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1、251. moisture n. 潮湿1The plants drink in moisture from the atmosphere. 植物从大气中吸取水分。2If you air your quilt on such a wet day, itll soak up the moisture. 如果在这么潮湿的天晒被子，被子就会把湿气都吸去。3The kitchens stone floor was shining with moisture. 厨房的石板地受了潮闪闪发亮。252. promote vt. 促进；提升1The government decided to promote pu

2、blic welfare. 政府决定发展公共福利。2He likes to read biographies of great men to promote himself. 他喜欢读伟人传记来提高自己。3We must promote commerce with neighbouring countries. 我们必须促进与邻国的贸易。4Exercise promotes health. 锻炼可增进健康。5The young army officer was promoted to the rank of captain. 这个年轻军官被提升为上尉。6After this win, Manc

3、hester United was promoted to the First Division. 这次踢赢之后，曼彻斯特联队升入了甲级。【词形变化 动词过去式:promoted 过去分词:promoted现在分词:promoting 第三人称单数:promotes形容词:promotable 名词:promotability【词源解说】14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的promotus:pro(向前）+motus(移动），意为向前移动。 【语法用法】promote解释为“升迁”的意思，以下三种表达方式意思相近。 The officer has been promoted to the r

4、ank of general.The officer has been promoted to be general.The officer has been promoted general.不能说The officer has been promoted to general；promote解释为“促进”时，一般都意为好的东西，不可用于不好的，如战争。 International friendship promotes peace. 错句举例与错句分析：错句: How can we hope to promote ties between the two heartlands of dem

5、ocracy？订正: How can we hope to strengthen ties between the two heartlands of democracy？翻译: 我们怎样能加强两个民主地区之间的联系？分析: 如果没有上下文，promote ties指服装商“促销领带”，会产生歧义。253. region n. 地区；范围；幅度1The region near the erupting volcano was evacuated rapidly. 火山爆发处附近已迅速撤空。2These small spiced cakes are a peculiarity of the re

6、gion. 这些别有风味的小蛋糕是该地的特产。3Are most of the lakes Located in the north central region? 大部分湖泊都在北部中心地区吗？4The capital of Swaziland, in the northwest part of the country. It is a commercial center for an agricultural region. Population, 33,000. 姆巴巴纳斯威士兰首都，位于该国的西北部。是农业区的商业中心。人口33, 0005Most of the countries i

7、n the region have unstable economies. 这个地区大多数国家的经济都不稳定。6I guess there are much less people in the Arctic regions than here. 我想北极地区的人要比这里的少得多。7Her motherland is in the tropical region. 她的祖国位于热带地区。 【词源解说】14世纪早期进入英语，直接源自盎格鲁法语的regioun；最初源自拉丁语的regionem，意为方向，界限。 【词义辨析】district, region, area, section, zone

8、, belt, quarter, neighbourhood这些名词均有“地区”之意。district: 多指由政府等机构出于行政管理等目的而明确划分的地区。region: 常指地球上、大气中具有自然分界线的区域，特指按照气候、人体或其他特征鲜明、自成一体的地区。area: 普通用词，指整体中较大的，界线不分明的一部分。section: 指城市、国家或天然界线形成的地区。zone: 科技用词，指圆形或弧形地带，尤指地图上按温度划分的五个地带。用作一般意义时，也可指具有某种特征的其它地区。belt: 从本义“带，带状物”引申而指任何广阔的长条地带，也可指种植某种作物的地区。quarter: 指城

9、市里具有相同性质或独特风味的地区，比section范围小，但划分更精确。neighbourhood: 指比section的划定更清楚，范围更小。具体指城市中的住宅区，也可指附近一带。254. register v./n.登记，注册1Her face registered dismay. 她脸上流露出惊慌的神色2He slammed the door to register his disapproval. 他砰的一声把门关上以示不满。3Each class has a register of 50 students. 每班有50名学员注册。4The car was registered in

