资源简介 八年级英语上册Unit2单词详解★housework(U)n.家务劳动,家务事(复合名词)◆homework(U)n.家庭作业◆schoolwork(U)n.功课,学业◆paperwork (U)n.文书工作,文件●do (the) housework做家务→I spent all morning doing the housework.(宾语) 我整个上午都在做家务。→I don’t like doing housework.我不爱干家务。→It’s difficult to do housework〔with the children under my feet all the time〕.(“with复合结构”作原因状语)有孩子在身边缠着,我很难做家务事。→Housework is a waste of their time.(主语)做家务是在浪费他们的时间。→Maybe she can help with housework, too.(介宾) 或许她也可以帮忙做家事。→I help my mother with her housework sometimes. 我有时候就帮妈妈做做家务。→Do you find housework tiring and boring (find+宾语+宾补/形容词短语)你是否觉得家务活又累又烦?★hardly(adv.)几乎不,几乎没有(程度状语)(否定副词)(行前,系后情助后)●work hard努力工作(动词短语)●hard work辛苦的工作(艰辛)(名词短语)→The children were so excited they could hardly speak.(that略)孩子们兴奋得几乎连话都说不出来了。→I can hardly believe it.这简直让我难以置信。→There was hardly any (=very little) traffic.路上车少人稀。→Dad ate hardly anything (=almost nothing),did he 爸爸几乎没吃什么东西,是吗?★ever(adv.)在任何时候,从来,曾经(时间状语)→You never ever offer to help! 你从来都不主动帮忙!→Nothing lasts for ever.没有什么是永恒的。→As ever, Joe was late. 同往常一样,乔又迟到了。→If you’re ever in Seattle, come and see me.如果你什么时候到了西雅图,就来看我吧。→Did you ever see him while you were in Paris . 你在巴黎时曾见过他吗 →Nobody ever comes to this part of the country. 没有人曾经来过该国这个地区→Have you ever been to Paris 你去过巴黎吗?→I don’t think I’ve ever been here before.(否定转移) 我觉得我以前从未到过这里。★hardly ever几乎从不(副词短语/频度状语)●always>usually>often>sometimes>seldom>hardly ever>never(很少)→We hardly ever go out.我们几乎从不出门。→She lives in Spain, so we hardly ever (=almost never) see her.她住在西班牙,所以我们几乎见不到她。★once(adv.)一次,曾经●at once立刻,马上;同时(时间状语)●once upon a time从前,很久以前(时间状语)→Class meetings take place once a week.(频度状语) 班会每周举行一次。→Once there lived an old man in a village. (时间状语)从前在一个村子里住著一位老人→a once-famous doctor 一位曾享有盛名的医生★twice(adv.)两次,两倍●think twice(在决定做某事之前)再三考虑,慎重考虑(三思)→We go camping twice a year.我们每年去宿营两次。→The milkmaid milks the cows twice a day. 挤奶女工一天两次为奶牛挤奶。→I'm〔twice〕your age.= I'm〔twice〕as old as you are.(程度状语) 我的年龄比你大一倍★Internet(n.)互联网,因特网(专有名词,与the连用)●on the Internet在网上,通过因特网●surf the Internet上网,网上冲浪→You can find all kinds of information 〔on the Internet〕.(介词短语作方式状语)在因特网上你可以找到各种信息。→He bought the chairs〔on the Internet〕. 他从网上买了这些椅子。→More and more companies are using the Internet to trade.(宾语)越来越多的公司在使用因特网做生意。→I went〔on the Internet〕to find some information for my assignment.(地点状语)我上网查找资料来写作业。★program(C)n.(广播/电视)节目(=programme)→What’s your favourite television programme (主语)你最喜欢的电视节目是什么?→There’s a programme about(on) killer whales next.(主语)接下来要播放一个关于虎鲸的节目。●see/watch a programme (观)看节目★full(adj.)忙的(同busy),满的(充满的)(反empty),饱的(反hungry)●be full of充满(同be filled with)→I have a full day tomorrow.(定语) 我明天的事排得满满的。