高考高頻詞匯:wise 、yard、alarm、ceremony、

wise [wa?z]

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adj. 聰明的，有智慧的；博學的，博識的

【派】wisdom [?w?zd?m] n. 智慧；才智；知識；學問

【例】n. 智慧

（2015上海）During the last few years, business executives and book writers looking for a new way to advise corporate America have been exploiting Shakespeare’s wisdom for profitable ends.

【譯】過去幾年，企業(yè)經(jīng)理人和圖書作者一直尋求用新方式為美國公司提建議，他們已經(jīng)利用莎士比亞的智慧來獲取利潤了。

【熟詞僻義】end [end] n. 目的；意圖

yard[jɑ?d]

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n. 院子；場地；碼(等于3英尺或36英寸或0.9144米)；花園

alarm[??lɑ?(r)m]

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n. 驚恐；警報器；鬧鐘

v. 使擔心；警告

【例】n. 鬧鐘

（2012湖北）The alarm clock announces the start of another busy weekday in the morning. You jump out of bed, rush into the shower, into your clothes and out the door with hardly a moment to think.

【譯】早晨，鬧鐘宣告了另一個忙碌的工作日的開始。你跳下床，沖去洗澡，穿上衣服出門，沒有半點思考時間。

ceremony[?ser?m?ni]

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n. 典禮；儀式；禮節(jié)；禮儀；客套

【例】n. 典禮

（2006江蘇）The opening ceremony of this famous yearly competition will begin at 11:30 a.m. There will be music groups, rappers and children's chorus.

【譯】一年一度著名的(食客)爭霸賽開幕式將于上午11:30開始。屆時會有樂隊、說唱歌手以及兒童合唱團助陣。