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全新版大学英语综合教程二重点词组
UnitOneWaysofLearning
TextALearning,Chinese-Style
LanguageFocus
1.attach:
fastenorjoin(onethingtoanother)(usedinthepattern:
attachsth.tosth.)
Examples:
Scientistsdiscoveredtheycouldmeasurewindspeedbyattachingawindmetertoakiteandsendingitup.
Attachedtothisletteryouwillfindacopyofthedocumentyouaskedfor.
四级大纲中动词后跟to的类似词组还有:
adapt…to使适应于
add…to加到……上
adjust…to(使)适应于
admitto承认
agreeto同意(某一建议、安排等)
amountto总计达,相当于,等于
apologizeto向(某人)道歉
appealto向……呼吁;诉诸于;对……有吸引力
applyto向(某人)申请
attendto处理,料理;照顾,照料
belongto属于
challenge…to向……挑战,要求(比赛、决斗等)
communicate…to向……传达
compare…to把……比作
confessto承认,忏悔
confine…to把……限制在
consentto同意,答应
contributeto捐献,捐赠;有助于
correspondto相当于;相符,符合
devote…to为……而奉献
entitle…to给……权利(或资格)
leadto(路等)通向;导致
limit…to把……限制到
objectto反对
occurto被想到,出现在脑海中
owe…to把……归功于
prefer…to喜欢……胜过……
proposeto向……求婚
reactto对……作出反应
referto提到,涉及;查阅,参考
relateto有关,涉及
replyto对……作出回答
resortto诉诸,求助于
respondto回答,响应
seeto处理
stickto坚持;忠于,信守
subjectto使遭受,使服从
submitto服从,听从
surrenderto投降,屈服
turnto找(某人寻求帮助等)
yieldto投降,让步
2.notintheleast:
notatall
Examples;IamnotintheleasttouchedbytheMarilynMonroekindofbeauty.
Anndidn'tseemintheleastconcernedaboutherstudy.
3.findone'sway:
reachadestinationnaturally;arriveat
Examples:
Shanghaiisnotaneasycitytofindyourwayaround.
Drunkashewas,Peterstillfoundhiswayhome.
Similarphrases:
struggleone’sway;elbowone’sway;makeone’sway;pushone’sway,etc.
4.phenomenon:
(pl.phenomena)sth.thathappensorexistsandthatcanbeseenorexperienced
Examples:
HurricanesarearelativelycommonphenomenonintheCaribbean.
Stress-relatedillnessisacommonphenomenoninbigcities.
Thunderandlighteningarenaturalphenomena.
5.Initial:
oforatthebeginning,first(adj.,usedonlybeforen.)
Examples:
Ifacarsuddenlypullsoutinfrontofyou,yourinitialreactionmayincludefearandanger.
Theirinitialburstofenthusiasmdieddownwhentheyrealizedhowmuchworkthejobinvolved.
6.assist:
help(usedinthepattern:
assistsb.todosth.,assistsb.withsth.)
Examples:
Theprofessorwasassistinghisstudentstopreparetheirproject.
Thecollegestudentdecidedtoassisttheboywithhisstudy.
Wordchoice:
help,assist,give/lendahand,helpout,cometosb’said/assistance,aid,give/sendaid
Helpandassistcanbothdescribepeopleorinstitutionshelpingeachotherdoajob.However,assistismoreformalandoftensuggeststhatthepersonassistingisdoingasimpleorunimportantpartofwhathastobedone,e.g.
Mycompanyassistsbusinessesinalltheirofficecleaningrequirements.
Youwillassisttheadministrativeofficerwithday-to-dayorganization.
InmoreinformalEnglishpeopleoftenusegive/lendahandorhelpout,especiallywherethereissomethingpracticaltodoandnotenoughpeopletodoit:
Canyougivemeahandwiththedrinks?
Isometimeslendahand/helpoutateholdfolk’shome.
Ifsomeoneisindangerortrouble,youmayhelpthemormoreformallycometotheiraid/assistance:
Mycar’sbrokendown,canyouhelp?
