高三英语重点词汇复习

高三英语重点词汇复习

u3 重点词汇讲解一、重点词汇列表动词preserve, empty, disturb, result, examine, compare, express, organize, base, survive, pick, prove, manage名词explorer, sail, discovery, secretary, coincidence, captain, warning, astronaut, pilot, position, quality形容词adventurous, curious, present, scientific, certain重点词组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、精选词汇讲解1. curious (1) curious adj. 好奇的；求知欲强的；奇特的be curious about …对……好奇的；be curious to do sth. 对做……感到好奇curious, we looked around for other guests. 我们好奇地四处寻找着其他客人。he spoke slowly, in a curious manner. 他以一种奇特的方式缓慢地说着。(2) curiously adv. 好奇地；稀奇古怪地philip looked curiously at the people. 他好奇地看着人们。(3) curiosity n. [u.]好奇感in/ with curiosity 好奇地（相当于curiously）；out of/ from curiosity 出于好奇心philip looked at the people in/with curiosity. 他好奇地看着人们。he kept asking me

numerous questions about it out of / from curiosity. 出于好奇，对那件事他问了我许多问题。(4) curiosity n. [c.]希奇的事；珍品these antiques are curiosities. 这些古董是希世珍品。this red and yellow striped seashell is quite a curiosity. 这个红黄相间的贝壳是件珍品。2. discovery(1) discovery n.[c.] 发现scientists made a lot of amazing scientific discoveries in the twentieth century. 科学家们在二十世纪作出了许多惊人的科学发现。she was shocked at the discovery that he was a thief. 她震惊地发现他原来是个贼。(2) discover vt. 发现(发现世界上原本就存在的事物)区别：invent vt. 发明（发明世界上原本不存在的事物）christopher columbus discovered america in 1492. 克里斯托弗·哥伦布于1492年发现了美洲大陆。alexander invented the telephone. 亚历山大发明了电话。(3) discoverer n. [c.] 发现者it was madame curie who/ that first discovered radium. 是居里夫人首先发现了镭元素。madame curie is well known as the discoverer of radium. 居里夫人作为镭元素的发现者而出名。3. as well as (1) as well as 同样；也；以及（用于连接两个并列的成分；相当与not only…but also 但as well as强调的是它前面的内容，而not only…but also强调的是but also部分的内容。当as well as 用来连接两个并列的主语时，句中

谓语动词的形式必须与第一个主语一致。）john can speak chinese as well as french. 约翰不仅能讲法语而且能讲中文。it’s important for you as well as for me. 这不仅对我而且对你也很重要。lily as well as her classmates was in deep sorrow at the death of their principal. 得知校长的死讯lily和她的同学们一样沉浸在极大的悲痛中。（as well as连接两个并列的主语。此句谓语动词用单数was, 同第一个主语lily一致）。共6页，当前第1页123456for certain / for sure肯定地it’s certain that he will win the election. 他肯定会赢得这次大选。i cannot say for certain/sure when he will arrive. 我不能肯定地说他何时能到达。7. pay off(1) 成功，带来好结果; 是值得的，没有白费all my years of training as an explorer have finally paid off. 那为成为探险家训练多年所付出汗水最后终于得到了好结果。his hard work paid off when he got the promotion. 当他得到晋升时他所有的辛劳都得到了回报。(2) pay off one’s debt(s) 还清债务i will pay off my debt with this check. 我将用这张支票偿还债务。8. compare (1) compare vt./vi. 比较compare with... 与……相比, 比得上does his latest book compare with his first? 他最近出版的书能同他最早的书相比吗？(2) compare a with b 把a 同b 作比较compare this with that, and you will see which is the better.