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牛津英语 M１U3 重点词汇讲解

1.make 后接名词、形容词、省略 to 的动词不定式或过去分词等作宾补。例如：

The workers made him head of the workshop. 工人们选他当车间主任。 A heavy rain made the road rather slippery. 一场大雨使道路相当滑。 He began to make faces just in order to make the other students laugh.

I raised my voice to make myself heard. 我提高声音为的是让别人听见我的话。 2.stay 保持，是系动词，后接形容词，副词，介词。（注意和remain与keep的区别） The weather has stayed warm all week.

我们并没有计划我们的艺术展览，但它的展出结果非常令人满意。 ⑤ 它可表示“理解”。例如：

The plot is very complicated, and it’ll take you a while to work it out. 情节极其复杂，你要花一些时间才能弄明白。 ⑥ 它可表示“按某种方式发生”。例如：

Financially, things have worked out very well for us. 我们的经济情况很好。 7．辨析：especially, specially

① especially 意为“非常地”或“尤其”，通常用于强调某事物，或表示该事物比其他谈论的事stay up 不睡觉、熬夜 stay in 呆在家里 stay still 静止不动 物更值得一提或重要。例如：

3．be dying to do=have a strong desire to do=be anxious / eager to do sth. 常用于口语，意为“很想做某事”或“渴望做某事”。例：I’m dying to see you. 我渴望见到你。

There was a time when many young people were dying to go abroad.

类似的短语有 be thirsty for sth.(渴望得到某物)，long for sth.(渴望得到某物)，expect to do sth. (期望做某事)，wish to do sth.(希望做某事)，hope to do sth.(希望做某事)。 be dying for something

He is dying for a cigarette. 他很想要香烟。 She is dying for a cup of coffee. 她很想要一杯咖啡 4.hear form 与hear of/about

① hear from sb.= receive one’s letter / telephone 意为“收到某人的来信/电话”。例如： I’m looking forward to hearing from you. 我期待收到你的来信。 ② hear of / about sth. 意为“知道某事”或“听说过某事”。例如： I’ve never heard of this story. 我从未听说过这个故事。 5.figure n．

① 体态， 体型 She has an attractive figure.

How does she manage to keep her figure when she eats so much? ② 人物，名人 He has become a figure known to everyone. ③ 数字 Add up these figures.

④ 画像，肖像 The stone figures in the temple look frightening. 【短语】 figure out = ①come to understand by thinking 弄明白，理解

= ② calculate 计算出

have/ keep a good figure 拥有/保持好身材 be good / poor at figures 擅长/不擅长计算 6.work out 的用法

① 它可表示“锻炼”或“运动”。例如：

The famous actors keep fit by working out in the gym every day. 这些著名的演员们通过每天在健身房做大量的运动来保持健康。 ② 它可表示“计算出”或“解决”。例如：

I have worked out the expenses of the month. 我已经计算出这个月的开支。 ③ 它可表示“计划”或“设计”。例如：

We must work out a plan as quickly as possible. 我们必须尽快地做出计划。 ④ 它可表示“结果”。例如：

We didn’t plan our art exhibition, but it worked out very well.

It can be especially difficult for drivers to see cyclists at night.

I hate interruptions, especially when I’m trying to work. 我不喜欢被打断，尤其是在工作时间。 ② specially 表示“专门地”。通常用于表示所做之事因某种特殊目的而异于平常。例如： I have come specially to see you. 我专门来看你的。 8. weight ① n (U) 重量，体重

lose weight put on weight = gain weight watch one’s weight 注意体重

buy or sell sth. by weight 按某物的重量买卖 in weight 在重量方面 be of a weight=be of the same weight 一样重 (be of an age=be of the same age 年龄一样大) 注：提问“……多重，重量多少”时用what, 不用how much. What’s your weight? ② weigh v. 称…的重量; 权衡 How much do you weigh?

weigh your words before you speak

9. ashamed 的用法

① be ashamed of sth.意为“对(某事)感到羞愧或难为情”。例如： He is ashamed of his failure. 他对自己的失败感到惭愧。

