(单词翻译:单击)
Brace
brace n. 支柱,支架vt. 拉紧,支住
embrace 1 vt.①拥抱,抱②包含,包括
经典例句He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed(William James).
拒绝接受难得机会的人失去了可贵的东西,可以肯定他会失败。——威廉?詹姆斯
词汇辨析embrace,comprise,contain,compose,consist:
embrace与include 同义,即“包括”;
comprise “包含,由……构成”,谓语用复数;contain “包含,容纳”,它的宾语只是整体的一部分,如:The book contains five photos;
compose “构成”,表示许多部分构成一个整体,一般用被动;
consist与compose同义,但不用被动,即consist of = be composed of,如:Water is composed of (= consists of) hydrogen and oxygen.
词根记忆em(进入)+brace(两臂)?进入两臂?拥抱
Break
break45 v.①打破,打断②损坏,破坏③使中断④打破纪录vi.①破碎,断裂②(天)破晓③(天气)转晴n.①休息②中止,停顿
经典例句If it were not for hope, the heart would break.人若无希望,心碎肝肠断
考点提要break away 逃脱,逃离;放弃;break down ①损坏②(健康等)垮掉,崩溃;break in ①非法闯入②打断,插嘴;break into ①非法闯入,强行进入②强行……起来;break off 中断,突然停止;break out ①爆发,突然出现②逃脱,逃走;break through ①突围,冲破②取得突破性成就;break up ①打碎,粉碎②散开,驱散③分离,断绝关系
词汇辨析break, smash, crack:
break (使)破,裂,碎
smash 打碎;打破
crack 破裂,断裂,破开
brake n.闸,制动器v.制动,刹车
Breath
breath n.①呼吸,气息②气味,香气③微风,(空气的)轻微流动
经典例句Keep your breath to cool your porridge. 少管闲事。
考点提要take a deep breath 深呼吸;be out of breath 气喘吁吁;hold one’ s breath 屏住呼吸;catch one’s breath 气喘,喘息
breathe v.吸入,呼吸
经典例句While we breathe, there is hope. 只要活着,就有希望。
联 想 记 忆 卡 片n. ~th→v.~the
breath n.→breathe v.;bath n.→bathe v.;cloth n.→clothe v.Brief
brief8 adj.简短的,简洁的v.向……作简介,节录n.摘要,概要
经典例句Anger is a brief madness.愤怒是短暂的疯狂。
考点提要in brief = in short 简而言之
词汇辨析in brief, in short:
in brief 着重讲话重点突出、简明扼要;
in short 着重在叙述完之后的总结,相当于“总之”。
记忆方法briefcase 文件包;briefly 简单地;brevity 简短
Bring
bring60 vt.①带来,拿来②引起,导致③促使
经典例句Bring up a raven and he’ll pick out your eyes. 养虎贻患。
考点提要bring about = lead to 导致;bring oneself to do 想做……;bring up = raise 养育;bring down 打倒,降低(价格);bring forth = produce 产生;bring to 使恢复知觉;bring out 公布,出版;bring forward 提出;bring around/round 使恢复知觉;说服
词汇辨析bring, fetch:
bring “带来”,与“take”相反;
fetch“去拿来”,与get 意义相近。
upbringing n. 养育,教育
一句双雕I was brought up by my grandma and had a strict upbringing.
我是由祖母抚养大的,祖母对我的教育很严格。
Broad
broad adj.①宽的,广阔的②宽容的,豁达的 ③明亮的,明白的,公开的
经典例句Fame like a river is narrowest at its source and broadest afar off. 名誉像条河,源头最狭窄,远处最宽阔。
词汇辨析broad, wide:
broad 宽阔的,广阔的,不具体的;
wide 宽的,宽度为……的。
记忆方法同根词:broadness宽度,幅度;broaden扩宽
broadcast1 n.广播,播音vt.广播,传播
经典例句Mexico’s most popular nightly news broadcast showed the video on the night of May 10.5月10日晚,墨西哥最受欢迎的晚间新闻节目中播出了拍摄到的录像。
记忆方法broadcasting station 广播电台
broaden v. 放宽,变阔
abroad adv.①在国外,在海外②到处,广泛,在四下流传
经典例句A lion at home, a mouse abroad. 在家凶如狮,在外怯如鼠。
考点提要go abroad出国;get abroad(新闻、消息等)四下流传
Build
build69 vt.①建筑,建造②建立,创立vi.向顶点发展,增长n.体型,体格(built )
经典例句It takes twenty years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. 花二十年建立起来的声誉可以在五分钟之内完全摧毁。
考点提要build up 扩大,增进
building n. 建筑物,房屋,建筑
经典例句No good building without a good foundation. 基础不良的好建筑物是没有的。
rebuild vt. 重建,改建