熟悉单词的常用却陌生的用法

lessen缩小变小

lesson课程

soup汤

soap肥皂

wage /weɪdʒ/  vi. 进行;发动;从事;n. 工资;报偿;代价;vt. 开展;进行

restraint  /rɪ'streɪnt/  n. 抑制, 遏制, 管制, 约束b  克制物, 管制措施, 约束力  克制, 节制, 适度

device /dɪ'vaɪs/ n. 装置;策略;图案

devise /dɪ'vaɪz/  vt. 想出;计划;设计;发明

revise  /rɪ'vaɪz/  vt. 修订, 修改  vt. & vi. 复习

proxy  /'prɒksɪ/  n. 代表权;代理权(尤指投票);代理人,代表

conflict /'kɒnflɪkt/  n. 战斗, 斗争  冲突, 抵触, 争论  vi. 抵触, 冲突

tie n. 领带,领结; 关系;联系  束缚,牵连,累赘  vt. 系,拴,绑  vt. & vi. 打结;系上

resume /rɪ'zjuːm; ˈrɛzjʊmeɪ/ vt. & vi. 重新开始;恢复; vt. 重新取得;再占有 n. 梗概,摘要;简历

usual /'juːʒʊəl/  adj. 经常的,通常的;寻常的,惯常的

casual /'kæʒjʊəl/  adj. 漠不关心的, 冷淡的; 随便的, 非正式的; 偶然的, 碰巧的; 临时的, 不定期的

ambulance /'æmbjʊl(ə)ns/  救护车

mayor  /meə/ 市长 镇长

yell 大喊大叫

swear 说脏话   

tease vt. & vi. 取笑, 戏弄 vt. 梳理(羊毛等) n. 爱嘲弄他人的人

version n 版本,译文、译本、说法

validity /və'lɪdɪtɪ/ n. 有效;效力;合法性  正当;正确;确实

aggression /ə'greʃ(ə)n/ n. 侵略, 侵犯,挑衅 侵略行为,侵犯行为

elaborate /ɪ'læb(ə)rət/ vi. 详尽说明 vt. 详细制定 adj. 复杂的;精心制作的

metal 金属

mental  adj. 精神的, 头脑的, 心理的, 智力的  精神病的

suck  vt. & vi. 吸;吮  vi. 舐;吮吸

abuse /ə'bjuːz/ n. 滥用;辱骂;虐待;弊端;恶习,陋习  vt. 滥用;辱骂;虐待

textbook abuse 典型的虐待  教科书式的虐待

spontaneous /spɒn'teɪnɪəs/  adj. 自发的, 无意识的; 自然的, 天真率直的

weird /wɪəd/ adj. 怪诞的;神秘而可怕的;超然的

古怪的;离奇的

leafy adj. 多叶的;叶状的;叶茂盛的

showy adj. 艳丽的;显眼的;炫耀的

straightaway 马 上 立即

beam /biːm/ n. 梁, 横梁; 束, 柱; vi. 发出光与热; 面露喜色; vt. 播送

encounter /ɪn'kaʊntə/ vt. 遇到, 遭遇  偶然碰到, 邂逅 

n. 突然遇到

underworld /'ʌndəwɜːld/ n. 黑社会;地狱;下层社会;尘世

provocative /prə'vɒkətɪv/ adj. 煽动性的, 刺激性的, 挑衅的

paint /peɪnt/ n. 油漆,涂料 颜料 涂层,漆层 化妆品 vt. & vi. 画;绘画 vt. 在…上涂涂料[油漆]

涂,搽 描绘,描述

drool /druːl/ vi. 流口水  对某人或某物流露出痴迷的神情  痴情地看;迷恋地看

skim /skɪm/ vt. 撇去…的浮物;从…表面飞掠而过;去除;略读;[俚](为逃税而)隐瞒(部分收入)vi. 掠过;浏览 n. 撇;撇去的东西;表层物;瞒报所得的收入 adj. 撇去浮沫的;脱脂的;表层的

scale /skeɪl/ n. 刻度;比例;数值范围;天平;规模;鳞; vi. 攀登;衡量;生水垢;剥落;vt. 攀登;测量;

scare  /skeə/  vt. 惊吓;把…吓跑;vi. 受惊;n. 惊恐;恐慌;惊吓;adj. (美)骇人的

defenseless  /dɪˈfenslɪs/ adj. <主美>无防御的;无保护的;不能自卫的

waning  /'weɪnɪŋ/  n. 减弱,月亏;  adj. 渐亏的,逐渐减弱或变小的

inevitable /ɪn'evɪtəb(ə)l/  adj. 不可避免的, 必然发生的;〈非正〉总会发生的, 照例必有的, 惯常的

unwavering /ʌn'weɪv(ə)rɪŋ/  adj. 坚定的;不动摇的

enslave /ɪn'sleɪv/ n. 奴役

perform /pə'fɔːm/ vt. 执行;完成;演奏; vi. 表演;执行,机器运转

apprentice  /ə'prentɪs/ n. 学徒, 徒弟

be in want of  缺少

wanderer  /'wɔndərə/ n. 流浪者;漫游者;迷路的动物

fulfill  /ful'fil/  vt. 履行;满足;实现;使结束(等于fulfil)