另外，表示“做了某事而感到羞愧”习惯用 be ashamed of doing sth. 或 be ashamed of having done sth.。例如：He is ashamed of having failed. 他为自己的失败而羞愧。

be ashamed to do sth. 因惭愧而不情愿做某事 ② 辨析：ashamed, shameful

ashamed 意为“感到羞耻的”或“羞愧的”，它一般作表语或后置定语。shameful 意为“可耻的”或“令人羞耻的”。它是贬义词。例如：She felt ashamed. 她感到羞愧。

What a shameful thing he did just now! 他刚才做了一件多么可耻的事啊! 注： to one’s shame 令人感到羞耻的是

10. work

① 它作动词时可意为“能”、“行得通”、“生效”或“起作用”。例如： Your idea won’t work in practice. 你的想法在实践中是行不通的。

Does this light work? 这个灯还亮吗？ The medicine worked. 那药物产生了作用。 ② 它作动词时可意为“做工作”。例如：

Many people have to work in order to make a living. 大多数人为生存而不得不工作。 He is working on a new novel. 他在写一本新小说。

③ 它作动词时可表示“(机器等)运转”或“操作(机器等)”。例如： The machine works by electricity. 这台机器是电动的。 Can you work this machine? 你能操作这台机器吗？

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④ 它作不可数名词时可意为“工作”。例如： He has a piece of work. 他有工作。

⑤ 它作可数名词。 “作品”或“著作”时是可数名词，复数时表示一个人的全部著作。例如： This is a new work of his novels. 这是他小说中的最新一部。 He has read many of Hemingway’s works. 他读过许多海明威的作品。 11. priceless=invaluable adj 贵重的 无价的 I think your advice priceless。

worthless=valueless=useless 无价值的 These old papers are worthless（valueless=useless.） 12. recover 作动词时有以下含义：

① 它意为“恢复健康”或“恢复体力、能力”等时常与 from 连用。例如： recover one’s strength/health 恢复体力/健康

Has the manager recovered from the shock yet? 经理从那次打击中恢复过来了吗？ He is very ill and unlikely to recover from his illness. 他病得很厉害，看样子很难康复。 ② 它可表示“找回”。例如：

The police recovered the stolen jewelry. 警方找回了被偷的珠宝。 ③ 它可表示“恢复到适当的状态或位置”。例如：

He almost fell, but succeeded in recovering himself. 他差一点摔倒，但又恢复了平衡。 She soon recovered herself and stopped crying. 她不久就控制住自己，不再哭了。 recovery n. 恢复，痊愈 cover v. 覆盖，遮盖 n. 盖子 uncover v. 揭开覆盖物，揭露 discover v. 发现 discovery n. 发现 13.damage

① 它作为不可数名词时意为“损害”或“损失”。例如： Frost caused heavy damage. 霜冻造成了严重的损失。

Human activities are doing great damage to the earth. 人类活动正严重损害着地球。 ② 它作动词时意为“损害”、“损伤”或“破坏”。例如： The heavy rain damaged the bridge. 这场大雨把桥给毁了。 Smoking can damage your health. 吸烟会损害你的健康。 (2) 辨析：damage, destroy, harm , ruin

① damage 可用来指不同程度的损害、破坏。例如：

Don’t you realize the damage these chemicals are doing to our environments? 你难道没有意识到这些化学物质正在对我们的环境造成破坏吗？

② destroy 常指毁灭性的破坏，不可修复。可指肉体或精神的彻底摧毁，也可指物体的完全毁坏。例如：All the houses were destroyed in the terrible earthquake.

