来说
terrific—a terrific actor最好的/最有经验的一位演员
drive at a terrific speed以极高的速度开车 think oneself terrific自以为了不起
territory–defend one’s territory保卫自己的领土/领地/地盘 mountainous territory山区
test—put sth. to the test把某事检验/测验一下 stand the think highly of 重视;对…… 评价很高 think of想到;考虑
think of … as = consider…as; regard…as;look upon…as ; treat…as; view…as把….看成
think over = consider carefully仔细考虑 think through彻底地全面思考
what do you think of。。。? 你认为… 怎么样? test of经得住…的考验
than—better than 比……好 more than不只是;不止;多于;大于
other than 除了……以外 rather than而不;与其说… 倒不如
thank – thank sb. for sth. 因某事而感谢某人
Thanks to … = owing to; on account of ; because of 多亏…, 由于…, 全靠…
theatre—the Globe Theatre 环球剧院 P185
theme—the theme for sth. 。。。 的主题
theme park 主题公园 theme song 主题曲;主题音乐
then – from then on 从那时起 just then 正在那时 theory—accept a theory 接受一种理论 adopt a theory 采用一种理论
apply a theory to practice 把理论应用于实际 combine theory with practice 把理论和实践结合起来
Einstein’s theory of relativity 爱因斯坦的相对论 in theory 理论上 <反义> in practice
Newton’s theory of gravitation 牛顿的万有引力学说
set up/ put forward/ establish a theory 提出/ 创立一种理论
there—There is no need to do sth. 不需要/ 不必做某事
There can be… 可能有 There happens to be … 碰巧存在…
There have/ has been… 已有… There is evidence that… 显然…
There is likely to be… 好像有… There appears to be… 好像有
There is no denying the fact that… … 这是无可否认的
There is no sense in doing sth. 做某事是无意义/ 无道理的。
There may be… 可能有… There must be… 一定有…
There seems to be … 好像有…. There should be … 应该有…
There should have been … 当时本该有…
There ought to be… 应该有… There will be… 将有…
thing—for one thing 其一; 首先 for another thing 其二
think—think about 考虑 think back to 回想起;追溯
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though— as though = as if 好像 thought—at the thought that… 想到…
on second thoughts= after thinking it over 经再三考虑之后
read one’s thoughts = 了解某人的想法 with no thought for 不为… 着想 thoughtful—be thoughtful of sb. 关心某人 thread – thread a needle 穿针引线
threaten – be threatened with extinction 有灭绝的危险 threaten sb. with sth. 用某物危险某人 threaten to do sth. 扬言要做某事
through—break through突破 get through使通过
go through 通过.经历.仔细查看 see through 看透,看穿
throw—throw at/ to 对…… 扔 throw away 扔掉;浪费
tidy—neat and tidy 又整齐,又干净
tidy oneself up before going out 外出前整理仪容 tidy up a room 收拾房间
tie—be tied down to / by sth. 因某事忙分不开身 P187
till—till next week 直到。。。为止(不在句首;until 可在句首) time—ahead of time提前
all the time一直,始终 at a time一次;依次;每次;逐一
at one time 一度 The first time… 头一回… 头一次…
by the time到……的时候 There are times when…有时常会…
for a time 在一段时间内;暂时 from time to time 有时;不时地
have a bad time日子过得不愉快 have a good time (祝你) 过/玩得愉快
have a hard /easy time日子过得很艰难/舒坦
high time 应该立刻做某事的时候 at the same time同时
in ancient / modern times 在古代/现代 in no time = very quickly立刻
in time = not late; early or soon enough及时 every time每当
on time = at the right time 准时 once upon a time从前
take time to do sth. 花费时间做某事 take your time 慢慢来
the New York Times 纽约时报
three times the size/ height/ length/ width/ weight 三倍之大/高/ 长/ 宽/ 重 At no time。。。 决不… 在任何时候都不(在句首,句子倒装)
It’s about / high time that… 应该立刻做某事的时候(用虚拟语气)
tip – from tip to toe 从头到尾;彻头彻尾;完完全全
offer / give sb a tip= tip sb. 赏某人小费
on the tip of one’s tongue 话到嘴边,却说不出来 take one’s tip 照某人的话去做; 听某人劝告 tire—tire sb. out 使某人筋疲力尽;累极了 P188
tired—be/ grow tired of 对……厌倦 feel tired of因…而疲惫不堪
