上半年英语四级重点词汇

上半年英语四级重点词汇（精选7篇）

上半年英语四级重点词汇 篇1

2013上半年英语四级重点词汇[1]

31. to advantage 有利的,使优点更加突出地.

32. have an advantage over 胜过. have the advantage of 由于…处于有利条件 have the advantage of sb.知道某人所不知道的事

33. take advantage of (=make the best of, utilize, make use of, profit from, harness)利用.

34. agree with 赞同(某人意见) agree to 同意

35. in agreement (with) 同意, 一致

36. ahead of 在…之前, 超过…;……………. ahead of time 提前.

37. in the air 1)不肯定, 不具体. 2)在谣传中.

38. above all (=especially, most important of all) 尤其是, 最重要的..

39. in all (=counting everyone or everything, altogether) 总共, 总计

40. after all 毕竟,到底; (not) at all 一点也不; all at once(=suddenly)突然; once and for all 只此一次; above all 最重要的; first of all 首先; all in all 大体上说; be all in 累极了; all but 几乎.

41. allow for (=take into consideration, take into account) 考虑到, 估计到 .

42. amount to (=to be equal to) 总计, 等于.

43. answer for (undertake responsibility for, be liable for, take charge for) 对…负责.

44. answer to (=conform to) 适合,符合.

45. be anxious about 为…焦急不安; 或anxious for

46. apologize to sb. for sth. 为…向…道歉

47. appeal to sb. for sth. 为某事向某人呼吁. appeal to sb. 对某人有吸引力

48. apply to sb. for sth. 为…向…申请 ; apply for申请; apply to 适用.

49. apply to 与…有关;适用

50. approve of (=consent to, be in favor of, favor, agree to, consider good, right) 赞成, approve vt. 批准

51. arise from(=be caused by) 由…引起.

52. arrange for sb.sth. to do sth. 安排…做…

53. arrive on 到达; arrive at 到达某地(小地方);得出,作出; arrive in 到达某地(大地方);

54. be ashamed of (=feel shame, guilt or sorrow because of sth. done) 以… 为羞耻

55. assure sb. of sth. (=try to cause to believe or trust in sth.) 向…保证, 使…确信.

56. attach(to) (=to fix, fasten; join) 缚, 系 ,结

57. make an attempt at doing sth. (to do sth.) 试图做…

58. attend to (=give one’s attention, care and thought)注意,照顾;attend on(upon)(=wait upon, serve, look after) 侍候,照料

59. attitude to toward …对…的态度.看法

60. attribute…to…(=to believe sth. to be the result of…

上半年英语四级重点词汇 篇2

（1）message意为“消息；信息；口信”。give sb. a message给某人一个口信；take a message for sb.替某人捎个口信；leave a message for sb.给某人留个口信。

（2）room作可数名词，意为“房间”；作不可数名词，意为“空间”，相当于space。例：

There is no room on the bus. 公共汽车上没有空地方了。

（3）pair通常指成对出现的物品。a pair of意为“一双（副）……”，后面接复数名词。如：a pair of shoes/ socks/ glasses 一双鞋子/袜子/一副眼镜。

【拓展】当a pair of...作主语时，谓语动词的单复数情况通常与pair的单复数保持一致。例：

That pair of pants is mine. 那条裤子是我的。

（4）voice意为“声音”。指人的噪音或说话、唱歌发出的声音。如：in a loud voice 大声地

【比较】sound泛指人们听到的“声音”，可以指人和动物的声音，也可以指物体碰撞发出的声音或指大自然的任何声音。而noise则指人们不愿听到的、不悦耳的“噪音”，即：嘈杂声、喧哗、吵闹等。如：make so much noise 大声吵闹。

（5）population意为“人口”，作主语时，谓语动词要用单数形式。另外，population可以用large， great以及small来修饰，但不能用many， much来修饰。例：

The population of Australia is smaller than that of Canada. 澳大利亚的人口比加拿大的少。

【拓展】询问某地人口的多少要用疑问词what，而不能用how many或how much。例：

What is the population of this city？ 这个城市的人口是多少？

【动词】

（1）happen是不及物动词，意为“（偶然）发生”，主语一般是物，而不能是人。例：

This happens every night. 这件事每晚都发生。

【拓展】happen to sb./ sth. 表示“某人怎么了或某物怎么了”。例：

Can you tell me what happened to him yesterday？ 你能告诉我昨天他怎么了吗？

（2）annoy意为“使……生气，使……烦恼”。例：

What annoys you most when youre shopping？ 你在购物时，什么最让你恼火？

【拓展】① annoyed是形容词，意为“（某人感到）恼火的；恼怒的”。be/ get annoyed with sb.

