3. quantity or amount 數(shù)目; 數(shù)量: the number of...匼plain ......
的數(shù)目; ......的數(shù)量(作主語時, 謂語動詞用單數(shù))
a number of ...(= some)一些; 若干; 許多(后接可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)形式, 作主語時, 謂
語動詞用復(fù)數(shù))
a large/ great/ big number (= a great / good many)大批; 大量
ant. a small number of
to the number of匼plain(= as many as) 達(dá)到......數(shù)目; 總數(shù)為
in number (= by number) 總計(jì); 總共
nurse [n[:s]n. 1.a person, typically a woman, who is trained to take care of sick,
hurt, or old people, esp. as directed by a doctor in a hospital
護(hù)士
a doctor and nurse 一名醫(yī)生和一名護(hù)士(英語中表示成雙成對的一對名詞, 第二
個名詞前的冠詞可以省略)
2.a woman employed to take care of a young child褓姆; 保育員
nut [nQt] n.1. a dry fruit with a seed surrounded by a hard shell consisting of usu.
2 parts 堅(jiān)果; 硬殼果;
2. this seed, which is eaten 果仁
for nuts (用于否定句) 一點(diǎn)也(不); 怎么也(不)
a hard / tough nut難題; 難處理的情況
obey v. to do what one is asked or ordered to do by someone
服從; 遵守; 順從
obey the law/orders rules/ones instructions/sb.
遵守法律/服從命令/遵守規(guī)則/按照說明/遵從某人
obey to sb.遵從某人; 服從某人
ant. break
object I. n. 1.a thing; substance 物; 物體
2.purpose; aim目的; 目標(biāo)
3. 賓語 no object (= not a difficulty) 毫無困難; 不成問題
II. v. (+ to ) to be against something or someone
反對某事或某人(后接介詞to)
objection n. (= disapproval; opposition)不贊成; 反對
ocean n. 1.[(the +) U] the great mass of salt water that covers most of the earth
(帶定冠詞the)海洋
2.[C](often cap. As part of a name) any of the great seas into which
this mass is divided(當(dāng)名稱時常大寫)洋
oceans of (= lots of)許多
occur v.1. (occurred; occurring) (esp. of unplanned events) to happen; take
place (指未計(jì)劃的事件)發(fā)生
2.(often neg.) ( esp. of something not alive) to exist
(常否定) (指無生命物的)存在
occur to sb. 浮現(xiàn)于
[辨析]: occur所指的事情, 既可以是意料中的, 也可以是意外的; happen強(qiáng)調(diào)事情的
意外與偶然; take place通常強(qiáng)調(diào)事情的預(yù)先安排.
occurrence n.
o'clock adv. (of the clock的縮寫)......點(diǎn)鐘 (只用于表示正點(diǎn))
October n. the 10th month of the year 十月
of prep. 1. belonging to(表示所屬關(guān)系)......的
2.(that is )part in relation to ( a whole or all)(after expression
of quantity)(表示數(shù)量)......的
3.from among (表示其中)......的
be of great little/some/any/no/not/much + 抽象名詞(如: value, importance, use,
significance等 ) = be +形容詞(valuable, important, useful, useless,
significant 等) 表示主語的特性;
be of a size/ an age/ a style/ ...= be the same size/ age/ style/... 表示 同一 .......; of one s own 某人自已的;
in spite of 盡管;
be tired of ...厭倦;
be fond of ... 喜歡;
a row of ...一排;
a friend of mine/ my father's我的/我父親的一位朋友
off I. adv. 1. away 離開; 離去; 脫離; 脫落
drive off 開走;
get off 從 ......下來;
take off 起飛; 脫掉
be off 離開;
2. aside 向旁邊
3. (表示中斷) (電, 自來水)停了
turn off 關(guān)
ant. on
II. prep. away from 離開(表面)
Keep off the grass勿踐踏草地;
jump off跳離;
offer v. to hold out; to give 提供; 提出; 給與
n. 提供;提出;提議;報(bào)價
offer sb. sth.= offer sth. to sb. (主語) 拿給某人某物; 給與;
offer to do sth. ( 主語)提出做某事
offer sb. a lift home 讓某人搭車回家
office n. 1.a place where business is done 辦事處;事務(wù)所;營業(yè)所
2.a place where written work is done in connection with a business)
辦公室;辦事處;
3. a place where a service is provided 服務(wù)處
4.a government department (通常大寫)政府的部、局、處
5.employment and special duties 職務(wù); 職責(zé)
6. a position of some importance, esp. in government高級職位
be fit for ones office勝任職務(wù);
take office 就職;
work in an office當(dāng)職員;
an office girl女職員
an office boy勤雜工
office hours辦公時間; 營業(yè)時間; 門診時間
officer n.1.a person in a position of command in the armed forces軍官
2. A person who holds a position of some importance, esp. in
government, a business, or a group
(政府,企業(yè)或團(tuán)體中)高級官員;高級職員
3.a policeman警察
official I. n. a person who works in government, esp. one whose job is
less import than that of a government officer.
