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高考3500高频词汇讲解18
1. optimistic adj.
一、变形:
二、词义:
1) 乐观主义的
e.g. She's not very optimistic about the outcome of the talks.
她对会谈的结果不太乐观。
三、派生词
adv. optimistically 乐观地
n.
optimism 乐观;乐观主义
optimist 乐观主义者;乐天派
vt. optimize 使最优化,使完善
2. surprise v.
一、变形:~s, ~ing, ~ed, ~ed
二、词义:
1) 使吃惊
e.g. It surprised me that such a driver should make those mistakes.
令我吃惊的是,像阿莱恩这样有经验的一位司机竟然会犯那些错误。
2) 使措手不及 ~ sb.
e.g. The army attacked at night to surprise the rebels.
军队在夜间发起攻击,把叛乱者打了个措手不及。
三、词组
1) to one's surprise 使某人吃惊的是
e.g. To one's surprise, he succeed finally.
让我们吃惊的是,他最后成功了。
2) by surprise 出其不意地
e.g. You should be aware of the shortcomings so they don't catch you by surprise.
您应该意识到这个缺点,这样以来您就不会被它们意外地诱入陷阱。
3) in surprise 惊奇地
e.g. Everyone looked at him in surprise .
每个人都惊讶地看着他。
四、派生词
adj.
surprised 感到惊讶的,出人意料的
surprising 令人惊讶的;意外的
adv. surprisingly 惊人地;出人意外地
3. direction n.
一、变形:directions
二、词义:
1) 方向
e.g. They hit a truck coming in the opposite direction .
他们撞上一辆迎面开来的卡车。
2) 用法说明
e.g. I should know by now not to throw away the directions until we've finished cooking.
我现在应该明白,饭没做完之前,不要把食谱扔掉。
三、词组
1) in the direction of 朝…方向;在…方向
e.g. You must constantly move in the direction of that goal.
你必须坚持不懈的朝着目标的方向进发。
2) in all directions 四面八方;全面地;向各方面
e.g. During the rush hours, you can often see a boiling sea of bicycles running in all directions.
在高峰期间,你可经常看见沸腾的自行车海洋涌向四面八方。
四、派生词
adj. direct 直接的;直系的;亲身的;恰好的
n. director 主任,主管;导演;人事助理
v. direct导演;指导;指挥
4. silence n./v.
一、变形:
二、词义:
1) 沉默
e.g. He never lets those long silences develop during dinner.
他在晚餐时从不会让长时间的沉默出现。
V. silences, silenced, silenced, silencing
1) 制止(发表不同意见)
e.g. Like other tyrants, he tried to silence anyone who spoke out against him.
像其他暴君一样,他试图压制任何公开反对他的人。
三、词组
1) in silence 沉默地
e.g. Outbreaks in silence or die in silence, you will choose which one?
在沉默中爆发还是在沉默中消亡,你会选择哪一个?
2) keep silence 保持沉默,保持安静
e.g. You have the right to keep silence, but each word you say will become the testimony.
你有权保持沉默,但你所