词汇短语园地

1. attack  vt.  袭击;攻击;（用语言或文字）猛烈抨击，

侵袭;进攻

They attacked this village during the night.

他们在夜间袭击了这个村庄。

My friend was attacked by a young man while walking home alone.

我的朋友独自回家时遭到了一个年轻人的袭击。

She has been attacked for ignoring her son.

她因漠视自己的儿子而受到责难。

Scientists find a new disease that will attack mans brain.

科学家发现了一种会侵袭人类大脑的新疾病。

Spain attacked more in the second half.

西班牙队在下半场加强了攻势。

attack  n.  袭击;攻击;辱骂;抨击;（疾病的）突然

发作

The planes began their attack on the city.

飞机开始攻击这个城市。

The city came under attack during the night.

这座城市在夜间遭到了袭击。

He is recovering from an attack of flu.

他的流行性感冒快好了。

attacker  n.  进攻者;袭击者

I didnt really see the attacker.

我没有看清楚袭击我的人。

2. frightening  adj.  吓人的;引起恐惧的

Its frightening to think that this kind of thing will happen again.

想到这类事情可能再发生就让人不寒而栗。

frighten  v.  使惊吓;使恐吓

frightened  adj.  受惊吓的;受惊的

比较：frightening和frightened的区别

frightening表示某物使人产生害怕的情绪，主语是物;frightened表示某人处于害怕的状态，主语是人。

The idea of death is frightening to most people.

死的想法对于大多数人来说都是可怕的。

He was frightened to look down from the top of the tall building.

他害怕从高楼顶部往下看。

3. exist  vi.  存在

Does life exist in other planet？

其他行星上有生命吗？

exist on  靠……生活/生存

It was impossible for them to exist on such a small income.

他们要靠这一点收入生活是不可能的。

existence  n.  存在;实有

came into existence  存在

existent  n. & adj.  存在（或实有）的事物;存在的

existing  adj.  现存的;现行的

4. calm  adj.  平静的;冷静的

Although she was shocked by this news， her voice was surprisingly calm.

虽然这个消息让她很震惊，但她的声音却出人意料的平静。

You must try to be calm.

你必须设法冷静下来。

calm  v.  使平靜;使镇静

They did what they could to calm her.

他们尽量使她平静下来。

calm down  （使）平静;镇静;安静

He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down.

他深深吸了几口气，让自己冷静下来。

calmness  n.  平静;冷静;镇静

It would be wise to deal with these problems with calmness.

冷静地处理这些问题才是明智的。

calm  n.  平静的时期;宁静的状态

I like the calm of the summer evening.

我喜欢夏日夜晚的宁静。

the calm before the storm  暴风雨前的平静

calmly  adv.  平静地;冷静地;镇静地

She recovered from her surprise， and answered calmly.

她从惊慌中恢复过来，并且镇静地给予了回答。

5. cover  vt.  占地（多大面积）;包括;覆盖，遮盖

The city covered ten square miles.

这座城市占地十平方英里。