文職官員;公務(wù)員(指其職務(wù)較government officer次要的)
II. adj. of or about a position of trust, power, and responsibility
官方的;正式的
often adv. 1.(at) many times 多次地; 時常地
2. In many cases在許多情況下
[用法] 1. 一般位于be動詞之后, 或第一個助動詞之后, 或行為動詞之前
2. 多與一般現(xiàn)地時連用.
[辨析] always, often, usually: always ( = at all times)作 總是講, 含有 毫
無例外之意; often指桑罵槐經(jīng)常性 的動作; usually 也可指 經(jīng)常 的動作, 但
側(cè)重從已形成 習(xí)慣 的角度來說明動作.
ant. seldom
oh interj. (expressing surprise, fear, etc.)(表示驚訝, 恐懼等)啊; 哦; 哎呀
oil n. any of several types of fatty liquid ( from animals, plants, or under
the ground) used for buring, for making machines run easily, also for
cooking 油
burn the midnight oil (= stay up late at night to read or study)
讀書至深夜; 開夜車; 挑燈夜讀
O.K./ okay adj. 1. all right; satisfactorily順利地; 令人滿意地
2. all right; agreed; yes 好的;可以 (用于征詢尋建議的意
見,或表示同意,或表示許可)
old adj.1. advanced in age; of age(年紀(jì))大的;年歲的
2. having lived or existed for a long time or long enough to show signs
of age.年老的;舊的; 古老的
the old/young/poor/sick 老人/年輕人/窮人/病人(the +adj. 相當(dāng)于名詞,作主語
時,謂語動詞用復(fù)數(shù)形式。)
the older of the two men 兩個人中年紀(jì)較大的那個(the+比較級:表示兩者中最高
級,意為“兩者中最/較......的那一個”);
a boy of 5/ a five-year-old boy/ a boy five years old 一個五歲的男孩;
[辨析] older 與 elder: older表示年齡較大的, 用于比較兩者之間年齡, 可與than連
用; 還可以表示事物年代的久遠(yuǎn); elder表示年長的, 用于比較兩個人的長幼, 表
示兄弟姐妹關(guān)系, 不與than連用
elder brother/ sister哥哥/姐姐
on I. prep. 1. (so as to be)touching ( a surface) 在.......上
2. during; at the time of 在......時候; 在從事......中
3.about 關(guān)于
4. by means of靠
5.to; towards; in the direction of朝向;向......方向
6. supported by, hanging from, or fastened to 由......支持;
自......懸下; 綁于......上
7.very near非常近
8.along ( esp. a long or flat surface)沿著
9. on the occasion of or directly after在...場合; 一.....就
10. because of; as a result of; through
因?yàn)? 由于; 依據(jù)...... ; 照.....
11. in a state of 在...情況之下
12.as a member of 為......之一員
13.working for; belonging to為......工作; 屬于.
