Working the land
十年之中,該市人口增加了百分之十二。
聯想拓展
expansion n. 展開;膨脹;擴展
expansive adj. 廣闊的;易膨脹的
易混辨析
expand/extend/spread/stretch
expand 意為“展開,擴大”,不僅指尺寸的增加,還可指范圍和體積的擴大。
extend 意為“伸出,延伸”,指空間范圍的擴大,以及長度,寬度的向外延伸,也可指時間的延長。
spread 意為“傳播;蔓延;鋪開”。一般指向四面八方擴大傳播的范圍,如傳播(疾病),散布(信息)等。
stretch 意為“伸展(身體等),拉長;連綿”,一般指由曲變直,由短變長的伸展,不是加長。
高手過招
選詞填空(expend/extend/spread/stretch)(原創)
①the fire soon to the nearby houses.
②the tourist season from may till october.
③a balloon when it is blown up.
④the cat out in front of the fire.
答案:①spread ②extends ③expands ④stretched
3. equip
vt. & vi. 配備;裝備
常用結構:
equip sb./sth. with 用……武裝某人;用……裝備某物
equip sb./sth. for 為……而武裝某人;為……而裝備某物
a piece of office equipment 一件辦公設備
they equipped themselves for the expedition.
他們為遠征準備裝備。
a good education should equip you for life.
良好的教育能使你受用終生。
高手過招
(1)單項填空
all classes of this school are with modern . (原創)
a. equipped; equipment b. equipped; equipments
c. equipping; equipments d. equipping; equipment
(2)完成句子 (原創)
①the soldiers were well (裝備) weapons.
②this library (為……而裝備) atomic research.