词汇精析4
property ['prɒpəti] n.财产;所有物;性质
财产已归还原主。__________________________________________.
(The property was returned to the original owner.)
开朗乐观是她的性格特征。______________________________________________.
(Cheerfulness is a property of her personality.)
词汇拓展:表示“财产、财富”的词有:property, wealth, assets, estate, goods, resources
词汇拓展:表示“特性、特点、品质”的词有:property, quality, feature, characteristic, peculiarity, trait, attribute , character
2. worth [wɜ:θ] adj. 值得的;值钱的
n.价值;财富
The thieves stole 1 million pounds' worth of jewellery. ____________________________.
(窃贼偷走了价值100万英磅的珠宝。)
• be worth +n./doing
这栋房子值很多钱。___________________________________________.
(The house is worth a lot of money.)
这个主意很有新意,值得采纳。__________________________________________.
(This is a novel idea and is worth adopting.)
• be worthy to be done=be worthy of being done
像史密斯先生那样的人不值得帮助。__________________________________________.
(Such a man as Mr. Smith is not worthy to be helped.)
• be worthy of
他的行为值得称道。__________________________________________.
(His behavior is worthy of praise.)
• worthwhile adj.用作表语或定语
医学工作是一项很值得从事的职业。___________________________________.
(Medicine is a very worthwhile career.)
注意:辨析worthless, priceless, valueless, invaluable
worthless adj.无用的;不值钱的
valueless adj.不足道的;毫无价值的,不值钱的
priceless adj.贵重得无法衡量价值的,无价的;极为有趣的,极为荒唐可笑的
invaluable adj.无价的,价值无法衡量的
3. award [ə'wɔ:d] n.奖品;奖
v.授予;给予;
• award sb. sth.
The British Government awarded him a grant of £1500. ___________________________.
(英国政府授予他1500英镑的补助金。)
• award sth. to sb.
他们给贫苦学生颁发奖学金。_____________________________________.
(They awarded scholarships to needy students.)
• 同义词辨析:
award reward
1. Students who complete the course successfully ____________ a diploma.(will be awarded)
2. A 1000 ____________ has been offered for the return of the stolen painting. (reward)
解析:
award强调“授予”(奖章、奖金等),后面可接两个宾语:被授予的人和所授的奖励。
reward则强调“报酬”,只能以人或人的行为作宾语,如果要说明以何为报酬,须加with短语。
honor ['ɒnə(r)] n.荣誉;荣幸;尊敬;信用
vt.尊敬;使荣幸;对...表示敬意;兑现
我认为能被邀请参加晚宴是很大的荣幸。______________________________________.
(I consider it a great honor to be invited to dinner.)
• in honor of 为纪念; 为向 ... 表示敬意
我们庆祝母亲节是对母亲表示感谢和敬意。___________________________________.
(We celebrate Mother's day in honor of our mother. )
• with (high) honors 以优异的成绩
他以优等成绩毕业。___________________________________________________.
(He graduated with honors.)
5. outstanding [ aʊt'stændɪŋ] adj.优秀的;突出的
他是当今最杰出的作家之一。 ___________________________.
(He is one of the most outstanding writers of the time.)
词汇拓展:表示“显著的、引人注意的”的词有:outstanding, noticeable,remarkable, striking
• stand out 突出;脱颖而出
她的红头发使得她在人群里相当引人注目。__________________________________.
(Her red hair made her quite stand out in the crowd. )
• distinguish oneself 使杰出;表现杰出
他考试成绩出众。______________________________________.
(He distinguished himself in an examination.)
6. literature ['lɪtrətʃə(r)] n. 文学;文献
他很热衷于文学。______________________________________.
(He has a passion for literature.)
7. present ['preznt] n.礼物;现在
adj.出席的;现在的;当前的;存在的
v.提出;赠送;呈现
• at present : for the present现在;目前
目前对你们的产品尚无需求。______________________________________.
(There is no demand for your products at present.)
注意:present作形容词表示“出席的,到场的”、“存在的,含有的”时在句中主要用作表语;作定语时一般须后置。表示“现在的,目前的,现行的”“正在处理或讨论中的”时只用作前置定语。
在场的所有人都同意这件事情需要进一步调查。_________________________________.
(All the people present agreed that the matter required looking into.)
• present sb. sth.
迈克尔向经理递交了一份申请报告。____________________________________.
(Michael presented the manager his application.)
• present sth. to sb.
你最好送束花给她。__________________________________________.
(You'd better present a bunch of flowers to her. )
• present sb. with sth.
他们献给他一束鲜花。________________________________________.
(They presented him wi