朗文词典2000核心词汇

1、朗文词典注释所用 2000核心词汇集The Lon gma n 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 Defining

2、Vocabulary has been carefully chosen after a thorough study of all the well-known frequency lists of English words. Furthermore, only the most common andentral ' meanings of thewords in the list have actually been used in definitions. We have also used a special computer program that checks ever

3、y 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 exam

4、ple, 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 De

5、fining 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 main l

6、ist 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 definition

7、s 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 includ

8、e 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 QxleeAaadvantagealsoarm nabbreviationadventure nalthougharmyabilityadverbalwaysaroundableadvertiseamongarrangeaboutadvertisementamo

9、unt narrangementabove adv, prepadviceamusearrivalabroadadviseamusementarriveabsenceaffairamusingartabsent adjaffectanarticleacceptaffordancient adjartificialacceptableafraidandasaccidentafter adv, conj, prepanger nas opposed toaccidentalafternoonangle nashamedaccording (to)afterwardsangryaskaccount

10、nagainanimalasleepachieveagainstannounceassociationachievementage nannoyatacidagoannoyingatomacrossagreeanotherattackactagreementanswerattemptactionaheadanxietyattendactiveaimanxiousattentionactivityair nanyattitudeactor, actressaircraftanyoneattractactualairportanythingattractiveactuallyalcoholanyw

11、hereauthorityaddaliveapartautumnadditionall adv, pron,apartmentavailableadditionaldeterminer,appearaverage adj, naddresspredeterminerappearanceavoidadjectiveallowappleawake adjadmirationalmostapprovalaway advadmirealoneapproveawkwardadmitalongareaadultalphabetargueadvancedalreadyargumentBbalancebath

12、 nbeatbabyball nbattle nbeautifulback adj, adv, nband nbebeautybackgroundbank nbeach nbecausebackward(s) advbar nbeakbadbase n, vbeam nbag nbasicbeanbake vbasketbearbecomebillboringbroadcast vbedbirdbornbrotherbeerbirthborrowbrown adj, nbeforebitbothbrushbeginbitebottle nbuild vbeginningbitter adjbo

13、ttom nbuildingbehaveblack adj, nbowl nbulletbehaviourbladebox nburnbehind adv, prepblameboyburst vbeliefblind adjbrain nburybelieveblockbranch nbusbellbloodbrave adjbushbelongblowbreadbusinessbelowbluebreak vbusybelt nboard nbreakfast nbut conjbendboatbreastbutter nbeneathbodybreathbutton nbeside(s)

14、boilbreathebuy vbestbombbreedby prepbetter adj, advbone nbrickbetweenbook nbridge nbeyond adj, advboot nbrightbicycle nborder nbringbig adjboredbroad adjCcake ncapcarriagecausecalculatecapital ncarryceilingcall vcarcase ncelebratecalm adjcardcastlecellcameracarecatcentralcamp n, vcarefulcatch vcentr

15、e ncancarelesscattlecenturyceremonyclean adj, vcompetitorcount vcertain adj.clear adj, vcomplaincountry ndeterminerclevercomplaintcountrysidechain ncliffcompletecouragechair nclimb vcompletelycourse nchance nclock ncomplicatedcourt nchangeclose adj, adv, vcompound ncovercharacterclothcomputercow nch

16、argeclothesconcern vcrack n, vchase vclothingconcerningcrash n, vcheapcloud nconcertcrazycheat vclub ncondition ncream ncheckcoalconfidencecreaturecheek ncoast nconfidentcrimecheerfulcoat nconfusecriminalcheesecoffeeconfusingcriticismchemicalcoin nconnectcriticizechemistrycold adj, nconnectioncrop n

17、chequecollar nconsciouscross n, vchestcollect vconsidercrowdchickencollegeconsistcruelchiefcolourcontaincrush vchildcombcontainercrychildrencombinationcontinuecup nchincombine vcontinuouscupboardchocolatecomecontract ncurechoice ncomfortcontrolcurlchoosecomfortableconversationcurrent nchurch ncomman

18、dcook n, vcurtain ncigarettecommitteecopycurvecinemacommon adjcorncustom ncircle ncommunicatecorner ncustomercircular adjcommunicationcorrect adj, vcutcitizencompanycostcycle vcitycompare vcottonclaim vcomparisoncoughclass ncompetecouldclaycompetitioncouncil nDdaily adj, advdangerousdaydeathdamageda

19、rkdead adjdebtdancedate ndeal ndecaydangerdaughterdeal withdeceivedecidedescribedirectdouble adj, v,decisiondescriptiondirectionpredeterminerdecoratedesert ndirtdoubtdecorationdeservedirty adjdown adv, prepdecreasedesigndisappointdraw vdeep adjdesirabledisappointingdrawerdefeatdesirediscoverdreamdef

20、encedeskdiscoverydress n, vdefenddestroydiscussdrinkdefinitedestructiondiscussiondrive n, vdefinitelydetail ndisease ndropdegreedeterminationdish ndrug ndelaydetermineddismissdrum ndeliberate adjdevelopdistancedrunk pastpart, adjdeliberatelydictionarydistantdrydelicatedie vdivideduck ndeliverdiffere

