奥风英语《高考重点词汇用法精讲》第一讲(文字版)
魏训刚 主讲
(本系列讲座共45讲)
第1篇重点词汇
1. admire
[用法点睛]
admire sb. for sth. 因某事钦佩某人
如: They admire our garden. 他们羡慕我们的花园。
        I admire him for his success in business.我钦佩他在商业上的成功。
[同根词]:
① admirer n.[C]赞赏者;羡慕者;爱慕者
②admirable adj.令人钦佩的;极好的
如: He did an admirable job in keeping the students calm.他在保持学生安静方面做得很出。
2. grow (grew, grown)
vi. 生长;发育;(link. v.)(逐渐)变得
如: How tall you have grown!你长这么高了!
        It began to grow dark..天开始变黑。
[短语]
grow into 成为,(逐渐)变得; 适合
如:Qingdao began as a seashore village and grew into a big city. 
青岛开始是个渔村,后来发展成为大城市。 
The coat is too big for him now, but he will grow into it.
那件外套他现在穿太大了,不过再长大些就合适了。
grow out of长大而不能穿某衣物;年龄增长不再做某事;由某事物产生
如:He has grown out of these clothes. 他长得这些衣服都穿不上了。
They have grown out of children’s games. 他们已经长大,不再玩儿童游戏了。
My interest in the art grew out of the time I spent with my grandpa.
我对艺术的爱好是在和我爷爷一起生活时养成的。
grow up 长大成人
如:What are you going to do when you grow up?你长大后做什么?
grow on sb.让某人越来越喜欢
如:I hated his music at first, but it grows on me.我开始讨厌他的音乐,不过后来越来越喜欢。
销量第一的手机② vt. 种植
如: They grow roses to sell in the market.他们种植玫瑰在市场上销售。
[同根词]:growth n. [U] 生长,增长
3. famous adj.著名的
[短语]:be famous for 因……而著名
famous as 作为……而著名
如:The country is famous for its natural beauty. 那个国家因其美丽的自然风光而著名。
        Qufu is famous as the birthplace of Confucious.曲阜作为孔子的出生地而著名。
[同]:well-known 出名的;众所周知的
[反]:unknown 不为人所知的
[同根词]:infamous  adj. 臭名昭著的;声名狼藉的
4. different adj. 不同的;差异的
[用法点睛] be different from 与……不同;
              be different in在某方面不同
如:Our sons are very different from each other.我们的儿子们差异很大。
        They are different in character. 他们性格不同。
[同根词]:
① differ vi.不同;不像
[用法点睛] differ from……不同
              differ with sb. on/about sth.与……意见不同
② difference n. [C, U]不同,差别,差距
[用法点睛]  difference between A and B  A与B之间的不同
make a difference (to sb./sth.) 使有差异;对(某人、物)有影响
make no difference 没有差别;没有影响;不重要
如:It makes no difference (to me) whether you go today or tomorrow.
你今天去还是明天去(对我来说)没什么差别。
5. distribute vt.分发;分配;提供(商品供销售)
[用法点睛] distribute sth. to/among sb. 向某人分发某物;在某人中分发
如: The man is distributing leaflets to passers-by.那个人正在向路人发传单。
        Milk is distributed to the local shops by the farm.
牛奶由那家农场提供给当地的商店销售。
[同根词] distribution n. [C U] 分配;配送;分布
6. give vt. vi. (gave, given)给;给予;赠送
[用法点睛] give sb. sth./give sth. to sb.给某人某物
如:I gave each of the boys an apple. 我给每个孩子一个苹果。
        =I gave an apple to each of the boys.
[短语]
give away赠送;分发;泄露;出卖
give back归还
give in (to sb.) (向某人)屈服;让步;投降;上交
give off发出(烟、气味等)
give out用完;耗尽;筋疲力尽;分发;宣布;(机器)停止运转;出故障
give up (doing) 放弃;停止
7. success n. [U]成功; [C]成功的人或事
如: Hard work is the key to success. 努力工作是成功的关键。
        He was a success as a teacher. 他是一个成功的老师。
[同根词]:
① successful adj. 成功的
② succeed vi. 成功;继承;vt.接替
[用法点睛] succeed in doing 在做某事方面成功;成功做成某事
succeed to sth.继承(某物)
如:He succeeded in winning the game. 他成功地赢了比赛。
        He succeeded to his father’s kingdom. 他继承了父亲的王国。
Who do you think will succeed Obama as president? 你认为谁将接替奥巴马做总统?
8. search vt. vi. 搜寻(某人);细查(某地)以寻某人或物
[用法点睛] search a place/sb. 搜查某地/人(以寻某物)
search for sth./sb. 搜寻某物/人
如:They searched the forest for the missing men.他们搜查森林以寻失踪的人们。
[高考例句] The newcomer went to the library the other day and searched for whatever he could find about Mark Twain.
这位新生那天去图书馆寻所有他能到的关于马克·吐温的资料。
9. share vt. vi. 分享; n. [C] 一份;份额;股份
[用法点睛] share sth. with sb.与某人分享某物
如:Tom shared the pie with his friends.汤姆和他的朋友们分享馅饼。
---Have you paid? What’s my share of the bill?你付过帐了吗?我应分担多少?
---Don’t worry about it. It wasn’t much. 不用担心。费用不多。
10. borrow vt. (向别人)借;借入;借用
[用法点睛] borrow sth. from sb. 向某人借某物
[反]:lend vt. (lent, lent) 借(给别人);借出
[用法点睛] lend sth. to sb. 将某物借给某人
如:He borrowed a book from Xiaoming.他从小明那儿借了本书。
        Xiaoming lent a book to him.小明借了本书给他。
注意:表示借多久要用keep。
如:---How long can I keep the book? 这本书我可以借多久?
        ---Two weeks. 两周。
11. equipment n. [U]设备;装备
如:It’s a factory with modern equipment.它是一家有着现代设备的工厂。
[同根词] equip vt. 装备;配备
[用法点睛] equip sth. with sth.用某物装备某人/处
如:Please equip yourself with a pencil and a rubber for the exam.
请准备好铅笔和橡皮迎接考试。
12. own vt. 拥有;adj.自己的
[短语]:of one’s own (某人)自己的
on one’s own 独立地;独自地
如:They own 200 acres of farmland. 他们拥有200英亩的农田。
He wants a car of his own. 他想要一辆自己的车。
Mary always does her homework on her own. 玛丽独自做作业。