Word List 9

article/ ˋɑːtIkl /n. 文章；东西；冠词

[例] This article mainly tells about the story of a beauty. 这篇文章主要讲述了一个美丽女人的故事。

put/ pʊt /vt.（put, put, putting） 放，摆

[例] Where did the man put his cellphone? 那个男士把手机放在哪里了？

[考] 1. put away 把…放好 2. put on 穿上；把…放在… 3. put out 扑灭 4. put up 抬起；建造；张贴 5. put off 推迟 6. put up with 忍受，容忍 7. put forth 提出 8. put down 放下；拒绝 9. put back 放回原处 10. put an end to 结束，终止 11. put... into practice 实行 12. put on weight 长胖

possibility/ ˌpɒsəˋbIləti /n. 可能，可能性

[记] 词根记忆：possibl（e）（可能的）+ility（名词后缀）→可能性

[例] There is a possibility that the President will pay a visit to our university tomorrow. 总统明天可能会来访问我们大学。

[参] impossibility（n. 不可能）

error/ ˋerə /n. 错误

[记] 词根记忆：err（错误）+or→错误

[例] They try to find a solution by trial and error. 他们反复试验以寻求解决方案。

fun/ fʌn /n. 乐趣，娱乐

[考] 1. make fun of... 取笑…，和…开玩笑 2. for fun 为了消遣

[参] funny（adj. 有趣的；好笑的）

bid/ bId /v./n.（bid/bade, bid/bidden, bidding） 出价，投标

[例] He bid $50 for a piece of stamp. 他为一张邮票出价50美元。

reduce/ rIˋdjuːs /vt. 减少，缩减

[例] reduce pressure 减小压力

flash/ flæʃ /n. 闪，闪光，转瞬间 v.（使） 闪光，（使） 闪现

[记] 联想记忆：fl+ash（灰）→一下子变成了灰→转瞬间

[考] 1. in a flash 很快地，立即： I'll be back in a flash. 我马上就回来。2. flash back 回忆，回溯

[参] flashlight（n. 手电）

tell/ tel /v.（told, told, telling） 告诉，吩咐；辨别，知道

[用] 1. tell词义为“告诉”时，一般需接双宾语，句型有：tell sb. sth./从句 告诉某人某事： Tell me your name. 告诉我你的名字。// Calm down and tell me what happened. 冷静下来，告诉我发生了什么事。tell sb. about sth. 告诉某人有关某事的情况： Did you tell him about the party? 你告诉他晚会的事了吗？ 2. tell sb. to do sth. 吩咐某人做某事： The woman tells her son to keep his room in order. 妈妈告诉儿子要保持屋子的整洁。3. tell the difference between 分辨，识别： I can't tell the difference between the twins. 我分辨不出这对双胞胎的区别。做“分辨”讲时，tell前一般为can。

[例] tell the truth 说实话，讲真话 // tell white lies 说善意的谎话 // tell jokes/stories 讲笑话/故事

altogether/ ˌɔːltəˋgeðə /adv. 总共

[例] It's ꇧ40 altogether. 总共40美元。

literary/ ˋlItərəri /adj. 文学的

[记] 词根记忆：liter（文字）+ary（…的）→文字上的→文学的

[例] War and Peace is a literary classic. 《战争与和平》是一部经典文学著作。

treasure/ ˋtreʒə /n. 金银财宝，财富

[记] 联想记忆： 由尼古拉斯·凯奇主演的National Treasure 《国家宝藏》

[例] Workers have found buried treasure in that emperor's tomb. 工人们在那个皇帝的陵墓中发现了埋藏的宝藏。

represent/ ˌreprIˋzent /vt. 代表；表现

[例] The competition attracted over 300 contestants representing 10 countries. 这次竞赛吸引了代表10个国家的300多个参赛者。

surrounding/ səˋraʊndIŋ /adj. 周围的 n. 围绕；[pl.] 环境

[记] 词根记忆：surround（包围，围绕） +ing→周围的

[例] The house is set in beautiful surroundings. 这栋房子周围环境优美。

think/ θIŋk /v.（thought, thought, thinking） 想，思索；认为

[用] 1. think如果接否定意义的宾语从句，否定形式转移到think上： I don't think it is necessary to call him. 我认为没有必要给他打电话。有类似的否定转移用法的动词还有suppose, believe, hope, expect等。2. I think so. 我认为是这样。I think not.=I don't think so. 我认为不是这样。如： —She is the best singer! —I don't think so. —她是最好的歌手!—我不这样认为。可用于这种表达方式的动词还有expect, believe, suppose, guess等。

