| 词组 | vocabulary |
| 释义 | vocabulary /vəˈkæbjələri, vəˈkæbjʊləri, vəʊ- $ -leri, voʊ-/ noun all the words that someone knows or usesadjectivesa large/wide/extensive vocabulary Shakespeare had a very large vocabulary. | Even intelligent people with an extensive vocabulary can sometimes have problems communicating.a limited/small vocabulary He had just started learning English and his vocabulary was fairly limited.basic/essential vocabulary The book teaches you the basic vocabulary that you need to know when you’re on holiday.technical/specialized vocabulary The instructions were full of technical vocabulary.French/Chinese/Russian etc vocabulary Some American English vocabulary is different from that of British English.an active vocabulary (=the words someone can use) Children of this age have an active vocabulary of about 1,000 words.a passive vocabulary (=the words someone can understand but does not use) Your passive vocabulary is much larger than your active vocabulary.verbshave a vocabulary By 18 months of age, the girl had a vocabulary of around 300 words.use a vocabulary Try to use a wider vocabulary in your writing.build/develop a vocabulary Children need to develop a specialized vocabulary to describe the features they find.expand/improve your vocabulary (=learn more words) Reading helps to expand your vocabulary.enrich your vocabulary (=make it better) Teaching students proverbs and idioms can help enrich their vocabularies.learn vocabulary What’s the best way of learning new vocabulary?enter the vocabulary (=become part of a language) New terms began to enter the vocabulary.vocabulary + nounsa vocabulary test The teacher gave us a vocabulary test.a vocabulary exercise There is a vocabulary exercise at the end of each chapter.a vocabulary item formal (=a word, especially in a coursebook or a language class) The difficult vocabulary items are explained at the bottom of the page. |
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