pron)我们自己
We’ve often thought of going there ourselves.
我们常想亲自到那里去一趟。
951. out(ad)出外;在外;向外,没有,问世,完全, (用)完;熄灭;无知觉,不流行
Let’s go out for a walk. 我们出去散散步吧。
He’s been out of work for six months.他已经失业六个月了。
I watched the car until it was out of sight.
我目送汽车,直到看不见为止。
Two out of three people think Jack is wrong.
三分之二的人认为杰克错了。
When does her new book come out?
她的新书什么时候出版。
His secret got out. 他的秘密泄漏了。
He blew out the candle. 他把蜡烛吹灭了。
The little girl passed out at the sight of the snake.
小女孩一看到那条蛇就昏过去了。
Mr. Liu, you are out!刘老师,你落伍了。
952. outside (n. ad. prep)
【名词】外面,外部 外表,外观
The outside of the house needs painting.
房子外部需要油漆一下。
We walked around the outside of the building.
我们绕着房子四周散步。
【副词】在外面,向外面 在室外,向室外
There is no light outside of the gate. 大门外面没有灯。
It was raining hard outside. 外边雨下得很大。
【介词】在...外;向...外在...范围之外
Outside the window it was a wonderful spring morning.
窗外是一片美妙的春天晨景。
You can park your car outside our house.
你可以把汽车停在我们家屋外。
953. over (prep, ad.)
【介词】 在...之上,在正上方; (覆盖)在...上面
越过... 遍及 超过 通过...媒介
We live over a small bookstore.
我们住在一家小书店的楼上。
There was a lamp hanging over the table.
桌子上方吊着一盏灯
There is bridge over the river.河上面有座桥
She climbed over the wall .她翻过墙去
Snow is falling all over the country全国各地都在下雪
A plane flew over the house. 一架飞机飞过了房子。
She told me over the telephone about it.
她在电话里把这事告诉了我。
She is over sixty.她六十多岁了
【副词】翻倒,遍布,越过,结束
She knocked the bottle over.她碰倒了瓶子。
Cover her over with an overcoat把她盖件大衣。
By the time we arrived the meeting was over.
我们到达时,会议已经结束了。
We rowed over to the other side of the river.
我们划船到河的对岸。
954. overcoat(n)外套, 大衣
955. own (a. v) 自己的;有,拥有
I saw the whole accident with my own eyes.
我亲眼看到这次事故的全过程。
He owns three cars. 他有三辆汽车。
956.owner(n)物主, 所有人
Do you know the name of the owner?
你知道主人的名字吗?
The owner of the shop came up to see what was the matter.
店主走过来,看看出什么事了。
* ownership (n) 所有制
P
957. P.C.=personal computer(n)个人电脑
958. P.E.=physical education(n)体育
959. Pacific太平洋(的)
960. package(n)包裹;包;(香烟等的)一包
He brought me a large package.他给我送来一大包裹。
* pack(n, v) 包,捆;为运输打包
961.page(n)页, 张
Turn to Page 64.请翻到64页。
962.paint(n)油漆, 涂料 绘画作品
Wet paint !油漆未干!
【补充】(v)油漆,粉刷,绘画
We’ve decided to have the house painted.
我们决定把房子油漆一下。
* painter (n) 绘画者,(油)画家
963.pair(n)一双, 一副, 一把, 一对
a pair of gloves / shoes / earrings
a huge pair of eyes一双大眼睛
a pair of glasses / pants / jeans / trousers
Students worked in pairs on the project.
学生们两人一组做这个项目。
964. palace(n)宫殿
the Summer Palace颐和园
965. pale(a.)苍白的 ,灰白的 (颜色)淡的
She was pale with fear. 她吓得脸色发白。
You look pale. Are you OK? 你气色不好,没事吧?
He wore a pale blue tie. 他戴一条浅蓝色的领带。
pale blue eyes.淡蓝色的眼睛
966. pancake(n)烙饼, 薄饼
967. panda(n)熊猫
968. paper(n)纸 报纸 试题,试卷,论文,
a piece of paper 一张纸
Have you seen today’s paper?
你看了今天的报纸没有?
She spent the evening marking exam papers.
她用一个晚上批阅试卷
969. pardon (n)原谅,饶恕,宽恕
--You’re very quiet today.你今天话很少啊。
--Pardon? 什么?
--I said you’re very quiet today.我说你今天话很少。
I beg your pardon, what you say is not correct.
对不起,你说的话不对。
I hope you’ll pardon me saying so.希望你原谅我这么说。
970. parent(n)父, 母; 家长
He’s still living with his parents.他还和父母住在一块。
971. park (n) 公园 停车场
There’s a car park over there.那儿有个停车场。
972. park (v) 停放(车辆等)
Don’t park the car on this street.别把汽车停放在这条街上。
* parking lot停车场
973. part, (n)部分; 部,篇; 部件,零件;角色
Parts of the book are interesting.这本书有几部分很有意思.
We’ve done the difficult part of the job.
我们已完成了工作的困难部分.
She carried some machine parts from this city to that one.
她将一些机器零件从这个城市运送到那个城市.
What part did you play? 你演什么角色?
* (a.) 局部的,部分的
【补充】(v) 分离,分开,分割
We parted at the street corner我们在街道拐角分手
* partly (ad.) 部分地,在一定程度上
* partner (n) 搭档,合作者
* part-time (a) 兼职的,部分时间的
974. party(n)党, 政党; 社交聚会
a birthday / dinner / garden party生日聚会/宴会/游园会
Did you go to their party? 你参加他们的聚会没有?
975. pass(v);传,经过,通过
You cannot pass. Stop where you are.
你不能过去。原处停下。
The ten days passed quickly. 这十天很快就过去了。
He passed in German, but failed in English.
他德语考试及格了,但英语没及格。
Please pass me the salt. 请把盐递给我。
The bill was passed in 1908.
这项议案是1908年通过的。
His mother passed away last year.
她母亲去年出世了。(去世)
976. passage(n)文章,乐曲等的)一段,一节, 走廊, 过道
asecret underground passage地下秘密通道
A dark narrow passage led to the hall.
一条阴暗狭窄的走廊通向大厅。
Read the following passage and answer the questions below.
阅读下面这段文章并回答后面的问题。
977. passenger(n)乘客,旅客
The train drew in and all the passengers got off.
火车到站了,所有乘客都下来了。
* passer-by (n) 过客,过路人
978. passport(n)护照;通行证;执照
979. past ( n, a. prep) 过去,昔日;过去的; 以前的 前任的;(指时间、数量等)过;通过,经过
In the past he had to read by candle light.
过去他只得在烛光下攻读。
John Smith is a past president of our club.
约翰?史密斯是我们俱乐部的前任主席。
ten minutes past two两点十分 / half past two两点半
The boys walked past our house. 孩子们走过我们的房子
980. path(n)小路, 路线, 途径
Follow the path through the woods.
沿着这条小路穿过树林。
981. patient(n) 病人
She was one of Dr. Shaw’s patients.
她是肖医生的病人之一。
The patient was well looked after by the nurse.
这病人得到护士的很好照顾。
982. patient(a.)有耐心的,能忍受的,能容忍的
He’s a very patient man. 他是个很有耐心的人。
She is very patient with young children.
她对幼儿特别有耐心。
* patience (n) 容忍,耐心
983. pay (paid, paid) 付款; 给予; 工资(n)
Would you mind paying the taxi driver?
你付出租车费好吗?
I’m paid $100 a day.我每天工资100元。
I didn’t pay attention to what she was saying.
我没有注意她在说什么。
If you lose a book from the library, you’ll have to pay for it.
如果你丢了图书,你将要赔。
He paid 100 yuan for the dictionary.
他花100元买了这本字典
984. peace(n)和平, 治安
After years of war, the people long for a lasting peace.
历经多年战乱之后,人民渴望永久和平。
All I want is a bit of peace and quiet.
我所希望的只是一点平静。
* peaceful (a.) 和平的,安宁的
985. pear(n)梨
The pear is a delicious fruit and I like it very much.
梨是好吃的水果,我喜欢它。
We carried the pears with a boat.我们用小船运梨。
986. pen(n)笔, 钢笔, 圆珠笔
My pen writes well我的笔好使。
He must write the letter with a pen.
他必须用钢笔写这封信。
Students are required to write their excercises in pen.
学生们被要求用钢笔写作业。
George is clever with his pen.乔治善于写作。
* pencil-box铅笔盒 penfriend笔友
987. pence (n) (penny的复数) 便士(pl)
988. pencil(n)铅笔
I’ll get a pencil and paper.我去拿铅笔盒纸。
She wrote a note in pencil.她用铅笔写了张便条。
989. penny(n)便士;一便士硬币(pence, pennies)
He had a few pennies in his pocket.
他口袋里有几个便士的硬币。
They cost 20 pence each.这些东西每个需要20便士。
990. people (n)人, 人们; 人民; 民族
At least ten people were killed in the accident.
至少10人在事故中丧生。
Many young people are out of work.很多年轻人失业。
There are fifty-six peoples in our country.
我们国家有56个民族。
991. percent (n)百分之…
The area of Asia takes up 27 percent of the world’s total.
亚洲面积占世界总面积的27%。
More than 70 per cent of my time has been spent in teaching.
我的时间70%以上用在了上。
* percentage (n) 百分率
992. perfect(a.)完美的; 精通的
She speaks perfect English. 她说一口地道的英语。
The weather was perfect.天气好极了。
Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
993. perhaps或许, 大概, 可能
--Are you going to come?
--Perhaps. I’ll see how I feel.
Perhaps it would be better if you came back tomorrow.
如果你明天回来也许更好。
994. period (n) (一段)时间,学时,时期,时代
He got well after a period of medical treatment.
经过一段时间治疗,他康复了。
This is his most difficult period.这是他最困难的时期。
The school day is divided into seven periods.
学校一天有七节课。
【补充】句号,句点
Use a period at the end of the sentence.
在一个句子的末尾用句号。
995. person(n)人; (语法)人称
A certain person told me about it.有人告诉了我这件事。
“He” is the third person. “He”是第三人称。
996. personal (a.)个人的, 私人的
It’s a personal letter.这是私人信件。
The novel is written from personal experience.
这部小说是根据个人亲身经历写成的。
997. pet(n)宠物
Do you have any pets?你有没有养宠物?
a pet dog宠物狗
998. phone = telephone(n. v)电话; 打电话(给某人)
I have to make a phone call.我得打个电话。
a phone bill 电话费单
to pick up the phone拿起电话
to put the phone down放下电话
He’s been on the phone to Kate for more than an hour.
他给凯特打电话讲了一个多小时。
Could you phone back later?
你过一会儿再打电话来好吗?
Phone them up and find out when they are coming.
给他们打个电话,问问他们什么时候来
999. photo = photograph(n)照片, 相片
a color/black-and-white/passport photo
彩色/黑白/护照相片
I’ll take a photo of you.我来给你拍个照。
* photographer (n)摄影师
1000. physics物理学 physicist物理学家
1001. piano(n)钢琴 pianist(n)钢琴家
1002. pick(v)挑选,选择; 采,摘
Please pick a good book for me. 请为我挑一本好书。
He picked her a rose. 他给她采了一朵玫瑰花。
1003. picnic(n)野餐; 郊游
It’s a nice day.Let’s go for a picnic.
天气不错,咱们去野餐吧。
【补充】(v)(picnicked, picnicked)野餐
We picnicked on the beach yesterday.
昨天我们去海边野餐了。(注意过去式的特殊形式)
1004. picture (n)图画, 肖像, 照片
A picture of flowers hung on the wall.
墙上挂着一张花卉的画。
We had our pictures taken in front of the hotel.我们在旅馆前照了相。
1005. pie(n)派(酥壳有馅的饼);馅饼
Does anyone want some more pie?有谁想再吃点馅饼吗?
Help yourself to some more pie.请随意再吃些果馅饼吧。
1006. piece(n)一块(片,张,件……)
Could you give me a piece of paper?你能给我一张纸吗?
The pianist played a piece by Chopin.
钢琴家演奏了一曲肖邦的作品。
Here is a good piece of news for you.有个好消息要告诉你。
There were tiny pieces of glass all over the road.道路上布满了碎玻璃渣。
a piece of news / information / advice
a piece of cake:轻而易举的事,举手之劳
--Can you carry the heavy box?
--Yes. Just a piece of cake!
1007. pig(n)猪
1008. pilot(n)飞行员, 宇航员
1009. ping-pong(n)乒乓球
1010. pink (a.)粉红色(的); 淡红的
Pale pink roses淡粉红色的玫瑰
1011. pioneer(n)拓荒者,先驱者,开拓者
They were the pioneers of the American West.
他们是美国西部的开拓者。
Henry Ford was a pioneer in the auto industry.
亨利?福特是汽车工业的先驱。
He is a pioneer in modern medical practice.
他是现代医学实践的先驱。
1012. pity (n)怜悯 ;同情 可惜的事, 憾事
She never asked for pity before. 她过去从未乞求怜悯
It’s a pity he missed the chance to travel abroad.
他错过了去国外旅游的机会,真是可惜。
It’s a pity that you can’t stay longer.
你不能再多停留些时间,真是遗憾。
--I’ve lost it.我把东西丢了
--Oh, what a pity!哎呀,真可惜!
What a pity that she didn’t tell me earlier.
真遗憾,她没有早点告诉我.
It seems a pity to waste this food.浪费这些食物真可惜.
1013. place(n,v)
【名词】地方 住所 席位 名次
Is this the place where it happened? 这就是事发现场吗?
The police searched the place.警察搜索了那个地方。
Mary won first place in the singing competition.
玛丽在歌咏比赛中得第一名。
He finished in third place.他得了第三名。
She had marked her place with a bookmark.
她把书签夹在了她读到的地方。
The film festival takes place in October.
电影节将于十月举行。
Computers have taken the place of typewriters in most offices.
在大多办公室,电脑已取代了打字机。
【动词】 放置;定出(选手)名次
He placed his hand on her shoulder.他把手搭在她的肩上。
I would place her among the top five tennis players in the world.
我将把她排在世界五名顶尖网球手之列。
He was placed fifth in last Saturday’s race.
在上周六的径赛中,他名列第五。
1014. plain (a, n) 简朴的 清楚的;明白的;平原;旷野
He made it plain that we should leave.
他明确表示要我们离开。
The meaning of the sentence is very plain.
这句句子的意思十分清楚。
plain food素食
She’s in plain clothes.她穿着朴素。
The food was plain but well prepared.
这饭菜很普通,但烧得很好。
I’ll tell you everything in plain words.
我将坦白地把一切告诉你。
The child has a plain face.这孩子相貌平常。
cross plains穿过平原
1015. plan(n v)计划, 打算, 方案; 平面图
Do you have any plans for the summer?
这个夏天你有什么打算?
We can’t change our plans now.
我们现在不能改变计划了。
We need to make plans for the future.
我们必须规划未来。
A meeting has been planned for early next year.
会议计划明年年初召开。
We’re planning a trip to France in the spring. Are you interested?
我们打算春天去法国旅游,你有意去吗?
1016. plane(n)飞机
She left by plane for Berlin.她乘飞机去柏林了。
I caught the next plane to Dublin.
我赶上了下一班飞机去都伯林。
The plane took off an hour late.飞机延迟一小时起飞。
The plane landed at Geneva.飞机在日内瓦降落。
1017. planet(n)行星
Is there life on other planets?在其他行星上有生命吗?
1018. plant (n, v) 植物, 工厂;栽种;播种
All plants need light and water.一切植物都需要阳光和水。
He works at a power plant. 他在发电厂工作。
We planted a lot of flowers in our garden.
