第二部分、常用名词词汇
General Nouns (1-100)
1.account
I have an account with the bank. 我在银行开有户头。
He turned/put his knowledge of Spanish to good account. 他善加利用他对西班牙语文的知识。
Don’t stay away on account of John. 为了约翰，不要离开。
2.act
Don’t take him seriously --- it’s just an act. 不要把他看得太认真 ――― 他只是假装那样而已。
In the act of (=while) picking up the ball, he slipped and fell. 正当其拾球之际，他失足跌倒。
3.addition
They’ve just had an addition to the family. 他们家里刚又增加一口。
4.adjustment
They do an adjustment on humance resources to achieve the goal. 为了达到目标，他们调整了人员。
5. advertisement
Advertisement helps to sell goods. 广告有助于销路。
6. agreement
I’m quite in agreement with what you say. 我十分同意你所说的话。
7. air
My plans are still quite in the air. 我的计划还未定案。
Radio Beijing is on the air 24 hours a day. 北京电台全天24小时广播。
8. amount
There is still quite an amount of prejudice against him. 人们对他尚有很大的偏见。
He has any amount of money. 他的钱不可数计。
9. amusement
He looked at me in amusement. 他很感兴趣地望着我。
There are plenty of amusements here – cinemas, theatres, concerts, football matches, and so on. 这里有许多娱乐 － 电影院、戏院、音乐会、足球比赛等。
10. animal
animal desires 肉欲
11. answer
She gave no answer. 她没有回答。
12. apparatus¹
Your digestive apparatus takes the food you eat and changes it so that it can be used to build up the body. 你的消化器官把你所吃的食物消化、吸收，用以增进身体的健康。
13. approval
Your plans have my approval. 你的计划我赞成。
14. argument
I have no wish to engage in (an) argument with you. 我不想跟你辩论。
15. art
The story is developed with great art. 那故事非常技巧地展开。
16. attack
Attack is said to be the best form of defence. 常言道，攻击是最好的防御。
17. attempt
Her attempt at a Christmas cake had to be thrown away. 她的圣诞蛋糕做得不好。
18. attention
Pay attention to what you’re doing. 注意你在做的事。
A pretty girl usually receives more attentions than a plain girl. 一个漂亮女孩通常比一个普通女孩得到较多的殷勤。
Attention! 立正！
19. attraction
He cannot resist the attraction of a pretty girl. 他无法抗拒漂亮女郎的吸引力。
20. authority
He is a great authority on phonetics. 他是语音学方面的权威。
21. back
He slipped and fell on his back. 他仰天滑到。
22. balance
Don’t get excited; keep your balance. 不要冲动，保持冷静。
23. base
A naval² base is located at Wei Hai. 威海有个海军基地。
24. behavior
Tom won a prize for good behavior at school. 汤姆在学校里得到品行优良奖。
25. belief
He has lost his belief in God. 他已不相信上帝。
26. birth
That baby weighed seven pounds at birth. 那婴儿生下来七磅重。
27. bit
He ate every bit of his dinner. 他把他的晚餐吃得光光。
She’s feeling a bit tired. 她觉得有点疲倦。
He doesn’t care a bit. 他一点也不在乎。
28. bite
His face was covered with insect bites. 他满脸都是蚊虫咬伤。
I haven’t had a bite since morning. 我从早晨到现在一口东西都未吃过。
There’s a bite in the air this morning. 今天早晨有点寒风刺骨。
29. blood
He gave his blood to help his sister. 他输血给他的妹妹以救她。
His blood is up. 他发脾气了。
His blood ran cold. 他吓得魂不附体。
30. blow
Let’s go for a blow. 让我们到户外吹吹风。
31. body
His body was brought back to England for burial. 他的遗体被运回英国埋葬。
She’s a nice old body. 她是一个很好的老人。
32. brass³
get down to brass tacks⁴ 开门见山
33. bread
I’m only dong it for the bread. 我纯粹是为了钱才做那件事。
34. breath
They are not be mentioned in the same breath. 他们不可同日而语。
There wasn’t a breath of air/wind. 一丝微风都没有。
35. brother
He is my brother. 他是我的兄弟。
36. building
buidling materials 建筑材料
building site 建筑工地
37. burn
He died of the burns he received in the fire. 他死于火灾时所受到的灼伤。
38. burst
a burst of applause⁵ 一阵喝彩
39. business
He is in business of himself. 他自行经商。
That’s no business of yours. 那事与你无关。
I’m sick of the whole business. 我对这事情实在感到厌烦。
40. butter
butter will not melt in sb’s mouth 一本正经的样子
peanut buttter 花生酱
41. canvas
He is canvassing⁶ for the Conservative⁷ candidates. 他正在替保守党候选人奔走拉票.

