初中英语新人教版八年级上册Unit 3 Same or Different单词解析（C部分）.doc

1、八年级英语上册Unit 3单词解析（C部分）1.Alike (形容词) 相像的；(副词) 相似地【用法讲解】 alike作形容词时常作表语，不能直接修饰名词；alike作副词时通常位于动词后或句尾。Eg: Their personalities are alike in optimism.性格上他们都乐观。The teacher treats all students alike. 老师对所有学生都一视同仁。【常见搭配】 look alike看起来很像Think alike想法/观点一致Eg: The twins look alike but have different hobbies.这对

2、双胞胎看起来很像，但爱好不同。Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。【即学即用】( )1.If we want to complain about something, we are _ to talk to a close friend.A.likely B.alike C.probably D.possible答案： A2.Mirror (名词) 镜子【用法讲解】 mirror为可数名词，其复数形式为mirrors；mirror还可为动词，译为“反映、映照”。Eg: The eye is the mirror of the soul. 眼睛是灵魂的镜子。The e

3、lection results mirror public opinion quite well. 选举结果有效反映了公众的意见。【即学即用】1.These _ (mirror) had tarnished with age.答案：mirrors3.Interest (名词) 业余爱好、兴趣；(动词) 使感兴趣【用法讲解】 interest为不可数名词，译为“兴趣、利息”。Eg: He has interest in photograph. 他对摄影感兴趣。The bank offers a high interest rate on savings. 银行提供高利率的储蓄。The new t

4、echnology interests many people. 新技术引起了很多人的兴趣。【派生词】 interesting为形容词，译为“使人感兴趣的”，常常用来修饰物；Interested为形容词，译为“感兴趣的”，常常用来修饰人。Eg: This book is very interesting.这本书很有趣。【常见搭配】 take an interest in .= be interested in .对.感兴趣Show interest in .表现出对.的兴趣Place of interest 名胜 （复数形式places of interest）Eg: She takes an

5、 interest in history.= She is interested in history. 她对历史很感兴趣。He showed interest in learning new languages. 他表现出学习语言的兴趣。Dont you think its a good place of interest here? 难道你不认为这里是不错的名胜吗？【即学即用】1.He is _ (interest) in this book because it helps him know more about the mystery of the nature.答案：interest

6、ed4.Novel (名词) 小说【用法讲解】 novel为可数名词，其复数形式为novels；novel还可为形容词，译为“新颖的”。Eg: Ive read many novels by Jane Austen. 我读过很多简奥斯丁的小说。Theres something novel about his idea. 他的想法有些新颖。【即学即用】1.Her _(novel) always have the same basic story.答案：novels5.Difference (名词) 差异【用法讲解】 difference为可数名词，其复数形式为differences。Eg: Th

7、ere is a difference in the quality of the two products. 两款产品的质量有所不同。【常见搭配】 the difference between A and B A和B之间的不同之处Make a difference有影响、起作用No difference 没有差别、一样Eg: There is a big difference between city life and country life. 城市生活和乡村生活有很大差别。The new policy will make a difference to the way we work.

8、新政策对我们的工作方式产生影响。I cant see any difference between the two pictures. 我看不出这两幅画有什么差别。【派生词】 different为形容词，译为“不同的”。 Eg: This book is different from that one. 这本书和那本不一样。【即学即用】1.There is no _ (different) in the results.答案：difference6.Sense (名词) 理解力、感觉【用法讲解】 sense还可作动词，译为“感觉到、理解”。Eg: He has a good sense of

9、smell. 他的嗅觉很灵敏。She has a strong sense of duty. 她有很强的责任感。He sensed that she was unhappy. 他感觉到她不开心。【常见搭配】 make sense 有道理、讲得通Out of ones sense精神不正常、愚蠢See sense明白事理A sixth sense 第六感A sense of direction方向感Eg: The plan makes sense. 这个计划有道理。You must be out of your senses! 你简直疯了。I hope she soon sees sense a

10、nd stops fighting a battle she cant win.我希望她很快明白过来，别再打这场不赢的仗了。A sixth sense told her that he would be waiting for her when she got home.她有一种第六感，就是她到家时他一定在那儿等她。He had a poor sense of direction and soon got lost. 他方向感很差，一会就迷路了。【即学即用】1.如果你仔细想想会发现这是有道理的。If you think about it, this _ _.答案：make sense7.Hum

11、our (= humor) (名词) 幽默、幽默感【用法讲解】 humour作名词时为不可数名词；humour还可为动词，译为“迁就、迎合”。Eg: The movie was full of humour. 这部电影充满了幽默。You should humour your boss when hes in a bad mood. 当你老板心情不好时，你应该迁就他。【常见搭配】 a sense of humour 幽默感In a good/ bad humour 心情好/不好Out of humour发脾气 Eg: She has a great sense of humour. 她很有幽默感

12、。He is always in a good humour. 他总是心情很好。His mother was out of humour after he told her his bad scores. 当他告诉母亲成绩后，他端庄的母亲发脾气了。【派生词】 humorous为形容词，译为“幽默的”。Eg: He is witty and humorous. 这个人很风趣。【即学即用】1.I cant stand people with no sense of _ (humorous).答案：humour8.Thanks to . 归功于、由于、因为【用法讲解】 thanks to后常接名词、

13、代词或动名词。Eg: Thanks to your help, I finished the project on time. 多亏了你的帮助，我按时完成了项目。【知识拓展】 thanks for . 为.而感谢Eg: Thanks for your help. 谢谢你的帮助。【易混辨析】 thanks to与because of区别Thanks to通常带有一种积极的、感谢的意味；Because of更中性，有时可能带有负面的意味。Eg: Thanks to your advice, I avoided a big mistake. 对亏你的建议，我避免了打错。Because of the

