姚琴

1. accompany [??k?mp?ni] vt.

? 陪伴

I must accompany you to look at the star. 我要陪你一起看星星。

? 伴奏

accompany sb. at / on sth. （尤指用鋼琴）為……伴奏

The singer was accompanied on the piano by her sister. 女歌手由她姐姐鋼琴伴奏。

【考題鏈接】 Lightning usually ___thunder.

Key： accompanies

2. alarm [??lɑ：m] n.

? [C] 警報(bào);警報(bào)器

The doorkeeper gave the alarm as soon as he saw the smoke. 守門人一看見冒煙就發(fā)出警報(bào)。

ring / sound the alarm 發(fā)出警報(bào)

Neighbors rang the alarm when they smelled smoke. 鄰居聞到煙味便發(fā)出了警報(bào)。

? [U] 驚慌;驚恐

a sense of alarm 恐慌感

I felt a growing sense of alarm when he did not return that night. 那天夜里他沒有回家，我的恐慌感油然而升。

? vt. 使驚恐;使害怕;使警覺

The captain knew there was an engine fault but didn’t want to alarm the passengers. 機(jī)長(zhǎng)知道發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)出了故障，不過他不想驚動(dòng)乘客。

派生詞 （1） alarmed adj. 驚恐的;憂慮的

She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone. 她一想到獨(dú)自旅行的情景就害怕。

（2） alarming adj. 令人驚慌的;令人憂慮的

The rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate. 雨林正以驚人的速度消失。

【考題鏈接】 They were ___ by a sudden air attack.

Key： alarmed

3. bound [ba?nd]

? adj. （bind 的過去式和過去分詞）被

束縛的

be bound to 被……束縛、綁住

She was bound to a chair. 她被捆在一把椅子上。

? 有義務(wù)的;受到約束的

I felt bound to tell you. 我覺得必須告訴你。

? 一定的;必定的

It’s bound to rain soon. 過會(huì)肯定下雨。

? [C] 跳;跳躍

in leaps and bounds 飛速地;突飛猛進(jìn)

Jill’s making excellent progress; she’s coming along in leaps and bounds. 吉爾進(jìn)步飛快，她正飛速趕上。

? vi. 跳;跳躍

The dog bounded away. 那條狗跳開了。

【考題鏈接】 The new discovery is ___ to be of great service to mankind.

Key： bound

4. declare [dI?kle?（r）] vt.

? 宣布;公布;宣告

The government has declared a state of emergency. 政府已宣布進(jìn)入緊急狀態(tài)。

? 表明;宣稱

Few people dared to declare their opposition to the government. 很少有人敢宣稱他們反對(duì)這個(gè)政府。

易混辨析： declare， announce與state

declare宣布，注意指口頭的，尤指官方的聲明;announce公開宣布，通知，不一定正式;state陳述，聲明，書面或演講中正式表達(dá)。

【考題鏈接】 The government ___ a permanent ceasefire ten days ago.

Key： declared

5. desire [dI?zaI?（r）]

? [C， U] 渴望;欲望;渴求

desire for sth. ……的欲望 / 愿望

They seem to have lost their desire for life. 他們似乎已喪失了對(duì)生活的熱望。

desire to do sth. 做……的欲望 / 愿望

Failure can increase my desire to succeed. 失敗能夠增強(qiáng)我獲得成功的欲望。

[vt， vi] desire （sb.） to do sth. 渴望 / 期望（某人）做某事

Few people desire to live in the north of the country. 很少的人想住在這個(gè)國(guó)家的北方。

desire that... 從句要用虛擬語氣，其謂語要用（should +） 動(dòng)詞原形形式。

易混辨析desire， request， wish與want

desire， request， wish， want都有“要求”

“渴望”之意，它們之間的關(guān)系是desire=want very much（非常想）=wish earnestly for（急切希望）=request formally（正式要求）。

【考題鏈接】 I had a strong ___ to help and care for people.

Key： desire

6. divorce [dI?v?：s] n.

? [C， U] 離婚

You should avoid mentioning his divorce. 你應(yīng)該避免提及他離婚的事。

get a divorce from sb. 和……離婚

They have agreed to get a divorce. 他們同意離婚。

? [C] 分離;脫離

They advocated a complete divorce of government and religion. 他們主張政教完全分離。

? vt. 與……離婚;判……離婚

They’re getting divorced. 他們要離婚了。

be divorced from 與……離婚

The beautiful woman has been divorced from two husbands. 那位美貌的婦人已離過兩次婚了。

? vt. 使分離;使脫離

They believe that art should be divorced from politics. 他們認(rèn)為藝術(shù)應(yīng)該與政治分開。

派生詞 divorced adj. 離婚的;離異的

Many divorced men remarry and have second families. 許多離婚的男子再婚組成了新的家庭。

【考題鏈接】 I tried to get my life back on track after my ___.

Key： divorce

7. favor [?feIv?] n.

? [C] 幫助;好事;恩惠

do me a favor 幫我一個(gè)忙

Can you do me a favor and pick up Sam from school today？ 今天你能幫我個(gè)忙去學(xué)校接下薩姆嗎？

? [U] 贊同;支持

The suggestion to close the road has found favor with the local people. 關(guān)閉這條路的建議已得到當(dāng)?shù)厝说闹С帧?/p>

in favor of 贊同;支持

He argued in favor of a strike. 他據(jù)理力爭(zhēng)主張罷工。

? vt. 喜愛;偏袒

Many countries favor a presidential system of government. 很多國(guó)家偏向選擇總統(tǒng)制政府。

派生詞 favorable adj. 贊成的;同意的;給人好印象的

She made a favorable impression on his parents. 她給他的父母留下了好印象。

【考題鏈接】 I can scarcely expect to hear of any ___ change.

