表示“绝不”的短语：in no case；in no way；on no account；at no time放在句首时，句子用部分倒装。

(1)The burglars entered the house by means of a ladder.

窃贼用梯子爬进了这所房子。

(2)By no means is this the first time you have been late.

这绝不是你第一次迟到。

(3)Furthermore，punishment is by no means a wise choice to help them grow up mentally and physically.

而且，惩罚绝不是帮助他们身心健康成长的明智选择。 [特别提醒]

means为单复数同形。作主语且有every，each，one等词修饰时，谓语动词用单数；有all，some，

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several，many等词修饰时谓语动词用复数。 多维训练

(1)用上述短语的适当形式填空

①He succeeded by means of perseverance. ②Try by all means/by any means to save the dying.

③By no means should we pursue our goals at the cost of health. (2)用所给词的适当形式填空

They tried all means，which they thought possibly are(be) helpful，but unfortunately not a means has(have) worked so far. (3)Without the friction(摩擦力) between feet and the ground，people would be able to walk. A.in no time C.on any account 答案 D

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B.by all means D.in no way

解祈 in no time 很快；by all means当然可以，一定，务必；on any account 在任何情况下；in no way绝不。句意为：没有脚和地面的摩擦，人们就不能行走。

5refer to查阅；参考；提到；指的是；关系到 [应试指导] 一词多义；非谓语形式(referred；referring)的考查 1refer...to...把……提交给……，让……参考…… refer to...as...把……称为…… 2in/with reference to关于…… for reference以备查阅

(1)When you talk about a person’s origin，you are referring to the country，race，or

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social class of their parents or ancestors. 当你们在谈论一个人的出身的时候，你们是在谈论他的国家、种族、父母亲的或者袓先的社会地位。

(2)If you don’t know the exact meaning of the word，you may refer to the dictionary. 如果你不懂这个单词的确切意思，你可以查阅此字典。

(3)Coal is usually referred to as a fossil fuel.

煤通常被称为矿物燃料。

(4)In reference to your letter yesterday，we can’t accept the offer.

关于你昨天的来信，我们不能接受信中的建议。 多维训练

(1)用refer的适当形式填空

①We all demanded the new type of machine referred to be used as soon as possible.

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