高雅丹

1. desire

? [C， U] 渴望;欲望;渴求

desire for sth. ……的欲望 / 愿望

They seem to have lost their desire for life. 他們似乎已喪失了對生活的熱望。

desire to do sth. 做……的欲望 / 愿望

Failure can increase my desire to succeed. 失敗能增強我獲得成功的欲望。

[vt.， vi.] desire （sb） to do sth 渴望 / 期望（某人）做某事

Few people desire to live in the north of the country. 很少人想住在這個國家的北方。

desire that... 從句使用虛擬語氣時，其謂語要用（should +） 動詞原形形式。

【易混辨析】 desire， request， wish與want

desire， request， wish， want都有“要求”“渴望”之意，它們之間的關系是desire=want very much （非常想）=wish earnestly for （急切希望）=request formally （正式要求）

【考題鏈接】 People who were owners of successful papers， had little___________?to change the tradition.

Key： desire

2. alarm ?n.

? [C]警報;警報器

ring / sound the alarm 發(fā)出警報

A car alarm went off in the middle of the night. 半夜里一輛汽車的警報器突然響了起來。

? [U]驚慌;驚恐

a sense of alarm 恐慌感

I felt a growing sense of alarm when he did not return that night. 那天夜里他沒有回家，我的恐慌感油然而升。

? v. 使驚恐;使害怕;使警覺

The captain knew there was an engine fault but didn?t want to alarm the passengers. 機長知道一臺發(fā)動機出了故障，不過他不想驚動乘客。

【派生詞】 ? alarmed adj. 驚恐的;憂慮的

She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone. 她一想到獨自旅行的情景就害怕。

? alarming adj. 令人驚慌的;令人憂慮的

The rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate. 雨林正以驚人的速度消失。

【考題鏈接】 These chemicals come from the injured parts of the plant and seem to be an___________.

Key： alarm

3. sympathy n.

? [C， U] 同情（心）

express / feel / have sympathy for sb. 同情某人

I have no sympathy for Jan， it?s all her own fault. 我不同情簡，那都是她自己的錯。

? [C， U]贊同;支持

in sympathy with 贊同;支持

The seamen went on strike in sympathy with the dockers. 海員們舉行罷工，以表示對碼頭工人的支持。

【派生詞】 sympathetic adj. 同情的;表示同情的;出于同情的

I did not feel at all sympathetic towards Kate. 我對凱特一點也不同情。

【考題鏈接】 She feels sorry but___________.

Key： sympathetic

4. favour n.

? [C]幫助;好事;恩惠

do me a favour 幫我一個忙

Can you do me a favour and pick up Sam from school today？ 今天你能幫我個忙去學校接下薩姆嗎？

? [U]贊同;支持

The suggestion to close the road has found favour with local people.關閉這條路的建議已得到當?shù)厝说闹С帧?/p>

in favour of 贊同;支持

He argued in favour of a strike. 他據(jù)理力爭主張罷工。

? v. 喜愛;偏袒

Many countries favour a presidential system of government. 很多國家偏向選擇總統(tǒng)制政府。

? adj. favourable贊成的;同意的;給人好印象的

She made a favourable impression on his parents. 她給他的父母留下了好印象。

【考題鏈接】 She didn?t get a___________??seat.

Key： favourable

5. accompany vt.

? 陪伴

His wife accompanied him on the trip. 那次旅行他由妻子陪同。

? 伴奏

accompany sb. at / on sth. （尤指用鋼琴）為……伴奏

The singer was accompanied on the piano by her sister. 女歌手由她姐姐鋼琴伴奏。

【考題鏈接】 Teresa posted a photo of the chance meeting on a social networking website___________?by the touching words： “What a blessing this young man was to our family！”

Key： accompanied

6. declare ?vt.

? 宣布;公布;宣告

The area has been declared a national park. 這地區(qū)已公布為國家公園。

? 表明;宣稱.

Few people dared to declare their opposition to the regime. 很少有人敢宣稱他們反對這個政權。

【易混辨析】 declare， announce與state

declare宣布，指口頭的，尤指官方的聲明;announce公開宣布，通知，不一定正式;state陳述，聲明，書面或演講中正式表達。

【考題鏈接】 Proud Irene___________?she had no ??plans ??to ?retire ?from ?her ?36-year-old

business.

Key： declared

7. state ?n.

? [C] 狀態(tài);狀況

state of mind 心境;思想狀態(tài)

He seems to be in a rather confused state of mind. 他似乎處于相當混亂的思想狀態(tài)。

? [C， U] [常S-] 國家;政府

Should industry be controlled by the state？工業(yè)應該受到國家控制嗎？

member state 成員國

France is one of the member states of the EU. 法國是歐盟成員國之一。

? [美國等的]州

The United States is composed of fifty states， two of which are separated from the others by land or water. 美國由50個州組成，其中兩個被陸地和海洋與其他州分開。

? v. 陳述;說明;聲明

The witness stated that he had not seen the woman before. 該證人說他從未見過那個女人。

【派生詞】 statement n. [C， U] 陳述;聲明

make a statement陳述;發(fā)表聲明

He made a statement urging the public to cooperation. 他發(fā)表聲明，要求公眾給予配合。

【考題鏈接】 The___________?also cleared the way for companies to sell or rent out self-driving cars， and for companies to operate driverless taxi services.

