76．land（1）n．①＝the part of the earth that is not water，意指“陆地”。例如：Do you like to travel over land or sea？你喜欢在陆上还是在海上旅行？We travelled by land until we reached the sea．我们在陆路旅行，一直到大海。②［U］＝ground；earth，意指“土地”。例如：The land is very dry．There has been no rain．土地很旱，好久没下雨了。 They work on the land．他们在田里干活。③［C］＝country and its people，意指“国家；国土”。例如：The man has lived in foreign lands for many years．这个人在外国居住了许多年。He has visited many different lands。他游历了许多不同的国家。
（2）vi．＝come on to the ground from the air or from water；bring to the ground，意为“（从飞机；轮船）登岸；着陆”。例如：The plane will land in five minutes．飞机将在五分钟后降落。The ship landed the goods at Shanghai．船在上海卸货。The spaceship landed safely．宇宙飞船安全降落了。
77．last（1）adj．＆adv．①＝at the end；after all others，意为“最后的；最后”。例如：
At last，I understood his meaning．最后，我领会了他的意思。It's the last day in the year today．今天是一年中最后的一天。He was the very last to leave the office．他是最后一个离开办公室的。②＝coming just before present；before the present time，意为“最近过去的；紧接前面的；上一次，最近一次”。例如：I went to see my father last Monday．上星期一我去看我父亲了。They've lived in this building for the last three years．最近三年里他们一直住在这幢楼里。When did you last meet？你们上次见面是什么时候？He spoke last at the meeting．他最后一个在会上发言。
（2）n．＝sb．or sth．that comes at the end，意为“最后的人（东西）”。例如：John was the last to come in？约翰是最后进来的人。All his three sons came back from abroad the last of June．他的三个儿子于六月底都从国外回来了。
（3）vi．①＝go on；be enough for，意为“持续；进行；足够；耐久；维持使用”。例如：Our holiday lasts fifteen days．我们的假期将连续十五天。How long did the meeting last？会议持续了多久？The rainy season lasted until July．雨季一直持续到七月。His train ride seemed really short，but his memory of the pleasant trip will last long．他的火车行程似乎真的很短，可是给他留下的愉快记忆却会持续很长时间。 This cloth lasts well．这种布很耐穿。This food will last them 5days．这些食物足够他们吃五天。This old car won't last for very long．这辆旧车用不了多久。
78．less adj．＆ adv． ＝not so much；smaller in amount，意为“少量的；更少的；较少的；少于；较少；更少地；少一些”，修饰形容词或副词的比较级和动词。例如：I was given less cake than she had．给我的蛋糕比她少。There is much less difficulty than I thought．实际困难比我想象的要少。How long were you there？Less than a week．你在那儿呆了多长时间？不到一星期。He buys less meat and fewer eggs now．他现在肉和鸡蛋都买得少了。The film was less funny than the book．这部电影不如原书有趣。Speak less and do more．少说多干。
79．lift（1）vt．＝raise to a higher level or position，意为“提起；举起”。例如：Can you lift the basket onto the truck？你能把筐抬上卡车吗？The girl can't lift the box．女孩搬不动这箱子。The stone is too heavy for me to lift．这石头太重了，我举不动。
（2）vi．＝to move uptowards and disappear意为“（云、雾等）消散；（雨）停止”。例如：The cloud began to lift．云开始消散。Will the cloud lift soon？云很快会散吗？
（3）n．［C］①＝machine that takes people or goods up and down in a high building，意为“电梯”。例如：He takes the lift to the fifth floor．他乘电梯上五楼。Why don't you take the lift to the top floor？你为什么不乘电梯到顶层？②＝a journey in another person's car，etc．；a free ride in a car，etc；esp．given to a traveller，意为“搭便车”。例如：He gave me a lift to the station in his car．他让我搭他的汽车去火车站。
80．luck n．［U］＝chance；sth．good or bad that comes by chance，意为“机会；运气；机遇”。例如：It was good luck that I met you here．我在这儿见到你真走运。Good luck to you！（祝你）好运气！