10、my name. 汽车是用我的名字登记注册的。2天记4000单词的秘诀让你显老10岁以上的不良习惯夫妻吵架怎么办 【词形变化】形容词:registrable名词:registration动词过去式:registered过去分词:registered现在分词:registering第三人称单数:registers【词源解说】14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自中世纪拉丁语的registrum；最初源自拉丁语的regerere: re(回）+gerere(背，取），意为取回。 【语法用法】register作动词指“挂号”时，动词主语可用寄信人或邮局职员。 I want to register this

11、letter.“have this letter registered”，registered属于被动语态，表示”使这信被挂号；register作动词表示“登记，注册”时，后跟介词with。 All the local newspapers should be registered with the municipal authorities.所有地方性报纸都应到市政部门注册登记。register作动词还可以指“表示”。 Let me register my admiration for your work.请允许我对你的工作表示赞赏。register office指“登记处”，在英式英语的口

12、语中还经常使用registry office。 展开更多用法说明 【词义辨析】 list, catalog(ue), register, roll, schedule, table, chart, form这些名词均含“名单、目录、表格”之意。list: 最普通用词，含义广。指按字母顺序、时间先后或类别等排列的姓名或项目等的单子。catalog(ue): 指列出有全部队名、物名或项目等的目录，有时指附有简要说明的分类名单或一览表。register: 多指官方对人或事作出的正式书面记录或详细清单。roll: 多指人员的姓名名单，尤指属于团体或军事单位的全体人员名单。schedule: 既可指时间

13、或计划的安排表，又可指详细列出的所有分类项的清单或细表。table: 普通用词，一般指易于迅速查阅使用，具有特定编排方法的目录或表格。chart: 指把资料制成表格等形式供人看的图表。form: 指上面印有横线或格让人填写规定内容的表格。255. stable a. 稳定的本文1Who opened the stable door? 谁打开了马房的门？2He is a bit neurotic, but his wife is a very stable person. 他有点神经质，但他的妻子是一个非常稳重的人。3This ladder isnt very stable. 这架梯子不太牢靠。

14、 【词形变化】副词:stably形容词比较级:stabler最高级:stablest名词:stableness动词过去式:stabled过去分词:stabled现在分词:stabling第三人称单数:stables【词源解说】13世纪中进入英语，直接源自古法语的estable，意为马厩；最初源自拉丁语的stabulum，意为站立的地方。256. sophisticated a. 老于世故的，老练的；很复杂的1Happy birthday to an attractive, intellectual, sophisticated and all-round splendid person. 祝福

15、一位美丽迷人，聪明大方，有教养又倍受赞叹的妙人儿，生日快乐！2Nobody is as sophisticated as a boy of nineteen who is just recovering from a baby- grand passion. 谁也不会象十九岁的男孩子那么别扭，他是刚刚要从“大幼儿病”恢复过来的嘛。3The electronics aboard the new aircraft are very sophisticated. 安装在新飞行器上的电子器件非常复杂4As far as defense is concerned, we need to buy more

16、 sophisticated weapons. 就防御的观点来说，我们需要购买更多精密的武器。【词形变化】副词:sophisticatedly 【词义辨析】complex, complicated, sophisticated, intricate这些形容词均含“复杂的”之意。complex: 侧重内在关系的复杂，需通过仔细研究与了解才能掌握和运用。complicated: 与complex的含义接近，但语气更强，着重极其复杂，很难分析、分辨或解释。sophisticated: 侧重指事物发展到或达到高级的程度所体现出的复杂。intricate: 着重指错综复杂，令人迷惑理解。257. spl

17、endid a. 极好的，壮丽的，辉煌的258. cancel vt. 取消，废除1If the worst comes to the worst, well have to cancel our holiday plans. 要是情况不妙，我们就只好取消度假计画了。2The heavy workload forced me to cancel the camping trip. 繁重的工作量迫使我取消去露营。3Her kindness and generosity cancel out her occasional flashes of temper. 她为人厚道、慷慨大方，倒也弥补了她偶尔

