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高考必会词详解精练 (3) edgen. 刀口；边缘。如：That knife has a very sharp edge.那把刀的刀刃十分锋利。The edge of the plate was golden.这盘子的边是金色的。Don’t go too near the edge of the cliff.不要太靠近悬崖边。double-edged sword双刃剑educatevt. 教育；教导；培养。如：He was born in America but was educated in Europe.他出生在美国，却是在欧洲接受教育。The government tried to educate the public on the danger of smoking.政府试图在吸烟的危害方面教育民众。He is well-educated.他受过良好的教育。 [身临其境]2002年高考完形填空：Because you are so goddamned educated, Doctor, I know you couldn’t be very smart.因为你受过如此该死的教育，博士，我知道你肯定不会太聪明。1998年高考阅读理解第3篇：It depends in part on our age, education, and even where we live.某种程度上这要取决于我们的年龄,教育背景，甚至我们的居住地点。1997年高考阅读理解第5篇：The aging of the population will affect American society in many ways — education, medicine, and business.人口老龄化会在很多方面影响美国社会——教育、医疗和商业。effectn. 效果；作用；影响。如：This medicine has no real effect on me.这种药对我没有实际效果。Alcohol can have a bad effect on your body. 饮酒会对你身体产生很坏的影响。His answer was in effect a refusal.他的回答实际上是拒绝。（in effect：实际上，和in fact的意思差不多。）[身临其境]2001年高考阅读理解第4篇：If you ask people to name the one person who had the greatest effect on the English language, you will get answers like “Shakespeare”, “Samuel Johnson” and “Webster”...如果你让人们说出一个对英语产生最大影响的人物，你会得到如“莎士比亚”，“塞缪尔?约翰逊”和“韦伯斯特”之类的答案……effect常用搭配：have an effect on对……有影响（有效）take effect起作用in effect实际上；有效；正在实施中put into effect实施employvt. 雇用；使用。如：This power plant is employing over one thousand workers.这座发电厂雇用了1000多名员工。还可以表示一般的“使用”。如：She employs her free time in housework.她把闲暇时间花在家务上。（这时employ的对象就不一定是人了。）encouragev. 鼓励，激励。如：I encouraged him to take part in the race.我鼓励他参加这次赛跑。Investment is encouraged in this area.在这一地区，投资是受到鼓励的。[身临其境]2003年高考完形填空第36题：It was one of the most ______ and tiring games I’ve ever had.A. encouraging??? B. hopeless??? C. surprising???? D. regular（选项A中的encouraging是“令人兴奋”的意思。）2003年高考阅读理解第65题： Which of the following best explains the meaning of the word “baffle” as it is used in the text?A. To encourage people to r