21、ncedo vdull adjdemanddiffere ntdoctor nduringdepartmentdifficultdocument ndust ndependdifficultydog ndutydependentdig vdollardepthdinnerdoorEeacheitherenergyeventeagerelbowengineeverearelect vengineer neveryearlyelectionenjoyeveryoneearnelectricenjoyableeverythingearth nelectricityenjoymenteverywher

22、eeastelectronicenoughevileasternelseenterexact adjeasy adjembarrassentertainexactlyeatembarrassingentertainmentexaminationeconomicemotionentrance nexamineedge nemphasizeenvelopeexampleeducateemploy venvironmentexcellenteducatedemployerequal adj, nexcept conj, prepeducationemploymentequipmentexchange

23、effect nempty adj, vescapeexciteeffectiveencloseespeciallyexcitingeffortencourageestablishexcuseeggendeven adj, advexerciseeightenemyeveningexistexistenceexplainexplosiveextremelyexpectexplanationexpress veyeexpensiveexplodeexpressionexperienceexplosionextreme adjFfacefeed vflag nformerfactfeel vfla

24、me nfortunatefactoryfeeling(s)flash n, vforward(s) advfail vfemaleflat adjfour(th)failurefence nfleshframe nfair adjfeverflightfreefairlyfewfloat vfreedomfaithfield nfloodfreeze vfaithful adjfifthfloor nfrequent adjfallfightflour nfreshfalsefigure nflowfriendfamiliarfill vflower nfriendlyfamilyfilmf

25、ly n, vfrightenfamousfinal adjfoldfrighteningfarfinallyfollowfromfarmfinancialfondfront adj, nfarmerfind vfoodfruit nfashion nfind outfoot nfull adjfashionablefine adjfootballfunfast adj, advfinger nfor prepfuneralfastenfinish vforcefunnyfatfireforeignfur nfather nfirm adjforeignerfurniturefault nfi

26、rst adj,forest nfurther adj, advfavourabledeterminerforgetfuturefavourite adjfishforgivefear nfit adj, vfork nfeather nfiveformfeature nfix vformalGgain vgenerallygladgoodbyegame ngenerousglass adj, ngoodsgarage ngentlegluegoverngardengentlemango vgovernmentgas ngetgoatgracefulgategiftgodgradualgath

27、er vgirlgoldgraingeneral adjgive vgoodgramgrammargrave ngroup nguiltygrand adjgreat adjgrowgun ngrandfathergreengrowthgrandmothergreetguard vgrandparentgreetingguess vgrass ngrey adj, nguest ngratefulground nguideHhabithead nhimhospitalhairhealthhimselfhot adjhalfhealthyhishotelhallhearhistoricalhou

28、rhammer nhearthistoryhouse nhand nheathithow advhandleheavenhold vhumanhang vheavy adjholehumoroushappen vheel nholiday nhumourhappyheighthollow adjhundred(th)hardhelloholyhungryhardlyhelphome adv, nhunt vharmhelpfulhonesthurryharmfulher(s)honour nhurt vhatherehook nhusband nhate vherselfhopehatredh

29、ide vhopefulhavehigh adj, advhornhehillhorse nIice nimpressiveinfectiousinsult videaimproveinfluence vinsultingifimprovementinforminsuranceignorein adv, prepinformationinsureill adjincludeinjureintelligenceillegalincludinginjuryintelligentillnessincomeink nintendimageincreaseinnerintentionimaginaryi

30、ndependentinsectinterestimaginationindoor(s)insideinterestingimagineindustrialinsteadinternational adjimmediatelyindustryinstitutioninterruptimportanceinfectinstructionintoimportantinfectioninstrumentintroduceintroductioninvolveit proninventinwardsitsinvitationiron adj, nitselfinvite vislandJjawjoin

31、judgejust advjeweljointjudgementjusticejewelleryjokejuicejobjourney njumpKkeenkilogramknee nknowledgekeep vkilometrekneelkey nkindknife nkickkingknock vkill vkissknotkilokitchenknow vLlacklearnliftlook afterladyleastlightlook forlakeleatherlike prep, vlook sth uplambleave vlikelyloose adjlampleftlim

32、itlord nlandleg nline nloselanguagelegallionlosslargelendliplotlast adv, determinerlength adv, pron,liquidloudlatedeterminerlist nlovelatelylesslisten vlow adjlaughlessonliteraturelowerlaughterlet vlitreloyallawlet go oflittleloyaltylawyerletterlive vluck nlay vlevel adv, adj, nloadluckylayer nlibra

33、rylocal adjlunglazylidlocklead vlielonelyleaf nlie downlong adj, advlean vlifelook n, vmachine nmathematicsmight vmorningmachinerymattermilemostmagazinemay vmiliary adjmother nmagicmemilk nmotor adj, nmailmealmillion(th)mountainmain adjmean vmindmousemake vmeaning nmine n, pronmouth nmake intomeansm