意为“生某人的气”；be/ get annoyed to do sth.意为“做某事感到生气”。

② annoying也是形容词，意为“令人气恼的；令人心烦的”。

（3）receive意为“收到；得到”，常指收到礼物或来信等。

【拓展】表示“收到某人的来信”还可以表达为：get ones letter， get a letter from sb.， hear from sb.等。

（4）cost意为“花费”，表示“某物花费某人多少钱”，其主语一般是物，常用于结构：“sth. cost sb. + 钱数”，通常没有被动语态。

【拓展】① spend指花费钱财、时间，其主语一般是人。常用于spend time/ money on sth.或spend time/ money in doing sth.的结构中，其中介词in常常省略。

② take常用于“It takes sb. some time to do sth.”结构，表示“某人花多长时间做某事”。

③ pay意为“支付”，主语是人。通常用sb. pay some money for sth.结构。

【形容词、副词】

（1）alone用作副词，意为“单独地；孤独地”，强调独自一人，没有别的同伴。例：

For years the old man lived alone. 几年来，那位老人独自生活。

【比较】lonely用作形容词，指的是一种感觉，具有感情色彩，缺乏友爱和帮助，感到寂寞，意为“孤独的；寂寞的”。如：feel lonely感到孤独的。

（2）asleep用作形容词，意为“睡着的；熟睡的”，在句中常用作表语。如：be asleep睡着的；fall asleep入睡。

（3）instead用作副词，意为“代替；而不是”，但通常不译出，位于句首或句尾。

【兼类词】

（1）surprise

① 作动词，surprise sb.表示“使（人）惊奇；使（人）感到意外”。

② 作可数名词，意为“惊奇；惊讶”。in surprise吃惊地，惊奇地；to ones surprise让某人吃惊的是。

（2）several

① 作形容词，意为“几个的；数个的”，用来修饰可数名词。如：several languages 好几种语言；several times 好几次。

② 作代词，意为“几个；数个（人或物）”。例：

Several of us decided to walk home. 我们中有几个人决定步行回家。

（3）return

① 作不及物动词，意为“回来；返回”。如：return from work 下班回家。

② 作及物动词，意为“归还；退还”。 return sth. to sb. 把某物归还给某人。

③ 作名词，意为“返回；报答”等。例：

He made a return for her kindness. 他回报了她的好意。

（4）neither

① 作代词，意为“两者都不；两者之中任何一个都不”。作主语时，谓语动词一般用单数形式。例：

Neither of the sweaters is good. 两件毛衣都不好。

② 作形容词，意为“两者都不；两者之中没有一个”，所修饰的名词用单数。例：

Neither answer is right. 两个答案都不对。

③ 作连词，意为“也不”。例：

He cant swim. Neither can I. 他不会游泳，我也不会。

【训练基地】

Ⅰ. 根据句意及首字母或汉语提示补全单词。

1. Money is important to us， but money isnt e______.

2. The man wears a skirt in the cold weather. How s______ he is！

3. My parents are never a______ that I watch TV on weekends.

4. It always a______ me when the men around smoke.

5. Ive ever seen an exciting f______ called The Lord of the Rings.

6. If you dont want to ______ （失败） in the exam， you shall study hard.

7. Dont be late again. You are ______ （理应） to get to school on time.

8. My uncle has been raising money for charity for ______ （若干） years.

9. How about sending her a ______ （特别的） gift？

10. The little boy always says ______ （再见） to his parents when he goes to school.

Ⅱ. 用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。

1. Its ______ （amaze） that an alien came to our school yesterday.

2. What a ______ （luck） boy！ He has won a prize to travel to Japan.

3. Why not invite the ______ （foreign） to our house？ They look friendly.

4. We should be ______ （care） when we give others suggestions.

5. Not all ______ （child） like toys. We might send this girl some flowers.

6. Japanese companies have already made robots ______ （walk）.

7. The football player is ______ （popular） than you.

8. He invited her ______ （dance） for me.

9. I think I ______ （stay） at home tomorrow.

10. My sister would like ______ （be） a movie star.

11. Which do you like ______ （well）， this one or that one？

12. Heilongjiang is in the ______ （northern） of China.

13. He is very ______ （friend） to us.

14. I will try ______ （not be） late for the meeting.

15. If you dont go now， you ______ （be） late.

Ⅲ. 单项选择。

（ ）1. Only if fewer people go to work by car， there will be less ______ in the street.

A. danger B. traffic C. accident D. silence

（ ）2. Its ______ to write a thank-you note when you get some help.

A. brave B. lucky C. polite D. careful

（ ）3. —What will you be in ten years？

—I will ______ become a scientist， but Im not sure.

A. nearly B. clearly C. probably D. especially

（ ）4. —Gina， you look worried. Whats wrong？

—I have so many snow globes that I dont know where to ______ them.

A. send B. store C. raise D. return

（ ）5. —Who has ever been to the Water Park， you or your sister？

—______ of us has. We are ______ too busy with our study.

A. All； both B. Both； neither C. Neither； both D. Each； neither

Ⅳ. 根据对话内容，从方框所给的选项中选出合适的单词补全对话。

[true， cost， happen， suggest， pollution， such， received， discovered， traffic， surprise＼&]

A： Its （1）______ a nice car. Isnt it yours， Jack？

B： Yes， its the present which I just （2）______ from my grandpa last week.

A： What a （3）______！

B： Yes， but cars dont （4）______ too much in our country.

A： In China， its different. Cars are too dear for everyone to buy.

B： However， I have （5）______ that many Chinese people have their own cars.

A： Thats （6）______. Our country is becoming richer and richer.

B： By the way， what will （7）______ if there are too many cars？

A： Of course， there will be many （8）______ problems.

B： I agree. And cars will make more air （9）______.

A： How bad it is！ So scientists （10）______ that people have a low-carbon life.

B： Sounds like a good idea. I will support this idea though I have a car.

