高三英語1-18單元重點詞全攻略
adj.
1.) 自愿的,志愿的
she was a voluntary helper.
她是自愿幫忙的。
2.) 有意的,故意的
voluntary manslaughter
蓄意謀殺
annual
adj.
1.) 一年的;一年一次的
employees are entitled to an annual paid leave of fifteen days.
職員一年可享受十五天帶薪的假期。
2.) 每年的;全年的
mr. watson’s annual income is us$20,000.
沃森先生全年的收入為兩萬美元。
3.) 【植】一年生的
n.[c]
1.) 年刊,年鑒
2.) 一年生植物
are beans annuals?
豆類是一年生植物嗎?
acknowledge
vt.
1.) 承認[(+as)][+v-ing][+that]
i acknowledge that her criticism is just.
我承認她的批評是公正的。
2.) 就...表示謝忱
the candidate waved his hands to acknowledge the cheers of the crowd.
候選人揮手對大眾的歡呼表示感謝。
3.) 告知收到(信件等)
i acknowledged her letter at once.
我馬上告知收到了她的信。
4.) 對...打招呼
stella didn’t even acknowledge me when i waved a greeting.
我向斯特拉揮手致意,可她連招呼也不打一個。
breathless
adj.
1.) 氣喘吁吁的,呼吸困難的
the climb made him breathless.
往上爬使他上氣不接下氣。
2.) (因興奮、恐懼等)呼吸急促的;屏息的
the children were breathless as they watched the tightrope act.
孩子們在看走繩索表演時呼吸都屏住了。
3.) 扣人心弦的,令人喘不過氣的
breathless tension
令人透不過氣來的緊張
4.) 呼吸停止的;死的
the body lay breathless on the bed: there was no sign of life.
躺在床上的人停止了呼吸,已經(jīng)死了。
5.) 無風而沉悶的;悶氣的
the breathless air of a hot summer day
炎熱的夏日那令人窒息的空氣
beneficial
adj.
1.) 有益的;有利的;有幫助的[(+for/to)]
it would be beneficial to keep abreast of developments in asia.
跟上亞洲形勢的發(fā)展會有幫助。
2.) 【律】有權(quán)益的;受益的
beneficial legacy
有權(quán)受益的遺產(chǎn)
satisfaction
n.
1.) 滿意,滿足;稱心[u][(+with/at)]
he smiled in satisfaction when he won the race.
他贏得賽跑后滿意地笑了。
2.) 快事,樂事;愉快[c][s1]
playing tennis is one of his greatest satisfactions.
打網(wǎng)球是他最大的樂趣之一。
worthwhile
adj.
1.) 值得花費時間(或金錢)的,值得做的
it proved worthwhile to make the trip.
此行證明是值得的。
2.) 有真實價值的
you’d better spend your time on some worthwhile reading.
你最好把時間花在讀一些有價值的書上。
starve
vi.
1 ) 餓死
the explorers starved to death in the desert.
探險者們在沙漠中餓死了。
2.) 挨餓
3.) 【口】餓得慌
let’s get something to eat; i’m starving.
我們吃點東西吧;我餓壞了。
4.) 渴望;極需要[(+for)][+to-v]
the plants are starving for water.
這些植物極需要水。
vt.
1.) 使餓死,使挨餓
2.) 以饑餓迫使[(+into)]
they starved the enemy into submission.
他們切斷敵軍糧援而迫其投降。
3.) 以節(jié)食治療
she’s starving herself trying to lose weight.
她用節(jié)食療法試圖減肥。
adjustment
n.
1.) 調(diào)節(jié);調(diào)整;校正[u][c][(+in/of)]
the company made an adjustment in my salary.