1. destroy (destroyed, destroyed)

v. 破坏

注意该词与ruin, damage 等词的区别：

destroy: 多指彻底地、毁灭性地破坏，含导致无用，不能或很难再修复的意味。

ruin: 多指因外部原因而受到严重破坏或毁灭，侧重破坏的彻底性;也可用于引申意义, 如 ruin one’s future, ruin one’s career。该词做名词时，注意下列搭配：fall into ruin (崩溃)，be in ruins (在废墟中)

damage: 多指对无生命物体的损害，造成降低价值、破坏功能等后果, 但仍可修复。可用作名词,常用词组do/cause damage to。

例如：

(1) The building was completely destroyed by the fire. 大火完全毁掉了这幢大楼。

(2) The repairman tried to repair the car which was damaged in an accident.

修理工试图修复在事故中被损坏的车子。

(3) The earthquake did a lot of damage to the city. 地震对城市造成了巨大的损失。

(4)It rained for 3 days, which ruined my holiday. 雨下了三天，把我的假期毁掉了

2.  remains

(1)n. 剩余物

She fed the remains of her dinner to the cat. 她用剩余的饭菜喂猫。

同时，该词还能表示“遗址”和“遗体”。例如：

The archeologist discovered the remains of an ancient culture. 考古学家发现了一处古文明遗址。

His remains were buried in Westminster. 他的遗体被安放在威斯敏斯特大教堂。

应注意该词为复数形式，类似的词还有：ruins (废墟，遗址)，goods (货物) ，riches, (财富)，arms (武器)，fireworks (烟火), wages(工资)，sweets(糖果)，crossroads(十字路口)等。

(2)vi. 遗留、继续存在

Few villages remained after the flood.洪水过后，几乎没有村庄剩下。

After the fire, very little remained of the temple. 火灾过后，寺庙所剩无几。

remain 为系动词，后接名词、形容词、分词、介词短语等。

He remained the leader after the election. 选举过后，他仍是领导。

The place remains warm all winter. 这个地方整个冬天都很温暖。

He remained sitting in the classroom after the examination. 考试后，他仍然坐在教室里。

也可表示留待以后去看、去做、去说等。

Much remains to be done.还有很多事要做。

It remains to be seen whether the decision is right or not.

该决定正确与否有待将来见分晓。

3. condition

(1) 该词为不可数名词时，意思为“状况，状态”。如：

be in good/ poor condition 处于好的/坏的状态

be out of condition 健康/状况不好

辨析：state 、condition、situation

state指“人或物存在或所处的某一种状态”，必须与a连用。试比较：

在冬天恶劣的天气下，路况很差。

The roads are in a terrible state after the severe winter weather.

The roads are in terrible condition after the severe winter weather.

situation: 境况;情势;情景

It is important for us to use a word or phrase according to the situation in language studies.     在语言学习中，我们应根据情境使用单词或词组。

He was in a dangerous situation.   他处于危险的形势中。

(2)该词为可数名词时，意思为“条件”。如：

Ability and effort are conditions of success. 才能和努力是成功的条件。

(3)当该词为复数形式时，指(居住、工作或做事情的)环境、境况、条件。如：

living/housing/working conditions 生活/住房/工作条件

He was brought in /under difficult conditions. 他是在极其困难的情况下被养大的。

词组搭配：

(1)on condition that  在…条件下(=only if/ so long as)

They agreed to lend us the money on condition that we pay it back within one month.

他们同意借钱给我们，只要我们一个月内还。

(2)on /under no condition 无论如何都不，决不 (= in no case/by no menans)

Under no condition can we break the law. 我们决不能触犯法律。

4. concerned

(1) adj.意思为“忧虑的，担心的”，常与介词about、for搭配使用。如：

Concerned parents held a meeting about the children’s education.

