18. meanwhile 1) adv. 同时=at the same time 2) n. in the meanwhile 同时 19. measure 1) vt. 测量; 有…长/宽 He has gone to be measured for a new suit.
The main bedroom measures 12m by 15m. The main bedroom measuring 12m by 15m is mine. 2) n. 尺寸;措施 make sth to one’s measure 量体裁衣; take measures to do…采取措施 20. take/ have some medicine; practice medicine 行医 have a medical examination Good medicine is better in the mouth.良药苦口
21.meet 1) n. 体育比赛 a sports meet 2)v. 相遇;连接;会面;迎接;满足 That’s where the river meets the sea. meet one’s needs/ demands meet with sb 与…相遇 make ends meet 收支相抵 22. memory n. 记忆力 have a good /bad memory; in memory of…作为对…的纪念 回忆,记忆 bring back my childhood memories
23.mention v ---Thank you. ---Don’t mention it. not to mention …更不用说 24. ◎mercy n.怜悯,宽恕 throw oneself on one’s mercy 请求某人的宽恕 show mercy to sb/have mercy to sb 对某人怜悯
The boat is at the mercy of the wild waves. 在…掌握中;任…摆布 25. merely=only adv. 仅仅,只不过
26. ●mess messy 凌乱,杂乱,不整洁 1).The room was in a mess. 2).The kids made a mess in the kitchen.
3).There’s a mess of fish down there.= a lot of 4).You are messing my hair.(弄乱) 5).The divorce was painful and messy.(纠结不清)
27. ●message 消息,口信,要旨,明白,理解 1). I left a message on your answering phone. 2).Jenny isn’t here at the moment. Can I take a message ? 3).What’s the message of the film? 4).When he started looking at his watch, I got the message and left. 5).He can’t get his message across.
28. method n. 方法 with the method=in this way=by the means 用这种方法 29. mind v./n. make up one’s mind to do … 下定决心做;
change one’s mind 改变主意 Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见,心不烦。 keep/bear…in mind=remember 记在心里
have…on one’s mind 担心,挂念 have… in mind
sth. come/spring to mind 突然想起 mind doing… 介意,烦恼… Mind your steps!= watch=be careful of… 当心,注意
Mind your own business! 别管闲事 Never mind. 没关系,无所谓 —Do you mind if I do…/Would you mind if I did…? …你介意吗? —Yes, but I do/you’d better not. No, of course not/not at all.
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30. mirror n. 镜子 look into the mirror 照镜子 Dickens’s novels are a mirror of his times. 写照
31. miss v./n. 错过, 想念 She threw a plate at him and only narrowly missed. My mind wasn’t on what he was doing, so I’m afraid I missed half of it. The hotel is the only white building on the road—you can’t miss it.
miss the point 不懂 miss doing…= avoid sth. unpleasant 避开(坏事) The gun fired but the bird missed being killed. be missing/gone/lost adj. 找不见的,失踪的
32.mistake (mistook, mistaken) n./v. 错误,犯错 make a mistake犯错误; mistake A for B 误将A当成B by mistake 错误地
be mistaken (about…) 错误的(常作表语) 比较:It is not my fault. 这不是我的错。 33. mix v./n. 混合 mixture n. 混合,混合物
mix up 弄错,弄乱 mixed feelings 混杂的感受 mixed doubles 混合双打 34. moment n. 时刻,片刻 One moment, please. 请稍候。
at the(very) moment=now/then 现在,那时(正) for the moment/present 目前,暂时 for a moment/a few moments 一会儿 the moment=as soon as=immediately=directly 一…就… 35. more,most more or less 或多或少,几乎 at (the) most 至多,不超过 what’s more=besides=in addition=moreover 此外还有,更为重要的是 36. ●mourn vt/vi 哀痛;哀悼 1). He was still mourning his brother’s death. 2).Today, we mourn for those who lost their lives in the two world wars.
