高考高频词汇:step 、usually 、drink 、although 、
step [step]
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n.步；脚步；步骤；台阶
v. 踩；踏；跨步；迈步
usually [ˈjuːʒuəli]
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adv.通常；经常地；惯常地
【派】usual [ˈjuːʒuəl] adj.通常的；寻常的；惯常的
unusual [ʌnˈjuːʒuəl] adj.与众不同的；不常见的；罕见的
unusually [ʌnˈjuːʒuəli] adv.出奇地；不寻常地；异常地
drink [drɪŋk]
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n.酒；酒精饮料
v. 喝，饮；喝酒
【例】v.喝，饮
（2012四川）The air is clean and fresh.The water from the well has a pleasant taste, and it is perhaps the healthiest water our kids will ever drink.
【译】空气干净又新鲜。井水散发着令人愉悦的味道，这也许会是我们孩子喝到的最健康的水。
【形】drunk [drʌŋk] adj.喝醉了的 n.醉汉；酒鬼；酗酒者
drift [drɪft] n.漂流；漂移；趋势；漂流物 v.漂流，使……漂流；漂移
drill [drɪl] n.训练；钻孔机；钻子；播种机 v.钻孔；训练；条播
drip [drɪp] n.水滴；滴注器；乏味的人 v.滴下；滴出；充满；含有
although [ɔːlˈðəʊ]
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conj.虽然；尽管
【例】conj.虽然
（2012广东）Although the use of the expression is an insincere, meaningless social custom at times, there is nothing wrong with the sentence except that it is a little uninteresting.
【译】虽然使用这种表达有时是种不诚恳且毫无意义的社会习惯，但是除了有一点点无趣外，句子本身没有什么不妥。
【形】alter [ˈɔːltə(r)] v.改变
【例】v.改变
（2014上海）Using such technology promises to alter people's behaviour afterwards—potentially for the better.Studies have shown that virtual reality can be effective in fighting racism—the bias that humans have against those who don't look or sound like them.
【译】以后，使用这种技术有望改变人们的行为举止，可能会使其变得更好。研究显示，虚拟现实在对抗种族歧视，即人类对于和自己在外表或语言上不同的人怀有偏见这一问题上很有效。
altogether [ˌɔːltəˈɡeðə(r)] adv.全部地；完全地；总共
【例】adv.完全地
（2009全国II) Researchers at the University of Southern California found that breakfast skippers have a bigger chance of gaining weight than those who regularly have a morning meal.So eat something in the morning, anything.I know plenty of friends who end up having no breakfast altogether, and have just coffee or orange juice.
【译】南加利福尼亚大学的研究人员发现，不吃早餐的人比那些有规律地吃早餐的人更有可能增重。所以早上无论吃什么都要吃点东西。我认识很多朋友完全不吃早餐，只喝咖啡或橙汁。
alternative [ɔːlˈtɜː(r)nətɪv] adj.供选择的 n.供替代的选择
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