pregnant4 [..pre..n..nt ] ad j.(人) 怀孕的，(动物) 怀胎的
[ 同义] productive
[ 考点] become pregnant 怀孕了
get sb.pr egnant 使某人怀孕
become pregnant by sb.因某人而怀孕
be heavily pr egnant 快临产了
be pr egnant with twins 怀了一对双胞胎
[ 例句] 1 ) We moved house when I was heavily pregnant.
2 ) He believes tha t men who get young girls pregnant
should be seve rely punished.
procedure4 [ pr....si..d....] n.(做事情的) 步骤
[ 同义] course ，manne r ，means ，measure ，process ，step ，way
[ 考点] a procedure for doing sth.作某事的过程
follow standard procedur e(s ) 遵循标准的程序
[ 例句] 1 ) The re is a complicated procedur e for set ting up the printer.
2 ) Social workers have standa rd procedur es which
they must follow when they a re taking children away from their par ents.
repel6 [ ri..pel ] v.①排斥②赶走，驱逐
[ 同义] disgust ，nauseate ，offend ，r ebuff ，repulse ，r evolt
[ 反义] a tt ract
[ 考点] repel the enemy/ temptation 击退敌人(拒绝诱惑)
[ 例句] 1 ) The defenders repelled the a ttack without losing any men.
2 ) Her a rrogance (骄傲自大) repels many people .
similarly4 [..simil..li] adv.差不多，相似地
[ 同义] alike ，like ，same
[ 反义] different ，dissimilar ，cont radictory
[ 考点] be similarly dressed (looked) 穿着打扮相似
[ 例句] 1 ) The children were similar ly dr essed.
2 ) Cars must stop at red t raffic lights ：simila rly ，bicycles should stop too ，but they don’t always do so.
surgeon6 [..s....d..n] n.外科医生
surgery4 [..s....d....r i] n.外科(手术)
[ 同义] ope ration
[ 反义] medicine
[ 考点] open hea rt s urgery 心脏手术
hip replacement surge ry 大腿移植手术
eye surgery 眼部手术
perform the s urgery 做手术
unde rgo eight hours of surgery on one’s hea rt 作了八个小时的心脏手术
have surgery on one’s left knee 在左膝上动手术
need major/ minor surgery on one’s leg 需要在大腿上动大/ 小手术
[ 例句] 1) The doctor who performed the surgery gave my
mother an 85%chance of full recovery by September .
2) He had surge ry on his lef t knee six weeks ago.
swell4 [ swel ] v.肿胀；膨胀
[ 同义] amplify ，broaden ，bulge，enlarge ，expand ，
magnify
[ 反义] cont ract ，shr ink
[ 考点] swell (up) 膨胀了
swell sth.to 增加到.
swell (one’s ) r ank s to 扩大人数到.
one’s hear t/ breast swells (swelled) with proud 感到非常骄傲
[ 例句] 1 ) Twenty five employees have joined the union in this month alone，swelling its ranks to 110.
2 ) The grains of rice swell (up ) as they absorb water.
tablet6 [..t .. blit ] n.药片
terrifying* [..terifaii..] ad j.令人害怕的，可怕的
tolbutamide [ t..l..bju..t..maid] n.甲糖宁(一种治糖尿病的药)
tube4 [ tju..b] n.管子
[ 同义] hose ，pipe ，reed
[ 考点] a tube of toothpaste 一管牙膏
[ 例句] Squeeze the base of the tube gently and apply an even coat of glue to both surfaces.
typify [..tipifai] v.是.的典型
[ 例句] With her cropped (剪短了的) hair and mannish clothes，she typifies the sort of feminist (女性主义者) often feared by men.
yearly4 [..ji..li] adv.每年
a great many 很多很多的
[ 例句] A grea t (good) many people who voted for her in the last election will not be doing so this time.
a host of 大量，许多
[ 例句] Ther e is a whole host of reasons why he didn’t get the job.
lapse into 陷入
[ 例句] Everyone quarreled his opinions ，the debate lapsed into disorde r.
weigh against 掂量，权衡
[ 例句] Only when we weighed against all the disadvantage r elated to our journey can we decide when would be the best time to star t.
Passage Ⅲ Nothing to Sneeze At
词汇精解
acute4 [....kju..t ] adj.① (疾病) 急性的②严重的③敏锐的
[ 同义] astute ，discerning ，keen ，shrewd ，smar t
[ 反义] dull
[ 考点] suffe r from acute abdominal pains/ acute financial difficulties ) 患急性胃疼病/ 突遭财政困难
feel acute embarrassment/ anxiety/ concern at one’s
behavior 为某人的行为尴尬/ 忧虑/ 担心
the acute shor tage of sth.极缺某物
[ 例句] 1 ) She was taken to hospital suffering from acute headache.
2 ) Because of the acute post war shor tage of const ruction materials ，private building was seve rely r est ricted.
attendance6 [....tendns] n.出席，参加
[ 反义] absence
[ 考点] a ttendance at lectures/ meeting 到会人(数)
a ttendances at church 去教堂者(做礼拜者)
in attendance 照顾，保护
[ 例句] 1 ) Attendances at church ar e falling.
2 ) The singer never goes out without his security man in attendance.
carrier4 [..k .. ri..] n.①带菌者②运货人③运输军队、飞机、战车等之车辆、舰艇等
[ 考点] carrier pigeon 传信鸽
airc raft carrier 航空母舰
carrier bag 装货袋
[ 例句] 1 ) The re is a lot of competition between ca rrie rs for the right to fly the route between London and New York.
2 ) The number of HIV ca rrie rs in Thailand is surpr isingly incr eased now.
chill4 [ t..il ] n.①发冷②寒气
[ 考点] catch a chill = catch a cold 感冒
take the chill off somewhere = make somewher e slightly wa rmer 使某地暖和点儿send a chill down one’s spine = make sb.feel s ud- denly fearful 使某人毛骨悚然
[ 例句] 1 ) Don’t go out with wet hair ，you might catch a chill.
2 ) As soon as we a rrived we lit the fire to take the chill off the room.
comparable4 [..k..mp..r..bl ] ad j.相当的，同类的
[ 反义] dis simila r ，incompa rable ，unlike
[ 考点] be of compa rable (= similar) ages 年龄相当A is (or is not ) compar able with B A 与B (不) 一样(好)
[ 例句] 1 ) The girls a re of compa rable ages.
2 ) I t was a pleasant beach resor t but it wasn ’t compa rable with the one we stayed at in the Ba - hamas.
complication6 [ k..mpli..kei..n] n.①并发症②复杂情况
[ 反义] simplification
[ 例句] 1 ) If any complications a rise ，let me know and I’ll help.
2 ) If there a re no complica tions，the doctor says she’ll be able to come home within two weeks.
contaminate6 [ k..n..t .. mineit ] v.使.受污染
[ 同义] corrupt ，defile ，infect ，pollute
[ 考点] be contamina ted by 被污染
[ 例句] Much of the coast has been contaminated by nuclear waste.
discharge4 [..dist......d..] n.流出物，排出物
v.释放；履行责任；开火
[ 同义] dismiss ，expel ，fire ，let go ，release，unload
[ 反义] charge
[ 考点] discharges from the nuclea r plant 核电厂的排出物be discha rged into somewhe re 被排入.
discharge one’s duty to do sth.履行做某事的责任
discharge ce rtain responsibilities 承担某种责任
discharge a debt 立刻付款