81．marry vt．①＝take someone as a husband or wife，意为“结婚；娶；嫁”。例如：Ron is going to marry Betty．罗恩要和贝蒂结婚了。She has married off all her daughters．她把女儿都嫁出去了。Helen married late in life．海伦结婚很晚。Mr Shute wouldn't marry again．舒特先生不会再结婚了。②＝cause to take in marriage，意为“嫁给；让（子女）与……结婚”。例如：Mr Turner married his daughter to a doctor．特纳先生把女儿嫁给了一位医生。
在表示“与……结婚”时，用“marry sb．”或“be／get married to sb．”但不能用介词with。get married to sb强调结婚的行为，不能和表示一段时间的状语连用。例如：They got married in Paris．他们在巴黎结了婚。be married（to sb．）表示已婚的状态，可和for表示一段时间的状语连用。例如：Mary has been married to him for ten years．马莉嫁给他已经10年了。
82．matter（1）n．①［U］＝what everything in world is made of，意为“物质；材料”。例如：The world is made up of matter．世界是由物质构成的。Most matter has three states：sold，liquid and gas．大多数物质都有三种形态：固体、液体和气体。②＝trouble；being wrong（with），意指“麻烦事；毛病”。例如：What's the matter with your legs？你的腿怎么啦？Is there anything the matter with your legs？你的腿有毛病吗？There is nothing the matter with my legs．我的腿没有毛病。③［C］＝affairs； sth．to talk about or do，意指“事情；问题”。例如：I have an important matter to talk to you about．我有件重要的事要和你谈谈。It is a matter of importance．这事很重要。
（2）vi．＝be important；be of importance，用于否定句、疑问句和条件句，表示“有关系；要紧”。例如：It doesn't matter this time．这一次没关系。It doesn't matter if you are late．如果你迟到也没关系。It doesn't matter to me what you do or where you go．你做什么或去什么地方，对我都无关紧要。What does it matter？这有什么关系？
83．maybe adv．＝perhaps；possibly，意指“或许；大概；可能”。例如：What about your inside pocket？Maybe you put it there．看看你的内衣口袋？或许你把它放在那儿了。Maybe James isn't here．或许詹姆斯不在这儿。—Will they come？他们会来吗？—Maybe not．大概不会来。
maybe通常用于口语，并多见于美国英语；perhaps适用于各种文体，并主要见于英国英语。
84．mean vt．①＝say sth．in different words，意指“表示……的意思；作……解释；意味着；意思是”。例如：What do you mean？你说的是什么意思？I mean the orange one，not the GREen one．我是指那个橘红色那件，而不是绿色的。What do you mean by this ／that？你这／那是什么意思？②＝want or plan to do sth；refer to，意思是“意欲；打算；企图；意指”。例如：Health means everything．健康就是一切。That means information can be stored in a computer and be taken out anytime needed．这意味着信息能存贮在计算机里，在需要的时候，随时都可以取出。He did not mean to go．他没打算去。I meant to give you the bike today，but I forgot．我本来打算今天给你车，可是我忘了。
85．metre n．＝a unit of length in the metric system，意为“米，公尺”。例如：The bridge is about ten metres long．这桥大约十米长。It's about a hundred metres away from my home．它大约在离我家100米远的地方。
在英语中，“数词＋metres（kilometres）＋long ／wide ／deep ／high……”通常用来表示某物有多长、宽、深、高等。例如：
The wall is four metres high．这墙有四米高。
The river is half a metre deep．这条河有半米深。
There is a three hundred-metre-long river between the two towns．在两座城镇之间有一条三百米长的河。
86．more（1）adj．＝bigger in number，size，etc．意指“更多的；较多的；另外的；多余的；附加的”。例如：More and more people began to study English．越来越多的人开始学习英语。You'll find you can enjoy so many more books in the library．你会发现在这家图书馆里有那么多你喜爱的书籍。There is more food in the kitchen．厨房里还有多余的食物。There are twenty more trees to be planted．还有二十多棵树要栽呢。She ate more than twenty dumplings this evening．今天晚上她吃了二十多个饺子。Would you like to have some more rice？再吃点米饭吧？
（2）n．larger number，amount，etc．意指“更多的数量；额外的数量”。例如：He thinks more of others than himself．他关心别人胜过自己。Let's buy some more this afternoon．咱们今天下午再多买些吧。
（3）adv．＝word that makes an adjective or adverb stronger意为“更；更大地；更多地”。例如：I like football more than swimming．我喜爱足球胜过游泳。I'll be more careful next time．下次我会更小心的。
【注意】
①more可以修饰可数名词或不可数名词；常与双音节以上的形容词或副词连用。
