本書取材自真實的語料庫,涵蓋5000核心詞匯及大量衍生用法,基本掃除英語表達障礙。解說與練習左右對照。全書結構簡明,將詞匯分類解說,方便師生挑選所需內容。介紹學習技巧,幫助總結詞匯規(guī)律,養(yǎng)成良好的學習習慣。目錄清晰詳細,說明每單元講解的詞匯種類,方便尋找所需內容。書中參考答案詳盡全面,給學習者充分的信息。詞匯索引將書中講解的重要詞匯按字母順序列出,并標注書中位置,方便查找。本書附有音標表、常用習語、常見錯誤等,并提供豐富全面的參考資料。
本書是\"英語在用\"叢書之一,該系列叢書在全球暢銷千萬冊,讀者遍布世界各地,被譽為英語學習者的\"圣經(jīng)\"。本書是英文版本的英語詞匯參考書,包括對詞匯構成(word formation)、連接詞(connecting and linking),并以專題(topics)分類詞匯,方便讀者集中記憶。本書是在中級詞匯基礎之上的更廣的拓展,適合高級學習者使用。
Acknowledgements
Using this book
Introduction
1 Learning vocabulary- general advice
2 Learning vocabulary- aids to learning
3 Organising a vocabulary notebook
4 The names of English language words
5 Using your dictionary
6 Revising vocabulary
7 Formal and informal words
Word formation
8 Suffixes (e.g. actor, permission, modernise)
9 Prefixes (e.g. over-worked, exhale)
10 Roots (e.g. impress, pressure, expression)
11 Abstract nouns (e.g. faith, hope and love)
12 Compound adjectives (e.g. well-dressed, time-consuming)
13 Compound nouns- combinations of two nouns (e.g. baby-sitter, youth hostel.)
14 Compound nouns - combinations of verb + preposition (e.g. drawback, input)
15 Words with interesting origins- people and places (e.g. hooligan, denim)
16 Words with interesting origins- from other languages (e.g. bistro, rucksack)
17 Onomatopoeic words - words that sound like their meaning (e.g. grumble, smash)
18 Words commonly mispronounced (e.g. worry, cough)
19 Homonyms - words pronounced and/or spelt the same (e.g. row, row; bow, bough)
Connecting and linking
Countables and uncountables
Topics
Notional concepts
Feelings and actions
Fixed expressions
Phrasal verbs and verb-based expressions
Varieties of English
Key
List of phonetic symbols
Index
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