忧心忡忡的家长们就孩子们的教育问题开了会。

The mother is concerned about her child’s health. 母亲很担忧她小孩的健康。

(2) concern 用作动词，表示“影响、涉及;关于;使担忧;感兴趣”。

常用结构：be concerned with “关于”; as /so far as … concerned “就……而言 ; concern oneself with/about sth.“忙于，关心”。例如：

The book concerns the discovery of a lost civilization. 这本书与发现失落的文明有关。

This novel is concerned with energy crisis.  这本小说与能源危机有关。

As far as I am concerned, I share the view of the second group.

就我而言,我同意第二种人的观点。

He never concerns himself with housework. 他从来都不做家务。

(3) concern 也可用做名词，意为“担忧，关心的事，重要的事”。如：

We have to pay attention to the public concern about corruption.

我们不得不注意到公众对于腐败现象的关注。

The president expressed his concern for the economic crisis.

总统表达了他对此次经济危机的关注。

(4)concerning 为介词，“关于、涉及”(=regarding)。如：

All books concerning the Internet were sold out. 所有关于网络的书都卖光了。

5.sink

(1) vi. 意思为“下沉, 下降”。过去式、过去动词为sank, sunk。例如：

The ship sank to the bottom of the ocean.     船沉到大洋底部。

She sank into the armchair.                她陷在单座沙发里。

The sun was sinking in the west.            太阳西坠。

My heart sank when I heard the terrible news. 当我听到这个可怕的消息时，心里陡然一沉。

(2)n. 指(厨房里的)洗涤池，洗碗槽。

Don’t just leave your dirty plated in the sink. 别把脏盘子往洗碗池里一放就了事。

6.influence

(1)vt. “影响”。例如：

Can the planets influence human character, as astrologers claim? 行星能象占星家所宣称那样对人的性格有所影响吗?

注意与affect的区别：

influence指在人们的思想、行为等方面产生间接的、潜移默化的影响。如：

Probably we influenced each other. 也许我们影响了彼此。

affect的影响则比较直接，常指对他人情感上的影响，有时也表示“对……产生不利影响”。如：

The terrible news didn’t affect her at all. 这个可怕的消息并没有影响她。

The economic crisis has seriously affected German exports. 经济危机已严重影响了德国的出口。

(2)n.

The moon has an influence on animal behavior. 月亮能够影响动物的行为。

注意下列搭配：

exercise / have an influence (effect) on/over… 对…… 有影响力

under the influence of sb. / under one’s influence 在某人的影响下

7. declare

(1) vt.“宣布、宣告、声明”，后接名词或从句。

The next day, US President Franklin Roosevelt declared war against Japan.

第二天，罗斯福总统宣布对日作战。

The Chinese government declared a ban on plastic bags. 中国政府宣布禁止使用塑料带。

The suspect declared that he was innocent. 该嫌疑犯声称自己是清白的。

(2)也可接复合宾语结构，宾语补足语可由形容词、不定式、分词等充当。如：

The suspect declared himself innocent. 该嫌疑犯声称自己是清白的。

They declared his story to be true. 他们声称他们的故事是真的。

The teacher declared Mike chosen. 老师宣布迈克被选上了。

(3)注意declare和announce的区别

declare : 用于正式场合，指“正式宣布”，“郑重宣布”。

announce：用于普通场合，指“宣布”，“使……公开”，“在无线电、电视上主持介绍”。

They announced their engagement to the family. 他们向家里宣布订婚。

The captain announced that the plane would take off. 机长宣布飞机即将起飞。

8.bury

vt.“埋葬”。

The workers were buried alive when the earthquake happened. 地震爆发时，工人被活埋了。

She buried her face in her hands and wept. 她掩面而哭。

be buried in/ bury oneself in 埋头于，专心致志于，类似意义有 be lost in, be absorbed in 等。

He buried himself in the books. 他埋头读书。

9. drive  (drove, driven)

vt. 迫使某人(生气、发疯等)

It drives me angry to think that the keys were in my pocket all along.

drive sb. to do sth.驱使或迫使某人做某事

The greedy boss drove the workers to work all night long.贪婪的老板驱使工人整晚都工作。

迫使某物移动或进入某位置;打、敲、戳等

To mend a broken chair, he drove a nail into wood.  为了修椅子，他把钉子敲进木头里。

10. feed (fed, fed)