英语3000常用词用法详解词典(精编).doc

英语3000常用词用法详解词典(上)Aa / an art. 1.一(个、张、件、本、块、首等)：I have a sister and two brothers. 我有一个妹妹和两个哥哥。2.(一类事物中的)任何一个，任何：A bicycle has two wheels. 自行车有两只轮子。3.(用于短语中表示价格、比率、速度等)每：115 miles an hour 每小时115英里 / Meetings are held four times a year. 每年举行四次会议。4.(用于指某人的职业)一位，一名：I want to be an actor. 我想做一名演员。5.用于数词前，相当于one：a thousand dollars 1000美元 6.用于表达数量的短语中，如：a little 少量，少许：Id like a little time to think about it please. 请给我一点时间将它考虑一下。a set of 一套，一副：We have a set of new glasses. 我们有一套新玻璃杯。a little bit 一点儿，少许：It will warm up a little on Sunday.星期日就会有点暖意了。a few (表示肯定)有些，几个：A few people were killed in the fire, but most were saved. 在那场火灾中，有几个人被烧死，但大部分人都得救了。a lot 很，非常，常常：He smokes a lot. 他抽烟很多。a lot of 大量，许多：She loves having a lot of kids round her. 她喜欢身边有许多小孩。a piece of 一片，一块：Please cut me a piece of cake. 请给我切一块蛋糕。【用法】a 和an 是不定冠词，a 用于以辅音音素开头的单词前，an 用于以元音音素开头的单词前。如：a picture (一张画)，an old man (一位老人)等。另外读音以元音音素开头的字母及字母缩略词(如 a, e, f, h, I, m, n, o, SOS, MBA 等)前若用不定冠词，要用an，不用a。abbreviation n.C（尤指单词等的)缩写形式：PRC is an abbreviation for “Peoples Republic of China”. PRC是Peoples Republic of China的缩写形式。 able adj. 有能力的，能干的：He is an able lawyer. 他是一位有才干的律师。/ She is old but still able. 她虽然老了但仍然很能干。be able to 能，会：I am afraid I wont be able to visit you on Saturday. 恐怕我无法在星期六来拜访您了。/ Are you able to speak a foreign language? 你能讲外语吗?/ I havent been able to get in touch with her. 我一直未能和她联系上。about prep.1.关于,对于：a book about American history 一本关于美国历史的书 / They are talking about their holiday. 他们正在谈论自己的假期。adv.2.在附近，在周围：I saw it about here. 我在这附近看到过它。 adv.3.大约，几乎：Its about three miles from here to the city center. 从这里到市中心大约三英里。adv.4.到处，附近，在周围：They walked about the streets. 他们在街上到处走走。be about to do sth 即将做某事：I was about to go to sleep when someone knocked. 我正要睡觉突然有人敲门。How (What) about 的情况怎样：What about father? We cant just leave him here. 父亲怎么办？我们可不能把他留在这里。【用法】1.表示“大约”，通常用于数字前：I should suppose him to be about fifty. 我想他大约五十岁左右。2.在动词 know, hear, speak 等之后用不用介词 about，含义有差别：She knows him. 她认识他。/ She knows about him. 她知道有关他的情况。3. be about to (do)，意为“即将”“马上”。注意该短语不与具体的时间状语(soon, tomorrow, immediately等)连用：We are about to enter the freeway. 我们正好要上高速公路。不说：We are about to enter the freeway soon. accessory n. C通常用复数 配件，饰品：accessories of a bicycle 自行车的附件accident n. C交通事故，车祸：He had an accident some ten days ago. 他约10天前发生车祸。by accident 偶然，意外地：I discovered the answer by accident. 我很偶然地发现了答案。/ I ran into an old friend of mine by accident. 我偶然碰上一位老朋友。according to prep. 根据，按照：According to my watch it is 10 oclock. 