once upon a time 从前,很久以前
one after another 一个接一个
open up 开启;开创; 开辟
or else 否则,要不然
ought to 应该
out of breath 上气不接下气
out of order 运转不正常,出毛病
out of work 失业
over and over again 反复,多次重复
pass by 经过
pay attention to 注意
pay back 偿还(借款等)
pay for 付款
pay off 偿清(欠款等)
persuade sb. to do 说服
pick out 选出
pick up 拾起,捡起, 接收;开车去接……
point out 指出
point to 指向
prevent ... from 妨碍, 防止, 预防
put away 储存
put down 记下
put off 推迟
put on 穿,戴上,上演
put on a performance 演出
put on weight 发福,增加体重
put out 扑灭,关熄
put up 挂起,举起, 贴(广告等)
put up with 忍受
rather than 而不,非
refer to 提到,涉及,有关
regard... as 把……看作
ring back 回电话
ring off 挂断电话,停止讲话
ring up 打电话给
right away 立即,马上
right now 立即,马上
run away 逃跑, 失控
run out of 用完
save one's life 挽救某人生命
scores of 许多,大量
see...off 为某人送行
sell out 卖完, 出卖
send for 派人去叫(请)
send out 发出,派遣
send up 发出, 射出
sentence...to death 判处死刑
separate...from... 分开
set down 放下
set free 释放,解放
set off 动身,起程;使爆发
set out 出发; 开始
set up settle down 建立创立 定居,平静下来
show off 炫耀
side by side 肩并肩,一起
so as to 以便,为的是
so far 到目前为止
so far as (表示程度,范围)就……,尽……
so long as 只要
so...that 太……以至于……
sooner or later 迟早,早晚
speed up 加快速度
spend...on 在……花钱
stand for 代表,象征
tick to 坚持
stop doing sth. 停止做某事
stop to do sth. 停下来做某事
struggle against 同……作斗争
such as 例如
take away 拿走
take it easy 别着急,别紧张
take off 脱下,起飞
take one's time 从容,慢慢行动
take out 取出
take place 发生
take sb. in the arms 搂抱
take the place of 取代,代替
take up 占去,占据(时间、地位等)
talk about 谈论,议论
talk of 谈论,议论
the day after tomorrow 后天
the day before yesterday 前天
the more...the more... 越……就越……
the other day 前几天,某日
think about 考虑(是否去做)
think of 想起,考虑;认为,看法
thousands of 成千上万,几千
throw away 扔掉
too...to 太……以至于不……
try on 试穿,试试看
try out 试验
turn down 关小,调低
turn off 关掉(水、电、电视、收音机等)
turn on 打开(水、电视、收音机、灯、煤气等)
turn over 翻动,犁翻(土地)
turn up 到达,来到;开大(声音)
up and down 上下,来回
used to sth. 习惯于
used to do sth. 过去常常
wait for 等候,等待
wake up 醒来
work out 算出,解决
worry about 担心,烦恼
wrap up 包好, 伪装
write down 写下,记下
write to 写信给……
单词拼写必背
一、一个星期七天
1. Monday 2. Tuesday 3. Wednesday4. Thursday5. Friday 6. Saturday 7. Sunday
二、一年十二个月
1. January 2. February 3. March 4. April 5. May 6. June 7. July 8. August 9. September 10. October 11. November 12. December
三、一年四季
1. spring 2. summer 3. autumn 4. winter
四、容易拼写错的数字
1. eighth第八
2. ninth第九
3. forty四十
4. twelfth第十二
5. twentieth第二十
四、亲属称呼
1. daughter (女儿)
2. niece (女性晚辈)
3. nephew (男性晚辈)
4. cousin (同辈兄弟姐妹)
5. aunt (女性长辈)
6. uncle (男性长辈)
五、以下动词加-ed或-ing要双写最后一个字母
1. regret (regretted, regretting) 后悔
