中考英语重点词汇用法集锦

初中英语重点单词用法

Attention

1. attention 是名词,意为“注意,留心,专心”。常用于短语pay attention to,意为“对⋯⋯注意、留心。” 这里的to 是介词,其后常接名词、代词或动名词。attention 前可用more, close, great 等来修饰,以加强语气,表示“更加注意”。如:

Please pay more attention to the problem we have to face. 请多注意我们所面临的问题。

2. 在pay attention to 后若无宾语,则不用to。如:

Today is your last lesson in French. I beg you to pay attention. 今天是你们上的最后一节法语课了,恳请你们认真听。

terrify

1. terrify 是动词,意为“使害怕,使恐惧”。如:

His terrifying stories terrified the girls.

他讲的恐怖故事吓坏了这些女孩子。

2. be terrified of sth./ doing sth.意为“对某物/干某事感到恐惧、害怕”。如:

I was terrified of the tiger when I first saw it. 我第一次看见老虎时吓坏了。

He is terrified of speaking English in class.

他害怕在课堂上讲英语。

注:be terrified 比be afraid 的语气更强, 害怕的程度更大一些。

practice

1、practice v. 练习;实习。后面多跟名词（词组）或v-ing 形式作宾语。如: I want to practic e my spoken English in the English Corner this weekend. 这个周末我想去英语角练习口语。Listen! Someone is practicing playing the piano.

听!有人在练习弹钢琴。

2、practice n. 实践;练习;经验。多为不可数名词。如:

Practice makes perfect. ［谚］熟能生巧。

Have you had any practice in nursing the sick? 你有护理病人的经验吗?

Interest

1. interest 作及物动词。

① interest sb.意为“使某人感兴趣,引起某人注意”。如:

Geography doesn 'int terest him. 地理引不起他的兴趣。

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① interest sb. in (doing) sth.意为“使某人在⋯⋯方面感兴趣”。如:

He tried to interest me in buying the house. 他想说服我买这所房子。

2. interest 作名词。

①意为“兴趣”时,常作不可数名词。常见短语show / have interest in (doing) sth., 意为“对⋯⋯表现出/ 有兴趣。” 如:

She showed great interest in the meeting. 她对这次会议表现出极大的兴趣。

①意为“业余爱好”或“感兴趣的事”时,常作可数名词。如:

He has two great interests. One is sports and the other is music. 他有两大爱好: 一个是体育,另一个是音乐。

3. interested 是形容词,常用结构be interested in (doing) sth.意为“对(做) ⋯⋯感兴趣”主,语是人。如:

John is interested in history. 约翰喜欢历史。

He is interested in drawing pictures. 他对画画感兴趣。

4. interesting 也是形容词,意为“令人感兴趣的”既,可以作表语,也可以作定语。如: The story is very interesting. 这个故事很有趣。

This is an interesting movie. 这是一部有趣的电影。

prefer

prefer 是及物动词,意为“更喜欢,更喜爱”相,当于like ... better。

1. prefer sth.意为“更喜欢⋯⋯”。如:

He prefers country life. 他更喜欢乡村生活。

2. prefer doing / to do sth. 意为“更喜欢干⋯⋯”。如:

I prefer watching / to watch TV. 我更喜欢看电视。

3. prefer sb. to do sth. 意为“宁愿某人做⋯⋯”。如:

I prefer you to stay here a little longer. 我更喜欢你在这里多呆一会儿。

4. prefer sth. to sth.意为“比起⋯⋯更喜欢⋯⋯”。如:

She prefers English to Chinese.

比起语文来她更喜欢英语。

5. prefer doing sth. to doing sth. = prefer to do sth. rather than do sth. 意为“喜欢做⋯⋯而不喜欢做⋯⋯,宁愿做⋯⋯而不愿做⋯⋯”。如:

I prefer doing to talking. 我喜欢做事,不喜欢空谈。

Children prefer to stay at home rather than go out with you.