[考] 1. think of 看待；想到，想起 2. think about 考虑，思考 3. think over 仔细考虑，琢磨 4. think out 彻底思考，解决： I don't think you have thought out all the consequences of your action. 我想你并没有考虑清楚自己行为所带来的全部后果。

recite/ rIˋsaIt /v. 背诵

[记] 词根记忆：re（重新）+cite（引用）→重新引用→背诵

[例] Each child had to recite a poem in the class. 每个孩子都得在班上背诵一首诗。

disturb/ dIˋstɜːb /v. 打扰，扰乱

[记] 词根记忆：dis（分开）+turb（搅乱）→扰乱

[例] I'm really sorry to have disturbed you. 很抱歉打扰你了。

[参] disturbing（adj. 令人不安的；引起烦恼的）；disturbed（adj. 扰乱的）

improve/ Imˋpruːv /v. 改进，更新

[例] My advisor encouraged me to take a summer course to improve my writing skills. 指导老师鼓励我参加暑期课程来提高写作技巧。

[参] improvement（n. 改进；进步）

shape/ ʃeIp /n. 形状，外形 vt. 使成形；制造，塑造

[例] pear⁃shaped 梨形的

[考] 1. in shape 在外形上处于良好状态；健康 2. out of shape 变形；不健康

suppose/ səˋpəʊz /vt. 猜想，假定 vi. 料想

[记] 词根记忆：sup+pose（提出）→提出猜想→猜想，料想

[用] be supposed to do/be 1. 被猜测…： The Snowman is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world—Mount Everest. 人们猜想雪人居住在世界最高的山峰——珠穆朗玛峰上。2. 应该…： We were supposed to have a chemistry class, but the teacher was out of town for a meeting. 我们本应该上化学课，但老师出城开会去了。

lack/ læk /n./v. 缺乏，缺少

[例] There is a lack of trust between us. 我们之间缺乏信任。

race/ reIs /n. 种族；比赛 v. 赛跑，比赛

[例] human race 人类 // a bike tour and race 自行车旅行竞赛 // Thirteen vehicles lined up last March to race across the Mojave Desert. 十三辆汽车于去年三月整队，角逐莫哈韦沙漠越野赛。

adolescent/ ˌædəˋlesnt /n. [C] 青少年 adj. 青春期的

[例] Experts advise parents to spend more time concerning adolescent problems. 专家建议父母花更多时间关注青春期问题。

[参] adolescence（n. 青春期）

habit/ ˋhæbIt /n. 习惯，习性

[考] 1. develop/form/get into a habit（of） 养成（…的） 习惯： He developed a habit of smoking. 他养成了抽烟的习惯。2. have a habit of... 有…的习惯

[参] habitual（adj. 习惯的）；habitually（adv. 习惯地）

辨：habit, custom

habit通常指个人的习惯，往往不需要有意识地去想就能完成；而custom指的是某个群体在经过长时间的实践后形成的风俗习惯。

significance/ sIgˋnIfIkəns /n. 意义，重要性

[例] Few people realized the significance of the discovery. 很少有人意识到这一发现的重要性。

[参] significant（adj. 有意义的，重要的）

hurry/ ˋhʌri /v. 赶快；急忙 n. 匆忙，仓促

[考] 1. hurry up 快点；催促： Could you hurry them up? 你能不能催他们一下？2. in a hurry 匆忙；赶忙： Why are you in such a hurry? 你为什么这么着急？3. in no hurry 不用着急，慢点

attention/ əˋtenʃn /n. 注意；关心

[考] 1. pay attention to 注意 2. draw/catch/have one's attention 引起某人注意

interesting/ ˋIntrəstIŋ /adj. 有趣的

[例] The shop assistant introduced an interesting book to these children. 店员向这些孩子们介绍了一本有趣的书。

辨：interesting, interested

interesting一般用作定语，表示“有意思的，有趣的”，多用来修饰物；而interested则经常用在短语be interested in中，表示“对…感兴趣”，动作主体是人。

stress/ stres /n. 压力 vt. 强调

[例] Many managers suffer from stress. 许多经理都承受着压力。// An army spokesman stressed that all the soldiers had been ordered to issue clear warnings before firing any shot. 军方发言人强调，所有士兵已被命令在开枪前必须发出明确警告。

impress/ Imˋpres /vt. 留下印象

[记] 词根记忆：im（进入）+press（压）→压进脑子里→留下印象

[例] Your pretty face really impressed me. 你美丽的面庞给我留下了非常深刻的印象。

[参] impression（n. 印象，感觉）；impressive（adj. 印象深刻的）

percentage/ pəˋsentIdʒ /n. 百分率；比例

[例] This kind of drink contains a large percentage of alcohol. 这种酒的酒精含量极高。

辨：percentage, percent

percentage是名词，是“百分比，百分率”的意思，而percent是形容词，经常跟在数词后面，如50 percent即50%。

non⁃stop/ ˌnɒnˋstɒp /adj./adv. 不停的（地），不断的（地）

[例] It is a ridiculous idea that someone wants to build a non⁃stop machine. 有人想制造永动机，这想法真是太荒谬了。

behave/ bIˋheIv /v. 表现；行为得体

[例] Sonia has been behaving strangely lately. 索尼娅近来的表现有点奇怪。// You can come if you promise to behave yourself. 只要你答应听话，就可以来。