18、发点儿脾气。4These arguments cancel each other out. 这些争论彼此势均力敌。5The match had to be cancelled because of bad weather. 比赛因天气不好只得取消。6He cancelled his order. 他撤消了定货单。 【词形变化】名词:canceler动词过去式:canceled,cancelled过去分词:canceled,cancelled现在分词:canceling,cancelling第三人称单数:cancels,cancels形容词:cancelable 【词义辨析】 abolish,

19、cancel, repeal这些动词均含“取消、废除”之意abolish: 正式用词，指彻底废除某种制度、规章或习俗。cancel: 用法广泛，多指取消债务、合同、证书、比赛、旅行、计划或约会等。repeal: 书面用词，指撤销立法机关通过的协议、法案或法律等。259. variable a. 易变的，可变的1The temperature was a variable in the experiment. 在该实验中温度是个变量。2Winds are mainly light and variable. 风力较弱，风向多变。3His mood is variable. 他的情绪多变。【词形变

20、化】副词:variably名词:variableness260. prospect n. 前景，前途；景象1I see little prospect of an improvement in his condition. 我看他的情况没有什麽改进的希望。2A rich harvest is in prospect. 丰收在望。3This experience opened a new prospect in his mind. 这一经验为他的思想开阔了新的视野。【词形变化】动词过去式:prospected过去分词:prospected现在分词:prospecting第三人称单数:prospe

21、cts【词源解说】15世纪初进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的prospectus：pro-(向前）+specere(看），意为观点。 【语法用法】prospect作名词指“前景”时，常用复数形式。 He has good prospects.他大有前途。have a reasonable prospect of doing及have no prospect of doing是正式的书面英语用法。 错句举例与错句分析：错句: They worried about the future prospects of rising interest rates.订正: They worried about t

22、he prospects of rising interest rates.翻译: 他们对不断上涨的利率前景感到担忧。分析: prospects作名词指“前景”时，本身就是对未来的预测，不用加future修饰。261. prosperity n.兴旺，繁荣1The empire was on the wane after its period of prosperity. 帝国经过全盛以后逐渐衰落。2The increasing sale of luxury goods is an index of the countrys prosperity. 奢侈商品销售量日增是该国繁荣的标志。3The

23、 new government ushered in a period of prosperity. 新政府的成立带来了一个繁荣的时期。4The promise of prosperity in the United States encouraged many people to immigrate(that is, move to the United States). 兴旺发达的前景吸引了众多的移民到美国(也就是指，迁入了美国)5We hope to have a life of happiness and prosperity. 我们希望拥有成功幸福的生活。262. aspect n.

24、 方面；朝向；面貌1The historical aspect formed the main theme of her essay. 她的论文的主题是由历史观点贯穿起来的。2On the course she received a thorough training in every aspect of the job. 在训练班上，她接受了有关这个工作各方面的全面训练。3I am a beginner in this aspect. 在这方面，我是一个生手。4The whole scheme began to take on a more practical aspect. 整个计划开始具

25、有更切合实际的性质。5A young woman, of sullen aspect, was sitting alone on the bench. 一个面色忧郁的年轻女人独自坐在长凳上。6The most terrifying aspect of nuclear bombing is radiation. 核弹轰炸最可怕的一面是辐射。 【词源解说】14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的aspectus，意为看，外表。 【语法用法】要注意得是，这个单词常用于描述事物的外表及一些明显的特征，而不是用来指事物的某个部分。错句举例与错句分析：错句: This place seems to impr

26、ove every time I 【词义辨析】appearance, look, face, aspect这些名词均含事物或人的“外表，容貌”之意。appearance: 普通用词，着重由总体产生的印象。look: 普通用词，多用复数，可与appearance换用，但较口语化。face: 侧重指容貌。aspect: 书面用词，突出人或事物在某特定时间或地点时的外貌。 phase, aspect, side, angle263. cope vi. （with）（成功地）应付，处理1How do you cope with the problem of poor vision? 怎样解决视力不好这