按我的表是10点钟。/ According to the rules, you have to pay for it. 依照规定，你得赔偿。【用法】该介词短语通常只表示根据别人或别处，而不能表示根据自己，所以它不能用于第一人称，同时也很少用于第二人称，而主要用于第三人称。另外，其后习惯上不接 view (看法)和 opinion (意见)这类词，遇此情况可用 in ones opinion。accordion n.C 手风琴achieve vt. 完成，取得：Theyve achieved what they set out to do. 他们已经完成了原来计划要做的事情。/ Without your help, I couldnt have achieved all this. 要不是有你帮助，我不会取得这些成就。achievement n. 1. U完成，实现：the achievement of ones goals 达到目标 / a feeling of achievement 成就感 2. C成就，功绩：He was proud of his daughters achievements. 他为女儿的成就自豪。across prep. 横过，在对面：She walked across the street. 她步行穿过街道。/ There is a bus stop just across the road. 在马路对面就有一个公交站。across from 在对面：The park is across from the church. 公园在教堂对面。【辨析】across 与 through：两者均可表示“横过、穿过”，前者主要表示从某物的表面“横过”，涉及“面”的概念，而后者则指在里面或在一定空间范围内“穿过”，涉及“体”的概念，如：I drew a line across the page. 我在那一页上面画了一条横线。/ He walked through the forest alone. 他独自一人穿过森林。【注意】across 是介词，注意不要与动词 cross (穿过)混淆。act vi&vt. 表演，演戏：Ive never acted before. 我以前从未演过戏。/ Hes always wanted to act the part of Hamlet. 他一直想演哈姆雷特这个角色。n. C表演者，音乐人组合；短节目：They are one of rock musics most exciting live acts. 他们是摇滚乐中最令人激动的现场演出团体之一。/ Her act includes singing and dancing. 她的表演包括唱歌和跳舞。【派生】actor 常指“(男)演员”，actress 常指“(女)演员”active adj. 活跃的，积极的：Students should take an active part in college life（life指(特定的)生活，n.U）. 学生应该积极参与大学的活动。/ She continues to be active in politics. 她继续在政坛保持活跃。activity n.C，通常复数 （为兴趣、娱乐或达到一定目的而进行的）活动（a thing that you do for interest or pleasure, or in order to achieve a particular aim）classroom activities 课堂活动 / outdoor activities 户外活动。n.U活动，热闹状况，活跃（a situation in which sth is happening or a lot of things are being done） Theres been a lot of activity in the town center today. 今天市中心一直活动很多。actor n.C 演员：a good actor 好演员actually adv. 实际上，实在：Weve spoken on the phone but weve never actually met. 我们在电话中交谈过，但实际上我们并未见过面。/ You dont actually believe her, do you? 你并不真的的相信她，是吗？add vt&vi. 加，增加，加添：The fire is going out; add some wood to it. 火要灭了，加些柴。/ If you add two and to eight, you get ten. 2 加 8 等于10。/ Please add these figures up together. 请将这些数字加起来。addto 把加到上：He wanted to add his name to the letter. 他想在信上加签他的名字。add to(vi) 增加：This adds to our difficulties. 这增加了我们的困难。 add up 加起来：You havent added the figures up right. 这些数字你没有加对。 add up to 加起来等于，意味着：The figures add up to 500. 这些数字加起来等于500。/ Your long answer just adds up to a refusal. 你的冗长回答意味着拒绝。address n.C 通讯处，地址：Let me give you my business address. 我把我的工作地址给你吧。/ Tell me if you change your address. 若更动地址，请告诉我。【注意】用作名词，意为“地址”时，要注意英语和汉语两种语言的不同用法，如：汉语中的“你住在哪里?”