常用计算机英语词汇3000例（含音标）
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abbreviate[?'bri:vieit]vt.缩写，省略abbreviation[?bri:vi'ei??n]n.缩短，省略，简称
abend异常结束
Abnormal[?b'n?:m?l]异常
abort[?'b?:t]异常中止
aboveboard[?'b?v'b?:d]ad. 照直，公开的absence['?bs?ns]n.缺少，没有
absolute['?bs?lu:t]绝对
absorption[?b's?:p??n]吸收
abstract['?bstr?kt]抽象
acceleration[?ksel?'rei??n]加速度accelerator[?k'sel?reit?]n.加速装置，加速剂
accent['?ks?nt,?k'sent]强调
accept[?k'sept]接受
accepting接收
access['?kses]访问
accessible[?k'ses?bl]可存取
accessor存取元
accessory[?k'ses?ri]附件
accidentally[?ksi'dent?li]ad. 偶然地accommodate[?'k?m?deit]容纳accordingtoa.按照，根据
account[?'kaunt]帐户
accounting[?'kaun ti?]会计
accumulate[?'kju:mjuleit]累加accumulator[?'kju:mjuleit?]累加器accuracy['?kjur?si]准确度
accurately['?kjuritli]准确地
achieve[?'t?i:v]vt.完成ACK确认符
acknowledge[?k'n?lid?]确认acknowledgement[?k'n?lid?m?nt]确认acknowledgment[?k'n?lid?m?nt]n.接收(收妥)，承认
acoustic[?'ku:stik]声音的
acquire[?'kwai?]获取
acquisition['?kwi'zi??n]获取
acronym['?kr?nim]字首组合词
across[?'kr?s]跨越
action['?k??n]动作
activate['?ktiveit]激活
activation[?kti'vei??n]激活
active['?ktiv]活动的
activity[?k'tiviti]活动
actual['?ktju?l]实际的
actuator致动器
adaptability[?'d?pt?'biliti]适应性adapter[?'d?pt?]适配器
add[?d]添加
addend[?'d end]加数
adder['?d?]加法器
addition[?'d i??n]n.加法，增加
additional[?'d i??nl]附加的additionallyad. 另外，又
additive['?ditiv]添加的
addRess[?'d Res]地址
addRessability可寻址性
addRessee[?DRe'si:]被访地址addRessing寻址
adequate['?dikwit]a.足够的，充分的
adjacency[?'d?eisnsi]邻近
adjacent[?'d?eis?nt]邻近的
adjust[?'d??st]调整
adjustment[?'d??stm?nt]调整administration[?dminis'trei??n]管理administrative[?d'ministr?tiv]管理的administrator[?d'ministreit?]管理员advance[?d'va:ns]v.进展
advanced[?d'va:nst]高级的
affect[?'fekt]vt.影响，改变，感动affected[?'fektid]a.受了影响的
again[?'gein,?'gen]再次
aggregate['?grigeit]聚集
aid[eid]n.帮助，辅助程序
airflow['/?flou]气流
aisle[ail]通道
alarm[?'la:m]警报
alert[?'l?:t]报警
algebraic代数
algorithm['?lg?riem]算法
alias['eili?s]别名
aliasing别名判别
align[?'lain]v.定位，对齐
aligneda.对齐的，均衡的
aligner调整器
alignment[?'lainm?nt]数据对齐
all[?:l]全部
allocate['?l?keit]分配
allocation[?l?'kei??n]分配
allocator分配器
allow[?'lau]允许
allowable[?'lau?bl]a.容许的，承认的allowance[?'lau?ns]允许
alloweda.容许的
ally['?lai,?'lai]v.联合，与...关联
alpha['?lf?]n.希腊字母α，未知数alphabet['?lf?bit]字母
alphabetic[?lf?'betik]字母的alphabetical[?lf?'betik?l]a.字母(表)的，ABC的
alphabetically[?lf?'betikli]ad. 按字母表顺序
alphameric字母数字的
alphanumeric字母数字的
alter['?:lt?]改变
alteration[?:lt?'rei??n]改动
alternate[?:l't?:nit]替代
alternately[?:l't?:nitli]ad. 交替地，轮流地alternative[?:l't?:n?tiv]替代项
amber['?mb?]琥珀色
amount[?'maunt]金额
amp安培
ampere['?mp/?]安培
ampersand['?mp?s?nd]n.＆号
(and)amplifier['?mplifait]放大器amplitude['?mplitju:d]振幅
analog['?n?l?g]模拟
analogue['?n?l?g]模拟
Download [da?n'l??d][,da?n'lod]下载analysis[?'n?l?sis]分析
analyst['?n?list]分析员
analyze['?n?laiz]分析
analyzer分析机
ancestor['?nsist?]祖先
AnD[?nd,?nd]与