→a full cup of tea 一满杯的茶→Don’t talk〔with your mouth full〕.(with+宾语+宾补/with复合结构作方式或伴随状语)嘴里塞满东西时不要说话。→Life’s full of surprises, isn’t it (表语)生活中总是有各种意想不到的事,对吧?★swing(C)n.摆动,秋千(vt./vi.)(使)摆动,摇摆●swing dance摇摆舞→kids《playing on the swings》荡秋千的孩子们(现在分词短语作后置定语)→It's dangerous to jump off the swing.(不定式短语作真正的主语)从秋千上跳下来是很危险的。→walk〔with a swing〕 摇摇摆摆地走(介词短语作方式状语)→Let your arms swing as you walk.(宾补) 边走边摆动双臂。→a sign《swinging in the wind》(现在分词短语作定语)在风中摇摆的指示牌★maybe(adv.)大概,或许,可能(美国英语,口语常用。英国英语用perhaps,比较正式)(可能性约50%)→Maybe we can find a way out.(句子副词/评注状语)或许我们能想出一个办法来。 way out(C)n.出路,解决问题的方法→Maybe I can ride the bicycle and follow you.也许我可以骑自行车跟着你。→He looked like he was thirty, maybe thirty-five years old.他看上去有30岁,也许35岁。★least①(adv.)最小,最少②(adj.)③(pron.)最小的,最少的→He's the least clever in the class. (adv./程度状语)(参与构成最高级)他在班上最不聪明。→He chose the least expensive hotel.他挑了一家最便宜的酒店。→He is the best teacher,even though he has the least experience.(adj./定语)他虽然经验最少,却是最出色的老师。→He used to wake〔at the least noise〕.(介词短语作原因状语)他以前总是有一点点动静就会醒过来。→How others see me is the least of my worries.(pron.)(表语)别人怎样看我,我一点儿都不在乎。→It's the least《I can do to help》.(定语从句)这是我所能帮忙做的最起码的事。★at least至少,不少于,起码(程度状语)◆at most至多→It will take you at least 20 minutes to get there.到那里至少要花20分钟。→At least he didn’t lie to me.至少他没跟我撒谎。★junk(U)n.无用的东西,无价值的东西(垃圾)→This cupboard’s full of junk.(介宾)这个壁橱里塞满了杂物。→I bought this old table in a junk shop. (定语)我在旧货店里买了这张旧桌子。★junk food垃圾食品→He threw out all my junk food.他把我的垃圾食品全都扔了。→Hamburgers are a kind of junk food.汉堡是垃圾食物。★coffee(U/C)n.(一杯)咖啡→Do you want a cup of coffee 你要来杯咖啡吗?→Do you like your coffee white (=with milk) or black (=without milk)(形容词短语作宾补)你的咖啡要加奶还是不加奶?→Let's have a coffee. 我们喝杯咖啡吧→They ordered two coffees. (指种类和份数时是可数名词)他们叫了两杯咖啡。★health(U)n.健康 healthy(adj.)健康的,unhealthy(adj.)不健康的 healthily(adv.)健康地(eat~);unhealthily(adv.)有病地,不健康地●(be/stay/keep) in good health(保持)健康●be/stay/keep healthy保持健康●in poor health不健康(unhealthy)→I’m worried about my husband’s health.(介宾)我担心我丈夫的健康状况。→Early rising is good for your health.早起对你的健康有益。★result(C)n.结果,后果●as a result结果,因此(插入语/连接状语)●as a result of因为,作为……的结果(原因状语)→Accidents are usually the result of driving too fast.车祸通常是开车太快的结果。★percent(n.)(=per cent)百分之……(没有复数形式)→Eighty percent of the park is desert.(主语)公园中百分之八十是沙漠。→a 10 percent increase in house prices10%的房价上涨→The decrease in sales was almost 20 percent.(表语)销售量差不多减少了20%。★online(adj.)(adv.)在线(的),联网(的)●go online上网→All the city’s schools will be online by the end of the year.(表语)到年底,市里的所有学校都会连接因特网。→Instead of writing letters on paper, people communicate by sending e-mails and chatting〔on line〕.(方式状语)人们交流时不再用纸写信,而是发送邮件或在网上聊天。 instead of代替,而不是→set up an online business/library(定语)开一家网店/网上图书馆★television(U/C)n.