在英语中不能直译为：Where is your address? (写有你的地址的纸条放在哪儿了?) 而应说：Where do you live? 或 Whats your address?adjustable adj. 可调节的，可调整的：an adjustable chair 可调节的椅子 / an adjustable spanner 活动扳手adult n.C 成年人：Tickets are $2.0 for adults and $1.5 for children. 成人票为2.0美元，儿童票为1.5美元。/ The adults teach them these skills. 大人们教他们这些技术。adj. 成人的：She was born here but has spent her adult life in America. 她在这里出生，成年后在美国生活。advantage n. C 有利条件，优势：Mary speaks good English, but she has an advantage because her mother is English. 玛丽英语说得好，因为她有一个有利条件，她妈妈是英国人。/ There is no advantage in driving into London. There wont be anywhere to park. 开车到伦敦去毫无好处。伦敦根本没地方停车。n. U 占优势Men have created a social and economic position of advantage for themselves over women.男性创造了相对于女性的社会和经济上的优势地位。take advantage of sth 利用某物：Many schools dont take full advantage of the Internet. 很多学校没有充分利用因特网。take advantage of sb 占某人的便宜：The dandy tried to take advantage of the girl. 那花花公子企图占那姑娘的便宜。adverb n. C 副词：In the sentence “Please speak slowly”, “slowly” is an adverb. 在句子“Please speak slowly”中，slowly 是副词。advertisement n. C广告(= ad)，广告活动：put an ad(advertisement) in a newspaper 在报纸上登广告 / The wall was covered with advertisements. 墙上贴满了广告。/ They like advertisements which show women in office, planes, and cars. 他们喜欢那些表现妇女在办公室工作、乘飞机旅行、驾驶着汽车等情形的广告。【说明】在口语中简称 ad advertisement 指做广告、登广告这种活动时(the act of advertising sth and making it public) ，为不可数名词，指所做、所登的广告本身时，为可数名词。advertising n. U广告：an advertising agency 广告公司 / We spend $2 million a year on advertising. 我们每年花200万美元做广告。advice n. U 意见，劝告，忠告，建议：Ask your father for advice. 问问你父亲的意见。/ She took her doctors advice and gave up smoking. 她听从医生的劝告，戒烟了。/ We are here to give people advice about health issues. 我们在此就健康问题向人们提供建议。【用法】1.表示“建议，劝告，忠告”等时，是不可数名词，不能说 an advice 或 some advices,可以说 a piece of advice 或 a lot of advice。2.表示按照某人的意见做某事，一般要用介词 on 或 by：They did the work on by her advice. 他们按她的意见做此工作。3.表示提出建议或忠告，一般用动词 give，Nowyoucangivemesomeadvice.现在你可以给我一些忠告。表示向某人请教或征求意见，一般用动词ask (for)，表示接受意见或劝告，一般用动词take, follow, accept。4.其后若接 that 从句，通常用“(should +)动词原形”这样的虚拟语气。如：The doctors advice is that he (should) give up smoking. 医生建议他戒烟。advise vt. 忠告，劝告，建议：They strongly advised me not to do so. 他们竭力劝我不要这样做。【用法】1.表示“建议”，通常为及物动词，其后接动词，通常应接动名词，而不能接不定式：I advise waiting till the right time. 我建议等到适当的时候。注意：advise 之后不能直接跟不定式，但可接不定式的复合结构：They advised us not to travel on Friday. 他们建议我们不要星期五去旅行。2.其后若接 that 从句，通常要用虚拟语气(should + 动词原形)：He advised that I (should) give her a telephone call. 他建议我给她打个电话。 afford vt. 负担得起，买得起：We cant afford to pay such a price. 