Keys：

Ⅰ. 1. everything 2. strange 3. against 4. annoys 5. film

6. fail 7. supposed 8. several 9. special 10. goodbye

Ⅱ. 1. amazing 2. lucky 3. foreigners 4. careful 5. children

6. walk 7. more popular 8. to dance

9. will stay/ am staying/ am going to stay 10. to be 11. better 12. north 13. friendly 14. not to be 15. will be

Ⅲ. 1～5 BCCBC

Ⅳ. 1. such 2. received 3. surprise 4. cost 5. discovered

12月大学英语四级重点词汇盘点 篇3

rhythm n. 节奏，韵律;规律性变化

deny v. 否认;拒绝

population n. 人口

convey v. 传达;运输

route n. 道路;路线;路途;航线;途径，渠道

drift v. 漂流;缓慢移动;漂泊 n. 漂流，移动

crack v. (使)破裂，断裂;重击，猛击 n. 裂缝;缝隙;(突然的)爆裂声

prescribe v. 开药方;规定，指定

accuse v. 责备，控告

pursuit n. 追求;追赶

precaution n. 预防措施;防备

tender adj. 温和的，亲切的;幼小的;无知的

acceptable adj. 可接受的，合意的;受欢迎的

rebel n. 叛徒，起义者 v. 造反，反抗

specific adj. 明确的，确切的，具体的;特定的 n. (复)详情;细节

perform v. 表演，演出;执行，履行

select v. 选择，挑选，选拔 adj. 精选的，优等的

approve v. 赞同;批准，核准

explanation n. 解释，说明

temporary adj. 临时的;暂时的;短暂的 n. 临时工

enable v. 使……能够，使可行;准许

attribute v. 把……归因于;把……归咎于 n. 属性，特征

gentle adj. 温和的;柔和的;温柔的

wrap v. (用纸、布等)包，裹;(用手、脚)围住 n. 披肩，围巾;饺子皮;保鲜膜

appoint v. 任命，指定

participate v. 参与;参加

architecture n. 建筑学，建筑业;结构

capacity n. 容量，容积;能力

establishment n. 成立，建立;机构，企业

grasp v. 抓住，紧握;领会 n. 抓，握;把握;领会

treasure n. 宝物，财富 v. 珍爱，重视;珍藏

dispose v. 清除，处理

command n. 命令，指挥;司令部 v. 指挥，命令;控制，掌管

reasonable adj. 合理的;通情达理的;明智的，理智的

shade n. 荫凉处;色度;稍微;细微差别 v. 给……遮挡(光线);荫蔽

pray v. 祈祷，祈求

installation n. 安装;装置;设施

apparent adj. 显然的;表面上的;似乎真实的

correction n. 批改，修改，改正

fare n. 费用 v. 进展

rural adj. 乡下的;乡村的;农村的;有乡村特色的;田园的;有乡土气息的

legal adj. 合法的，法定的; 法律(上)的

victim n. 受害者;遇难者;牺牲品

deserve v. 应得，值得

intelligence n. 理解力，智力;情报

commission v. 委任，委托 n. 委任;委员会;佣金

hollow adj. 空的，空心的;空洞的 n. 树洞;凹陷处

vehicle n. 交通工具，车辆;工具;传播媒介

approximate adj. 大约的，近似的 v. 接近，约等于

occasionally adv. 偶尔地

scale n. 规模;刻度;级别;比例尺 v. 依比例决定;攀登

hostile adj. 怀敌意的，敌对的

refusal n. 拒绝，回绝

identify v. 识别，认出; 确定，指认

infect v. 传染，感染

duration n. 持续时间，期间

block n. 块; 街区; <英>大楼，大厦;阻碍 v. 阻止; 阻塞

influence n. 影响，影响力;有影响的人(或事物) v. 影响

precision n. 精确;精密

costly adj. 昂贵的，代价高的

precise adj. 精确的，准确的

tunnel n. 隧道;地道 v. 挖隧道;挖地道

possess v. 持有;具有

mineral n. 矿物;矿物质

slice n. 薄的切片;部分;锅铲 v. 切成薄片;大幅降低;砍，削

spray n. 水沫，喷雾器，喷剂 v. 喷雾，扫射，喷射;喷上涂料

formula n. 公式;方案;配方

substance n. 物质;实质;重要性

racial adj. 种族的;人种的

contest n. 比赛，竞赛;竞争 v. 争取赢得;争辩，就……提出异议

shrink v. 收缩，退缩，萎缩;缩水;回避 n. 收缩，萎缩

portrait n. 肖像，画像;描绘

reaction n. 反应，反响;化学反应

concentration n. 专心;集中;浓度

status n. 地位，身份，情形，状况

diverse adj. 不同的，多种多样的

exploit v. 利用;开拓，开采;压榨

shut v. 关闭，合上;禁止通行;(商店)停业 adj. 围绕的，合拢的;关闭的

storage n. 储藏，仓库;(蓄电池的)蓄电

filter n. 筛选，过滤;滤器 v. 过滤

edge n. 边，边缘;优势，上风;刀刃 v. 给……加上边;缓慢移动

sponsor n. 赞助者，赞助商;(法案的)发起者 v. 发起(提案，议案);赞助

resume v. 再继续，重新开始 n. 简历，履历;摘要

perceive v. 认为，视为;察觉，感觉，认知

seek v. 寻求，寻找，物色;搜索

exceed v. 超过，超出;超越

surgery n. 外科手术;外科;诊所

trace v. 追踪，找出根源;描绘，描摹 n. 痕迹;遗迹;踪迹;足迹

outline n. 概要;大纲;轮廓 v. 描画轮廓，描述要点

loan v. 借出，贷与 n. 贷款;借款

competent adj. 有能力的，能胜任的

majority n. 多数;大多数

independence n. 独立，自主，自立

interfere v. 干预，干涉;妨碍

existence n. 存在，生存

detect v. 测出;发现，查明

distinct adj. 不同的;明显的，清楚的;显著的

gesture n. 手势;姿态 v. 打手势

competition n. 比赛，竞争

考研英语重点词汇解析 篇4

variable

a.易变的，可变的;变量的 n.变量

【例】Charcoal here implies a component with variable properties, not a specific chemical.木炭是一种具有可变性质而不是特定性质的化学药品。

