1、Chapter7The Phantom ofthe Opera1. save vt. 拯救, 挽救vt. & vi. 儲蓄, 貯存e.g. He saved her life ever.他曾經救過她的命。He has never saved. 他從來不儲蓄。習慣用語：savefrom 從中救出, 使免受Thefiremen saved theold people from thefire. 消防隊員從火中救出了那些老人。He tried to save thecountry from economic ruin. 他試圖拯救該國，使其免于經濟崩潰。2. beneath prep.在的下

2、方, 在的底下e.g. They sheltered beneath their umbrellas. 他們躲到了傘下。同義詞：below under3. force n. 力; 力量; 力氣, 武力; 暴力反義詞：onvt.強制, 迫使, 逼迫e.g. Shelacks force 她沒有力氣。We had to use forceto get into thehouse. 我們不得不強行進屋。She forced herself awake. 她強迫自己不睡。習慣用語：forcesb to do sth 強迫某人做某事4. kidnap vt. 誘拐, 綁架, 劫持 ( kid n. 小孩

3、; 年輕人 nap n. 小睡, 打盹)e.g. His son was kidnapped yesterday. 他兒子昨天被綁架了。kidnap(p)er n. 拐騙者; 綁架者kidnapee n.美被綁架的人, 肉票5. prisonn. 監獄, 看守所e.g.Thereis a large prison in this town. 城里有座大監獄。習慣用語：go to prison 入獄, 被監禁be taken to prison 被關入監獄break prison / jail 越獄, 從獄中逃走put sb in / into prison把某人關進監獄e.g. Thethie

4、f was put into prison for one year. 小偷被監禁一年。6. shock n. 震動, 震驚vt. 使震驚e.g. Theshock of theexplosion was felt far away. 爆炸引起的震動很遠都可感覺到。She got shocked when shetouched thebarewire. 她摸了裸線, 遭電擊了。習慣用語：beshocked at 對感到震驚, 對感到驚訝e.g. I was shocked at thenews of her death. 她死去的消息使我震驚。shocked adj. 驚愕的, 受震驚的e.g

5、. Therewas ashocked silence. 這里寂靜得讓人吃驚。擴充：frightened adj. 害怕的terrified adj. 很害怕的, 極度驚慌的, 嚇壞了的scared adj. 驚慌的; 嚇壞的7. touch vt. & vi. 接觸; 觸摸習慣用語： in touch with 同.有聯系 losetouch with 和.失去聯系out of touch with 同.失去聯系, 與.沒有通信同義詞：reach vt.到達 vt. & vi.伸出手臂; 延伸approach vt. & vi.接近, 走近, 靠近e.g. I fel

6、t a touch on my arm.我覺得有人摸了一下我的手臂。I cant reach so high. 我夠不到這么高。Christmas was approaching. 圣誕節快到了。8. majoradj. 較大的; 主要的; 嚴重的,專業; 主修科目themajor part 主要部分 major subjects 主修(專業)課程e.g. Mathematics is my major. 我的專業是數學。9. present adj.出席的, 到場的, 現在的, 目前的e.g. How many of the group are present today? 今天該組有多少人

7、出席?He judged the present situation badly. 他很糟糕地錯估了當前形勢。習慣用語：at present 現在, 目前for thepresent暫時, 暫且(for thetime being)up to / until thepresent 直到現在(up to now / till now)10. contest n.比賽, 競賽, 競爭contestant n. 競爭者; 參賽者e.g. Weentered a fishing contest. 我們參加了釣魚比賽。contest against與競爭作斗爭e.g. Well contest agai

8、nst the worlds best runners in theGames.在運動會上我們將與世界最優秀的賽跑選手比賽contest with v.爭奪contest for為獲得而競爭e.g. They contested for theposition of minister of foreign affairs. 他們在爭奪外交部長的職位。11. mistake n.錯誤, 過失, 失策習慣用語：by mistake 錯誤地vt. & vi. 弄錯; 誤解mistakefor 把.誤認為e.g. Sheput salt into her tea by mistake.她誤把鹽