我们付不起这个价钱。They did not consider whether they could afford the time or not. 他们没有考虑是否抽得出时间。【用法】常与 can, could, be able to 连用，表示“担负得起(的费用、损失、后果等)”或“抽得出(时间)”，后面一般接名词、代词、不定式等。如：We couldnt afford (to buy) a computer. 我们当时买不起一台电脑。/ I cant afford the time for it. 这时间我花不起。afraid adj. 1. 怕的，害怕的：Dont be afraidI wont hurt you. 别害怕，我不会伤害你的。2.担心的，担忧的：He was afraid that he would fail in the exam. 他担心考试会不及格。3.(用于礼貌地拒绝)恐怕：Im afraid I really dont agree. 恐怕我真的不能同意。【用法】1.是形容词，不是动词，所以不能单独用作谓语：Dont be afraid. 别怕。不能说：Dont afraid. 2.是表语形容词，一般不能放在名词前作定语。但若是本身有修饰语，则也可以放在名词前作定语，有时构成短语可放在被修饰的名词后作后置定语：a girl afraid of dogs 怕狗的女孩。3.Im afraid 意为“恐怕”，主要用来委婉地提出异议或说出令人不快的事情等：I cant help you, Im afraid. 恐怕我不能帮你。4.表示“害怕做某事”或“不敢做某事”，be afraid 之后可接不定式，也可接 of doing sth：A lot of people are afraid to lose (of losing) their jobs. 许多人担心失业。Africa n. 非洲：Kenya is one of the countries in Africa. 肯尼亚是非洲的一个国家。/ Africa is rich in minerals. 非洲矿产丰富。after adv. 以后，后来：They lived happily ever after. 他们后来一直生活得很幸福。 prep. 1.(指时间)在之后，后来：I hope to arrive some time after lunch. 我希望午餐后可以到达。/ After doing my homework, I went out for a walk. 做完课外作业后，我出去散步。2.(表位置、顺序等)在之后：Shut the door after you. 顺手关门。 conj. 在以后：They arrived at the station after the train had left. 列车离站之后，他们才到达。after all 毕竟，终究：After all, Ive nothing to be ashamed. 毕竟，我没什么可惭愧的。after you (客套话，进门谦让等时用)您先请 day after day 日复一日：Day after day the rain continued. 雨一天一天地下个不停。one after another (the other) 一个接一个：It seems to be just one problem after another. 看来问题是一个接着一个。 【辨析】after 与 in：1.均可与一段时间连用，表示“在之后”，但 after 表示以过去时间为起点的一段时间以后，因此通常与过去时连用，而 in 则表示从现在算起的一段时间以后，因此通常用于将来时或含有将来意义的句子中：My father came back after three days. 3 天后我爸爸回来了。/ Its two oclock; Ill come in an hour. 现在是两点钟，我1小时后过来。2.after 除与一段时间连用外，还可与时间点连用，此时可用于将来时(注：in 不能与时间点连用)：He will arrive after five oclock. 他5点钟以后到。afternoon n. C, U 下午，午后：We have no classes on Saturday afternoons. 每周星期六下午我们不上课。/ Ill have a sleep in the afternoon. 午后我要睡一会儿。【用法】泛指一般的下午与介词 in 连用，特指具体某一天的下午时，则与介词 on 连用。如：We have sports in the afternoon. 我们下午进行体育活动。/ He left Japan on the afternoon of May 1, 2006. 他于2006年5月1日下午离开日本。again adv. 再一次，又一次：Please say that again. 请再说一遍。/ Lets start again from the beginning. 让我们从头再来一遍。/ Never do that again！再也不要做那种事了。again and again (time and time again, over and over again) 一再，屡次：Ive told you again and again not to play there. 我已多次告诉你不要在那里玩。now and again 不时地，有时：She meets her old boyfriend for a drink now and again. 她不时与她过去的男朋友见面去喝上一杯。【用法】不与那些已含有 again 意义的动词(如renew 续借，repeat 重说，rewrite 重写等)连用。