be/ feel tired out 累极了/ 感到十分疲劳
tissue—nervous tissue 神经组织 tissue paper 薄棉纸;卫生纸
She used up a box of tissues for her cold. 她因感冒.用光了一盒纸巾。
to – to the east/ south/ west/ north of
toe—on one’s toe 踮着脚尖走得;提高警惕的
step on ones toes 踩到某人的脚尖;得罪某人 together—together with 和…… 一起
tone—speak in an angry tone 说话带着怒气
too—cannot …… too 无论怎样也不会过分;越… 越好 far too太… only too + a非常 too much过分;过于
tooth – false teeth 假牙 pull out the wrong tooth 拔错了牙 P189
top—at the top of 在。。。顶上 (反义)at the bottom of ; at the foot of
at the top of one’s voice高声地敢叫;尽力地喊 on top of在… 的上面
on top of the world = be very happy 高兴得不得了;非常满意
top student 优等生;尖子学生 total – in total 总计
touch—a touching/ moving poem 一首动人的诗 be in touch with sb. 与某人接触/联系 get in touch with sb. 和某人取得联系
lose/ be out of touch with sb. 与某人失去联系
tour—go on a tour漫游;巡回;周游 make a tour of the world周游世界
tourist—tourist attraction 旅游胜地
town – go to town 进城 in town 在城里 track—keep track of 熟知(某事); 追踪;知道……的消息 lose track of 忘记;失去联系
track and field events 田径项目 track sports 径赛 P190
trade—free trade 自由贸易 make a trade of a for b 用a换b
trade at a certain shop在某商店买东西
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trade union工会 trade with 与…做买卖
tradition—by tradition 按传统
traffic – fast/slow traffic lane 快/慢车道
heavy traffic交通繁忙 traffic accidents交通事故
traffic jam交通堵塞 traffic lights交通指示灯
traffic policeman交通警察 traffic regulations/ rules交通规则
traffic safety交通安全 traffic signal 交通信号
train—a quarter –past –seven train 一次七点一刻的列车 change train at 在(某地)换车
express / slow train快/慢车 get on/ off a train上/下火车
ordinary train普通列车 The train is due at…火车在(某时)到达
transfer—be transferred to 被转移到…
transfer from a to b 从a处调动/调任/转移到b 处 transfer property to a person 转让财产给某人 translate – translate … into 把… 译成
transportation—railroad transportation 铁路运输
water and land transportation水陆运输 trap – be caught in a trap 落入陷阱
be trapped in 陷入 get out of a trap逃离陷阱
lay a trap for对…设下圈套 trap sb. into doing sth.引诱某人做某事 P191
travel---travel around the world周游世界
treat---be badly/well treated受虐待、善待 Be treated as被看做
treatment---be under treatment在治疗中 trend---set a/the trend 带领新潮流
trick---play a trick on sb. 对某人使用诡计
Trick sb. into doing sth 用计诱使某人做… trip---make a trip to spl.到…去旅行
A thousand mile trip begins with one step.千里之行始于足下
trouble---ask/look for trouble自找麻烦 get into trouble 遇到、陷入麻烦
have trouble in doing sth.做某事有困难 take the trouble to do sth.不辞辛劳做某事
be in trouble 处于困境中 make trouble制造麻烦
true---come true(希望/理想)实现,达到 P192
trunk---trunk call长途电话 trunk line 主干线 trust---have trust in 信任 try---try doing
try to do try on try out turn---be turned into被改变成 turn over移交;翻转过来
do sth. by turns轮流做 in one’s turn 轮到某人做
in turn依次,轮流 turn against背叛 turn down调低(音量).拒绝 turn up调高(音量),出现
turn out to be证明是 turn to 转到;求助于 in a low/high voice低声地 with one voice异口同声的
volunteer---volunteer to do 自愿做某事 p199
vote---vote for/against 投票支持/反对 voyage---go on a voyage 水上航行
turn off 关掉 turn on打开(灯) P193
twice--- think twice before you leap. 三思而后行 typical---typical character 典型性格
it is typical of sb. to do sth.某人做某事是他的特征 unable---be unable to 不能做某事
unconscious---be unconscious of没有意识到… P194
under---a bridge under construction正在建的桥