14.by means of and /or in 以......方式
II.adv. 1.in or into a state of being connected or in place(穿,戴,放......)上
2. so as to be connected to the electrical supply, lit, or in use
(電燈,水管等)接通
3. continuously, instead of stopping進(jìn)行下去; 繼續(xù)下去
4.further更向前; 更遠(yuǎn)的
5. forward向前
and so on等等;
on and on繼續(xù)不斷
on board在船上
on doing sth(= as soon as...)一.......就.......
on ones own獨(dú)立地, 獨(dú)自地
on ones/the way (to)在去......的路上, 即將......
on the point of...正要......的時候
on the/an open fire在篝火上
on time準(zhǔn)時, 按時
on the top of在......上面
on average平均; on foot步行
on holiday/vacation休假, 度假
on fire著火, 失火
on the air(用無線電, 電視)播送
on the radio通過收音機(jī)
on show展覽, 陳列
on strike罷工
on guard站崗
on duty值班
talk on the telephone在電話里交談
on business出差;
once I. adv. / n. 1.one time; on one occasion一次; 一回
2. some time ago; formerly 從前; 曾經(jīng); 一度
II. conj. from the moment that...一旦......就......(接時間狀語從句,與as soon
as相反, 都有表示主句動作是緊接在從句的動作之后發(fā)生, 但as
soon as強(qiáng)調(diào)時間性緊接, once則帶有條件意味)
all at once突然
at once立即, 馬上
once again/ more再一次, 重新
once in a while偶爾, 隔些時候
once upon a time從前
once or twice數(shù)次,幾次, 一兩次
one num. & adj. 1.a 一個
2.a certain某一個
3.some哪一
4.the same同樣的
pron.一(個,只, .......) (pl. ones)
one after another一個接一個地
one another(= each other)互相, 彼此
one ...another...一個......另一個......;
one by one依次地, 一個一個地;
one ...the other... (用于二者之間)一個......另外......
[辨析] 1. a(n) 與 one: 二者都表示 一(個)的意思, 有時可以互換, 特別在表示時間、
長度及重量時: in a word = in one word 概括地說, 總而言之。 但在
多數(shù)情況下,它們?nèi)匀淮嬖谥欢ǖ牟町悾饕谟冢翰欢ü谠~意在說明“類
別”, 而數(shù)詞one意在強(qiáng)調(diào)“數(shù)目”; 在表示數(shù)目對比的場合里, 只能用
數(shù)詞one, 而不能用不定冠詞;有些習(xí)語中,用不定冠詞和用數(shù)詞one意義
不同.
at a time每次
at one time一度
more than a year一年多(如一年又三個月)
more than one year不止一年(如兩年或三年)
one day 有一天
an hour or two = one or two hours 一、二個小時, 若干時辰
a day or two = one or two days一兩天
one rainy day = on a rainy day在一個下雨天
2. it, one, that: 三者都可用來代替前面提到過的人或物,但三者用法有別:it
可代替前面提到過的同一事物,表示 “同一”; 既可以代替可數(shù)名詞,也可以
代替不可數(shù)名詞;還可以代替上文中的某個句子或句子中的一部分;通常不加
修飾語;復(fù)數(shù)形式為them; one可代替前面提到過的同類人或物, 表示 “同
類”;只能代替可數(shù)名詞,其復(fù)數(shù)形式為ones; 其前一般帶有修飾語; 其前加
上定冠詞則表示特指; that可代替前面提到過的同類事物,表示特指,相當(dāng)于
“the +名詞”,其后一般帶有修飾語(介詞短語或定語從句),其復(fù)數(shù)形式為 those.