电视节目,电视机→Lucy turned on the television to watch the evening news.(介宾)露西打开电视观看晚间新闻。→In the evenings I like to relax and watch television.(动宾)晚上,我喜欢放松下来,看看电视。→What’s on television tonight (在电视上播放)今晚有什么电视节目?★although(conj.)虽然,尽管,即使(不和but连用,可以连用yet, still)(引导让步状语从句)→Athough it was cold, he did not make a fire in the stove.虽然很冷,他还是没有升起火炉→Although she felt ill, she still went to work.她虽然觉得身体不舒服, 但仍然去上班了。→Although he tried his best, he lost again this time.尽管他尽了全力,但是这次又输了。★through(prep.)以,凭借(手段/媒介等);穿过,透过→He got the job〔through my help〕. (方式状语)他经由我的帮助找到那个工作→I heard about it〔through a friend〕.我是从一个朋友那里听说此事的。→We made our way through the village to the farm.(地状)(行进)我们穿过村庄来到了农场。→She smiled at him as he walked 〔through the door〕.(地状)他从门口进来时,她朝他笑了。→I could see her〔through the window〕.(地状)我透过窗户看到了她。★mind①(U/C)n.头脑,思想;心智②(vt.)介意●change one's mind改变主意●make up one's mind下定决心,拿定主意→A plan began to form in his mind.一个计划开始在他的头脑里形成。→The event is still fresh in most people’s minds.此事大多数人还记忆犹新。→Mind and body are closely related.思想和肉体紧密相连。→She has a quick mind.她思维敏捷。→Would you mind my joining the sports club (动名词复合结构作宾语)你介意我加入运动俱乐部吗?★body(C)n.身体(pl.→bodies)→My fingers were numb and my whole body ached.(主语)我手指麻木,浑身疼痛。→Your body temperature is higher in the daytime than at night.(定语)人的体温白天高于夜晚。→Because your body is not used to that.(主语)因为你的身体不习惯这样。★such(adj.)(pron.)这样的,那样的,类似的(作为形容词,修饰名词或名词短语)→They’re such nice people.(定语)他们真是好人。→It’s such a long way from here.它离这儿太远了。→I felt such an idiot.我觉得自己太傻了。→there’s no such person/thing 没有那样的人/物→Such are the results. 结果就是那样(代词作主语)→Such is life.人生就是这样。★such as(习语)例如(引出同位语),像……这样(后置定语)→Cartoon characters such as Mickey Mouse and Snoopy are still popular.(后置定语)米老鼠、史努比等卡通人物仍然流行。★together(adv.)在一起,共同(方式状语)●together with→与...一起→He and my father were at school together.他和我父亲一起上过学。→They decided to spend more time together.他们决定要花更多时间在一起。→Before we all worked together, we laughed together.之前我们一起工作, 我们一起欢笑→Together, we will make America strong again.(宾补)携起手来,我们要让美国再次强大。★die(vi.)消失,灭亡,死亡 dead(adj.)死的 dying(adj.)垂死的 death(U/C)n.死亡(事件)→He died in 1985 at the age of 76.他1985年去世,终年76岁。→Her father died suddenly in an accident when she was only ten.她年仅10岁时父亲突然死于一场意外事故。→She died young, at the age of 27.(形容词作状语)她27岁英年早逝。→My uncle died a hero.(名词短语作状语)我叔叔死得很英勇。→Did she die a natural death 她是自然死亡吗?(同源宾语)→He died from overwork.他死于工作过劳。(外因)→Mr. Black died of pneumonia today in hospital.布拉克先生因肺炎今天死于医院。(内因)★writer(C)n.作者,作家 write(vt./vi.)写,写作(wrote/written)→a writer of children’s stories儿童故事作家→a science-fiction writer科幻小说作家→He is the writer of the letter.他就是写这封信的人。★dentist(C)n.