Children below/under the age of ten 未满十岁的小孩 undergo---undergo great hardship遭受巨大苦难 understand---make oneself understood使自己被明白 undertake---undertake to do承担做某事 uniform---wear a school uniform穿校服 union---the Students’ Union学生会
Union is strength团结就是力量 unite---unite to do联合起来做 united---the United Nations(单数) P195
unusual---it is unusual for sb. to do sth.某人做某事是非同寻常的
up---be up to sb. to do 由某人负责做某事
get up 起床 up to now/ then直到现在、那时 up to…达到。。。(数量) It’s up to you.取决于你
use---come into use 开始使用 in use 在使用中 make use of 利用 put sth. into use使…利用起来 use up用完 It is no use doing sth.做某事没用(徒然)
P196 used---used to be 过去是 used to do 过去常做 useful--- be useful for sb. 对….有用 usual---as usual 像往常一样
vacation---on the vacation 在度假
value---sth. is of great value to sb. 某物对某人很有价值 variety---a variety of 各种各样的、种种 p197
victim---three days’ mourning for earthquake victims三天哀悼地震受难者
view---have a bird’s eye view of …鸟瞰,俯视
come into view进入视野 hold the view that …有…的想法
point of view观点 to get a better view of …为了更好地看清
vigor---with vigor精力充沛的
p198 visible---sth. is visible to sb.某人能看见某物 visit---pay a visit to…访问
vital--- be vital to…对…极其重要 voice---at the top of one’s voice高声地
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wait---can’t wait to do sth.迫不及待做某事
wait for sb. to do等待某人做某事 wait on sb. 服侍/招待某人
wake---wake suddenly with a start突然惊醒 wake up醒来
walk---all walks of life各阶层/各行各业 have a walk散步 walk a dog 遛狗
wall--- Walls have ears.隔墙有耳
want---want sb. to do想要某人做某事 want to do想要做某事
be wanted on the phone …有电话叫 be wanted被通缉 p200
warn---warn sb. against (doing) sth.警告某人提防
warn sb. not to do警告某人不要做某事 warn sb. of danger警告某人有危险
wash---wash…away/off冲洗掉 wash well(衣料等)耐洗,经洗
wash hands often/regularly/frequently勤洗手 waste---waste/lose time (in) doing sth.浪费时间做某事 waste time on …浪费/滥用时间
watch---keep a close watch on …密切注意 watch one’s step 走路小心
watch out 当心,留心 watch the time留意时间 way---all the way 一路上/特地 be on the way 即将到来
be under way 在进行中 by the way 顺便讲一下
fight one’s way 打开一条出路 get in the way 妨碍/挡道
give way to 让位于/让步 in a way 在某种程度上
in no way 决不,一点也不 in many ways 在许多方面
in the same way 以同样的方式 lose one’s way 迷路
make way for 给…让路 on the (one’s )way to 再去。。。的路上 P201
weak – be weak in …较弱/不擅长 wealth – a wealth of 大量的
wear—sb. be worn out 某人筋疲力尽
wear a … look流露出… 的神态/表情 wear and tear损耗
wear sb. out 使某人筋疲力尽 wear sth. out耗尽/用坏/穿坏某物
weather—in all weathers 在各种天气下 web – web words 网络流行词
wedding—wedding ring 结婚戒指
wedding cake 婚礼大蛋糕 wedding card 婚礼/ 宴请帖
wedding ceremony结婚典礼 wedding day 结婚之日
wedding dress 结婚礼服 wedding march 结婚进行曲
week—week by week 每一星期 weekday—on weekdays 在工作日
weekend—at/on weekends 在周末 over the weekend will—against one’s will 不情愿地;违心地
at will任意;随意 with a will果断地;有力地
Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。 willing – be willing to do sth. 乐于做某事 win—win a championship 拿冠军
win a match/war/battle/victory 赢得比赛/战争/战役/胜利
win a prize/ scholarship获得奖金/奖学金 win a reputation获得名声
整个周末
weep—weep at the sad news 因听到悲痛的消息哭起来 weigh—weigh one’s words 斟酌字句 weigh the evidence 考虑证据(的价值) P202
weight—gain / put on weight 发胖
over/ under weight过重/ 过轻 short weight 重量不足
welcome—be given a warm welcome by … 受到…的热烈欢迎
be welcome to sth./ do sth 可随意用某物/做某事 You’re welcome. 不用谢。/ 不客气。 well—as well 也; 又
as well as除…之外也 may/ might as well do sth. 不妨做某事
wet—be wet through 湿透了 what – what about。。。?…怎么样? what if …? 如果…又怎么样?