我们在庭院里种了很多花。
1019. plastic (n, a.)塑胶;塑胶制品;可塑的,塑性的
The shop assistant helped Mary put the fruit into a plastic shopping bag.
售货员帮玛丽把水果装入一个塑胶购物袋里。
The chairs should be made of plastic.
这些椅子应当用塑料制作。
1020. plate(n)盘子, 碟
1021. play(v)玩耍,演奏; 表演;播放; 放(唱片等) 扮演(角色);上演(戏剧,同...比赛;玩(游戏等);打(球);;打(牌);下(棋)
The children don’t know how to play the game.
孩子们不会玩这个游戏。
France are playing against Wales on Saturday.
星期六法国队迎战威尔士队。
I’m good at playing the piano but I can’t play tennis.
我擅长弹钢琴但我不会打网球。
Play their new CD for us, please.
请把他们的新唱片放给我们听一下吧。
The part of Elizabeth was played by Kate.
伊丽莎白这一角色由凯特扮演。
* (n) 玩耍,戏剧
to put on a play上演戏剧
* playroom (n) 游戏室
* player (n) 比赛者,选手
* playmate (n) 玩伴
1022. playground(n)操场, 娱乐场
The city has several playgrounds for children.
这座城市有好几个儿童游乐场。
1023. pleasant(a.)令人愉快的;舒适的
The walk was very pleasant.那次散步很愉快。
We spent a very pleasant evening.
我们度过了一个愉快的晚上。
1024. please (v)使高兴,使喜欢,使满意,请
Two coffees, please.请来两客咖啡
--May I come in? 我可以进来吗?
--Come in, please. 请进。
What pleases you best? 你最喜欢什么?
--Would you like some help? --Yes, please.
He’s a difficult man to please.他是个难以取悦的人。
I did it to please my parents.我那么做是要让父母高兴。
【成语】if you pleae (用于特别表示客气) 请
Take a seat, if you please.请坐!
* pleased (a.) 高兴的,满意的
She was very pleased with her exam results.
她对考试成绩非常满意。
Pleased to meet you.见到你真高兴!
1025. pleasure(n)愉快,高兴;满足,乐事;乐趣
Has he gone to Paris on business or for pleasure?
他到巴黎是办公事还是游玩去?
He finds great pleasure in reading.
他从读书中得到很大乐趣。
It is a pleasure to work with you.
和你一起工作真是件乐事。
--Excuse me, could you help me carry the heavy box?
--With pleasure. (好:表示乐意为人效劳)
1026. plenty (n)丰富;充足;大量
plenty of eggs / money / time充裕的鸡蛋/钱/时间
He has plenty of humorous stories to tell.
他有许多幽默故事可讲。
--Do we need more milk?我们要不要再来些牛奶?
--No, there’s plenty in the fridge.不必了,冰箱里还多。
1027. pocket(n)口袋; 袖珍的
Take your hands out of your pockets!
不要把手插在口袋里
I put the note in my pocket.我把纸币装进了口袋。
pocket money零花钱
a pocket dictionary袖珍词典
1028. poem(n)诗, 韵文
He wrote some poems in English.
他用英语写了几首诗。
1029. point(v, n)
【名词】 观点,论点, 重点,要点,小数点, 尖
She made several interesting points in the article.
她在文章里提出了几个有趣的观点。
The point is you shouldn’t have to wait so long to see a doctor.
关键是看病不该等那么长时间。
two point six 2.6
the point of a pencil / knife铅笔尖 / 刀尖
【动词】把...指向,把...对准;瞄准 指出
It’s rude to point your fingers at people.
用手指指人是很不礼貌的。
He pointed out that they were mistaken.他指出他们错了。
He pointed at the book he wanted.
他指着他要的那一本书。
1030. police(n)警察
Get out of of the house or I’ll call the police.
滚出这房子,不然我就叫警察了。
The police were searching the forest for a thief.
1031. policeman = policewoman(n)男警察
1032. #policy(n)政策, 方针, 策略; 保险单
The government must make new policies to protect the environment.
政府必须制定保护环境的新政策。
Check the terms of the policy before you sign.
仔细阅读保险单的条款后再签字。
1033. polite(a.)有礼貌的, 有教养的
Please be polite to our guests.礼貌待客。
I don’t know how to make polite conversation.
我不晓得怎么说应酬话。
【补充】politely 有礼貌地
Allie asked me politely to put the things away.
爱丽很有礼貌地叫我们把东西收起来。
1034. pond(n)池塘
Most farms have a pond from which cows can drink.
大部分农场有池塘供牛喝水。
1035. pool(n)水池,水塘,游泳池
Does the hotel have a pool? 这家旅馆有没有游泳池?
1036. poor(a.)贫穷的; 贫乏的; 可怜的;差的
My family used to be poor. 我家过去很穷。
That country is poor in natural resources.
那个国家自然资源贫乏。
My handwriting is poorer than hers.我的字不如她的。
The poor old man had lost both his sons in the war.
这位不幸的老人在战争中失去了两个儿子。
He’s still in poor health after his illness.
他病后身体仍很虚弱。
They provided food for the poor.他们为贫困者提供食物。
1037. pop = popular流行的, 普通的, 受大众欢迎的
I’m not very popular with my parents at the moment.
眼下爸妈对我很不高兴。
I like popular music best.我最喜欢流行音乐。
1038. population(n)人口, 全体居民
What’s the population of your country?
你们国家人口多少?
China has the largest population in the world.
中国在世界上是人口最多的。
Muslims make up 55% of the population.
穆斯林占人口的55%。
1039. pork(n)猪肉
1040. position(n)位置,地点,方位 立场;态度,姿势
The bed used to be in this position. 床原来是放在这儿的。
He has a high position in society. 他社会地位很高。
What's your position on this problem?
你对这个问题持什么态度?
She has made her position very clear.
她明确表示自己的立场。
Make sure that you are working in a comfortable position.
工作时一定要保持舒适的姿势。
What would you do in my position?
你要是碰到我这种情况会怎么办?
1041. possible(a.)可能的; 有可能的
I'll do everything possible to help you.
我将尽一切可能帮助你。
It's possible that he will not accept the invitation. 他有可能不接受邀请。
Would it be possible for me to leave a message for her?
我可以给她留个话儿吗?
If possible如果可能的话。
as….. as possible = as … as sb. can 尽可能
I’ll return the book to you as soon as possible.
我将尽快还你这本书。
If you want to learn English well, you must use it as often as possible.
你若想学好英语,就必须尽量多用。
* possibly (ad.) 可能地,也许
1042. post( v, n)邮寄; 公告, 张贴; 邮政. 邮件
Do you mind posting a letter for me?
你能帮我寄封信吗?
I posted him a letter yesterday.昨天我给他寄去一封信。
Post this notice on the wall.把这个通知贴在墙上。
He lives in front of the post office.他住在邮局前面。
There was a lot of post this morning.今天上午邮件很多。
Have you opened your post yet?你拆开你的邮件没有?
1043. postcard(n)明信片
1044. postman(n)邮递员, 邮差
A postman brought me a postcard yesterday.
昨天邮递员给我带来一封明信片。
1045. potato(n)马铃薯, 土豆;
My brother likes potatoes very much, but I don’t care for them.
我弟弟喜欢吃土豆,但我不喜欢。
【补充】小人物
They are small potatoes.他们是些微不足道的人
1046. pound(n) (重量单位)磅 ,(货币)英镑
What would you do if you won a million pounds?
要是你赢了一百万英镑,你会怎么用?
They cost two dollars a pound.这些东西每磅两元。
1047. practice(n)练习, 实践
Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧
She’s trying to put her new ideas into practice.
她正努力把自己的新想法付诸实践。
It takes a lot of practice to play the violin well.
拉好小提琴需要多加练习。
1048. practise (AmE: practice) 练习, 实习
He practises playing the piano every day.
他每天练习弹钢琴。
1049. praise(n, v)赞扬,称赞
He wrote poems in praise of freedom.
他写诗讴歌自由。
His latest movie has won high praises from the critics.
他的最新电影得到了评论家的高度赞扬。
The publishers praised his novel pretty highly.
出版商们对他的小说评价甚高。
The mayor praised the boy for his courage.
市长赞扬这个男孩很勇敢。
1050. prepare(v)准备; 筹备
The students are preparing for the final exam.
学生在准备期末考试。
The teachers are preparing the final exam.
老师在准备期末考试。
He was in the kitchen preparing lunch.他在厨房做午饭。
1051. present(n)礼物,赠品
He often gave his neighbor's kids little presents.
他常常送些小礼物给邻居的孩子。
What can I get him for a birthday present?
我给他送点什么生日礼物呢?
【补充】
(adj. 出席的,到场的)
How many of the group are present today?
今天该组有多少人到场?
(v. 赠与,交给)
We presented him a basketball on his birthday.
他生日那天我们送给他一个篮球。
1052. president(n)总统, (大学)校长;董事长,会长
1053. pretty(a.)漂亮的;秀丽的;可爱的
What a pretty house it is! 多漂亮的一栋房子!
She’s so pretty. 她真漂亮。
She’s got a pretty voice. 她的声音很悦耳。
【补充】(ad.)相当,颇
She seemed pretty satisfied with the result.
她对结果似乎相当满意。
1054. prevent(v)防止,预防 阻止;制止;妨碍
Vitamin C is supposed to prevent colds.
维生素C被认为能预防感冒。
Who prevents their plans from being carried out?
谁阻止他们的计划不让实施?
Of course I can't prevent your going. 当然,我不能阻止你去。
He is prevented by law from holding a licence.
按法律规定他不得持有执照。
1055. price(n)价格,价钱 代价
Prices keep going up. 物价持续上涨。
What’s the price of the MP5? 这MP5多少钱?
The price of the bag is very high / low.
How much are these? They don’t have a price on them.
这些东西多少钱?它们都没有标价。
Children over five must pay the full price for the ticket.
五岁以上的孩子必须付全票。
We want peace at any price.为了和平,我们不惜一切代价。
1056. pride(n)骄傲, 自豪, 自尊
I take a pride in my work.我为自己的工作感到骄傲。
We take great pride in offering the best service in town.
我们以能够为全城提供最好的服务而自豪。
The Bird’s Nest is the pride of Beijing.
鸟巢体育馆是北京的骄傲。
1057. primary首要的 初级的 最初的;原始的基本的
A primary cause of Tom's failure is his laziness.
懒惰是汤姆失败的主要原因之一。
The primary aim of this course is to improve your spoken English.
这门课的主要目的是提高英语会话能力。
1058. print(v)印刷, 出版,发行, 铭记
Each card is printed with a different message.
每张卡片都印着不同的信息。
They printed 30 000 copies of the book.
这本书他们印了三万册。
Their dictionary was printed last month.
他们的字典已于上个月出版发行。
The accident printed itself on his memory.
那次事故铭刻在他的记忆中。
* printer(n) 打印机 / printing印刷,印刷术
1059. prison (n) 监狱, 看守所; 坐牢
He was sent to prison for five years.
他被关押了5年。
Prison Break is the best American TV play that I have watched these years.
《越狱》是近几年我所看过的最好的美国电视剧。
1060. prisoner(n)囚徒, 俘虏
The enemy prisoners were kept in prison camps.敌军俘虏拘禁于战俘集中营。
1061. private(a.)个人的,私人的私下的,秘密的
The hotel has 110 bedrooms, all with private bathrooms.
这家旅馆有110见客房,各有独立卫生间。
That’s my private view. 那是我个人的观点。
I wish to have a private talk with you. 我希望私下和你谈谈。
1062. prize(n)奖金, 奖品
He received his prize with a proud step.
他迈着骄矜的步子去领奖。
He won the first prize in the competition.
--Mum, I’ve got the first prize in the speech competition.
妈妈,我演讲比赛得了一等奖
--Congratulations !祝贺你!
1063. probably(ad.)大概; 很可能
--Is he going to be there? --Probably. 大概吧。
--Do we need the car? --Probably not.大概不需要吧
You are probably right.你可能是对的。
* probable (a.) 很可能的
1064. problem(n)问题,疑难问题
Do you have any problems learning English?
你学英语都困难吗?
--Can I pay by credit card?我能用信用卡支付吗?
--Yes, no problem. 行,没问题
【经典试题】
They have no problems ____the maths problem.
A. to work out B. working out
1065. produce(v)生产,出产;制造
The factory produces 1,000 cars a week.
这家工厂每星期生产一千辆轿车。
1066. programme(AmE program) 节目, 项目,程序
Did you see the programme on India last night?
昨晚关于印度的那个节目你看了没有?
What’s the programme for tomorrow?
明天安排什么活动?
1067. progress (n, v)进步,上进;进展,进行
They made slow progress towards the mountaintop.
他们向山顶缓慢地前进。
The boy has made great progress this year.
这男孩今年进步很大。
The boy has progressed in his studies.
这男孩学习方面有进步。
The course allows students to progress at their own speed.
本课程允许学生按自己的速度学习
The weather became colder as the day progressed.
那天天色越晚,天气越冷
1068. promise(n, v) 承诺,诺言;允诺,答应,保证
to make / keep / break a promise.许下/信守/违背诺言
She kept her promise to visit her aunt every week.
她信守诺言,每周去看望姑妈。
He promised me the book. 他答应给我这本书。
He promised to help us. 他答应要帮助我们。
I can't give you the book; I've promised it to Susan.
我不能把这本书给你;我已经答应给苏珊了。
--Promise not to tell anyone !请保证不要告诉别人!
--I promise!我保证
I’ll see what I can do but I can’t promise anything.
我会去看看能做什么,但不能给予任何承诺。
1069. pronounce(v)发音, 读; 宣布
The “b” in lamb is not pronounced.
单词lamb中的b不发音。
She pronounced him the winner of the competition.
她宣布他是竞赛的优胜者。
1070. pronunciation(n)发音
There is more than one pronunciation of “excuse”.
Excuse的读音不止一种。
Chinese is different from English in pronunciation.
汉语和英语在发音上有差异。
1071. proper(a.)适合的,恰当的
He wondered whether it would be proper to knock at her door.
他不知道敲她的门是否恰当。
It is the proper time to sleep.是该去睡觉的时间了。
* properly (ad.) 适当地
The television isn’t working properly.
这台电视机运作不正常。
1072. protect(v)保护,防护
May God protect you from harm.愿上帝保佑你免受伤害。
Wearing dark glasses can protect your eyes from the sun.
戴墨镜可以保护眼睛不受阳光刺激。
* protection (n) 保护
1073. proud(a.)骄傲的, 自豪的; 傲慢的
He was very proud of himself for not giving up.
他为自己没有放弃而豪情满怀。
We are proud of our country.我们为我们的国家感到自豪。
I feel very proud to be a part of the team.
能成为队中的一员我感到非常荣幸。
【2007安徽中考试题】
Carl felt ___ because he won the first prize in the school singing competition.
A. interested B. proud C. angry D. worried
1074. prove (v) 证明,证实; 证明是;
I’ll prove to the world that he was right.
我将向世人证明他是对的。
My advice proved to be wrong.我的意见证明是错的。
1075. provide(v)提供装备, 供给
On Sundays his landlady provided dinner as well as breakfast.
星期天他的女房东不但供给早餐还供给晚餐。
Somehow she managed to provide her children with food and clothing.
她总算设法使她的孩子有饭吃有衣穿。
We are here to provide the public with a service =
We are here to provide a service for the public.我们来这里是为公众服务。
1076. public(a, n)公众的;公共的,,众所周知的
You mustn't do that in a public place.
你不可在公共场所做那事。
Levels of waste from the factory may be a danger to public health.
