[给力词汇]高中版:2011高考英语高频词汇精选-第4期2011年06月09日16:27 来源：新东方在线 【发表评论】  1、extra adj.额外的; 外加的; 附加的 adv. 超过一般地; 特别地; 格外; 分外；额外; 外加; 除外 n. 额外的事物; 另外收费的事物；（电影﹑ 电视等的）临时演员（如扮演群众者）；（板球的）额外得分（非击球所得的分）；（报纸的）号外extra pay for extra work 额外工作的额外报酬 buy an extra pint of milk 再买一品脱牛奶 The bus company provided extra buses because there were so many people. 因为人太多, 公共汽车公司派出了加车。 The football match went into extra time, eg because of injury to players or a drawn score. 这场足球赛进入加时赛（如因运动员受伤或因比分持平） an extra strong box 加固的箱子 extra fine quality 特别好的质量 20% extra 外加20% * price 1.30, packing and postage extra 价格1.30英镑, 包装和邮费另计。 Her school fees are 440 a term; music and dancing are extras. 她的学费是每学期440英镑, 音乐和舞蹈课另外收费。 We need hundreds of extras for the battle scenes. 我们拍战斗场面需要上百的临时演员。 a late night extra 晚间号外 2、drop n. [C] （液体的）珠, 滴；滴剂；少量的液体; 点滴；滴状物; （尤指）糖果, 坠子饰物；空投; 空投物 [sing]倾斜的或垂直的距离；下降 [idiom]不拖延地; 不迟疑地; 无缘无故地；沧海一粟; 杯水车薪 v. 降落; 使（某物）（意外地）落下；降落; （故意地）使（某物）落下；（指人和动物）（因筋疲力尽）倒下；（使某事物）变弱﹑降低或减少；形成险峻的或陡峭的斜坡；让某人下汽车...; 中途顺便将某物送交某处；将（信件等）寄给某人；（偶然或有意地）略去某人[某事物]； 不再与（某人）来往 rain-drops, tear-drops, etc 雨滴、泪珠 drops of rain, dew, sweat, condensation, etc 雨滴、露珠、汗珠、冷凝水珠 Pour the oil in drops into the mixture. 将油滴入混合物。 comfort drops, eg used to make contact lenses easier to wear. 润滑剂（如用以使隐形镜片容易配戴的） I like my tea with just a drop of milk. 我喜欢茶里加一点点牛奶。 He's had a drop too much, ie He is drunk. 他喝醉了。 There was a sheer drop of five hundred feet to the rocks below. 至暗礁的垂直距离有五百英尺。 a drop in prices, temperatures, etc 物价﹑温度等下降 a big drop in the number of people out of work 失业人数大幅下降 Drops of supplies are being made to villages still cut off by the snow. 目前正向大雪隔绝的村庄空投生活用品。 You can't expect me to move my home at the drop of a hat. 你别指望我说搬家就搬家。 Aid to the Third World is at present little more than a drop in the ocean. 目前对第三世界的援助不过是杯水车薪。 The bottle dropped and broke. 瓶子掉下来摔碎了。 The climber slipped and dropped to his death. 攀登者一失足摔死了。 Don't drop that or it'll break! 别弄掉了, 不然会摔破的。 She dropped to safety from the burning building. 她从失火的建筑物上坠落到安全的地方。 Medical supplies are being dropped to the stricken area. 目前正将医药用品空投到灾区。 Drop the hammer down to me. 把锤子扔给我。 The wind, temperature, water level, etc has dropped considerably. 风势已减弱了、温度已下降了、水平面已降低了很多。 His voice dropped to a whisper. 他的声音已降低成轻声细语了。 The cost of living seems set to drop for the third month in succession. 生活费用持续下降, 眼看就快三个月了。 The cliff drops sharply (away) (to the sea). 悬崖呈陡坡状（伸入大海）。 Could you drop me (off) near the post office? 你可以让我在邮局附近下车吗？ drop sb a postcard 给某人寄明信片. She's been dropped from the team because of injury. 她因受伤而离队 Many dated expressions are being dropped from the new dictionary. 这本新词典中删去了很多过时的词语. She's dropped most of her old friends or they've dropped her! 她已经与多数老朋友不再来往了！ 3、article n. 物件; 物品（尤指一套中之一）；（报刊上的）文章；（协议或合同的）项目, 条款 articles of clothing衣物 toilet articles梳妆用品 The articles found in the car helped the police identify the body. 警方根据从汽车里找到的物品认出了尸体的身份。 an interesting article on/about education 一篇关于教育的使人感兴趣的文章 articles of apprenticeship师徒合约 4、former adj. 以前的；前者的（两者中先提到的）；前者 the former world champion 前世界冠军 my former landlady 我以前的女房东 in former times 以前 She's back to her former self again她又恢复了以前的样子。 The former option favors the married man. 前一种选择对已婚男子有利。 If I had to choose between fish and chicken I'd prefer the former. 若让我在鱼和鸡之间选择其一, 我要前者。 5、recently adv. 不久前; 近来 until quite recently 直到不久以前 a recently painted house 最近粉刷过的房子 recently、not long ago、lately均指最近发生过的事，它们的区别： (1)recently用法最广，可用于肯定式陈述句、否定式陈述句及疑问句中，与过去时态和现在完成时态连用 Did she have a party recently? 她最近举办过聚会吗? They've recently bought a new car. 他们不久前买了一辆新汽车。 (2)仅用于肯定式陈述句中, 与动词过去时态连用 They arrived in Britain not long ago/recently. 他们不久以前[最近]到达英国。 It's not long ago that they arrived in Britain. 他们是不久以前到达英国的。 (3)用于疑问句和否定式陈述句中。若用于肯定式陈述句中,，通常与only、much、a lot连用。动词必须用现在完成时态 Have you seen him lately/recently? 你最近见过他吗？ They haven't written lately/recently. 他们最近没有写信。 She's only lately/recently begun working here. 她只是最近才开始在这里工作的。 I've seen a lot of her lately/recently. 我最近常见到她。 |
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