【构词】vari(改变)+-able→能改变的→可变的

【同义替换】changeable, mobile, unstable, liquid

【真题】Building on the basic truth about interpersonal influence, the researchers studied the dynamics of social influence by conducting thousands of computer simulations of populations manipulating a number of variables relating to people’s ability to influence others and their tendency to be influenced.

基于人际影响的基本事实，研究人员通过成千上万的计算机模拟来研究人群的动态关系，掌握了 一系列与人们影响他人的能力和受他人影响的可能性相关的变量。

elite

n.精华;精锐;中坚分子

【例】But its greedy elite will still try to manipulate the scheme.不过，该国贪婪的精英们仍将试图操控这一计划。

【构词】e+lite(=lig选择)→精选出来的→精英

【同义替换】cream, essence, quintessence

【派生】elitism n.精英主义;杰出人物统治论

【真题】If you were to examine the birth certificates of every soccer player in ’s World Cup tournament, you would most likely find a noteworthy quirk: elite soccer players are more likely to have been born in the earlier months of the year than in the later months.

如果你查一下参加世界杯足球锦标赛的每位运动员的出生证明，就既有可能发现一个引人注目的怪现象：出色的足球运动员往往出生在一年内的前几个月而不是后几个月。

haste

n.匆忙，急速，草率 v.赶快，匆忙

【例】The more haste, the less speed.欲速则不达。

【同义替换】hurry

【派生】hasty a.匆忙的，仓促的，草率的 hasten v.急忙，赶快;催促，促进

【真题】Some have breathed sighs of relief, others, including churches, right-to-life groups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly attached the bill and the haste of its passage,

一些人如释重负，另一些人，包括教会、生命权利组织以及澳大利亚医学会成员都对这一决议及其仓促的通过进行了猛烈的抨击。

privacy

n.独处，私生活;隐私，私事

【例】She complained that the questions were an invasion of her privacy.她投诉这些问题侵犯了她的个人隐私。

【同义替换】secrecy, seclusion, isolation

【派生】private a.私人的;私有的;私下的

【真题】Brendon Lynch, Microsoft’s chief privacy officer, blogged : ” We believe consumers should have more control. ” Could it really be that simple?

Brendon Lynch，微软的首席隐私官，在自己的博客上说：“我们相信客户应当(对自己的线上行为信息)有更大的掌控权。”但事实上真的有那么简单吗?

convey

v.运送，搬运;传达，传播

【例】Pipes convey hot water from the boiler to the radiators.通过管道把热水从锅炉输送到散热器里。

【构词】con-+vey(道路)→在路上运输→运送

【同义替换】transport, express, deliver

【派生】conveyable a.可传达的;可搬运的 conveyance n.运输，运输工具

【真题】Television is one of the means by which these feelings are created and conveyed―and perhaps never before has it served so much to connect different peoples and nations as in the recent events in Europe.

电视是引发和传达这些感受的手段之一，在欧洲进来发生的事件中，它把不同的民族和国家连到一起，其作用之大，前所未有。

convince

v.(of)使信服，使确信

【例】What she said convinced me that I was mistaken.她的一番话使我认识到我错了。

【构词】con-+vinc(征服)+e→说服，使信服

【同义替换】ensure, assure, confirm

【派生】convincible a.可信服的 convincing a.令人信服的，有说服力的

【真题】This, he thought, could not be true, because the “ Origin of Species ” is one long argument from the beginning to the end, and has convinced many able men.

初中英语重点短语和词汇25个 篇5

1.There be的进行时态结构 2.报道，登记3.偶然遇见

4.依靠5.查明，弄清楚 6.在电话里在树上

8.节食9.take sb’11.躺下13.究竟

18.因sth向sb道歉

24.答复speed up

25个重点词汇和短语（10）

2.There be的进行时态结构 2.报道，登记3.偶然遇见

5.依靠5.查明，弄清楚 6.在电话里在树上

8.节食9.take sb’11.躺下13.究竟

18.因sth向sb道歉

24.答复speed up

25个重点词汇和短语（10）

3.There be的进行时态结构 2.报道，登记3.偶然遇见

6.依靠5.查明，弄清楚 6.在电话里在树上

8.节食9.take sb’11.躺下13.究竟

18.因sth向sb道歉

模块十重点词汇讲解 篇6

1. switch

【分析】switch v. & n. 转换，转变

常见搭配为：switch…to…把……转换为……；switch on 打开；switch off关掉

When you leave the classroom, switch off the lights. 离开教室时，把灯关掉。

The computer will be switched on at the time you want. 电脑将在你希望的时间开启。

The manager switched the location of the company to Shanghai. 经理把公司的位置转到了上海。

2. similarly

【分析】similarly adv. 同样地

Li Ming likes football very much. Similarly, his brother loves football as well.

