朗文词典核心词汇.docx

1、朗文词典核心词汇朗文词典注释所用2000核心词汇集The Longman Defining VocabularyWords used in the definitions in this dictionaryAll 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.The Defi

2、ning 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 checks eve

3、ry entry to ensure that words from outside the Defining Vocabulary do not appear in definitions. Word class restrictionsFor 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 anger, for ex

4、ample, 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 wordsDefinitions occasionally include compound words formed from words in the

5、 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 suffixesThe main list is followed by a list of common prefixes and suffixes. These can be added to words in the m

6、ain 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 verbsPhrasal verbs formed by combining words in the Defining Vocabulary (for example, put up with) are not used in defi

7、nitions 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 namesThe Defining Vocabulary does not

8、 include the names of actual places, nationalities, religions, and so on, which are occasionally mentioned in definitions. Pearson Education Limited 1999A total of 2043 words,by QxleeAaabbreviationabilityableaboutabove adv, prepabroadabsenceabsent adjacceptacceptableaccidentaccidentalaccording (to)a

9、ccount nachieveachievementacidacrossactactionactiveactivityactor, actressactualactuallyaddadditionadditionaladdressadjectiveadmirationadmireadmitadultadvancedadvantageadventure nadverbadvertiseadvertisementadviceadviseaffairaffectaffordafraidafter adv, conj, prepafternoonafterwardsagainagainstage na

10、goagreeagreementaheadaimair naircraftairportalcoholaliveall adv, pron, determiner, predeterminerallowalmostalonealongalphabetalreadyalsoalthoughalwaysamongamount namuseamusementamusinganancient adjandanger nangle nangryanimalannounceannoyannoyinganotheransweranxietyanxiousanyanyoneanythinganywhereap

11、artapartmentappearappearanceappleapprovalapproveareaargueargumentarm narmyaroundarrangearrangementarrivalarriveartarticleartificialasas opposed toashamedaskasleepassociationatatomattackattemptattendattentionattitudeattractattractiveauthorityautumnavailableaverage adj, navoidawake adjaway advawkwardB

12、babyback adj, adv, nbackgroundbackward(s) advbadbag nbake vbalanceball nband nbank nbar nbase n, vbasicbasketbath nbattle nbebeach nbeakbeam nbeanbearbeatbeautifulbeautybecausebecomebedbeerbeforebeginbeginningbehavebehaviourbehind adv, prepbeliefbelievebellbelongbelowbelt nbendbeneathbeside(s)bestbe

13、tter adj, advbetweenbeyond adj, adv bicycle nbig adjbillbirdbirthbitbitebitter adjblack adj, nbladeblameblind adjblockbloodblowblueboard nboatbodyboilbombbone nbook nboot nborder nboredboringbornborrowbothbottle nbottom nbowl nbox nboybrain nbranch nbrave adjbreadbreak vbreakfast nbreastbreathbreath

14、ebreedbrickbridge nbrightbringbroad adjbroadcast vbrotherbrown adj, n brushbuild vbuildingbullet burnburst vburybusbushbusinessbusybut conjbutter nbutton nbuy vby prepCcake ncalculatecall vcalm adjcameracamp n, vcancapcapital ncarcardcarecarefulcarelesscarriagecarrycase ncastlecatcatch vcattlecausec

15、eilingcelebratecellcentralcentre ncenturyceremonycertain adj, determiner chain nchair nchance nchangecharacterchargechase vcheapcheat vcheckcheek ncheerfulcheesechemicalchemistrychequechestchickenchiefchildchildrenchinchocolatechoice nchoosechurch ncigarettecinemacircle ncircular adjcitizencityclaim

16、 vclass nclayclean adj, vclear adj, vclevercliffclimb vclock nclose adj, adv, vclothclothesclothingcloud nclub ncoalcoast ncoat ncoffeecoin ncold adj, ncollar ncollect vcollegecolourcombcombinationcombine vcomecomfortcomfortablecommandcommitteecommon adjcommunicatecommunicationcompanycompare vcompar

