高三英語重點詞匯復習
u3 重點詞匯講解一、重點詞匯列表動詞
preserve, empty, disturb, result, examine, compare, express, organize, base, survive, pick, prove, manage
名詞
explorer, sail, discovery, secretary, coincidence, captain, warning, astronaut, pilot, position, quality
形容詞
adventurous, curious, present, scientific, certain
重點詞組
set sail(for), as well as, right away, pay off, a great deal of, shortly after, have something to do with, live on, result in, make a contribution to, look up to sb, live one’s dream, not…but…二、精選詞匯講解1. curious (1) curious adj. 好奇的；求知欲強的； 奇特的be curious about … 對……好奇的； be curious to do sth. 對做……感到好奇curious, we looked around for other guests. 我們好奇地四處尋找著其他客人。he spoke slowly, in a curious manner. 他以一種奇特的方式緩慢地說著。(2) curiously adv. 好奇地；稀奇古怪地 philip looked curiously at the people. 他好奇地看著人們。(3) curiosity n. [u.]好奇感 in/ with curiosity 好奇地（相當于curiously）； out of/ from curiosity 出于好奇心 philip looked at the people in/with curiosity. 他好奇地看著人們。 he kept asking me numerous questions about it out of / from curiosity. 出于好奇，對那件事他問了我許多問題。(4) curiosity n. [c.]希奇的事；珍品 these antiques are curiosities. 這些古董是希世珍品。this red and yellow striped seashell is quite a curiosity. 這個紅黃相間的貝殼是件珍品。2. discovery(1) discovery n.[c.] 發現 scientists made a lot of amazing scientific discoveries in the twentieth century. 科學家們在二十世紀作出了許多驚人的科學發現。she was shocked at the discovery that he was a thief. 她震驚地發現他原來是個賊。(2) discover vt. 發現(發現世界上原本就存在的事物)區別：invent vt. 發明 （發明世界上原本不存在的事物） christopher columbus discovered america in 1492. 克里斯托弗·哥倫布于1492年發現了美洲大陸。alexander invented the telephone. 亞歷山大發明了電話。(3) discoverer n. [c.] 發現者it was madame curie who/ that first discovered radium. 是居里夫人首先發現了鐳元素。madame curie is well known as the discoverer of radium. 居里夫人作為鐳元素的發現者而出名。 3. as well as (1) as well as 同樣；也；以及（用于連接兩個并列的成分；相當與not only… but also 但as well as強調的是它前面的內容， 而not only… but also強調的是but also部分的內容。當as well as 用來連接兩個并列的主語時，句中謂語動詞的形式必須與第一個主語一致。）john can speak chinese as well as french. 約翰不僅能講法語而且能講中文。it’s important for you as well as for me. 這不僅對我而且對你也很重要。lily as well as her classmates was in deep sorrow at the death of their principal. 得知校長的死訊lily和她的同學們一樣沉浸在極大的悲痛中。（as well as連接兩個并列的主語。此句謂語動詞用單數was, 同第一個主語lily一致）。