Ifyougetintodifficulties,thelifeguardwillcometoyourassistance.
Ifaperson,charity,orgovernmenthelpswithmoneyorothernecessarythings,aid(formal)oroftengive/sendaidmaybeused;helpwouldbeusedinformally:
ManyprojectsareaidedbyOxfam.
Aidwillbesenttotheareaassoonaspossible.
Pleasehelpthehomeless.
7.insert:
put,fit,place(in,into,between)
Examples:
Waitforacoupleofminuteswithyourmouthclosedbeforeinsertingthethermometer.
Thedoctorcarefullyinsertedtheneedleintomyleftarm.
8.somewhat:
tosomedegree,alittleExamples:
ItisreportedthatconditionsinthevillagehaveimprovedsomewhatsinceNovember.
____"Areyouconcernedaboutyourexamresults?
"
____"Somewhat."
9.await:
(fml)waitfor
Awaitisafairlycommonwordinformalwriting,butyoudonotusuallyuseitinconversation.Insteadyouuse"waitfor."Examples:
Wemustawaittheresultsoffieldstudiesyettocome.
AfterIsenttheletteraskingforajob,Ihadnothingtodobutawaittheanswer.
10.onoccasion:
nowandthen
Examples'.Iwasusuallytheonlyforeignparticipant,althoughonoccasionIbroughtotherAmericansinasguests.
Stevespentalmostallhistimedoinghisresearch,but,onoccasion,hewouldtakehissontoseeafilm.
11.neglect:
givetoolittleattentionorcareto
Examples:
Hegavetoomuchattentiontohiscareer,workinglonghoursandneglectinghiswife.
Theirinvestmentturnedouttobeafailureandthemanagerwasaccusedofneglectinghisduties.
Cf.:
ignore:
paynoattentiontosb./sth.onpurpose,orasifsth.hasnothappened
Example:
Isaid"Goodmorning"toher,butshejustignoredmeandwalkedon.
12.relevant:
directlyconnectedwiththesubject(followedbyto,oppositeirrelevant)Examples:
Onlyafewpeoplefeelthedebateaboutthecloningofhumanbeingsisrelevanttotheirdailylives.
WhilewritingmytermpaperIwasabletoborrowalltherelevantbooksfromtheschoollibrary.
13.investigate:
trytofindoutinformationabout(usedinthepattern:
investigatesth.,investigate+wh-clause)Examples:
Policearestillinvestigatinghowthecaraccidenthappened.
Wecanassureyouthatyourcomplaintwillbefullyandproperlyinvestigated.
14.exception:
sb./sth.thatacommentorstatementdoesnotapplytoExamples:
Normally,parentsaren'tallowedtositinontheclasses,butinyourcasewecanmakeanexception.
Wefeelthatallthestudentsinthisclass,withoneortwoexceptions,supporttheeducationalreforms.
Withoutexceptionallouryoungsterswantedtoleaveschoolandstartwork.
Whenyouarementioninganexception,youoftenusetheexpression"withtheexceptionof”.
Example:
Weallwenttoseethefilm,withtheexceptionofOtto,whocomplainedoffeelingunwell.
15.onone'sown:
1)withoutanyone'shelp
Examples;Youneedn'tgivemeanyhelp.Iamabletomanageonmyown.
Therearejobsyourchildcandoonherown.
2)alone
Examples:
Thechildwasleftonherownforhoursashermomhadtodealwiththeemergency.
I'drathernotgotodanceonmyown.Idowishyou'dcomewithme.
四级大纲中以on开始的类似词组还有:
onalarge(small)scale大(小)规模地
onaccountof由于,因为
onan/theaverage平均,通常
onbehalfof代表,为了
onboard在船(车、飞机)上
onbusiness因公,因事
onconditionthat如果
onduty当班,值班
onearth究竟,到底
onfire起火,着火
onfoot步行
onguard站岗,值班
onhand在场,在手边
onone’sguard警惕,提防
onpurpose故意,有意
onsale出售;廉价出售
onschedule按时间表,准时
onsecondthoughts经重新考虑,继而想
onthecontrary正相反
onthegroundsof根据,以……为理由
onthepointof即将……的时候
ontheroad在旅途中,在……过程中
ontheside作为兼职,作为副业,正事以外
onthespot在场,到场;马上,当场
onthewhole总的来说,大体上
ontime准时
16.accomplish:
managetodo(sth.)
