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[给力词汇]高中版:2011高考英语高频词汇精选-第50期
2011年11月10日11:15 来源：新东方在线 【发表评论】
1. score n. & v.［词 义］ 比分,得分；二十；得分
［必记搭配］ score board 记分牌
scores of 几十个
in scores 一群群
［例］ Look at the score board--- what is the score now?
看看得分牌——现在的比分是多少？
Can you imagine what life was like scores of years ago?
你能想象几十年前生活是什么样子的吗？
People came in scores
人们一群一群地走过来。
How many points did he score in the basketball match？
他在球赛中得了多少分？
2. around prep.
［词 义］ 四周，环绕；附近，周围；到处，各地；大约，在。。。前后
［必记搭配］ round the clock 昼夜不停的
around the corner 在拐角处，即将到来
［例］ He put a frame around the picture.
他在画的四周加上了个画框。
She likes to walk around her home.
她喜欢在自己家周围散步。
I hope to travel around the world.
我希望能环游世界。
Around 200 people came to the meeting.
大约２００人出席了会议。
He worked around the clock for his exam.
他昼夜不停地为考试做准备。
The winter holiday is around the corner.
寒假马上就要来了。
3. rank vt.& vi. & n.
［词 义］ 把……放在……位置，排队；占……地位；（军队等）职位， 等级，地位；（社会）地位
［同 义 词］ status n. 地位
［必记搭配］ rise from the ranks行伍出生
of the first rank头等的，一流的
pull the rank on以地位压人
［例］ People rank schools according to different standards.
人们把学校按照不同的标准进行排名。
Where does Li Bai rank as a poet?
李白作为一个诗人在文学上占什么样的地位？
Apes ranks above dogs in intelligence.
猿在智商上比狗高。
New York is a city of the first rank.
纽约是个一流的城市。
He will become a soldier of the top rank.
他将成为一个特等兵。
Don't pull the rank on the lower class.
不要以地位压人。
4. live one’s dream 实践梦想
［联想］分居 live apart
靠……维持生活 live by
为……而活 live for
靠吃……而生活 live on
经历 live through
［例］They have lived apart for about 2 years.
他们已经分居快两年了。
She lives by sewing.
她靠缝纫维持生活。
They live nothing but pleasure.
他们就是为了快乐而活。
They lived on vegetarian food.
他们靠吃素为生。
He has lived through two wars and three revolutions.
他经历过两次战争和三次革命。
5. because of 因为，由于
［联想］因为，由于 due to
由于，幸亏 thanks to
由于，因为 owing to
［例］I’ve chosen them because of colors.
我选择它们的因为颜色。
The accident was due to his careless use of the gun.
事故是由于他粗心使用枪支引起的。
Thanks to your help, I could finish the job on time.
幸亏你的帮助我才能按时完成工作。
She is now, owing to ill health, not so active in the movement.
由于身体原因，她现在在运动中还不是很积极。
