董云娇
1. distinguish vi. & vt. 区分;辨别
【经典例句】
We can distinguish between gold and silver. 我们能区分金和银。
I could not distinguish her words, but she sounded nervous. 我听不清她说的话,但听得出她很紧张不安。
She was distinguished for her ability to make her ideas clear. 她以清晰地表达她的思想的能力而著称。
【思维拓展】
distinguish between... and... 区分/辨别……和……;distinguish... from... 使……有别于……的特征;区别/辨别……和……;distinguish oneself by... 通过……显示自己或使自己扬名;distinguish oneself (as...)(作为……)表现突出;be distinguished for... 因……而出名
2. embarrassed adj. 难堪的;尴尬的
【经典例句】
A few students laughed and I think Joe felt embarrassed. 有几个学生笑了,我想乔感到尴尬了。
A parrot can sometimes make you embarrassed. 鹦鹉有时候会让人很尴尬。
I felt so embarrassed about my mistake. 我為自己的错误感到不好意思。
【思维拓展】
embarrass vt. 使难堪,使局促不安;embarrassing adj. 令人难堪的;embarrassment n. 难堪,困窘;be / feel embarrassed to do sth. 对做某事感到尴尬;be / feel embarrassed about / at sth. 对某事感到难为情/不知所措
3. stare vi. 盯着看;凝视 n. 凝视
【经典例句】
Its rude to stare at others. 盯着别人看是不礼貌的。
He stared at the girl, trying to remember who she was. 他盯着这个女孩,努力想记起她是谁。
The girl stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. 那个女孩对着那张空白纸凝视了几秒钟。
【思维拓展】
stare into space 凝视着空中;stare into the distance 凝视着远方 ;stare straight at 直直地盯着;stare sb. in the face 盯着某人的脸看;stare sb. up and down 上下打量某人
【易混辨析】
stare, glare, glance与 gaze
这些动词都有“看;瞧”之意。stare指睁大眼睛出神地看或注视,凝视,多出于惊讶、好奇、羡慕等,有时是粗鲁无礼的;glare侧重含有敌对情绪的“怒视”;glance指快速地“一扫;一瞥”;gaze多指由于喜爱、憧憬或快乐而长时间无意识地注视。
4. adjust vt. 调整;调节 vi. & vt. 适应;(使)习惯
【经典例句】
Adjust your language to the age of your audience. 要根据听众的年龄使用相应的语言。
You will quickly adjust yourself to student life. 你将很快适应学生生活。
She adjusted the seat to the height of her son. 她调整座椅到适合儿子的高度。
【思维拓展】
adjustable adj. 可调节的;可调整的;adjustment n. 调整;调节;adjust sth. to sth. 调整……以适应……;adjust to (doing) sth. 适应/习惯(做)某事;adjust oneself to... 使自己适应……;make adjustments to 对……做出调整
5. bother vi. & vt. 费心;麻烦;因……操心 n. 麻烦;不便
【经典例句】
I dont want to bother you with my problems. 我不想因为我的问题而打扰你。
Tom is a bother to his teacher. 汤姆使他的老师大伤脑筋。
It bothers me to think of her alone in that big house. 想到她孤零零地待在那所大房子里,我便坐立不安。
【思维拓展】
bother to do sth. 费心去做某事;bother about sth. 为某事烦恼;bother sb. with sth. 为某事麻烦某人;be sorry to bother you, but... 很抱歉打扰你一下,但是……;put sb. to any bother 给某人添乱;without any bother 毫不费力地;It bothers sb. that / to do sth. 使某人苦恼的是……
【易混辨析】
bother, disturb, trouble与annoy
这组词都表示“使人不得安宁”或“心烦意乱”。bother指干扰别人的正常生活和工作而使之不太安宁,可能是故意的,含有使人讨厌的意味;disturb指使人失去正常秩序而一时得不到安宁,精力不能集中,语气比 bother弱;trouble常指在心情上失去平静而感到忧虑、苦恼或行动上带来不便,也常用于礼貌的要求;annoy通常指重复性的行为使(别人)生气。常用被动,表示为某事烦恼、生气。
6. in other words 换句话说;也就是说
【经典例句】
In other words, she must give up singing. 换言之,她必须放弃唱歌。
In other words, the ice begins to melt. 换句话说,冰开始融化了。
He became, in other words, a great hero. 换句话说,他成了一位伟大的英雄。
【思维拓展】
in a / one word 总而言之;have a word with sb. 与某人说(私)话;have words with sb. 与某人吵架;keep / break ones word 遵守诺言/失信;beyond words 无法用言语表达;in words 用语言;word came that... 有消息说……
7. get through 通过;完成;接通电话
【经典例句】
I tried to ring my girlfriend, but I couldnt get through. 我试图给女朋友打电话,可是打不通。
If you keep disturbing him, he will never get through his work. 如果你一直打扰他,他永远也做不完他的工作。
It took us only a few minutes to get through the Customs. 我們通过海关只花了几分钟时间。
【思维拓展】
get across 被理解;使人了解;get down to 认真地静下心(工作)(to为介词);get over 克服;get on 进展;进步;get in 收获;get around / round 到处走动;传播出去
8. go on继续(做);进行;发生
【经典例句】
If you go on like this, youll end up in prison. 如果你继续这样,早晚得进监狱。
He couldnt afford the money to go on the trip. 他不够钱去进行这次旅行。
While this conversation was going on, I was listening with earnest attention. 这场对话进行的时候,我聚精会神地听着。
【思维拓展】
go over 复习;go out 出去;熄灭;go against 违背;违反;go up 上涨;上升;go ahead 前进;干吧;说吧;go without 没有……也可应付;将就;go through 经历;经受;完成;通过;检查;用完
9. vary from... to... 由……到……不等,从……到……变化
【经典例句】
These apples vary in size from small to medium. 这些苹果的大小从小到中等不同。
Her health varies from good to rather weak. 她的健康状态不定,有时好,有时极差。
Teaching methods vary greatly from school to school. 各个学校的教学方法大不相同。
【思维拓展】
varied adj. 各种各样的;变化的;variety n. 不同种类;多样化;vary in sth. 在某方面不同/有差异;vary with 随……变化;vary between... and... 从……到……不等;various adj. 各种各样的;多姿多彩的;a variety of=varieties of 种种
10. figure out 理解;弄明白;计算出
【经典例句】
I cant figure out how to do this. 我弄不懂怎么做这件事。
Have you figured out how much the trip will cost? 旅行要花多少费用你计算出来没有?
No one could figure out how he got to be so wealthy. 谁也不知道他怎么会变得如此富有。
【思维拓展】
figure on计划;打算;预料到;it / that figures 有道理;合乎情理;watch ones figure注意保持体形
【巩固训练】
根据括号内汉语提示完成句子,每空一词。
1. That was an ____ (令人尴尬的) situation for me.
2. Our style will ____ ____ (随着……变化) our changes in mood.
3. ____ ____ ____(换而言之), blogging has brought a higher quality of life to people I know.
4. Its important to ____ (区别) fact from fiction.
5. The two young men ____ ____ ____ (怒视) each other, ready to fight.
6. I cant ____ ____ (弄明白) the meaning of what he said.
7. ____ ____ (停止麻烦) me when Im working.
8. I think you can ____ ____ (完成) the first two chapters.
9. While this conversation ____ ____ ____ (继续), I was listening carefully.
10. It took him a while to ____ ____ ____ (适应工作) night shifts.