Oneself pron. (反身代詞)自己, 親自
all by oneself獨(dú)自(沒有別人幫助)
enjoy oneself(=have a good time)自己娛樂,玩得快活
teach oneself sth.自學(xué)
by oneself獨(dú)自地
of oneself自發(fā)地,自動地;for oneself獨(dú)自, 獨(dú)立,自己
help oneself to sth.(= take what one want or like)隨便拿或取
give oneself to 獻(xiàn)身于......
only adj. having no others; in the same group; of the same quality; the best
唯一的;僅有的; 最高分
adv. and nothing more; and no one else只;僅僅;只是;才
if only但愿(句中動詞要用虛擬語氣)
not only ...(but) also...不僅......而且......(用來連接兩個平衡結(jié)構(gòu), 如果連接的是兩個
主語, 句子的謂語動詞要采用就近原則)
only a little(= not much)一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)
only just剛剛, 正好
only too(=very)太......了, 很, 非常
the only one of the + n.(pl.)+ 定語從句(定語從句的謂語動詞用單數(shù)形式)
[注意] only修飾副詞、介詞短語或狀語從句位于句首時,句子要部分倒裝;修飾主語
時,句子不倒裝。和不定式連用常構(gòu)成結(jié)果狀語。
Onto prep. to a position or point on到......的上面
jump onto / on the horse跳到馬上/跳上馬
open adj. 1.not shut開的
with open eyes張開眼睛
push the door open把門推開
2.not enclosed開放的;空曠的
be open to sb.對某人開放
open fields空曠的田野
3.not covered露天的;無蓋的
in the open air在露天,室外, 戶外
on an open fire 在篝火上
4. ready for business(商店等)開著的;營業(yè)的
vt./vi. 開, 打開, 睜開;開放;開始,開學(xué),開幕
open fire at/on (= start shooting at)開火
open out (= speak more freely) 自由地說出
open up 打開, 開放;開創(chuàng);開辟
ant. closed adj. close v.
operate vt./ vi. 1.to (cause to ) work; 操作;操縱;運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)
2. to produce effects 生效
3. to be in action實(shí)行
4. to cut the body in order to set right or remove a
diseased part(做)手術(shù)
operate a machine操作機(jī)器
operate on sb. 給某人做手術(shù)
operation n.1.[U] a start of working; the way a thing works; a state in
which effects can be produced運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn); 運(yùn)用; 操作; 實(shí)施
come / go into operation實(shí)施; 生效; 開始運(yùn)作; 開始運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)
in operation實(shí)施中的; 操作中的; 正生效的
2.[C] the cutting of the body in order to set right or remove
a diseased part手術(shù)
perform/ give an operation on sb. for...為......病而給某人做手術(shù)
need an operation需要手術(shù)
opinion n. that a person thinks about something 看法; 見解
have a good/ bad/ high/ low opinion of (= think well/ badly of )
對......印象好/壞; 對......評價高/低
in ones opinion(= in ones view) 依某人見解; 據(jù)某人看來
What's your opinion about ...?你對......的看法怎樣?
opposite adj. 1.as different as possible from相反的;
2. facing對面的; 相對的
be opposite to在......的對面
in the opposite direction 在/朝相反的方向
adv. 對面; 相反
or conj. 1.and not[用于否定句中的并列]也不 not ...or...