工厂排出废弃物的含量可能危及大众的健康。
They made the secret public. 他们公开了这个秘密。
* publicly (ad) 当众,公开地
1077. pull (v, n ) 拉, 扯, 拔; 划(船)
You push and I’ll pull.你推,我拉。
He pulled a gun on me.他拔出枪来指着我。
1078. punish (v)罚, 处罚, 惩罚; 痛打
He was punished for refusing to answer their questions.
他拒不回答他们的问题,受到了惩罚。
My parents used to punish me by not letting me watching TV.
过去我父母常以不让我看电视来惩罚我。
1079. pupil(n)小学生 ,学生,门生,门徒;瞳孔
How many pupils does the school have?
the pupil of the eye瞳仁
1080.# purple(a, n)紫(色)的, 紫衣/袍
How beautiful th purple flower is!
His hands were purple with cold.他的双手冻紫了。
He is in purple.他穿着紫色的衣服。
1081. purpose(n) 目的,意图
What is the purpose of his visit? 他来访的目的是什么?
He returned to his homeland with the purpose of serving his own people.
他返回祖国,意在为祖国人民服务。
1082. purse(n)钱包, 女用小提包;
Her red purse matches her skirt.
她的红手提包和她的裙子很相配。
There’s no money left in the purse.钱包里没有钱了。
1083. push (n, v) 推动 逼迫;催促,促使
He pushed the library door open.他推开了图书馆的门。
He tried to kiss her but she pushed him away.
他想吻她,但她把他推开了。
She pushed her son to learn English.她督促儿子学习英语。
No one pushed you to take the job, did they?
谁也没推着你接受这份工作,对不对?
The car won’t start. Can you give it a push?
汽车发动不起来,你推一下好不好?
1084. put (put, put) 放, 置;使处于(某种状态)
Did you put sugar in my coffee?
你在我的咖啡里放糖了没有?
Put yourself in my position. What would you have done?
你设身处地为我想想,你会怎么办。
Put the glass where it was.把杯子放回原处。
It was time to put their suggestion into practice.
那时就该把他们的建议付诸实施了
Could you please help me put away the map on the blackboard? We won’t need it.
(put的相关词组见《习惯用语及固定搭配》)
【2008安徽中考试题】
--Let’s plan a surprise for our class. What’s your idea?
--Why not ____ a short play?
A. get on B. keep on C. have on D. put on
【2007安徽中考试题】
--Tom, it’s cold outside. ____ your coat when you go out.
--OK, Mom.
A. Take off B. Take away C. Put away D. Put on
Q
1085. quarter(n)四分之一, 一刻钟
a quarter of mile四分之一英里
The programme lasted an hour and a quarter.
这节目历时一小时一刻钟。
It’s a quarter to four now. I’ll meet you at quarter past.
现在是差一刻四点,我会在四点一刻和你见面。
Three quarters of the students have left the school.
四分之三的学生都离开了学校。
1086. queen(n)女王, 王后; 蜂王, 蚁王
1087. question(n)问题, 难题, 疑问
May I ask you a question?
It’s a difficult question to decide.这是个难以决定的问题。
【词组辨析】
out of question毫无疑问
out of the question不可能的
Another trip abroad this year is out of the question.
今年再度出国是绝不可能的。
1088. quick(a,ad.)快的,迅速的 敏捷的;急剧的
Some children are very quick. 有些孩子很敏捷。
Be quick! 快点!
She is quick at learning a foreign language.
她学外语学得快。
1089. quiet(a,)安静的;;沉默的; 宁静的;
Be quiet! 安静!
Could you keep the kids quiet while I’m on the phone.
我在打电话,你让孩子们安静点好吗?
They led a quiet life.他们过着平静的生活。
She was quiet and shy.她文静而又腼腆。
I’ve decided to marry but I’d rather you kept quiet about it.
我已决定结婚,但希望你不要声张出去。
1090. quite(ad.)完全的, 颇, 相当
It’s quite a small house. = The house is quite small.
不能说:It’s a quite small house.
R
1091. rabbit(n)兔子, 兔子肉
1092. race(n)赛跑;比赛 人种;种族
Their horse came third in the race last year.
他们的马在去年的比赛中获得第三名。
a five-kilometre race 五公里赛跑
black / white / yellow race 黑/白/黄种人
* racial (a.) 种族的
1093. radio(n)收音机, 无线电
I listen to the radio on the way to work.
我在上班得路上听广播。
to turn the radio on / off 打开/关上收音机
We got in touch with them by radio.
我们通过无线电和他们去的联系。
1094. railway(n)铁路, 铁道
1095. rain(n, v)雨, 下雨
There will be rain in all parts tomorrow.
Don’t go out in the rain.下雨呢,别外出。
I think I felt a drop of rain.我好像感觉到掉雨点了。
It hardly rained at all last summer.
去年夏天几乎没怎么下雨。
We’ll go to the park if it doesn’t rain tomorrow.
明天若不下雨,我们将去逛公园。
It had been raining hard all night.大雨下了一整夜。
* rainbow (n) 虹,彩虹
* rainfall (n) 一场雨,降雨量
1096. raincoat(n)雨衣
He took his neighbor’s raincoats by mistake, so he hung them back outside.
他错收了邻居家的雨衣,于是又把它们挂回原处。
Take a raincoat with you when you go out.
外出时要随身带件雨衣。
1097. rainy(a.)下雨的, 多雨的
a rainy day阴雨天
The rainy season多雨季节
1098. raise(v)举起 提高; 提升 筹(款); 饲养
He raised his glass and said: “Your health, Carl.” 他举起了杯子说道:“祝你健康,卡尔。”
They are going to raise money for the school buildings.
他们将为盖校舍筹集资金。
They raised their offer to $500.他们将出价抬高到500元。
They were both raised in the south.他们都是在南方长大。
【补充】与….取得联系;和…通话
We managed to raise him on the mobile phone.
我们设法打他的移动电话找到了他。
1099. rapid(a.)快的, 迅速的
rapid change迅速的改变
A rapid rise in sales.销售额急剧上升。
The disease is spreading at a rapid rate.
这种疾病正在迅速蔓延。
1100. rat(n)大老鼠;
The rats have eaten holes in those bags.
大老鼠把那些袋子嗑出了窟窿。
1101. rather(ad.)相当,宁可
It was a rather difficult question. = It was rather a difficult question.
这是个相当难的问题。
I’m feeling rather sleepy. 我有点困倦。
He would rather play than work.
他宁可玩,却不愿工作。
--Do you want to come with us?你想跟我们一起来吗
--No, I’d rather not. 不,我不想去
--Do you mind if I smoke?你介意我抽烟吗?
--Well, I’d rather you didn’t.嗯,最好别抽
I think I’ll have a cold drink rather than coffe.=
I think I’ll have a cold drink instead of coffee.
我要冷饮不要咖啡。
1102. reach(v) ,到达; 伸手及到,够到; 与...取得联系
When will they reach Los Angeles?
他们什么时候抵达洛杉矶?
He reached his hand out for the book I offered him. 他伸出手来接我给他的书。
We tried to reach them by radio.
我们试着用无线电跟他们联络。
Do you know where I can reach him?
你知道我在哪儿能跟他联系上。
1103. read (read, read) (v) 读, 看懂; 标明
Some children can read and write before they go to school.
一些孩子上学前就会看书写字。
I’m trying to read the map.我正看地图呢。
The sign read “No Smoking”.
告示牌上写着“禁止吸烟”。
1104. ready(a.)准备好的,乐意的[
He is ready for the trip. 他已准备好去旅行。
Is breakfast ready? 早餐准备好了吗?
She will tell you when she gets ready.
她准备好了会告诉你的。
I am always ready to work for you. 我愿意随时为你效劳。
He’s always ready to help his friends.他总是乐意帮助朋友。
1105. real (a.)真实的,实际存在的,真的
He has invited nearly a hundred people but a lot aren’t able to come.
A lot of people are going to the meeting.
What a lot of presents!礼物真多啊!
I’m feeling a lot better today.我今天感觉好多了。
Thanks a lot for your help.多谢你的帮助。
I play tennis quite a lot in summer.我夏天常打网球。
790. loud(a.)大声的/地, 响亮的/地
The music is too loud----please turn it down.
音乐太吵了,请把音量调低一点。
She spoke in a very loud voice.
她声音宏亮地讲了话。
791. love(v, n)爱, 热爱, 喜爱; 爱情
He is in love with his work.他热爱自己的工作。
She was in love with him.她与他相爱。
I fell in love with the house.我喜欢上这房子。
Take care, my love.保重,我的爱人。
If you love each other,why not get married?
要是你们彼此相爱,干吗不结婚?
I haven’t been to Brazil, but I’d love to.
我没去过巴西,但我想去。
--Would you like to go for a walk?
--I’d love to, but I’m afraid I have no time.
792. lovely(a.) 可爱的, 美丽的,动人的
He has a lovely voice.他说话的声音很好听。
Isn’t it a lovely day?天气真好呀!
We’ve had a lovely time.我们玩得很痛快。
How lovely to see you!见到你真让人高兴。
He has a lovely daughter.他有个可爱的女儿。
793. low(a,ad)低的, 矮的; 低下的;
The sun was low in the sky.太阳低挂在天空。
They were speaking in low voices.他们在低声说话。
They were in low spirits.他们精神不振。
Speak lower or he’ll hear you.小声点,不然他会听见你。
794. luck (n) 运气; 好运, 幸运
Good luck to you.祝你好运!
Wish you good luck! 祝你好运!
Better luck next time.祝下次好运(祝未成功的人)
795. lucky(a.)幸运的, 侥幸的, 吉利的
She was lucky enough to be chosen for the team.
她很幸运被选中参加次队。
It was lucky for us that we were able to go.
我们能去那是我们的运气好。
Luckily for us, the train was late.我们真凑巧,火车晚点了。
Luckily, I am a good swimming.幸好我是个游泳好手。
796. lunch (n) 午饭, 吃午餐
She’s gone to lunch.她吃午饭去了。
What shall we have for lunch?我们午餐吃什么?
M
797. machine(n)机器
Can you run the machine?你能开这机器吗?
How does this machine work?这机器是如何工作的?
798. mad(a.)恼火的 发疯的
Don't be mad at me.不要对我大发脾气。
She went mad after the death of her son.儿子死后她就疯了。
【补充】特别喜欢,痴迷,迷恋
He’s always been mad about kids.他一向特别喜欢孩子。
My cousin is mad on tennis.我表弟对网球着迷。
799. madam = madame(n)女士, 太太;
What can I do for you, madam?
800. magazine (n) 杂志, 期刊
a weekly / monthly magazine周刊,月刊
The newspapers and magazines are not allowed to be taken out of the reading room.报纸杂志不准带出阅览室。
801.magic(a.)有魔力的,神奇的,
It was a magic moment that the two sisters were reunited after 30 years.
30年后姐妹重逢,像做梦一样。
It is really a magic palace.那真是一个有魔力的宫殿。
---What was the trip like?旅行感觉怎么样?
---Magic!棒极了!
【补充】 (n)魔法,魔术,法术
Can you perform magic?你会表演魔术吗?
They believe that it was all done by magic.
他们相信这都是靠魔法实现的。
802. mail(n)邮政, 邮递/寄; 邮件
Air mail is quicker than sea mail.
We do our business by mail.我们通过邮递做生意。
【补充】(v)邮寄
Don’t forget to mail that letter to your mother.
Don’t forget to mail your mother that letter.
别忘了把那封信给你妈寄去。
* mailbox (n)邮筒
803. main(a.)主要的,最重要的
She noted down the main points of the speech.
她把演说的要点记了下来。
This is my main purpose of my coming here.
这就是我到这儿来的主要目的。
* mainland (n) 大陆
804. make (made, made) (v) 做;制造; 使得;
Mary made a paper boat. 玛丽做了一只纸船。
I keep making the same mistakes.我总是犯同样错误。
The news made him very happy.这消息使他非常高兴。
His jokes made us all laugh.他的笑话把我们都逗笑了。
Could you make yourself understood in Russian?
你能用俄语表达你的意思吗?
She must be made to follow the rules.必须让她遵守规则
The Internet makes it easy to get much new information in a short time.
英特网使短时间内获得大量新信息变得很容易。
make the bed铺床 make a decision做决定
make mistakes犯错 make tea泡茶
make a noise制造噪音 make faces做鬼脸
【补充词义】赚钱,成为,适合
He makes $1,000 a month. 他每月挣一千元。
This room would make a nice office.
这间房子做办公室挺不错
Dogs make great pets.狗适合做宠物。
Let’s make it half past six.我们把时间定为6:30吧。
I've made it a rule never to hurry.
我已养成凡事从容不迫的习惯。
【经典试题】
He made a kite __his son happy. A. make B. to make C. making
--When will we meet? --Let’s ___ it 4:30.
A.decide B. have C.make D. hold
805. man (men) (n) 成年男子;人;人类
He is a nice young man. 他是一个很好的青年。
Man has been trying to control nature.
人类一直在努力控制自然。
806. manage(v)管理;经营;设法做到
He manages a hotel for his father.他替他父亲经营一家旅馆。
I doubt whether Jack could manage a sailing boat.
我怀疑杰克会不会驾驶帆船。
She managed to make herself understood in English.
她设法用英语表达自己的意思。
Can you manage on your own?你一个人能行吗?
How do you manage without a car?
没有车,你怎么应付的?
(manage 不同于try:manage to指设法做成某事,含有成功之意;try to 指争取做成某事,但不一定成功)
807. manager (n) 经理, 管理人
808. many (more, most) 许多(的)
Not too many people can write with the left hand.
用左手写字的人并不多。
How many children do you have?你有几个孩子?
补充:many a (与单数名词及动词连用)
Many a student is mad on the Internet
许多学生迷恋网络。
【词语辨析】many 与 a lot of , lots of
(many 只与可数名词连用,主要用于疑问句和否定句中;lots of 和a lot of 在陈述句中用的多,但一般不与表示时间和距离的量词连用:I stayed in England many / quite a few / ten weeks.我在英格兰逗留了许多/好几/十周; 不能说:I stayed in England a lot of weeks)
809. map (n) 地图
Read the map查看地图
Can you find Black Hill on the map?
你在地图上能找到布莱克山吗?
810. March (n) 三月
811. mark (n, v记号;分数;标记;做记号于;打分
The children left dirty marks all over the kitchen floor.
孩子们把厨房地板弄得污迹斑斑。
A horse with a white mark on its head.头上有块白斑的马。
I got full marks in the spelling test.
我在拼写测验中得了满分
to give sb. a high / low mark给某人高/低分
I got a good/poor mark in English.我英语得分高/低。
The box of eggs was marked “With Care”.
这个鸡蛋盒标上了“小心”字样。
The teacher marked the examination papers.
教师给试卷打了分数。
I spent at least six hours a week marking.
我每周至少花6小时改作业。
She was careful to mark her place before she shut the book.
合上书以前,她小心地做了记号。
812 market(n)市场, 集市
She went to th market to sell what she had made.
她去市场出售自制品。
813. marriage(n)结婚; 婚姻
Accept the marriage答应结婚 Break a marriage离婚
Th news of their marriage was not made public until three months later.
他们结婚的消息三个月后才公开。
814. marry(v) 娶;嫁,和...结婚
He is going to marry Jane. 他将与简结婚。
They have got married for ten years.他们已经结婚十年了。
815. master (n, v)主人,大师;精通,掌握,控制
You will be masters of the 21st century.
你们将是21世纪的主人。
The dog ran to its master.那狗向它主人跑去。
Is your master at home?你家主人在家吗?