sock /sɒk/ n. 短袜

stocking /'stɒkɪŋ/ n. 长袜

stock /stɒk/ n. 储备品,供应物; (商店的)现货,存货;  公债;股份;股票;  原汤,汤料

家系,家世,血统; vt. 储备,保持…的供应; adj. 通常备有现货的;常备的; 常用的;陈腐的

dairy /'deərɪ/ n. 乳品店;制酪场;牛奶及乳品业;乳牛;奶制品;adj. 牛奶的;牛奶制的;乳品的;产乳的

daily /'deɪlɪ/ adj. 每日的;日常的;n. 日报;[美口]朝来夜去的女佣;adv. 每日;日常地;天天

diary /'daɪərɪ/ n. 日记, 日记簿

adhere /əd'hɪə/ vi. 黏附, 附着;坚持, 支持

perspective n. 远景,景前途;希望 透视 透视图 观点,想法

Buddhist /'budist/ n. 佛教徒 adj. 佛教的

surreal /sə'rɪəl/ adj. 超现实的; 犹如梦幻的

recharge 充电

leave your phone in vibrate

把手机设置成振动模式,leave有设置的意思,本是离开,离去出发,准假,假期,许可的意思

emoticons 表情符号

residence  住处,住所

alongside adv. 靠着边,沿着边prep. (表示位置)在…旁边;沿着…的边;与…并排靠拢着

(表示比较)与…放在一起比较(表示伴随)与…一起,与…一道

only child 独生子女

maintain  /meɪn'teɪn/ vt. 保持;继续 保养,维护 坚持;主张 供给;赡养

sun cap 太阳帽

devorce 离婚

get in fights 打架

homemake 家庭主妇

look a lot like 看上去很像

sibling  n 兄弟姐妹

native n 本国的,士著的

regard  n. 注意;尊重;凝视;问候vt. 把…看作;注重,考虑;看待;尊敬;与…有关

vi. 注意,注重;注视

lubricant  /'luːbrɪk(ə)nt/  n. 润滑剂〔油〕adj. 润滑的

形容词: lubrican

fatigue /fə'tiːg/ n. 疲劳,疲乏;杂役vt. 使疲劳;使心智衰弱vi. 疲劳adj. 疲劳的

commissary /'kɒmɪs(ə)rɪ/ n  代表  物资供应所,委员

flip -flop 人字拖

titty 奶子

inmate 囚犯 共同居住的人,居民

perky adj:得意洋洋的

the car broke down 车子抛锚

the fire broke out  火灾发生

run out of 用完,用尽

steer wheel 方向盘

present  vt. 呈现;介绍;提出;赠送  vi. 举枪瞄准  adj. 出席的;现在的  n. 现在;礼物;瞄准

relieve 减轻

pressure 压力

be due to 计划

get out of 离开,滚开

in case 除非

brake  vi. 刹车 n. 闸,刹车;阻碍  vt. 刹车

enthusiast 热心人

pretend 假装

prevent 阻止

leaf 树叶,leaves 是leaf的复数,也是leaves离开的第三人称单数。

mean:

vt. 表示…的意思

本意是,原意为;意味

怀有某目的;打算

对某人有价值或重要

打算或注定要某人成为或做某事

adj. 吝啬的;自私的

卑鄙的,不善良的

中间的,平均的

低微的

n. 平均数,平均值

中间,中庸

stain 汗渍

knee n. 膝盖,膝;vt. 用膝盖碰

kneel vi. 跪

hurt 疼

dripping bowl  湿碗

oily residue 油垢=greese

wipe the floor 擦地板

sweep the floor 扫地

rag 抹布

mop vt. 擦干;用拖把拖洗;vi. 用拖把擦洗地板;扮鬼脸;n. 蓬松的头发;拖把;鬼脸

stuff  东西

tidy 使整洁,使整齐,tidy up the shoes

gross adj. 总共的;粗野的;恶劣的;显而易见的;vt. 总共收入;n. 总额,总数

engross  vt. 使全神贯注;用大字体书写;正式写成(决议等);独占;吸引

behave 听话

lunchbox 饭盒

good jop 很棒

beforehand = in advance  提前 预先

goodies n. (地位低下的)老妇人;好吃的东西;伪君子(goody的复数)

cowork 同事

skip 没有vi. 跳,蹦 跳绳 vt. 略过;跳过;漏过 n. 跳,蹦跳

withhold  t. 保留,不给;抑制;隐瞒,vi. 忍住;克制

rethink 反思

PE clothes 体育服

gym clothes 运动服

dress shoe 皮鞋

sneaker /'sniːkə/  n. 运动鞋;卑鄙者;鬼鬼祟祟做事的人

shoelace 鞋带

girlish/boyish  女/男孩子气

skirt 短裙子

dress 连衣裙

shirt 衬衫

comfy adj. 舒服的,轻松的=comfortable

thin 薄

change 换(衣)

execute /'eksɪkjuːt/ 处决

shallow water 浅水区

address vt. 写姓名地址;向…致辞;演说;从事;忙于

n. 地址;致辞;演讲;说话的技巧

video address 视频演说。

dumb /dʌm/  adj. 哑的;说不出话的;愚蠢的

Mabe I am dumb 也许我无话可说

socked /səʊkt/ adj. (尤指被雨)淋透的;湿透的;充满的;被浸泡的;(人)湿透了

lift vt. 举起;提升;空运;鼓舞;[口]抄袭

vi. 消散;升起;耸立

n. 举起;电梯;起重机;搭车

need a lift 需要搭车吗,这里就是用到了最后一意思。

owe /əʊ/ vt. 欠…债;应当给予; 应把…归功于; 感激

fancy restaurant 高档餐厅

fancy n. 想像力;爱好;幻想;adj. 想象的;奇特的;精选的;昂贵的;vt. 设想;喜爱;想象;自负;vi. 想象;幻想

version /'vɜːʃ(ə)n/ n. 译文;版本;[医]倒转术

quitting time 下班时间

quit vt. & vi. 从(某处)离开;离去 vt. 停止

get the check 结账

conference /'kɒnf(ə)r(ə)ns/  n. 会议  讨论, 商谈

supervisor /ˈsuːpəˌvaɪzə/  n. 监督者, 管理者

entrees /'ɔntrei/ n. 入场许可;主菜,旁碟

appetizer /'æpɪtaɪzə/ n. 开胃品,促进食欲的活动,刺激欲望的东西;吊胃口的东西

scald /skɔːld/ vt. (沸水等)烫伤(皮肤) 把(尤指牛奶)加热到接近沸腾 n. (沸水或蒸汽造成的)烫伤

bathe /beɪð/ vt. 沐浴;用水洗,vi. 洗澡;沐浴, n. 游泳;洗澡

selfish /'selfɪʃ/ adj. 自私的;利己主义的

garment /'gɑrmənt/ n. 衣服,服装;外表,外观

vt. 给…穿衣服

shebang /ʃɪ'bæŋ/ n. 事情,工作,陋屋,住所,赌场,酒馆,妓院,全部家当

inherit /ɪn'herɪt/ vt. 继承;遗传而得;vi. 成为继承人

morally /'mɔrəli/ adv.道德上的,有道德的

legally /'li:gəli/ adv.合法地,法律上地

fidelity /fɪ'delɪtɪ/ n. 保真度;忠诚;尽责;精确

gigolo /'(d)ʒɪgələʊ/ n. 舞男;小白脸;靠妓女生活的男人

insane /ɪn'seɪn/ adj. 精神病的;极愚蠢的;疯狂的

irrelevant /ɪ'relɪv(ə)nt/ adj. 不相干的,不相关的

mentor /'mentɔ:/ n. (无经验之人的)有经验可信赖的顾问

mentored v. 辅导;指导;培训

move 有迁居,搬家之意

vt. & vi. 移动;搬动

vi. 搬家,迁移  进展,前进,展开

vt. 使感动,激起  提议,要求

n. 动,移动,一步,一着  行动,行动步骤  迁移,搬家


sound

vt. 使发声;听(诊);测量,测…深;宣告;试探

n. 声音,语音;海峡;吵闹;噪音;听力范围;探条

adj. 合理的;健全的,健康的;可靠的;有效彻底的

adv. 彻底地,充分地

vi. 听起来;发出声音;测深;回响

soundly

adv. 坚实地,牢固地

酣然地

彻底地,完全地

健全地,稳健地

重重地,严厉地

soundproof

adj. 隔音的

vt. 给(房屋等)装以隔音设备,使隔音

sound out 试探…的意向

decent /'diːs(ə)nt/  adj. 得体的;正派的;相当好的

embezzle /ɪm'bez(ə)l/ embezzle

trinket /'trɪŋkɪt/  n. 小装饰品;不值钱的小玩意儿; vi. 密谋

native /'neɪtɪv/  adj. 本国的;土著的;与生俱来的;天然的;天赋的  n. 本地人;土产;当地居民

starring  /stɑr/ n. 扮演主角,领衔主演;纯锑表面呈星状花纹


staring /'steərɪŋ/  adj. 目不转睛的,凝视的,显眼的,(毛发)竖立的

finance /'faɪnæns/ n. 财政,财政学;金融vt. 负担经费,供给…经费 vi. 筹措资金

shindig /'ʃɪndɪg/  n. 狂欢会,舞会,吵闹,骚动

sake /seɪk/  n. 缘故; 理由

pigsty /'pɪgstaɪ/ n. 猪圈;脏房间

it beats this pigsty 它远胜这个脏房间,

wido /'wɪdəʊ/ vt. 使成寡妇;n. 寡妇;孀妇

aspiring /ə'spaɪərɪŋ/ adj. 有抱负的;追求…的;高耸的;v. 立志(aspire的ing形式)

chauffeur  /'ʃəʊfə/ n. 受雇于人的汽车司机

shack up 同居

shack /ʃæk/ n. 窝棚, 简陋的小屋    vi. 未婚而同居

conduct/kən'dʌkt/ v. 组织,实施,进行;指挥(音乐);带领,引导;举止,表现;传导(热或电)