Examples:
Unlessyoupracticeyou'llaccomplishnothing.
Consideringtheircapacity,thepossibilityofaccomplishingthetaskisnothigh.
IfIworkhard,IthinkIcanaccomplishmygoalofgetting6A'sattheendofthesemester.
17.induecourse:
atthepropertime;eventually
Examples'.Yourbookwillbepublishedinduecourse.
Bepatient.You'llgetyourpromotioninduecourse.
18.critical:
1)veryimportant
Examples;Environmentalistssayacriticalfactorinthecity'spollutionisitspopulation.
Howwellyouaccomplishthistaskwillbecriticaltothesuccessofyourcareer.
2)veryseriousordangerous
Examples:
Inyesterday'scaraccident,tenpeoplewerekilledandfivepeoplearestillinacriticalcondition.
AsthesituationinAfghanistanbecamecritical,theUNSecretary-Generalappointedaspecialrepresentativetotackleit.
19.principal:
adj.(ratherfml)main,chief
Examples;Thecouple'sprincipalconcernistoearnenoughmoneytosendtheirchildrentoschool.
Herprincipalinterestinlifewastobeaworld-renownedpianist.
n.Theprincipalofaschoolorcollegeisthepersoninchargeofit.
Example:
Complaintsfromthestudentsbeganarrivingattheprincipal'soffice.
Cf.:
principle(seeConfusableWordsp.16)
Aprincipleisabasicrulethatexplainsorcontrolshowsomethingworksoraguidingruleforbehaviour.
Examples:
Thesemachinesworkonthesameprinciple.
Mr.Wardisamanofhighprinciples.
20.makeupfor:
repaywithsth.good,compensatefor
Examples'-Ididn'ttravelmuchwhenIwasyounger,butI'mcertainlymakingupforlosttimenow.
Herhusbandboughtherapresenttomakeupforquarrelingwithherthedaybefore.
21.inretrospect:
onevaluatingthepast;uponreflection
Examples:
TheyoungmanknewinretrospectthatheshouldhavemarriedhisfirstloveEmily.
Inretrospect,IwishthatIhadchosenbiologyasmymajor.
四级大纲中以in开始的类似词组还有:
inasense从某种程度上,从某点上看
inanycase/event无论如何,不管怎样
inbrief简单地说
incommon共同的,共有的
inconsequence因此,结果
indebt欠债,欠情
indetail详细地
indifficulty处境困难
ineffect实际上,事实上
infavorof支持,赞成
ingeneral一般来说,大体上
inhand在进行中,待办理
inhonorof为庆祝,为纪念
initself本质上,就其本身而言
inline成一条直线,成一排
inlinewith与……一致;与……符合
inmemoryof纪念
innocase无论如何不,决不
innotime立即,马上
innoway决不
inorder按顺序,按次序;整齐
inpart部分地
inparticular特别,尤其
inperson亲自,本人
inplace在合适的位置
inplaceof代替,取代,交换
inpractice在实践中,实际上
inproportionto与……成比例
inpublic公开地,当众
inquantity大量
inquestion正在谈论的
inregardto关于,至于
inrelationto有关,与……相比
inreturn作为报答
insight看得见,被见到;在望,在即
instep齐步,合拍;一致,协调
intears流着泪,在哭着
inthecourseof在……期间,在……过程中
intheeventof如果……发生,万一
inthefaceof不顾,即使;在……前面
intheleast丝毫,一点儿
in(the)lightof鉴于,由于
intheway挡道,妨碍人的
intheworld究竟,到底
intouch联系,接触
invain陡然,白费力
22.extreme:
verygreat
Example:
Thegirlswereafraidofsnake