slogan n.
the slogan of our school is very exciting.
[猜一猜] a. 命令 b. 訊息 c. 口號 d. 動作
[翻譯] 我們學校的口號十分振奮人心。
[聯想記憶] 原來為愛爾蘭氏族的作戰時候的吶喊，後演變為口號。
[近義詞] motto 口號
quart n.
the container is about a quart.
[猜一猜] a. 升 b. 厘米 c. 千克 d. 夸脫
[翻譯] 這個容器的容量大約為一夸脫。
quarter n.
how many minutes is a quarter of an hour?
[猜一猜] a. 二分之一 b. 四分之一 c. 一部分 d. 全部
[翻譯] 1•/4•小時是多少分鐘？
[詞義擴展] ① 季，季度
we get our salary at the end of each quarter. 我們每季度末發工資。
② 一刻鐘
they will meet at quarter to ten. 他們將於9∶45見面。
③ ［pl.］方向，地區，方面
i wish to travel to quarters of the globe. 我希望暢遊世界。
④ ［pl.］住處
president of our school will visit our quarters. 我校校長將參觀我們的居住區。
quarterly a.
this is a quarterly journal.
[猜一猜] a. 每季的 b. 每周的 c. 每月的 d. 每年的
[翻譯] 這是一份季刊。
[詞義擴展] ad. 每季一次
please pay your phone bill quarterly. 請按季度交電費。
n. 季刊
quartz n.
my brother bought e a quartz clock from the u.s..
[猜一猜] a. 使用的 b. 美觀的 c. 玩具 d. 石英
[翻譯] 我哥哥從美國給我帶回一個石英鐘。
grammar n.
i want to buy a japanese grammar to improve my japanese.
[猜一猜] a. 克 b. 語法書 c. 語法學 d. 語法學家
[翻譯] 我想買本日語語法書來提高我的日語水平。
grammatical a.
there are so many grammatical errors in my composition that i should make every effort to improve my writing.
[猜一猜] a. 千克 b. 語法書 c. 克 d. 語法的
[翻譯] 我的作文里出現了那么多的語法錯誤，我必須盡最大努力提高我的寫作水平了。
emphasis n.
at present, the emphasis of our work is upon developing economy.
[猜一猜] a. 重點 b. 弱點 c. 關係 d. 價值
[翻譯] 當前，我們工作的重點在發展經濟上。
[大頭例句] wto has shifted its emphasis upon rules based litigation. 世貿組織將重心轉移到了法規基礎上的起訴。
[近義詞] stress 著重，強調
emphasize v.
the traffic policeman emphasizes the potential danger of disobeying the traffic laws.
[猜一猜] a. 提醒 b. 忽略 c. 宣傳 d. 強調
[翻譯] 交警強調了違反交通規則的潛在危險。
[大頭例句] the chairman emphasized success they achieved in the conference. 主席在會上強調了他們所取得的成績。
[近義詞] stress 強調，著重
impurity n.
to be a polite person, one should not use remarks of impurity.
[猜一猜] a. 不潔 b. 過時 c. 方言 d. 高傲
[翻譯] 要做一個有禮貌的人，就不應該說髒（不潔的）話。
[大頭巧計] pure 純潔的 → purity 純潔 → impurity 不純潔。
[詞義擴展] 雜質
diamond can be much more valuable by removing impurities from it. 去除雜質，鑽石會值錢得多。
festival n.
nowadays chinese begin to follow some western festivals such as christmas.
[猜一猜] a. 禮儀 b. 節日 c. 用語 d. 習慣
[翻譯] 現在中國人也過起了許多西方節日，例如聖誕節。
[詞義擴展] ① 音樂節
the folk music festival 民歌音樂節
② 戲劇節
the shanghai film festival 上海電影節
charge v.
the stingy landlord charged me 600 yuan a year.
[猜一猜] a. 支付 b. 賠償 c. 索價 d. 敲詐
[翻譯] 這個吝嗇的房東每年向我索要600元房租。
[詞義擴展] v. ① 控告，指控
she was charged by the police with blackmail. 警察以敲詐的名義指控她。
②充電
charge a battery 給電池充電
n. ① 費用，代價
there is no doubt that the admission charge is quite reasonable. 毫無疑問這樣的入場費很合理。
② 電荷，負荷
scientists have proved that a complete atom has no electrical charge. 科學家證明一個完整的原子不帶電荷。
in charge of 負責，主管
the monitor should be in charge of our class when the teacher is away. 老師不在的時候由班長負責。
take charge of 擔任，負責
the boss asked me to take charge of the company when he was on holiday. 老闆去度假的時候要我來負責公司。
charm n.
this beautiful lady of great charm attracted all the people in the party.