9、放進茶里去了。Shemistook him for the professor. 她把他錯當作教授了。同義詞：fault 指小的缺點，如道德修養不完善、做的事不完美、個人習慣上有毛病等weakness 指弱點或不足之處，是通用詞error 強調“違反某一既定標準, 不經心而做了錯事, 產生偏差、疏忽或行動上的錯誤”,e.g. an error in judgement 判斷上的錯誤。mistake 指“由于粗心、不注意或在理解、認識或判斷上的不正確而造成行動或看法上的錯誤, 有時這種錯誤是無意的”,e.g. I used your pen by mistake.我錯拿了你的鋼筆。12. fin

10、al adj.最后的, 最終的n. 決賽e.g. Weare hopeful of our final victory.我們對我們的最后勝利抱有希望They have reached the finals. 他們已進入決賽。Cage is studying for theEnglish finals. 凱奇正在準備英語期終考試。同義詞：last adj.最后的, 末尾的13. summary n.摘要, 概要e.g. He madea summary of what had been done.他總結了所做的事情。14. general adj. 通常的, 總體的, 整體的, 大致的,theg

11、eneral public; general assistance; a general rule; in general terms普通公眾；一般援助；一般規則； 一般說來同義詞：common adj.普遍的, 常見的,一般的, 平常的(強調“常見的”、“ 不足為奇的”，)general 意為“普遍的”、“一般的”，e.g. It is common knowledgethat theearth is round. 地球是圓的是常識。I havea general idea of how acar works. 我對汽車怎樣工作有一個大致的了解15. burst in(因突然到來)阻礙某人某

12、事物, 闖入,打斷,突然出現burst into tears 放聲大哭burst into theroom 闖入房間e.g. They burst in on me while I was working. 我在工作時他們突然打斷了我。同義詞：break 指“物體部分或整個碎裂、折斷或毀壞”,e.g. If you break that vase youll have to pay for it.假如你打碎那花瓶, 你得賠償。burst 指“由于內部壓力而猛然破裂”, 多用作不及物動詞,e.g. He watched thebombs bursting in air.他看 見炸彈在空中爆炸。c

13、rush 指“外部巨大的壓力造成物體壓碎或壓變形”,e.g. Eggs crush easily.雞蛋容易壓碎。16. act as擔當; 起的作用e.g. He acted as secretary to theboard. 他充任委員會的秘書。act 強調動作的結果, 指單一的和個人的動作, 適用于個人力量可以完成的事, 一般屬暫時性的,e.g. It is an act of kindness to help a blind man across thestreet.幫助盲人過街是慈善的行為。action 強調動作的方式和歷程, 而且指比較復雜的動作, 需要較長時間才能完成的事,e.g.

14、 While a ship is in distress, rescuing passengers from danger is aheroic action.當船遇險時, 營救乘客脫離危險是一種英勇的行為。17. pull off脫去, 撕開, 扯開e.g. I helped him pull his boots off. 我幫他把靴子脫下來。Whatever you do, dont pull off this cap. 千萬別把這帽子拉掉。18. fall in love with v. 愛上e.g. I wanted her to fall in love with me. 我希望她會

15、愛上我。be in love with v. 與戀愛,迷戀e.g. Linda is in love with a sailor and Helen is in love with a farmer.琳達與一名水手相愛，而海倫與一個農民相愛。19. at theend of在結尾,在末端 反義詞：at thebegining 在之初e.g. At the beginning of the term, I found it difficult to study English. 在這學期初, 我覺得學英語很困難。習慣用語：Abad beginning makes abad ending. 諺不善

