常用英语单词英文解释

1、常用单词英文解释u able - v. having the power to do somethingu about - ad. almost ("about half"); of or having a relation to ("We talk about the weather.") u above - ad. at a higher placeu accept - v. to agree to receiveu accident - n. something that happens by chance or m

2、istake; an unplanned event u accuse - v. to say a person is responsible for an act or crime; to make a statement against someone u across - ad. from side to side; to the other sideu act - v. to do somethingu activist - n. one who seeks change through actionu actor - n. someone acting in a play or sh

3、owu add - v. to put (something) with another to make it larger; to say moreu administration - n. the executive part of a government, usually headed by a president or primeministeru admit - v. to accept ("admitted to the United Nations"); to express ones guilt or responsibility(&

4、;quot;He admitted that what he did was wrong.")u adult - n. a grown personu advise - v. to help with information, knowledge or ideas in making a decisionu affect - v. to produce an effect on; to influence ("A lack of sleep affected the singersperformance.")u afraid - ad. f

5、eeling fearu after - ad. later; behindu again - ad. another time; as beforeu against - ad. opposed to; not agreeing with somethingu age - n. how old a person or thing isu agency - n. an organization that is part of a larger group ("an agency of the United Nations") u aggression - n

6、. an attack against a person or country; the violation of a countrys borders u ago - ad. of time past; before nowu agree - v. to have the same belief as someone; to be willing to do somethingu agriculture - n. farmingu aid - v. to help; to support; n. help, assistanceu aim - v. to point a gun at; n.

7、 a goal or purposeu air - n. the mixture of gases around the earth, mostly nitrogen and oxygen, that we breathe u air force - n. a military organization using airplanesu airplane - n. a vehicle with wings that fliesu airport - n. a place where airplanes take off and landu album - n. a collection of

8、recorded musicu alcohol - n. a strong, colorless liquid, usually made from grain, used as a drug or in industrialproductsalive - ad. having life; not deadu all - ad. everything; everyone; the complete amountu ally - n. a nation or person joined with another for a special purposeu almost - ad. a litt

9、le less than completelyu alone - ad. separated from othersu along - ad. near or on ("along the road")u already - ad. before now; even nowu also - ad. added to; too第 1 页 共 38 页常用单词英文解释u although - conj. even if it is true thatu always - ad. at all times; every timeu ambassador - n.

10、a nations highest diplomatic representative (to another government) u amend - v. to add to or to change (a proposal or law)u ammunition - n. the bullets or shells fired from gunsu among - ad. in or part of (a group)u amount - n. the number, size or weight of anythingu anarchy - n. a lack of order; l

11、awlessnessu ancestor - n. a family member from the pastu ancient - ad. very old; long agou and - conj. also; in addition to; withu anger - n. a strong emotion against someone or somethingu animal - n. a living creature that moves, such as a dog or catu anniversary - n. a yearly celebration or observ

12、ance of an event that happened in the past u announce - v. to make known publicly; to declare officiallyu another - ad. one more; a different oneu answer - n. a statement produced by a question; v. to make a statement after being asked a question u any - ad. one or more of no special kindu apologize

13、 - v. to express regret for a mistake or accident for which one accepts responsibility u appeal - v. to take to a higher court, person or group for a decision; to call on somebody for help u appear - v. to show oneself; to come into sight; to seemu appoint - v. to name; to choose ("appoint

14、a judge")u approve - v. to agree with; to agree to supportu archeology - n. the scientific study of past human life and activities u area - n. any place or part of itu argue - v. to offer reasons for or against something; to dispute; to disagreeu arms - n. military equipment; weaponsu army

15、- n. military ground forcesu around - ad. on every side (of)u arrest - v. to seize a person for legal action; to take as a prisoneru arrive - v. to come to a place, especially at the end of a tripu art - n. expressions or creations by humans, such as paintings, music, writing or statues u artillery

16、- n. big gunsu as - conj. equally ("as fast as"); when; whileu ash - n. the part left after something burnsu ask - v. to question; to say something is wanted ("We ask the teacher questions every day.") u assist - v. to helpu astronaut - n. a person who travels in

17、spaceu astronomy - n. the scientific study of stars and the universeu asylum - n. political protection given by a government to a person from another countryu at - prep. in or near ("at the edge"); where ("look at"); when ("at noon") u atmosphere

18、 - n. the gases surrounding any star or planetu attach - v. to tie together; to connectu attack - n. a violent attempt to damage, injure or kill; v. to start a fightu attempt - v. to work toward something; to try; to make an effortu attend - v. to be present atu automobile - n. a vehicle with wheels

19、 used to carry people; a car第 2 页 共 38 页常用单词英文解释u autumn - n. the time of the year between summer and winteru average - n. something (a number) representing the middle; ad. common; normalu avoid - v. to stay away fromu awake - ad. not sleepingu award - n. an honor or prize for an act or serviceu awa