[猜一猜] a. 禮服 b. 舉止 c. 魅力 d. 學識
[翻譯] 這位美麗的女士極有魅力，迷倒了舞會上所有的人。
[詞義擴展] n. 美貌
the charm of this girl only brought her o lot of troubles. 這個女孩子的美貌僅僅給她帶來了很多麻煩。
v. ① 迷人，（使）陶醉
the gentleman was charmed by the beautiful and intelligent young lady. 這位紳士被那個年輕漂亮而聰明的女士迷住了。
② 施魔法於
in a fairy story, an ugly witch charmed a handsome prince. 在童話故事裡，醜陋的女巫對英俊的王子施了魔法。
charming a.
my hometown is really a charming village.
[猜一猜] a. 貧窮的 b. 富裕的 c. 平靜的 d. 迷人的
[翻譯] 我的家鄉確實是一個迷人的村莊。
[近義詞] lovely 可愛的
attractive 誘人的，有吸引力的
total a.
we are trying our best to increase the total industrial output value in our country.
[猜一猜] a. 年度的 b. 總的、全部的 c. 國民的 d. 國內的
[翻譯] 我們正盡全力提高我國工業總產值。
[詞義擴展] 合計，總數達
the visitors totaled 8,000. 來賓達八千人。
touch v.
please don't touch the exhibits.
[猜一猜] a. 觸摸 b. 損壞 c. 拍攝 d. 打碎
[翻譯] 請勿觸摸展品。
[詞義擴展] v. ① 感動，觸動
i was touched by the warmness of the students deeply. 我被同學們的熱情深深感動。
② 涉及，論及
they touched many questions of mutual concern in their talk. 他們在會談中談到了很多雙方關心的問題。
n. 觸動，碰到the teacher gave me a touch on the arm. 老師碰了一下我的手臂。
[固定搭配] keep in touch 保持聯繫
i keep in touch with few of mine previous classmates. 我和以前的同學幾乎沒什麼聯繫。
out of touch 失去聯繫
he has been out of touch with his teacher since the war. 戰爭之後，他就和他的老師失去了聯繫。
touch on 關係到，涉及
the matter was hardly touched on. 那件事幾乎沒被提到。
touch up 潤色，改進
i am going to touch up the scratches with a bit of paint. 我要用點顏料修補那些劃痕。
beware v.
each time you are in a crowd in this city, you have to beware of the pickpockets.
[猜一猜] a. 預防 b. 當心 c. 希望 d. 危害
[翻譯] 在這個城市的任何一處人潮里，你都得提防小偷。
[分析] be+ ware 使 ＋ 注意 → 小心，謹防
bewilder v.
i'm completely bewildered by the constant incongruity of his words and behavior.
[猜一猜] a. 使迷惑 b. 使偏心 c. 使超越 d. 使無奈
[翻譯] 我被他頻繁的言行不一弄得暈頭轉向。
[大頭巧計] wild 野生的 → wilder 荒野，雜亂 → bewilder 在荒野，雜亂中，當然會迷惑。
beyond prep.
the path extends beyond two slopes.
[猜一猜] a. 高 b. 成見 c. 在…的遠處 d. 附錄
[翻譯] 這條小徑一直延伸過兩個山坡。
[詞義擴展] prep. 遲於
i will not stay outside beyond midnight. 我會在午夜前回去的。
ad. 在那邊，在遠處
her skill of acting is beyond praise. 她的演技令人稱讚不已。
mercy n.
he showed mercy to the defeated enemy.
[猜一猜] a. 善良 b. 殘忍 c. 幫助 d. 憐憫
[翻譯] 他對戰敗的敵人表示了憐憫。
at the mercy of 在…的支配下
[大頭例句] we were at the mercy of the enemy. 我們處於敵人的支配下。
place n.
is this the place where the accident happened？
[猜一猜] a. 房子 b. 車站 c. 地點 d. 機場
[翻譯] 這就是那意外發生的地點嗎？
[詞義擴展] n. ① 名次
he finished in first place.他得了第一名。
② 地位，職位
he hopes to get a place in the company. 他希望在那個公司里得到一個職位。
③ 寓所
they have a place in the county.v. ① 安排，任命
responsibility for the business is placed in his hands. 由他負責談判的事宜。
② 放置
he placed the book on the desk。他把書放在桌子上。
③ 投（資）
the manger placed the money in industrial stock. 經理把錢投資在工業股票上。
[詞組] ① in place 在適當的位置
i like everything to be in place before i start work. 我喜歡東西都放好了再開始工作。
② in place of 代替
he will in place of his teacher to teach those poor children. 他將代替他的老師去教那些窮孩子。
③ in the first place 起初，首先
in the first place，he likes his sister very much so it is impossible for him to do that. 首先他很喜歡他妹妹所以他不可能那樣做。
④ in the last place 最後
he gives up in the last place. 他最後還是放棄了。
⑤out of place 不得其所的，不適當的
her comments were quite out of place. 她的評價實在是太不恰當了。
⑥ take place 發生，進行when the meeting take place？ 會議什麼時候開？⑦ take the place of 代替his assistant will take the place of him to attend the meeting. 他的助手將代替他出席這次會議。
[近義詞] arrange，set，station
neighbor/neighbour n.
holland is one of germany's neighbors.
