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高中英语单词记忆表 第39期
日期:2008-04-16
fear  n. & v. 害怕,畏惧;担心
[特征]
- The boy was shaking with fear.
男孩害怕得直发抖。
- There is no fear of his losing his way.
他不会迷路的。
- I fear that you'll be late if you don't go now.
如果你现在不走的话,我担心你会迟到。
[贴心叮咛]
fear是一个非常重要的单词,要注意它的用法。
[考点]
①for fear + that从句,从句中必须有情态动词。
- She shut the window for fear that it might rain.
她把窗户关上,怕下雨。
②fear作名词时,表示“对……担心”,要用介词of。
- There is not much fear of that.
那件事不大可能发生。
③fear作动词,后面可接动名词或不定式,意义相同,fear doing sth. = fear to do sth. 害怕坐某事。
[备考必背]
①重要词组:in fear of 生怕,为……提心吊胆
- He is in fear of his life.
他为他的生命担心。
②派生词:
fearful  adj. 可怕的,吓人的
fearless  adj. 不怕的,无畏的
[练习与解答]
- He got to the station early,             missing the train. [2004 江苏]
A. in case of  B. instead of  C. for fear of  D. in search of
答案:C
(因害怕误了火车,他早早就到了车站。in case of的意思是“万一,一旦出现……情况”。instead of的意思是“代替,而不”;in search of的意思是“寻找,搜寻”。这三个选项都不符合题意。for fear of则是“担心,害怕”的意思。)

fierce  adj. ①凶猛的,残暴的 ②强烈的,猛烈的
[特征]
fierce不仅可以形容动物,也可用以描述天气、战斗等。
- He was bitten by a fierce dog.
他被一只凶猛的狗咬了。
- A fierce storm is coming.
一场狂风暴雨就要来临。
- Many soldiers died in the fierce fight.
很多战士死于这场激烈的战斗中。

figure  n. ①外形,轮廓,体形 ②数字  v. 认为,估计
[特征]
- Do you see the tall figure near the door?
你看见门附近的那个高大人影了吗?
- Add up these figures, please.
请把这些数字加起来。
- I figure the manager will be back soon.
[备考必背] 重要词组
figure out 算出;想出;理解
- We must figure out how to solve the problem.
我们必须想出解决这个问题的办法。
figure on 指望
- We figure on your coming early to help us.
我们指望你会早些来帮助我们。

flash  n. 闪光;一瞬间  v. 闪光;闪现
[特征]
a flash of hope 一线希望   a flash of lightning 闪电
- In a flash he remembered everything.
一刹那,他记起了所有的事情。
- The sword flashed in the sunlight.
剑在阳光中闪闪发光。
- A good idea flashed into his mind.
一个好主意闪过他的脑海。
[备考必背]
①重要词组:in a flash 瞬间
②构词:flashlight  n. 手电筒,闪光灯