词汇短语园地6

1. aim n. 目标；目的；瞄准

（1） aim用作名词，表示“目的；目标”时是可数名词；表示“瞄准”是不可数名词。

John has only one aim in life—to be a film star.

约翰一生只有一个目标——成为电影明星。

Take careful aim at the bird.

仔细瞄准那只鸟。

（2） aim其后常接at，如：

He took aim at the bird， but missed.

他向鸟瞄准，但没射中。

He aimed his gun at the bird， but did not fire.

他用枪瞄准鸟，但没开枪。

aim v. 瞄准；力求达到；力争做到

1. aim后一般接at doing sth，有时其后也接for，表示希望达到某个目标。

Theyre aiming at training everybody.

他们正力求做到人人得到培训。

We should aim for the best results.

我们要力争取得最好的结果。

2. aim其后接不定式，表示“想要做某事”（有时可与aim at doing sth互换）。

He aims to become （= at becoming） a computer expert.

他想成为计算机专家。

3. “实现目标”在英语中要用动词achieve，一般不用reach。

Everybody should be given the chance to achieve their

aims.

要让每个人都有机会实现自己的目标。

2. equipment n. 设备；装备

（1） equipment和facility都可译作“设备；器材”，但equipment是不可数名词，指用于某一特殊目的的东西、供给品、装备等。如：a piece of equipment；basic kitchen equipment；medical/office equipment。

（2） facility是可数名词，常用复数形式。facilities指为特殊活动或目的所提供的种种便利，包括设施、场所和服务等等。如：production facilities；facilities for study；facilities for travel；sports facilities；shopping/banking/ cooking facilities。

3. form vi. & vt. 形成；产生；养成；培养；

n. 形式；类型、表格

One of the most important tasks for a school is to help form a childs character.

学校的一个重要任务就是要帮助儿童个性的形成。

Flowers appeared， but fruits failed to form.

开了花，但没有结果。

The disease can take several different forms.

这种疾病可能有几种不同的形式。

Music is not like most other art forms.

音乐不像其他多数种类的艺术类型。

fill out/complete a form 填表

常用搭配：

form good habits 养成好习惯

4. boil vt. 煮；煮沸

The water was bubbling and boiling.

水在咕噜咕噜地沸腾着。

Boil plenty of salted water， and then add the spaghetti.

把足量的盐水烧开，再放入意大利面条。

boil down 煮浓；熬浓

boil up 把（液体或食物）烧开

5. react vi. 起反应；（对……）做出反应；回应

Local residents have reacted angrily to the news.

当地居民对这一消息表示愤怒。

You never know how he is going to react.

你根本不知道他会作何反应。

（1） react （with sth） 起化学反应；发生物理变化

Iron reacts with water and air to produce rust.

铁和水及空气发生反应，产生铁锈。

（2） react against 反对；反抗

He reacted strongly against artistic conventions of his time.

他强烈反对当时的艺术俗套。

6. astonished adj. 吃惊的；惊愕的

（1） be astonished at/by... 对……感到惊讶

I was astonished at his behaviour.

我对他的行为感到十分惊讶。

（2） be astonished to find / hear / learn / see... 吃惊地发现 / 听到 / 知道 / 看见

We were astonished to hear that their football team had won the champion.

听说他们的足球队获得了冠军，我们很是吃惊。

（3） be astonished that...

She seemed astonished that I had ever been to Paris.

我曾去过巴黎，这使她十分惊讶。

7. conclusion n. 结论

（1） come to/draw/reach a/the conclusion 得出结论

Ive come to the conclusion that hes not the right person for the job.

我断定他不适合做这项工作。

We can draw some conclusions from our discussion.

从讨论中我们可以得出一些结论。

It took me some time to reach the conclusion.

我花了很长时间才得出结论。

（2） in conclusion 最后；总之

In conclusion， I would like to thank you for all you have done for me.

最后，我要感谢你为我做的一切。

conclude vt. 断定；推断出

8. used to do 过去（常常）做某事

I used to read newspapers last year.

去年我常常读报。

Did they use to play football？

他们过去经常踢足球吗？

1. be used to doing sth 习惯做某事

I am used to going to school by bus.

我习惯乘车去学校。

2. be used to do 被用来做（表示被动）

Wood is used to make paper.

木头被用来造纸。

9. add...to... 往……加入……

If you add five to five， you get ten.

五加五得十。

Please add my name to the list.

请在名单上加上我的名字。

Will you add more sugar to your coffee？

你的咖啡要多加些糖吗？

1. add in 包括；把……加进去

Dont forget to add me in.

别忘了把我也算上。

2. add up to 加起来等于；总计

The costs added up to 1000 dollars.

费用总计为1000美元。

3. add to 使（数量、程度）增加；使（规模）扩大

The bad weather only added to our difficulties.

恶劣的天气只是增加了我们的困难。

10. be supposed to 应当；理应

在be supposed to中，to是动词不定式符号，不是介词，其后要跟动词原形。

（1） 当be supposed to的主语是“人”时，意为“应该；被期望”，它可以用来表示劝告、建议、义务、责任等，相当于情态动词should。

Everyone is supposed to wear a seat-belt in the car.

每个人在汽车里都应该系安全带。

Teachers are supposed to treat all the students alike.

老师应该对所有的学生一视同仁。

（2） be supposed to后接have加过去分词，表示“应该做某事而没做或没做到”。

You are supposed to have handed in your homework by now.

你本该现在把作业交上来的。

He is supposed to have arrived an hour ago.

他本该一小时前就到了。

（3） be supposed to的否定结构为be not supposed to，意为“不被许可；不应当”。

You are not supposed to walk on the grass.

不准践踏草地。

You are not supposed to smoke on the bus.

你不应该在公共汽车上吸烟。

11. be proud of 为……感到骄傲 / 自豪

You will be proud of me. 你会以我为荣的。

Its nothing to be proud of. 这没有什么可骄傲的。