③ harm 指身心健康受到伤害。例如：

Studying hard won’t harm you! 努力学习对你没害处！

④ruin 强调毁灭的彻底性，是一次性的行为，即人或物毁坏到不复存在、面目全非的地步。既可以具体东西的毁坏，也可指抽象事物的毁坏。也可作名词。

The storm ruined the crops. The house across the street is in ruins. 14.worth

① 它作介词时意为“相当于……的价值”或“值得……”。be worth 后加名词或代词时，表示价钱或价值。例：

This car is worth more than 40,000 pounds. 这辆小车值 4 万多英镑。 We work hard, but it is worth it. 我们努力工作，这是值得的。

另外，be worth 后加 doing 时意为“值得做某事”。注意，doing 是动名词的主动形式表示被动意义。例如：

The book is so interesting that it is well worth reading. 这本书如此有趣，非常值得一读。 ② 它作名词时意为“价值”或“用处”。例如：

Eliot’s poems are of more lasting worth than the plays. 艾略特的诗歌比他的剧本更具持久性的价值。

由 worth 派生出的相关词汇

① worthwhile 是形容词，意为“值得花时间(精力、金钱)的”。例如： The book is well worthwhile reading. 这本书很值得读。 She said life wouldn’t be worthwhile living without friendship. It’s hardly worthwhile troubling about. 这事几乎不值得去麻烦。

② worthy 是形容词，意为“值得……的，应……的，足以……的”。例如： This is a cause worthy of support. 这是一项值得支持的事业。 15.embarrass

① embarrass 的形容词形式有两种：embarrassing 和 embarrassed。前者意为“令人尴尬的”； 后者意为“对……感到难为情的”或“感到不安的”。例如：

It’s an embarrassing thing to both of them. 这对他们两个来说都是令人尴尬的事。 He was embarrassed about that stupid mistake. 他为那个愚蠢的错误而感到难为情。 ② embarrass 作动词时意为“使尴尬”。例如：

The old woman’s blunt questions embarrassed her, making her momentarily tongue-tied. 老妇人不客气地提出一些问题，使她很尴尬，一时语塞。

③ embarrassment 作名词时意为“尴尬”。例如：

He could not hide his embarrassment at his children’s rudeness. 16.come across

come across “不期而遇、偶然遇见”, 类似的用法还有meet with和run into。例如： I came across him in the street yesterday. 昨天我在街上无意中碰到了他。 I came across these old photos recently. 最近我偶然发现了这些旧照片。

She met with an old friend at a dinner party. 她在一次宴会上偶然遇到一位老朋友。 I ran into Bob yesterday on main street. 昨天我在大街上偶然遇到了鲍勃。 17. failure n. 失败 (u) ；衰退，衰竭（u,c）

end in failure以失败而告终 liver failure肝脏衰竭 power failure电源故障 Failure is the mother of success. She died of heart failure.

fail v. Words failed me. 无法用言语表达 18. include, contain

① include vt. 着重指被包含的是整体的一部分，常以including (prep.)或included出现在短语中 The price includes both house and furniture. including prep.

I have brought everything you’ll need, including a guidebook/ a guidebook included.

② contain vt. 着重指其中容纳或装载的量，或表示包含在内的成分或成分的一部分；如：包含的成分，章节，某一范围或容器内容纳。不用于进行时。

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This book contains all the information you need. 19.follow

vt. 跟随，跟踪 The baby followed the mother to the bedroom. vt. 沿着走 Follow the road until you see the yellow building. vt. 遵循，依照 Students must follow the school rules. vt. 听懂，理解 He spoke too fast for me to follow. 【拓展】 following adj. 接着的，下述的，下面的

He said he would come the following day, but he didn’t. 【短语】 as follows 如下 The rules they worked out are as follows.

to be followed 待续 follow one’s advice follow the fashion

20. advise, advice, suggest, suggestion 的用法：

① advice 和 suggestion都可以作“建议”解释，都是名词。但advice 是不可数名词，因此可以这样表示：a piece of advice, some advice等，经常构成这样的结构：give advice, take advice, follow advice, ask for advice等；suggestion 是可数名词，常与make连用。

Can you give me some advice on how to learn English well? 你能就如何学好英语给我提些建议？ I have a suggestion to make. 我要提个建议。 ② advise 是advice的动词，经常构成如下的结构： 名词/代词 advise + doing sth. sb. to do sth.