Key： state

8. bound

? adj. （bind 的過去式和過去分詞）被束縛的

He was bound by the stric rules. 他被嚴格的規(guī)定所束縛。

? adj. 有義務的;受到約束的

I felt bound to tell you. 我覺得必須告訴你。

? adj. 一定的;必定的

It?s bound to rain soon. 過會肯定下雨。

? n. 跳;跳躍

in leaps and bounds 飛速地;突飛猛進

Jill?s making excellent progress; she?s coming along in leaps and bounds. 吉爾進步飛快，她正飛速趕上。

? v. 跳;跳躍

The dog bounded away. 那條狗跳開了。

【考題鏈接】 Demand for the coin is___________?to break records.

Key： bound

9. staff ?n.

? [C]（+單動或復動）（全體）工作人員;職員

on our / the staff 作為我們的職員

It?s good to have you on the staff. 你能成為我們的職員真好。

? v. 為……配備（職員）

be staffed with / by 配備了……人員

The refugee centre is staffed by / with volunteers. 難民中心主要由志愿者組成。

【考題鏈接】 But he is also working at a far more fundamental level： his___________?show people how to make floating gardens and fish ponds to prevent starvation during the wet season.

Key： staff

10. junior ?adj.

? 地位（或職位、級別）低的

She is junior to me. 她職位比我低。

? 年紀較輕的;較小的

be junior to 比……年少

The president was so young that he was junior to some of his employees. 總裁的年齡如此小以至于比他的一些雇員還小。

? [C] 職位較低者;低層次工作人員

Tom is office junior. 湯姆是辦公室的低級職員。

? [C]年少者

be... years sb.?s junior 比某人小……歲

I am four years his junior. 我比他小四歲。

【反義詞】 senior adj. 級別高的 n. 年長者;級別較高者

The meeting should be hosted by the most senior person present. 會議應由在場的職位最高的人主持。

【考題鏈接】 It was a need that he first recognized back in 1906 when young Dale was a___________?at State Teachers College in Warrensburg.

Key： junior

11. talent ?n.

? [C， U]天才;天資;天賦

His talent for music becomes the envy of the other competitors. 他在音樂方面的天分讓其他人對手感到羨慕。

talent （for sth. / for doing sth.） …… / 做……的天賦

She showed considerable talent for getting what she wanted. 她很有天資，能夠做到她想做到的。

have a talent for sth. 對……有天賦

All children have a natural talent for language learning. 兒童對于語言學習，向來有天賦的能力。

? [C， U]有才能的人;人才;天才

There is a wealth of young talent in British theatre. 英國戲劇界年輕一代人才輩出。

【派生詞】 talented adj. 有才能的;天才的

Howard is a talented pianist. 霍華德是個很有天分的鋼琴家。

【易混辨析】 talent與genius

talent指后天從模仿和訓練得來的天才、天資;genius指天生的具有創(chuàng)造性、獨特性的才能。

【考題鏈接】 Moore wants to use her unique___________?to help others find their smiles.

Key： talent

12. divorce ?n.

? [C， U]離婚

The marriage ended in divorce in 1996. 這樁婚姻在1996年已離婚告終。

get a divorce from sb. 和……離婚

She will get a divorce from her husband unless told not to. 除非被告訴不要離婚，否則她就會和她丈夫離婚。

? [C]分離;脫離

They advocated a complete divorce of government and religion. 他們主張政教完全分離。

? v. 與……離婚;判……離婚

They?re getting divorced. 他們要離婚了。

be divorced from 與……離婚

The beautiful woman has been divorced from two husbands. 那位美貌的婦人已離過兩次婚了。

? v. 使分離;使脫離

They believe that art should be divorced from politics. 他們認為藝術應該與政治分開。

【派生詞】 divorced adj. 離婚的;離異的

Many divorced men remarry and have second families. 許多離婚的男子再婚組成了新的家庭。

【考題鏈接】 Bach got married to his first wife and had six children， but___________?later.

Key： divorced

13. obey

? vt. 服從;順從

He had always obeyed his parents without question. 他對父母一向絕對服從。

to obey a command / an order / rules / the law 服從指揮 / 命令 / 規(guī)章/法律

Remember to obey traffic rules. 記住要遵守交通規(guī)則。

? vi. 服從;聽話

She obeyed， and cautiously opened the door. 她服從了，小心翼翼地打開門。

【派生詞】 disobey vt. & vi. 不服從;不順從

He was punished for disobeying orders. 他因違抗命令而受到懲罰。

【考題鏈接】 Athenians willingly___________?the written laws which they themselves passed.

Key： obeyed