27、一难题呢?2I cannot cope with such a pile of work. 我无法处理这么多工作。3I dont know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job. 既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。4No one can cope with him in Chemistry. 在化学方面，谁也比不上他。 【词形变化】名词:coper动词过去式:coped过去分词:coped现在分词:coping第三人称单数:copes264. core n. 果心，核心1The

28、 core of our appeal is freedom of speech. 我们的要求的核心是言论自由。2He ate the plum, and threw the core away. 他吃掉了李子，并扔掉了果核。3He is American to the core. 他是个地地道道的美国人。 【词形变化】动词过去式:cored过去分词:cored现在分词:coring第三人称单数:cores 【词义辨析】 center, middle, heart, core, midst这些名词均含有“中心”之意。center: 指三维空间的中心点，也可比喻抽象事物的中心。middle: 一

29、般指时间、空间或过程两端间等距的部分。heart: 指事物最内部或最重要的部分，表地理位置时可与center换用。core: 指某事物固定的中心部分或最重要的核心部分。比喻意义指某物的精华。midst: 书面语用词，指在一个群体的深处或在某活动的进程中。265. maintain vt. 维持，保持；坚持，主张1Mankind have been trying every means to maintain the balance of nature. 人类采用一切手段保持生态平衡。2We must maintain a firm attitude. 我们必须采取坚定的态度。3The gove

30、rnment has taken a measure to maintain the stability of prices. 政府已经采取了措施以确保物价稳定。4Mindful of the need to maintain efficient communication, the board of directors decided to construct a new communication network. 董事会注意到维持有效通讯的需要，因此决定建立一个新的通信网。5In order to maintain physical well being, a person should

31、 eat wholesome food and get sufficient exercise. 为了维持身体健康，一个人应该吃有益健康的食品，并经常锻炼身体。6The car has to be constantly maintained. 汽车必须经常保养。7He is too poor to maintain his family. 他太穷了，无法养活家人。8Part of my job is to maintain good relationship with our suppliers. 我的部分工作是同我们的供应商保持良好的关系。 【词形变化】动词过去式:maintained 过去

32、分词:maintained现在分词:maintaining 第三人称单数:maintains形容词:maintainable 名词:maintainability【词源解说13世纪中期进入英语，直接源自盎格鲁法语的meintenir；最初源自拉丁语的manu tenere:manu(手）+tenere(握着，拿着），意为用手拿着。 【词义辨析】assert, affirm, allege, maintain, testify, claim这些动词均含有“断言，声称”之意。assert: 主观意味强，指自认为某事就是如此，而不管事实如何。affirm: 侧重在作出断言时表现出的坚定与不可动摇的态

33、度。allege: 多指无真凭实据，不提供证据的断言或宣称。maintain: 与assert近义，但前者指坚决维护某种主张或观点。testify: 多指在法庭作证，庄严地宣称自己所说属实。claim: 可与assert换用，但语气弱一些，侧重指行使自己的权利提出要求令他人承认。 maintain, conserve, preserve, save, store这些动词均有“保存、储藏”之意。maintain: 指保持原样，不增不减conserve: 较正式用词，指小心地使用难以补充的资源或贵重物，免遭浪费或毁坏，以备不时之需。preserve: 侧重将物品完好无损地保存下来。save: 普通

34、用词，指尽量少用，以争取数量上有所增加。store: 普通用词，指将物品存放，以备将来使用。266. mainland n. 大陆1The capital and largest city of Guinea, in the southwest part of the country on the Atlantic Ocean. It is on an island connected with the mainland by causeway. Population, 600,000. 科纳克里城几内亚的首都和最大城市，位于该国西南部大西洋沿岸。它坐落于一个通过堤道和大陆相连的岛屿上。人口6

35、00, 0002The programs will be beamed to Mainland China. 这些节目将对中国大陆播放。3Father finally got in touch with his brother in mainland China. 父亲终于与大陆上的弟弟联络上了。4There are many interested animals in the mainland. 在这块大陆上有很多有趣的动物。 【词形变化】名词:mainlander267. discipline n. 纪律；惩罚；学科1The children are happy at the school