[猜一猜] a. 審判 b. 鄰居 c. 輪廓 d. 名牌
[翻譯] 荷蘭是德國的鄰國之一。
neighborhood/neighbourhood n.
the deep night warning alarms the whole neighborhood.
[猜一猜] a. 這樣 b. 答案 c. 鄰居 d. 陸軍
[翻譯] 深夜的警報使整個街坊驚恐。
[詞義擴展] 四鄰，街道
there are many shops in the neighborhood of my house. 我家四周有很多商店。
request n.
at the request of the medical officer of health, people with sars are to be segregated temporarily.
[猜一猜] a. 妥協 b. 要求 c. 原稿 d. 預算
[翻譯] 按醫療保健官員的要求，攜帶sars病毒的人將會暫時隔離。
[分析] re + quest 加強意義+ 尋求 → 要求
[詞義擴展] v. 請求，要求
be requested not to be late 被要求不許遲到
[近義詞] ask
require v.
all machines are required regular maintenance.
[猜一猜] a. 需要 b. 尋求 c. 應該 d. 獲得
[翻譯] 所有的機器都需要定期維修。
[詞義擴展] (of) 要求，命令
[近義詞] need
requirement n.
some of the world's fertilizer requirements are met by natural gas.
[猜一猜] a. 獲得 b. 請求 c. 儲備 d. 需要
[翻譯] 世界化肥的需求量一部分是由天然氣來滿足的。
skill n.
the cook won a lot of praise with his perfect skill.
[猜一猜] a. 味道 b. 技術 c. 菜 d. 廚具
[翻譯] 廚師以他精湛的廚技贏得了許多讚美。
[詞義擴展] 熟練的
play foot with skill 熟練的玩球
skilled a.
he is skilled in preparing the car.
[猜一猜] a. 生疏的 b. 熟練的 c. 外行的 d. 無能的
[翻譯] 他修車技術很熟練。
[分析] skill ＋ ed (名詞)技術 + 形容詞後綴 → 有技術的
[詞義擴展] 需要技能的
we have a skilled work to do. 我們有一項需要高技術的工作要做。
skillful a.
he is quite skillful in/at persuading.
[猜一猜] a. 遲鈍的 b. 笨拙的 c. 有技巧的 d. 聰明的
[翻譯] 他在勸說方面很有技巧。
[分析] skill ＋ ful (名詞)技術 + 形容詞後綴 → 靈巧的，熟練的
tire v.
the patient tires very soon if he exerts himself.
[猜一猜] a. 恢復 b. 衰老 c.（使）疲倦 d.（使）沮喪、（使）失落
[翻譯] 病人一用力就會感到疲勞。
[詞義擴展] v. （使）厭倦
he never tires of helping others. 他助人不倦。
n. (=tyre) 輪胎，車胎
she determined to get rid of the spare tire on he waist before her boyfriend returned. 她下定決心在男友回來之前將腰上的贅肉減掉。
tired a.
go to bed. you look tired out.
[猜一猜] a. 生病的 b. 疲勞的 c. 憤怒的 d. 悲傷的
[翻譯] 去睡覺吧，你看上去疲勞極了。
[詞義擴展] 厭倦的
i am tired of staying at all the time. 我厭倦了一直呆在家裡。
tiredsome a.
how tiredsome! i have left my watch behind.
[猜一猜] a. 使人厭倦的，討厭的 b. 鬱悶的 c. 倒霉的 d. 無聊的
[翻譯] 真討厭！我忘了帶手錶。
[聯想記憶] “some”詞綴放在動詞後面構成相應的形容詞；如：troublesome, tiredsome。
flow v.
all branches of the river become one and flow into sea at the delta.
[猜一猜] a. 漂浮 b. 滾動 c. 沖洗, 奔流 d. 流, 流動
[翻譯] 這條河的所有支流在三角洲處匯集流入大海。
[詞義擴展] n. 流量, 流速
the flow of the river is 14 kilometers per hour. 這條河的流速是每小時十四公里。
[近義詞] stream，rush
flour n.
jane bought one kilogram of flour to make dumpling for the whole family, for it is the new year day today.
