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at once
all at once = suddenly
once again = once more
once in a while 偶尔
once upon a time 很早以前,从前
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Don't give in to temptation.
fall before strong temptation。
Don't tempt me
They tried to tempt her (into staying) with offers of promotion. like persuade
3
an article
composition多指学校里老师给学生的作文练习。
article多指在报刊、杂志上发表的非文艺性的文章,包括新闻报导、学术论文等。
essay指任何一种非小说性的,篇幅不长、结构简练的文章,如论说文、报道、评论、讽刺性杂文等。
paper正式用词,多指在学术刊物上发表或在学术会议上宣读的专题论文,也指高等学校的学期论文,或学校里的作文练习。
prose专指散文。
thesis既可指毕业论文、学位论文,又可指一般的为阐述学术观点而写的论文。
articles of daily use 日用品
Article 15 of the constitution deals with this problem.
宪法的第十五条款谈此问题。
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attract普通用词,指客观上吸引人的注意力。
charm侧重迷住某人或使之高兴。
enchant着重指有能力引起被迷住者的欢乐或赞美。
fascinate通常含使人无法拒绝、无法摆脱的意味。
tempt指吸引力很强,强调欲望被唤醒。
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Wrap up warmly
under wraps a new weapon under wraps
be wrapped up in
The affair is wrapped in mystery
We bought two parcels of our neighbor's farm.
She parceled some food for the boys to carry to their picnic. (pack)
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I'm not so simple as to think it will be easy.
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sb be to under arrested
he was arrested for speeding.
arrest指根据法律或命令进行逮捕并予以监禁或拘留。
capture指通过武力或计谋等,战胜抵抗而捉住敌人或动物。
catch普通用词,指捉住跑动或隐藏中的人或动物,一般指活捉。
seize侧重指以突然、有力地动作迅速抓住或捉住。
trap多指诱捕。
通常说捉小偷,我们用catch,而不用arrest
arrest the bleeding of blood
The title of the essay arrested my attention. (attract)
be put under arrest 被捕, 在拘留中
be held under arrest 被捕, 在拘留中
be placed under arrest 被捕, 在拘留中
citizen's arrest 公民自行对犯重罪者的逮捕
false arrest 【律】非法拘捕
under house arrest 软禁
arrest sb. for 因某事而逮捕某人
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As he grew up, he became silent
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would rather…than, prefer…to…, prefer to do…rather than…这三个句型表示“宁愿…而不愿…;喜欢…胜过…;宁愿做…而不愿做…”含义。虽无比较级形式,但表示比较级含义
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look侧看“重”的动作。
see指看见。
watch指用眼睛跟随某物,以便对每一个变化、运动等进行观察。
observe侧重以客观的态度进行观察。
witness指当场看见,亲眼看见。
kind,good,nice,right,wrong,clever,careless,polite,foolish等,
of/for
10 at hand
the great day was almost at hand.
out of hand
in hand
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blade knife
obtain (get )
sandal 拖鞋 凉鞋
scarf
castle vs fortress
relief ease lighten