/'kɒndʌkt/  n. 行为举止;管理(方式),实施(办法);引导

calling  n. 职业;点名;召集;欲望;邀

beg /beg/ vt. & vi. 乞讨, 乞求;请求, 恳求

mercy /'mɜːsɪ/n. 仁慈,宽容;怜悯;幸运;善行

hobby /'hɒbɪ/ n. 嗜好;业余爱好

verge /vɜːdʒ/ n. 边缘;绿地;极限;山墙突瓦;权杖(作为职位标志)

v. 濒临,接近;趋向;处在边缘

souvenir /ˌsuːvə'nɪə/ n. 纪念品;礼物  vt. 把…留作纪念

keepsake /'kiːpseɪk/ n. 纪念品

memento /mɪ'mentəʊ/ n. 纪念品,令人回忆的东西

jewelry /ˈdʒu:əlri:/n. <美>(总称)珠宝;首饰

jam /dʒæm/ n. 果酱 拥挤,堵塞  困难的处境;窘境

he is in a jam 他处境困难

jerk /dʒɜːk/ n. 肌肉抽搐;性情古怪的人;蠢人;急拉 vi. 痉挛;急拉;颠簸地行进 vt. 猛拉

humiliate /hjʊ'mɪlɪeɪt/ vt. 使蒙羞, 羞辱, 使丢脸

ain't /eint/ prep. 不是

owe /əʊ/  vt. 1.欠…债;应当给予2.应把…归功于3.感激

concubine /'kɑŋkjubaɪn/n. 妾, 妃子

pamper/'pæmpə/vt. 纵容;宠;娇养

heal /hiːl/ vt. 治愈,痊愈;和解; vi. 痊愈

health /helθ/ n. 健康;兴旺;卫生;保健

maid/med/ n. 女仆;少女 vt. 侍候;做新娘的女傧相 vi. 当女仆

sigh /saɪ/ vi. 叹息,叹气  n. 叹息,叹气  vt. 叹息,叹气

filthy  /'fɪlθɪ/  adj. 肮脏的;污秽的;下流的;淫秽的

interfere /ɪntə'fɪə/  vi. 1.干预;调停; 2.妨碍

favourite /'feivərit/dj.1. 特别受喜爱的;2.n. 特别喜爱的人(或物) 3.竞赛中被认为会获胜的马、竞争者等

favourable/'feivərəbl/  1.adj. 赞许的, 赞同的; 2.有利的, 顺利的

exceptional/ɪk'sɛpʃənl/ 1.adj. 优越的,杰出的2.例外的;独特的,异常的

idly/'aidli/  1.adv. 懒惰地;无所事事地,2.闲着无益地,徒然地

kindness n. 亲切, 仁慈, 好意 友好的行为

sooner or later 早晚

bruise/bru:z/ n. 擦伤;挫伤;青肿 vt. 使受瘀伤;使受挫伤

He was covered with bruises after falling off his bicycle.

他从自行车上摔了下来, 摔得浑身伤痕。

die vt. & vi. 死亡;枯萎

dying 1.adj. 临终的,垂死的n. 死,死亡v. 死,死亡;枯萎;失去活力(die的ing形式)

i am dying.我快死了

prolong/prə'lɒŋ/ prəˈlɑːŋ/vt. 拖延;延长

prolonged/prəˈlɔŋd/ /pro'lɔŋd/adj. 持续很久的,长时间的

doesn't count 这次不算

It doesn't count this time,try again.

doesn't make sense 不懂;没有任何意义

The sentence you made doesn't make any sense to me.

down and out 穷困潦倒

Being down and out,he couldn't support his family.

drive at 用意,意欲

What's he driving at?他用意何在?

drop in 偶然拜访

I dropped him in on my way to the hospital.

drop me a line 写信给我

On arriving the University,please drop me a line.

early bird 早起的人

An early bird catchs worms。捷足先登

easy come easy go 来得快去得也快

eat my words 收回前言,认错道歉

I said something bad to my mum.Although I want to eat my words back, it didn't work,for I had hurt my mum's feeling.

face the music 直面困难

He knew he'd never get away with it so he decided to face the music and give himself up to the police.他知道自己不可能逃脱,因此决定一人做事一人当——向警察自首。

face up to 勇敢地面对某事

You must learn to face up to your responsibilities.

fed up 厌倦

I am rather fed up with your complaints.

feel free to do something 不要拘束

Please feel free to make suggestions.

few and far between 很少,稀少

Human beings are few and far between in this zone.

French leave 不辞而别

give me a headache 让人头痛

The naughty boy gave me a headache.

give me a hand 帮我一下

go Dutch AA制

God bless you 上帝保佑你

God bless you with your examinations.

God knows 天知道

Got it? 明白了吗?

green thumbs /fingers 园艺技能

hands are full 非常忙

have a ball 勇敢

have had it 受够了

I have had it with all your excuses.我受够了你的借口。

hold water 站得住脚

Non of his arguements seem to hold water.

in every sense of word 在某种意义上说

It's a lie in every sense of word.这是不折不扣的谎言。

keep an eye on 提高警惕

kill time打发时间

lazy bones 懒骨头

Get up lazy bones!

Leave it to me 让我来吧

leave me alone 别管我

like father like son 有其父必有其子

like it or not 不管你喜不喜欢

make a fool of oneself 愚弄某人

make a big money 赚大钱

make both ends need 收支平衡

We have to cut our expenses to make both ends need.

make waves 引起轰动;兴风作浪

His achievement made waves in his country.

make yourself at home 别拘束

no good 没有好结果

Bad mam comes to no good.

no kidding 不要开玩笑

none of your bussiness 不关你的事

not really 也不是……

old hand 老手

He is an old hand at stealing.

old story 老一套

I am tired of it,same old story.

on one's word of honor 以某人的人格担保

on occasion 间或

of one's own accord 自愿地

packed like sardins 拥挤

During the holidays,people in the trains are packed like sardins.

pass away 去世

pay the price 付出代价

You are playing with the fire and you must pay the price one day.  put up with 忍受

I cann't put up with your rudeness any more;leave my room.

red-letter day 重要的或值得纪念的日子

red tape 繁文缛节

red carpet 红地毯

run into 偶遇

sure thing 十有把握的事

take one's time 尽情玩

Take your time and enjoy it.