如我们可以说 Please repeat it 或 Please say it again，但我们不能说 Please repeat it again。against prep. 反对，对着：We will fight against the enemy. 我们将同敌方作战。/ She argued against changing the design. 她据理力争反对修改设计。【注意】against 是介词，而不是动词。表示“反对”时，其反义词为 for。若表示“强烈反对”，一般用副词strongly。如：Are you for or against the plan? 你对这个计划是赞成还是反对呢? / They are strongly against the idea. 他们很不赞成这个主意。age n. C, U年龄，年纪：Young people of all ages go there to meet. 不同年龄的年轻人都去那里聚会。Whats his age? 他多大年纪? / He doesnt look his age. 他看上去比他的实际岁数小。/ At your age you should know better. 在你这个年龄，你应该更懂道理了。at the age of 在岁的时候：At the age of 11, I went to live with my aunt. 在11岁的时候，我去和我的姨妈一起生活。agent n. C 代理人，代理商，经纪：Most actors and musicians have their own agents. 大部分演员和音乐家都有自己的经纪人。aggressive adj. 侵犯的，挑衅的：aggressive weapons 攻击性武器 / He is very aggressive. 他生性好斗。ago adv. (距)以前：It was seven years ago that she went abroad. 她7年前出国了。/ She left school three years ago and has worked as a nurse ever since. 她3年前毕业，从那时起便一直当护士。/ I met her a month ago. 我一个月前见过她。【辨析】ago 与 before：1.两者均可表示在多久时间“以前”(要放在表示一段时间的词语之后)，但 ago 表示从现在向前回溯，即现在的过去，因此通常与一般过去时连用，而 before 则表示从过去向前回溯，即指过去的过去，因此通常与过去完成时连用(尤其用于宾语从句中)：I bought the computer five years ago. 我是 5 年前买这台电脑的。/ He said they had left seven days before. 他说他们7天前就离开了。2.before 有时单独使用(即不连用具体时间)，泛指“以前”，此时可用于一般过去时，也可用于现在完成时：I have been to Beijing before. 我以前去过北京。agree vt&vi. 同意，赞成：He agreed to pay me for the drawings. 她答应为这些画付给我钱。Beth thought that the house was too small, and Dave agreed. 贝思认为这座房子太小了，大卫也认为是这样。agree with 赞同，持相同意见，(食物、天气、工作等)对适宜：I agree with you. = I agree with what you say. 我赞同你的意见(我和你意见一致)。/ The weather does not agree with me. 这种天气对我不适宜。/ Hard work does not agree with him. 艰苦的工作对他不适宜。agree about on (关于)意见一致：We agree about on that. 关于那件事，我们的意见一致。agree to 同意(某提议)：I agreed to their proposal. 我同意他们的提议。【用法】1.后接表示人的名词或代词时，一般只用agree with。2.agree不能接不定式的复合结构，所以汉语中的“同意某人做某事”，不能直译为 agree sb to do sth，而应根据情况改用其它结构。如我们可说They agreed to let me go 或 They agreed to my going，但不能说They agreed me to go。aid n. U 帮助，救助，援助，救护 They have already pledged billions of dollars in aid. 他们已经承诺了数十亿美元的援助。n. C辅助设备：first aid 急救 / teaching aids 教具 / An English-Chinese dictionary is an important aid in learning English. 一本英汉词典是学习英语的重要工具。 vt. 援助，帮助 a software system to aid managers in advanced decision-making. 一个帮助经理们做高级决策的软件系统。 vt&vi. 促使; 有助于 (事情发生) The survey suggests that the export sector will continue to aid the economic recovery. 该调查表明出口产业将继续促进经济复苏。Calcium may aid in the prevention of colon cancer. 钙可能有助于预防结肠癌。aim n. C目标，目的：the aims of the lesson.本课教学的目标。