2. control (controlled, controlling) 控制
3. admit (admitted, admitting) 承认
4. occur (occurred, occurring) 出现
5. prefer (preferred, preferring) 宁愿
6. refer (referred, referring) 提到
7. forget (forgetting ) 忘记
8. permit (permitted, permitting)允许
9. equip (equipped, equipping) 装备
注意:quarrel, signal, travel中的l可双写(英国英语)也可不双写(美国英语)
六、部分过去式和过去分词不规则变化的动词
1. broadcast (broadcast, broadcast) 广播
2. flee (fled, fled) 逃跑
3. forbid (forbade, forbidden) 禁止
4. forgive (forgave, forgiven) 原谅
5. freeze (froze, frozen) 结冰
6. hang (作“绞死”讲,是规则的;作“悬挂”讲,其过去式过去分词都是hung)
7. lie (作“说谎”讲时,是规则的;作“位于”讲时,其过去式是lay,过去分词是lain)
8. seek (sought, sought) 寻求
9. shake (shook, shaken) 发抖
10. sing (sang, sung) 唱歌
11. sink (sank, sunk/sunken) 下沉
12. spread (spread, spread) 传播
13. swim (swam, swum) 游泳
14. tear (tore, torn) 撕碎
15. weave (wove, woven) 编织
七、意思相近的词
1. check / examine/ test
2. receive / accept
3. destroy /damage
4. celebrate/ congratulate
5. wear / dress
八、注意形容词变名词时的拼写变化
1. long—length 长度
2. wide—width 宽度
3. high—height 高度
4. strong—strength力量
九、以-ic结尾的动词,应先把-ic变为-ick,再加ing或ed
1. picnic (picnicked, picnicking) 野餐
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十、个别名词的复数拼写
1. German (Germans) 德国人
2. gulf (gulfs) 海湾
3. handkerchief (handkerchiefs) 手帕
4. hero (英雄),potato (土豆),tomato (西红柿) 等有生命的以-o结尾的名词变复数时要加-es。
5. roof (roofs) 房顶
6. stomach 胃 (其复数是stomachs而不是加es)
十一、注意动词变名词时的拼写变化
1. succeed—success成功
2. pronounce—pronunciation 发音
3. explain—explanation解释
4. decide—decision 决定
5. enter—entrance进入
6. permit—permission 允许
7. refuse—refusal 拒绝
8. consider—consideration 考虑
9. discover—discovery 发现
10. bury—burial 埋葬
11. conclude—conclusion 得出结论
12. arrive—arrival 到达
13. weigh—weight 重量
十二、注意形容词变副词时的拼写变化
1. beautiful—beautifully 美丽的
2. possible—possibly 可能的
3. practical—practically 实际的
4. particular—particularly 特别的
5. successful—successfully 成功的
十三、其它必背单词
1. abroad 国外
2. absence n. 缺席 (absent adj.)
3. accepted (NMET1997)
4. accident事故 (accidental adj. 偶然的,accidentally adv. 偶然地)
5. achievement成就 (achieve v. 获得)
6. address地址
7. admire钦佩
8. admitting (2000北京春季卷)
9. agreement 协议
10. agriculture农业 (agricultural adj. 农业的)
11. altogether总共
12. ancient 古代的
13. announced(NMET1999)
14. anxiety 忧虑 (anxious adj. 焦急的,anxiously adv. 焦急地)
15. apologize v. 道歉
(apology n. 道歉apologetic adj. 道歉的,apologetically adv.道歉地)
16. apologize/apologise (2000全国卷)
17. appreciate感激/欣赏 (感激人用thank sb;谢谢某人做的事用appreciate sth.)
