English Vocabulary Test Center Handbook for Senior High School Entrance Examination

Chapter 4

dance away／off dance away
in danger / out of danger out of danger / in danger of ... / run a danger adventure / create (a) danger / face (a) danger facing danger / sense (a) danger Aware of danger / avoid (a) danger avoid danger / danger money danger work allowance / danger signal danger signal / danger zone danger zone
Danger is an uncountable noun, which means "danger" in an abstract sense or a general meaning.

If it expresses specific meanings such as "cause of danger", "dangerous person or thing", "threat", "harm", etc., it is a countable noun.Example: In war, a soldier's life is full of danger.In war, soldiers' lives are full of dangers.

dangerous (dangerous) 'ous (descriptive measurement suffix) dangerous

be dangerous to be dangerous to
danger danger/safe safety/safety safety/in safety safety/Unsafe unsafe/life life/die death/dead dead/death death/hang hanging, hanging/drown (make) drown/kill kill / murder murder / starve (to) starve to death
Dangerous means to bring danger to others or create danger.Such as Jack is dangerous.Jack is a dangerous man.

at(before, after) dark in the dark (before, after)/in the dark in the dark/Dark Ages dark century/dark continent dark continent/dark clouds black clouds/dark forces black evil forces/dark green dark green/ dark horse unpredictable people or things / keep sb. keep someone in the dark in the dark

Both black and dark have the meaning of "black".

Black often refers to the color black; dark refers to the lack of light that makes people unable to see or recognize things in front of them.

When describing something, the antonym of black is white, and the antonym of dark is bright.

Date back to is the same as / date from indicates that the mouth period is from; belongs to / begins with a certain period / make a date (with) (with...) date / out of date obsolete, outdated / up to date recently of, modern, new / fix (set) a date fixed date / break (cut) a date failure / keep a date compliance / definite date exact date / due date expiration date / closing (cutting—off) date deadline date
Both date back to and date from have the same meaning, both refer to "exist from a certain time to the present" (=have existed since), and neither of them can be used in passive voice.Note: Such sentences usually use the present simple tense, not the past simple tense, unless the object being talked about no longer exists.Example: The church, which dated back to the 13th century, was destroyed in an earthquake two years ago.That church was built in the 13th century and was destroyed in an earthquake two years ago.

day after day / all day (10ng) all day; all day / all day and all night all day all night / day and night day and night / every other day every other day / in the day (time ) in the daytime / in those days in those days / one day one day; some day / some day (future) always one day; another day / the day after tomorrow the day after tomorrow / the day before yesterday / the other day a few days ago / those days those days; that era / to this day until today / the difficult days that a rainy day may encounter; rainy day / by day in the daytime / by the day by the day / day by day day and night / (from) day to day, every day / to a day just right, just right / by day H; during the day / a nice day sunny day / an eventful day eventful day / a memorable day unforgettable day / working day working day / all the day all day / in the day (time) in the day / these days now now; recently / day in day out day after day (every day) / day off rest; no work / day coach hard seat car / day laborer Part-time workers/day letter/day nursery...nursery/day school/days of grace/day ticket

Mother's Day/National Day/opening day/packet day cruise ship arrival or departure day/parting day evening/pay day pay day/saIad days hit spring/this day week last week or today of the next week/ at the present day today / in days to come in the future / in these days ago, now / between two days at night / cap and feather days childhood / early in the day in time, early in the plan / have one's day good luck / make a day of it enjoy yourself / late in the day miss the opportunity, it's too late / one's day is gone / wear through the day / 3 days ago (1ater) three days ago (after) / in 3 days within three days (after) / after 3 days three days later
daybook running book/break dawn/daylight daytime, daylight/daylong all day/dayman part-time worker or day shift person/dayroom lounge, entertainment room/daystar Morning Star/daytime daytime, daytime/day-to-day daily routine of.Temporary / day. tripper the day the end of the journey of the trip
chairday late years/fullday/halfday/layday/layday/midday/rest-day

night is falling.

Indicates that "the day is getting dark", not The day is failing, it should be The(be)dead against directly opposing; (be)dead to no response to...

Some adjectives plus a definite article can refer to the same type of person. dead belongs to this kind of adjective, the dead refers to the dead person, when it is the subject, the predicate uses the plural.