【拓展】similar adj. 相似的；类似的

常用结构：①be similar to与……相似。如：

His views on examination are similar to mine. 他的考试观点与我的相似。

②be similar in 在……方面相似

Our houses are similar only in style. 我们的房子仅仅是风格类似。

similarity n. 相似；相似之处

3. submit

微笑增强免疫力。

【分析】submit vi. 服从，顺从，听任 vt. 递交，主张，认为

We’ll submit ourselves to the government’s arrangement. 我们将服从政府的安排。

I submit that the plan will not work in this case. 我认为假如这样的话这个计划不起作用。

【拓展】submit to 服从，顺从，听任

Should a wife submit to her husband? 妻子应该顺从她的丈夫吗？

4. order

【分析】order n. 秩序

The students went into the hall in order. 学生们有秩序地进入大厅。

【拓展】out of order 出故障

His computer is always out of order. 他的电脑老是出故障。

keep order 维持秩序

Several policemen are keeping order in the street. 几个警察正在街上维持秩序。

give/place an order 订购

They placed an order for lots of modern equipment. 他们订购了许多现代化设备。

5. smoothly

【分析】smoothly adv. 平稳地；顺利地；平滑地

To their joy, all the things go on smoothly. 使他们高兴的是，所有的事情进展顺利。

To tell the truth, this meeting was held smoothly. 实话告诉你，这次会议是顺利进行的。

【拓展】①adj. 光滑的；平静的；平坦的

The cloth feels smooth. 这布摸起来很光滑。

Our path in life will not always be smooth. 我们的生活道路不会总是一帆风顺的。

②vt. 使光滑

The gardener smoothed the soil in a flower bed. 园丁平整了花坛的泥土。

③smooth sth. away 轻易地摆脱或消除（尤指问题、困难等）

We’ll smooth away any difficulties when we reach them. 我们碰到任何困难都能顺利克服。

④smooth sth. over使（问题等）缓解

It will be difficult for you to smooth over your differences after so many years. 经过了这么多年， 你想消除你们之间的分歧谈何容易。

6. claim

【分析】claim

①vt.要求（获得权力），请求，认领

They claimed the reward. 他们要求得到奖赏。

②vt. 声称……，断言

He claimed to have seen the film Mona Lisa.

= He claimed he had seen the film Mona Lisa. 他声称看过《蒙娜丽莎》那部电影。

③需要；（疾病，意外）夺去（生命）

The earthquake claimed thousands of lives. 地震夺去了成千上万的人的生命。

【拓展】n. a claim for/on/to… 对……要求

The boss found a claim for damages. 老板发现了一个赔偿损害的要求。

7. accuracy

【分析】accuracy n. 意为：“精确, 准确”（尤指用心的结果） 如：

My brother never doubted the accuracy of the information that I gave him. 我哥哥从来没有怀疑过我给他信息的准确性。

It is impossible to say with any (degree of) accuracy how many are affected.

无论如何也说不准受影响的有多少。

【拓展】accurate adj. 精确的

Can you give me an accurate answer to the question? 你能给我这个问题的精确的答案吗？

Smiling Lowers Your Blood Pressure

8. addictive

【分析】addictive adj. 使人上瘾的

As is known to all, alcohol and tobacco are both addictive substances. 众所周知，酒和烟都是容易上瘾的东西。

【拓展】addicted adj. 上瘾的

be addicted to 沉溺于，醉心于

At one time he becmae addicted to drugs. 过去他沉迷于毒品。

The man addicted himself to cigrarettes. 这个人曾对吸烟上瘾。

My son is hopelessly addicted to televison. 我儿子都成电视迷了，简直是无可救药了。

addiction n. 成瘾，入迷

Her addiction to alcohol ruined her life. 她的酒瘾毁了她的一生。

Some weight problems are caused by an addicition to sugar and fat. 有些肥胖问题是由于太爱吃糖和脂肪含量高的食物引起的。

Part Two 词组专讲

9. apply to

【分析】apply to 应用，适用

The form is for UK citizens—it doesn’t apply to you. 这份表格是为英国公民制订的，与你无关。

【拓展】apply for 申请

I’ve applied to the school for the position. 我已向学校申请这个职位了。

apply v. & n. 涂，敷

Apply some medicine to your wound. 在伤口上涂点药。

If you apply pressure to a cut, it’s meant to stop the bleeding. 按住伤口，可止血。

10. without doubt

【分析】without/beyond doubt毫无疑问

Without doubt Chinese athletes tried their best at the Games. 在运动会上中国队员毫无疑问尽了全力。

【拓展】no doubt 没有疑问

Please dismiss all doubts about it. 请去掉所有的怀疑。

doubt v. 怀疑

We don’t doubt that he can do a good job of it. 我们不怀疑他能做好那项工作。

I doubt whether/if it is true. 我怀疑是否是真的。

11. put pressure on

【分析】put pressure on 给……施加压力

The rising number of accidents will put pressure on the government. 事故数量的增加会给政府带来压力。

Passenger complaints put great pressure on the bus company to improve their services. 乘客投诉迫使公共汽车公司改进其服务。

【拓展】under the pressure of 在……的压力下

Tom used to live in the country so he is not used to the pressure of city life. 汤姆过去生活在乡下因此不习惯城市生活的压力。

The boy told us everything under the pressure of the teacher. 在老师的压力下，男孩告诉我们一切。

pressure v. 对……施加压力；迫使

The father pressured the son into carrying the books upstairs. 父亲强迫儿子往楼上搬书。

12. take advantage of

【分析】take advantage of 利用

If you know how to take advantage of life, one life time is long enough. 如果你懂得如何利用生命，那么一生的时间是够长的了。

Don’t lend them the car—they are taking advantage of you. 不要把汽车借给他们——他们在利用你。

【拓展】have the advantage of 有……的优势

He had the advantage of a good education. 他具有受过良好教育的有利条件。

have advantage over 比……有优势

Don’t worry. You have advantage over the others. 不要担心，你比他人有优势。

To one’s advantage 对某人有利

It would be to your advantage to attend this meeting. 参加这次会议对你有利。

微笑降低血压。

13. in large numbers

【分析】in large numbers 大量地，相当于in large quantities.

