高考高频词汇:may 、man 、day 、know 、

may [meɪ]

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aux.可以；会；也许；但愿

【形】maybe ['meɪbi] adv.也许；可能；大概

man [mæn]

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n.男人；人（泛指）

【派】manly ['mænli] adj.有男子气概的；男人的；适合男子的；强壮的

【例】adj.男人的

（2014上海）Dunbar rejected the traditional view that language was developed by the men at the early stage of social development in order to organize their manly hunting activities more effectively.

【译】传统观点认为，语言是男性在早期的社会发展中为了更有效地组织他们的狩猎活动而发展来的，邓巴不同意这种观点。

day [deɪ]

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n.一天；时期；白昼

【派】daily ['deɪli] n.日报 adj.日常的；每日的 adv.日常地；每日；天天

【例】adj.日常的

（2014湖北）In history, Hilversum was largely an agricultural area.Daily life was marked by farming, sheep raising and wool production.

【译】历史上，希尔弗瑟姆主要是一个农业地区。日常生活以耕种、饲养绵羊和生产羊毛为主。

【形】daylight ['deɪlaɪt] n.白天；日光；黎明；公开

daydream ['deɪdriːm] n.白日梦 v.做白日梦

daydreamer ['deɪdriːmə] n.空想家

know [nəʊ]

【词频】★★★★★

v.知道，了解；确信

【派】unknown [ʌn'nəʊn] adj.未知的

knowledge ['nɒlɪdʒ] n.知识；了解；见闻

【例】n.知识

（2009山东）An increase in students applying to study economics at university is being attributed to the global economic crisis awakening a public thirst for knowledge about how the financial system works.

【译】越来越多的学生在大学申请学习经济的原因在于：全球经济危机唤起了公众对金融系统运作知识的渴望。