34、ineralmove vmake up vmeasureminister nmovementmalemeasurementminute nmuchman nmeatmirror nmudmanagemedical adjmiss vmultiplymanagermedicinemist nmurdermannermeet vmistake nmuscle nmanymeetingmix vmusicmap nmeltmixturemusicianmarch vmembermodel nmust vmarkmemorymodern adjmymarket nmentalmomentmysteri

35、ousmarriagemention vmoneymysterymarriedmessagemonkey nmarrymetal nmonthmass nmethodmoon nmatchmetremoral adjmaterial nmiddlemoreNnailneednightnote nnameneedle nninenothingnarrow adjnegative adjninthnoticenastyneitherno adv, determinernoticeablenationnerve nnoise nnounnational adjnervousnone pronnown

36、atural adjnet nnonsensenowherenaturenetwork nno onenumber nnavynevernornursenear adj, adv, prepnewnormalnutnearlynewsnorthneatnewspapernorthernnecessarynext adj, advnose nnecknicenotobeyoftenopponentotherobject noil nopportunityoughtobtainoldopposeour(s)occasion nold-fashionedas opposed toout adj, a

37、dvoceanon adv, prepoppositeoutdoor(s)o& #39;clockonce advoppositionouterofoneoroutsideoff adv, preponionorangeover adv, prepoffenceonlyorderoweoffendonly justordinaryownoffensive adjontoorganownerofferopen adj, vorganizeoxygenofficeoperateorganizationofficeroperationoriginofficialopinionoriginal

38、Ppack vpausepick uppointpackagepaypicture npointedpage npaymentpiece npoisonpain npeacepig npoisonouspainfulpeacefulpile npole npaintpen npilot npolice npaintingpencepinpolish vpair npencil npink adj, npolitepale adjpeople npipe npoliticalpan npepper npitypoliticianpaper nper centplacepoliticsparall

39、el adj, nperfect adjplain adj, npool nparentperformplanpoorparkperformanceplane npopularparliamentperhapsplantpopulationpart nperiod nplasticport nparticiplepermanentplate nposition nparticular adjpermissionplaypositivepartlypersonpleasantpossesspartner npersonalpleasepossessionparty npersuadeplease

40、dpossible adjpass vpet npleasure npossiblypassagepetrolplenty pronpossibilitypassengerphotographpluralpostpastphrase npocket npot npathphysical adjpoempotatopatient adjpiano npoetpound npattern npick vpoetrypourpowder npretendproductproudpower npretty adjproductionprovepowerfulpreventprofessionprovi

41、depracticalpreviousprofit npublicpracticeprice nprogrammepullpractisepriestprogress npumppraiseprincepromisepunishprayprinciplepronouncepunishmentprayerprintpronunciationpupilpreferprisonproof npurepreparationprisonerproperpurpleprepareprivate adjpropertypurpose npresent adj, nprize nproposalpushpre

42、serve vprobably adjprotectputpresidentproblemprotectionpress vprocess nprotectivepressure nproduce vprotestQqualityquarter nquick adjquantityqueen nquiet adj, nquarrelquestionquiteRrabbit nrealizerelaxrestracereallyrelaxingrestaurantradio nreasonreligionrestrictrailwayreasonablereligiousresultrainre

43、ceiveremainreturn n, vraise vrecentremark nrewardrange nrecentlyrememberricerank nrecognizeremindrichrapid adjrecord n, vremove vridrareredrentriderat nreducerepairright adj, adv, nrate nreductionrepeat vring nratherrefusalreplaceriserawrefuse vreplyriskreach vregard vreportriverreactregular adjrepr

44、esentroadreactionrelatedrepresentative nrobread vrelativerequest nrock nready adjrelationrespectroll vrealrelationshipresponsibleromantic adjroof nrough adjrubberrunroom nround adj, adv, prepruderush vroot nrowruin vrope nroyal adjruleroserub vrulerSsadsensibleshoot vskin nsafe adjsensitiveshopskirt

45、 nsafetysentence nshore nsky nsailseparate adv, vshort adjsleepsaleseriesshot nslide vsalt nseriousshouldslight adjsameservantshoulder nslipperysand nserveshoutslopesatisfactionservice nshow n, vslowsatisfactoryset n, vshutsmallsatisfysettle vshysmellsave vseven(th)sick adjsmilesay vseveralside nsmo

46、kescale nseveresidewayssmooth adjscatter vsex nsight nsnake nscenesexualsignsnowschool nshadesignalsoscienceshadow nsilence nsoap nscientificshakesilentsocial adjscientistshallsilksocietyscissorsshame nsillysock nscreen nshapesilversoftscrewsharesimilarsoil nseasharp adjsimplesoldier nsearchshesince

47、solidseason nsheepsincere nsolutionseatsheetsingsolvesecond adv, n,shelfsingle adjsome pron,determinershell nsingulardeterminersecretsheltersink vsomehowsecretaryshine vsistersomeonesee vshinysitsomethingseed nship nsituationsometimesseemshirtsix(th)somewheresell vshock n, vsize nsonsendshockingskilfulsongsense nshoe nskillsoonsore adjstage nstorm nsuggestsorrystairstorysuitsort nstampstraight adj, advsuitablesoulstand vstrange