They bought fruits and vegetables in large numbers. 他们大量地购买水果和蔬菜。

【拓展】a great/large number of许多；若干用来修饰可数名词。谓语用复数。

He has published a great number of short stories and poems in the newspapers. 他已经在报纸上发表了许多短篇故事和诗歌。

the number of +名词，的数目谓语用单数。

The number of the students in our school is larger than that in his. 我们学校的学生数比他的学校多。

14. account for

【分析】account for导致，做出解释

The heavy fog accounted for the delay of the first bus. 大雾导致了第一班车的延误。

How did the team account for their delay of the match? 这个队是怎么对比赛的延误做出解释的？

【拓展】account n.，账目，账户，叙述，说明 v. 认为，说明

She gave the police a full account of the incident. 她把事件向警察作了详细叙述。

Yesterday I opened an account in the Bank of China. 昨天我在中国银行开了账户。

Mr. Wang can be accounted a good teacher in our school. 王老师被认为是我校的一位好老师。

15. on top of

【分析】on top of除了

On top of money, they were provided other rewards. 除了钱，他们还得到了其他奖赏。

He gave me many books on top of the dictionary. 除了词典，他还给了我许多书。

【拓展】

 in addition另外；加之

 apart from, besides的意思也是“除了”。

Mary has two cars apart from a motorboat. 马丽有两辆汽车外加一艘机动船。

Grandmother gave us a lot of apples for our picnic and a bag of chocolates in addition. 奶奶给了我们许多苹果野炊还有一包巧克力。

Apart from/In addition to/On top of flowers, Lao Li also gave some food. 除了鲜花，老李还给了我们一些食物。

16. make use of

【分析】make use of 利用……

Our teachers often advise us students to make good/full use of our time. 我们的老师经常劝我们学生要很好/充分利用时间。

Your spare time must be made better use of to study your lessons. 你必须更好地利用宽余时间学习功课。

The teacher advised his students to make better use of their precious time. 老师劝告同学们要更好地利用他们的宝贵时间。

Farmers should make full use of good weather in the harvest time. 在收获季节，农民们要充分利用好天气。

17. be faced with

【分析】Be faced with 面对；面临

They are faced with many difficulties on the way to success. 在成功的道路上他们面临许多困难。

Faced with a difficult problem, I was very unhappy.

=Facing a difficult problem, I was very unhappy. 面临一个难题，我很不高兴。

【拓展】face to face (常与with连用) 面对面地

The manager interviewed me face to face. 经理面对面地对我进行了面试。

Our school and the hospital stand face to face across the street. 我们学校和医院隔街相望。

I have heard of him a lot but I have never met him face to face. 我听说过他不少但是从来没有面对面地见过。

巩固练习

1. This kind of disease is very serious, 75% of the people fell ill in this area.

A.accounted for

B.accounting with

C.accounting for

D.accounting of

2. He planned the government financial help in order to expand his chemical works.

A.to apply to; for

B.applying to; for

C.to apply for; to

D.applying for; to

3. Tom’s car is similar mine that they are both red.

A.to; to

B.in; in

C.in; to

D.to; in

4. As is known to all, smokers are likely to become to nicotine.

A.addict

B.addicted

C.addiction

D.active

5. The young lady immediately doubted the of her husband’s statement.

A.recognition

B.accuracy

C.importance

D.necessity

6. After the earthquake, every thing on the island was not .

A.in the place

B.in order

C.in a mess

D.out of order

7. Our bodies are strengthened by taking exercise. , our minds are developed by learning.

A.Similarly

B.Frankly

C.Generally

D.Differently

8. The scientists are now trying to discover what use could be such material.

A.made out

B.made up

C.made of

D.made from

9. with a difficult situation, Arnold decided to ask his boss for advice.

A.To face

B.Having faced

C.Faced

D.Facing

10. The president said the relation between the two countries had progressed with fruitful cooperation in some fields.

A.peacefully

B.highly

C.quietly

D.smoothly

案答考参

DCCAB 10—6 BBDAC 5—1

上半年英语四级重点词汇 篇7

这四个高频考词都有“遵守”的意思，但是它们的搭配不同。

abide v.后接by表示“遵守，同意”。

i will abide by the director’ decision.我将遵从主任的决定。

adhere v.后接to表示“遵守”。(当然adhere一词的其它意思如“坚持;粘附”也经常被考到。)

car drivers must adhere to the rules of driving.汽车司机必须遵守驾驶规则。

conform v.后接to表示“遵守，符合”。

all individuals are required to conform to the laws made by their governments.每个人都应该遵守政府制订的法律。

comply v.后接with表示“遵守，服从”，用于正式的场合。

our company complies with governmental regulations on paying taxes.我们公司遵守政府有关纳税的规定。

abnormal, uncommon, disordered

这三个单词都有“反常的”之意，在考研和cet-6当中经常让考生们辨析它们的细微差别。

abnormal a.不正常的，反常的(但并非罕见)，指行为或现象(如气候)的异常。

his body temperature has been abnormal for 3 days, the highest point reaching 40.5 degree centigrade.他的体温三天来一直都不正常，最高的时候达到40.5摄氏度。(尽管身体发烧不正常，但生活中也时有发生。)

uncommon a.罕见的，不平常的，指很少经历或很少见到的状况;特别的，出色的。

hurricanes are uncommon in england.飓风在英国非常罕见。

that is uncommon instant coffee; it tastes great!那速溶咖啡质量上乘，味道好极了!