36、, but they lack discipline. 孩子们在学校里很快活，但很散漫。2His army is a very disciplined force. 他的军队是一支训练有素的队伍。3The teacher cant keep discipline in her class. 那位老师无法维持教室纪律。4A little discipline would do him a world of good. 稍微处分他一下会对他大有好处。5She never disciplines her children and they are uncontrollable. 她从不管教自己的孩子

37、，弄得他们无法无天。【词形变化】名词:discipliner动词过去式:disciplined 过去分词:disciplined现在分词:disciplining第三人称单数:disciplines 形容词:disciplinal【词源解说】13世纪早期进入英语，直接源自古法语的descepline；最初源自拉丁语的disciplina，意为有必要的惩戒。 【词义辨析】 drill, exercise, practice, training, discipline这些名词都有“练习、训练、锻炼”之意。drill: 侧重进行有系统的，严格和重复的练习。exercise: 主要指为强壮体魄而进行的

38、锻炼，也可指进行练习以保持已经获得的技巧。practice: 指把所学的理论或知识用于实践以获得技艺与技巧。training: 普通用词，泛指为从事某种职业而进行的身体或智力方面的训练。discipline: 既可指训练又可指为达到某种熟练程度而进行约束。268. domestic She felt fenced in by domestic routine她觉得自己完全被家务事束缚住了。2A pig is a domestic animal. 猪是一种家畜。3My husband loves adventurous life while I enjoy a more peaceful dom

39、estic life. 我丈夫喜欢充满冒险的生活，而我则喜欢宁静的家居生活。4According to conventional wisdom, voters usually make their choice on the basis of domestic issues. 按一般人在这些问题上的看法，选民常常着眼于国内问题来选择候选人。5His domestics are all in years. 他的佣人全都上了年纪。6The newspaper provides more foreign news than domestic news. 这家报纸刊登的国外消息多于国内消息。7He h

40、as had many domestic troubles. 他有许多家庭纠纷。 【词形变化】副词:domestically 【词源解说】16世纪20年代进入英语，直接源自中古法语的domestique；最初源自古典拉丁语的domesticus，意为属于房主的东西。a. 本国的，国内的；家用的；家庭的269. constant a. 不变的，恒定的 n. 常数1This has been a timely reminder of the need for constant care. 这件事适时地提醒我们要注意时时谨慎。2The childrens constant chatter was i

41、rritating. 那些孩子们喋喋不休的说话声使人心烦。3The fear of being discovered was his constant companion. 他总提心吊胆的，担心被人发现。4She feels wearisome by the constant noise. 她很厌烦那些没完没了的嘈杂声。5In computer graphics, to enlarge or reduce all or part of a display image by multiplying their coordinate by constant values. 在计算机图形学中，以常数

42、值乘以图象的坐标来放大或缩小全部或部分显示图象。6A constant, or field, usually at the top of a page or display, that identifies the information on the page or display. 通常出现在页面或显示屏顶部的一种常数或字段，用于标识页面或显示屏的信息。7The machinery requires constant maintenance. 这些机器需要经常保养维修。8He drove at a constant speed. 他以稳定的速度开车。 【词形变化】副词:constantly

43、 【词源解说】14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的constantem，意为平稳的。 【词义辨析】 continual, continuous, successive, constant, persistent这些形容词均有“连续的”、“不断的”之意。continual: 强调重复或持续发生，但连续之间允许有间断。continuous: 语意最强，强调在时间和空间上没有间断。successive: 强调事物一个接一个地发生，无间断。constant: 多指习惯性的重复和不变的持续。persistent:普通用词，可指不懈的努力,也可指任何连续不断或重复出现的事物。270. cliff n.

