1、朗文词典注释所用核心词汇集朗文词典注释所用2000核心词汇集The Longman Defining Vocabulary Words used in the definitions in this dictionary All the definitions in this dictionary have been written using the words in this list. If a definition includes a word that is not in the list, that word is shown in small capital letters.
2、The Defining Vocabulary has been carefully chosen after a thorough study of all the well-known frequency lists of English words. Furthermore, only the most common and entral meanings of the words in the list have actually been used in definitions. We have also used a special computer program that ch
3、ecks every entry to ensure that words from outside the Defining Vocabulary do not appear in definitions. Word class restrictions For some words in the list, a word class label such as n or adj is shown. This means that this particular word is used in definitions only in the word class shown. So ange
4、r, for example, is used only as a noun and not as a verb. But if no word class is shown for a word, it can be used in any of its usual word classes: answer, for example, is used in definitions both as a noun and as a verb. Compound words Definitions occasionally include compound words formed from wo
5、rds in the Defining Vocabulary, but this is only done if the meaning is completely clear. For example, the word businessman (formed from business and man) is used in some definitions. Prefixes and suffixes The main list is followed by a list of common prefixes and suffixes. These can be added to wor
6、ds in the main list to form derived words, provided the meaning is completely clear. For example, the word nervousness (formed by adding -ness to nervous) is used in some definitions. Phrasal verbs Phrasal verbs formed by combining words in the Defining Vocabulary (for example, put up with) are not
7、used in definitions in the dictionary, except in a very small number of cases where the phrasal verb is extremely common and there is no common equivalent. So, for example, give up (as in give up smoking) and take off (as in the plane took off) are occasionally used. Proper names The Defining Vocabu
8、lary does not include the names of actual places, nationalities, religions, and so on, which are occasionally mentioned in definitions. Pearson Education Limited 1999 A a affect abbreviation afford ability afraid able after adv, conj, prep about afternoon above adv, prep afterwards abroad again abse
9、nce against absent adj age n accept ago acceptable agree accident agreement accidental ahead according to aim account n air n achieve aircraft achievement airport acid alcohol across alive act all adv, pron, determiner, pre-determiner action allow active almost activity alone actor, actress along ac
10、tual alphabet actually already add also addition although additional always address among adjective amount n admiration amuse admire amusement admit amusing adult an advanced ancient adj advantage and adventure n anger n adverb angle n advertise angry advertisement animal advice announce advise anno
11、y affair annoying another artificial answer as anxiety as opposed to anxious ashamed any ask anyone asleep anything association anywhere at apart atom apartment attack appear attempt appearance attend apple attention approval attitude approve attract area attractive argue authority argument autumn a
12、rm n available army average adj, n around avoid arrange awake adj arrangement away adv arrival awkward arrive art article be B beach n baby beak back adj, adv, n beam n background bean backward(s) adv bear bad beat bag n beautiful bake v beauty balance because ball n become band n bed bank n beer ba
13、r n before base n, v begin basic beginning basket behave bath n behaviour battle n behind adv, prep belief both believe bottle n bell bottom n belong bowl n below box n belt n boy bend brain n beneath branch n beside(s) brave adj best bread better adj, adv break v between breakfast n beyond adj, adv
14、 breast bicycle n breath big adj breathe bill breed bird brick birth bridge n bit bright bite bring bitter adj broad adj black adj, n broadcast v blade brother blame brown adj, n blind adj brush block build v blood building blow bullet blue burn board n burst v boat bury body bus boil bush bomb busi
15、ness bone n busy book n but conj boot n butter n border n button n bored buy v boring by prep born borrow C cake n call v calculate calm adj camera children camp n, v chin can chocolate cap choice n capital n choose car church n card cigarette care cinema careful circle n careless circular adj carri
16、age citizen carry city case n claim v castle class n cat clay catch v clean adj, v cattle clear adj, v cause clever ceiling cliff celebrate climb v cell clock n central close adj, adv, v centre n cloth century clothes ceremony clothing certain adj, determiner cloud n chain n club n chair n coal chan
17、ce n coast n change coat n character coffee charge coin n chase v cold adj, n cheap collar n cheat v collect v check college cheek n colour cheerful comb cheese combination chemical combine v chemistry come cheque comfort chest comfortable chicken command chief committee child common adj communicate