Key： favorable

8. junior [?d?u：nI?（r）] adj.

? 地位（或職位、級(jí)別）低下的

She is junior to me. 她職位比我低。

? 年紀(jì)較輕的;較小的

be junior to 比……年少

The president was so young that he was junior to some of his employees. 總裁的年齡如此小以至于比他的一些雇員還小。

? [C] 職位較低者;低層次工作人員

Tom is office junior. 湯姆是辦公室的低級(jí)職員。

? [C] 年少者

be ... years sb.’s junior 比某人小……歲

I am four years his junior. 我比他小四歲。

反義詞senior

? adj. 級(jí)別高的

? [C] 年長(zhǎng)者;級(jí)別較高者

The meeting should be hosted by the most senior person present. 會(huì)議應(yīng)由在座職位最高的人主持。

【考題鏈接】 The move from elementary school to middle school or ___ high can be difficult.

Key： junior

9. obey [??beI]

? vt. 服從;順從

He had always obeyed his parents without question. 他對(duì)父母一向絕對(duì)服從。

to obey a command / an order / rules / the law 服從指揮 / 命令 / 規(guī)章 / 法律

Remember to obey traffic rules. 記住要遵守交通規(guī)則。

? vi. 服從;聽話

She obeyed， and cautiously opened the door. 她服從了，小心翼翼地打開門。

派生詞 disobey vt. & vi. 不服從;不順從

He was punished for disobeying orders. 他因違抗命令而受到懲罰。

Those who disobey will be severely punished. 違者嚴(yán)懲不貸。

【考題鏈接】 Any company doing business in any country has to ___ the law and regulations of that country.

Key： obey

10. staff [stɑ?f]

? [C]（+單動(dòng)或復(fù)動(dòng)）（全體）工作人員;職員

on our / the staff 作為我們的職員

It’s good to have you on the staff. 你能成為我們的職員真好。

? vt. 為……配備（職員）

be staffed with / by 配備了……人員

The refugee centre is staffed by / with volunteers. 難民中心主要由志愿者組成。

【考題鏈接】 He had the complete support of hospital ___.

Key： staff

11. state [steIt] n.

? [C] 狀態(tài);狀況

state of mind 心境;思想狀態(tài)

He seems to be in a rather confused state of mind. 他似乎處于相當(dāng)混亂的思想狀態(tài)。

? [C， U] 國(guó)家;政府

Should industry be controlled by the state？工業(yè)應(yīng)該受到國(guó)家控制嗎？

member state 成員國(guó)

France is one of the member states of the ELL. 法國(guó)是歐洲聯(lián)盟成員國(guó)之一。

? [美國(guó)等的]州

The United States is composed of fifty states， two of which are separated from the others by land or water. 美國(guó)由50個(gè)州組成，其中兩個(gè)被陸地或水與其它州分開。

? vt. 陳述;說明;聲明

The witness stated that he had not seen the woman before. 該證人說他之前從未見過那個(gè)女人。

派生詞statement n. [C， U] 陳述;聲明

make a statement陳述;發(fā)表聲明

He made a statement urging the public to cooperation. 他發(fā)表聲明，要求公眾給予配合。

【考題鏈接】 The leaders will also release a final ___ that is expected to say human activity causes some climate change.

Key： statement

12. sympathy [?sImp?θi] n.

? [C， U] 同情（心）

express / feel / have sympathy for sb. 同情某人

I have no sympathy for Jane， it’s all her own fault. 我不同情簡(jiǎn)，那都是她自己的錯(cuò)。

? [C， U] 贊同;支持

in sympathy with 贊同;支持

The seamen went on strike in sympathy with the dockers. 海員們舉行罷工，以表示對(duì)碼頭工人的支持。

派生詞 sympathetic adj. 同情的;表示同情的;出于同情的

I did not feel at all sympathetic towards Kate. 我對(duì)凱特一點(diǎn)也不同情。

【考題鏈接】 I received a certain amount of ___ after the attack.

Key： sympathy

13. talent [?t?l?nt] n.

? [C， U] 天才;天資;天賦

His talent for music becomes the envy of the other competitors. 他在音樂方面的天分讓其對(duì)手感到羨慕。

talent （for sth. / for doing sth. ） …… /

做……的天賦

She showed considerable talent for getting what she wanted. 她很有天資，能夠心想事成。

have a talent for sth. 對(duì)……有天賦

All children have a natural talent for language learning. 兒童對(duì)于語言學(xué)習(xí)向來有天賦。

? [C， U] 有才能的人;人才;天才

There is a wealth of young talent in British theatre. 英國(guó)戲劇界年輕一代人才輩出。

派生詞talented adj. 有才能的;天才的

Howard is a talented pianist. 霍華德是個(gè)很有天分的鋼琴家。

易混辨析talent與genius

talent指后天從模仿和訓(xùn)練得來的天才、天資;genius指天生的具有創(chuàng)造性、獨(dú)特性的才能。

考題鏈接

He had seldom seen a child with so much ___.

Key： talent