16、始者不善終。A good beginning is half the battle. 良好的開端是成功的一伴。A good beginning makes a good ending. 諺欲善其終必先善其始。from beginning to end 從頭到尾, 自始自終at the beginning of在的開始come to the end 結束, 告終 in the end 最后,at an end 結束, 終止; 耗盡 by the end of 到.末終于20. be cruelto sb對某人殘忍兇狠e.g. Dont becruel to animals. They are o

17、ur fellow creatures. 不要虐待動物，它們是我們的伙伴。crue 指“對別人痛苦漠不關心, 或以使人遭受痛苦而樂的”21. make ones home 安家參考詞匯make out of. 與 make of . 的意思相同。make out of 常用于口語e.g. They make bottles out of glass. 他們用玻璃做瓶Thebox is madeout of cedar wood. 這盒子是用杉木做的。make ones way 往前跑，前進e.g. Wequickened our paceand made our way rapidly tow

18、ards thestream.我們加快步伐，朝那條小河迅速走去。22. late at night在深夜e.g. .Theteacher usually worked on till late at night. 這位老師經常一直工作到深夜。習慣用語：adirty night 暴風雨之夜, 雨夜all night 整夜, 通宵, 徹夜night and day 晝夜, 日夜不停地night after night 一夜又一夜地; 一連好幾夜地night by night 夜夜, 夜連夜23. marry vt. & vi.(使)結婚, 娶, 嫁反義詞：divorcee.g. He ne

19、ver married. 他從未結過婚。marry to讓與結婚; 把嫁給 marryA to B把 A 嫁（娶）給 Bmarry with與結合get married to結婚了e.g. He married his son to theactors daughter.他讓兒子與那個演員的女兒結了婚。She did not like to get married with him. 她不愿意和他結婚。24. in front of在前面in the front of在最前面; 在最重要的位置e.g. Westopped in front of thehouse. 我們在房子面前停下來。In

20、the front of the classroom there is a blackboard on the wall in front. 在教室的前面墻上有一塊黑板。25. by then 到那時候習慣用語：beforethen 那時以前but then 但是, 但是另一方面from then on 從那時起now and then 間或; 時時; 不時地(sometimes) sincethen 那時以來till then 一直到那時, 到那時為止26. at themoment此刻, 現在, 目前習慣用語：for amoment 片刻in a moment 一會兒, 不久; 立即, 馬

21、上 the moment 立刻, 馬上; 剛才27. capture vt.俘獲, 奪取, 占領e.g. Wecaptured the criminal. 我們捕獲了那個犯人。They captured this place two days ago. 他們兩天前占領了這個地方。同義詞：catch 系常用詞, 指通過追捕、機關或突然行動而捉住在活動或躲藏中的人或物,e.g. Thepolice caught the thief. 警察抓住了小偷。反義詞：release vt. 釋放; 放開e.g. They released the prisoners. 他們釋放了俘虜。28. audienc

22、e n.觀眾, 聽眾; 讀者e.g. Theaudience has expressed its approval. 觀眾已經認可。29. as well也, 還有as well as 也; 又e.g. He speaks English and Spanish as well.他既能說英語, 也能說西班牙語。He wrote mystery stories as wellas love poems. 他既寫愛情詩也寫神秘故事。30. get sb to do 讓(某人)(做).31. give sb achanceto do給某人一個做某事的機會e.g. Give him achanceto

23、 say something about it. 讓他說說這件事。32. move on to moveon to轉換(話題), 繼續e.g. Shall wemoveon? 我們繼續參觀好嗎？Well, lets moveon to the next item. 好了,咱們談下一個問題吧。33. time is almost up時間差不多快到了34. comeup with追趕上, 想出, 提出e.g. I had to run to comeup with her. 我不得不跑著去追她。I hope you can come up with a better plan than this.我希望你們能提出一個比這個更好的計劃。comealong 一起來, 一道走; 同意, 贊成,35. all theway一路上, 一直; 完全e.g. Wecan go all the way by motorboat.我們可以一路上乘摩托艇去。by t