20、y - ad. not nearu back - n. the part behind the front; ad. the other way from forwardu bad - ad. wrong; acting against the law; not goodu balance - v. to make two sides or forces equalu ball - n. something roundu balloon - n. a device of strong, light material that rises when filled with gas lighter

21、 than air u ballot - n. a piece of paper used for votingu ban - v. to not permit; to stop; n. an official restrictionu bank - n. an organization that keeps and lends moneyu bar - v. to prevent or blocku barrier - n. anything that blocks or makes an action difficultu base - n. a military center; v. t

22、o establish as a fact ("Her research was based on experiments.") u battle - n. a fight between opposing armed forcesu be - v. to live; to happen; to existu beat - v. to hit again and againu beauty - ad. that which pleases the eye, ear or spiritu because - prep. for the reason that

23、("He left because he was sick.")u become - v. to come to beu bed - n. a sleeping placeu before - prep. earlieru begin - v. to do the first part of an action; to startu behind - ad. at the back of; in back ofu believe - v. to think; to feel sure of; to accept as true; to trustu bell

24、 - n. an instrument that makes a musical sound ("a church bell")u belong - v. to be owned by; to be a member ofu below - ad. lower thanu best - ad. the most goodu betray - v. to turn against; to be false tou better - ad. more good thanu between - ad. in the space or time that separ

25、ates; from one to the other ("talks between two nations")u big - ad. of great size; not smallu bill - n. a legislative proposalu biology - n. the scientific study of life or living things in all their formsu bird - n. a creature that fliesu bite - v. to cut with the teethu black -

26、ad. dark; having the color like that of the night skyu blame - v. to accuse; to hold responsibleu blanket - n. a cloth cover used to keep warmu bleed - v. to lose bloodu blind - ad. not able to seeu block - v. to stop something from being done; to prevent movement第 3 页 共 38 页常用单词英文解释u blood - n. red

27、 fluid in the bodyu blow - v. to move with force, as in air ("The wind blows.")u blue - ad. having the color like that of a clear skyu boat - n. something built to travel on water that carries people or goodsu body - n. all of a person or animal; the remains of a person or animal u

28、 boil - v. to heat a liquid until it becomes very hotu bomb - n. a device that explodes with great force; v. to attack or destroy with bombs u bone - n. the hard material in the bodyu book - n. a long written work for readingu border - n. a dividing line between nationsu born - v. to come to life; t

29、o come into existenceu borrow - v. to take as a loanu both - ad. not just one of two, but the two togetheru bottle - n. a container, usually made of glass, to hold liquidu bottom - ad. the lowest part of somethingu box - n. something to put things into; a container, usually made of paper or woodu bo

30、y - n. a young male personu boycott - v. to refuse to take part in or deal withu brain - n. the control center of thought, emotions and body activity of all creaturesu brave - ad. having no fearu bread - n. a food made from grainu break - v. to divide into parts by force; to destroyu breathe - v. to

31、 take air into the body and let it out againu bridge - n. a structure built over a waterway, valley or road so people and vehicles can cross from one side to the u otheru brief - ad. short; not longu bright - ad. giving much light; strong and clear in coloru bring - v. to come with somethingu broadc

32、ast - v. to send information, stories or music by radio or television; n. a radio or television programu brother - n. a male with the same father or mother as another personu brown - ad. having the color like that of coffeeu budget - n. a spending planu build - v. to join materials together to make

33、somethingu building - n. anything built for use as a house, factory, office, school, store or place of entertainmentu bullet - n. a small piece of metal shot from a gunu burn - v. to be on fire; to destroy or damage by fireu burst - v. to break open suddenlyu bury - v. to put into the ground and cov

34、er with earthu bus - n. a public vehicle to carry peopleu business - n. ones work; buying and selling to earn money; tradeu busy - ad. doing something; very activeu but - conj. however; other than; yetu buy - v. to get by paying something, usually moneyu by - conj. near; at; next to ("by th

35、e road"); from ("a play by William Shakespeare"); not later than ("by midnight")u call - v. to give a name to ("I call myself John."); to ask for or request ("They called for an u end to the fighting.")第 4 页 共 38 页常用单词英

36、文解释u calm - ad. quiet; peaceful; opposite tenseu camera - n. a device for taking picturesu camp - n. a place with temporary housingu campaign - n. a competition by opposing political candidates seeking support from voters; a connectedseries of military actions during a waru can - v. to be able to; t

37、o have the right to; n. a container used to hold liquid or food, usuallymade of metalu cancel - v. to end; to stopu cancer - n. a disease in which dangerous cells grow quickly and destroy parts of the body u candidate - n. a person who seeks or is nominated for an office or an honoru capital - n. th

38、e official center of a government; the city where a countrys government is u capitalism - n. an economic system in which the production of most goods and services is owned andoperated for profit by private citizens or companiesu capture - v. to make a person or animal a prisoner; to seize or take by

39、 force; to get control of u car - n. a vehicle with wheels used to carry people; an automobile; a part of a train u care - v. to like; to protect; to feel worry or interestu careful - ad. acting safely; with much thoughtu carry - v. to take something or someone from one place to anotheru case (court