②“more than ＋one ＋单数名词”用作主语时，谓语动词要用单数。例如：
More than one child was late this morning．今天早上不止一个孩子迟到。
More than one girl wants to get this ticket．不止一个女孩想得到这张票。
③在英语中，“the ＋（形容词的）比较级，the＋（形容词的）比较级”，表示“越……越……”。例如：
The more trees，the better．树越多越好。
The more you read，the more knowledge you will get．你看书越多，得到的知识就越多。
The sooner，the better．越快越好。
The more meat she eats，the fatter she gets．肉吃得越多，她越发肥胖。
The more you do for other people，the happier you feel．你为他人做得越多，就越感到快乐。
87．move vt．＆vi．①＝go from one place to another；change the position of part of your body；put sth．in another place，意为“搬动，移动，走动，挪动”。例如：He helped me move the desks．他帮我挪课桌。
Who has moved my book？谁动我的书了？The wind was moving the branches．风吹动着树枝。Please don't move here and there．请不要来回走动。That car was really moving．那汽车跑得可真快。②＝cause to have or show feelings，as of pity，sadness，anger，etc．意为“感动；鼓动”，如：His story moved us to tears．他的故事使我们感动的流泪。③ ＝change your house迁居，搬家：They moved from Beijing to Naijing．他们从北京搬到南京。Her family is going to move into the new house in Xi'an．她家将要迁入西安的新居。
88．nearly ／`ni
li／ adv．＝almost，意为“差不多，几乎；将近；近乎”。例如：The seasons of the year in England and the USA are nearly the same．英国和美国一年中的季节气候几乎相同。He nearly fell into the river．他险些掉进河中。It's nearly twelve o'clock．差不多十二点钟了。His job nearly finished．他的工作差不多完成了。She nearly died．她差点儿死了。
89．need（1）n．①＝the condition of lacking or wanting sth．necessary or very useful，［U］意指“想要；必要；缺乏”。例如：The hungry children were in need of food．这些饥饿的孩子需要食物。Is there any need for you to go there？你有必要去那里吗？②＝（pl．）requirement； sth．felt to be necessary，常用复数，意指“需要的东西；需求”。例如：
Their need was fresh water．他们所必需的是淡水。I want to buy some daily needs．我要买一些日用品。
（2）v．＝to have a need for；want for some useful purpose；must have sth．意为“需要，必须”。例如：A plant needs water．植物需要水。She's on holiday．She needed a change from work．她正在度假，她需要放下工作改变一下生活。We need to work harder．我们必须更加努力工作。Does he need any help？他需要帮忙吗？You didn't need to tell him the news．你无需告诉他这一消息。need可以用作实义动词或情态动词。
①need用作实义动词时，它有人称、数及时态的变化。其疑问形式要借助于do，does或did，否定形式要借助于don't，doesn't或didn't。例如：
Does he need help？他需要帮助吗？
The boy needs some money．那个男孩需要一些钱。
He needed to finish the work that day．他需要在那一天完成工作。
②当need用作情态动词时，无人称和时态变化，其后接动词原形，一般用于疑问句或否定句，在肯定句中多用must，have to等。need not缩写为needn't。例如：
You needn't say sorry to me．你不必向我道歉。You needn't talk so loud．你不必这么大声讲话。Need you go so early？你非得走这么早吗？You needn't wait for her so long．你不必等她太久。
Need we sweep the snow on the roads？我们需要清扫路上的雪吗？
Need we make the machine？我们需要制造这种机器吗？
肯定回答：Yes，we must．是的，需要。
否定回答：No，we needn't．不，不需要。
③need用于实义动词和情态动词时，在疑问句、否定句中可以通过变化形式互换，意义不变。例如：Do I need to come now？＝Need I come now？我现在必须来吗？You don't need to do that．＝You needn't do that．你不必做那件事情。
90．never adv．＝not ever，not at any time，意为“从不，绝不，永不；从来没有，未曾”。例如：I have never been there．我从未到过那里。He never has anything to do．他一向无所事事He never goes out．他从不出门。She never said a word the whole two hours．整整两个小时她一句话也不说。She has never heard of him．她从未听人说起过他。It is never too late to mend．［谚］改过不嫌晚。—Have you ever been to the GREat Wall？—No，never．你曾经去过长城吗？从来没有。
never放在句首，表示强调，用倒装语序。例如：Never have I met such a person．我从未见过这种人。