Our aim is that all children complete secondary education. 我们的目标是让所有孩子完成中级教育。/ What is your aim in doing that? 你做那件事的目的是什么? take aim at sb/sth 把目标对准某人（某物） v. 瞄准，打算：I aim to be a lawyer. 我要当个律师。aim at 瞄准，针对：My daughter aims at becoming a police officer. 我女儿立志要做一名警官。airplane n. C飞机：The airplane took off on time. 飞机准时起飞。/ The airplane got to London at 4:30 pm. 飞机下午四点半抵达伦敦。airport n. C小型民用机场：They will meet the Turners at the airport. 他们要去机场迎接特纳一家。/ A group of reporters was were gathering at the airport. 一群记者聚集在机场。alarm clock C闹钟：What time shall I set the alarm (clock) for? 我该把闹钟拨到几点钟响？album n. C 集子，相片簿，唱片集：The album contains many memorable songs. 这张唱片中包括许多值得收集的歌曲。algebra n. U 代数，代数学：I cant do this sum (problem) in algebra. 我做不了这道代数题。【联想】中学课程名称：Chinese 语文 / maths 数学 / English 英语 / algebra 代数 / geometry几何 / music 音乐 / Physical EducationPE 体育 / art 美术 / politics 政治 / history 历史 / geography 地理 / physics 物理 / chemistry 化学 / biology 生物alien n. C外国人，外星人：An alien got out of the UFO. 外星人走出了飞碟。alive adj. 1.活着的，在世的：The fish we caught is still alive. 我们捉的鱼还活着。/ Are his grandparents still alive? 他的祖父母还在世吗？2.活跃的，充满活力的：Although he is old, he is very much alive. 他虽然年事已高，但充满活力。【辨析】alive, living 与 live：三者均可表示“活着的”，其区别如下：1.alive 主要用作表语(有时可用作后置定语，但不用作前置定语)，可用于人或动物：He must be still alive. 他一定还活着。/ She is the happiest woman alive. 她是世上最幸福的女人。2.living 可用作表语或定语，可用于人或物：She has no living relatives. 她没有还健在的亲戚。/ The living are more important to us than the dead. 对我们来说在世的人比去世的人更重要。3.live 通常只用作定语(前置)，可用于动物或植物，但一般不用于人：The cat was playing with a live mouse.那猫在玩一只活老鼠。/ Only a few live trees were left after the big fire. 火灾之后只有几棵树还活着。all pron. 全部，全体：I know that all is well with her. 我知道她一切都好。adj. 所有的，整个的：Our aim is that all children complete secondary education. 我们的目标是让所有孩子完成中级教育。adv. 都，完全：She is all in favor of my suggestion. 她完全赞同我的建议。all over 到处，遍及：She had looked for the cat all over the place but still couldnt find it. 她到处寻找那只猫，可还是没找着。 all kinds of 各种，许多：There are all kinds of fruits in the orchard. 果园里有各种各样的水果。all the time 一直：I kept it all the time to remind me of you. 我一直保存着它，以此唤起我对你的记忆。 all year round 一年到头，终年：All the year round we get new members of staff coming in. 我们一年到头都有新进职员。【用法】1. all 单独用作主语时，其谓语的数要根据其具体含义来确定：All is silent. 万籁俱寂(指现象)。/ All are silent. 人人都沉默不语(指具体的人)。2. 当 all 与 not 连用，通常表示部分否定。如：Not all fruit and vegetables（C） freeze well. 并非所有的水果和蔬菜都适合冷藏。/ Not all women like the word Ms. 并非所有的女性都喜欢 Ms 这个词。【辨析】 all 与 whole(所有的)：all 要放在 the 或者所有格形容词的前面，而 whole 则放在 the 或所有格形容词的后面。如：all his life = his whole life 他的一生 / all kinds of 各种各样的。