Christmas Eve is the night____
A． before December 24
C． of December 25
B． after December 25
D． of December 24
(Anhui Province in 2001)
Analysis sentence meaning: Christmas Eve is the evening of December 1th.The answer is D.This question examines the festival culture in the West.Christmas Day is December 2th, and Christmas Eve is naturally December 24th.

de (indicates strengthening meaning) + cid (cutting, cutting off) decision, ruling

decide on sth．Choose something; decide to use something / decide for oneself to make a decision alone / decide against / decide against / decide between choose in ...; judge ... right or wrong / decide for decision (do); judge... ...Correct／decide forthwithimmediately decide／decide(not)to do decides (not)to do

① To express a decision to do something, decide is usually followed by an infinitive, but not a gerund, but sometimes it can be followed by on doing sth. .Example: He decided to go abroad.He decided to go abroad. ②decide on means "make a decision on..." or "choose", and the preposition in it cannot be omitted, for example: He decided on buying a computer. (He decided to buy a computer.) ③ means "decided not to do something" can use decide not to do sth.Or decide against doing sth.These two sentence types.Example: I have decided against going swimming.I have decided not to go swimming.

be deep in concentrating on.../deep into the night until deep only/in the deep of night in the middle of the night/deep sleep/deep sorrow/deep understanding/deep influence/in deep water (s) in distress (due to insolvency, etc.)
When deep is used in conjunction with quantifiers representing specific depths, it should be placed after the quantifiers.

Although deep can be used as a noun, it does not mean "depth". If it means "depth", "the depth of..." should be used. How much is the depth of the oil well?What is the depth of this oil well?
Delicious itself means "it tastes good", so there is no need to add to eat afterwards.Example: (x) The apple is delicious to eat. (0) the apple is delicious.This apple tastes good.

①dialogue is often translated as "dialogue", emphasizing the interlocutor's response.It is a countable noun when speaking in this sense, for example: These are long dialogues between two comedians.These are lengthy conversations between two comic characters.In addition, dialogue can also be used as an uncountable noun, which means "dialogue, works written in dialogue", for example: Plays are written in dialogue.The play is written in dialogue. ②conversation is a countable noun, often translated as "conversation, conversation, conversation", for example: No conversation while I'm working, please.Don't talk while I'm working.

dictionary of music music dictionary / English, Chinese dictionary English-Chinese dictionary / dictionary of English with Chinese translation English-Chinese double solution dictionary / English dictionary English dictionary / dictionary of grammar dictionary / small-sized dictionary small dictionary / pocket dictionary pocket dictionary
Cover cover / page page, page number / leaf (books, etc.) page

die away(down) gradually subsides, weakens, extinguishes fire/die out extinction
①die (die) is an intransitive verb, so it cannot be used in the passive voice.Example: (×) His ther was died in 1986． (√) His father died in 1．His father died in 986.

②die is an instant verb and cannot be used together with the perfect tense expressing a period of time. It cannot be said: He has died for nine years.But to say He died nine years ago.Or It is nine years since he died.Or He has been dead for nine years. be dying means "going to die".

different kinds of various; different types of / in different ways in different ways / different from different from

differently/indifferent/same/like

Mum, Bill is coming to dinner this evening.

OK. Let's give him——to eat.

A． something differentB． different anything
C． anything different D． different something
(Hebei Province in 2002)
Analysis sentence meaning:

Mom, Bill is coming to dinner tonight.Ok, let's make him something special to eat.The answer is A.An adjective is placed after the indefinite pronoun it modifies.

If the object of comparison is a noun, pronoun or adverbial phrase, etc., you can use different from (to, than).But if the object used for comparison is a sentence without a leading word, usually only different than is used, for example: Schools are different than they used to be.The school is not the same as before.If it is a clause guided by what, you can use from or to.Comparison: She is quite different to what we thought. =She is quite different from what we thought.She is not what we originally imagined.

be difficult to do is difficult to do......／difficult of access／be difficult of difficult...

difficult difficulty/difficultly difficulty/hard difficulty/easy easy/troublesome troublesome

at dinner / have dinner meal; meal, / dinner party banquet / dinner table table / make dinner cooking
① When expressing a general meaning, the article is usually not used before dinner, such as: have dinner (eating), at dinner (while eating), etc., but if dinner is modified by an adjective, indicating a meal with certain characteristics, then Usually an indefinite article is used.Example: We must have an early dinner so as to catch the train.We must eat early in order to catch the train. ② "Eat dinner" can be said: eat (have. take) dinner, eating is at dinner.

Dusty is full of dust/smelly smelly/clean wipes clean, cleans up.../clear; cleans up, makes clean/neat neat, tidy/tidy neat, neat

do one's best to do sth.Do one's best to do something / do one's homework (1essons) do homework, / do some cleaning / do some cooking / do some shopping / do some washing / do sport; (Sports) Activities / d0 wrong doing wrong things, doing bad things / do a good deed doing a good thing / do away with eliminate, abolish / do sb. a favor to help (someone) / do the deed put into action, take effect / do up repair; comb; sort out / do well success; prosperity / do with use; think it is useful; deal with; tolerate / do without exempt, do not use / have sth． to d0 with has a relationship with...
"Don't always make Michael this or that. He is already a big boy. dear."

