词汇短语园地 6

1. accommodate vt. 容纳（乘客等）

The hotel can accommodate 500 tourists.

这家旅馆可住五百名观光客。

The cottage could accommodate up to five people.

这间小屋最多能容纳五个人。

2. generate vt. 发（电）

A dynamo is used to generate electricity.

发电机用于发电。

造成；引起

Investment generates higher incomes.

投资带来更高的收入。

This hatred was generated by racial prejudice.

这种仇恨是由种族偏见引起的。

3. freezing adj. 冷冰冰的；极冷的

Freezing winter is harmful to orange trees.

冰冷的冬天对橘子树有害。

I must put on a warm pullover because Im freezing.

我都冻坏了，必须穿件暖和的羊毛衫。

（1） freeze vt. ①使结冰；使凝固；使冻住

The cold weather froze the lake.

寒冷的天气把湖冻住了。

②使冻僵（或冻伤，冻死）

He was frozen stiff after sitting so long.

他坐了好长时间，人都冻僵了。

③使呆住；使战栗

She froze her noisy children with a single look.

她一瞪眼，吵闹的孩子们马上动也不敢动。

④冻结（物价、工资、资产等）；冻结（存款）

His salary was frozen at 200 dollars per week.

他的薪水固定在每周二百美元的水平上。

（2） vi. ①结冰；凝固

When the thermometer is at 0 degree centigrade， water will freeze.

当温度计降至摄氏零度时，水便会结冰。

②（用it作主语）冰冻；严寒

It froze hard last night. 昨夜有严重冰冻。

③（因恐惧等）呆住；战栗；变僵硬

She froze at the sound of a gun.

她一听到枪声就吓呆了。

4. enormous adj. 巨大的；庞大的

enormous与huge基本同义，指在尺寸、数量或程度上“特别巨大”。

In this period， the cost will be enormous.

在这期间，损失将会很大。

Long ago enormous animals lived on the earth.

很久以前，地球上生活着巨大的动物。

She stood alone on the enormous stage.

她孤零零地站在巨大的舞台上。

5. remove vt. 迁移；移居

Our office has removed from Qingdao to Shanghai.

我们的办公处已从青岛迁到了上海。

拿走；移动；脱掉；摘掉；除掉；排除；免职；解雇

Remove your hand from my shoulder.

把你的手从我的肩膀上拿开。

He removed his hat and gloves.

他摘掉了帽子和手套。

These reforms will not remove poverty and injustice.

这些改革消除不了贫穷和不公正。

The manager was removed from his post yesterday.

这位经理昨天被免职了。

比较：move和remove的区别

两者都可表示“移动”，区别是move强调位置和姿态的改变，remove强调完全放弃原来的地方而到达新的位置，有时相当于take away/off。表示“迁居时”，两者均可用。

Please move your car； its blocking my way out.

请把你的车子移开一下，它挡住了我的去路。

He removed his desk to another office.

他把他的桌子搬到另一个办公室了。

6. name...after/for... 以……而命名

Jim is named after his father.

吉姆是以他父亲的名字起名的。

The island is named for its discoverer.

这座岛屿以其发现者的名字命名。

7. dream of 向往；梦想

I dream of having a lot of money.

我梦想着有一大笔钱。

She dreams of becoming famous one day.

她梦想有一天能够出名。

dream后面也可接that从句。

He dreamed that he could go to Beijing University for further study.

他渴望能进入北京大学深造。

8. crash vi.（飞机）失事；坠毁

Were going to crash， arent we？

我们要坠毁了，是不是？

A truck went out of control and crashed into a wall.

货车失控撞上了墙。

9. work out 解决；解答；计算出

Have you worked out this problem yet？

你解决了这个问题了吗？

Can you work out how much money it will need？

你能算出将需要多少钱吗？

制定；拟定；想出；进行情况良好

He worked out all the details of the plan.

他详细拟定了这项计划。

Mary worked out a beautiful design for a sweater.

玛丽给一件毛衣想出了一个漂亮的设计。

I hope the new project will work out.

我希望新计划能顺利完成。

10. date from 起源于

date from = date back to，后面都跟一个具体的时间，表示可以追溯到某个时间。

The history of public education in the United States dates from the society of the early pioneers.

美国的公共教育史起源于早期拓荒者的社会。

Our friendship dates from/back to our childhood.

我们的友谊可以追溯到我们的童年。

The Forbidden City can date back to/from the 14th century.

紫禁城可以追溯到14世纪。

11. hold back 阻止；克制（情感、情绪）；隐瞒；犹豫

No one can hold back the wheel of history.

谁也无法阻止历史的车轮。

The police had to use force to hold back the crowd.

警察不得不用武力阻止人群。

She was unable to hold back her excitement.

她按捺不住激动的心情

Tell me the truth—dont hold anything back！

告诉我真相，什么都别隐瞒！

He held back at the last moment， and lost an excellent opportunity.

他在最后片刻犹豫了，因而失去了一个绝佳的机会。

12. come true（梦想等）变成现实

His dream will come true sooner or later.

他的理想迟早会实现。

I hope his dream of becoming a pianist will come true. 我希望他成为钢琴家的梦想可以成真。

His wish to be an actor has come true.

他想当演员的愿望实现了。

比较：come true和realize的区别

come true表示“变为现实时”，由物作主语，不用于被动语态；realize作“实现”讲时为及物动词，可用于被动语态。

His wish was realized finally.

他的愿望终于实现了。

Our hopes will come true/be realized.

我们的希望会实现。

13. make sense 有意义；有道理

The movie doesnt make any sense.

这个电影根本就是瞎编。

It makes sense to take care of your health.

注意身体健康是明智的。

make sense of 理解；懂得

Can you make sense of what this writer is saying？

你能理解这位作家说的话吗？

14. bring an end to 结束；终止

The arrival of white people gradually brought an end to the traditional aboriginal way of life.

白人的到来逐渐使传统的土著生活结束。

The Great Depression brought an end to economic expansion and social progress.

大萧条结束了经济扩张和社会进步。

（1） bring...to a stop 使……停止；使……停住

The driver brought his Audi to a sudden stop.

司机把他的奥迪车突然停下来。

（2） bring...to a close/an end 使……结束；使……完结

At last they brought the Marathon meeting to a close.

最后，他们结束了马拉松比赛。

A Big Head

A boy cried to his mother， “All the children make fun of me. They say I have a big head.”

“Dont listen to them，” his mother said. “You have a beautiful head. Now stop crying and go to the store to buy twenty pounds of potatoes.”

“Where is the shopping bag？”

“I havent got one. Use your hat.”