seat/sit
vt.
seat+oneself 使某人就坐
seated
They seated themselves on the grass.他们在草地上坐下
When all the audience were seated, he begun his lecture.
Be seated,please.请坐下,请落座
I found the girl seated in the chair, crying loudly.
sit
vi.
sit down /stand up 坐下/站起来
loudly
loud/aloud/loudly
loud
adj. 声音响亮的
His voice is loud.
adv.大声地
Can you speak louder, please?副词比较级
aloud
adv.出声地,大声地(can be heard 重点在于出声,能听见)用于比较正式的场合,formal
He read the letter aloud to us.大声读信
She cried aloud in protest.大声抗议
loudly
adv.高声地,喧闹地
意思和loud做副词时一样,但是搭配位置不同
- loud只能放在动词后面
speak /talk /laugh loud - loudly可以放在动词前后
speak /talk/laugh loudly
The audience laughed loudly at the joke.
The cock loudly crows outside my window.
business
It's none of your business.
You should stay out of it.
事务:business/affair区别:
1.affair可以可数,business没有复数形式
have an affair with sb.婚外恋,有外遇
2.affair 用于比较正式的场合
国际事务 international affairs
外交部 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
lend/borrow
lend 借出
borrow借进来
方向不同,注意介词也不同
Jack borrowed the car from Jimmy.
Jimmy:I lent the car to Jack.
single
single:单身的
single/married
I am single = unmarried
single room :单间
A single room at the hotel costs $50 a night.
abroad
abroad vs. aboard
abroad : in a foreign country ,overseas
aboard: on or onto a ship , plane , bus or train
两个经常做副词adv.
go abroad 出国
get aboard 登上船,飞机...
All aboard! 请大家上船/飞机/车...
Welcome aboard! 欢迎乘坐本次航班!
border : n. 界限 边界
**cover **
1.覆盖
cover sb. /sth. with /in sth.
be covered by
Snow covered the ground.
Much of the country is covered by snow.
The players were soon covered in mud.
2.行走,占(面积、路程)
By the sunset we had covered thirty miles.
The reserve(保护区) covers an area of some 1140 square kilometers.
call
1.称呼
call sb. sth. 称呼某人为...
2.打电话
call sb.
make a call to sb.
Give me a call sometimes.
valuable
dear, precious, priceless
invaluable&valueless
invaluable 非常值钱
valueless 没有价值
We think the goods are inferior and valueless.这些东西是十分廉价的,不值钱的
shout
shout/cry/exclaim
cry:多用于恐惧,悲哀等一些不太好的场合
shout:多用于欢乐,赞美,唤起注意的场景
The children were shouting and laughing.
"Look out for the truck!"he shouted.
exclaim
especially because of strong emotion or pain[书面语]
"It isn't fair!"he exclaimed angrily.
damage
n.damage/hurt/injury
damage:自然灾害导致的损失
The earthquake caused great damage to the city.
hurt :伤害,伤痛,多指精神方面的伤痛
It was a great hurt to his pride.
injury:受伤,伤害,多指肉体的伤害
It hurts to touch the injury.
proud/pride
proud: adj.骄傲的,自豪的
pride:n. 骄傲,自豪
be proud of / take (a) pride in...
speak highly of sb. 赞扬某人
The teacher spoke highly of his students.
important
crucial/vital/paramount都表示重要
experience
经验/经历
experience:经验 不可数
experience:经历 可数
I should not be in any danger here, but experience has taught me caution.[U]
Many of his clients are unbelievably nervous, usually because of a bad experience in the past.[C]
journey
n.travel/journey/trip
travel: long distance 旅行
journey:陆地,海上,飞行接口,不适合短途旅行,常常是长途旅行
to go on a 6000-mile journey
trip:短途旅行,往返含义,常用口语可以跟travel互换
出差:a business trip
afford
afford(to do )sth.
*Can we afford a new car?
I can't afford to go abroad this summer. *
fail
vt.
He failed the exam.
She fails me. 她辜负了我
vi.
The plan fails.
determined
adj.下定决心的
be determined to do sth.
set/make up one's mind on sth./to do sth.下定决心做某事
I make up my mind to learn how to play the piano.
= I am determined to learn how to play the piano.