维克多英语词典3500词汇之重点形容词副词大全
ago 【常与一般过去时连用】以前 a moment ago 刚才
long,long ago 很久很久以前
The train left a few minutes ago.火车几分钟前开走了。
辨 ago,before
二者都可作为副词，表示“以前”。
Ago 表示从现在算起某段时间以前，before 表示从过去的某个时候算起某段时间以前。Ago 常与一般过去时连用，before 常与过去完成时连用。
I don’t know where he is,but he was here a minute ago.我不知道他现在在哪儿，但是刚才他在这儿。
I called him up yesterday,but his wife told me that he
Had left for Wuhan three days before.我昨天给他打过电话，但他妻子说他三天前去武汉了。
向前；在前；领先
Think/plan ahead 事先考虑/计划
Look ahead when driving 开车时要看前方
We were ten points ahead in the basketball game.在篮球比赛中，我们领先 10 分。
Ahead of 在..前面
George said as he ran ahead of me.乔治边说边跑到我的前面去了。
The time here is 9 hours ahead of London.这里的时间比伦敦早 9 个小时。
Alive 【不用于名词前】
1 活着的；仍存在的
Who is the greatest man alive?谁是当今最伟大的人？
Relatives of the missing sailors are struggling to keep their hopes alive.失踪船员的亲属们正努力不让希望破灭。
Not until two days after the earthquake did dhe find her mother alive.地震发生两天后她才发现母亲还活着。
辨析见 living
2 有活力的
Edward was alive with happiness.爱德华高兴得眉飞舞。
注：alive 可作表语、补语或后置定语；无比较级和最高级。
come alive
1 变得有趣；生动起来
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The discussion came alive when an interesting topic was brought in.当引入一个有趣的话题时，讨论活跃了起来。
When I decided to join in Malaysian life,everything came alive.当我决定投入马来西亚的生活时，一切都变得活灵活现。 2 精神起来；活泼起来
She came alive as she talked about her job.她一谈到自己的工作就来精神了。
3 热闹起来；变得繁忙
The fishing villages come alive in spring.渔村在春季变得繁忙起来。
几乎；差不多
He slipped and almost fell.他滑了一下，差点摔倒。
Dinner is aimost ready.晚饭差不多准备好了。
辨 almost,nearly
二者都是副词，在肯定句中常可换用。区别如下：almost 可与 never,no,none,nothing,nobody,nowhere,too,more than 等连用，但 nearly 不可。
Almost nothing was done to improve the situation.几乎没采取任何措施来改善处境。
She almost never answers my letters.她几乎从不给我回信。
Nearly 可与 not 连用，但 almost 不可。Not nearly 意为“一点也不”、“远非”。
He’s not nearly as good-looking as his brother.他远不如他哥哥长得好看。
【不用于名词前】
1 单独的
Better be alone than in bad company.交损友不如无友。 alone Ahead Almost
It’s terrible to find oneself alone in such a place.发现独自一人在那样一个地方真可怕。
2孤独的；寂寞的
The old man cried like a child because he felt so alone.老人感到很孤独，像小孩子一样哭了起来。
leave/let sb alone 不打扰某人；不管某人
Why don’t you just mind your own business and leave me alone?你为什么不管好自己的事，别来打扰我？
leave/let sth alone 不碰某物
Leave the cakes alone.They’re for the guests.别动那些蛋糕，那是给客人吃的。
单独的；独自的
He did it all alone.这全是他一个人干的。
Alternative
选择；供选择的东西
Minibuses with seats for 12 passengers offer an alternative to expensive taxis and crowded public transport.相对于昂贵的出租车和拥挤的公共交通工具，12 座的小公共汽车提供了另一种选择。
have no alternative but to do sth 除了做某事别无选择
I had no alternative but to report him to the police.除了向警察举报他，我别无选择。
1【只用于名词前】可供选择的；二者择一的
The way was blocked,so we went by an alternative road.这条路堵塞了，因此我们走了另一条路。
2 非传统的；另类的
I want on alternative break trips and had my life totally transformed by that experience.我参加了非传统的假期旅行，他完全改变了我的生活。
Alternative energy 替代能源（指太阳能、风能、水能等）
高考链接 1
As there is less and less coal and oil,scientists are exploring new ways of making use of energy,such as sunlight,wind and water for power and fuel.
A. primary
B.alternative
C.instant
D.unique
答案B
Always
1总是；一直
The sun always rises in the east.太阳总是从东方升起。
Why are you always complaining about my cooking?你为什么总抱怨我的厨艺？
注：always 与进行时连用，有时表示因一件事情多次重复，说话人感觉焦躁或不满。
2永远
We’ll always keep this in mind.我们将永远记住这一点。
as always 同往常一样（as usual）
As always,he puts on his shoes and goes for a walk.他和平时一样，穿上鞋出去散步了。
anyway【句子副词】
1【支持、补充说明先前的陈述】无论如何；反正（anyhow）
I‘m too tired to study anymore;anyway,I’m getting hungry.我太累，学不下去了，反正我也饿了。