妙语速记3000英文单词 ---近形编句速记法速成3000常用英语单词 (缩略精华版) 刘伊翰编著 （购买办法：新华发行集团各大书店有售，定价12元/本；羊城晚报出版社或作者均可邮购，加15%邮费） 前言 中国加入wto了!英语作为人们谋生发展的工具越发显得重要起来，甚至有人把文盲的范畴扩大到不懂外语的人，很多人都希望精通英语以为自己的生存和发展创造优势，然而，缺乏充足的时间和精力，缺少真正高效实用的学习方法和辅助工具，以低效乏味的记忆方式，面对数以万计的英语词汇和惊人的遗忘速度，这是一场多么没有希望的战斗，多少人经过长年累月的争扎，不得不退出了战场…… 如果您曾大规模记忆英语单词，您一定会发现，有很多英文单词的词义完全不同，但拼写方式却十分相似，例如“doe、foe、joe、hoe、roe、toe、woe”等等，这些词在拼写方面相互之间只相差一个字母，但词义完全不同，人们很容易把这些词混淆弄错，尤其是那些字母数不多的短词，由于这些短词音节不明显并且很多读音相近，所以语音法难以凑效；又由于这些短词的拼写结构简单缺乏内部字根构造，所以构词法对这些词也是束手无策，因而字母数少的短词更令人烦恼。究竟有没有一种方法，能够有效避免常见短词的混淆并且能够有效提高对这些短词的记忆效率？答案是有的，笔者通过多年的研究，并运作电子计算机数据库技术对大量基础词汇进行了数亿次的词词比效运算，创造了一种实用有效的记忆方法，能够非常有效地解决上述的问题。 笔者把大量拼写只差一个字母的词汇集中在一起编成一个个记忆小组，并利用组内词汇的不同词义编成有意义的句子进行记忆，这种方法不仅能够有效避免混淆，而且大大提高了记忆的效率并加强了记忆的牢固度，例如把“doe、foe、joe、hoe、roe、toe、woe”编成“悲衷的乔锄了敌人的脚趾头得到了母鹿和鱼子”，这样您不是很容易便永远记住了这七个词了吗，本书正是基于这种思想，通过对18000多条英语基本单词进行了比对分析，完成了对大量近形易混词的编组和编句工作，力图让广大读者分享一种能够举一反三、事半功倍地牢记大量的基本单词的速记法。全书共编句800多条，收集近形英文单词3000多词。 由于本书涉及的词汇量较多，资料量大，虽然经过反复校阅和更正，但仍难免有所误差，如发现有疏漏恳请读者见谅和指正。 使用说明 一、联想助记原理 记忆心理学告诉我们，孤立地记忆一件事物，是很易遗忘的，只有将未曾记忆的新对象与已熟悉的旧对象建立起紧密的联系，才能用最少的代价最牢固地记住新的记忆内容。二、压缩还原原理 在熟记一词的基础上，将其拼写相近的词汇归在一起，找出不同之处，只记忆该词及其各关联词的相互不同之处，即可以较少的脑力记忆较多的词量，而当需要时则以相反的规则唤起相近词汇的记忆，这就是本书的所谓记忆的“压缩”和“还原”。 运用“压缩/还原”的方法记忆单词，不仅可以大大减轻记忆负担，而且由于词与词之间建立了丰富的相互联系，可以互相加强记忆，还能够从多路径呼醒记忆内容。 例如，熟记了“doe”一词后，即可联系记忆“foe,hoe,joe,toe,roe,woe...”等一系拼写格
英语中最常用的3000 个单词a abandon able ability about abortion abroad above absolute absence absorb absolutely academic abuse access accept accompany accident according accomplish accurate account achieve accuse acid achievement acquire acknowledge act across active action activity activist actress actor actually actual adapt ad addition add address additional adjust adequate administration adjustment admire administrator admit admission adopt adolescent advance adult advantage advanced advertising adventure advise advice advocate adviser affect affair afraid afford
African-American African afternoon after against again agency age agent agenda ago aggressive 1 35 / agree agreement ah agricultural aid ahead AIDS aide air aim airline aircraft album airport alive alcohol alliance all ally allow alone almost already along alter also although alternative AM always American amazing amount among analyst analysis ancient analyze anger and angry angle anniversary animal annual announce answer another anxiety anticipate anybody any anyone anymore anyway anything apart anywhere apparent apartment appeal apparently appearance appear
adjective 1. acceptable可接受的合意的 2. accurate正确的精确的 3. active 积极的能起作用的 4. additional 另外的额外的附加的 5. adequate 适当的足够的 6. aggressive 敢做敢为的好斗的 7. alive 活着的活泼的 8. alone 单独的孤独的 9. alternative 选择性的 10. amazing 令人吃惊的 11. angry 生气的 12. annual 每年的 13. anxious 担忧的渴望的 14. apart 分开的 15. approximate 大约的 16. armed 有扶手的武器的 17. artificial 人造的假的非原产地的 18. ashamed 惭愧的羞耻的 19. asleep 睡着的 20. attractive 吸引人的有魅力的 21. automatic 自动的机械的 22. average 一般的平均的 23. awake 醒的醒觉的 24. awkward 难使用的笨拙的25. back 后面的早过去的 26. bitter 苦的痛苦的怀恨的 27. blank 空白的失色的 28. blind 瞎的盲目的 29. blonde 色白的碧眼的 30. bloody 血腥的该死的非常的 31. boiling 沸腾的激昂的 32. bored 无聊的烦人的 33. boring 令人无聊的 34. bound 开往…去的装订的别束缚的 35. brave 勇敢的 36. brief 简要的简短的 37. bright 明亮的欢乐的聪明的 38. broad 宽（广）的? 明显的主要的 39. broken 坏掉的断掉的 40. brown 褐色的棕色的 41. calm 平静的镇静的 42. capable 有能力的能干的 43. capital 首都的大写的主要的 44. chief? 主要的首席的 45. civil 市民的有礼貌的 46. clever 聪明的机灵的 47. closed 关闭的限少数人的 48. comfortable 舒服的舒适的 49. commercial 商业的贸易的