14、bad weather, we had to cancel our plans. 由于天气不好，我们不得不取消计划。【即学即用】1.多亏了她的努力工作，她得到晋升。_ _ her hard work, she got the promotion.答案： Thanks to9.Less (形容词) 较少的、更少的；(副词) 较少地、更少地；(代词) 较少、更少【用法讲解】 less作副词时，常常用来修饰动词、形容词或副词，表示数量或程度的减少；less作形容词时，常与不可数名词连用；less也是little的比较级。Eg: He comes here less and less. 他来这里的次数

15、越来越少。We have less rainfall here than in Shanghai. 我们这儿的降雨量比上海少。【常见搭配】 less than 少于No less than不少于Less and less越来越少Eg: I earn less than he does. 我比他挣得少。He won no less than 5000 yuan in the lottery. 他居然中了5000元的奖券。We drink less and less coffee these days.我们这些天喝咖啡越来越少了。【即学即用】1.To be healthy, Lisa eats _

16、 (little) junk food.答案：less10.Straightforward (形容词) 坦率的、简单的Eg: She gave a straightforward answer. 她给出了直率的回答。The instructions are straightforward. 说明很简单。11.Opinion (名词) 看法、意见【用法讲解】 opinion为不可数名词。Eg: My opinion remains unchanged. 我的看法一如既往。【常见搭配】 in ones opinion 在某人看来Have a good/ bad opinion of sb./ st

17、h. 对.的评价好/不好Have an opinion about sth.对某事有意见Eg: In my opinion, the best way to learn a new language is through immersion.在我看来，学习一门新语言的最佳方式是通过沉浸式学习。I have a very good opinion of his work. 我对他的工作评价很好。She has a strong opinion about raising children in the modern world.她对在现代社会中抚养孩子有很强的意见。【即学即用】1.在我看来，学习

18、英语非常重要。_ _ _, learning English is very important.答案：In my opinion12.Make a mistake 犯错误Eg: Its easy to make a mistake. 犯错误很容易。【知识拓展】 mistake为可数名词，其复数形式为mistakes；mistake还可为动词，以为“误认、误解”，其过去式为mistook；过去分词为mistaken。Eg: The report contains several mistakes. 报告中有几处错误。People often mistake confidence for arr

19、ogance. 人们常常把自信误认为傲慢。【常见搭配】 by mistake 无意地Mistake A for B 把A误认为BBe mistaken in sth./ doing sth. 在某事上出错Eg: I took your eraser by mistake.我错拿了你的橡皮。Jack mistook my book for his.杰克错拿我的书当他的。You are mistaken in thinking he is honest. 你错认为他是诚实的。【即学即用】1.我在考试中犯了一个大错误。I _ _ _ _ in the exam.答案：made a big mista

20、ke13.Honest (形容词) 坦诚的、诚实的【用法讲解】 honest在句中常位于名词前作定语；也可在系动词之后作表语。Eg: Mike is an honest student. 马克是一个诚实的学生。He is honest.他很诚实。【常见搭配】 be honest about sth. 对某事诚实Be honest with sb.对某人坦诚To be honest坦白地说Eg: You should be honest about your mistakes. 你应该对你的错误诚实。I will be honest with you about the problems we

21、face. 我会对你坦诚我们面临的问题。To be honest, I dont think we have a chance of winning. 坦白地说，我认为我们没有获胜的机会。【派生词】 honesty为名词，以为“诚实”。Eg: Honesty is the foundation of trust in relationships. 诚实在关系中是信任的基础。【即学即用】1.His _ (hones) has never been called into question.答案： honesty14.Direct (形容词) 率直的、直接的【用法讲解】 direct还可为副词，以

22、为“直接地、径直地”；direct亦可为动词，译为“指导、管理”。Eg: Take the direct route to the airport. 去机场最直接的路线。She gave him a direct answer to his question. 她坦率地回答了他的问题。The sunshine shines direct into the room. 阳光直接射进屋子里。He directed the team to start working on the project. 他指导团队开始着手这个项目。【常见搭配】 go direct to . 直接去.Direct sb.t

23、o do sth. 指导某人做某事Eg: I must go direct to Paris. 我必须直接去巴黎。His boss directed him to cancel the meeting. 他的老板指示他取消这次会议。【派生词】 directly为副词，译为“直接地”；direction为名词，译为“方向、指导”；director为名词，译为“主管、导演”。Eg: She walked directly to the front of the line. 她径直走到了队伍前面。She has lost all sense of direction in her life. 她完全

24、丧失了生活的方向。The new director has really got things moving. 新来的主任确实使事情有了进展。【即学即用】1.The _ (direct) took us through the play scene by scene.答案：director15.Similarity (名词) 相似之处【用法讲解】 similarity为可数名词，其复数形式为similarities。Eg: Despite their differences, they share many similarities in their approach to problem -

25、 solving.尽管他们有所不同，但在解决问题的方法上有很多相似之处。【常见搭配】 similarity between A and BA和B之间的相似性In similarity to/ with sb./ sth. 与.相似Eg: There is striking similarity between the two paintings. 这两幅画之间有惊人的相似之处。In similarity to her sister, she also enjoys reading. 和她姐姐相似，她也喜欢阅读。【派生词】 similar为名词，译为“类似物、相似物”。Eg: The two houses are similar in size.两座房子大小差不多。【即学即用】1.The _ (similar) of their names often leads to confusion.答案：similarity6