一词一分
2016-05-16
press
【连线高考】Be careful! The machine starts the moment you press the button. (2011年湖北卷书面表达)
Press最常用的含义为“按,压”,在上述例句中就是这个意思,整句话意为:小心!你一按按钮机器就开始运转了。但是在高考中,它的其他含义也经常会考到,比如:Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water, and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body. (2009年全国卷)这句话中的press意为“紧抱”。Press作动词的另一个常用含义是“变得紧急(或紧迫)”,比如:As time is pressing, I think taking a taxi is the best way to get from here to the conference center. (2013年湖北卷)整句话意为:鉴于时间紧急,我认为打出租车是从这里去会议中心的最好办法。这个词作名词的含义也有很多,除了常见的“出版社”之外,还有“新闻”的意思,比如:A lot of our news is actually collected from press releases and reports of events. (2011年上海卷)在这里,press release指“新闻稿”。再比如:The manager was worried about the press conference his assistant was giving in his place, but, luckily, everything was going on smoothly. (2011年浙江卷)在这句话中,press conference指“新闻发布会”。
【要点】 press v. ①按,压;②紧抱;③变得紧急(或紧迫)
n. ①出版社;②新闻
【拓展】 press release 新闻稿 press conference 新闻发布会
boundary
【连线高考】For any individual, of course, the boundaries of these two classes are not stable. (2015年天津卷阅读)
Boundary在上面这句话中的意思是“分界线”,整句话意为:当然,对每个人来说,这两个种类的分界线并不是稳固不变的。除此之外,boundary还有“范围”的意思,比如:What I thought were my physical boundaries were pushed much further than I thought possible. (2012年北京卷)整句话意为:我自认为的身体极限在不断地提升,提升的范围远远超出了我的想象。
【要点】 boundary n. ①分界线;②范围
attend
【连线高考】An example at hand is the involvement of parents in the lives of their children who are attending college. (2015年北京卷阅读)
Attend是一个高考重点词,常考的含义有“出席,参加(会议等)”“上(学)”,让我们来看看高考中的例子:attend an education program (2014年山东卷)、attend a concert (2015年广东卷)。除了这两个常用含义之外,高考还会考attend较为少见的两个含义,来看下面的例句:Annie Salmon, disabled, is attended throughout her school days by a nurse appointed to guard her. (2014年浙江卷)在这句话中,attend是“照料”的意思,整句话意为:残疾的安妮·萨蒙在校期间都是由被指定看护她的护士来照料的。再来看一个例句:During the period of recent terrorist activities, people were always being warned not to touch any unattended bag. (2009年上海卷)在这句当中,unattended bag表示“无人看管的包”,attend表示“看管”,整句话的意思是:在最近的恐怖活动期间,人们经常被警告不要去触碰无人看管的包。
【要点】 attend v. ①出席,参加(会议等);②上(学);③照料;
④看管
【拓展】 在写作中,attend = participate in = take part in。