18、 cotton communication cough company could compare v council n comparison count v compete country n competition countryside competitor courage complain course n complaint court n complete cover completely cow n complicated crack n, v compound n crash n, v computer crazy concern v cream n concerning c
19、reature concert crime condition n criminal confidence criticism confident criticize confuse crop n confusing cross n, v connect crowd connection cruel conscious crush v consider cry consist cup n contain cupboard container cure continue curl continuous current n contract n curtain n control curve co
20、nversation custom n cook n, v customer copy cut corn cycle v corner n correct adj, v cost D daily adj, adv danger damage dangerous dance dark date n dictionary daughter die v day difference dead adj different deal n difficult deal with difficulty death dig v debt dinner decay direct deceive directio
21、n decide dirt decision dirty adj decorate disappoint decoration disappointing decrease discover deep adj discovery defeat discuss defence discussion defend disease n definite dish n definitely dismiss degree distance delay distant deliberate adj divide deliberately do v delicate doctor n deliver doc
22、ument n demand dog n department dollar depend door dependent double adj, v, pre-determiner depth doubt describe down adv, prep description draw v desert n drawer deserve dream design dress n, v desirable drink desire drive n, v desk drop destroy drug n destruction drum n detail n drunk pastpart, adj
23、 determination dry determined duck n develop dull adj during dust n duty E each enemy eager energy ear engine early engineer n earn enjoy earth n enjoyable east enjoyment eastern enough easy adj enter eat entertain economic entertainment edge n entrance n educate envelope educated environment educat
24、ion equal adj, n effect n equipment effective escape effort especially egg establish eight even adj, adv either evening elbow event elect v ever election every electric everyone electricity everything electronic everywhere else evil embarrass exact adj embarrassing exactly emotion examination emphas
25、ize examine employ v example employer excellent employment except conj, prep empty adj, v exchange enclose excite encourage exciting end excuse exercise explosion exist explosive existence express v expect expression expensive extreme adj experience extremely explain eye explanation explode Fface fe
26、nce n fact fever factory few fail v field n failure fifth fair adj fight fairly figure n faith fill v faithful adj film fall final adj false finally familiar financial family find v famous find out far fine adj farm finger n farmer finish v fashion n fire fashionable firm adj fast adj, adv first adj
27、, determiner fasten fish fat fit adj, v father n five fault n fix v favourable flag n favourite adj flame n fear n flash n, v feather n flat adj feature n flesh feed v flight feel v float v feeling(s) flood female floor n flour n frame n flow free flower n freedom fly n, v freeze v fold frequent adj
28、 follow fresh fond friend food friendly foot n frighten football frightening for prep from force front adj, n foreign fruit n foreigner full adj forest n fun forget funeral forgive funny fork n fur n form furniture formal further adj, adv former future fortunate forward(s) adv four(th) G gain v glue
29、 game n go v garage n goat garden god gas n gold gate good gather v goodbye general adj goods generally govern generous government gentle graceful gentleman gradual get grain gift gram girl grammar give v grand adj glad grandfather glass adj, n grandmother grandparent grow grass n growth grateful gu
30、ard v grave n guess v great adj guest n green guide greet guilty greeting gun n grey adj, n ground n group n H habit helpful hair her(s) half here hall herself hammer n hide v hand n high adj, adv handle hill hang v him happen v himself happy his hard historical hardly history harm hit harmful hold
31、v hat hole hate v holiday n hatred hollow adj have holy he home adv, n head n honest health honour n healthy hook n hear hope heart hopeful heat horn heaven horse n heavy adj hospital heel n hot adj height hotel hello hour help house n how adv hunt v human hurry humorous hurt v humour husband n hund
32、red(th) hungry Iice n inner idea insect if inside ignore instead ill adj institution illegal instruction illness instrument image insult v imaginary insulting imagination insurance imagine insure immediately intelligence importance intelligent important intend impressive intention improve interest improvement interesting in adv, prep international adj include interrupt including into income introduce increase introduction independent invent indoor(s) invitation industrial invite v industry involve infect inwards infection iron adj, n infectious island influence v it
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