六级经典词汇用法重点讲解

六级经典词汇用法重点讲解

（一）

1. able后面可以接to do, in, for，但是不能接of

to enable sb to do(sth)使...能做

to disable sb from doing sth使...不能做

2. be absorbed in…全神贯注于...

She is completely absorbed in her book. 她在专心致志地看书.

3. be abundant/rich in sth...丰富，富于...；

an abundance of大量的，丰富的，其后可以接可数或不可数名词，但是总体是当一个可数

单数形式使用；

The tree yields an abundance of fruit. 这树结果甚多。

in abundance丰富，充裕；

But today the delectable seafood is no longer available in abundance.

但是今天这种可口的海味已不再大量存在。

4. make the acquaintance of sb= make sb‘s acq

uaintance主要表示结识，做一个短暂的动词

I made his acquaintance two years ago.

Acquaint有两个例句

I have acquainted myself with their customs.

I have been acquainted with their customs.

5. be active in work工作积极

activity意思是活跃，所以activity in trade商业活跃；其复数activities才表示种种活动campus activities校园活动

By/through agency of经...介绍，通过...之手；place/put sth on the agenda把某事提到日程上来

Agitation for/against:

agitation against the big department stores 煽动反对大百货公司

women leading the agitation for equal rights 为争取男女平等而带头辩论的妇女们。

6. add既是及物动词，也是不及物动词，在表示添加，加的时候

add…to…把...加到...上是及物动词，在表示增添increase的时候是一个不及物动词

add to，The bad weather added to our difficulties.

In addition=as well；in addition to=as well as, besides此外，除此之外

7. advance growth促进增长；have an advantage over胜过，优于；

A man who can think will always have an advantage over others. 能动脑子的人总是会胜过别人。

Take advantage of因利乘便，趁机，利用

---a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of .易受骗并且容易利用的人

8. adventure是一个名词，主要指一些使人心振奋，寻求刺激性的冒险；

venture是动词也是名词，主要指生命危险或经济风险；the business venture

Nothing venture, nothing gain. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子

接受(给与)忠告或建议，advice是不可数名词

9. take(give) one‘s advice

advise和advisable后面的that从句都要使用should的虚拟语气

I advise that he (should) leave now. It is advisable that he (should) leave now.

10. make allowance (s) for=allow for考虑到，顾及，体谅，原谅

You should make allowance for his youth= You should allow for his youth.

11. alternately轮流地；alternatively另一方面，要不然

It may have been because of the weather, or alternatively it may have been the result of indigestion.

Be alien to---与...不相容，与性质不同

---Cruelty was quite alien to his nature/to him. 残忍的行为与他的本性[与他]格格不入。

12. be angry with sb---生某人的气；be angry at/about sth---因某事生气；

be angry生气(状态)；get angry发怒(动作) anger既是动词也是名词，

in anger---He hit the boy in anger.他生气而揍了这小子.

13. judge by appearance从外表上判断

14. answer for对...负有责任---You must answer for her saf ety.

Swear的过去式，过去分词是swore，sworn，其在做宣誓，发誓的时候使用swear to...

He swore to keep the secret.

Swear在做诅咒，咒骂的时候，使用swear at... She swore at the boy.

（二）

随着...的临近

1. at the approach of…

主张；argue/reason/talk sb into(out 2. argue with sb about/on sth与...争论；argue that…

of) doin g sth

We would like to argue that this is not the case. 我们试图论证情况并非如此.

3. be alarmed at心慌---

She was rather alarmed at the proposal. 她听到这个建议，有点心慌.

Alarm是向...报警，所以---dial 110 to alarm the fire brigade

4. range in age from 21 to 70年龄从21岁到70岁不等

a (wide) range of:各种各样的；to ranger over论及，涉及

--- His studies range over several languages. 他的研究涉及数种语言.

People of all ranks社会各阶层人士；rank among属于...之列---