第一单元词汇与语法.docVIP

1.undertake vt. 承担，答应 We could undertake the work for the time being. He undertook to finish the job by Friday. I can not undertake that you will make a profit. 2.analysis n. 分析，解析 His analysis of the problem showed great perception. We agreed with his acute analysis of the political situation. 3.obvious adj. 明显的，显然的 It is obvious that she is very clever. Dont demean yourself by telling such obvious lies. 词义辨析：apparent, obvious, evident, clear, plain, distinct, definite, manifest 这些形容词均含“清楚的，明白的，明显的”之意。 apparent: 强调显而易见或一想便知。这个词从动词appear派生而来，故有时含有表面如此而事实上未必的意味。 obvious: 语气较强，指极为明显，有目共睹，无需说明和论证。 evident: 指根据事实成为显然的。 clear: 普通用词，侧重清楚明白。 plain: 普通用词，含义与clear很接近，可通用，但plain着重简单明了，不复杂。 distinct: 较正式用词，指轮廓的清楚或定义、含义的明确，不会弄错。 definite: 语气肯定，着重明白无误，无可怀疑。 manifest: 语义较强，书面用词，强调一目了然，暗示不要任何推论就一清二楚。 4.curious adj. 好奇的，求知的；奇怪的 It is good to be curious about the world around you. I’m curious to know what he said. I heard a curious noise last night. 词义辨析：queer, odd, funny, crazy, curious, peculiar, strange, eccentric, quaint, singular 这些形容词均含有“奇怪的，奇异的，新奇的”之意。 queer: 指一种无法解释的怪诞，强调事物的奇特和不可思议。 odd: 通常指不规律、偶尔出现的人或事物，往往令人困惑或奇怪。 funny: 较通俗用词，指奇怪得滑稽可笑或反常。 crazy: 多指与众不同的行为、外表或人与物本身，含荒唐可笑或神经不正常的意味。 curious: 通常指非常特别或能引起注意、研究或探索的奇特。 peculiar: 侧重令人奇怪的或独一无二的特性，也指性格特征方面显著的与众不同之处。 strange: 普通常用词，含义广泛，指陌生新奇、奇怪、奇怪或不自然的人或物。 eccentric: 指偏离常规的怪异或怪癖。 quaint: 指古色古香，会人感到既奇怪又有趣。 singular: 通常指异常或奇特，暗含不同于一般。 5.observe v. 观察，遵守，注意到 The police have been observing his movements for a month. We should observe the proprieties. I observed him entering the bank with a gun. 词义辨析：look, see, watch, observe, witness 这些动词均有“看”之意。 look: 侧重“看”的动作。 see: 指看见。 watch: 指用眼睛跟随某物，以便对每一个变化、运动等进行观察。 observe: 侧重以客观的态度进行观察。 witness: 指当场看见，亲眼看见。 6.predict v. 预知，预言，预测 The fortune-teller predicted that I would marry a doctor. I can predict something with great accuracy. He predicted a good harvest Yet two years had gone by and I was not that much worse. 7.go by 走过, 过去 Time went by slowly. We waited for the parade to go by. I