词汇短语园地

1. load vt. 装；装载

n. 负荷物

Have you finished loading up？

你们装完了货没有？

It took an hour to load the van.

把货物装进货车花了一个小时。

I have a fairly light teaching load this term.

这学期我的教学负担相当轻。

load...with... 把……装上……

a load of/loads of 大量；许多

2. fire vt. & vi. 开火；启动；解雇

He ran into the bank and fired his gun into the air.

他冲进银行朝天鸣了枪。

The captain ordered his men to start firing.

上尉命令士兵开火。

They fired him for stealing from the company.

他们因其盗窃公司财物而开除了他。

fire off 开枪；射击

fire at/into/on 向……开枪

3. power vt. 供给动力；驱动；快速前进

n. 权力；势力

The plane is powered by three jet engines.

这架飞机由三台喷气发动机驱动。

The racing car powered down the home straight.

赛车在终点直道上疾驰。

The power of the governments has increased greatly over the past century.

最近一个多世纪，各国政府的权力大大增强了。

take power 掌权

political power 政权

come into power 开始执政；当权

power station 发电站

make power 发电

4. shape vt. 造成……形状

n. 外形，形状；状态，情况

The bird shaped its nest from mud and sticks.

鸟用泥土和小树枝做成鸟巢。

You have to shape the clay before it dries out.

你必须在黏土干之前把它塑成型。

Houses are built in all shapes and sizes.

所建房屋的形状和大小各不相同。

Our garden is in good shape after all the rain.

我们的花园在下过那么多雨之后情况良好。

get （yourself） into shape 强身健体

out of shape 走样的；身体不好，不健康

in the shape of 呈现……形状

5. limit n. 范围；限度；限制

Ill help as much as I can， but there is a limit to what I can do.

我会尽力帮忙，但我所能做的也是有限度的。

I cant walk ten miles and I know my limits.

我走不了十英里，我知道自己体力的限度。

set limits/a limit to 对……加以限制

without limits 无限制地

within limits 有一定限制；在某种程度上

6. charge n. 费用；价钱；职责；责任

vt. 要价，收费；控告

The charge for admission is five dollars.

入场费是五美元。

（1） be in charge of... 負责……

She has been in charge of the sales department for five years.

她负责销售部门已经有五年了。

（2） charge...for... 向……收费/要价

How much do you charge for a double room？

一间双人房你们收费多少？

（3） be charged with 受到……指控

He was charged with stealing the jewels.

他被指控偷窃珠宝首饰。

7. run out（某物）用完；不多了；没有了

Our food soon ran out.

我们的粮食很快就吃完了。

Have you nearly finished？ Time is running out.

你快做完了吗？时间快到了。

run after 追赶；追踪；追求；追逐

run away 逃跑；离家

比较：run out/run out of 的区别

run out/run out of 都表示“用完了”的意思。前者是不及物动词短语，主语为时间、金钱、食物等名词；后者为及物动词短语，表示主动含义，主语一般为人，也可为物。

Our supplies soon ran out.

我们的补给很快消耗完了。