Take the words out of one's mouth 说出某人想说得话

that's it 就是

that is really something 太好了

there is nothing I can do 我什么都不能做

there you go 这边请

there is nothing wrong with me 我没事

under the table 私底下,秘密地

under the weather 身体不适

what's going on 怎么了

what a man 多勇敢的人啊

walking dictionary 活字典

what is up 近来可好

Hi,I haven't seen you for a long time,what's up?

world class 一流的

sense

n. 官能,感官;辨别,领悟,感觉;识别力;常识;见识;健全的心智;思维能力;理性;道理;目的;意义,意思

vt. 感觉到;意识到;发觉

it does not make sense  没有任何意义

i  does not make sense 我不懂

我们常知道sense作为名词的感官感觉的意思,而此处用的是意义与道理。

get的用法?

1.“You got me(there)” 是什么意思?

You got me(there)你把我难到了;你把我问住了也可以说成“You've got me (there)”

2.“get it”和“got it”到底哪个是“明白了”?

如果你明白了一些之前不明白的事情比如知识、技能要点...等并想让对方知道,你明白他的意思了你就可以说“I get it”例:A: Do you understand what I'm saying?你理解我说的吗?B: I get it.我懂了。I got it是I've got it的省略形式表达的是:“我知道了,我记住了”对应的是不用去深入理解的事情例:A: You have to submit the scripts today.你今天要上交脚本。B: I got it.我知道了。

3“get a life”是什么意思?

get a life的意思是:别那么无聊(做点有趣、有意思的事);好好享受生活例:Don't tell me you're cleaning the house on a Saturday night. Get a life!不要告诉我你周六晚上还在打扫房间,做点有趣的事吧。

4“get at sb” 和“get off sb's back”

get at sb 的意思是”反复批评,不断指责(某人)“例:He keeps getting at me and I really don't know what I've done wrong.他不断指责我,我真不知道自己做错了什么。

而get off sb's back 则是:used to tell someone to stop criticizing you 用来告诉别人不要再批评你了常用get off my back表达:少啰嗦;别再烦我

例:Why don't you  get my back! I'm doing my best. 你能不能别再烦我了?我尽力了。Get off my back and go jump in the lake!不要哔哔赖赖,哪里凉快哪里待!

5“Get it together”Get it together是“振作起来”的意思如果你对于某人感到同情希望他/她能振作起来就可以用“Get it together”例:I hope he gets it together soon. His life is a mess.我希望他能尽快振作起来。他的生活一团糟。

Get 的拓展

I get it.我懂了。

I don't get it.我没理解。

I don't get you.我没理解你的意思。

Get out of here.滚、走吧、得了吧(表示吃惊)。We must get together for a drink sometime. 我们什么时候得聚在一起喝一杯。

it will do you good中good的词性,短语的语法特点

it will do you good,意思是这个(东西,事情)会给你带来益处,good是名词,好处,益处的意思。

do sb good=do good to sb

意为:对某人有益或有好处,

此处good 为不可数名词。do意为带来,带给。即10点引起,产生之意的转化。

do

1. aux.v. (构成疑问句和否定句)

2.(代替动词)

3.(用于加强语气)

4.vt. & vi. 做,干,从事

5.学习,研究

6.vt. 整理;使整洁

7.烹调,烧,煮

8.算出,解答

9.行过,走过,游览

10.引起,产生

11.适合,可用,方便

12.vi. 行,足够

13.生长


示例:

Exercise /'eksəsaɪz/will do you good

=Exercise will do good to you.

运动对你会有好处。

A week’s vacation will do you a lot of good.

=A week’s vacation will do a lot of good to you.

休一周的假对你有很多益处。

类似用法还有:

do sb harm:对某人有害。

英语语法 do的10种用法

1.do lunch/movie 吃午饭/看电影Let's do lunch next week. 我们下周一起去吃午饭吧。

2.打招呼可用:-How do you do? 你好 -How do you do? 你好-How are you doing? (How you doing?)你还好不 -I'm doing alright. 我还行。

3.What can I do you for? 需要帮你做点什么吗?

4.No can do. 我做不到啊。No can do i got plans later. 哈哈哈哈办不到,我日程很满的嘻嘻。

5.do oneself up 收拾打扮She spent ages doing herself up. 有的吕孩花很多年整容

6.表示发型Hey check out my new do! 快看我的新发型!

7.do sth. out/ do sth.up, 表示整理,装饰,修缮。相当于decorateThe room was beautifully done out in blue color. 这个房间用蓝色系的装饰弄的非常漂亮。The apartment was done up in modern style. 这个公寓是现代风格装修的。

8.do sb. in. 相当于beat someone up, 或者甚至是杀了某某。Me and my friend will do you in if i see you stealing from my shop again. 如果你再从我店里偷东西,我和我的朋友会狠狠揍你一顿。

9.do sb. down 批评某人,尤其指以不公平的方式。I know you don't like him, but there's no need to keep doing him down in front of his girlfriend. 我知道你不喜欢他,但是也没必要当着人女朋友面批评他啊。

10.That'll do=That's fine/It will be fine/It's good enough

sick

1.adj. 不舒服的;有病的,患病的

2.恶心的;想吐的

3.腻烦的,厌恶的,讨厌的

4.心烦意乱的,恼火的,不高兴的

5.n. 〈口〉呕吐物

解析:ill: 在英国较常用,指“生病”时,通常作表语,不可作定语。在美国,ill用作表语时可与sick换用。sick: 多用于美国,作“生病”解时,既可作表语,也可作定语。在英国,sick作表语,不指生病,而指“恶心、呕吐”。

词组|习惯用语

feel sick 觉得要呕吐

sick of 对…厌恶

get sick 生病;患病

got sick 生病

sick leave 病假;病假工资

sick with 生…病

so sick 如此厌倦

look sick [口语]没给人留下什么印象;相形见绌

fall sick 生病

sick and tired of 对…十分厌倦

sick at [口]对…感到不愉快

sick person 病人

take sick 生病

sick days 病假

make sick 作呕,生厌

sick as a dog 病得十分严重

on sick leave 休病假;病假中

on the sick [口语]病残的,领取病假补贴的

sick pay 病假工资

sick building syndrome 室内空气综合症;病态建筑综合症

drive  /draɪv/ /draɪv/

vt. 驱赶 驱使, 促使敲, 击

vt. & vi. 驾驶

n. 乘车旅行,私人车道,传动, 驱动,干劲, 积极性, 能动性,紧迫, 逼迫, 压力

drive: 指乘坐在有轮子的交通工具之内,控制其行驶。

ride: 通常指骑在车、马上行驶。

drive to house 开车回家;drive to work 开车上班。

drive system 驱动系统,传动系统

hard drive (电脑)硬盘驱动器

drive in 钉入;赶进;运球突破

drive from 从…赶走…;从…开车来

motor drive 电动机

main drive 主传动;主驱动装置;肢动装置

drive away 赶走;(把车)开走;离去

drive mechanism 驱动机构;传动装置

drive out 驱赶;开车外出

disk drive n. 磁盘驱动器

drive a car 驾车;开小汽车

drive on 可以开上去的;继续开车

gear drive 齿轮传动

drive up 抬高;开车赶到;迫使…上升

drive circuit 驱动电路;激励电路

electric drive 电力传动;电力驱动装置

direct drive 直接驱动;直接传动

drive shaft 驱动轴;主动轴

drive control 驱动控制(等于horizontal drive control)

hydraulic drive 液压传动;液动


going  n. 离去;工作情况;行为;地面状况adj. 进行中的;流行的;现存的

v. 前进;

where is this going ?这是要干嘛。此外going 作行为,工作情况之意

jog 慢跑,轻推

white lies 善意的谎言,white 洁白的,引伸为善意的

ball 球,球形物,舞会

Would you have the balls to stand up to him then?

