高中英语重点词汇

53．lose / miss

lose：丢失，失去；迷路。例如：

例261：She lost her way in the mist（雾）.

miss：丢失；不见；错过；遗漏；想念。例如：

例262：—When did you lose your purse? （你什么时候丢了钱包？）

—I don’t know. When I got home, I found it missing.

（不知道。我到家时，发现钱包不见了。）

例263：It’s a very interesting film; you mustn’t miss it.

（这是一部很有趣的电影，千万别错过了。）

54．prepare / prepare for / make preparations for / be prepared for

prepare：准备。prepare for / make preparations for (=get ready for)：为……而准备。be prepared for (=be ready for)：准备好做……。例如：

例264：I am preparing my lessons. （我在准备功课。此处未说明准备功课为了什么。）

例265：I am preparing for the exam. （我在为考试做准备。此处未说明准备什么。）

本句相当于：I am making preparations for the exam.

例266：I am preparing my lessons for the exam. （我在为考试而准备功课。）

例267：I am well prepared for the exam.（这场考试我已做好充分准备。）

55．protect / prevent

protect：保护。例如：

例268：The villagers were planting trees to protect the crops from the strong wind.

（为保护庄稼免受强风侵害，村民在植树。）

prevent：阻止。例如：

例269：The villagers were planting trees to prevent the strong wind from harming the crops. 56．raise / lift / rise / arise

raise：举起（由下往上）；提出；饲养。例如：

例270：In order to make himself heard, he raised his voice.

例271：Many shops raised their prices during the Christmas period.

例272：The boy is not strong enough to raise the heavy box.

例273：I’ll raise the question at tomorrow’s meeting. （我会在明天的会议上提出这个问题。）例274：Raising pigs is his full-time job. （养猪是他的专职工作。）