3000个常用的英语单词哦.txt爱人是路，朋友是树，人生只有一条路，一条路上多棵树，有钱的时候莫忘路，缺钱的时候靠靠树，幸福的时候别迷路，休息的时候靠靠树！抱歉，米有音标哈——我找了好多，分几次回答咯！ a art.一(个)；每一(个) ability n.能力；本领；才能 able a.有(能力、时间、知识等)做某事，有本事的 aboard ad.&prep.在船(飞机、车)上；ad.上船(飞机) about ad.在周围；大约 prep.关于 above a.上述的 ad.在上面 prep.在..之上，高于 abroad ad.到国外，在国外；在传播，在流传 accident n.意外遭遇,事故；意外(因素) according to prep.据照…(所说、所写)；按…，视… ache vi.痛；哀怜 n.(指连续)疼痛、酸痛 across prep.在的对面 ad.横过，穿过 act v.表演；举动；起作用 n.行为，法令；一幕 action n.行动，动作；作用；运转；行为；战斗 active adj.活跃的，敏捷的，积极的；在活动中的 activity n.活动；活力；能动性； actor n.男演员；演员，行动者 actress n.女演员 add vt.加；增加(进)；进一步说写 vi.(to)增添 address n.住址；致词 v.向...致词；在信封上写姓名 adjective n.形容词 a.形容词的，用作形容词的 admire vt.钦佩,赞赏,羡慕；称赞,夸奖 adult n.成年人 a.成年的，充分长成的，成熟的 advance n.前进，预付 vi.前进，进展 vt.促进，推进 advantage n.优点，长处，有利条件；利益，好处 adventure n.冒险，冒险活动，奇遇 vt.大胆进行 adverb n.副词 a.副词的 adverse a.逆的，相反的；敌对的；不利的；有害的 advertise vt.公告，公布；为...做广告 vi.登广告 advice n.劝告，忠告，(医生等的)意见 advise vt.忠告，劝告，建议；通知，告知 afford vt.担负得起(损失、费用、后果等)，买得起 afraid adj.害怕的，恐惧的；犯愁的，不乐意的 after prep.在...以后adv.以后，后来 afternoon n.下午，午后 afterward ad.(afterwards)以后，后来 again ad.再次，另一次；重新；除此，再，更，还 against prep.对着，逆；反对；违反；紧靠着；对比 age n.年龄；时代；老年；长时间 v.(使)变老 ago ad.(常和一般过去时的动词连用)以前，…前 agree vi.答应，赞同；适合，一致；商定，约定 agreement n.协定；协议；契约；达成协议；同意，一致
口语必备，英语最常用单词3000个（noun） 深圳龙岗唯希国际英语，唯希英语，专注于，龙岗英语，龙岗英语培训，深圳英语，深圳英语培训，志愿为所有非英语国家的英语学习者，提供最优质的英语教学服务。 NOUN 1. absence 2. abuse 3. access 4. accommodation 5. account 6. accountant 7. achievement 8. activist 9. ad 10. addition 11. address 12. administration 13. adult 14. advance 15. advertisement 16. adviser 17. affair 18. agency 19. agenda 20. agent
- 21. aid 22. aim 23. aircraft 24. airline 25. airport 26. alarm 27. allowance 28. alternative 29. ambulance 30. analysis 31. angle 32. announcement 33. anxiety 34. apartment 35. apology 36. appeal 37. apple 38. approach 39. approval 40. arch 41. architecture 42. arrangement 43. article
46. aspect 47. ass 48. assembly 49. assessment 50. asset 51. assignment 52. assistance 53. assistant 54. association 55. assumption 56. attack 57. attempt 58. attorney 59. audience 60. avenue 61. average 62. award 63. background 64. bacon 65. balance 66. band 67. bang
词3000英语最常用的． 英语最常用according adapt advertising agency to add 的3000词 advice account addition A advise accountant a additional
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常用英语词汇3000
a art.一(个)；每一(个) ability n.能力；本领；才能 able a.有(能力、时间、知识等)做某事，有本事的 aboard ad.&prep.在船(飞机、车)上；ad.上船(飞机) about ad.在周围；大约 prep.关于above a.上述的 ad.在上面 prep.在..之上，高于 abroad ad.到国外，在国外；在传播，在流传 accident n.意外遭遇,事故；意外(因素) according to prep.据照…(所说、所写)；按…，视… ache vi.痛；哀怜 n.(指连续)疼痛、酸痛 across prep.在的对面 ad.横过，穿过act v.表演；举动；起作用 n.行为，法令；一幕 action n.行动，动作；作用；运转；行为；战斗
active adj.活跃的，敏捷的，积极的；在活动中的 activity n.活动；活力；能动性；actor n.男演员；演员，行动者actress n.女演员 add vt.加；增加(进)；进一步说写vi.(to)增添 address n.住址；致词 v.向...致词；在信封上写姓名 adjective n.形容词 a.形容词的，用作形容词的 admire vt.钦佩,赞赏,羡慕；称赞,夸奖adult n.成年人 a.成年的，充分长成的，成熟的 advance n.前进，预付 vi.前进，进展vt.促进，推进 advantage n.优点，长处，有利条件；利益，好处 adventure n.冒险，冒险活动，奇遇 vt.大胆进行 adverb n.副词 a.副词的 adverse a.逆的，相反的；敌对的；不
