重点词汇（旨在提供词汇综合运用所需材料）1. mean (meant, meant) vt.&vi. 意思是；意味着；打算；预定[典例]1). The sign means that the road is blocked. 这个标志表示此路不通。2). What do you mean to do with it? 你打算把它怎样处理？3). I mean you to work as our spokesman. 我想请你当我们的代言人。[重点用法](sth.) mean doing sth. 意味着…(sb) mean to do sth. 打算做…had meant to do sth. 本来打算做某事be meant for 打算作……用；打算给…(sth.) be meant to do sth. 被预定/指定/认为做某事What do／did you mean by...? “ 你……是什么意思？”[练习] 按要求填空或翻译。1). Can you tell me what this sentence______ (mean)?2). Your friendship ______ (mean) a great deal ______ (介词) me.3). In some parts of London, missing a bus means ______ (wait) for another hour.4). What did he mean ______ (介词) saying that remark?5). I ______ ______ ______ ______（本来打算来）yesterday, but I had an unexpected visitor.6). 这些房间是打算用作少年活动中心的。__________________________________________________________________________________答案：1). mean2). means; to3). waiting4). by5). had meant to come6).These rooms are meant for the children’s centre.2. starve vi.&vt. (使)饿死；饿得要死starvation n.[u] 饿死[典例]1). The enemy is trying to starve us to death. 敌人正在企图饿死我们。2). I’ m starving; let’ s have a big dinner. 我饿得要死了，让我们吃一顿丰盛的晚餐吧。3). He said he would starve rather than beg for food. 他说他宁愿挨饿也不要饭吃。[重点用法]starve to death = die of starvation/hunger 饿死starve sb to death 把某人饿死starve for sth. = be starved of sth. = hope/long for sth. 希望/渴望得到某物[练习] 用 starve 的短语的适当形式填空。1). Thousands of people ________ ________ ________ in Africa.2). These children are ________ ________ love.3). The people on the island _______ ______...
