float n. 漂流物;浮萍 v. 浮動,漂浮
[特征]
- Clouds float in the sky.
云漂浮在空中。
- The boat floated down the river.
小船沿河漂流。
[貼心叮嚀]
float的基本意思是“漂浮”,如白云在天空“漂浮”,浮萍“漂浮”在水面等,都用float。
[練習與解答]
- Fortunately him, he grasped a big piece of wood, and the water him to the bank of the river. [2004 河南]
A. for; floated B. to; flowed C. for; flew D. to; floated
答案:A
(幸運的是,他抓住了一根大木頭,水使他浮島了河岸。第一個空構成的是副詞作狀語的常用借此搭配,表示“對某人來說……”;第二個空中,B選項表示水等流淌;C選項的flew是fly的過去式,容易和flow的過去式flowed混淆。)
follow adj. 跟隨,接著
[特征]
follow這個單詞在英文中使用非常普遍,它的特點就是后面直接跟名詞或代詞,不用加任何介詞。
- Follow me!
跟我來。
- Spring follows winter.
冬去春來。
- If you follow my advice, you will pass the exam.
如果你聽從我的建議,你會通過考試的。
[備考必背]
①重要詞組
follow on 繼續(xù) follow out 做到底,追究 as follows 如下
- The results are as follows.
結果如下。
②派生詞
following adj. 接著的,以下的
the following sentences 下列句子
- The following day, I went to see the doctor.
第二天,我就去看病了。
[練習與解答]
- When you talk, you have to at least make yourself .
A. follow B. followed C. following D. being followed
答案:B
(當你說話的時候,你必須起碼讓別人聽懂你所說的話。此處要填的是過去分詞,作賓語補足語,表示“讓別人聽明白”。)
force n. ①武力,暴力 ②軍隊 vt. 強制,強迫
[特征]
- The thief took the money from the old man by force.
小偷用暴力奪走了這位老人的錢。
- My brother joined the air force last year.
我哥哥去年參加了空軍。
- Don't force me to do such a thing.
不要強迫我去干這種事。
[備考必背]
①重要詞組
by force 用武力 force sb. to do sth. 強迫某人做某事
- The robber force the old man to hand over the money.
強盜逼那個老人把錢交出來。
②辨析forces,army和troops
forces的意思是“兵力”,指武裝部隊;army尤其指陸軍;troops則尤其指騎兵或裝甲部隊。
forehead n. 前額
[特征]
- Everyone's faults are not written on their foreheads.
每個人的過錯并沒有寫在額頭上。
[貼心叮嚀]
forehead是一個復合詞:fore(前面的) head(頭)。