中考高频词汇1. patient n. & adj.1) n. 病人，患者 (可数名词)如：He is examining a patient. 2) adj. “有耐心的 ” 表示对人有耐心 后接介词 with表示对事有耐心/ 有忍耐力，后接介词 of如：We must be patient with children.2. expression n. 表达；表情如：Language is a means for the expression of thought.Levin sat there, an expression of sadness on his face.【拓展】express 1) vt. 表达，表示。后一般不接 that 从句，接疑问词引导的从句。如：I cant express how grateful I am to you.2) vt. express + 反身代词 “表达某人自己 的想法，感情”如：I dont know if Ive expressed myself clearly.3) adj. 快速的，快递的 如：This is an express train for Beijing. 3. discover1) v. (第一个 ) 发现 如：Have the astronauts discovered life on Mars?2) v. 懂得 如：I discovered how to start the engine.3) v. (出乎意料地 ) 发现，发觉 如：We have discovered him to be honest.【联想】discovery n. 发现；被发现的东西【辨析】 discover; invent; find; find out 含义 例句discover“发现，看出 ”通过调查、实验等发现原来已经存在，但尚未被人了解，认识或挖掘到的事物、真相。A new coal mine was discovered in this district.这地区发现了一个新的煤矿。invent“发明” 通过思考实验、研究，发明了以前从未存在过的新物品，新手段或新方法。James invented the basket game many years ago.find“发现，找到 ”，强调结果，偶然发现，或经过一番寻找才得到所需要的或丢失的东西。They found him somewhere to live.find out“查明，弄清楚 ”，一般有明确目的，通过观察探索发现事实的真相，多指发现无形的，隐私的事情。We must find out who broke the window.4. repeat1) v. 重复; 重说; 重写；背诵（repeat sth to sb）（不能和 again 连用）如: She repeated her story to us. I repeated after the teacher word by word. She could repeat many poems from memory at the age of five.2) v. 再次发生; 重演（repeat itself ） 如：The UN will have to work hard to stop history from repeating itself. 3) n. (电视或电台节目的) 重播，“ 重复”的内容可由介词 of 引出。如：There will be a repeat of this programme next week.5. note1) v. 注意；记录如：I failed to note that he had left.Our class notes the weather daily on a chart.2) n. 笔记；音符；钞票；纸币；便笺；语气如：She lectured without notes. He wrote me a note asking if I would come. I really couldnt understand the text I had to refer to the notes at the back.There was a note of anger in her voice.Do you want the money in notes or coins?She has a deep voice and doesnt even try for the high notes.【拓展】note 的常见短语搭配：1) note down 记下如：Note down everything that is worth remembering.2) be noted for 因而闻名 =be famous for如：The cook is noted for his cake. 3) take note of 注意，留意如：Take note of what I say and please dont forget it.4) make take notes (of) 做笔记，记录如：He takes notes in class. 5) compare notes 交换意见 如：After comparing notes we found that we had the same opinion of Toms work.6. pronounce 1) v. 发音，读如：Have I pronounced your name correctly?2) v. 宣布，宣称，宣判 如：A specialist has now pronounced him fully fit.【拓展】pronounce 的常见短语搭配：pronounce against 对 表示反对pronounce for 表示赞成pronounce onupon对 表态7. increase file:/C:Usershp-230txAppDataLocalTempksohtmlwpsE6DC.tmp.png increase to 增加到1) v. 如：The profit increased by 12,000 dollar last season.increase by 增加了 如：The profit increased to 12,000 dollar last season.file:/C:Usershp-230txAppDataLocalTempksohtmlwpsE6EC.tmp.png on the increase 正在增长2) n. a steady increase in 某方面稳步增长如：There was a steady increase in population.【拓展】increasing adj. 越来越多的， 逐渐增加的如：But an increasing population is an environmental problem in many countries.8. speed1) n. 速度，迅速如：He drove off at high speed.I was amazed at his speed of working2) v. 超速，加速（可指驾车者以违法的速度行驶）如：He was fined for speeding last year.【拓展】speed up 加速如：My heart is speeding up.The jeep speeded up and soon overtook the truck.9. ability n. 能力，能耐；才能如：I have never doubted about her ability.【拓展 1】to the best of ones ability 尽自己最大努力如：I will do it to the best of my ability. 我将尽力而为。【拓展 2】1) able adj. 能；经管 有能力的；能干的如：The older child should be able to prepare a simple meal.2) disabled adj. 残废的，有缺陷的如：There are toilet facilities for the disabled.3) disable v. 使失去能力；使残废；使无资格如：The accident disabled him for work.10. attention n. 注意，专心，留心如：Attention, please! The bus will leave in ten minutes.【拓展】attention 的常见短语搭配：devote ones attention to 专心于pay attention to 注意attract/ catch / draw / hold /sbs attention 引起某人注fix ones attention on 留意，专心于receive attention 受到注意，得以关注 【翻译】我不断试着引起服务员的注意。11. connect v. 连接connect . with/to .【辨析】connect; join; combine含义 例句connect 语意比 combine 弱“ 通过某种媒介把事物连接起来，还保持原物的特征”。 We emerge into the word ready to connect with mom and dad.join “事物的直接连接 ”，连接的程度可紧可松，还可分开。 The new highway has joined the two cities.combine混合，“两个或者两个以上事物为了共同目的而结合在一起” ，结合后 原来部分可能仍然不改变或者是去基本性质。Please combine milk and water.12. overnight1) adj. 突然的，很快的；一整夜的，晚上的如：In 1970 he became an overnight success in America.She took the overnight train to New Yo