800个最常用单词a able about account acid across act addition adjustment advertisement after again against agreement air all almost among amount amusement and angle angry animal answer ant any apparatus apple approval arch argument arm army art as at attack attempt attention attraction authority automatic awake baby back bad bag balance ball band base basin basket bath be beautiful because bed bee before behaviour belief bell bent berry between bird birth bit bite bitter black blade blood blow blue board boat body boiling bone book boot bottle box boy brain brake branch brass bread breath brick bridge bright broken brother brown brush bucket building bulb burn burst business but butter button by cake camera canvas card care carriage cart cat cause certain chain chalk chance change cheap cheese chemical chest chief chin church circle clean clear clock cloth cloud coal coat cold collar colour comb come comfort committee common company comparison competition complete complex condition connection conscious control cook copper copy cord cork cotton cough country cover cow crack credit crime cruel crush cry cup cup current curtain curve cushion damage
最常用2000英语单词 我们在学习外语的时候，可能已经认识到有的单词在文章中频繁出现，而有的单词在一页书中最多出现一至二次，有的单词在一册书中也仅出现一至二次。所以每个单词在构成文章方面各起着不同的作用。一些反复出现、起着重要作用的单词虽然数量不多，但使用的频率很高，几乎占了整个文章的一半以上，而其他大量单词，起着一种修饰作用。 对此莫斯科国立语言研究所通过对英国、美国、法国、西班牙的34部文学作品的分析和研究，得出了一些可供参考的数据，见下表。 常用单词的文章构成能力占文学作品单词总数的百分比: 最初1000个单词 80.5% 第二个1000词 6.1% 第三个1000词 3.4% 第四个1000词 2.2% 第五个1000词 1.3% 合计5000个单词 93.5% 以英语为例加以说明。最常用的单词，即使用频率高的1000个单词平均占34部著作中语言量的80．5％，如果你掌握了2000个单词，就可以读懂书中的86％的内容，掌握了3000个单词，就可以读懂90％的内容，要是你掌握了5000个单词，就可以读懂93．5％的内容。若能达到10000，应该说阅读就不成为问题了。 下面是常见的2000英语单词按使用频率从高到低进行排列的，因为它是按国外英语单词的实际使用频率进行统计的，可能不太适合在中国的英语单词实际使用频率，但它有助你了解英语单词的实际使用情况。 1 the 2 be
4 and 5 a 6 to 7 in 8 he 9 have 10 it 11 that 12 for 13 they 14 I 15 with 16 as 17 not 18 on 19 she 20 at 21 by 22 this 23 we 24 you 25 do 26 but 27 from 28 or 29 which 30 one 31 would 32 all 33 will 34 there 35 say 36 who 37 make 38 when 39 can 40 more 41 if 42 no 43 man 44 out 45 other 46 so
英语中最常用的 3000 个单词 a abandon ability able abortion about above abroad absence absolute absolutely absorb abuse academic accept access accident accompany accomplish according account accurate accuse achieve achievement acid acknowledge acquire across act action active activist activity actor actress actual actually ad adapt add addition additional address adequate adjust adjustment administration administrator admire admission admit adolescent adopt adult advance advanced advantage adventure advertising advice advise adviser advocate affair affect afford afraid African African-American after afternoon again against age agency agenda agent aggressive ago agree agreement
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3000 Most Common Words in American English about after again air all along also an and another any are around as at away back be because been before below between both but by came can come could day did different do does don't down each end even every few find first for found from get give go good great had has have he help her here his home house how I if in into is it its just know large last left like line little long look made make man many may me men might more most Mr. must my name never new next no not now number of off old on one only or other our out over own part people place