40、) - n. a legal actionu case (medical) - n. an incident of disease ("There was only one case of chicken pox at the school.") u cat - n. a small animal that often lives with humansu catch - v. to seize after a chase; to stop and seize with the handsu cause - v. to make happen; n. the

41、 thing or person that produces a result u ceasefire - n. a halt in fighting, usually by agreementu celebrate - v. to honor a person or event with special activitiesu center - n. the middle of something; the place in the middle; a place that is the main point ofan activityu century - n. one hundred y

42、earsu ceremony - n. an act or series of acts done in a special way established by traditionu chairman - n. a person leading a meeting or an organized groupu champion - n. the best; the winneru chance - n. a possibility of winning or losing or that something will happen u change - v. to make differen

43、t; to become differentu charge - v. to accuse someone of something, usually a crime; n. a statement in which someone is u accused of somethingu chase - v. to run or go after someone or somethingu cheat - v. to get by a trick; to steal fromu cheer - v. to shout approval or praiseu chemicals - n. elem

44、ents found in nature or made by people; substances used in the science of chemistry u chemistry - n. the scientific study of substances, what they are made of, how they act under different u conditions, and how they form other substancesu chief - n. the head or leader of a group; ad. leading; most i

45、mportantu child - n. a baby; a boy or girlu children - n. more than one childu choose - v. to decide between two or moreu circle - n. a closed shape that has all its points equally distant from the center, like an "O" u citizen - n. a person who is a member of a country by birth or

46、 by lawu city - n. any important large town第 5 页 共 38 页常用单词英文解释u civilian - ad. not militaryu civil rights - n. the political, economic and social rights given equally to all people of a nation u claim - v. to say something as a factu clash - n. a battle; v. to fight or opposeu clean - v. to make pu

47、re; ad. free from dirt or harmful substances ("clean water")u clear - ad. easy to see or see through; easily understoodu clergy - n. a body of officials within a religious organizationu climate - n. the normal weather conditions of a place u climb - v. to go up or down something by

48、 using the feet and sometimes the handsu clock - n. a device that measures and shows timeu close - v. to make something not open; ad. near tou cloth - n. a material made from plants, chemicals, animal hair and other substances u clothes - n. what people wearu cloud - n. a mass of fog high in the sky

49、u coal - n. a solid black substance used as fuelu coalition - n. forces, groups or nations joined togetheru coast - n. land on the edge of the oceanu coffee - n. a drink made from the plant of the same nameu cold - ad. not warm; having or feeling great coolness or a low temperature u collect - v. to

50、 bring or gather together in one place; to demand and receive ("collect taxes") u college - n. a small universityu colony - n. land controlled by another country or governmentu color - n. the different effects of light on the eye, making blue, red, brown, black, yellow andothersu c

51、ombine - v. to mix or bring togetheru come - v. to move toward; to arriveu command - v. to order; to have power over somethingu comment - v. to say something about; to express an opinion about something u committee - n. a group of people given special worku common - ad. usual; same for all (&quo

52、t;a common purpose")u communicate - v. to tell; to give or exchange informationu community - n. a group of people living together in one place or areau company - n. a business organized for trade, industrial or other purposes u compare - v. to examine what is different or similaru compete -

53、 v. to try to do as well as, or better than, another or othersu complete - ad. having all parts; ended or finishedu complex - ad. of or having many parts that are difficult to understand; not simple u compromise - n. the settlement of an argument where each side agrees to accept less than firstdeman

54、dedu computer - n. an electronic machine for storing and organizing information, and for communicatingwith othersu concern - n. interest, worry ("express concern about"); v. to fear ("to be concerned") u condemn - v. to say a person or action is wrong or badu cond

55、ition - n. something declared necessary to complete an agreement; a persons health u conference - n. a meetingu confirm - v. to approve; to say that something is trueu conflict - n. a fight; a battle, especially a long oneu congratulate - v. to praise a person or to express pleasure for success or g

56、ood luck第 6 页 共 38 页常用单词英文解释u Congress - n. the organization of people elected to make the laws of the United States (the Houseof Representatives and the Senate); a similar organization in other countries u connect - v. to join one thing to another; to unite; to linku conservative - n. one who usual

57、ly supports tradition and opposes great change u consider - v. to give thought to; to think about carefullyu constitution - n. the written general laws and ideas that form a nations system of government u contain - v. to hold; to includeu container - n. a box, bottle or can used to hold somethingu c

58、ontinent - n. any of the seven great land areas of the worldu continue - v. to go on doing or beingu control - v. to direct; to have power overu convention - n. a large meeting for a special purposeu cook - v. to heat food before eating itu cool - ad. almost coldu cooperate - v. to act or work togetheru copy - v. to make something exactly like another; n. something made to look exactly like another u corn - n. a food grainu correct - ad. true; free from mistakes; v. to change to what is rightu cost - n. the price or value of something