vacation [ve??ke??n ] n. 假期;休假
構(gòu) vaca(te)(v. 休假)+tion(名詞后綴)
拓 vacationer n. 休假者;度假者
vacationist n. 休假者,度假者
vacate vi. & vt. 空出,騰出;辭職;休假
配 summer/winter vacation 暑/寒假
on vacation 在度假中
go on vacation 去度假
例 There are many people here on vacation . 很多人在這里度假。(2012·成都)
I'm conducting a survey on how students spend their summer vacation in different countries. 我正在進行一項調(diào)查,調(diào)查不同國家的學(xué)生是如何度過暑假的。(2011·蘇州)
valley [?væli ] n. 山谷;溪谷
配 mountain valley 山谷
例 Those who prefer farming can take advantage of rich soil in valleys near rivers. 那些喜歡種地的人會利用峽谷河邊的肥沃土壤耕種。(2012·南京)
value [?vælju? ] n. 價值,益處 v. 重視;評價
拓 valuable a. 有價值的;貴重的
配 of value a. 貴重的;重要的
in value 在價值上
例 This book is of great value to beginners. 這本書對入門者非常有價值。(2011·蘇州)
However, many American teenagers value their work experience and the skills they get from the job. 然而,許多美國青少年很重視社會實踐以及他們從實踐中學(xué)到的技能。(2011·淄博)
VCD [?vi??si??di? ] n. (Video Compact Disc 的縮略)視盤,影碟
例 VCD production this year increased by 50% compared to the last year. 和去年相比,今年VCD的產(chǎn)量提高了50%。
vegetable [?ve?t?bl ] n. 蔬菜
配 vegetable oil 植物油
vegetable juice 蔬菜汁
vegetable garden 菜園
例 It's good for your health to eat more vegetables and fruit. 多吃蔬菜水果對健康有好處。(2011·北京)
vehicle [?vi??kl ] n. 交通工具;車輛;(運載)航天火箭
配 motor vehicle 機動車
electric vehicle 電動車
例 If there are pedestrians or vehicles in or near the crossroad, you must stop. 如果十字路口或附近有路人或者車輛,你必須停下。(2011·常州)
very [?veri ] ad. 很,非常
配 thank you very much 非常感謝
from the very beginning 從最初開始(首先)
at the very beginning 最初;起初
at the very least 至少;起碼;一點
at this very moment 此時此刻
例 First impressions are very important. 第一印象很重要。(2012·上海)
victory [?v?kt?ri ] n. 勝利
構(gòu) victor(n. 勝利者)+y(后綴)
拓 victor n. 勝利者 victorious a. 勝利的;凱旋的
victoriously ad. 獲勝地
配 victory over 戰(zhàn)勝
例 In the last few years, you might see some players celebrate a goal with a long victory dance or talk big about their ability. 在過去的幾年里,你可能會看到有些球員在進球后會跳一大段勝利的舞蹈或大講特講他們的本事。(2011·沈陽)
video [?v?di?? ] n. 錄像,視頻
拓 videophone 電視電話
配 digital video 數(shù)字視頻,數(shù)字錄像
video game 視頻游戲;電視游戲
video camera 攝影機
video signal 視頻信號
例 The result is that a totally new music video was made, and it didn't cost them a penny. 結(jié)果就是,做了一個全新的音樂錄影帶,而且還沒花一分錢。(2012·連云港)
view [vju? ] n. 景色,風(fēng)景;觀點,見解;看見,視野 vt. 觀看,觀察
拓 viewable a. 看得見的;值得一看的
配 in my view 在視野范圍內(nèi)
in view of 鑒于;考慮到
point of view 觀點;見地;立場
例 Sometimes he would go walking in the mountains and enjoy the beautiful view . 有時候他會去登山,欣賞美麗的景色。(2012·徐州)
viewer [?vju?? ] n. 觀看者;參觀者;電視觀眾;觀眾
構(gòu) view(vt. 觀看,觀察)+er(名詞后綴)
拓 viewership n. [總稱]電視觀眾
例 There was no rivalry then between the viewer and the reader. 在那個年代,觀眾和讀者之間沒有較量。
village [?v?l?? ] n. 村莊,鄉(xiāng)村
構(gòu) vill(a)(n. 別墅)+age(名詞后綴)
拓 villager n. 村民
例 Then he moved to south-west China to do voluntary work in a village primary school. 然后他去了中國西南地區(qū),在一個鄉(xiāng)村小學(xué)做志愿者。(2012·徐州)
violin [?va???l?n ] n. 小提琴
配 play first violin 奏第一小提琴;擔(dān)任主要職位,當?shù)谝话咽?/p>
例 Playing the violin took up much of his spare time when he was young. 他年輕時,很多的空余時間都在練習(xí)小提琴。(2010·呼和浩特)
visit [?v?z?t ] n. & vt. 參觀,訪問,拜訪
拓 visiting n. 拜訪,訪問
配 pay a visit 拜訪
例 Would you like to visit our new school? 你愿意參觀我們的新學(xué)校嗎?(2011·北京)
The teachers who came for a visit are foreigners. 來參觀的老師都是外國人。(2011·河北)
visitor [?v?z?t? ] n. 訪問者,參觀者
構(gòu) visit(n. & vt. 參觀,訪問,拜訪)+or(名詞后綴)
拓 visitor's book n. 來賓登記簿
例 The large number of visitors to Expo 2010 Shanghai are bringing traffic pressure, long lines at many pavilions, and also more waste. 參觀2010上海世博會的大量游客帶來了交通壓力,許多展覽館前排起了長隊,而且也造成了更多的浪費。(2010·青島)
vocabulary [v??kæbj?l?ri ] n. 詞匯,詞匯表,詞匯量
配 vocabulary entry n. 詞條
例 The way in which we communicate with others can be greatly improved by building a better vocabulary . 更大的詞匯量可以極大改善我們與他人溝通的方式。(2011·常州)
voice [v??s ] n. 聲音
拓 voiced a. 有聲的,濁音的
配 in bad voice 嗓子不好
lower one's voice 低聲說話,壓低嗓子
have a/no voice in sth. 對某事有[無]發(fā)言權(quán)
例 Her voice sounds sweet on the phone. 她的聲音在電話里聽起來很甜。(2012·徐州)
volleyball [?v?li?b??l ] n. 排球
構(gòu) volley(n. 帶網(wǎng),球不能著地的項目)+ball(n. 球)
例 To Kevin's surprise he found so many people playing beach volleyball in very hot weather. 讓凱文驚訝的是,他發(fā)現(xiàn)許多人在非常炎熱的天氣里玩沙灘排球。(2011·貴陽)
volunteer [?v?l?n?t?? ] vt. 自愿做,自愿提供 n. 自愿者,志愿者
構(gòu) volunt(ary)(a. 主動的,志愿的,自發(fā)的)+eer(名詞后綴)
拓 voluntary a. 主動的,志愿的,自發(fā)的
voluntarily ad. 自動地,以自由意志
例 Last month, some volunteers from Xi'an went to a middle school in the mountain area. 上個月,一些來自西安的志愿者去了山區(qū)的一所中學(xué)。(2012·陜西)
We will volunteer our time to visit the old people's home. 我們將自愿抽出時間去探望老人。(2012·成都)