44、悬崖，峭壁1The narrow path zigzags up the cliff. 这条狭窄的小径曲曲折折地向峭壁伸延。2He managed to hang on to a piece of rock protruding from the cliff. 他设法抓住了悬崖上向外伸出的岩石。3There are very few holds on the cliff face. 峭壁的正面可供手攀或脚踏的地方很少。4I have nightmares about falling off a cliff. 我常做恶梦梦见从悬崖上摔下来。5The sea has eroded the clif

45、f face over the years. 海水经年累月冲刷著峭壁的表面。6From our perch up there on top of the cliff we can see the whole town. 我们从悬崖顶上的高处能看到城市的全景。7I scrambled up the cliff for a better look at the sea. 我很快地爬上峭壁，好饱览大海的景色。8The man committed suicide by jumping off the cliff.那人跳下悬崖自杀。 【词形变化】形容词:cliffy271. authority n. 权

46、威；当局1This old man is a leading authority on wheat diseases. 这位老人是小麦病虫害方面的权威。2The government is the highest authority in the country. 政府是国家的最高权力机构。3My parents think that the contemporary young people have no respect for authority. 我父母认为现在的年轻人不尊重权威。2天记4000单词的秘诀让你显老10岁以上的不良习惯夫妻吵架怎么办 【词形变化】名词复数:authorit

47、ies 【词源解说】13世纪初期进入英语，直接源自古法语的auctorit；最初源自拉丁语的auctoritatem，意为发明，建议，影响，命令。 【语法用法】表示“当局者”时，常以复数形式出现，如the local authorities；authority后接on时，用于表达“在某科或某方面的权威”。 He used to be considered an authority on American history.他常被认为是美国历史方面的权威专家。a well-known Swift authority同a well-known authority on Swift两种表达方式均可，表

48、示相同意思。272. audio a. 听觉1Press the setup button to display the setup menu, and move the highlight down to audio. 按Setup键显示Setup菜单，然后移动亮条到Audio选项上。2Music, of course, is just a special case of general audio, but an important one. 当然，音乐是声波的一种特殊情况，但却是重要的一种。3An electromagnetic wave of audio frequency produ

49、ced by atmospheric disturbances such as lightning, having a characteristically decreasing frequency responsible for a whistling sound of descending pitch in detection equipment. 啸声干扰一种由于诸如闪电等大气干扰而产生的音频电磁波，具有典型的逐渐减弱频率的特征，该频减引起了检波设备中调逐渐下降的啸声4The reproductive quality of audio tapes has improved enormou

50、sly. 录音磁带的复制质量有了很大改进。 【词形变化】名词复数:audios273. attitude n. 态度1As you get older your attitude towards death changes. 人随著年龄的增长，对死亡的看法也会有所改变。2Its not his work that bothers me; its his attitude. 困扰我的不是他的工作，而是他的态度。3He has a mellow attitude to life. 他对生活有种成熟的看法。4We must maintain a firm attitude. 我们必须采取坚定的态度。

51、5They sat around in easy attitude. 他们以舒适的姿势围坐在一起。 【词形变化】形容词:attitudinal 【词源解说】17世纪60年代进入英语，直接源自法语的attitude；最初源自后期拉丁语的aptitudinem，意为能力。 【语法用法】attitude后常接towards/to，指“对于的态度，看法”，如her attitude towards/to the question（她对这个问题的看法）。值得注意的是，因上面例子中的宾语是question，有时候可以用on代替to，如her attitude on the question。 【词义辨析】

52、attitude, air, manner这些名词均含“态度、风度”之意。attitude: 普通用词，指对人或事情的看法和采取的行为，多有某种不很明确或不便明说的感情色彩。air: 含义广泛。单数形式指某人脸上表现出的心理活动，或言谈举止；复数形式指某人故意做作而摆出的架子。manner: 多指某人在某一场合的言谈举止等。 stand, attitude, position274. community n. 社区，社会1More state help is needed for the disadvantaged sections of the community. 国家需要向社区的贫困阶层

53、提供更多救济。2His wife has become a woman of some standing in the community. 他的妻子在那个群体中成为颇有地位的女子。3The money will go to finance a new community centre. 这些钱将用来资助一个新社区中心。4Here is a local Jewish community. 这是当地犹太人的一个社区。5A town of southwest Connecticut north of Bridgeport. It is a residential community with va