你会有种和他对抗吗?

odds /ɒdz/ /ɑdz/ n. 不平等;几率;胜算;差别

词组|习惯用语

at odds with 与…争执,意见不一致;与…不和;差异

odds and ends 零星物品,零碎东西

against all odds 困难重重

odds ratio 优势率;让步比

against all the odds 尽管有极大的困难;尽管极为不利

the odds are that 很可能…;大约…

long odds 极不均等的赌注;极为偶然的机会

cross  n. 十字架,十字形物;交叉,十字

vi. 交叉;横过;杂交

vt. 使相交;渡过;杂交

adj. 交叉的,相反的;乖戾的  即有生气的意思

addict /'ædɪkt/ /'ædɪkt/

n. 有瘾的人;入迷的人

vt. 使沉溺;使上瘾

pour /pɔː/ pour him coffe/tea 给他倒咖啡或茶

n. 倾泻;流出;骤雨

vt. 倒;灌,注;倾吐;倾泻

vi. 倾泻;涌流;斟茶brag 吹嘘,自夸

come on 走吧、拜托

shindig /'ʃɪndɪg/n. 狂欢会,舞会,吵闹,骚动

关于垄断

corner /'kɔːnə/ /'kɔrnɚ/

n. 角落,拐角处;困境,窘境;地区,偏僻处

vi. 相交成角;囤积

vt. 垄断;迫至一隅;使陷入绝境;把…难住

corner the market 囤积居奇

关于调

tone /təun/ /ton/

n. 音调;音色;语气;色调

vt. 用某种调子说;增强

vi. 颜色调和;呈现悦目色调

近义词:

[n.] manner of speaking, speech, delivery, pitch, sound property, atmosphere, ambiance

[v.] talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise, discolor

词组|习惯用语

skin tone 肤色;皮肤影调

tone of voice 语调;声调;口吻

set the tone 定调子

tone up 增强;提高(声调等);使更健康

muscle tone 肌张力;肌肉紧张度

color tone 色调;色光

tone color 音色;(文艺的)风格

ring tone 电话铃音

pure tone 纯音

tone down 缓和;柔和;降低

single tone 单频;单音;单音信号

low tone 低(声)调

affective tone 情调

tone quality 音质,音品

falling tone 降调;去声

busy tone 忙音

tone colour [音]音色

dial tone 拨号音;拨号音调

rising tone 升调;阳平;上声

sets the tone 定下基调

关于伤

bruise /bruːz/ /bruz/

n. 擦伤;挫伤;青肿

vt. 使受瘀伤;使受挫伤

vi. 受伤;擦伤

近义词:[n.] injury, hurt, harm, trauma

[v.] injure, wound, arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke

解析:

wound: 通常指尖锐锋利的工具所致的伤口,多深及到表皮组织以下。可用作引申指打击或伤害。

bruise: 指表皮下面的组织受损,但没有破裂。但由于血流进组织,因而出现紫块。普通用词。

cut: 指因尖利的器械的刺或割而造成的或深或浅的伤口。

scar: 主要指伤口愈合而留下的伤疤。

关于涂抹

smear  /smɪə/ /smɪr/

vt. 弄脏;涂上;诽谤;把…擦模糊

n. 涂片;污点;诽谤

vi. 被弄脏

apply  /ə'plaɪ/ /ə'plaɪ/

vt. 应用;申请;涂,敷

vi. 申请;适用;请求;涂,敷


1.关于分寸

roportion  n. 均衡;相称,协调,一物与他物在数量、大小等方面的关系;比例

部分;份儿

the sense of propertion 分寸感

lose the sense of propertion 丧失分寸感

in proportion 成比例;相称

a large proportion of 一大部分

direct proportion n. 正比;正比例

out of proportion 不成比例

mixing proportion 混合比,配合比例

inverse proportion n. 比例;反比例

in proportion as adv. 按…比例;依…程度而变

sense of proportion 判断推动轻重缓急的能力

geometric proportion 等比

proportion by weight 重量比

1.关于容貌

face: 侧重指容貌。

aspect: 书面用词,突出人或事物在某特定时间或地点时的外貌。

aspect  /'æspekt/ /'æspɛkt/ n. 方面,方位, 朝向,面貌, 模样, 神态

In spring the yard has a freshening aspect.

春天, 院子里呈现出一派清新的景象。

1.关于肉的表达

meat: 是肉类的总称,指食用的肉,但不包括鱼类的肉。

flesh: 主要指人体或动物身上的肌肉组织,是从生理角度着眼的。也指动物的肉食。

2.关于族群

n. 人;人类;民族;公民

vt. 居住于;使住满人

my people 我的族人

ordinary people 普通人,一般人

business people 商业人士

poor people 贫民,穷人

people first 以人为本

working people 劳动人民;工作人口

the best people [口语](西方世界所谓的)上流社会人士;[口语](西方世界的)上流社会人士;

serve the people 为人民服务

Deaf people and dumb people are disabled too.

聋人和哑人都是残疾人。


so that, so…that 和 such…that 用法总结

在学习so that 和so…that从句时,有相当一部分同学认为:so that 是用来构成目的状语从句的,而so…that则是用来构成结果状语从句的。其实,情况并不是这样。

so that同样可以用来引导结果状语从句,无论是否有副词作状语或形容词作表语,这就要得从意义上和so that从句的结构上来考虑,表目的的so that状语从句中通常情况下都含有一个情态动词。试比较:

He hurried to the station so that he could catch the early bus. 他匆匆忙忙赶到车站,为的是能搭上早班车。(表目的)

= He got to the station hurriedly so that he could catch the early bus.

He hurried to the station so that he caught the early bus. 他匆匆忙忙赶到车站,结果搭上了早班车。(表结果)

= He got to the station hurriedly so that he caught the early bus.

= He got to the station so hurriedly that he caught the early bus.

但若副词或形容词是放在so …that之间,就算that从句中含有情态动词也只能表示结果。

The boy was so stupid that he couldn’t work out the maths problem. 这个男孩很笨,所以他解不出这道数学题。

注: 表目的的so that 从句可以用in order that 替换;若主句和从句的主语一致的时候还可以用so as to或in order to将其转换为简单句。如:

      I got up early so that I could be in time for the morning exercises.