that从句（should+动词原形）

The doctor advises a complete rest. 意思建议要完全休息。 I advise waiting till the right time. 我建议等到适当的时候。

The doctor advised me to get more exercise. 医生建议我要多进行锻炼。 Please advise me if I (should) accept it. 请你告诉我是否该接受它。 ③ suggest是suggestion的动词，经常用于这样的结构： (sb.) doing sth. suggest + that 从句

to sb. that 从句

注意：suggest 后面跟宾语从句时，如果作“建议”讲时用虚拟语气，即用should+ 动词原形，should可以省略；但如果suggest作“表明、暗示”讲时，则不用虚拟语气。 21. attractive adj. 吸引人的, 有魅力的

Suzhou is one of the most attractive cities in China. 苏州是中国最具魅力城市之一。 【拓展】 attract vt. 吸引 The beautiful dresses in the store attract many young girls. attraction n. 吸引, 吸引力, 吸引人的事物

attract one’s attention a tourist attraction have an/ no/ a little/ much attraction for sb. This exciting online game is an attraction to these boys. There are quite a few tourist attractions in Beijing. 22. pressure n. 压力 (v. press )

bring pressure on someone(to do sth.), put pressure on someone(to do sth.) , under the pressure of….., be/ go under pressure, high blood pressure

23. diet

指习惯上吃的食物，又指规定的食物，特指维持健康的定质或定量的食物。put sb on a diet 限制某人的饮食。be / go on a diet在节食，吃规定的食物。

food是一般用语，指任何能吃的且具有营养的东西。强调种类时可用复数。 1)Proper diet and exercise are both important for health. 2)The doctor put his patient on a diet of low fat and sugar. 3)I mustn’t have chocolate ---I’m on a diet. 24. consider v.

①考虑(可用于进行时) consider sth. / doingsth. We are considering going to China. ②认为, 把……当作 (无进行时) consider sb./sth. + (to be/as ) + n./ adj.

= regard… as...= treat…as…= count…as…= recognize…as…= think of… as…= look on/upon … as… He considered himself to be very lucky.

consideration n. take … into consideration under consideration considerate adj. 体贴的;体谅的;考虑周到的

It was considerate of you not to play the piano while I was sleep. 25.effect n. 意为“影响”或“作用”

相关短语：① side effect（副作用）；②表示“事实上”，习惯用 in effect，比较： in truth的确，事实上（强调真实情况）；③ 表示“对某人/物有影响”，习惯用 have an effect on sb. / sth.；④ take effect(药等)见效、（法规等）生效。例如：

The two systems are, in effect, identical. 这两种制度实际上一模一样。 The film had quite an effect on her. 这影片对她影响极大。

The drug had an immediate effect on the pain. 这药对止痛能立刻生效。 affect vt 1)影响 Smoking affects a person’s health.

2)感动 He was deeply affected by the moving story.

26. control vt. / n. 控制 (control-- controlled---controlling)

Try to control your temper. I lost control of myself and hit him..

相关短语：control oneself take control of lose control of keep/ have/ bring/ get sth. under control be in/ out of control of be under control 27.risk n.危险，风险

vt. 冒…之险，后面接名词或者动名词。

We must risk getting caught in a storm.我们必须冒为暴风雨所阻之危险 They were willing to risk losing their jobs.他们愿冒失业的危险。 相关短语： risk one’s life

① risk doing sth. He risked being killed to cross the front line.

② take / run the risk of 冒……的危险I don’t want to run / take the risk of losing my best friend. ③ at the risk of 冒……的危险 He completed his experiment at the risk of his life. 只能接动名词不接不定式的及物动词有： , admit（承认）， appreciate (欣赏，喜欢), avoid （避免）， consider（考虑）， delay（耽搁，推迟），enjoy（ 喜欢），escape（逃避）, finish (完成), imagine（想象）， mind （介意）， practise (练习), suggest (建议)， miss（ 错过）。 28.count

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