The painting is the work of a master.
这幅画是位艺术大师的杰作。
French was a language he had never mastered.法语他一直没学好。
She learned to master her anger.她学会了控制自己不发火。
Russian is a difficult language to master.
俄语是门难以精通的语言。
816. match (v. n )比赛,敌手;相配者 火柴;和...相配,
They are playing an important match against Liverpool on Saturday.
星期六他们和利物浦队友一场重要比赛。
I’m no match for him at tennis.打网球我不是他的对手。
I’ll go and buy a box of match.我去买盒火柴。
The chairs and the desk are a good match.
这些椅子和这种桌子很相配。
The hat is a match for the coat.这帽子与外衣很相配。
The color of the shirt does not match that of the tie.
衬衫的颜色与领带不相配。
Those two shoes don’t match.那两只鞋不是一双。
The tie matches your suit.这领带和你的西装很相配。
817. math(s) = mathematics(n)数学
818. may(modal v)可以,许可;也许,可能;
May I use your bicycle?我可以用你的自行车吗?
May I ask why you made that decision?
我可否问一下你为什么做出那样的决定?
He may possibly know it.他可能知道。
【补充】但愿,祝愿
May you succeed!祝你成功!
May she rest in peace.愿她安息!
【2008年安徽中考试题】
--Is Mr. Brown driving here?
--I’m not sure. He _____ come by train.
A. may B. shall C. need d. must
819. May(n)五月
820. maybe可能, 大概,也许
Maybe he’ll come, maybe he won’t.
他可能来也可能不来。
--Are you going to sell your house?
--Maybe.也许吧。
It will cost two, maybe three hundred pounds.
这个要两百,或许三百英镑。
821. me我(宾格)
Give it to me.给我。
Hello, it’s me.喂,是我。
You’re taller than me.你比我高。
822. meal(n)餐, 饭; 进餐时间
Try not to eat between meals.两餐之间尽量别吃东西。
Enjoy your meal.请用餐。
A three-course meal有三道菜的一顿饭。
Lunch is his main meal of the day.午饭是他的正餐。
823. mean (meant, meant)(v)意思是,意指
What does this sentence mean?这句子是什么意思?
I realized what he meant.我明白他的意思了。
What do you mean, you thought I wouldn’t mind?
你这是什么意思,你认为我会不在意吗?
I’m sorry I hurt you. I didn’t mean to.
对不起,弄疼你了,我不是故意的。
Don't think I am joking; I mean business.
不要以为我是在开玩笑,我可是当真的。
* means (n) 方法,手段
* meanwhile (ad) 同时
824. meaning(n)意思, 含义; 重要性
He doesn’t know the meaning of the word.
他不明白这个词是什么意思。
What’s the meaning of the word?这个词是什么意思?
825. meat(n)肉
a piece of meat一块肉
meat-eating animals食肉动物
826. medical(a.)医学的, 医疗的; 内科的
827. medicine(n)药, 内服药
I felt better after taking the medicine
服过这药后我感到好些了。
Good medicines taste bitter.良药苦口。
828. meet (met, met) (v)遇见,见到,迎接,集会
I met her at the gymnasium. 我在体育馆遇见她。
Shall we go to the station to meet your mother?
我们去车站接你的母亲好吗?
That’s where the river meets the sea.
这条河就在这里流入大海。
Nice to meet you.见到你真高兴。
How can we best meet the needs of all the different groups.
我们怎样才能最好地满足各种人的需要呢?
829. meeting(n)聚会; 会议; 运动会;汇合点
To have / hold a meeting召开/举办会议
We have two meetings in London.
我们在伦敦有两次聚会。
There will be a sports meeting next week.
下周有一场运动会。
830. member(n)成员, 会员
How much does it cost to become a member?要成为会员要花多少钱?
831. memory(n)记忆, 记忆中的事物, 回忆
I have a bad memory for names.我不善于记名字。
The photos bring back lots of good memories.
这些照片唤起了许多美好的回忆。
832. mend (v)修理, 修补; 恢复
He mended shoes for a living.他靠修鞋为生
Could you mend my bike for me?
你能帮我修一下自行车吗?
833. mention (n, v ) 提及,说起
Nobody mentioned anything to me about it.
没有人跟我提过此事。
Sorry, I won’t mention it again.对不起,我再也不提它了。
Did you mention this to the boss? 你跟老板提到这事没有?
Did she mention where she was going?
她有没有说起她要去哪?
You mentioned in your letter that you might be moving abroad.
你在信中谈到你可能要移居国外
834. message(n)口信,信息;消息
There were no messages for me at the hotel.
旅馆里没有给我的留言。
I left a message on your answering machine.
我在你的电话应答机上留言了。
Jenny’s not here at the moment. Can I take a message?
珍妮这会儿不在,要我给你传个话吗?
835. menu(n)菜单; (荧光屏上显示的)项目
What’s on the menu tonight?今晚有什么菜?
836. metal(n, a.)金属; 金属制成的
a piece of metal一块金属
The chair is made of metal.这椅子是金属做的。
837. method(n)方法, 办法
He invented a new method to make bread.
他发明了做面包的新方法。
838. metre (AmE meter) (n)米,公尺
a square metre平方米
1000 metres is a long distance.
一千米是一段很长的距离。
839. middle中间/部(的)
A lake with an island in the middle.
中央有一个小岛的湖。
He was standing in the middle of the room.
他站在屋子中间。
The phone rang in the middle of the night
半夜里响起了电话铃声。
Pens are kept in the middle drawer.
钢笔在中间那个抽屉。
* midnight(n) 午夜
* midday (n)中午,正午
* mid-autumn (n)中秋
* Middle East 中东
840. might (modal v)可能,也许,或许
It might rain. 可能下雨。
He might get there in time, but I can’t be sure.
他有可能准时到达,但我不敢肯定。
Might I use your phone?我可以用一下你的电话吗?
【2010年安徽中考试题第43题】
--What will the weather be like tomorrow?
--It _____ be rainy, cloudy or sunny. Who knows?
A. must B. might C. shall D. should
841. mile(n)英里
An area of four square miles四平方英里的面积。
There isn’t a house for miles around here.
附近数英里以内没有一座房子。
842. milk(n)乳, 牛奶;
【补充】(v)挤奶
The farmer milks the cows twice a day.
那农夫一天挤两次母牛的奶。
843. mind (n, v)思想,想法;介意,关心
Two days later he changed his mind.
两天后他改变主意了。
Mind the wet paint. 当心油漆未干。
Mind that step!小心台阶。
Mind your head小心别碰头。
Would you mind my closing the window?
我把窗户关上你介意吗?
--Would you like tea or coffee?
--I don’t mind---either’s fine.无所谓---什么都行
Have you broken it? Never mind, we can buy another one.
你把它打碎了吗?没关系,我们可以再买一个
Have you made up your minds where to go for your honeymoon?
你们决定好到哪里度蜜月了吗?
Who’s minding the children this evening?今晚谁看孩子?
【经典试题】
--It’s too hot. Would you mind my____ the door?
--_______. Please do it now.
A. to open, OK B. opening, Certainly not
C. opening, Of course D. to open, Good idea
844. mine(pron)我的(名词性物主代词);
He’s a friend of mine.他是我的一位朋友。
That’s mine.这是我的。
【补充】(n)矿井,地雷(n)
【2007安徽中考试题】
--Is this your e-dictionary?
--No. _______ is in the schoolbag.
A. His B. Yours C. Hers D. Mine
845. minute(n)分钟, 瞬间, 1/60度
It’s four minutes to six.差四分六点。
I’ll be back in a few minutes.我一会就回来。
A ten-minute bus ride.乘公共汽车10分钟的路程。
* minibus (n)小型公共汽车
* miniskirt (n) 超短裙
* minimum (a.) 最小的
846. mirror(n)镜子
She looked at herself in the mirror.她照了照镜子。
Dickens’ novels are a mirror of his times.
狄更斯的小说是他那个时代的写照。
847.miss (n) 小姐
That’s all, thank you, Miss Lipman.
就这些,谢谢,李普曼小姐。
848. miss (v)失去,错过,缺,思念,未击中
The hotel is the only white building on the road----you can’t miss it.
酒店式这条路上唯一的白色建筑---你不会看不见的。
He missed my meaning. 他没有领会我的意思。
If I don’t leave now I’ll miss my plane.
现在不走i,我就赶不上飞机了。
You missed a good party last night.
你昨晚错过了一场极好的聚会。
The hunter fired at the deer but missed it.
猎人向鹿开了枪,但未打中。
I know how you miss your mother.
我了解你多么地想念你的母亲。
849. mistake(n)错误,过失;误会
It’s easy to make a mistake.犯错误很容易。
You must try to learn from your mistakes.
你的从所犯错误中吸取教训。
Tom didn't make a single spelling mistake in his composition.
汤姆在这篇作文里一个字也没拼错。
850. mistake (mistook, mistaken)(v)弄错,误解 把...误认为
You mistook my meaning entirely. 你完全误会了我的意思。
I mistook the number and went to the wrong room. 我记错号码,走错了房间。
He was mistaken for the headmaster.人们错把他当作校长。
* mistaken (a.)错误的
* misunderstand (v) 误会,不理解
851. model(n)模型 模范 模特儿
My uncle can make model planes.我叔叔会做模型飞机。
She is one of the country’s top models.
她是全国的顶尖模特儿之一。
a model student 模范生 a model farm示范农场
852. modern(a.)现代的, 近代的, 时髦的
The dress is the most modern.
这件衣服是最时髦的。
She has very modern ideas about educating her children.
在教育她的子女方面,她有非常新式的观点。
853. mom (AmE mum) (n) 妈妈(口)
854. moment(n)瞬间, 片刻, 时刻, 时机
Could you wait a moment, please?
请您稍等片刻,好吗?
He thought for a moment before replying.
他想了一下才回答。
We’re busy at the moment.我们这会儿很忙。
I’m waiting for the right moment to tell him the bad news.
我得找个适当的时机告诉他这个坏消息。
【2009安徽中考试题】
--Shall we go shopping now?
--Sorry. It’s not the right ____. I’m too tired.
A. way B. weather C. place D. moment
855. Monday(n)星期一
She started work last Monday.
她上个星期一开始工作。
Are you busy next Monday?下周一你忙吗?
He was born on a Monday.他出生那天是星期一。
We’ll discuss this at Monday’s meeting.
856. money(n)钱, 金钱, 货币; 财富
We’ll need to raise more money next year.
明年我们需要筹集更多的钱。
Where can I change my money into dollars?
什么地方能把我的钱兑换成美元?
He lost all his money.他失去了全部财产。
The movie should make money.这部电影应该赚大钱。
857. monitor (n) (学校的)班长, *** ;监视器
He will make a good monitor for them.
他将成为他们的好班长。
A PC with a 17 inch color monitor
带有17英寸彩色显示器的个人电脑。
858. monkey(n)猴,
Man and the monkey have many things in common.人和猿有许多共同之处。
859. month(n)月, 月份; 一个月的时间
He learnt English in ten months.
他用十个月时间就学会了英语。
There are twelve months in a year.一年有12个月。
860. moon(n)月亮, 月球,月光
There’s no moon tonight.今晚看不见月亮。
【补充】卫星
How many moons does Jupiter have?
木星有多少颗卫星?
* moon cake (n) 月饼
861. more(a. ad. n)另外的,较多的;再,另外,而且,更;更多的量,另外的一些。
Only two more days to go!仅仅剩下两天了。
He has more chance than ever.
他从来没有这样的大好机会。
If you still feel hungry, there is more food in the kitchen.
如果你还饿,厨房里还有东西。
Instead of fewer accidents, there were more.
意外事故非但没有减少,反而增多了。
He is the more careful of the two boys.
他是这两个男孩当中较认真的一个。
He read the letter more carefully the second time.
他把那封信又更仔细地看了一遍。
Could you repeat it once more?你能再重复一遍吗?
What’s more.而且
More and more people are using the Internet.
越来越多的人在使用互联网。
I’ve more or less finished the book.我差不多已读完这本书
【经典试题】
--Do you have enough men to carry these chairs?
--No. I think we need _______ men.
A. Another B. other two
C. more two D. two more
There are a lot _______ people today than yesterday.
A. of B. / C. most D. more
The Summer Palace is really beautiful. In fact, I doubt whether China has ___park.
A. a more beautiful B.a most beautiful
C. A beautiful D. the most beautiful
862. morning(n)早晨, 上午
See you tomorrow morning.明天上午见。
She woke every morning at the same time.
她每天早上同一时间醒来。
He was born on the morning of May 1st, 1994.
他出生在1994年五月一日的早上。
863. most (a. ad) 最多的,大部分的;最
Which of you has made the most mistakes?
你们当中谁错得最多?。
Most birds can fly. 多数的鸟会飞。
Most of her books were stolen她的大部分书都被偷走了。
It was the most exciting holiday I’ve ever had.
那是我经历过的最令人兴奋地假日。
Of the three questions, this is the most difficult.
三个问题中这是最难的。
It was what she wanted most of all.
这就是她最想得到的。
What did you enjoy most?你最欣赏的是什么?
at most最多
(most+of+名词用作主语时,其谓语动词的数须根据该名词的数来决定)
【2010安徽中考试题第46题】
--It seems that Alice never wants to do anything except draw pictures.
--Right. That’s what she likes to do _____.
A. more B. less C. most D. least
864. mother(n)母亲, 妈妈;
I want to buy a present for my mother and father.
She’s the mother of twins.
* motherland (n) 祖国
865. motorcycle(n)摩托车
* motor (n) 发动机,马达
866. mountain(n)山, 山岳, 山脉
We spent a week walking in the mountains.
我们在群山中走了一个星期。
to climb a mountain.爬山
* mountainous (a.) 多山的。
867. mouse (mice) (n)鼠, 鼠标
A mouse is a small animal.老鼠是一种小动物。
You should know how to use the mouse before learning playing the computer.
868. mouth(n)嘴, 口
Don’t speak with your mouth full.
嘴里塞满东西时不要讲话。
* mouthful (n) 满口,一口
* from mouth to mouth人传人,口口相传
869. move(v)使移动,搬动 使感动,迁移;搬家
That chair is in the way, move it please.
那把椅子挡着路,请把它移开。
They were much moved by her story.
他们被她所说的深深打动。
The news moved him very much.消息使他很感动。
When are you moving to Shanghai?
你们什么时候搬到上海去?
870. movie(n)电影; 电影院
direct a movie导演电影
He is going to the movie.他打算去看电影。
Have you seen the latest movie?
你看过最新的带你应吗?
871. Mr. (mister) (n)先生(后须跟姓)
Mr Brown布朗先生
Mr and Mrs Brown布朗夫妇
【补充】Mr. Right如意郎君,白马王子
I’m not getting married in a hurry---I’m waiting for Mr.Right to come along.
我不想匆忙结婚----我在等着白马王子的出现。
872. Mrs (mistress) (n)夫人,太太
873. Ms. (n) 女士, (未知婚否,后须跟姓)
874. much(a. ad)许多的,大量的; 非常,很,十分
I don’t have much money with me.我没带多少钱。
How much water do you need?你要多少水?
How much is it?这东西多少钱?
Thank you very much for the flowers.
You worry too much.你过于担心了。
She’s much better today.她今天好多了。
I’m not much good at tennis.我不太擅长打网球。
He is much too careless.他太粗心大意。
We have too much homework我们作业太多。
If you like the chicken, you may have as much as you can.
你若喜欢这鸡肉,尽管吃。
875. murder(n)谋杀, 谋杀案
Murderer谋杀犯,凶手
876. museum(n)博物馆
You won’t see live animals in a museum.