      → I got up early in order that I could be in time for the morning exercises.

      → I got up early so as to / in order to be in time for the morning exercises.

有时为了加强语气,in order that 从句或in order to短语还可以放到句首,但so that 和so as to却不行。如:

In order that I could be in time for the morning exercises, I got up early.

In order to be in time for the morning exercises, I got up early.

当so…that(或so that)结构的主句中有副词作状语或形容词作表语时,必须用so + adv. / adj. + as to才可以将其转换为简单句来表示结果,否则是表示目的。试比较:

I spoke so loud as to be heard by everyone. 我讲得声音很大,结果大家都听清楚了。(表结果)

I spoke loud so as to be heard by everyone. 我很大声地讲,是为了大家能都听清楚。(表目的)

在so + adv. / adj. + that所构成的结果状语从句中,人们常常把so + adv. / adj. 移到句首并将谓语动词倒装来表示强调。例如:

So hard did the boy study that he passed the exam.

So clever is the boy that he can answer the question.

人们在口语中常省去so…that的that,也有人省去so而保留that。如:

She was so excited (that) she could hardly fall asleep.

She was (so) excited that she could hardly fall asleep.

在书写中省去that时,最好加上逗号,把句子的两个部分隔开。例如:

She was so excited, she could hardly fall asleep.

so…that和such…that都可以构成结果从句,所不同的是so…that之间接形容词或副词,而  such…that之间接名词。一般情况下,即使名词前有形容词修饰也不能换用so…that。例如:

The boy is so clever that everyone likes him.

The boy is such a fool that he can’t understand it.

Titanic is such a moving film that all of us want to see it.

The teacher gave the children such wonderful picture books that they got wild with joy.

pie  n.馅饼,爱说话的人,美俚:容易得到的称心如意的东西,容易的工作

vt.使杂乱无章、弄乱的

dish n.盘,餐具,外貌有吸引力的人

vt.盛于碟盘中,分发,使某人的希望破灭,说某人的闲话。


Time  n.时代, 时期(比era的时间短)

-- Roman time 罗马时代 /  ancient time 古代 

Age  n.时代(特定的历史阶段, 和其它词构成专有名词)

-- stone age 石器时代 /  modern age 当今时代 /  middle ages 中世纪

关于船

Steamship  n.蒸汽轮船

Vessel  n.轮船, 大木船(非常正式的表达方式, 用于文学体中, 可以代替ship、boat)

-- a fishing vessel  /  a sailing vessel帆船

Ship  n.大船;舰艇

Boat  n.小船, 艇(比ship小, 在非正式的场合可以替换)

-- a fishing boat

关于印象

Impressive  adj.给人深刻印象的

scene  n.现场, 场面, 情景

-- This is the impressive scene.  这是给人深刻印象的一幕

impression  n.印象

-- make a lasting impression to sb.  给人以不可磨灭的印象

-- have a false impression of sb.  对某人有错误的看法

-- gave sb. impression that…  给某人…的印象

impress  vt.留下印象

-- What impressed me most is your diligence.(n.勤奋)

impress sb with…  用…给某人留下深刻的印象

-- you impressed me with your beautiful clothes.

关于晕船与车

seasick adj.晕船的

  airsick  晕飞机的/

carsick  晕车的

bussick  晕公交车的

bicyclesick  晕自行车的

homesick  想家的。

关于易混淆单词

adopt 采纳

adapt 改编,以适应

关于before的表达

long before是指在长时间前面,即不久==soon

before long 是指比长时间还要长=long long ago

  short before是指在知时间之前,即立刻之意。

erase  v.擦,抹去

silly a.无意义的,无聊的hoax n.骗局,戏弄

foolish 强调愚蠢的,笨的,不明智的

I remonstrated him not to do anything foolish.

Silly 表示无意义的,无聊的,无知的

Being called silly is not compliment.

Don't play such a silly play.

stupid 强调人及言行缺乏良好的判断力,及一般的智能(主要指天生迟钝)

His son is as stupid as all.

dull 指理解迟钝,或健康状况不佳、工作过度而导致的缺乏敏锐的头脑

The old man's hearing has become dull.

She is a dull girl.表示人很呆

advance a.n.预先的,事先获得的

advance information 预先获得的信息/ in advance 提前

play a hoax/trick on sb. 戏弄

play a joke on sb. 开玩笑

The boy student is thinking how to play a hoax on his classmate.

deception n.欺骗,指无关紧要的欺骗,有时也指利已的不诚实行为

She referred to the pills as sweet, so the harmless deception made it easy for her child to take them.

deceit 强调一个人对另一个的故意欺骗

We are incapable of deceit.

fraud 复杂的对于公众的欺骗行为,着重指官方的欺骗或财政舞弊

trickery 语气上比deception严厉,着重指有步骤的诡计以追求私利

He had gained control of the company by trickery.

make a telephone call 打一个电话

hardly be necessary 大可不必

pointed out ironically 讥讽地指出

--Erase the idea from your mind!

--He erases the name from the namelist.

cancel    取消

write off  把……勾销,注销

cross off  把……划去

--The word is unnecessary here, so it crossed off.

wipe out 完全擦掉

tint  vt. 弄脏( 通常用被动语态,突出坏因素对人的负面影响 )

=contaminate

engage in不仅开展,而且全身心地投入

be engaged in / be determined on sth / be dedicated to sth / be devoted to sth

wage  v.进行(斗争)

=begin and continue a struggle

=carry on  表示开始进行

=undertake to do 着手


air one’s views on sth./sb.对某人某事发表看法

be attach to 迷上,不可分割的

persist in 坚持,

long before / short before

keep free from dust

refer to / regard sb. as 把人看成,

She pursues what is fashion in these days.

She was extremely difficult to please.

carry on 展开,

put sb. in charge of :安排某人负责

I can’t find words to praise your clothes. 好的无以言表

act the role : play the role

be absent from 离开

not only 位于句首,部分倒装

below, above 用well修饰

bump into; knock oneself into/onto

come to the conclusion

draw a conclusion

arrive at conclusion

reach conclusion

jump to conclusion

have a difficult time dong sth.:have trouble/difficulty in doing sth.

find one’s way

Lavish praises on sb.;大肆吹捧=never grudge doing 从未舍不得

Grudge  vt.舍不得给

Lavish care on sb 过度关心/宠爱

Generous  a.慷慨大方的

Liberal  a.开明的

Prodigal  a.浪费的,挥霍无度的

Wasteful  a.浪费的

(反)thrifty,.economical ,frugal

stimulate 刺激,激励  stimulate sb to do sth.

  Your courage stimulated me to do so.

  inspire 激励(通过言辞)  inspire sb to do

  stir 鼓舞,鼓动  Who stired you to do it like this? You should look before you leap.

  spur 刺激  His rude remarks spured me.

  encourage  He always encourages me to study hard when I am unwilling to do so.

be littered with 布满Rough  a崎岖不平的=no smooth

be pitted with holes 坑坑洼洼

even though :even if

not in the least: not at all /not a bit / not the least bit 一点也不

反:not a little = very much

by no means /in no way /on no account /at no times /under no circumstances 绝不

a mere:: only

It was not (to say)……..

dusty track = dusty road 尘土飞扬的路面

look back 回头看

we looking back, wondering (从句做伴随状况语) if we were leaving a trail of oil an d petrol behind us.

give way to 为……所代替

关于脾气与不安

Be rough on sb对某人苛刻、无礼

Don’t be rough on your friends.