37. must n. 必须的事 A knowledge of English is a must in international trade and meetings.
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1.name n. 名字,名气 v. 命名
She first made her name as a writer of children’s books. 出名 enjoy a good name 享有盛名 by name 用名字 She asked for you by name. by the name of=named… 名叫…的 in God’s/Heaven’s name=in the name of God/Heaven 究竟,到底,看在上帝的份上 in the name of… 为… ,再…名下 be named after 取名 a boy named…/naming himself… 名叫 name him (as) captain 任命 namely =that is… 即,也就是说…
2.narrow/narrowly adj./adv. 狭窄的,勉强的, v. 缩小 a narrow victory 险胜
be beaten narrowly 差点儿,以毫厘之差 She has a very narrow view of the world. 狭隘的 She escaped injury narrowly. 险些 in the narrow/broad sense 狭义/广义上 3. native adj. 出生的,当地的 n. 当地人 my native language-mother tongue 母语 The tiger is native to India. 原产于 a native of London 当地人
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4.nearly/almost adv. 几乎,差不多 I have worked here for nearly 10 years.
almost everyone 几乎所有人 not nearly=much less than=not at all=far from 远非,绝不是 There isn’t nearly enough time to get there now.
5. necessary adj. 必要的,必须的 It is necessary for sb. to do… If (it is) necessary, you can call on me. It is necessary that …(should)… 6. neck n. 颈,脖子 neck and neck (with…) 比赛中势均力敌,不分上下 a round-necked sweater 一件圆领毛衣
7. need v./n. 需要 They badly need a change.
There is no need for sb. to do/have no need to do… 没有必要做… There is no need for you to get up early tomorrow. I have no need to open the letter. in need of 需要 if need be=if necessary 如果有必要/需要
There is always food in the freezer if need be. I am in need of some fresh air. 8. neither pron. 两者都不
They produced two reports, neither of which contained any useful suggestions. neither…nor… 既不…也不… either…or… 或…或… 9. noise n. 噪音 We had to shout above the noise of traffic. noisy adj. voice n. 嗓音 in a low/high voice 高声地/低声的; She has a good voice. sound n. 声音 Light travels much faster than sound. 10.normal adj. 正常的 n. 正常 normally adv. It’s normal to feel tired after such a long trip.
normal temperature above /below normal
return to normal/get back to normal 恢复正常 common常见的,共同的 a common mistake常见错误;common sense常识;common practice 习惯做法 ordinary 普通的(average) ordinary-looking 相貌平平的 usual 通常的 as usual 和往常一样 than usual 比往常更 11. nose n. 鼻子 a running/runny nose 流鼻涕的鼻子
12. nothing pron. 没有什么 for nothing=for free 免费的 have nothing to do with nothing but=just 仅仅,只不过 I want nothing but the best for my children. anything but 绝不 The hotel was anything but cheap.
There is nothing in what he said. 不可靠,不真实 There is nothing to it.=It’s very easy. 13. notice n. 注意 v. 注意到 take notice of=pay attention to 注意 Don’t take any notice of what you read in the papers.
come to my notice 让我看到 put up a notice 公告,通知
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与…无关 很容易
The bar is closed until further notice. 另行通知 notice sb/sth. do/doing/done 14. now (that) =since 既然 Now that the guests left ,we’ve got a lot of extra space. (every) now and then/again=from time to time 不时地 It is now or never. 机不可失 15. nowhere adv. 无处 go/get no where/get sb. nowhere 毫无进展 The discussion got nowhere this morning.
nowhere to be found/seen/in sight 不可能找到 My ticket is nowhere to be found. Nowhere in the world other than Britain can you experience four seasons in a single day.