17、isoncompetecompetitioncompetitorcomplaincomplaintcompletecompletelycomplicatedcompound ncomputerconcern vconcerningconcertcondition nconfidenceconfidentconfuseconfusingconnectconnectionconsciousconsiderconsistcontaincontainercontinuecontinuouscontract ncontrolconversationcook n, vcopycorncorner ncor

18、rect adj, vcostcottoncoughcould council ncount vcountry ncountrysidecouragecourse ncourt ncovercow ncrack n, vcrash n, vcrazycream ncreaturecrimecriminalcriticismcriticizecrop ncross n, vcrowdcruelcrush vcrycup ncupboardcurecurlcurrent ncurtain ncurvecustom ncustomercutcycle vDdaily adj, advdamageda

19、ncedangerdangerousdarkdate ndaughterdaydead adjdeal ndeal withdeathdebtdecaydeceivedecidedecisiondecoratedecorationdecreasedeep adjdefeatdefencedefenddefinitedefinitelydegreedelaydeliberate adjdeliberatelydelicatedeliverdemanddepartmentdependdependentdepthdescribe descriptiondesert ndeserve designde

20、sirabledesiredeskdestroydestructiondetail ndeterminationdetermined developdictionarydie vdifferencedifferentdifficultdifficultydig vdinnerdirectdirectiondirtdirty adjdisappointdisappointingdiscoverdiscoverydiscussdiscussiondisease ndish ndismissdistancedistant dividedo vdoctor ndocument ndog ndollar

21、doordouble adj, v, predeterminer doubtdown adv, prepdraw vdrawerdreamdress n, vdrinkdrive n, vdropdrug ndrum ndrunk pastpart, adjdryduck ndull adjduringdust ndutyEeacheagerearearlyearnearth neasteasterneasy adjeateconomicedge neducateeducatededucationeffect neffectiveefforteggeighteitherelbowelect v

22、electionelectricelectricityelectronicelseembarrassembarrassingemotionemphasizeemploy vemployeremploymentempty adj, vencloseencourageendenemyenergyengineengineer nenjoyenjoyableenjoymentenoughenterentertainentertainmententrance nenvelopeenvironmentequal adj, nequipmentescapeespeciallyestablisheven ad

23、j, adveveningeventevereveryeveryoneeverythingeverywhereevilexact adjexactlyexaminationexamineexampleexcellentexcept conj, prep exchangeexciteexcitingexcuseexerciseexistexistenceexpectexpensiveexperienceexplainexplanationexplodeexplosionexplosiveexpress vexpressionextreme adjextremelyeyeFfacefactfact

24、oryfail vfailurefair adjfairlyfaithfaithful adjfallfalsefamiliarfamilyfamousfarfarmfarmerfashion nfashionablefast adj, adv fastenfatfather nfault nfavourablefavourite adjfear nfeather nfeature nfeed vfeel vfeeling(s)femalefence nfeverfewfield nfifthfightfigure nfill vfilmfinal adjfinallyfinancialfin

25、d vfind outfine adjfinger nfinish vfirefirm adjfirst adj, determinerfishfit adj, vfivefix vflag nflame nflash n, vflat adjfleshflightfloat vfloodfloor nflour nflowflower nfly n, vfoldfollowfondfoodfoot nfootballfor prepforceforeignforeignerforest nforgetforgivefork nformformalformerfortunateforward(

26、s) advfour(th)frame nfreefreedomfreeze vfrequent adjfreshfriendfriendlyfrightenfrighteningfromfront adj, nfruit nfull adjfunfuneralfunnyfur nfurniturefurther adj, advfutureGgain vgame ngarage ngardengas ngategather vgeneral adjgenerallygenerousgentlegentlemangetgiftgirlgive vgladglass adj, ngluego v

27、goatgodgoldgoodgoodbyegoodsgoverngovernmentgracefulgradualgraingramgrammargrand adjgrandfathergrandmothergrandparentgrass ngratefulgrave ngreat adjgreengreetgreetinggrey adj, nground ngroup ngrowgrowthguard vguess vguest nguideguiltygun nHhabithairhalfhallhammer nhand nhandlehang vhappen vhappyhardhardlyharmharmfulhathate vhatredhavehehead nhealthhealthyhearheartheatheavenheavy adjheel nheighthellohelphelpfulh