Cut up rough 发脾气

We’d better not take the rough road.

Perturb  v.使不安=very upset

Be perturbed about sth

His threats didn’t perturb her in the least.

Disturb 并非用心去扰乱,语气弱得多

It is disturbing to think that a wild animal is still at large in the quite countryside.

Plague  病痛或类似事情的折磨而使人苦恼

The terrible disease plagued him.

Trouble  搅扰别人的安宁,舒适等

Sorry to give you trouble./sorry to trouble you.

Worry  表达不安的心情到了忧虑的程度

He is worried about his son’s safety.

Fret  持续的忧虑、哀伤或焦急,表示烦燥的心情

He freted himself all the time for news of her.

Upset 内心忐忑不安

I feel upset now because I am afraid I hurt you.

Dismay 使沮丧

Scoop  v.(用勺子)挖出,铲出

She scooped out some suger.

Make a scoop走运,赚大钱,抢先得到新闻

That guy made a scoop.

Ominously  adv有预兆地

Ominous  adj

Look at those ominous black clouds.

Omen n./v预示着,预兆

This is a good/bad omen

The clouds omen rain.

Rip  v.用力地撕开=Tear

Rip the letter open

Rip one’s mask away.

Let things rip:=let things be

Rip into攻击

Rip off 偷窃

Rip up the back 背后说坏话

Stretch  n.一大片

A stretch of land

A stretch of water

At a stretch连续地,不停顿地

We worked for hours at a stretch.

We drove fast on a stretch of open field.

He is unable to work for long stretches.他不能连续地工作。

A stretch of hills

也可作动词,

stretch out伸出;到了极限

He stretched out his hand to get the apple.

There are forests stretching for hundreds of miles.

Transport was rather stretched in the Spring Festival.

Obstacle  n.障碍

Lack of education is an obstacle to success.

Constitute an obstacle to 构成……障碍

Remove/overcome an obstacle克服障碍

Put obstacle in sb’s way妨碍某人的发展

Obstacle to

Key/answer/shred/advantage/disadvantage/admission/damage + to 一起使用

Obstruction 障碍物,阻塞通道的东西

There must be an obstruction in the pipe.

Hindrance 阻碍事物发展的人或物,重点在妨碍事物的发展

You are more of hindrance than help.

Obstacle 阻于途中的物体,也指受阻碍的状况

grind  v.摩擦

Grind wheat into flour

Grind sth to pieces

Grind one’s teeth in anger

Halt  n.(暂时的)停=stop

They halt for a few minutes.

Stop 最普通的用语,可代替cease(formal),halt

Cease 非常正式的用词,表示中止

The heart will cease to beat when life ceased.

Pause 暂停

He paused for a breath.

Halt又表示名词 Come to a halt/stop

special    adj. 注重性质 特殊

especial  adj.强调超过其它 全部

“is of”是啥意思?

1、 "(be)+of+名词"结构中的名词是抽象名词时,相当于其中名词所对应的形容词的意思,说明被修饰词具有某种特征或属性。常用的名词use/importance/help/value/interest/quality/service/benefit/necessity等。如:I don't want to hear what you are saying. It is of no interest to me. 我不想听你说,我对此不感兴趣。(of no interest=not interesting)

Doing morning exercises will be of benefit to your health. 做早操对你的健康有利。

Coal is of great importance to the development of industry. 煤对工业发展是相当重要的。(of great importance=very important)

2、"(be)+of +名词"结构中的名词表种类、数量、度量等时,表示不同的人或物的共同特征,此时名词前通常带有冠词。常用的名词有size/kind/type/price/height/depth/width/length/weight/age/shape/colour等。

如:We are of the same age. 我们同岁。

The twin sisters are of a size and the skirt fits each of them exactly. 双胞胎姐妹的身材一样,这件裙子两个人穿都非常合适。

Machines are of different types and sizes.机器有不同的型号和规格。

3、"(be)+of+名词"结构可以表示主语的根源关系,此时的名词多是表示亲属、血统、种族、国籍及出处的名词,常用的名词有family/blood/race/origin等。如:

We are of the same blood. 我们是同一家族。

as much as

1. 表示具体的数量,其后通常接有具体数量,其意为“……之多”“多达”“整整”,强调“多”。如:

In fact it cost me as much as 100 dollars. 事实上,它整整花了我100美元。

2. 表示模糊的数量,其意为“与……一样多”,有时much后可接被修饰的名词(不可数)。如:

I ate as much as I could. 我能吃多少就吃了多少。

3. 译为“尽量”“尽最大努力(可能)”,主要用于as…as possible [one can]。如:

You ought to rest as much as possible. 你应当尽量多休息。

4. 译为“像……一样(的程度)”。如:

He doesn't think of you as much as he ought to. 他没有像本应该的那样对你好。

5. 译为“与……一样多”。如:

I haven’t as much responsibility as before. 我不再担负过去那样多的责任了。

6 译为“好像”“几乎”“并不多”“等于”。如:

That is as much as saying I am a liar. 那无异于说我撒谎。

注:as much as to say [saying] 可视为习语,意为“等于说”。

7. 译为“既……又”“不仅……而且”。如:

It is as much our responsibility as yours. 这既是你们的责任,也是我们的责任。

8. 有时有较灵活的译法:

His latest play is not so much a farce as a burlesque tragedy. 他最近的一个剧本与其说是一个滑稽剧,不如说是一个滑稽的悲剧。

9.表示经常性

Do you dine out as much as you did in Paris? 你还像在巴黎那样常常在外面吃饭吗?

两点特点说明

1. 第二个as有时为关系代词,用以引导定语从句。如:

I gave him as much as he could eat. 他能吃多少,我就给了他多少。

As much as he earned was given to his girlfriend. 他赚的钱都给了他的女朋友。

2. 当连接两个成分作主语时,其后谓语动词习惯上要与前面一个成分保持一致。如:

John, as much as his brothers, was responsible for the loss. 不仅约翰的兄弟要对这损失负责,而且约翰自己也要对这损失负责。

1.  want

v.想要;想做;渴望;缺乏;缺少;需要;想请教;想跟…讲话;缉拿;追捕

n.缺乏;不足;需要;渴望;贫困;匮乏

注意:有时中文讲的征购也可用want表示由归入需要之意义,英文未必能区分 征购、购、采购等词义的区别,仅用需要wantg一词概括。

同时,要特别注意作为名词,n.缺乏;不足;需要;渴望;贫困;匮乏,这几层意识往往是被忽略的,比如中文的不足,缺乏,贫困怎么翻译,如果不了解want的这层意识,这是无法翻译的。特别是贫困,需要的背后是没有缺失,但缺失,不一定代表贫困与匮乏。

