英语3级常考词汇短语

Unit 1 Personal Identification and People

1. puzzle v. （使）迷惑，（使）为难，迷惑不解n. 难题；难解之

事

2. avoid vt. 避开，避免；消除 avoid doing sth. 避免做某事

3. scare v. 惊吓，受惊，威吓；n. 惊恐，恐慌，恐惧（of）

4. curse vi. 诅咒，咒骂 n. 天谴，灾祸 under a curse

5. offense n. 触怒；不悦；冒犯 take offense at 因~而生气，见怪

6. previous adj. 以前的；事前的 previous to 在~以前

7. wheel vt. 推动；n. 轮，车轮，轮子 at the wheel 掌舵；控制

8. think of 考虑，思考；建议

9. rush out 冲出去；匆匆大量赶制

10. connect with 和~有联系，和 ~有关；将~连起来

Unit 2 Home and Family

1. urge vt. 催促，力劝；极力主张，强烈要求，号召 urge against 极

力反对 urge sb. into doing/to do sth. 催促/怂恿某人做某事

2. relax vi. 放松，休息，变从容；松懈 relax one’s attention

3. clue n. 线索 have no/not a clue 一无所知

4. means n. 手段，方法；收入，财富 by all means 当然可以

5. concern n. 关心，关注 vt. 涉及，关系到 be concerned about 关心

6. crash v. 坠落，坠毁；n. 坠毁，撞击；轰隆响声

7. grow up 长大；兴起 e.g. New cities grow up into desert.

8. glance at 匆匆看一下，匆匆一瞥；迅速浏览，草草的读

9. pull away 扒开，掀开；开始移动

10. speak out 讲起，说到，讨论及

Unit 3 Environment

1. survey vt. 测量，勘定，审视，视察 make a survey of

2. enable vt. 使能够，授予权利或方法 enable sb. to do

3. threaten vt. 恐吓；威胁，预示（危险）

4. error n. 错误，过失，误差 be in error 弄错了 by error 错误地

5. occupy vt. 占，占领，占据；忙于，从事be occupied in doing

sth/with sth. 忙于做某事

6. tendency n. 趋向，倾向 have a tendency to/towards 有~倾向

7. identical adj. 同一的，同样的（be）identical in 在~方面是相同的

8. know of 知道；听说过

9. be regarded as 被认为 e.g. Titanic is regarded as his best film so far.

10. come by 获得，得到 e.g. They didn’t come by their honors easily.

11. open up 开始；打开；开发；揭露

Unit 4 Weather and Climate

1. activity n. 活动；活跃 with activity 精力充沛地

2. arise vi. 出现，发生，起因于 arise from/out of 由~而引起，由~而

产生；从~中产生 e.g. A new difficulty has arisen.

3. responsible adj. 有责任的，负责的；可靠的，可依赖的be

responsible for 为~负责；是造成~的原因

4. decrease v. 减少；降低 decrease to 减少到

5. decline v. 下降；拒绝 on the decline 走下坡路；在衰退中

6. frequent adj. 时常发生的，频繁的 vt. 经常出入

e.g. Frequent failures did not affect his morales.

7. according to 依据，按照；取决于，视~而定

8. be attributable to 归于，归功于 e.g. These diseases are generally attributable to under-nourishment.

9. on record 被记录的，有记录的

10. be likely to 可能 e.g. They are likely to become angry with him.

Unit 5 Food and Drink

1. Expert n. 专家，行家 be expert at 在~方面是专家

2. Style n. 风格，时尚，作风，格调 in style 别具风格的，时髦的 out of style 不时髦的 come into style 变得时髦；流行起来 individual style 个人风格 up-to-date style 现代式

3. Adopt vt. 采用；收养 adopt a new idea 采纳新意见

4. distinct adj. 截然不同的，独特的 be distinct in~from~ 在某方面与~不同

5. grab vt. 抓住；抢夺，攫取

6. illustration n. 说明，例证，例子；图表，插图 in illustration of 作为~的例证

7. look at 看，考虑；着眼于

8. find out 发现；揭露

9. tend to 有某种倾向；有~的趋势

10. except for 除~之外，只是

Unit 6 Free Time Activities

1. burden n. 担子，负担；v. 负担

2. failure n. 失败；缺乏

3. influence vt. 影响，改变 n. 影响，感化 exert an infuence on 对~施

加影响

4. acquaint vt. 使熟悉，使相识 be acquainted with 知道，相识

5. glimpse n. 一瞥，一看 v. 瞥见 at a glimpse 一瞥之间