2. [表示選擇]還是
either...or...要么......要么; 不是......就是......;
whether...or... 是......還是......; 是不是......[用來引導(dǎo)主語從句, 賓語從句或讓步狀語從
句]
3.大約; 或許
two or three days兩三天
sooner or later遲早
or so(=about; at least; or more大約; 左右
4.or (else) (= if not ; otherwise)否則; 要不然
syn. otherwise
orange n. a type of very common round bitter-seet fruit from hot areas with
a reddish-yellow outside and divided into parts inside
橙子; 柑子; 橙色
adj. the colour of an orange橙色的
order n. 1. a command or direction or something to be done, given by a person
who has the right or power to command[常用復(fù)數(shù)形式]命令
obey the orders 服從命令
give orders for ...吩咐做......;
2.a request (as to a tradesman) to supply goods 定貨; 定貨單
be on order已經(jīng)訂購
place an order for sth. with sb.向某人訂購某物
3. the special way in which a group of people, objects, etc., are
arranged in connection with each other順序; 次序
in order整齊; 按順序
in order of...以......為序
in good order(= orderly adj.) 井井有條
out of order出了故障
4. purpose目的; 意向: in order to(+do sth) 以便; 為了
in order that(+ 從句)(=so that) 以便; 為了[從句的謂語動詞之前要有情態(tài)動詞might,
can, could, may等]
5. the condition in which laws and rules are obeyed by most of the
people and the government or the person(s) in charge can keep
control規(guī)則; 秩序
v. to give an order; command命令[后接that 從句, 從句謂語動詞用should +動詞原
形, should可以省略. order 作名詞后接同位語從句和表語從句也一樣]
order sb. to do sth. 命令某人做某事
ordinary adj. not usual; common 普通的; 平常的; 平凡的
in an ordinary way 用普通的方法
in the ordinary way按慣例
out of the ordinary(= unusual; uncommon) 不尋常的; 特殊的
ordinary-looking adj. 長相一般的
ordinarily adv. (= in an ordinary way; usually) 正常的, 一般地; 通常
ant. special ; extraordinary
organize/ organise vt./vi. to form (parts ) into a whole
組織, 建立; 組織起來
organization n. the arrangement of parts so as to form an effective whole/ a
group of people with a special purpose, such as a club or
business 組織
organizer n. 組織者
other adj. 1.the remaining (one or ones ) of a set; what is/are left as well
as that / those mentioned剩余的, 其余的
2.( +than) additional ; more as well多余的;其他的;更多的
3. not the same; not this; not oneself; not one's own, etc.
不同的;不是這個的;別人的;非自己的
the other day every other day write on every other line pron.
另一個人(物); 其余的人(物); 其他人(物): each other相互; 彼此; one...the other一個......另一個
some...others... 一些.......另一些......; 比較級+than any other +n.(單) /比較級+ than any
of the other +n.(復(fù)): 比任何...都...;
the two other books = the other two books = two other books 還有兩本書;
[辨析] other, the other, others, the others, another: other作前置定語, 修飾
單數(shù)或復(fù)數(shù)名詞, 表示泛指; another用于泛指三者以上的不定數(shù)目中的 另一
個. 其名詞前不要加冠詞. the other表示兩者加的 另一個 或兩部分中的 另
一部分. 是特指. others用作代詞, 泛指 其他人 或 其它物. the others指
整體中除去一部分后, 剩余的全部. 表特指.
otherwise adv. if not; or else 否則, 要不然 [同]or , or else
ought aux. v. to have the moral duty (to do something); should
應(yīng)當(dāng); 應(yīng)該(須與to 連用)
ought to do sth.應(yīng)該做某事
oughtn’t (=ought not )to do sth.不應(yīng)該做某事
ought to have done sth.(過去)本應(yīng)該做某事(而實(shí)際上沒做)(表示后悔或責(zé)備)
syn. should
our pron. belonging to us[we的所有格, 形容詞性物主代詞]我們的
ours pron. that/those belonging to us[名詞性物主代詞](= our + n.) 我們的
ourselves pron. [we的反身代詞]我們自己
by ourselves 獨(dú)立地
out adv. away from the inside; in or to the open air, the outside, etc.
在外; 向外; 離開
be worn out穿破; 累壞
go out出去; 熄滅
find a way out 找到出路
tire out使精疲力竭
put out(使)熄滅
turn out熄滅
work out算出; 解出
speak out 大聲說
be sold out被賣完了
out of 在......外; 在外; 缺乏; 沒有; 用完; 由于; 出于
out of work失業(yè)
out of ones reach夠不著
out of breath 上氣不接下氣
outdoors adv. in the open air在戶外; 在野外
outdoor adj. existing, happening, done, or used in the open air
戶外的; 室外的
ant. indoor
outside n. the outer part of a solid object; the part that is furthest from
the centre, or that faces away towards other people or towards
the open air外部;外面;外表;外層
adj. 1. facing the outside外部的