disordered a.混乱的，杂乱的;(精神或身体)有病的。

we couldn’t understand her disordered presentation.我们听不明白她条理不清的陈述。

abolish, cancel, eliminate, dispose, erase, exclude, extinguish

这一组动词都有“取消，除掉”的意思。

abolish v.指对法律、习俗、制度的废除;完全破坏。

the government abolished the tax on alcohol.政府取消了酒税。

cancel v.对预先安排的某种活动(如旅行、计划、会议等)的取消;删去(字、句)。

the meeting has been cancelled because of the flu.会议由于流感而取消了。

eliminate v.指消除、淘汰已经存在但是现在不需要的东西。

the losing team was eliminated from further competition.失利的那个队被淘汰了，不能参加下一阶段的比赛。

the doctor helped him eliminate toxins from the intestine.医生帮助他排出肠中毒素。

dispose v.处理，处置;表示“除掉、扔掉”时常与of连用。(这一点需要注意。)

after your picnic, please dispose of the litter.野餐后请清除掉垃圾。

erase v.除去，擦掉，指有意识地除去字迹、声音等。

i erased the music on the tape before recording on the tape again.我在往磁带上录音之前先消掉了上面的音乐。

exclude v.排斥;排除，不包括在内，与include互为反义词。

the restaurant excludes anyone who is not properly dressed from entering.衣冠不整者不得进入该餐馆。

extinguish v.熄灭，扑灭(火);使沉默，使暗淡。

firefighters extinguished a big fire.消防队员扑灭了大火。

abstract, digest, outline, summary

这一组名词都有“要点，摘要”的意思。

abstract n.概要，摘要，尤其指对学术论文或法律论据作的简述。

i have read the abstract of his book.我已经读了他的书的概要。

digest n. (篇幅较长的)摘要，文摘，它是对原文的浓缩而不是对原文的简单解释，浓缩后仍保持原文的顺序、重点和风格。

reader’s digest《读者文摘》

outline n.要点，大纲，概要。

she made an outline of ideas she wanted to present in her talk.她把自己要谈的想法列了一个提纲。

summary n.总结，摘要，指用寥寥数语概括文章或者讲话的要点，不考虑原文的风格。

absurd, ridiculous, silly

这一组形容词都有“愚蠢，可笑”的意思。

absurd a.荒谬的，可笑的，指因不符合常识、违反真理或不合逻辑而令人发笑。

there was an absurd idea that the earth was flat and motionless.过去曾经有一种荒谬的观点认为地球呈扁平状而且静止不动。

ridiculous a.荒唐可笑的，指因为愚昧无知而令人发笑并成为笑柄，含有蔑视成分。

it is ridiculous to judge a foreign culture only by its food.仅仅根据一个国家的饮食来评价该国家的文化是荒唐可笑的。

silly a.愚蠢的，傻的，指由于单纯或者头脑简单而显得愚蠢。

a silly little boy傻小子

abundant, plentiful

这两个形容词都有“充足的”之意。

abundant a. (数量)充足的，常用于人、物产、资源、雨量等，含有“过多”之意。

oil is in abundant supply in this country.这个国家石油供应十分充裕。

plentiful a.丰富的，充足的，常用于食物、收获、财产等，不能用于时 间、空间、思想等方面。

eggs are plentiful at this moment.现在鸡蛋很多。

accent, tone, dialect

这三个名词意思相近，容易混淆。

accent n.口音，指某一地区语言的发音特征;重音。

he speaks english with a spanish accent.他讲英语带有西班牙口音。

tone n.语气，音调，指说话人的口气或声音的高低、轻重等。

he speaks to his baby in soft tones.他用柔和的语调和他的婴儿说话。

dialect n.方言，土语，地方话，指一个地区人们所使用的语言。

the yorkshire dialect约克郡方言the sichuan dialect四川方言

access, assess

这两个词为一组“形近易混词”。

access n.接近，进入。

the people living in these apartments have free access to thatmming pool.住在这些公寓里的人可以免费地进入游泳池。

assess v.评估(财产，价值)。

i assessed how much it would cost to build a new apartment.我评估了一下建一套新的公寓要多少钱。

accommodate, afford, furnish

这一组动词都有“提供”的意思。

accommodate v.提供住宿、房间;适应，迎合，迁就。

this hotel can accommodate up to 500 guests.这家饭店可供500位来宾住宿。

the company accommodated the customer’s wish and sent the delivery overnight.公司满足了顾客的愿望，连夜将货物发了出去。

afford v.负担，支付;当“提供”讲时，多用于指抽象事物的提供。

we can’t afford that expensive sports car.我们买不起那辆昂贵的跑车。

the tall building affords a beautiful view of the ocean.从这幢高楼上可以看到大海的美丽景致。

furnish v.指提供生活或某种用途所需要的东西。

reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge, it is thinking that makes what we read ours.阅读虽然为我们的思想提供了各种知识，然而只有思考才能将我们读到的内容变成自己的东西。