allow vt. 允许，承认：Smoking is not allowed here. 此处不准吸烟。/ Allow me to introduce Miss Mary. 请允许我介绍一下玛丽小姐。【用法】1. 其后可接名词、代词、动名词或不定式的复合结构等作宾语，但不接不定式或从句作宾语：I cant allow such a thing. 我不允许发生这样的事。/ We dont allow smoking here. 我们不许在此吸烟(此地禁止吸烟)。/ We do not allow people to smoke here. 我们不许(人们)在此吸烟(此地禁止吸烟)。2. 其后虽然不接不定式作宾语，但是在被动语态之后可用不定式(此时的不定式不是宾语，而是主语补语)：People are not allowed to smoke here. 人们不准在此吸烟。alone adv. 单独地，孤独地：She lived alone. 她独居。/ The key alone（只有强调，adv.） will open the door. 只有这把钥匙能开这个门。/ He did it all alone. 这事是他一个人干的。adj. 单独的，独一无二的：My mother likes being alone. 我妈妈喜欢独处。Never in her life had she felt so alone, so abandoned. 她一辈子从没有感到过如此孤独、如此被抛弃。【用法】alone 作形容词，只能作表语，没有比较等级形式。alone 表示“单独无伴”这一事实，不含感情色彩。提及人时只表示“一个人”，通常并不含有 lonely 这种“孤单的，寂寞的”之意：I dont feel lonely when I am left alone. 在只剩下我一个人的时候，我并不感到孤独。aloud adv. 出声地，高声地：He read the poem aloud. 他高声朗诵那首诗。/ The hungry baby cried aloud. 饿了的婴儿放声大哭。【辨析】aloud, loud 和 loudly：这三个词都表示“出声地”“高声地”，但意思有区别。aloud 没有比较级和最高级，常与 read, think 等动词连用，表示从不出声到出声，声音不一定很大，但别人能听得见。loud 即可用作副词，也可用作形容词，常与 speak, talk, sing, laugh 等动词连用，强调声音响亮。loudly 用作副词，意为“大声地”“喧闹地”，有时可与 loud 互换。already adv. 早已，先前：Hes only 26, but hes already achieved worldwide fame. 他只有26岁，但他已经在世界范围内赢得了声誉。/ He has seen that film twice already. 那部电影他已经看过两次了。/ Twenty people had already left. 20人已经离开了。【辨析】already, still 和 yet：already 一般用于肯定句，常与完成时连用,但也可用于疑问句中，表示惊奇：Are you tired already? I dont believe it! 你已经累了吗？我不相信。still 意为“仍然，还是”，多用于肯定句和疑问句中，强调动作正在进行：They are still working. 他们还在工作。 yet 意为“已经，还，尚，仍”，一般用于否定句和疑问句中，常位于主要动词前或句末：We havent been to Beijing yet. 我们还没有去过北京。alright adv. (=all right) 很好，正常，正确：On the other hand, it might be alright. 从另一方面说，它可能是正确的。【说明】标准的拼法是all right。虽然alright已很通用，但有些人认为用all right更好。also adv. 也，亦，并且：John is also 19 years old. 约翰也是 19 岁。/ Since youve accepted the invitation, Ill also accept it. 既然你已接受邀请，那我也接受邀请。【辨析】also, too, as well 与 either(也)：1. too 和 as well 多用于口语中，语气较轻，通常用于肯定句或疑问句，一般不用于否定句，且通常放在句末。如：I like you too as well. 在 Me too, You too 这类简略答语中，通常不用 as well, also。2. also 比 too 和 as well 正式，一般也不用于否定句，它在句中的位置通常是紧靠动词，即放在行为动词之前，特殊动词之后。如：He also came. 他也来了。3. either 通常只用于否定句中，且要放在句末。如：She cant explain it and I cant either. 她不能解释，我也不能解释。although conj. (=though) 虽然，即使，纵然：Although it is snowing, it is not very cold. 虽然下着雪，但并不很冷。【辨析】 although 和 though：although 与 though 意思大致相同，但是在口语中 though 较常使用。although 用于陈述事实而不用于假设，因此不可以把 as though 或 even though 中的 though 替换成 although。另外，though 可作副词用于句末，作“但是，不过”解，although 则不能置于句末。always adv. 总是，始终，永远：I always got up