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1. object n. 物品,宾语 v. 不同意 everyday objects 日常物品 her object in life=aim 目标 object to n./doing… 反对;不同意
Many local people objected to building the new airport. objective adj. 客观的 2. ◎ observe v.观察,监视,观测
observe sb do sth观察某人做某事; observe sb doing sth 观察某人在做某事 observe sth done 观察某事被做 observed Christmas Day/one’s birthday 庆祝… observe the law 遵守…
3. ●obtain vt/vi 获得;得到;存在 1).obtain advice/information/permission 2).These customs no longer obtain.
4. ◎ occupy v.居住;占有,占用(时,空);占领
The house is occupied. …有人住 The bathroom is occupied. …有人用 The dinner occupied 2 hours. Many anxieties occupied his mind. occupy oneself with sth/in doing sth忙于某事 5. ●occur vi (occurred, occurred) - happen发生 1).When exactly did the accident occur?
2). Sth occurred to/hit/struck sb. 出现在头脑中,被想到 The idea occurred to him in a dream. 3).It occurred to me that I had left my keys in the room. It didn’t occur to her to ask for help. 6. offer n./v. 主动提议 He offered 5000 dollars for the car. 出价 offer sb. sth./sth. to sb. 主动给 offer to do… 提出做
supply sb. with sth./supply sth. to sb. provide sb. with sth./provide sth. for sb. Thanks for your kind offer of help.
7. office n. 办公室,办公楼 officer n. 警官,军官
office building/block 办公大楼 hold office 占据要职
in office/out of office 任职/离职 The present government took office in 1997. 开始执政 8. official adj. 官方的,正式的 n. 高级官员
the official language 官方语言 an official affair 公务
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9. once adv. 一次 conj. 一旦 all at once=suddenly 突然 at once 立即,同时 (just) for once/just this once 仅此一次
Once bitten, twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。 once more=once again 再一次 once upon a time 从前,很久以前 (every) once in a while 偶尔,间或 10. one one by one 逐个的 one after another 一个接一个 one another 相互 11. oneself of oneself 自动地 for oneself 亲自 (all) by oneself 独自 talk to oneself=think aloud 自言自语 enjoy oneself 玩得开心
I am not myself today. 身体不舒服 Help yourself to some fish. 随便吃 12. only adv./adj 仅仅 I am an only child. 独生子 not only … but (also) … only to do… (意想不到的)结果...
13. ●opening a).孔,洞,缝隙 b).开放,展开 c).空缺的职位 d). 开始,开端 e).开幕式,落成典礼 1).There are several openings in the sales department . 2).The movie has an exciting opening .
3).Have you attended the opening of the Olympic Games ?
4).We could see the stars through an opening in the roof . 5).It’s nice to see the opening of a flower . Opening hours/time(营业时间) his opening remarks (他的开场白)
14. operate v. 操作,手术 operate a computer 操作电脑 operating system (计算机)操作系统 operate on a patient 给病人手术 operating table 手术台 operation n. 操作,手术 in operation 工作中
The new rules will come into operation from next week. 开始工作,生效 put sth. into operation/practice 实施
15. ●oppose 1).oppose sth 他反对我出国的计划。 2).oppose doing sth 我反对改变这项法律。 3).be opposed to sth/doing sth She was/remained bitterly opposed to the idea of moving abroad. 4).200 attended, as opposed to 300 the previous year .(相对于) 16. opposite adj. adv. 相反的/地,相对的/地
have the opposite opinion 持相反的观点 the opposite of heavy 反义词 There is a shop opposite our school.
17. ◎optimistic a.乐观的 take an optimistic view 抱有乐观的想法 be optimistic about… 18. or conj. 或者 or=or else=otherwise 否则 or so 大约 Hurry or else we will be late. either…or…或…或…
whether…or/or not… 无论…还是(不)… Hurry, or you will be late.(-otherwise) 19. order n. 安排,顺序 v. 命令 in/out of order 有序/有毛病 in order of time 按时间顺序 order to do/for sb. to do… 命令,指挥 order that…(should)… 命令 in order to do …/that… 为了
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