双语例句

1. She didn'twantto be like her mother, tied to a feckless man.

她可不想像她母亲,受制于一个不负责任的男人。

2. I didn'twanta repetition of the scene in my office that morning.

我不想再看到那天上午在我办公室里出现的场面。

3. Reg didn'twantsomeone meddling and queering the deal at the last minute.

雷吉不想有人在最后时刻插上一脚,毁了这桩交易。

4. I couldn'twantyou to get stuck-up and start putting on the guyver.

我可不希望你变得高傲自大,摆出一副做作的样子。

5. Even self-obsessed pop stars don'twantthe rumour mill to overshadow their music.

即使是那些自恋的流行歌手们也不想让那谣言制造厂给他们的音乐蒙上阴影。

2  As much as 的用法

一、表示数量

1. 表示具体的数量,其后通常接有具体数量,其意为“……之多”“多达”“整整”,强调“多”。如:

In fact it cost me as much as 100 dollars. 事实上,它整整花了我100美元。

We walked as much as 50 miles that day. 那天我们整整走了50英里。

She trained hard for the race, sometimes running as much as 60 miles a week. 为了比赛,他拼命地训练,有时一个星期要跑60英里。

—Is it hot up there? 那上面热吗?

—Of course, as much as 45 degrees. 当然热,高达45度。

The speed can vary by as much as 15per cent. 其速度的差别可高达15%。

注:如上例所示,as much as 用于表示具体的数量时,其后接的可能是可数名词,但由于它们意义上仍然为不可数,故用as much as,不用as many as。如100 dollars,尽管其中的dollars为可数名词的复数形式,由于100 dollars仍是一个不可数的概念,仍是不可数的。但是下面这句是错的:I read as much as 100 articles today. 因为这里的100 articles表示的是可数概念,故应改为:I read as many as 100 articles.

2. 表示模糊的数量,其意为“与……一样多”,有时much后可接被修饰的名词(不可数)。如:

I ate as much as I could. 我能吃多少就吃了多少。

I’ll spend as much as necessary. 需要花多少钱,我就花多少钱。

Give me as much as you gave Jane. 给我的要和你给简的一样多。

I haven’t got as much money as I thought. 我不像原来想象的有那么多钱。

I'm sorry I haven't done as much as I should. 我很抱歉,我做得很不够。

Some of the doctors are paid almost twice as much as the nurses. 有些医生所获得的报酬差不多是护士的两倍。

We can take as much as our buyer can supply. 买主能提供多少我们就能要多少。

If you charge as much as that, you’ll scare customers off. 如果你要价那么高,你会把顾客吓跑的。

二、表示程度

1. 译为“尽量”“尽最大努力(可能)”,主要用于as…as possible [one can]。如:

You ought to rest as much as possible. 你应当尽量多休息。

I have helped you as much as I can. Now it is up to you.  我已尽我所能地帮助你了。现在该看你自己了。

I won’t have a pudding it was as much as I could do to finish the very large first course. 我不要布丁了——我能把第一道大菜吃完就已经很不容易了。

2. 译为“像……一样(的程度)”。如:

He doesn't think of you as much as he ought to. 他没有像本应该的那样对你好。

We’re in the dark just as much as you are. 我们跟你们一样被蒙在鼓里。

I don’t pretend to know as much as he does about it. 我不敢说我对此事的了解有他那样多。

He doesn't think of you as much as he ought to. 他没有像本应该的那样对你好。

I like cats as much as dogs. 我喜欢猫和喜欢狗和程度相同。(此句可视为 I like cats as much as I like dogs 之省略)

3. 译为“与……一样多”。如:

I haven’t as much responsibility as before. 我不再担负过去那样多的责任了。

4. 译为“好像”“几乎”“并不多”“等于”。如:

That is as much as saying I am a liar. 那无异于说我撒谎。

He as much as admitted that it was his fault. 他几乎承认说是他的错。

You said “all right”, which was as much as to say that you were satisfied. 你当是说“行”,这就等于说你认为满意。

注:as much as to say [saying] 可视为习语,意为“等于说”。

5. 译为“既……又”“不仅……而且”。如:

It is as much our responsibility as yours. 这既是你们的责任,也是我们的责任。

It is as much your responsibility as mine. 这件事你和我一样都有责任。

He retorted that it was my fault as much as his. 他反驳说那不仅是他的错,而且也是我的错。或:他反驳说我的错误并不比他的错误小。

I expect to weep as much as (to) laugh. 我简直又想哭,又想笑。

6. 有时有较灵活的译法:

His latest play is not so much a farce as a burlesque tragedy. 他最近的一个剧本与其说是一个滑稽剧,不如说是一个滑稽的悲剧。

三、表示经常性

Do you dine out as much as you did in Paris? 你还像在巴黎那样常常在外面吃饭吗?

Grandma's getting on a bit and doesn't go out as much as she used to. 奶奶年事日高, 不像从前那样常出门了。

四、两点特点说明

1. 第二个as有时为关系代词,用以引导定语从句。如:

I gave him as much as he could eat. 他能吃多少,我就给了他多少。

As much as he earned was given to his girlfriend. 他赚的钱都给了他的女朋友。

2. 当连接两个成分作主语时,其后谓语动词习惯上要与前面一个成分保持一致。如:

John, as much as his brothers, was responsible for the loss. 不仅约翰的兄弟要对这损失负责,而且约翰自己也要对这损失负责。

Too .. to 结构中,在too之前出现了all, only, but, not等词时,to 后的从句就有肯定意义。

--He is but too eager to get home. 他太急于要回家了。

--One is never too old to learn. 活到老学到老。

--I’m all/but too glad to have someone to speak to.

1.be likely to do

2.It is likely that……

--It is likely that he arrives here in time. 他及到达这里是有可能的。

词汇比较:

1. probable 与likely 意思相通,但是不能与不定式形式搭配。可以用:It is probable that …

--It is probable that he arrives here in time.

probable 表示的可能性比possible 表示的可能性要大,与likely基本相同。

2.possible 表示可能发生或可能不发生,也可以用句型:It is possible that …

--It is possible/probable that he will speak to you.

--It is possible for us to finish the work in an hour.

“打屁股”别说成“beat one's butt”,这一表达正宗!

今天我们分享一个非常有用且地道的表达——打屁股, 这个短语的英文表达不是指“beat one's butt”,其正确的含义是:

dust one's pants 打某人屁股(尤其指对小孩惩罚)

No, I need to go home now because my dad said that he'll dust my pants if I disobey him again.

不,我现在就需要回家了,因为我爸爸告诉我,如果我不听他的话,他就会打我的屁股。

My dad will dust my pants if he hears about this.

我爸爸听到这样的消息,会打我的屁股。

I'm too old for somebody to dust my pants.

我这么大了,没有人打我的屁股。

Billy's mother said she'd dust Billy's pants if he ever did that again.

比利的妈妈说如果他再那样做,就会打他的屁股。

“I'll dust your pants if you're late!" said Tom's father.

汤姆的爸爸说,如果你迟到我就打你的屁股。

关于打屁股的说法,还有几种表达,第一个是:

spank 用手打 (小孩的) 屁股

另外一个表达: tan one's hide 打某人屁股,其用法和"dust one's pants"一样。

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