42. care
Take care (that) you don’t get run over when you cross the street. 当你穿越街道时，小心不要被车子撞到。
I will leave this in your care. 我将此事交由你负责。
He seems free from care. 他显得无忧无虑。
43. cause
You have no cause for comlaint. 你没有理由抱怨。
44. chalk
The girl like to collect chalks with various colors. 女孩喜欢收集各色粉笔。
45. chance
Let’s leave it to chance. 我们就让它听其自然。
It’s the chance of a lifetime. 这是一生中难得再遇到的机会。
46. change
Take a change of clothes with you. 带一套换洗的衣服。
I have no small change. 我没有零钱。
Let’s hope there will be a change in weather. 但愿天气会变好。
47. cloth
a floor cloth 擦地板布
a dish cloth 洗碗布
48. coal
A hot coal fell from the fire and burnt a hole in the carpet. 火炉中调出来一块煤，把地毯烧了一个洞。
carry coals to Newcastle 多此一举
49. color
She has very little color. 她面色苍白。
50. comfort
It’s a comfort to know that she is safe. 知道她平安无事令人安慰。
comfort station – (US) public lavatory⁸ (美) 公共厕所
51. committee
He sat on the committee when he was 45. 他45岁时成为委员会委员。
52. company
I shall be glad of your company on the journey. 我将很高兴与你同行。
53. comparison
This one costs more but is cheaper by/in comparison. 这件东西价钱贵了点，但是比较起来还是便宜。
54. competition
At the Olympic Games our representatives were in competition with the best swimmers from all parts of the world. 在奥运会上，我们的代表会与世界各地的最佳游泳选手角逐。
55. condition
The condition of my health prevents me from working. 我的健康情况不容许我工作。
56. connection
What is the connection between the two ideas? 这两个想法之间有何关联？
He set up in business and soon had a good connection. 他开业经商，很快就有了相当多的顾客。
57. control
The children are out of control. 孩子们不听管教。
58. cook
He is a good cook. 他是一个好厨师。
59. copper⁹
1) 铜 2) 铜币 3) （俚语）警察
60. copy
If you can’t afford a new copy of the book, perhaps you can find a secondhand copy. 如果你买不起新书，你或许可以找到一本旧的。
61. cork¹⁰
to draw/pull out the cork 拔开软木塞
cork-screw 瓶塞钻
62. copy
63. cough
He gave me a warning cough. 他以咳嗽警告我。
64. country
He decided¹¹ to return to his country after graduation. 毕业后他决定回国。
He spent the holiday in the country. 他在乡下度假。
65. cover
The child read the book from cover to cover. 那孩子将书从头读到尾。
Does your policy provide adequate cover against fire? 你的保险单是否提供适当的火险？
cover girl 封面女郎
66. crack
Don’t go skating today – there are dangerous cracks in the ice. 今天不要去滑冰，冰上有危险的裂缝。
67. credit
No credit is given at this shop. 这家商店概不赊帐。
How much have I standing¹² to my credit? 我的存款尚有多少？
The bank refused further credits to the company. 银行拒绝再贷款给该公司。
68. crime
It is the business of the police to prevent and detect crime and of the law courts to punish crime. 防止和侦破犯罪是警察的职责，而惩罚犯罪是法庭的责任。
It would be a crime to send the boy out on such a cold, wet night. 在这样寒冷的雨夜把孩子们遣出是不对的。
69. crush
There was a violent crush at the gate into the stadium. 在体育场的入口处人群拥挤不堪。
70. cry
Let her have her cry out. 让她哭个痛快吧。
71. current
A cold current of air came in when the door was opened. 门打开时进来了一股冷风。Nothing disturbs the peaceful current of her life. 在她平静的生活中，没有任何的骚扰。
72. curve
The driver of a car should not take curves at high speed. 汽车驾驶人不应在高速下转弯。
73. damage
The insurance company will pay for the damage to my car. 保险公司将赔偿我的汽车所受的损害。
What’s the damage? (What’s the cost?)（口语）值多少钱？
74. danger
He has been very ill, but the doctors say that he is now out of danger. 他的病一直很严重，但医生们说他现已脱离险境。
That man is a danger to society. 那个人对于社会是个危险人物。
75. daughter
He has a lovely daughter. 他有一个可爱的女儿。
76. day
We travelled day and night without stopping. 我们日夜不停的旅行。
He’s eighty if he’s a day! 他至少八十岁了。
She was a beauty in her day. 她年轻时是个美人。

77. death
His mother’s death was a great blow to him. 他母亲的去世对他是一大打击。
78. debt
It’s much easier to get into debt than to get out of debt. 欠债容易偿债难。
79. decision
Have they reached/come to/arrived at/taken/made a decision yet? 他们是否已有所决定了？
80. degree
He was not in the slightest degree interested. 他丝毫不感兴趣。
81. design
The building seats 2000 people, but is poor in design. 这个建筑有二千个座位，但设计很差。
He has designs on that young girl. （口语）他想打那个年轻女郎的注意。
82. desire
He has no desire for wealth. 他对于财富无欲望。
I hope you will get all your heart’s desires. 我希望你能得到你想要的。
83. destruction
Gambling¹³ was his destruction. 赌博是他毁灭的根源。
84. detail
Please give me all the details. 请让我知道所有的细节。
85. development
Which is more important, moral development or physical development? 道德培养和体格培养哪一样较重要？
We must await further developments. 我们必须等待进一步的发展