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Compound word合成词
Definition: A word composed of two or more stems(词干). Examples include pancake, blackboard and school bus – in English, it may or may not have a space (空格) or hyphen (分号).
1. Find the stems(词干)in the following words.
sunshine rainbow sunflower snowman upstairs
outside baseball doghouse downtown seashell starfish
2. 合成词从形式上看,有以下三种:
· 两部分连写的( closed form )
keyboard hardware(硬件) software network overthrow(推翻)
butterfly output(产量) input(投入;输入) sleepwalk
· 两部分用连字符连接(hyphenated form)
baby-sitter(保姆) CD-ROM(只读光盘) warm-up (热身练习;序幕)
snow-white(雪白的), warm-hearted, well-known not-too-distant
· 两部分分开写(open form )
search engine(搜索引擎) film star mobile phone post office
bus stop vice president(副总统) real estate (房地产;不动产)
3. 合成词复数的特殊情况:
· 把中心词变成复数。
looker-on (旁观者) lookers-on
passer-by (过路人) passers-by
· man, woman 构成合成词,要与后面的名词保存数的一致。
a woman doctor some women doctors
一、合成名词
1、名词 + 名词 = 名词
air + port = airport __________
basket + ball = basketball __________
class + room = classroom __________
silk + worm = silkworm __________
2、形容词 + 名词 = 名词
black + board = blackboard __________
brief + case = briefcase __________
green + house = green-house __________
3、动词 + 名词 = 名词
play + ground = playground __________
spring(跳) + board = springboard __________
pick + pocket = pickpocket __________
break + water = break-water __________
4、名词 + 动词 = 名词
sun + shine = sunshine __________
sun + set = sunset 日落 → sunrise __________
5、动名词 + 名词 = 名词
reading-room __________
waiting-room __________
living-room __________
sleeping-pills __________
6、名词 + 现在分词 = 名词
hand + writing = handwriting __________
handwriting on the wall __________
sight + seeing = sightseeing __________
7、动词 + 副词 = 名词
look + out = lookout __________
get + away = getaway __________
get-together __________
walk + out = walkout __________
8、副词 + 名词 = 名词
back + ground = background __________
down + town = downtown __________
9、名词 + 介词短语= 名词
editor-in-chief __________
father-in-law __________
comrade(同志)-in-arms __________
10、其他:
good-for-noting __________
go-between __________
touch-me-not __________
forget-me-not __________
merry-go-round __________
二、合成副词
1、副词 + 副词
furthermore 而且、此外; however 然而、无论如何
2、代词 + 副词
somehow 以某种方式;anywhere 在任何地方
3、副词 + 名词
overhead 在头顶/空中/高处;downstairs 在楼下
4、形容词 + 名词
anyway 不管怎样、无论如何;meanwhile 同时、其间
5.介词+名词
overnight一夜之间
三、合成形容词
1、形容词+现在分词
good-looking 好看的、漂亮的;slow-moving 低速的;
easy-going 随和的
2、名词+现在分词
man-eating 食人的;peace-loving 爱好和平的
3、副词+现在分词
forthcoming/upcoming 即将到来的;outstanding 优秀的、突出的
4、名词+过去分词
air-conditioned 有空调装置的;man-made 人造的、人为的
5、形容词+过去分词
grey-haired 白发苍苍的;middle-aged 中年的
noble高尚的+minded有意的=noble-minded高尚的
good好的+tempered温和的=good-tempered脾气好的
6、形容词+名词
first-rate 一流的;second-hand 二手的;用过的;
bare-foot 光脚的;high-class 高级的
7、副词+副词:
faraway 远方的
四、合成代词
1、反身代词
人称代词宾格的第三人称+self/selves
himself, herself, itself, themselves
物主代词的一、二人称 + self/selves
e.g. myself , yourself , ourselves
help yourself enjoy yourself by myself
2、不定代词:
some, any, no, every + body/one/thing
e.g. someone ;anything
nobody ;everybody
5、 合成动词
1.名词+动词
eaves屋檐+drop滴=eavesdrop偷听
sun太阳+bathe沐浴=sunbathe沐日光浴
sleep睡觉+walk走路=sleepwalk梦游
2.形容词+动词
down下+load负载=download下载
up上+set设置=upset打翻;使烦恼
under下面+go走=undergo经历/承受
3.形容词+动词
white白色+wash洗=whitewash粉饰
black黑色+list名单=blacklist列入黑名单
Exercise
I. March words in the first column to those in the second column in order to form a compound word. Be sure to choose the correct one.
out hard get
book take cross
waiting pick sight
wide kind computer
search web data
case road together
seeing break spread
off hearted system
room disk pocket
engine browser浏览器 base
Closed form:_______________ _______________ _______________
_______________ _______________ _______________
· Hyphenated form:_______________ _______________ _______________
· Open form:_______________ _______________ _______________
_______________ _______________ _______________
II. Fill in the blanks.
1. They were only ___________(过路人), and the matter wasn’t connected with them.
2. The _____________(三条腿的)chair isn’t suitable for a young child.
3. You must put your heart into your study. Don’t be ______________(心不在焉的)in class.
4. The United States and England are both ______________(说英语的)countries.
5. It took us quite a long time to get to the amusement park. It was a ___________(三小时的) journey.
6. My brother is really ____________(工作努力的). He often works in his office far into the night.
7. Speaking of all the songs he has written, I think this is probably his __________(最著名的) one.
8. Look out! There is a ________________(五米深的) hole.
III. Guess the meaning of the words.
1. Scientists are claiming a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer. ______________
2. The four-day festival ended a day early after an outbreak of the war. ______________
3. I want you to undertake all the responsibility. ______________
4. Such an earthshaking change must have far-reaching effects.
______________ ______________
5. He is good-tempered. He gets along well with everyone. ______________
6. More than 50 state-owned companies have been sold since the early 1980s. ____________
7. He came from a high-class background. ______________
8. There has been a complete breakdown of law and order. ______________
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