wheel—at the wheel驾驶;主持工作 the wheel方向盘 take the wheel负责管理 P203
while – after a while 过了一会儿;不久
for a while= for a moment—片刻;暂时;一会儿 for quite a while 相当长时间 in a while 一会儿
in a short while = in a little while; soon 不久 once in a while 有时;偶尔;每个一些时候 whip – whip against + n. (风雨等)猛打… whisper—in a whisper = in whispers 低声地
whisper ( a word) to sb.向某人低语 whisper in/into one’s ear与某人耳语
whisper to sb. That…向某人低声说 it was whispered that…传闻说…
whole—as a whole 整体上;作为整体 on the whole总的说来;大体上
wide – open one’s eyes wide睁大眼睛 travel far and wide到处旅游 P204
width-- … km in width …公里宽
wild—be wild about sb. 迷上了某人 be wild with joy 欣喜若狂
be wild to get a holiday abroad 急切地盼望去国外度假 be wild with sb. for因… 对某人生气 in the wild 在荒无人烟的地区
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win a wide support 得到广泛的支持 win fame and fortune名利双收
win sb. th 为某人赢得某物 win the election赢得选举
win the first place赢得第一 win the gold/silver/bronze medal赢得金/银/铜牌
wind—a gentle/light wind 微风 a heavy/high/strong wind 强风
window—window dressing 橱窗装饰 window shopping 逛街看橱窗
wipe – wipe off = remove by wiping 擦去;擦到 wipe out 擦去;除去;彻底消灭
wish—wish for 希望;要求;想要 wish sb. to do sth.希望某人做某事
wish to do sth. 希望做某事 wish that… 希望… (从句中用虚拟语气)
withdraw—withdraw all one’s money from the bank 把所有的存款从银行里里了出来
withdraw from the election/race推出选举/比赛 withdraw the troops撤军
withdraw 500 yuan from a band account 从银行提取500元 P205
within – with call 在叫得到的地方
within hearing distance 在能听得见的地方
we must to live within our income. 我们生活应该量入为出。
without – without delay 不延迟 without difficulty 毫无困难
without doubt 无疑地 without exception毫无例外
witness – bear witness to 为… 作证;作……的证人
woman—Women’s Federation妇联 woman teacher (pl. women teachers)女教师
wonder – be lost in wonder 惊奇地出神 wonder at 对…… 感到惊讶
no wonder (that…) 难怪;不足为奇
wonder about (关于某事)想知道如何;感到疑惑 work—at work 在工作;在起作用
in work有工作 out of work失业 work as充当
work cooperatively / with combined efforts 齐心协力 work hard at努力学习;在… 上下功夫 work of art工艺品
work on从事(某工作);创作;撰写;设计;致力于 work out做出;算出;制定出;解决 P206
wool – a suit made of wool 一套毛料西装
word – get in a word 插话 Word comes that… 有消息传来说…
give sb. one’s word that… = promise sb. that…向某人保证
have a few words with sb.和某人说几句话
have a word with sb.和某人说一两句话 in a in the wrong (way ) 不正确地;错误地
there is sth. wrong with …= sth. is wrong with … 坏了
X-ray—have one’s lungs X-rayed 用x光检查肺 year – all the year round 一年到头
every four years = every fourth year 每四年一次 in the past few years 在过去的几年里
in the years to come在以后的几年里 new year’s day元旦
throughout the year贯穿整个年头 year by word= in short总而言之
in one’s own words 用某人自己的话 in other words换句话说
keep one’s word遵守诺言;守约 put … into words用文字来(表达)
word for word逐字地;原原本本的;一五一十地 world—all over the world = around the world; the world over; throughout the world 遍及全世界
in the world 在世界上;到底(用于加强疑问语气) worm—The early bird gets/ catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃。/捷足者先登。
worn – be worn out 累坏了
worry—be worried about/ with 为… 担心 worry about 为… 担心
worse—even worse更糟的是
make things worse使情况更糟的是 What is/ was worse,…更糟的是,…
worth—be (well) worth doing (很)值得一做
be worth notice 值得注意 be worth the trouble 麻烦一点也值得
be worth + 钱数 值(多少)钱 2 dollars worth of sth. 2美元的。。。
thousands of pounds’ worth of (goods/damage)价值数千镑的(货物/损失)
sth. is worth one’s while某事值得某人花时间精力 worthwhile – a worthwhile job 值得做的工作
worthy – be worthy of being done/ to be done (某事)值得一做 be worthy of sth.值得… 的
would – would like to do sth. 想要某人做某事
would like sth. 想要某物 would like/love to do想要做某事
would rather stay at home than go out 宁可呆在家里,不想出去
wrap—be wrapped in sth. 全神贯注/ 埋头于某事;被某人迷住
wrap sth. /sth. (up) in 用… 来包裹某人/某物 P207
write—write down 写下,记下 write for 为…… 撰稿 write out写出 write to sb. 写信给某人
wrong—be wrong with 有毛病; 不舒服;出故障 do wrong做错事;做坏事
go wrong 发生故障;走错了路;(计划等)失败;出毛病
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year逐年;年年
yet -- … and yet… 然而;却 not yet 尚未;还没
young—to stay young 保持/维持年轻 P208
zero—above/below zero degrees centigrade (摄氏) 零度以上/ 一下
zero hour 零时 zero weather 零度气候
zone—a business/ residence zones 商业/住宅区
industrial zones 工业区 parking zone停车场
North / South Temperate Zone 北/南温带 zoo—the London Zoo