英语2000常用单词用法词典

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a[eI] / an[An] art. 一(个，件，支，张，位，本，只，台，杯……)：It took us an hour and a half to finish the job. 我们花了一个半钟头才做完这项工作。/ There is an eraser in the pencil case. 铅笔盒里有一块橡皮。

【短语搭配】a few 几个，一些：She has a few friends here, so she often goes out to play with them. 她这儿有些朋友，所以她常出去和他们一起玩。/ a little 少量，一点：I know only a little French. 我只懂一点点法语。/ a bit of 有点儿：He is a bit of a humorist. 他有点风趣。/ a piece of 一块(张，件，片……)：Pass me a piece of cake, please. 请递给我一块糕点。/ I gave him a piece of advice last night. 昨晚我给了他一个忠告。/ a lot of 许多：The store has a lot of trade. 这家商店生意兴隆。/ a number of 若干：A number of students were absent yesterday. 昨天许多学生缺席。/ a pair of 一双，一副：I bought a pair of compasses in the shop. 我在这家商店买了一副圆规。/ a kind of 几分，稍稍：He speaks with a kind of foreign accent. 他讲话带有一点外国口音。

able[5eIbl] adj. 有能力的，能干的：He is an able lawyer. 他是一位有能力的律师。/ She is old but still able. 她虽老但仍然很能干。

【短语搭配】be able to 能，会：I am afraid I won’t be able to visit you on Saturday. 恐怕我无法在星期六来拜访您了。

about[E5baJt] prep. 关于，对于：My mother often spoke to me about you. 家母常和我谈起你。adv. 大约：It happened about 5 o’clock in the morning. 这事发生在早晨约 5 点钟的时候。

【短语搭配】be about to (do) 即将，马上：注意该短语不与具体的时间状语(如：soon, tomorrow, immediately 等)连用：He is about to return to his homeland. 他即将返乡。

above[E5bQv] prep. 在……上面，在……之上，超过：The moon is now above the trees. 月亮正位于树梢上。/ They are children above six years old. 他们是 6 岁以上的孩子。

【短语搭配】above all 首先；尤其；最重要的是：Above all, I don’t like sports. 首先，我不喜欢体育运动。

【易混辨析】above 与 over：两者都可表示“高于”，over 主要表示垂直在上的正上方，而 above 则不一定表示正上方(即可以是正上方也可以不是正上方)。如：They built a new room above [over] the garage. 他们在车房上加盖了一个新房间。/ He stayed at the hotel above the lake. 他住在可以俯瞰湖泊的旅馆里。换句话说，表示正上方，两者均可用；不表示正上方，则通常要用 above。[

abroad[E5brC:d] adv. 到国外，在国外：My parents are still living abroad. 我的父母仍住在国外。/ My friend has never been abroad before, so she is finding this trip very exciting. 我朋友以前从未出过国，所以她觉得这次旅行十分令人兴奋。

【短语搭配】go [travel] abroad 到国外去 / live abroad 住在国外 / at home and abroad 在国内外

accident[5AksIdEnt] n. [C]事故；灾难：He died in an automobile accident years ago. 他数年前死于车祸。/ We were all shocked by the accident. 这场灾难使我们所有人大为震惊。

【短语搭配】by accident 意外地，无意地：He found the wallet purely by accident. 他找到这个钱包纯属意外。/ I met my teacher by accident in the cinema. 我偶然在电影院遇到了我的老师。

across[E5krCs] prep. 穿过，横穿：We walked across the street. 我们穿过马路。/ Be careful across the road. 过马路要小心。/ Across the street was a supermarket. 街对面有一家超级市场。

【短语搭配】come across 来到，偶遇：Perhaps I'll come across him in Japan. 或许我会在日本见到他。

【易混辨析】across 与 through(穿过)：across 和 through 都可表示“横过”或“穿过”，前者主要表示从某物的表面“横过”，涉及“面”的概念；而后者则表示从某个空间“穿过”，涉及“体”的概念。如：He walked across the road carefully. 他小心地走过马路。/ He walked through the forest alone. 他独自一人走过森林。有时 across 表示“横过”也可在“体”内进行，但此时它仍与 through 有差别：前者表示从某个“体”的一端到另一端，而后者表示穿过两端。如：He walked across the hall. 他从大厅的一端走到另一端。/ He walked through the hall. 他穿过大厅。

active[5AktIv] adj. 积极的：He became an active social reformer. 他成了一位积极的社会改革家。/ His teacher thought he was active. 他的老师认为他很积极。

【短语搭配】take an active part in 积极参加：We take an active part in school activities. 我们积极参加学校各项活动。

【联想助记】派生：actively adv. 积极地；活泼地 / activity n. 活动，活动力

ad[Ad] n. [C]广告：Ad helps to sell goods. 广告有助于推销商品。/ A black man stood at the street corner distributing ads. 一个黑人站在街角处散发广告单。/ put (place) an ad(advertisement) in a newspaper 在报纸上登广告

【用法说明】ad 是 advertisement 的缩写词。

address[E5dres] n. [C]地址；(正式的)演说，致词：What’s your home address? 你的家庭住址呢? / Please fill in this form with your name, telephone number and current address. 请在这张表上填上你的姓名、电话和现在的住址。/ Irma made an address of welcome to us. 厄玛向我们致了欢迎词。

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