谨以本书献给——词汇量丰富的你！

如果生僻复杂的表达都难不倒你，那你一定会要求自己用最实用地道的词语，准确描述身边最常见的事物和感情。

——词汇量有限的你

如果你只能以有限的精力记忆有限的词汇，那你一定希望所有的选择都地道实用，每一分努力都不会落空，瞄准最实用的英语词汇。

《瞄准最实用的英语词汇》是旅美作者多年学习、感悟、积累的诚意之作。为什么在国内英语成绩很好的学生出国后还是无法应付日常对话？为什么我们认真学习了多年英语面对老外还是开不了口？为什么刻苦背诵了那么多单词在真实场景中还是词不达意？对这一切都有着切身体验的作者将自己成功的经验与读者分享，精心挑选了900余条词汇，选择的标准为“生活中最实用、最常见、最地道”。同时，书中配有大量翔实的图片，均为实景拍摄，展示词汇出现的环境和场合，让读者如身临其境，一目了然。本书实用性娱乐性并重，轻松不沉重，活泼不呆板，语言风格清新亲切，手绘插图幽默机智，希望能让读者在轻松愉悦的阅读过程中有所收获。

A

absurd / acne/ adolescent / adore / ain't / airmail / alert /

algebra / alimony / allergic / alley / allowance / ample / angle /

ankle / annoy / anonymous/antifreeze/antiperspirant / antiseptic /

apologize /appetite / applaud / appliance / appointment /

appreciate / apprentice / aquarium / arcade / argue / armor /

arrogant / assault / asset / assignment / assorted / at / attitude /

attractive / autograph / autopsy / awesome / awful

Helpful Tip 1 学习大写字母

B

babysit / badly / bail / bait / ballot / baloney / bandage / bang /

bank account / bar exam / bare / bathtub / battery / beam /

bellbottom / belly / bet / beverage / bib / binoculars / birth

certificate / bland / bleach / blink / blond / blow / blur / booger /

book / booth / bowel / braces / brag / braid / brand-name / brat /

break down / browse / brunch / buck / buckle up / bulky / bump /

bun / bunny / burnout / burp / butt / buzz number

C

callus / carpool / cast / cavity / Celsius / centimeter / charge /

cheap / choke / chubby / chuckle / chunk / citizenship / civilian /

clipboard / clog / cloudy / club / clue / clumsy / coarse / cola /

comfy / commercial / compassion / complication / constipation /

contraceptive / cool / cot / couch / cozy / cram / cramp / craving /

crawl / credit history / crispy / curfew / custodian

Helpful Tip 读数字

D

dandruff / daycare / dead end / debris / deduct / deficit / deform /

deli / delinquent / demanding / demerit / dent / deposit / depress /

deserve / detour / devote / dick / dictate / digit / dime / discipline /

discriminate / disguise / disposable / disqualify / distracted / ditch /

dizziness / have to do with / dodge / double-space / drain / dress

code / drool / dropout / due / dump / dung

E

earnings / easy-going / elastic / eligible / embarrass / emergency

room / enclose / endorse / engagement / enormous / enroll /

ensure / equivalent / eraser / errand / esteem / evaluate / even /

eventually / evolve / excel / exclamation point / excuse / execute /

exempt / exotic / expel / expire / expose / extinguish / extravagant /

eyebrow

Helpful Tip 3 说地址

F

fabulous / faint / fake / fanny pack / fare / fart / fascinate /

feminine / fetch / fickle / finance / fine / keep one's fingers crossed /

fingernail / fire engine / first aid kit / first name / fitness / flat /

flea market / flick / flip / floss / flush / freeze / frequency / frown /

fumble /

G

gallon / gamble / garage / geek / gene / germ / ghetto / girlfriend /

gloomy / glow / glue / goggles / gold mine / gold-plated / good-

looking / goof / gorgeous / gosh / grab / grad / GPA / graffiti /

grant / grasp / gratuity / grill / grin / grind / grocery / gross /

ground / grudge / grumble / grunt / gut / gym

Helpful Tip 4 购买汽车

H

hail / hair / hairdo / Halloween / go halves / hand / handicap /

handle / handout / haunt / heartbreak / heir / hesitate / hiccup /

highchair / hire / hitchhike / hoard / hoarse / hold-up / hollow /

hostage / hostile / hot / housewife / how come / humid / hygiene /

hyper

I

break the ice / icicle / identical / identity / idiot / idle / illegible /

immature / immense / immerse / immunity / impartial / imply /

impress / improvise / impulse / indebted / ineligible / in-laws /

insecure / inside out / insight / installment / insult / intact / integrity /

interpret / interrupt / intimidate / intuition / involuntary / That's it! /

itinerary

Helpful Tip 5 开通电话

J

hit the jackpot / jamb / jaywalk / jerk / joke / jot / juggle / junior college /

K

kayak / kernel / king-size / KKK / knapsack / knuckle / kosher

L

lab / labor / ladder / lap / lawn / leech / leaflet / leave / legend /

lenient / lid / likable / limp / litter / lousy / lump sum / lyrics

Helpful Tip 6 购买食品

M

macho / mad / marital / mark / masculine / mash / menopause /

merit / merry-go-round / messy / mileage / mingle / miscellaneous /

mop / mortgage / motivate / muffin / multiple-choice / mumble /

munch / municipal / mustache

N

nag / naive / call someone names / narcotic / nasty / a pain in the

neck / get on someone's nerves / newsstand / nipple / nod /nope /

nostril / no way / numb

Helpful Tip 7 节约

O

obnoxious / obsess / obvious / offend / oops / outcome / outdoor /

outlet / outskirts

P

pace / page / paperback / paralysis / paraphrase / parenthesis /

parking lot / pathetic / pay day / peek/peer/pinch / piss / plate /

pot / prejudice / pullover / pus / pushy

Q

qualification / quarter / queer / quench / quit

Helpful Tip 8 填写支票

R

radical / raffle / rally / ramp / rare / realistic / receipt / recess /

recipe / reckless / recommend / rectangle / redeem / regret /

release / reputation / rip-off

S

sarcastic / scar / scare / scoop / shade / shallow / shelter / shiver /

shoplift / shovel / shrink / shrug / sibling / side effect / skewer /

sluggish / slum / smash / snooze / snore / soar / sober / solder /

solicit / spit / squeeze / stab / static / stepmother / sticky / stink /

stub / stuck / stuffy / sublet / sue / swallow

T

tag / take off / takeout / talkative / tangle / tap water / tedious /

term paper / thaw / therapist / thrifty / timid / tiptoe / torture /

traffic jam / trauma / tweezers

Helpful Tip 9 使用Drive-Thru

U

ugly / underpants / unscrew / ups and downs

V

vague / valid / ventilation / victim / voucher / vulnerable

W

weep / weird / whine / wig / woozy / wordy / wretched / wrinkle

XYZ

X-ray / yawn / yell / youthful / yucky / zero / zipper

Helpful Tip 10 使用自助设施