在博物馆里你不会看到活的动物。
a history museum历史博物馆
878. music(n)音乐, 乐曲, 音乐作品, 乐谱
I listened to the music on the radio。
我收听广播中播放的音乐。
Many people like his music.许多人喜欢他的乐曲。
* musical (a.) 音乐的,爱好音乐的
* musician (n) 音乐家,乐师
879. must (modal v ) 必须,应当;一定是
You must do as you are told. 你必须遵嘱行事。
We must be home by six我们必须在六点以前回家。
This must be your room. 这一定是你的房间了。
He must be eighty now. 他现在八成有八十岁了。
If you must go, at least wait till the rain stops.
如果你坚持要走,至少也要等雨停了再走。
--May I take this magazine out? --No, you mustn’t
We mustn’t waste our time.我们不应该浪费时间。
--Must I leave now?
--Yes, please./ I’m afraid so.
--No, you needn’t / No, you don’t have to
880. my (pron) 我的
881. myself (pron我自己; (加强语气)亲自
I am teaching myself French. 我在自修法语。
I myself wrote the report. 我自己写的报告。
I'll talk to him myself. 我自己去和他说。
【补充】正常情绪;常的健康状况
I am feeling myself again. 我觉得健康如昔。
I haven’t been feeling myself recently.我最近感觉不太好
N
882. name( n)名字, 名称
Do you know the name of the flower?
你知道这是什么花吗?
Please write down your name and address.
请写下你的姓名地址。
补充:(v)命名,给…取名
He was named after his father.
他的名字和他父亲的一样。
They named their son John.
他们给儿子取个名字叫约翰。
883. national (a.) 国家的, 民族的, 国民的
a national flag国旗
I8 love the national culture very much.
我非常喜欢民族文化。
* nationality (n) 国籍
* nationwide (ad.)全国范围的
884. natural(a.)自然的, 天然的
the natural world自然界
My hair soon grew back to its natural color.
我的头发很快就恢复了本色。
It’s natural to worry about your children.
为孩子操心是和你自然的。
He’s a natural leader.他天生是个领袖。
885. nature(n)大自然, 自然界;种类;本性
Nature is at its best in spring.
春天的大自然是最美好的。
The beauties of nature自然界中美好的东西。
It’s the nature of tigers to kill other animals.
残杀别的动物是老虎的本性。
886. near(a,.prep)近的; (关系、程度上)接近的;近似的
The post office is quite near. 邮局很近。
Can you tell me the nearest way to the station?
你能告诉我去火车站最近的路吗?
the near bank of the river 较近的一边河岸
The small child was afraid to go near the dog.
那小孩不敢靠近那条狗。
It’s near five o’clock现在将近5点。
* nearby (a.) 附近的
887. nearly几乎, 差不多
Nearly everyone knows it.几乎人人都知道此事。
888. necessary(a.)必须的,必要地
It may be necessary to buy a new one.
也许有必要买个新的。
It doesn’t seem necessary for us to meet
.我们似乎没必要见面。
【2010安徽中考试题第48题】
--Dad, it’s such a long way from our home to the park !
--You mean it’s _____ to take a taxi?
A. popular B. necessary C. possible D.important
889. neck(n)颈, 脖子
He tied a scarf around his neck.他脖子上围着围巾。
He broke his neck in the fall.他摔断了脖子。
Neck and neck势均力敌,不相上下。
* necklace(n) 项链
890. need (v, n, modal v )需要;必要;需求;
We have no need to be afraid of them.我们不必怕他们。
There is no need for you to get up early tomorrow.你明天不必起早。
The garden needs watering. 花园该浇水了。
I’m in need of fresh air.我很想呼吸一点新鲜空气。
I don't think you need to worry about this.
我认为你不必为这事担心。
They need our help. 他们需要我们帮助。
Need you go so soon? 你需要这么早走吗 ?
you needn’t finish it today.你不必今天完成。
【经典试题】
--Shall I book some seats for the concert?
-- _____. I’v done that.
A. Yes, you may B. No, you mustn’t
C. No, you needn’t D. I’d rather not
891. neighbour(AmE neighbor) (n)邻居; 邻人
We’ve had a lot of support all our friends and neighbours.
我们得到了朋友和邻里的很多帮助。
Our next-door neighbours are very noisy.
我们隔壁的邻居非常吵。
* neighbourhood=neighborhood邻近地区
892. neither (a.) 两者都不
Neither answer is correct.两个答案都不对。
Neither of them has / have a car.他们两个都没有汽车。
--Which do you like?
--Neither, I think they’re both ugly.
【补充】(ad.)也不;既不…..也不
He didn’t remember and neither did I 他没记住,我也忘了。
--I don’t know我不知道。--Me neither我也不知道。
Their house is neither big nor small.他们的房子不大也不小。
【经典试题】
We have got two TV sets, but ____of them works well.
A. any B. both C. either D. neither
【2009安徽中考试题】
--Are Jim and Bob playing outside?
--____. They are doing their homework in the study.
A. Either B. Both C. Neither D. None
893. nervous(a.)神经质的;紧张不安的
I felt really nervous before the interview.
面试前我感到惶恐不安。
He’s nervous of strangers.他见到陌生人就感到紧张不安。
【2008安徽中考试题】
--I’m really ____ before the competition.
--Take it easy. Sure you are the best.
A. cool B. serious C. nervous D. patient
894. never (ad.)决不,从来没有
He will never go there again.他再也不会去那里了。
I have never done that before. 我从未做过那个。
Never mind. 没关系
--Eating carrots is good for our health.
--But I don’t like them at all and I never eat them.
895. new(a.)新的;新鲜的
He has bought a new dictionary. 他买了一本新字典。
Are you new here, aren’t you?你是新来的,是吗?
I’d like to learn a new language.我想学习一门新的语言
Her name is new to me.她的名字对我来说完全陌生。
896. news(n)新闻, 消息
What’s the latest news?有什么最新消息?
a piece of news一则消息
No news is good news.没有消息就是好消息。
897. newspaper(n)报纸
I read about it in the newspaper.
我在报上看到了这事。
898. next(a, ad.)下一个, 紧接的, 贴近的; 然后,随后
Do you know the woman in the next room?
Next time I’ll bring a book.下次我带本书来。
Next, I heard the sound of voices.
接着,我听到说话的声音。
899. nice(a.)好的;美好的,宜人的; 好心的,友好的
It's a nice day.天气真好。
Did you have a nice time?你玩的痛快吗?
You look very nice.你看上去真好。
Nice to meet you.很高兴见到你。
It’s nice that you can come with us.
你能和我们一起去真是太好了。
It was nice of them to invite us.他们真是很好,邀请了我。
Have a nice day!(与顾客道别时)再见。
Nice work!干得好!
You did a good job today. Nice work, James!
干得不错,好样的,詹姆斯!
It was nice and warm yesterday.昨天的天气暖洋洋的。
(Nice and加另一个形容词不可用于名词前,如不能说:a nice and quiet place)
900. night(n)夜晚
The accident happened on Friday night.
事故发生在星期五的夜里。
These animals only come out at night.
on the night of January 10.在一月十日的晚上
I saw her in town the other night.
前两天晚上我在城里见过她。
I’m working late tomorrow night
.明天晚上我要工作很晚。
Good night ! See you in the morning.晚安,明儿见。
The machines are kept running day and night.
这些机器夜以继日地运转着。
* night-club. (n)夜总会
901. nine(num)九
Nine to five九点至五点,正常上班时间
I work nine to five.我九点至五点上班
A nine-to-five job朝九晚五的工作
902. nineteen(num)十九
903. ninety(num)九十
The nineties 九十年代
In your nineties 90多岁
904. ninth(num)第九
Mr. Brown lives on the ninth floor.布朗先生住在九楼
905. no (ad, a)不,不是,没有,无,不
--Are you ready ?准备好了吗?--No, I’m not没有,没准备好
--Another drink?再来一杯?--No, thanks.不要了,谢谢
--She’s had an accident她发生了意外--Oh, no !怎么会呢 (表示惊讶)
He has no friends in this city. 在这个城市里他没有朋友。
There were no letters this morning.
今天早上一封信也没有。
There’s no bread left.一片面包都没有了。
He'll be back in no time. 他很快就会回来。
No smoking! 严禁吸烟!
906. nobody(n, pron)无足轻重的人;无人,没有人
She rose from being a nobody to become a superstar.
她从无名小辈一跃成为超级明星。
Nobody seems to notice. 似乎没有人注意。
907. nod(v)点头; 打瞌睡
He nodded to show that he understood.
他点头表示他懂了。
She nodded her head when she passed me in the street
当她在街上走过我身旁时,向我点了点头。
She nodded a welcome to Mary.她向玛丽点头表示欢迎。
908. noise (n)噪声, 喧哗声
The noise awoke me from my sleep.
喧闹声使我从睡梦中醒来。
I asked them to stop making such a noise.
我叫他们不要再这样吵闹。
* noisy (a.) 喧闹的,嘈杂的
* noisily (ad.) 喧闹地
909. none (pron ) 无任何东西或人;无一人
None of these pens works / work.
这些钢笔一支都不能用。
We have three sons but none of them lives / live nearby.
我们有三个儿子但他们都不在附近。
I wanted some more cold meat but there was none left.
我想再吃些冷盘肉,可是一点也不剩了。
--Is there any more milk?还有牛奶吗?
--No, none at all.没有,一点也没有
【补充】none but仅仅,只有
None but he knew the truth.只有他知道真相。
910. noodle(n)面条
911. noon(n)中午, 正午
We should be there by noon.
我们应该最晚中午到达。
912. nor (conj.)(用在neither之后)也不
I have neither time nor money for pop festival
我既没时间也没钱来参加流行音乐节。
(用在not,no,never之后)也不
The story is not interesting or instructive.
这个故事没有味道,也没有教育意义。
(用在句首,句子须倒装)也不
You do not like him, nor do I.
你不喜欢他,我也不喜欢。
913. normal(a.)平常的, 正常的
Her temperature is normal.她的体温正常。
It’s normal to feel tired after such a long trip.
这样长途旅行之后感到疲劳时正常的。
914. north(a. n)(在/向)北方(的); 朝北的; 来自北方的
Beijing is to the north of Hefei.
Beijing is in the north of China.
*northeast东北 northwest西北
* northwards (ad) 向北
915. northern(a.)北方的, 北部的
916. nose(n)鼻子; 似鼻子的东西
He broke his nose in the fight.他打架时打断了鼻梁。
Stop picking your nose!别抠鼻孔了。
a dog with a good nose嗅觉灵敏的狗
917. not (ad)不, 没
It’s cold ,isn’t it?很冷,是吧?
Didn’t you eat meat?你不吃肉吗?
He warned me not to be late.他提醒我别迟到。
--Will she be there?她会在那儿吗?
--I hope not.但愿不会
--Is it ready? --I’m afraid not.
I don’t know if he’s telling the truth or not.
我不知道他是否说了真话
--Thanks a lot. --Not at all. 不客气
Not only you but also I am going to hand in the papers.
918. note (n, v)便条,笔记,注释,钞票,纸币,音符,音调;记下,记录,注意,留意
He never took notes in class.他上课从不记笔记。
He sent me four fifty-dollar notes.
他寄给我四张五十圆面额的钞票。
Please make a note of the dates.请记下日期
She left a note for Ben on the kitchen table.
她在厨房餐桌上给本留了个便条。
See note 3, page 259 见259页注释3
Please note that this bill must be paid within 10 days.
请注意本帐单必须在十天内付款。
The policeman noted down every word I said.
警察记下了我所说的每一个字。
919. notebook(n)笔记本
920. nothing(pron)没有东西/事情
There was nothing in the bag.包里什么也没有。
There’s nothing you can do to help.你什么忙也帮不上。
The doctor said there was nothing wrong with me.
医生说我什么毛病也没有。
I want nothing but the best for my children.
我只是想给我的孩子们最好的。
There is nothing much in the fridge.冰箱里没什么东西。
921. notice (n, v )公告,,贴示 警告 ;察觉,注意 通知
She didn't notice that I had entered the room.
她没有看到我已经走进屋里。
I didn’t notice him leaving.我没看到他离开。
I noticed them come in.我注意到他们进来。
The plane was noticed to take off at six o’clock.
飞机接到通知六时起飞。
There was a notice on the board saying the class had been cancelled.
布告牌上一则通知说这堂课取消了。
A notice saying “Keep off the grass”.
写着“勿踏草坪”的公告牌。
922. November(n)十一月
923. now现在,目前; 立刻,马上; 其时,当时
I had a headache this morning, but I’m all right now.
From now on I’ll be more careful今后,我将更加细心。
Now, listen to what she’s saying.嗨,听听她在讲什么。
* nowadays (ad) 当今,现在
924. number数字; 号码; 数目, 数量; 数
Three is my lucky number.三是我的幸运数字。
We live at No. 107 Church Street.
我们住在教堂街107号。
I’m sorry, I think you have the wrong number.
对不起,我想你打错了
A large number of people have lost their jobs.
很多人失业了。
925. nurse(n)护士, 保育员; 保姆
My mother used to be a nurse.我妈妈过去是护士。
* nursery (n) 托儿所
* nursing (n) (职业性的)保育,护理
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926. OK (ad) 好的
--Shall we go for a walk?咱们去散步好不好?
--OK.好
I’ll do it my way. OK? 我想怎么做就怎么做,行吗?
Are you OK? 你没事吧?
Is it OK if I leave now? 我现在离开,可以吗?
Is it OK for me to come too? 我也去,行吗?
【经典试题】
--How are you doing? --____, thank you.
A. I’m OK. B. I’m a teacher
C. I’d love to D. I’m coming
927. object(n)物体 对象;目标 宗旨 宾语
everyday objects日常用品
I don’t know the names of the objects in this lab. 我不知道这个实验室里物件的名称。
What is the object of his visit? 他这次访问的目的是什么?
928. ocean(n)洋, 海洋
One afternoon, she went for a swim in the ocean.一天下午她到海里去游泳。
the Atlantic Ocean大西洋 the Indian Ocean印度洋
the Pacific Ocean太平洋
* Oceania (n) 大洋洲
(ocean常和专有名词构成海洋的名称,其前须有定冠词the ,ocean常可省略)
929. October(n) 十月
930. of (prep)
One of the legs of the table is broken.桌子的一条腿坏了。
Mr. Brown is a friend of mine.布朗先生是我的朋友。
The house is made of stone. 这房子是石建的。
Of all the students in this class, Tom is the best. 在这个班级中,汤姆是最优秀的。
2 kilos of potatoes两公斤马铃薯
It was very kind of you to help us.
He came to New York at the age of ten.
他在十岁时来到纽约。
We waited for the arrival of the next bus.
我们等待下一班汽车的到来。
I have the complete works of Shakespeare.
我有莎士比亚全集。
Her son died of cancer. 她儿子因患癌症而死。
It is a matter of importance.这是一件重要的事。
931. off (prep, ad. )离开,脱离,(电,自来水)停了,中断
I fell offf the ladder.我从梯子上跌下来
Keep off the grass! 勿踏草坪!
You're going off the subject. 你们离题了。
You need to take the top off the bottle first.
你得先把瓶盖子打开。
They went off together and left me sitting there.
他们一同离开了,留下我独自坐在那里。
I called him but he ran off.我喊他但他跑开了。
Take your coat off.脱了外衣吧。
The water is off.停水了。
Make sure th TV is off.请注意关掉电视机。
The town is five miles off. 小城离这儿五英里远。
He turned off the light before going out.