put read right said same saw say see she should show small so some something sound still such take tell than that the them then there these they thing think this those thought three through time to together too two under up us use very want water way we well went were what when where which while who why will with word world would write year you your was able above across add against ago almost among animal answer became become began behind being better black best body book boy brought call cannot car certain change children city close cold country course cut didn't dog done door draw during early earth eat enough ever example eye face family far father feel
《英语常用学术词汇表》是由一些应用语言学家统计出来，最常用的有570个词目(headwords)，每一个词目下面还列出了该词目的相关变化形式。其中斜体字，analysis，在学术英语中最为常见。 Sublist 1 of the Academic Word List analyse analysed analyser analysers analyses analysing analysis analyst analysts analytic analytical analytically analyze analyzed analyzes analyzing economy economic economical economically economics economies economist economists uneconomical environment environmental environmentalist environmentalists environmentally environments establish legislate legislated legislates legislating legislation legislative legislator legislators legislature major majorities majority method methodical methodological methodologies
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口语必备，英语最常用单词3000个（verb） 深圳龙岗唯希国际英语，唯希英语，专注于，龙岗英语，龙岗英语培训，深圳英语，深圳英语培训，志愿为所有非英语国家的英语学习者，提供最优质的英语教学服务。 Verb 1. acknowledge, 承认答谢 2. act, 表演扮演 3. address, 写姓名地址演说 4. admire, 赞美羡慕 5. admit, 允许承认 6. adopt, 采用收养 7. advise, 劝告忠告 8. aim, 目标 9. alter, 改变 10. amend, 修正改进 11. announce,宣布通告 12. annoy, 使苦恼骚扰 13. anticipate, 预期 14. apologize, 道歉辩白
15. appoint, 约定任命 16. appreciate,鉴赏感激 17. approach, 接近靠近 18. approve, 赞成满意 19. arise, 出现发生 20. arrange, 安排排列 21. arrive, 到达抵达 22. assess,估定评定 23. assist, 援助帮助 24. associate, 使联合结交 25. assure, 确告保证 26. attach, 缚上系上 27. attack, 进攻攻击 28. attempt, 努力尝试 29. attend, 出席专心护理 30. attract, 吸引引起注意 31. avoid, 避免消除
32. back, 后退支持 33. bake, 34. balance, 35. bean, 36. beat, 37. behave, 38. belong, 39. bend, 40. benefit, 41. bite, 42. blame, 43. bless, 44. block, 45. blow, 46. boil, 47. book, 48. borrow,
1 LONGMAN COMMUNICATION 3000 Longman Communication 3000 The Longman Communication 3000 is a list of the 3000 most frequent words in both spoken and written English, based on statistical analysis of the 390 million words contained in the Longman Corpus Network – a group of corpuses or databases of authentic English language. The Longman Communication 3000 represents the core of the English language and shows students of English which words are the most important for them to learn and study in order to communicate effectively in both speech and writing. Analysis of the Longman Corpus Network shows that these 3000 most frequent words in spoken and written English account for 86% of the language. This means that by knowing this list of words, a learner of English is in a position to understand 86% or more of what he or she reads. Of course, “knowing” a word involves more than simply being able to recognise it and know