10. cruel adj. merciless残忍的

He is a cruel dictator.他是个残暴的独裁者. Be cruel to sb./sth. Don’t be cruel to animals.不要虐待动物.

9．Doubt (1) vt．Feel uncertain　 怀疑 I doubted my own eyes．我怀疑自己的眼睛。 Do you doubt my words?你怀疑我的话吗? 肯定句中通常接whether，if引导的从句。 I doubted whether／if the story was true．我怀疑这故事是否真实。 I doubt whether he will come．我不敢肯定他来不来。

否定和疑问句后面则接that引导的从句。 I don’t doubt that he will help me．我相信他会帮助我的。 I don’t doubt that we will win the game．我确信我们会赢。

(2)n．uncertainty or disbelief怀疑 There’s some doubt about his suitability for the job．他是否适合该工作有些疑问。 There’s no room for doubt．没有怀疑的余地。 His recovery is still in doubt.

8．Sense n. (1)[c]may of the five powers of the body by which a person，an animal，etc．receive knowledge of things in the world around感觉官能 He has a keen sense of hearing.他听觉灵敏。

(2)[u] appreciation and understanding of the value or worth of sth．(对价值的)辨别；理解，领悟 She has no sense of humor．她没有幽默感。 He is easy to lose his way because he has no Sense of direction．因为他没有方向感，他经常迷路。

7．control

　(1)n．[ul power or authority to direct控制 I have no control over／of him．我控制不了他。 They were fighting bravely for the control of the city．他们为控制那座城市而勇敢地作战“

表示“控制系统，控制措施”时，常用作复数， 如controls of the plane飞机的控制系统 He government’s wage control政府的工资控制措施

常用短语　 beyond control无法控制 In control控制着　 lose control of失去对……的控制 Out of control失控　 under control控制中

(2)v．have power or authority over控制 Can’t you control that child?你管不住那个小孩子吗? He controlled his anger and explained it again．他控制住了怒火，重新解释了一次。

6．tear (1)vt/vi pull sth. forcibly apart He tore his shirt on a nail．他的衬衣让钉子挂破了。 Careful the paper is very old and tears easily．小心．这张纸很旧了，容易被撕破。

(2)tea rsth．down,bring　sth．to the ground by pulling sharply拆除， They’re tearing down these old houses to build a new office block. 他们正在拆除旧房子以建议一座最新的办公楼。 He eyes filled with tears．他眼里充满了泪水。

5．Prove vt & vi give proof of；show to be true证明，证实

(1)后面跟名词。 He has proved his courage in battle．他在战斗中证实了他的勇敢。 The new typist proved (to be) his in competence．那位新来的打字员不胜任工作。

(2)后面跟形容词 The machine proves valuable．这机器证明是有价值的。 The report proved(to be)true．那份报告被证明是真实的。

(3)后面跟that从句 It proved that he was a thief．这证实了他是一个小偷。 The fact will prove that we are telling the truth．事实将证明我们讲的是实话。 Can you prove that he is innocent of the crime?你能证明他无罪吗?

(4)后面可接动词不定式 My advice proved to be wrong．我的建议被证明是错的。 He proved himself to be amusing companion．他证实了自己是个有趣伙伴.

4．change v． (1)ask(an amount)as a price要价 How much do you change for mending shoes?修鞋需要多少钱?

(2)store electricity充电 If the light comes on，the battery isn’t changing．灯亮了，电池就不充电了。

(3)rush in a specific direction冲向 The children charged down the stairs．孩子们冲向楼下。

(4)accuse sb．of sth指控 He was changed with murder．他被指控谋杀。 She changed me with looking down on her．她指责我蔑视她。

3．conduct

(1)vt．lead or guide (sb./sth．)领导；引导 I asked the attendant to conduct him to the door．我请服务员带他到门口。 The guide conducted us round the park．导游带我们到公园转了一圈。

(2)vi．direct；control指挥；控制；主持 She was asked conduct the meeting．她受命主持会议。

(3)vt．Direct the performance of指挥(乐队) John conducted the concert yesterday．约翰昨天指挥了音乐会。

(4)conduct oneself well／badly，behave in a specified way． How did the prisoner conduct himself?这名犯人做了什么?

(5)vt．Allow (heat，electricity，etc．)to pass along to through it Copper conducts electricity better than other materials do．铜导电能力比其他材料要强一些。

(6)n．[u]behavior行为 The reporter was criticized for his unprofessional conduct．这位记者的违背职业道德的行为受到批评。

2. Successful having the effect or result you intended The enemy tried to take the town but were not successful. Be successful in persuading him to change his mind?敌人企图占领这个城市,但是没有成功. He was successful in politics.他是名成功的政治家. Did you have any success in working out the problem? 动词形式是succeed与fail相反，succeed in doing sth． he succeeded in getting what he wanted．他如愿以偿。

21．add．．．to．．．给……增添(加)……

Add 5 to 3 and you get 8．

3加5得8。

Please add the note to the poster．

请在海报上加上这一条。

Please add the sugar to your milk．

请往牛奶里加些糖。

add“增加；添加”；“补充说”；“接着说”

The fire is going out．Would you please add some wood?

火要熄灭了，加点柴好吗?

The visiting minister expressed his satisfaction with his stay in China，adding that he would visit China again in the near future·　

那位来访的部长对他在中国的访问感到非常满意，并补充说，他将在不远的将来再次来中国访问.

有关add的短语和词组　　

Add to“增到；增添”　　

I believe this visit will add to the friendship between our two countries．