新概念英语第二册Lesson7一9词汇
1.新概念英语第二册Lesson7词汇学习
1.expect
(1)vt., vi. 预计,预料:
We expect a cold winter this year.
我们预计今年冬天会冷。
Jim has failed in mathematics as his teacher expected.
正如他老师所预料的那样,吉姆数学考试没及格。
(2)vt. 等待,期待,盼望:
I'm expecting a letter from Jimmy.
我在等待吉米的一封信。
They are expecting guests tonight.
今晚有人要去他们那里作客。
expect所表示的等待一般暗含着根据某些信息或规律而作出相应反应的意思,而wait(for)主要指“等待”这个动作本身:
He waited for her for more than an hour, but she did not come.
他等了她一个多小时,但她没来。
Wait a minute, please.
请等一下。
(3)vt. 认为,猜想(一般用于口语):
I expect you've heard the news.
我想你已经听到这个消息了。
2.steal
(1)vt. vi. 偷盗,行窃:
Someone has stolen my bike.
有人把我的自行车偷走了。
John never steals.
约翰从不偷东西。
(2)vt. 巧妙地占有,偷偷地弄到手:
He has stolen away Mary's heart.
他已赢得玛丽的芳心。
(3)vi. 偷偷地行动,悄悄靠近:
He stole into the room.
他悄悄地进了房间。
2.新概念英语第二册Lesson8词汇学习
1.enter
(1)vt.,vi. 进入:
Joe entered the room quietly.
乔悄悄地走进了房间。
Always knock on the door before you enter.
进入前要先敲门。
(2)vt.,vi. 参加,加入:
We've entered into an agreement.
我们已达成一项协议。
He soon entered their conversation.
他很快便加入了他们的谈话。
(3)enter for是“报名参加”的意思:
She entered (her name/ herself) for the mathematics competition.
她报名参加数学竞赛。
He entered his son for the English examination.
他让儿子参加英语考试。
2.every
构成的合成词
every和one, body, thing可以构成复合不定代词everyone, everybody和everything。它们一般都写成一个词。everyone和everybody一般可以替换使用,后面的代词既可以用单数,也 可以用复数,但它们本身均被视为单数:
Everyone/ Everybody knows what he has to do.
每一个人都知道自己必须做什么。
Everyone/ Everybody knows what they have to do.
每个人都知道自己必须做什么。
Everything is going well.
一切都很顺利。
与every一样可以构成这类合成词的单词还有some, any和no。
3.新概念英语第二册Lesson9词汇学习
1.gather
(1)vt. 使集拢,集合,召集:
He gathered a large crowd of people round him.
他在自己周围聚集了一大群人。
(2)vt. 收集,采集,收(庄稼等):
The children are out in the field gathering flowers.
孩子们在外面地里采花。
It has taken me a lifetime to gather all these books.
收集所有这些书花了我一辈子的时间。
(3)vi. 集拢,聚集,集合:
They gathered under the Town Hall clock.
他们聚集在市政厅的大钟下面。
2. refuse
(1)vt. 拒绝(接受、服从等):
She refused the gift.
她拒绝接受这份礼物。
(2)vt. 拒不,不肯,不愿:
Mary refused to tell her age.
玛丽不愿说出自己的年龄。
John refused to change his mind.
约翰拒不改变主意。
(3)vi. 拒绝,不接受:
I offered to pay him for his help, but he refused.
对于他的帮助我提出给他报酬,但他拒绝了。