他出门前把灯关掉。
【补充】休息;减价
He’s had ten days off school.他有十天没上学。
I’ve got three days off next week.我下周有三天休假。
All the shirts are 10% off.衬衣全部减价10%。
Shoes with $2 off减价两美元的鞋子。
932. offer (n, v)
【动词】给予, 提供; 拿出, 试图(做某事);提议, 出(价);
He offered me a glass of wine. 他端给我一杯酒。
They offered to help me. 他们表示愿意帮助我。
We offered him the sweater for US$50.
这毛衣我们向他开价五十美元。
He offered $4000 for the car.他出价四千美元买这辆车。
They decided to offer the job to Joe = They decided to off Joe the job.
他们决定让乔做这份工作。
【名词】 提供,提议;出价;报价
to accept an offer接受好意
Thank you for your kind offer of help.
感谢你想给予帮助的好意。
I accepted her offer to pay.她要付款,我同意了。
They’ve decided to accept our off.
他们已决定接受我们的报价。
933. office(n)办公室
Some people have to share an office.
有些人只好合用一间办公室。
【补充】办事处,局,厅,公职
She came to the station and went to th booking office.
她来到车站,去了订票处。
It is my office to open the door.我的职责就是开门。
The present government took office in 1997.
现政府于1997年执政。
How long has he been in office? 他任职多久了?
934. officer(n)军官, 高级官员
He dreamed to be an officer.
Her husband was ao officer.
* official (a, n) 政府,公司官员;官方的
935. often (ad.)常常, 经常
I often go swimming in summer.夏天我常游泳。
How often does this magazine come out?
这本书多长时间出一期?
936. oil(n)油, 石油;
* oilfield (n) 油田
937. old(a.)老的, 旧的;
Oxford is an old university.牛津大学是一所老大学。
My father is fifty years old. 我的父亲五十岁了。
He got his old job back. 他恢复了原来的工作。
I met with an old friend at a dinner party.
我在一次宴会上偶然遇到一位老朋友。
Things were different in the old days.
从前的情况可不一样。
How old is this building? 这座建筑已有多少年了?
938. on(prep, ad)在...上,关于, (穿,放…)上,接通,进行下去,(电灯)开
He laid a hand on my shoulder.他把一只手放在我肩上。
There is a mark on your skirt.你裙子上有一块斑。
She stood on my left. 她站在我左边。
I came on my bike. 我骑自行车来的。
He had been hit on the head.他被打中了脑袋。
She was standing on one foot.她单脚站立。
on the evening of May the first在五月一日晚
Did you hear it on the radio?
你是从收音机听到这消息的吗?
We went to the factory on foot.我们步行去工厂。
Information is available on the Internet.
从互联网上可以得到这个信息。
He is on the school volleyball team.他是校排球队员。
He jumped with joy on hearing the news.
他一听到这个消息就高兴得跳了起来。
He worked on without a break.他毫不停歇地继续工作。
She stopped for a moment, then walked on.
她停了一会儿,然后又向前走。
From then on he never trusted her again.
从那时起,他再也不信任她了。
Put your coat on.把外衣穿上!
The lights were all on.灯都亮着。
It doesn’t matter. The film has been on for only a few minutes.
不要紧,电影才开始几分钟。
The bus stopped and four people got on.
公共汽车停了下来,四个人上了车。
【补充】一….就…
He jumped with joy on hearing the news.
他一听到这个消息就高兴得跳了起来。
On arriving home I discovered they had gone.
我一到家就发现他们离开了。
939. once (n, ad. Conj.)一次,一度;从前;一旦
Once is enough. 一次就够了。
I see them once every two months.
我每两个月与他们见一次面。
He once knew her, but they are no longer friends.
他以前认识她,但他们已经不是朋友了。
Once you get into a bad habit, you'll find it hard to get out of it.
一旦染上坏习惯,想改掉就难了。
940. one (num. pron) 一, 某一, 某人
There is only room for one person.只有一个人的空间。
One more, please! 请再来一个!
One of my friends lives in Shanghai
我的一位朋友住在上海。
One day you’ll understand.总有一天你会明白的。
Our car’s always breaking down,. But we’re getting a new one soon.
我们的车老出毛病,但我们快要买新的了。
The students who are the most successful are usually the ones who come to all the classes.
成绩最好的学生往往是出全勤的那些人。
941. oneself (pron)自己,自身
If one wants to learn it, one must do it oneself.要想学会它就得亲自去做。
942. only (a. ad)唯一的,仅有的;仅仅,只,才
She’s their only daughter.她是他们的独生女。
She’s the only person for the job.
她是这项工作最合适的人选。
She’s only 21 and she runs her own business.
她只有21岁就经营起自己的企业。
It only took a few seconds. = It took only a few second.那只需要几秒钟。
He not only read the book,but also remembered what he had read.
他不但读了这本书,而且记得所读的内容。
only child独生子(女):I’m an only child.
943. open (a, v ) 打开的; 开放的; 营业的; 公开的
She had left the door wide open.她把门敞开着。
My door is always open to visitors.
我的门永远向来访者敞开。
Is the store open from 9 to 7?
那家商店是从上午九点营业到晚上七点吗?
The competition is open to young people under the age of 18.
这项比赛让18岁以下的青少年参加。
That’s an open society. 那是一个开放的社会。
She was always open with her parents.
她总是与父母无话不谈。(坦诚的,直率的)
【动词】开;打开; 使开张(营业); 开业
I opened the window after I got up.我起床后便把窗子打开。
What time does the bank open? 这家银行什么时候开门?
The company opened its doors for business a month ago.
该公司一个月前开业。
Travelling really opens your eyes to other cultures.
旅游真正能使人开阔眼界,认识其它文化。
* opener (n) 开具,启子
* opening (n) 开放,口子
【经典试题】
The door has been ____ for a long time.
A. open B. opened C. opening
944. operation(n) 手术,操作;运转,经营;
Will I need to have an operation? 我需要做手术吗?
The operation of this machine is simple.
这个机器的操作很简单。
The new rules come into operation from next week.
新规定下周起施行。
* operate (v) 做手术,经营,管理,运转
The company operates three factories.
这家公司经营三家工厂。
The machine is operating properly.机器运转正常。
945. or(conj)或者 否则,要不然
He can’t read or write.他不会读也不会写。
Either you or I am to go. 你我之间总有一个人要去。
You may spend two or three days there.
你可以在那里呆上两三天。
Hurry up, or you'll be late. 快点,否则你会迟到的。
946. orange(a, n) 柑, 橘; 橘色, 橙色(的)
Would you like some orange? 想喝点橙汁吗?
947. order (v. n) 命令 定购;点菜;顺序,秩序命令订购
The house had been kept in good order.
房子保持得井井有条。
Some teachers find it difficult to keep their classes in order.
有些老师觉得难以维持课堂秩序。
Things were in terrible order. 情况一团糟。
He gave orders that the job be done in three days.
他指示三天内完成这项工作。
May I take your order? 现在可以点菜吗?
The company received a large order for computers.
这家公司接到一份要求大量供应电脑的订单。
He ordered her to go. 他命令她走。
I ordered a beer and a sandwich.
我要了一杯啤酒,一个三明治。
948. other(pron. a) (两者中)另一个的;其余的; 其他的
Mr. Harris and Mrs Bate and three other teachers were here.
哈里斯老师贝特老师和其他三位老师在场。
There are other ways to do this exercise.
做这个练习还可用别的方法。
Are there any other questions?还有其他的问题没有?
He raised one arm and then the other.
他先举起一只手,然后举起另一只。
I saw Jack the other day.我前几天看到杰克了。
The other day / week / morning / evening
(用于说话前不久的日子)
It is hard to tell the twin brothers one from the other.
这对孪生兄弟很难辨认。
Some boys are reading; others are listening to the radio.
有些孩子在阅读,有些则在听收音机。
949. our(pron)我们的(形容词物主代词)
* ours (pron) 我们的(名词性)
950. ourselves(pron)我们自己
We’ve often thought of going there ourselves.
我们常想亲自到那里去一趟。
951. out(ad)出外;在外;向外,没有,问世,完全, (用)完;熄灭;无知觉,不流行
Let’s go out for a walk. 我们出去散散步吧。
He’s been out of work for six months.他已经失业六个月了。
I watched the car until it was out of sight.
我目送汽车,直到看不见为止。
Two out of three people think Jack is wrong.
三分之二的人认为杰克错了。
When does her new book come out?
她的新书什么时候出版。
His secret got out. 他的秘密泄漏了。
He blew out the candle. 他把蜡烛吹灭了。
The little girl passed out at the sight of the snake.
小女孩一看到那条蛇就昏过去了。
Mr. Liu, you are out!刘老师,你落伍了。
952. outside (n. ad. prep)
【名词】外面,外部 外表,外观
The outside of the house needs painting.
房子外部需要油漆一下。
We walked around the outside of the building.
我们绕着房子四周散步。
【副词】在外面,向外面 在室外,向室外
There is no light outside of the gate. 大门外面没有灯。
It was raining hard outside. 外边雨下得很大。
【介词】在...外;向...外在...范围之外
Outside the window it was a wonderful spring morning.
窗外是一片美妙的春天晨景。
You can park your car outside our house.
你可以把汽车停在我们家屋外。
953. over (prep, ad.)
【介词】 在...之上,在正上方; (覆盖)在...上面
越过... 遍及 超过 通过...媒介
We live over a small bookstore.
我们住在一家小书店的楼上。
There was a lamp hanging over the table.
桌子上方吊着一盏灯
There is bridge over the river.河上面有座桥
She climbed over the wall .她翻过墙去
Snow is falling all over the country全国各地都在下雪
A plane flew over the house. 一架飞机飞过了房子。
She told me over the telephone about it.
她在电话里把这事告诉了我。
She is over sixty.她六十多岁了
【副词】翻倒,遍布,越过,结束
She knocked the bottle over.她碰倒了瓶子。
Cover her over with an overcoat把她盖件大衣。
By the time we arrived the meeting was over.
我们到达时,会议已经结束了。
We rowed over to the other side of the river.
我们划船到河的对岸。
954. overcoat(n)外套, 大衣
955. own (a. v) 自己的;有,拥有
I saw the whole accident with my own eyes.
我亲眼看到这次事故的全过程。
He owns three cars. 他有三辆汽车。
956.owner(n)物主, 所有人
Do you know the name of the owner?
你知道主人的名字吗?
The owner of the shop came up to see what was the matter.
店主走过来,看看出什么事了。
* ownership (n) 所有制
P
957. P.C.=personal computer(n)个人电脑
958. P.E.=physical education(n)体育
959. Pacific太平洋(的)
960. package(n)包裹;包;(香烟等的)一包
He brought me a large package.他给我送来一大包裹。
* pack(n, v) 包,捆;为运输打包
961.page(n)页, 张
Turn to Page 64.请翻到64页。
962.paint(n)油漆, 涂料 绘画作品
Wet paint !油漆未干!
【补充】(v)油漆,粉刷,绘画
We’ve decided to have the house painted.
我们决定把房子油漆一下。
* painter (n) 绘画者,(油)画家
963.pair(n)一双, 一副, 一把, 一对
a pair of gloves / shoes / earrings
a huge pair of eyes一双大眼睛
a pair of glasses / pants / jeans / trousers
Students worked in pairs on the project.
学生们两人一组做这个项目。
964. palace(n)宫殿
the Summer Palace颐和园
965. pale(a.)苍白的 ,灰白的 (颜色)淡的
She was pale with fear. 她吓得脸色发白。
You look pale. Are you OK? 你气色不好,没事吧?
He wore a pale blue tie. 他戴一条浅蓝色的领带。
pale blue eyes.淡蓝色的眼睛
966. pancake(n)烙饼, 薄饼
967. panda(n)熊猫
968. paper(n)纸 报纸 试题,试卷,论文,
a piece of paper 一张纸
Have you seen today’s paper?
你看了今天的报纸没有?
She spent the evening marking exam papers.
她用一个晚上批阅试卷
969. pardon (n)原谅,饶恕,宽恕
--You’re very quiet today.你今天话很少啊。
--Pardon? 什么?
--I said you’re very quiet today.我说你今天话很少。
I beg your pardon, what you say is not correct.
对不起,你说的话不对。
I hope you’ll pardon me saying so.希望你原谅我这么说。
970. parent(n)父, 母; 家长
He’s still living with his parents.他还和父母住在一块。
971. park (n) 公园 停车场
There’s a car park over there.那儿有个停车场。
972. park (v) 停放(车辆等)
Don’t park the car on this street.别把汽车停放在这条街上。
* parking lot停车场
973. part, (n)部分; 部,篇; 部件,零件;角色
Parts of the book are interesting.这本书有几部分很有意思.
We’ve done the difficult part of the job.
我们已完成了工作的困难部分.
She carried some machine parts from this city to that one.
她将一些机器零件从这个城市运送到那个城市.
What part did you play? 你演什么角色?
* (a.) 局部的,部分的
【补充】(v) 分离,分开,分割
We parted at the street corner我们在街道拐角分手
* partly (ad.) 部分地,在一定程度上
* partner (n) 搭档,合作者
* part-time (a) 兼职的,部分时间的
974. party(n)党, 政党; 社交聚会
a birthday / dinner / garden party生日聚会/宴会/游园会
Did you go to their party? 你参加他们的聚会没有?
975. pass(v);传,经过,通过
You cannot pass. Stop where you are.
你不能过去。原处停下。
The ten days passed quickly. 这十天很快就过去了。
He passed in German, but failed in English.
他德语考试及格了,但英语没及格。
Please pass me the salt. 请把盐递给我。
The bill was passed in 1908.
这项议案是1908年通过的。
His mother passed away last year.
她母亲去年出世了。(去世)
976. passage(n)文章,乐曲等的)一段,一节, 走廊, 过道
asecret underground passage地下秘密通道
A dark narrow passage led to the hall.
一条阴暗狭窄的走廊通向大厅。
Read the following passage and answer the questions below.
阅读下面这段文章并回答后面的问题。
977. passenger(n)乘客,旅客
The train drew in and all the passengers got off.
火车到站了,所有乘客都下来了。
* passer-by (n) 过客,过路人
978. passport(n)护照;通行证;执照
979. past ( n, a. prep) 过去,昔日;过去的; 以前的 前任的;(指时间、数量等)过;通过,经过
In the past he had to read by candle light.
过去他只得在烛光下攻读。
John Smith is a past president of our club.
约翰?史密斯是我们俱乐部的前任主席。
ten minutes past two两点十分 / half past two两点半
The boys walked past our house. 孩子们走过我们的房子
980. path(n)小路, 路线, 途径
Follow the path through the woods.
沿着这条小路穿过树林。
981. patient(n) 病人
She was one of Dr. Shaw’s patients.
她是肖医生的病人之一。
The patient was well looked after by the nurse.
这病人得到护士的很好照顾。
982. patient(a.)有耐心的,能忍受的,能容忍的
He’s a very patient man. 他是个很有耐心的人。
She is very patient with young children.
她对幼儿特别有耐心。
* patience (n) 容忍,耐心
983. pay (paid, paid) 付款; 给予; 工资(n)
Would you mind paying the taxi driver?
你付出租车费好吗?
I’m paid $100 a day.我每天工资100元。
I didn’t pay attention to what she was saying.
我没有注意她在说什么。
If you lose a book from the library, you’ll have to pay for it.
如果你丢了图书,你将要赔。
He paid 100 yuan for the dictionary.
他花100元买了这本字典
984. peace(n)和平, 治安
After years of war, the people long for a lasting peace.
历经多年战乱之后,人民渴望永久和平。
All I want is a bit of peace and quiet.
