高中英语单词记忆表 第37期

expense  n. 费用，开销，花费
[特征]
- What are the expenses of these goods?
这些商品的费用是多少？
- A new car can be a great expense.
买一辆新汽车要花很多钱。
[备考必背] 重要词组
at one's expense  由某人付款
- We were all entertained at Tom's expense.
我们全由汤姆请客。
at the expense of 以……为代价
He became a brilliant scholar, but only at the expense of his health.
他成为了一位卓越的学者，却牺牲了健康。
at any expense 不管花费多少钱
- He wanted to buy the book at any expense.
不管花多少钱他都想买这本书。

explain  v. 解释，说明
[特征]
- The boy was explaining to the teacher why he was late.
这个男孩正向老师解释他为什么迟到。
- Please explain to me where to begin and how to do it.
请向我说明从哪里开始以及怎样做。
[考点]
①explain后面不能接the reason，这一点经常考到。
（误）Can you explain the reason why you were late?
（正）Can you explain why you were late?
你能解释一下为什么迟到吗？
②表示“给某人解释……”，explain后不直接接某人，也不用for，而用介词to。
（误）The teacher explained us this problem.
（正）The teacher explained this problem to us.
老师给我们解释了这道难题。
[备考必背] 派生词
explanation  n. 解释，说明
- The text still needs explanation.
课文还需要被解释。

explode  v. （使）爆炸，（突然）爆发
[特征]
- It's a custom to explode fireworks to celebrate the Spring Festival.
燃放爆竹庆祝春节是一种习俗。
- The bomb exploded near the tall building.
炸弹在这座高楼附近爆炸了。
[备考必背] 重要词组
explode with anger 勃然大怒    explode with laughter 哄堂大笑
- The audience exploded with laughter.
观众哄堂大笑。

expose  v. 使暴露，使曝光，揭露
[特征]
- Don't expose your skin to the flaming sun.
别把你的皮肤暴露在炎热的阳光下。
- This film has been exposed.
这片子已经曝光了。
[备考必背] 重要词组
expose ... to ... 把……暴露在……
- The company exposed the plan to the newspapers.
公司向几家报纸透露了这个计划。