a main meaning of it. Many of the most frequent words have a range of different meanings, a variety of different grammatical patterns, and numerous significant collocations. Nonetheless, a basic understanding of the Longman Communication 3000 is a very powerful tool and will help students develop good comprehension and communication skills in English. ‘This [frequency] information is gold dust for the language learner. LDOCE shows in graphic and immediate form which words are really worth learning and knowing how to use.’ Jeremy Harmer, EL T author T o ensure that users have access to the appropriate information, the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English marks all the words that are in the Longman Communication 3000 in red accompanied by special symbols: W1, W2, and W3 for words that are in the top 1000, 2000 and 3000 most frequent words in written English, and S1, S2 and S3 for the top 1000, 2000 and 3000 most frequent words in spoken English. Nowadays, many learner’s dictionaries include information about the most frequent words in English, but Longman dictionaries are the only ones to highlight the differences between spoken and written frequency.These frequency markers added to the headwords in the dictionary give users access to a wealth of information that can help the selection of the appropriate word or phrase in a variety of situations. Not only are the words and meanings given descriptive labels, for example formal or informal, AmE (American English) or BrE (British English), humorous, old-fashioned, but now they have the added information about relative frequency in spoken and written language. T ake for example the verb book (in the meaning of book a table at a restaurant). It is marked as S2 – one of the top 2000 words of spoken English. Note that is has no marker for written English because according to corpus analysis, it is not part of the top 3000 most frequent words in written English. However, the entry also indicates that a synonym for book is reserve which is in the top 3000 most frequent words in written English. The conclusion to be drawn from this is that in speaking (for instance when phoning a hotel or restaurant), book is the most appropriate verb to use when asking for a room or table to be kept for you. In writing, however, it would be more appropriate to use reserve. ‘There are two distinct modes of English: thoughtful, accurate and more formal, reflected mostly by written English; and spontaneous, real-time, less formal language, typified by spontaneous speech and some informal writing.’ Professor Geoffrey Leech, Emeritus Professor of English Language and Linguistics – University of Lancaster Learning a language can be exciting, but also sometimes difficult and frustrating because there are so many things to learn and it is difficult to know what to focus on. The frequency markers that identify the Longman Communication 3000 help students see clearly which words are frequent in written and spoken English, and enable them to focus more attention on mastering the meanings, grammatical patterns and collocations of these words.