Mr Bush said to his wife．

A． do B． to do C． does D． did
Analysis sentence meaning: "Don't let Mike do this and that, he is already a big boy. My dear." Mr. Bush said to his wife.The answer is A. make to make/make someone do something use "make sb.do", omitting the infinitive symbol to.

a meeting
lunch (eat lunch)
The meaning of "有", the auxiliary verb do should be used when it becomes a negative sentence or an interrogative sentence.

at the doctor's to live in a medical residence／see a doctor to see a doctor; to see a doctor／send for a doctor to send someone to invite a doctor
worker / farmer / policeman / physician / nurse / engineer / architect / writer / public servant / secretary / manager / typist / teacher / professor / lecturer / spaceman Astronaut/driver car driver/sailor sailor
lawyer/judge/scientist/singer/dancer
composer/musician/conductor/director/model/artist/painter/businessman/cook
Doctor is the general term for doctors, which can be abbreviated as Dr.

Love me, love my dog.Aiwujiwu／die a dog's death／put on(the)dog to put on airs and play awe-inspiring

cent / pound / penny / shilling / franc / yuan (RMB) yuan / jiao / fen / yen / mark / peso / krona / dinar / lire
close the door／open the door／from door to door／out of doors／at death's door／next door／next door to
Very close to.../show sb. the door issued an order to expel the guest, and the important person left / with open (closed) doors openly (secretly) / within doors in the house, inside the flower restaurant / front door main entrance / bang a door slamming the father's door
doorbell doorbell／doormat doormat／doorway door
① "The door on the wall" is a door in the wall, you cannot use on, because the door is embedded in the wall.Example: There is a small door in the eastern wall.There is a small door on the east wall. ②door and gate both refer to the door. Door refers to doors with roofs such as house doors, house doors, wardrobe doors, and car doors; gate refers to the gate or doorway of a city wall or yard, and any site with walls but no roof, such as the gate of a park, campus, factory, farm, etc.

Be down on to get angry with.../down with knock down/copy down(write down) write down
When down is used as an adverb, it can be used as a predicative, expressing meanings such as "downstairs", "falling down" and "falling down".

blouse blouse／skirt skirt／miniskirt miniskirt

① dress is used as a noun, and there are two usages: one is used to refer to the outerwear worn by women (especially dresses), and also refers to the clothes worn by children, but it cannot refer to the clothes worn by men. At this time, it is a countable noun;

Another usage is to refer to the way people (regardless of men and women) wear clothes, which is usually called "dressing" or "dressing up", which is an uncountable noun at this time.In addition, it is also used for some special types of clothes, such as: full dress formal clothing, national dress ethnic clothing, fancy dress fancy dress, etc.Example: (X) He doesn't care much about dresses. (√)He doesn't care much about dress．He doesn't pay much attention to clothes. ②When dress is used as a transitive verb, it does not mean "wear (clothes)", but "dress (person)", so its object can only be "person", not "clothes".Another example: "She was dressed in a gown", said in English can be: She was dressed in a gown.Or She dressed herself in a gown.But it cannot be: She dressed a gown.

make a drink a drink／pour a drink pour a drink／serve drink supply drink／strong drink liquor／weak drink light wine／soft drinksoft drink／have a(good)drink of(happily)drink...／drink to. ． ．Cheers to...／hot drink／cold drink／iced drink／iced drink
Wine red wine／beer beer／rice wine／tea tea／black tea／green tea／jasmine tea／tea with milk／juice／mineral water／soda water／coffee
——What are Mr. and Mrs． Black doing?

They——tea in the garden.

A． are drinkingB． drank C． have drunk
D． drink
(Beijing in 2003)
Analysis sentence meaning: What are Mr. and Mrs. Black doing? —They were drinking tea in the garden.The answer is A.This question examines the tense of verbs. From the previous sentence, we can see that the present continuous tense is used, B is the past tense, C is the present perfect tense, and D is the simple present tense, so choose A.

When drink is used as a transitive verb, its usage is similar to "drink" in Chinese, and its object can be water, milk, beverage, etc.But eat soup, not drink.

drive sb． out of drive someone out of a certain place/drive sb. mad makes someone crazy; drive someone crazy / drive at means / drive off to disperse
drop in to drop by / drop across to meet by chance / drop asleep to fall asleep without knowing it / drop back to retreat.Postscript / drop behind behind, behind / drop out to leave, quit; abstain; drop

Will you please—your shoes on the floor?

A． not to drop
B． not drop
C． don't drop
D． not dropping
(Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, 2001)
Analysis sentence meaning:

Would you please keep your shoes off the floor?Answer B. Will you please do.Use in negative sentences: Will you please not do. ． ． ?
During is a preposition followed by a noun or phrase of time. Because it is not a conjunction, it cannot be followed by an adverbial clause of time.Example: (×) He could swim during he was 5 years old. (√)He could swim when he was 5 years old.He can swim when he is 5 years old.

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