我所希望的只是一点平静。
* peaceful (a.) 和平的,安宁的
985. pear(n)梨
The pear is a delicious fruit and I like it very much.
梨是好吃的水果,我喜欢它。
We carried the pears with a boat.我们用小船运梨。
986. pen(n)笔, 钢笔, 圆珠笔
My pen writes well我的笔好使。
He must write the letter with a pen.
他必须用钢笔写这封信。
Students are required to write their excercises in pen.
学生们被要求用钢笔写作业。
George is clever with his pen.乔治善于写作。
* pencil-box铅笔盒 penfriend笔友
987. pence (n) (penny的复数) 便士(pl)
988. pencil(n)铅笔
I’ll get a pencil and paper.我去拿铅笔盒纸。
She wrote a note in pencil.她用铅笔写了张便条。
989. penny(n)便士;一便士硬币(pence, pennies)
He had a few pennies in his pocket.
他口袋里有几个便士的硬币。
They cost 20 pence each.这些东西每个需要20便士。
990. people (n)人, 人们; 人民; 民族
At least ten people were killed in the accident.
至少10人在事故中丧生。
Many young people are out of work.很多年轻人失业。
There are fifty-six peoples in our country.
我们国家有56个民族。
991. percent (n)百分之…
The area of Asia takes up 27 percent of the world’s total.
亚洲面积占世界总面积的27%。
More than 70 per cent of my time has been spent in teaching.
我的时间70%以上用在了上。
* percentage (n) 百分率
992. perfect(a.)完美的; 精通的
She speaks perfect English. 她说一口地道的英语。
The weather was perfect.天气好极了。
Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
993. perhaps或许, 大概, 可能
--Are you going to come?
--Perhaps. I’ll see how I feel.
Perhaps it would be better if you came back tomorrow.
如果你明天回来也许更好。
994. period (n) (一段)时间,学时,时期,时代
He got well after a period of medical treatment.
经过一段时间治疗,他康复了。
This is his most difficult period.这是他最困难的时期。
The school day is divided into seven periods.
学校一天有七节课。
【补充】句号,句点
Use a period at the end of the sentence.
在一个句子的末尾用句号。
995. person(n)人; (语法)人称
A certain person told me about it.有人告诉了我这件事。
“He” is the third person. “He”是第三人称。
996. personal (a.)个人的, 私人的
It’s a personal letter.这是私人信件。
The novel is written from personal experience.
这部小说是根据个人亲身经历写成的。
997. pet(n)宠物
Do you have any pets?你有没有养宠物?
a pet dog宠物狗
998. phone = telephone(n. v)电话; 打电话(给某人)
I have to make a phone call.我得打个电话。
a phone bill 电话费单
to pick up the phone拿起电话
to put the phone down放下电话
He’s been on the phone to Kate for more than an hour.
他给凯特打电话讲了一个多小时。
Could you phone back later?
你过一会儿再打电话来好吗?
Phone them up and find out when they are coming.
给他们打个电话,问问他们什么时候来
999. photo = photograph(n)照片, 相片
a color/black-and-white/passport photo
彩色/黑白/护照相片
I’ll take a photo of you.我来给你拍个照。
* photographer (n)摄影师
1000. physics物理学 physicist物理学家
1001. piano(n)钢琴 pianist(n)钢琴家
1002. pick(v)挑选,选择; 采,摘
Please pick a good book for me. 请为我挑一本好书。
He picked her a rose. 他给她采了一朵玫瑰花。
1003. picnic(n)野餐; 郊游
It’s a nice day.Let’s go for a picnic.
天气不错,咱们去野餐吧。
【补充】(v)(picnicked, picnicked)野餐
We picnicked on the beach yesterday.
昨天我们去海边野餐了。(注意过去式的特殊形式)
1004. picture (n)图画, 肖像, 照片
A picture of flowers hung on the wall.
墙上挂着一张花卉的画。
We had our pictures taken in front of the hotel.我们在旅馆前照了相。
1005. pie(n)派(酥壳有馅的饼);馅饼
Does anyone want some more pie?有谁想再吃点馅饼吗?
Help yourself to some more pie.请随意再吃些果馅饼吧。
1006. piece(n)一块(片,张,件……)
Could you give me a piece of paper?你能给我一张纸吗?
The pianist played a piece by Chopin.
钢琴家演奏了一曲肖邦的作品。
Here is a good piece of news for you.有个好消息要告诉你。
There were tiny pieces of glass all over the road.道路上布满了碎玻璃渣。
a piece of news / information / advice
a piece of cake:轻而易举的事,举手之劳
--Can you carry the heavy box?
--Yes. Just a piece of cake!
1007. pig(n)猪
1008. pilot(n)飞行员, 宇航员
1009. ping-pong(n)乒乓球
1010. pink (a.)粉红色(的); 淡红的
Pale pink roses淡粉红色的玫瑰
1011. pioneer(n)拓荒者,先驱者,开拓者
They were the pioneers of the American West.
他们是美国西部的开拓者。
Henry Ford was a pioneer in the auto industry.
亨利?福特是汽车工业的先驱。
He is a pioneer in modern medical practice.
他是现代医学实践的先驱。
1012. pity (n)怜悯 ;同情 可惜的事, 憾事
She never asked for pity before. 她过去从未乞求怜悯
It’s a pity he missed the chance to travel abroad.
他错过了去国外旅游的机会,真是可惜。
It’s a pity that you can’t stay longer.
你不能再多停留些时间,真是遗憾。
--I’ve lost it.我把东西丢了
--Oh, what a pity!哎呀,真可惜!
What a pity that she didn’t tell me earlier.
真遗憾,她没有早点告诉我.
It seems a pity to waste this food.浪费这些食物真可惜.
1013. place(n,v)
【名词】地方 住所 席位 名次
Is this the place where it happened? 这就是事发现场吗?
The police searched the place.警察搜索了那个地方。
Mary won first place in the singing competition.
玛丽在歌咏比赛中得第一名。
He finished in third place.他得了第三名。
She had marked her place with a bookmark.
她把书签夹在了她读到的地方。
The film festival takes place in October.
电影节将于十月举行。
Computers have taken the place of typewriters in most offices.
在大多办公室,电脑已取代了打字机。
【动词】 放置;定出(选手)名次
He placed his hand on her shoulder.他把手搭在她的肩上。
I would place her among the top five tennis players in the world.
我将把她排在世界五名顶尖网球手之列。
He was placed fifth in last Saturday’s race.
在上周六的径赛中,他名列第五。
1014. plain (a, n) 简朴的 清楚的;明白的;平原;旷野
He made it plain that we should leave.
他明确表示要我们离开。
The meaning of the sentence is very plain.
这句句子的意思十分清楚。
plain food素食
She’s in plain clothes.她穿着朴素。
The food was plain but well prepared.
这饭菜很普通,但烧得很好。
I’ll tell you everything in plain words.
我将坦白地把一切告诉你。
The child has a plain face.这孩子相貌平常。
cross plains穿过平原
1015. plan(n v)计划, 打算, 方案; 平面图
Do you have any plans for the summer?
这个夏天你有什么打算?
We can’t change our plans now.
我们现在不能改变计划了。
We need to make plans for the future.
我们必须规划未来。
A meeting has been planned for early next year.
会议计划明年年初召开。
We’re planning a trip to France in the spring. Are you interested?
我们打算春天去法国旅游,你有意去吗?
1016. plane(n)飞机
She left by plane for Berlin.她乘飞机去柏林了。
I caught the next plane to Dublin.
我赶上了下一班飞机去都伯林。
The plane took off an hour late.飞机延迟一小时起飞。
The plane landed at Geneva.飞机在日内瓦降落。
1017. planet(n)行星
Is there life on other planets?在其他行星上有生命吗?
1018. plant (n, v) 植物, 工厂;栽种;播种
All plants need light and water.一切植物都需要阳光和水。
He works at a power plant. 他在发电厂工作。
We planted a lot of flowers in our garden.
我们在庭院里种了很多花。
1019. plastic (n, a.)塑胶;塑胶制品;可塑的,塑性的
The shop assistant helped Mary put the fruit into a plastic shopping bag.
售货员帮玛丽把水果装入一个塑胶购物袋里。
The chairs should be made of plastic.
这些椅子应当用塑料制作。
1020. plate(n)盘子, 碟
1021. play(v)玩耍,演奏; 表演;播放; 放(唱片等) 扮演(角色);上演(戏剧,同...比赛;玩(游戏等);打(球);;打(牌);下(棋)
The children don’t know how to play the game.
孩子们不会玩这个游戏。
France are playing against Wales on Saturday.
星期六法国队迎战威尔士队。
I’m good at playing the piano but I can’t play tennis.
我擅长弹钢琴但我不会打网球。
Play their new CD for us, please.
请把他们的新唱片放给我们听一下吧。
The part of Elizabeth was played by Kate.
伊丽莎白这一角色由凯特扮演。
* (n) 玩耍,戏剧
to put on a play上演戏剧
* playroom (n) 游戏室
* player (n) 比赛者,选手
* playmate (n) 玩伴
1022. playground(n)操场, 娱乐场
The city has several playgrounds for children.
这座城市有好几个儿童游乐场。
1023. pleasant(a.)令人愉快的;舒适的
The walk was very pleasant.那次散步很愉快。
We spent a very pleasant evening.
我们度过了一个愉快的晚上。
1024. please (v)使高兴,使喜欢,使满意,请
Two coffees, please.请来两客咖啡
--May I come in? 我可以进来吗?
--Come in, please. 请进。
What pleases you best? 你最喜欢什么?
--Would you like some help? --Yes, please.
He’s a difficult man to please.他是个难以取悦的人。
I did it to please my parents.我那么做是要让父母高兴。
【成语】if you pleae (用于特别表示客气) 请
Take a seat, if you please.请坐!
* pleased (a.) 高兴的,满意的
She was very pleased with her exam results.
她对考试成绩非常满意。
Pleased to meet you.见到你真高兴!
1025. pleasure(n)愉快,高兴;满足,乐事;乐趣
Has he gone to Paris on business or for pleasure?
他到巴黎是办公事还是游玩去?
He finds great pleasure in reading.
他从读书中得到很大乐趣。
It is a pleasure to work with you.
和你一起工作真是件乐事。
--Excuse me, could you help me carry the heavy box?
--With pleasure. (好:表示乐意为人效劳)
1026. plenty (n)丰富;充足;大量
plenty of eggs / money / time充裕的鸡蛋/钱/时间
He has plenty of humorous stories to tell.
他有许多幽默故事可讲。
--Do we need more milk?我们要不要再来些牛奶?
--No, there’s plenty in the fridge.不必了,冰箱里还多。
1027. pocket(n)口袋; 袖珍的
Take your hands out of your pockets!
不要把手插在口袋里
I put the note in my pocket.我把纸币装进了口袋。
pocket money零花钱
a pocket dictionary袖珍词典
1028. poem(n)诗, 韵文
He wrote some poems in English.
他用英语写了几首诗。
1029. point(v, n)
【名词】 观点,论点, 重点,要点,小数点, 尖
She made several interesting points in the article.
她在文章里提出了几个有趣的观点。
The point is you shouldn’t have to wait so long to see a doctor.
关键是看病不该等那么长时间。
two point six 2.6
the point of a pencil / knife铅笔尖 / 刀尖
【动词】把...指向,把...对准;瞄准 指出
It’s rude to point your fingers at people.
用手指指人是很不礼貌的。
He pointed out that they were mistaken.他指出他们错了。
He pointed at the book he wanted.
他指着他要的那一本书。
1030. police(n)警察
Get out of of the house or I’ll call the police.
滚出这房子,不然我就叫警察了。
The police were searching the forest for a thief.
1031. policeman = policewoman(n)男警察
1032. #policy(n)政策, 方针, 策略; 保险单
The government must make new policies to protect the environment.
政府必须制定保护环境的新政策。
Check the terms of the policy before you sign.
仔细阅读保险单的条款后再签字。
1033. polite(a.)有礼貌的, 有教养的
Please be polite to our guests.礼貌待客。
I don’t know how to make polite conversation.
我不晓得怎么说应酬话。
【补充】politely 有礼貌地
Allie asked me politely to put the things away.
爱丽很有礼貌地叫我们把东西收起来。
1034. pond(n)池塘
Most farms have a pond from which cows can drink.
大部分农场有池塘供牛喝水。
1035. pool(n)水池,水塘,游泳池
Does the hotel have a pool? 这家旅馆有没有游泳池?
1036. poor(a.)贫穷的; 贫乏的; 可怜的;差的
My family used to be poor. 我家过去很穷。
That country is poor in natural resources.
那个国家自然资源贫乏。
My handwriting is poorer than hers.我的字不如她的。
The poor old man had lost both his sons in the war.
这位不幸的老人在战争中失去了两个儿子。
He’s still in poor health after his illness.
他病后身体仍很虚弱。
They provided food for the poor.他们为贫困者提供食物。
1037. pop = popular流行的, 普通的, 受大众欢迎的
I’m not very popular with my parents at the moment.
眼下爸妈对我很不高兴。
I like popular music best.我最喜欢流行音乐。
1038. population(n)人口, 全体居民
What’s the population of your country?
你们国家人口多少?
China has the largest population in the world.
中国在世界上是人口最多的。
Muslims make up 55% of the population.
穆斯林占人口的55%。
1039. pork(n)猪肉
1040. position(n)位置,地点,方位 立场;态度,姿势
The bed used to be in this position. 床原来是放在这儿的。
He has a high position in society. 他社会地位很高。
What's your position on this problem?
你对这个问题持什么态度?
She has made her position very clear.
她明确表示自己的立场。
Make sure that you are working in a comfortable position.
工作时一定要保持舒适的姿势。
What would you do in my position?
你要是碰到我这种情况会怎么办?
1041. possible(a.)可能的; 有可能的
I'll do everything possible to help you.
我将尽一切可能帮助你。
It's possible that he will not accept the invitation. 他有可能不接受邀请。
Would it be possible for me to leave a message for her?
我可以给她留个话儿吗?
If possible如果可能的话。
as….. as possible = as … as sb. can 尽可能
I’ll return the book to you as soon as possible.
我将尽快还你这本书。
If you want to learn English well, you must use it as often as possible.
你若想学好英语,就必须尽量多用。
* possibly (ad.) 可能地,也许
1042. post( v, n)邮寄; 公告, 张贴; 邮政. 邮件
Do you mind posting a letter for me?
你能帮我寄封信吗?
I posted him a letter yesterday.昨天我给他寄去一封信。
Post this notice on the wall.把这个通知贴在墙上。
He lives in front of the post office.他住在邮局前面。
There was a lot of post this morning.今天上午邮件很多。
Have you opened your post yet?你拆开你的邮件没有?
1043. postcard(n)明信片
1044. postman(n)邮递员, 邮差
A postman brought me a postcard yesterday.
昨天邮递员给我带来一封明信片。
1045. potato(n)马铃薯, 土豆;
My brother likes potatoes very much, but I don’t care for them.
我弟弟喜欢吃土豆,但我不喜欢。
【补充】小人物
They are small potatoes.他们是些微不足道的人
1046. pound(n) (重量单位)磅 ,(货币)英镑
What would you do if you won a million pounds?
要是你赢了一百万英镑,你会怎么用?
They cost two dollars a pound.这些东西每磅两元。
1047. practice(n)练习, 实践
Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧
She’s trying to put her new ideas into practice.
她正努力把自己的新想法付诸实践。
It takes a lot of practice to play the violin well.
拉好小提琴需要多加练习。
1048. practise (AmE: practice) 练习, 实习
He practises playing the piano every day.