accomplishment, attainment, achievement

这三个名词都有“成就”的意思。

accomplishment n.成功，成就;才艺，修养。

climbing that high mountain was an accomplishment for the hikers.对于登山运动员来说，爬上了那座山就是成功。

being able to paint well is just one of her accomplishments.画画得好只是她的许多才能之一。

attainment n.指学识和造诣(常用作复数);达到，到达。

a scholar of the highest attainments造诣极高的学者

achievement n.可指抽象的“成就”，或具体的“成绩”，与accomplishment是同义词。

accuse, charge

两个动词都有“控诉，指控”之意，但它们后面所搭配的介词不同。

accuse v.指控，控诉，与介词of连用。

the police accused him of theft.警察指控他犯有盗窃罪。

charge v.可以指因为小错而受的责备，也指因违法而受到控告，与介词with连用。

the police charged him with murder.警察指控他犯了谋杀

abide, adhere, conform, comply

这四个高频考词都有“遵守”的意思，但是它们的搭配不同。

abide v.后接by表示“遵守，同意”。

i will abide by the director’ decision.我将遵从主任的决定。

adhere v.后接to表示“遵守”。(当然adhere一词的其它意思如“坚持;粘附”也经常被考到。)

car drivers must adhere to the rules of driving.汽车司机必须遵守驾驶规则。

conform v.后接to表示“遵守，符合”。

all individuals are required to conform to the laws made by their governments.每个人都应该遵守政府制订的法律。

comply v.后接with表示“遵守，服从”，用于正式的场合。

our company complies with governmental regulations on paying taxes.我们公司遵守政府有关纳税的规定。

abnormal, uncommon, disordered

这三个单词都有“反常的”之意，在考研和cet-6当中经常让考生们辨析它们的细微差别。

abnormal a.不正常的，反常的(但并非罕见)，指行为或现象(如气候)的异常。

his body temperature has been abnormal for 3 days, the highest point reaching 40.5 degree centigrade.他的体温三天来一直都不正常，最高的时候达到40.5摄氏度。(尽管身体发烧不正常，但生活中也时有发生。)

uncommon a.罕见的，不平常的，指很少经历或很少见到的状况;特别的，出色的。

hurricanes are uncommon in england.飓风在英国非常罕见。

that is uncommon instant coffee; it tastes great!那速溶咖啡质量上乘，味道好极了!

disordered a.混乱的，杂乱的;(精神或身体)有病的。

we couldn’t understand her disordered presentation.我们听不明白她条理不清的陈述。

abolish, cancel, eliminate, dispose, erase, exclude, extinguish

这一组动词都有“取消，除掉”的意思。

abolish v.指对法律、习俗、制度的废除;完全破坏。

the government abolished the tax on alcohol.政府取消了酒税。

cancel v.对预先安排的某种活动(如旅行、计划、会议等)的取消;删去(字、句)。

the meeting has been cancelled because of the flu.会议由于流感而取消了。

eliminate v.指消除、淘汰已经存在但是现在不需要的东西。

the losing team was eliminated from further competition.失利的那个队被淘汰了，不能参加下一阶段的比赛。

the doctor helped him eliminate toxins from the intestine.医生帮助他排出肠中毒素。

dispose v.处理，处置;表示“除掉、扔掉”时常与of连用。(这一点需要注意。)

after your picnic, please dispose of the litter.野餐后请清除掉垃圾。

erase v.除去，擦掉，指有意识地除去字迹、声音等。

i erased the music on the tape before recording on the tape again.我在往磁带上录音之前先消掉了上面的音乐。

exclude v.排斥;排除，不包括在内，与include互为反义词。

the restaurant excludes anyone who is not properly dressed from entering.衣冠不整者不得进入该餐馆。

extinguish v.熄灭，扑灭(火);使沉默，使暗淡。

firefighters extinguished a big fire.消防队员扑灭了大火。

abstract, digest, outline, summary

这一组名词都有“要点，摘要”的意思。

abstract n.概要，摘要，尤其指对学术论文或法律论据作的简述。

i have read the abstract of his book.我已经读了他的书的概要。

digest n. (篇幅较长的)摘要，文摘，它是对原文的浓缩而不是对原文的简单解释，浓缩后仍保持原文的顺序、重点和风格。

reader’s digest《读者文摘》

outline n.要点，大纲，概要。

she made an outline of ideas she wanted to present in her talk.她把自己要谈的想法列了一个提纲。

summary n.总结，摘要，指用寥寥数语概括文章或者讲话的要点，不考虑原文的风格。

absurd, ridiculous, silly

这一组形容词都有“愚蠢，可笑”的意思。

absurd a.荒谬的，可笑的，指因不符合常识、违反真理或不合逻辑而令人发笑。

there was an absurd idea that the earth was flat and motionless.过去曾经有一种荒谬的观点认为地球呈扁平状而且静止不动。

ridiculous a.荒唐可笑的，指因为愚昧无知而令人发笑并成为笑柄，含有蔑视成分。

it is ridiculous to judge a foreign culture only by its food.仅仅根据一个国家的饮食来评价该国家的文化是荒唐可笑的。

silly a.愚蠢的，傻的，指由于单纯或者头脑简单而显得愚蠢。