[猜一猜] a. 洪水 b. 麵粉 c. 地板 d. 花粉
[翻譯] 簡買了一公斤麵粉來給全家人包餃子, 因為今天是新年。
flower n.
during spring sunny days various kinds of flower are smiling to visitors in the park during spring瞫unny days, fearing that the eyes will not be caught.
[猜一猜] a. 花 b. 花期 c. 果實 d. 水果
[翻譯] 春天天氣晴朗的日子裡, 公園裡各種各樣的花對著遊人微笑, 惟恐得不到人的欣賞。
[詞義擴展] v. 開花
how long does it flower if the weather remains sunny? 如果天氣晴好, 它會開幾天?
flourish v.
the economy of countryside has been flourishing in the past 20 years.
[猜一猜] a. 繁榮 b. 麵粉的 c. 衰敗 d. 發達
[翻譯] 過去的二十年里農村的經濟得到了蓬勃的發展。
[大頭巧計] flour(麵粉)瞨ish → 像麵粉一樣多的 → 繁榮, 茂盛, 興旺。
nothing n.
nothing is difficult in this world if you dare scale the heights.
[猜一猜] a. 往事 b. 沒有東西 c. 考慮 d. 攀登
[翻譯] 世上無難事只要敢攀登。
[詞義擴展] n. ① 不足道的事物
there is nothing in the radio tonight. 今晚廣播沒什麼好節目。
② 無，零，小事
i got this booklist for nothing. 我免費得到了這本書目。
ad. 毫不，滿不是
she is nothing like her father. 她一點也不像她的爸爸。
nothing but 只有，僅僅
he was nothing but a ignorant child then. 他那時只是個不懂事的小孩子。
pollute v.
all these waste products are polluting the river.
[猜一猜] a. 污染 b. 乾涸 c. 損害 d. 排放
[翻譯] 這些廢物正在污染著河流。
pollution n.
the new law will reduce the pollution of air.
[猜一猜] a. 污染 b. 淨化 c. 濕度 d. 乾燥
[翻譯] 新的法律將會減少空氣的污染。
[大頭巧計] pollute + tion 污染 + 名詞詞尾 → (名詞)污染，玷污
global a.
the entrance of china into wto is of global significance.
[猜一猜] a. 全國的 b. 地區的 c. 巨大的 d. 世界的
[翻譯] 中國加入世貿組織具有世界性的意義。
[近義詞] international
globe n.
it is helpful to study geography with a globe.
[猜一猜] a. 地圖 b. 滾動 c. 地球儀 d. 閃耀
[翻譯] 使用地球儀來學習地理是很有幫助的。
[詞義擴展] 地球，世界
the globe is getting warmer and warmer as the environment is being destroyed. 隨著環境不斷地被破壞，地球正在不斷變暖。
[近義詞] tellurion
glorify v.
the heroes deserve all of our glorifying.
[猜一猜] a. 推崇 b. 學習 c. 讚美 d. 緬懷
[翻譯] 英雄值得我們為之讚美。
[近義詞] praise
glorious a.
the glorious feats of china during last century encourage every chinese.
[猜一猜] a. 輝煌的 b. 大量的 c. 臭名昭著的 d.繁重的
[翻譯] 上個世紀中國所取得的輝煌成績激勵著每一個中國人。
[詞義擴展] 光榮的
the deeds of heroes are glorious while those of villains are vulgar. 英雄的所作所為是光榮的，而小人的所作所為是粗俗的。
[近義詞] magnificent
pure a.
when she was young, she liked to dress in pure white.
[猜一猜] a. 淡淡的 b.純的，純潔的 c. 柔弱的 d. 完美的
[翻譯] 她年輕時喜歡穿純白色的衣服。
[詞義擴展] ① 純理論的
he is studying pure science in university. 他在大學裡研究純科學。
② 完全的，十足的
talking with her is a pure waste of time, because she often refers to trifle things. 和她交談完全是浪費時間，因為她經常提及一些無關緊要的小事。
purify v.
it is not necessary to boil the purified drinking water.
[猜一猜] a. 混合 b. 包裝 c. 貯存 d. 使純淨
[翻譯] 沒必要將經過淨化的飲用水再煮沸。
[分析] puri + fy 純淨的 + 動詞詞尾 → 使純淨
purity n.
the purity of her dressing taste drew a lot of attention on the evening party.
[猜一猜] a. 樸素 b. 古怪 c. 時尚 d. 純淨，純潔
[翻譯] 她純潔的服裝品味吸引了晚會上的眾多目光。
[分析] puri + ty 純潔的 + 名詞詞尾 → 純潔，純度
[詞義擴展] 純度
the purity of the water in yellow river is not satisfying, for it has been polluted for such a long time. 黃河水的純度不令人滿意，因為它被污染的時間太長了。