牙科医生●go to the dentist去看牙医→I hate going to the dentist.我讨厌去看牙医。→I'm afraid to go to the dentist.我害怕去看牙医。→The dentist pulled the wrong tooth for him.牙医帮他拔了错了牙。★magazine(C)n.杂志,期刊→He held a magazine in his hand.他手里拿着一本杂志。→You can share newspapers, books and magazines.你可以分享报纸、书籍和杂志。→They are talking about a magazine article.他们在谈论杂志中的文章。★however(adv.)然而,不过(插入语/连接状语)(句首,句中或句末,用逗号隔开,转折/对比关系)(连接副词)→Later, however, he made up his mind to do that.可是,后来他就下定决心去做了→However, I will do it in my own way.可是,我将照我的方式去做★than(prep.)(conj.)比(比较状语)→She is more beautiful than us all. (prep.)她比我们大家都漂亮→I like you better than him.我喜欢你甚于喜欢他 [你比他更讨我喜欢]→I like you better than he (does). (conj.)我比他更喜欢你→She woke even earlier than usual.(固定搭配)她甚至比平时醒得更早。★more than多于(副词短语/程度状语)→There are more than 20 pupils《playing the computer games》in Class 1 Grade 2.(现在分词短语作后置定语)在二年级一班有20多名学生玩电脑游戏。→More than half of the class joined the English club.班级里有一多半的学生加入了英语俱乐部。★almost(adv.)几乎,差不多(不和not,very连用)(程度状语)→Supper’s almost ready.晚饭就要做好了。→It is almost midnight.午夜将至。→He’s almost as old as I am.他差不多跟我一样大。→Marsha visits her son almost every day.玛莎几乎每天都去看望儿子。→Almost no one believed that he was sick.几乎没有人相信他病了→Almost all the people take interest in the new TV program.几乎所有的人都对这个新的电视节目感兴趣。★none(pron.)没有一个,毫无(一点儿也没有,一个也没有)→None of our passengers can change this note.(主语)我们的乘客中没人能换开这张钞票。→None of them (the students) know(或knows)anything about it yet.他们(那些学生)之中还没有人知道那件事。→None of the milk is fresh.牛奶都不新鲜了。→How many students are there in the dining room now None!一个也没有!→How much milk is there in the bottle None!一点儿也没有了!★less(adv.)较少,较小(adj.)(pron.)较少的,更少的●less and less越来越少→Talk less,do more.少说,多做。(程度状语)→less expensive/often价钱较便宜/不那么经常(adv.)(程度状语)→You shoud eat more vegetables and less meat.(adj.)(定语)你应该多吃蔬菜,少吃肉。→We have less《to worry about》 now.(pron.)(宾语)现在我们要担忧的事少了。★less than少于(副词短语/程度状语)→Only less than 70 percent of the students passed the exam.只有不到百分之七十的学生通过了这次考试。★point(C)n. 〔比赛或运动中的〕分数,得分,点(vt./vi.)指,指向●point at指着(目标)●point to指向(方向)●point out指出(后接n./pron./宾语从句)→He is〔three points〕behind the leader.(名词短语作程度状语)他落后领先者三分。→win/lose a point赢/输一分→You get three points for a win and one point for a draw.赢了得三分,打平得一分。→They won on points.他们以点数获胜。→two point five 二点五(2.5)(小数点)→a point on a map 地图上的一点→He pointed his finger at me. 他用手指指著我。→Don't point at me with your finger!不要用你的手指指着我!→The big sign points south (points to the south).那块大告示牌指向南方。★American Teenager《美国青少年》★teenager(C)n.青少年,十几岁的孩子(13到19岁的) teenage①(adj.)青少年的,十几岁的(前置定语)②(U)n.青少年时期→teenage girls/problems/magazines十几岁的少女/青少年的问题/青少年杂志 teen(C)n.青少年,十几岁的孩子(同teenager)(adj.)青少年的,十几岁的(同teenage) teens(pl.)十几岁,青少年时期●in one's teens(某人)十几岁 展开更多...... 收起↑ 资源预览