2018年上海市高考英语词汇手册词汇解析

（a~ advantage）

abandon oneself to sth. 陷入；沉湎于… e.g. abandon oneself to despair 陷入绝望have the ability to do sth. 有能力做某事

to the best of one’s ability 竭尽全力

e.g. He completed the job to the best of his ability. 他竭尽全力完成了那项工作。

be able to do sth. = be capable of doing sth. 能够做某事

All aboard! 请大家上车（船、火车、飞机）！；Welcome aboard! 欢迎乘坐！

be about to do sth. 正要做某事。e.g. We were just about to leave when Jerry arrived. go abroad 出国= go overseas ; at home and abroad 国外

above all 最重要的是，尤其是。

be absent from…缺席… opp. be present at…出席…

in the absence of sb. 在缺乏…的情况下= in one’s absence;

opp. in the presence of sb. = in one’s presence 在某人面前，当着某人的面

be absorbed in (doing) sth. 全神贯注（做）某事

academic year 学年；academic achievement/ performance 学业成绩

with a northern accent 带有北方口音

have access to sth. 有机会/权使用某物

by accident 偶然= by chance; accidentally

accompany sb. on the piano 为某人钢琴伴奏

accomplish= achieve （尤指经过努力）完成，实现，达到

account for①解释；说明 = explain; ② (数量或比例)占

on account of 因为（问题或困难）= because of

take sth. into account 把某事考虑进去= take sth. into consideration

accuse sb. of (doing) sth. 指控某人某事= charge sb. with sth.

be accustomed to (doing) sth. 习惯于做某事= be used to (doing) sth.

acid rain 酸雨

act as 担任；act on 对…有作用/ 有影响

adapt (oneself) to…适应

add to 增加；add A to B 把A加到B 上去；add up to 总计

be addicted to sth. 对…上瘾；对…沉迷

e.g. He is addicted to football. 他迷上了足球。He is addicted to smoking. 他吸烟成瘾。adjust (oneself) to = adapt (oneself) to 适应

admit (to) doing 承认做某事= confess (to) doing

adult = grown-up 成年人

in advance 提前= ahead of time; ahead of schedule

take advantage of (不公正地)利用某人，占某人的便宜

opp. disadvantage n. 不利条件，缺点，劣势；advantageous adj. 有利的；有益的

（adventure~ appreciate）

adventurous adj. 有冒险精神的

advertise sth. on TV / in a newspaper 在电视/ 报纸上刊登广告

put an ad/ advertisement in a newspaper 在报纸上刊登广告

advise doing sth. 建议做某事

afford to do sth. 负担得起做某事

be afraid to do sth. 不敢做某事；be afraid of doing sth. 担心/ 担忧某事

e.g. He is afraid to go out at night 他晚上不敢出去。

He was afraid of being caught by the police. 他担心被警察抓住。

be against sth. 反对某事；be for sth. 赞成某事

at the age of 5 = at age 5 在5岁的时候

for ages = for a long time 很长一段时间；很久

aged adj. 年老的，年迈的my aged parents; the aged= the old 老年人

I couldn’t agree more. = I agree completely. 我完全同意。

travel agency 旅行社

ahead of time/ schedule = in advance 提前

in aid of 为了帮助; read aloud 朗读

take aim at…瞄准…; aim to do…力争做到…; be aimed at doing sth. 旨在…

in the air 在空气中；on (the) air 正在广播

all the time 一直；all in all 总的说来；in all 总共= altogether

allow doing sth. 允许做某事；allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事

have no alternative/ choice but to do sth. 除了做某事，别无选择

amount to①总计= add up to = come to ; ②等于，相当于 = be equal to

in the final analysis 归根结底(用于句首)

the twentieth wedding anniversary 结婚20周年纪念日

one after another 一个接着一个；one another = each other 互相

answer for… = be responsible for…对…负责

be anxious for/ about …为…担心；be anxious for…渴望得到…;

be anxious to do…渴望做…= be keen to do…= be eager to do…; anxiety n. 焦虑apart from ①除了= except;②除了…之外，还…= besides

apartment = flat 公寓

apologize to sb. for sth. 因为某事向某人道歉；= make an apology to sb. for sth. apparent adj. 明显的；显然的= obvious, clear, 而distinct (有区别的，不同的；明显的) appeal to sb. to do sth. = call on sb. to do sth. 呼吁某人做某事；

sth. appeal to sb. 某事对某人又吸引力；appealing adj. 有吸引力的= attractive have a poor (good) appetite 胃口不好(好)；have an appetite for…爱好…

get a round of applause 获得一阵掌声

be the apple of one’s eye 是某人的掌上明珠

apply for…申请…; apply A to B：①把A运用到B 中；②把A 涂到B上去apply to…对…适用；apply oneself to…致力于…

I’d appreciate it (very much) if you could do sth. 如果你能做某事，我会不胜感激。