高中英语重点词汇精讲
abandon: vt.放弃，遗弃abandon medicine for literature 弃医从文；desert:遗弃，抛弃on a deserted island.
ability: n 能力，才能：have the ability to do…=be capable of doing…有能力做……
able: adj.有能力的：an able leader; be able to与can的区别：can只有现在(can)和过去(could)两种形式，而be able to可有各种时态。（详见情态动词）。
The fire spread through the hotel very quickly, but everyone ______get out.
A . could B. was able to C. can D. must (B)
aboard: adv./prep在船（飞机，车）上. Aboard=on board; All aboard!请上船；开船啦。
Welcome aboard!请上船（飞机，车）
about: prêt./adv.在周围，在身边；关于(on更严肃，正式)；大约：be about to do... (=be at/on the point of doing...)即将做。。。。。。后不能接soon, at once等时间状语；How about +doing/名词/代词/句子等...=What about..做......好吗？
①I have no money about me. ②Have you heard of the story about Shakespeare?
about two yeas=two years pr so =some two years
All the mariners ____died except the one who shot the bird left to tell his story to others, which was described in the poem called “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.”
A. on a board
B. on aboard
C. on boards
D. aboard
abroad: adv. be (go/live/travel) abroad; come (return ) from abroad; both at home and abroad在国内外；be all abroad离题，不中肯
absence: n. absent: adj. 不在，缺席；不在意的：
He will be absent at the meeting from Beijing.（不在北京）
He will be absent at the meeting in Beijing.（外出在北京）Absence of mind心不在焉；
反义词：present出席的，在场的，用法和absent一样，但作定语要后置(n.礼物，at present 目前) _______got a present at the party. (A)
A. All present
B. Present all
C. All presenting
absorb: vt.吸收（声音，光线，液体等），吸收，理解（知识等）；Be absorbed in全神贯注于。I was absorbed in a book and didn’t hear you call.
academic:学院的，学校的，学业的。academic levels/challenges:学业水平/学习中的挑战。accident: 意外;incident:小事件，政治事变或事件by accident=by chance偶然
accept:承认，接受（主观），receive: 收到（表客观），accept A as B 承认 A 是B, He was accepted as an excellent teacher at last.
Yesterday he did _______an invitation, but he refused to _____it . (B 、A)
A. accept
B. receive
access: 进入，接近(to), have access to: 有权进入….,能够使用到…. accessible adj. 可以使用（或得到）的。能进入的。Sth .be accessable to sb. 某人容易使用到…
account: account for…解释，描述。On account of…因为… take account of…考虑到…。accuse;指控,指责。Accuse sb. Of sth…指控某人犯…；be accused of…被指控犯…。achieve:①完成,取得,达到achieve one’s work/success/one’s goal;achieve the goal of doing…达到….. 目标。○2achievements:成就，成绩He achieved/gained great/brilliant achievements in writing novels.
acquire:学习（一般指天生的习得）；而learn指课堂学习。English acquired ability.
across:①横穿而过（从物体表面）；through:穿过（从物件内部）；over:跨过（从物体上方）；
past:经过（从物件旁边）；along:经过（从物体边沿）
He went ______the river and didn’t find a boat to go _____ it.
A. over, across
B. along, across
C. along, over
D. past, through
act: ①vi.行为，演出，Vt.担当，演……角色(=play the part of) n.法令,条例act as=work as=serve as担当,充当
Who will _____Shakespeare in the film? A. act B. act as C. play a part pf (A)
①action. n.行为,行动,措施take actions 采取行动, take measures 采取措施
active: adj.积极的,活跃的take(an) active part in积极参加……, be active in sth./doing sth.在……
方面很积极。live/lead an active life过着活跃的生活。
actual:①现实的，实际的（现实存在，不是想象中的）；real:真实的（不是假的）rue:真实的（不是in actual life, a real gold ring, a true story ②actually: adv.实际上，确实
=in fact/in reality/ as a matter of fact =really
adapt:（使适应。dapt (oneself) to…（使适应.. adapt A for B:把A改编/改写/改造成adapt from…
根据……改编。
add: ①vt.加add… to…把……加到……上
Two _____to three makes five. A. added B. adding C. is added D. being added (A)
②add to增加, (=increase) The bad weather added to our difficulties.
③add up把加Please add up all the figures.
④add up to合计为=come to =amount to
addict: vt.使……沉溺, be/ get addicted to对……上瘾
The young man gets addicted to drugs.
address: ①n 地址② v 寄.=post he addressed a letter to me.
adjust: adjust (oneself)to …使自己适宜于……；adapt to适应于=agree with
admire: admire sb. For (doing) sth. 因……而钦佩某人;envy: 妒忌,羡慕envy sb. sth.
admit: ①vi/vt. admit(to) sth. 承认……admission n. ②让……进入,接纳admit ab. to/int o…
允许某人进入……be admitted to school/ hospital,允许进入……, ③admit doing sth.允许做……承认做……④admit+从句⑤admtt of…=allow of…容许有……The matter admits of no delay. 容纳=hold=seat The room can admit 200 persons.
adopt: 采纳,接受(=accept), 收养。adopt one’s suggestion.
advance: advance towards a place:向……前进advance in sth.在……方面有增长; advance to a place: 到达……;advance on/upon…逼近,进攻; in advance:提前=ahead of time; in
advance of…在……之前,比……前进。Advancing=developing: 发展中的，advanced:
发达的，高级的，进步的。
advantage: 优点，好处take advantage of…利用……=make use of; have/ take an advantage over others 对……有优势。disadvantage: 不足,可数名词。
advice: ①忠告，劝告（不可数），tip:劝告，可数，a piece of advice一条劝告，give sb. some advice on( how to do) sth就……给某人提建议, take/follow one’s advice 采纳某人的
建议, ask (sb.) for advice 征询某人的建议, do sth. on one’s advice按某人的建议
做……
②advise: v.(BE)=advice v.(AE) advise sb. to do sth. 劝某人做……, advise sb. not to do
sth=advise sb. against doing sth.劝/建议某人不要做……, advise doing sth. 建议
做……;但suggest可用suggest: (one’s/sb.) doing sth,不用suggest sb. to do sth.