[参] well⁃behaved（adj. 彬彬有礼的，行为端正的）

belong/ bIˋlɒŋ /vi. 属，附属

[用] belong to 属于…： The earth belongs to all the creature. 地球属于一切生物。注意： 此结构中的to是介词，因此后接名词。

[参] belongings（n. 财产，所有物）

there/ ðeə /int. 那!你瞧!（表示引起注意） adv. 在那里

[用] 1. there和be, seem, appear, remain, stand, exist等动词连用，表示“有，存在”的意思： There is nothing new under the sun. 太阳底下无新事。2. there常放于句首以加强语气，如谓语动词是go, come, leave, start, stand, lie等，主谓要倒装： There comes my boyfriend. 我男朋友过来了。 但必须注意的是，若主语是代词，则不用倒装： There he comes. 他过来了。具有类似用法的副词还有here, now, then等。

[例] Martha had been working for Miller Laboratories for two years, but she was not happy there. 马莎在米勒实验室工作两年了，但她在那儿并不开心。

steep/ stiːp /adj. 险峻的，陡峭的

[记] 每一级台阶（step） 只能放一（e）只脚，真够陡峭的（steep）

[例] It was the steepest mountain I had ever climbed. 这是我爬过的最陡的山。

survival/ səˋvaIvl /n. 幸存；生存

[例] The drought worsened the wildlife's chances of survival in Africa. 干旱使非洲的野生动物更难生存。

divide/ dIˋvaId /v. 分，划分；除以

[记] 词根记忆：di（分开）+vide（分开）→分，划分

[例] This river divides at its mouth. 这条河在河口处分岔。// Divide 15 by 3 is 5. 15除以3得5。

[考] divide... into... 把…划分为几份： This country was divided into three parts. 这个国家被划分为三个部分。

[参] divided（adj. 分开的，不同的）；division（n. 分开，区分）

辨：divide, separate

divide, separate 都有“分开”之意。 divide 表示把一个整体分成若干部分，如： Divide the class into two groups. 把全班分成两组。separate 侧重指把原来连在一起的或靠近的人或物分开，也指“离别；分居”，如： He went over and separated the two boys who were fighting. 他走过去把两个打架的男孩分开。

teenager/ ˋtiːneIdʒə /n.（13～19岁的）青少年，十几岁的少年

[例] This kind of magazine is aimed at teenagers. 这种杂志的目标读者是青少年。

单元自测题

1. Don't be so discouraged. If you ______ such feelings, you will do better next time.

（2008安徽）

A. carry on

B. get back

C. break down

D. put away

2. Professor Williams keeps telling his students that the future ______ to the well⁃educated.（2009重庆）

A. belongs

B. is belonged

C. is belonging

D. will be belonged

3. — The cars give off a great deal of waste gas into the air.

— Yes. But I'm sure something will be done to ______ the air pollution.

A. reduce

B. remove

C. collect

D. warn

4. Tom, ______ yourself. Did you forget the school rules?

A. behave

B. believe

C. perform

D. conduct

5. The boy threw a stone into the river which ______ the smooth surface of the water.

A broke

B disturbed

C bothered

D interrupted

6. — What fruit is in season now?

— Pears and apples, ______.（2008全国1卷）

A. I know

B. I think

C. I see

D. I feel

7. I'm trying to break the ______ of getting up too late.（2009天津）

A. tradition

B. convenience

C. habit

D. leisure

8. — Thank you for your MP4 player. I'll get Mary to take it to you soon.

— ______. I've bought a new one.（2009江西）

A. No sense

B. No hurry

C. No way

D. No use

9. The little boy asked his friends not to make ______ of him.

A. laugh

B. fun

C. joy

D. joke

10. More and more high rise buildings have been built in big cities ______ space.（2010福建）

A. in search of

B. in place of

C. for lack of

D. for fear of

11. ______ a boy, the man was taken away by the police.

A. Supposing to murder

B. Supposed to murder

C. Supposing to have murdered

D. Supposed to have murdered

12. — John went to the hospital alone.

— If he ______ me about it, I would have gone with him.（2010天津）

A. should tell

B. tells

C. told

D. had told

13. The professor divided his spare time ______ walking and writing.

A. between

B. into

C. to

D. among

14. You have to be a fairly good speaker to ______ listeners' interest for over an hour.（2008 辽宁）

A. hold

B. make

C. improve

D. receive

15. Tom sounds very much ______ in the job, but I'm not sure whether he can manage it.（2006安徽）

A. interested

B. interesting

C. interestingly

D. interestedly

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