他每天练习弹钢琴。
1049. praise(n, v)赞扬,称赞
He wrote poems in praise of freedom.
他写诗讴歌自由。
His latest movie has won high praises from the critics.
他的最新电影得到了评论家的高度赞扬。
The publishers praised his novel pretty highly.
出版商们对他的小说评价甚高。
The mayor praised the boy for his courage.
市长赞扬这个男孩很勇敢。
1050. prepare(v)准备; 筹备
The students are preparing for the final exam.
学生在准备期末考试。
The teachers are preparing the final exam.
老师在准备期末考试。
He was in the kitchen preparing lunch.他在厨房做午饭。
1051. present(n)礼物,赠品
He often gave his neighbor's kids little presents.
他常常送些小礼物给邻居的孩子。
What can I get him for a birthday present?
我给他送点什么生日礼物呢?
【补充】
(adj. 出席的,到场的)
How many of the group are present today?
今天该组有多少人到场?
(v. 赠与,交给)
We presented him a basketball on his birthday.
他生日那天我们送给他一个篮球。
1052. president(n)总统, (大学)校长;董事长,会长
1053. pretty(a.)漂亮的;秀丽的;可爱的
What a pretty house it is! 多漂亮的一栋房子!
She’s so pretty. 她真漂亮。
She’s got a pretty voice. 她的声音很悦耳。
【补充】(ad.)相当,颇
She seemed pretty satisfied with the result.
她对结果似乎相当满意。
1054. prevent(v)防止,预防 阻止;制止;妨碍
Vitamin C is supposed to prevent colds.
维生素C被认为能预防感冒。
Who prevents their plans from being carried out?
谁阻止他们的计划不让实施?
Of course I can't prevent your going. 当然,我不能阻止你去。
He is prevented by law from holding a licence.
按法律规定他不得持有执照。
1055. price(n)价格,价钱 代价
Prices keep going up. 物价持续上涨。
What’s the price of the MP5? 这MP5多少钱?
The price of the bag is very high / low.
How much are these? They don’t have a price on them.
这些东西多少钱?它们都没有标价。
Children over five must pay the full price for the ticket.
五岁以上的孩子必须付全票。
We want peace at any price.为了和平,我们不惜一切代价。
1056. pride(n)骄傲, 自豪, 自尊
I take a pride in my work.我为自己的工作感到骄傲。
We take great pride in offering the best service in town.
我们以能够为全城提供最好的服务而自豪。
The Bird’s Nest is the pride of Beijing.
鸟巢体育馆是北京的骄傲。
1057. primary首要的 初级的 最初的;原始的基本的
A primary cause of Tom's failure is his laziness.
懒惰是汤姆失败的主要原因之一。
The primary aim of this course is to improve your spoken English.
这门课的主要目的是提高英语会话能力。
1058. print(v)印刷, 出版,发行, 铭记
Each card is printed with a different message.
每张卡片都印着不同的信息。
They printed 30 000 copies of the book.
这本书他们印了三万册。
Their dictionary was printed last month.
他们的字典已于上个月出版发行。
The accident printed itself on his memory.
那次事故铭刻在他的记忆中。
* printer(n) 打印机 / printing印刷,印刷术
1059. prison (n) 监狱, 看守所; 坐牢
He was sent to prison for five years.
他被关押了5年。
Prison Break is the best American TV play that I have watched these years.
《越狱》是近几年我所看过的最好的美国电视剧。
1060. prisoner(n)囚徒, 俘虏
The enemy prisoners were kept in prison camps.敌军俘虏拘禁于战俘集中营。
1061. private(a.)个人的,私人的私下的,秘密的
The hotel has 110 bedrooms, all with private bathrooms.
这家旅馆有110见客房,各有独立卫生间。
That’s my private view. 那是我个人的观点。
I wish to have a private talk with you. 我希望私下和你谈谈。
1062. prize(n)奖金, 奖品
He received his prize with a proud step.
他迈着骄矜的步子去领奖。
He won the first prize in the competition.
--Mum, I’ve got the first prize in the speech competition.
妈妈,我演讲比赛得了一等奖
--Congratulations !祝贺你!
1063. probably(ad.)大概; 很可能
--Is he going to be there? --Probably. 大概吧。
--Do we need the car? --Probably not.大概不需要吧
You are probably right.你可能是对的。
* probable (a.) 很可能的
1064. problem(n)问题,疑难问题
Do you have any problems learning English?
你学英语都困难吗?
--Can I pay by credit card?我能用信用卡支付吗?
--Yes, no problem. 行,没问题
【经典试题】
They have no problems ____the maths problem.
A. to work out B. working out
1065. produce(v)生产,出产;制造
The factory produces 1,000 cars a week.
这家工厂每星期生产一千辆轿车。
1066. programme(AmE program) 节目, 项目,程序
Did you see the programme on India last night?
昨晚关于印度的那个节目你看了没有?
What’s the programme for tomorrow?
明天安排什么活动?
1067. progress (n, v)进步,上进;进展,进行
They made slow progress towards the mountaintop.
他们向山顶缓慢地前进。
The boy has made great progress this year.
这男孩今年进步很大。
The boy has progressed in his studies.
这男孩学习方面有进步。
The course allows students to progress at their own speed.
本课程允许学生按自己的速度学习
The weather became colder as the day progressed.
那天天色越晚,天气越冷
1068. promise(n, v) 承诺,诺言;允诺,答应,保证
to make / keep / break a promise.许下/信守/违背诺言
She kept her promise to visit her aunt every week.
她信守诺言,每周去看望姑妈。
He promised me the book. 他答应给我这本书。
He promised to help us. 他答应要帮助我们。
I can't give you the book; I've promised it to Susan.
我不能把这本书给你;我已经答应给苏珊了。
--Promise not to tell anyone !请保证不要告诉别人!
--I promise!我保证
I’ll see what I can do but I can’t promise anything.
我会去看看能做什么,但不能给予任何承诺。
1069. pronounce(v)发音, 读; 宣布
The “b” in lamb is not pronounced.
单词lamb中的b不发音。
She pronounced him the winner of the competition.
她宣布他是竞赛的优胜者。
1070. pronunciation(n)发音
There is more than one pronunciation of “excuse”.
Excuse的读音不止一种。
Chinese is different from English in pronunciation.
汉语和英语在发音上有差异。
1071. proper(a.)适合的,恰当的
He wondered whether it would be proper to knock at her door.
他不知道敲她的门是否恰当。
It is the proper time to sleep.是该去睡觉的时间了。
* properly (ad.) 适当地
The television isn’t working properly.
这台电视机运作不正常。
1072. protect(v)保护,防护
May God protect you from harm.愿上帝保佑你免受伤害。
Wearing dark glasses can protect your eyes from the sun.
戴墨镜可以保护眼睛不受阳光刺激。
* protection (n) 保护
1073. proud(a.)骄傲的, 自豪的; 傲慢的
He was very proud of himself for not giving up.
他为自己没有放弃而豪情满怀。
We are proud of our country.我们为我们的国家感到自豪。
I feel very proud to be a part of the team.
能成为队中的一员我感到非常荣幸。
【2007安徽中考试题】
Carl felt ___ because he won the first prize in the school singing competition.
A. interested B. proud C. angry D. worried
1074. prove (v) 证明,证实; 证明是;
I’ll prove to the world that he was right.
我将向世人证明他是对的。
My advice proved to be wrong.我的意见证明是错的。
1075. provide(v)提供装备, 供给
On Sundays his landlady provided dinner as well as breakfast.
星期天他的女房东不但供给早餐还供给晚餐。
Somehow she managed to provide her children with food and clothing.
她总算设法使她的孩子有饭吃有衣穿。
We are here to provide the public with a service =
We are here to provide a service for the public.我们来这里是为公众服务。
1076. public(a, n)公众的;公共的,,众所周知的
You mustn't do that in a public place.
你不可在公共场所做那事。
Levels of waste from the factory may be a danger to public health.
工厂排出废弃物的含量可能危及大众的健康。
They made the secret public. 他们公开了这个秘密。
* publicly (ad) 当众,公开地
1077. pull (v, n ) 拉, 扯, 拔; 划(船)
You push and I’ll pull.你推,我拉。
He pulled a gun on me.他拔出枪来指着我。
1078. punish (v)罚, 处罚, 惩罚; 痛打
He was punished for refusing to answer their questions.
他拒不回答他们的问题,受到了惩罚。
My parents used to punish me by not letting me watching TV.
过去我父母常以不让我看电视来惩罚我。
1079. pupil(n)小学生 ,学生,门生,门徒;瞳孔
How many pupils does the school have?
the pupil of the eye瞳仁
1080.# purple(a, n)紫(色)的, 紫衣/袍
How beautiful th purple flower is!
His hands were purple with cold.他的双手冻紫了。
He is in purple.他穿着紫色的衣服。
1081. purpose(n) 目的,意图
What is the purpose of his visit? 他来访的目的是什么?
He returned to his homeland with the purpose of serving his own people.
他返回祖国,意在为祖国人民服务。
1082. purse(n)钱包, 女用小提包;
Her red purse matches her skirt.
她的红手提包和她的裙子很相配。
There’s no money left in the purse.钱包里没有钱了。
1083. push (n, v) 推动 逼迫;催促,促使
He pushed the library door open.他推开了图书馆的门。
He tried to kiss her but she pushed him away.
他想吻她,但她把他推开了。
She pushed her son to learn English.她督促儿子学习英语。
No one pushed you to take the job, did they?
谁也没推着你接受这份工作,对不对?
The car won’t start. Can you give it a push?
汽车发动不起来,你推一下好不好?
1084. put (put, put) 放, 置;使处于(某种状态)
Did you put sugar in my coffee?
你在我的咖啡里放糖了没有?
Put yourself in my position. What would you have done?
你设身处地为我想想,你会怎么办。
Put the glass where it was.把杯子放回原处。
It was time to put their suggestion into practice.
那时就该把他们的建议付诸实施了
Could you please help me put away the map on the blackboard? We won’t need it.
(put的相关词组见《习惯用语及固定搭配》)
【2008安徽中考试题】
--Let’s plan a surprise for our class. What’s your idea?
--Why not ____ a short play?
A. get on B. keep on C. have on D. put on
【2007安徽中考试题】
--Tom, it’s cold outside. ____ your coat when you go out.
--OK, Mom.
A. Take off B. Take away C. Put away D. Put on
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1085. quarter(n)四分之一, 一刻钟
a quarter of mile四分之一英里
The programme lasted an hour and a quarter.
这节目历时一小时一刻钟。
It’s a quarter to four now. I’ll meet you at quarter past.
现在是差一刻四点,我会在四点一刻和你见面。
Three quarters of the students have left the school.
四分之三的学生都离开了学校。
1086. queen(n)女王, 王后; 蜂王, 蚁王
1087. question(n)问题, 难题, 疑问
May I ask you a question?
It’s a difficult question to decide.这是个难以决定的问题。
【词组辨析】
out of question毫无疑问
out of the question不可能的
Another trip abroad this year is out of the question.
今年再度出国是绝不可能的。
1088. quick(a,ad.)快的,迅速的 敏捷的;急剧的
Some children are very quick. 有些孩子很敏捷。
Be quick! 快点!
She is quick at learning a foreign language.
她学外语学得快。
1089. quiet(a,)安静的;;沉默的; 宁静的;
Be quiet! 安静!
Could you keep the kids quiet while I’m on the phone.
我在打电话,你让孩子们安静点好吗?
They led a quiet life.他们过着平静的生活。
She was quiet and shy.她文静而又腼腆。
I’ve decided to marry but I’d rather you kept quiet about it.
我已决定结婚,但希望你不要声张出去。
1090. quite(ad.)完全的, 颇, 相当
It’s quite a small house. = The house is quite small.
不能说:It’s a quite small house.
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1091. rabbit(n)兔子, 兔子肉
1092. race(n)赛跑;比赛 人种;种族
Their horse came third in the race last year.
他们的马在去年的比赛中获得第三名。
a five-kilometre race 五公里赛跑
black / white / yellow race 黑/白/黄种人
* racial (a.) 种族的
1093. radio(n)收音机, 无线电
I listen to the radio on the way to work.
我在上班得路上听广播。
to turn the radio on / off 打开/关上收音机
We got in touch with them by radio.
我们通过无线电和他们去的联系。
1094. railway(n)铁路, 铁道
1095. rain(n, v)雨, 下雨
There will be rain in all parts tomorrow.
Don’t go out in the rain.下雨呢,别外出。
I think I felt a drop of rain.我好像感觉到掉雨点了。
It hardly rained at all last summer.
去年夏天几乎没怎么下雨。
We’ll go to the park if it doesn’t rain tomorrow.
明天若不下雨,我们将去逛公园。
It had been raining hard all night.大雨下了一整夜。
* rainbow (n) 虹,彩虹
* rainfall (n) 一场雨,降雨量
1096. raincoat(n)雨衣
He took his neighbor’s raincoats by mistake, so he hung them back outside.
他错收了邻居家的雨衣,于是又把它们挂回原处。
Take a raincoat with you when you go out.
外出时要随身带件雨衣。
1097. rainy(a.)下雨的, 多雨的
a rainy day阴雨天
The rainy season多雨季节
1098. raise(v)举起 提高; 提升 筹(款); 饲养
He raised his glass and said: “Your health, Carl.” 他举起了杯子说道:“祝你健康,卡尔。”
They are going to raise money for the school buildings.
他们将为盖校舍筹集资金。
They raised their offer to $500.他们将出价抬高到500元。
They were both raised in the south.他们都是在南方长大。
【补充】与….取得联系;和…通话
We managed to raise him on the mobile phone.
我们设法打他的移动电话找到了他。
1099. rapid(a.)快的, 迅速的
rapid change迅速的改变
A rapid rise in sales.销售额急剧上升。
The disease is spreading at a rapid rate.
这种疾病正在迅速蔓延。
1100. rat(n)大老鼠;
The rats have eaten holes in those bags.
大老鼠把那些袋子嗑出了窟窿。
1101. rather(ad.)相当,宁可
It was a rather difficult question. = It was rather a difficult question.
这是个相当难的问题。
I’m feeling rather sleepy. 我有点困倦。
He would rather play than work.
他宁可玩,却不愿工作。
--Do you want to come with us?你想跟我们一起来吗
--No, I’d rather not. 不,我不想去
--Do you mind if I smoke?你介意我抽烟吗?
--Well, I’d rather you didn’t.嗯,最好别抽
I think I’ll have a cold drink rather than coffe.=
I think I’ll have a cold drink instead of coffee.
我要冷饮不要咖啡。
1102. reach(v) ,到达; 伸手及到,够到; 与...取得联系
When will they reach Los Angeles?
他们什么时候抵达洛杉矶?
He reached his hand out for the book I offered him. 他伸出手来接我给他的书。
We tried to reach them by radio.
我们试着用无线电跟他们联络。
Do you know where I can reach him?
你知道我在哪儿能跟他联系上。
1103. read (read, read) (v) 读, 看懂; 标明
Some children can read and write before they go to school.
一些孩子上学前就会看书写字。
I’m trying to read the map.我正看地图呢。
The sign read “No Smoking”.
告示牌上写着“禁止吸烟”。
1104. ready(a.)准备好的,乐意的[
He is ready for the trip. 他已准备好去旅行。
Is breakfast ready? 早餐准备好了吗?
She will tell you when she gets ready.
她准备好了会告诉你的。
I am always ready to work for you. 我愿意随时为你效劳。
He’s always ready to help his friends.他总是乐意帮助朋友。
1105. real (a.)真实的,实际存在的,真的