54、ried industries. Population, 32,016. 特朗布尔，约拿丹17101785美国政治家，曾经任康涅狄格殖民地总督，独立战争期间为大陆军提供给养及支持6His speech was an affront to all members of the community. 他的话对社区所有成员是故意的侮辱。7Everyone should invest some time in community service. 每个人都应该花些时间在社区服务上。8He worked in community welfare department. 他在社会福利部工作。 【词形变化】

55、名词复数:communities 【词源解说】15世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的communit；最初源自古典拉丁语的communitatem，意为社区，团体。 【语法用法】the community表示“大众”，统称为“社会”。而用society表示社会时，前面不加the。275. commit vt. 犯（错误，罪行等），干（坏事等）1One cannot commit crimes with impunity. 一个人不能犯了罪不受惩罚。2They tried to persuade her to commit perjury. 他们竭力说服她出庭作伪证。3The novelist

56、makes his heroine commit suicide at the end of the book. 那小说作者在书的结尾让他的女主人公自杀了。4I asked her what she thought, but she refused to commit herself. 我问她她是怎么想的，但她拒不表示意见。5The magistrates committed him for trial at the Old Bailey. 地方法官把他送往伦敦中央刑事法院受审。6He would not commit himself in any way. 他不愿做出任何承诺。7She co

57、mmitted herself to philanthropy. 她专心从事慈善事业。8The girl was committed to the care of an aunt. 这女孩被交给姨母照顾。 【词形变化】动词过去式:committed过去分词:committed现在分词:committing第三人称单数:commits形容词:committable 【词源解说】14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的committere：com(一起）+mittere(放，处理），意为放到一起处理。 【语法用法】commit oneself to doing something，解释为“使自己不得

58、免于”，to 后面接动名词。 He committed himself to doing it immedaitely.但是在美式英语里有时也用不定式。错句举例与错句分析：错句: The Americans say that mass executions were committed by Bosnian Serb forces.订正: The Americans say that mass executions were carried out by Bosnian Serb forces.翻译: 美国人说大批被处决的人是由波斯尼亚塞族武装干的。分析: commit的意思表示“犯罪，犯错误

59、”，而不是“惩罚”的意思。276. comment n. /vt. 评论1The Prime Minister was not available for comment.首相无暇作出评论。2The minister refused to comment on the rumors of his resignation. 部长拒绝就他辞职一事的传闻发表评论。3He made several favorable comments about their candidate. 他对他们的候选人发表了一些有利的评论。4The king refuses to comment on the electi

60、on results. 国王拒绝评论选举的结果。5What comments have you about my sons behaviour? 你对我儿子的行为有什么意见？ 【词形变化】动词过去式:commented过去分词:commented现在分词:commenting第三人称单数:comment【词源解说】1400年左右进入英语，直接源自后期拉丁语的commentum，意为发明，设计。 【语法用法】comment指“对。评论”时，作不及物动词，后面跟on或者upon；comment指“评论”作及物动词，后面跟that从句。 She commented that she was happ

61、y to be a guest in their ment作名词时，可以是抽象名词，如Comment is needless，也可以作类名词，如He made a comment on her essay。错句举例与错句分析：错句: Your comment at my work proves to be helpful.订正: Your comment on my work proves to be helpful.翻译: 事实证明你对我工作提出的意见是有帮助的。分析: comment作名词指“评论”时，后面跟介词on，表示正式的评论，也可以跟about，但不太正式。错句: Will you

62、 comment the suggestion I have made?订正: Will you comment on the suggestion I have made?翻译: 你认为我的建议如何？分析: comment指“对。评论”作不及物动词，后面跟on或者upon。277. distinguish vt. 区分，辨别1Speeches distinguish human beings from animals. 人类和动物的区别在于人会说话。2She distinguished herself by her coolness and bravery. 她因头脑冷静、敢作敢为而为人称道。3The twins were so much alike that it was im