18. Asian(NMET1996)
19. assistant 助手
20. astonish吃惊 (astonishment n. 吃惊,astonishing,astonished)
21. astronaut 宇航员
22. atmosphere气氛
23. attempt尝试 (可作名词也可作动词)
24. attentively 专心地
25. attentively(NMET1996)
26. attitude 态度
27. attract 吸引 (attraction吸引力)
28. average 平均
29. average(NMET1999)
30. balance平衡
31. beauty 美 (beautiful)
32. believe相信 (belief n. 信念,其复数是beliefs)
33. beyond超过
34. biology生物
35. birthday生日
36. bravery 勇敢
37. broadcast(NMET1996)
38. broadcast广播 (过去式、过去分词同原形)
39. carefully 小心 (carefully)
40. ceiling天花板
41. celebrated (2000北京春季卷)
42. celebration 庆祝 (celebrate n. 庆祝)
43. century 世纪
44. challenge 挑战
45. character 性格
46. charge收费
47. cinema电影院
48. comfort v. & n. 安慰 (comfortable adj. comfortably adv.舒适地)
49. comfortably(NMET1997)
50. comment 评论
51. communication 交流
52. competition 竞赛 (compete v. 竞赛competitor 竞赛者)
53. composition 作文
54. concert 音乐会
55. conclude v. conclusion n. 结论
56. condition情况 (conditions条件)
57. confessing (2000北京春季卷)
58. congratulations 祝贺 (congratulate v.)
59. constantly 不断地
60. construction(NMET1996)
61. continue继续
62. contribution 贡献 (contribute v.)
63. conveniently方便 (convenient adj.)
64. conversation 谈话
65. coughing(NMET1997)
66. cousin表兄弟
67. cruelty 残酷 (cruel adj. cruelly adv.)
68. curious 好奇 (curiosity n. 好奇)
69. curious(NMET1996)
70. , ; customer 顾客
71. customers (2000北京春季卷)
72. custom习俗
73. damage损坏
74. declared(NMET1999)
75. delicious 美味
76. destroy毁灭 (其过去式是destroyed)
77. determined 有决心的
78. develop发展 (development n. developing 发展中的,developed发达的)
79. dialogue 对话
80. diary 日记 (dairy 奶制品)
81. difference 不同点 (有复数形式)
82. disappointed失望 (disappointing 让人失望的)
83. disappointment 失望
84. discovery 发现 (其复数是discoveries,其动词是discover,discoverer发现者)
85. disturb打扰
86. dollar美元 (其复数是dollars)
87. downstairs楼下
88. dream梦想 (其过去式是dreamed或dreamt)
89. electricity电 (electrical电的,electric 电的)
90. employ 雇用 (employment n. employer 雇主,employee雇员)
91. empty倒空 (可用动词,其过去式是emptied)
92. encourage鼓励 (encouraging, encouraged, encouragement n.)
93. energy能量
94. envelope 信封
95. envy n. 妒忌 (envious adj.)
96. equal(NMET1998)
97. equipment设备
98. especially 尤其是
99. essential(NMET1999)
100. European 欧洲人
101. event事件
102. excellent极好 (excellence n. excellently adv.)
103. exhibition(NMET1997)
104. exhibition展览
105. expense 耗费
106. experience 经验 (experienced 有经验的)
107. expert 专家
108. expression 表达
109. failure 失败 (fail v.)
110. familiar(NMET1999)
111. familiar熟悉的
112. favorite 最喜爱的 (即作形容词也作名词,作名词时有复数)
113. figure人物/数字
114. finger手指
115. flight飞行
116. forehead前额
117. foreign(NMET1998)
118. fortunately幸运地
119. forward向前
120. freezing 极冷的 (frozen 冷冻的)
121. frequently 经常地
122. furniture 家具
123. further进一步的
124. generally (2000全国卷)
125. geography地理
126. Germany德国
127. government(NMET1996)
128. gradually逐渐地
129. graduation毕业 (graduate)
130. grammar语法
131. habits (NMET1997)
132. handkerchiefs (2000北京春季卷)
133. honesty 诚实 (honest)