精读词汇再整理
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1. happen to & occur to I happened to meet him on the sidewalk. 我碰巧在人行道上碰到他。 Just then a bright idea occurred to me. 正在那时候,我想到一个妙主意。 2. Given prep.考虑到 Given his age, he did it quite well. 考虑到他的年龄,他做得相当好。 Given their inexperience, they've done their best. 考虑到他们缺乏经验,他们已经尽力了 3. for all=even though 尽管,虽然 4. as diverse as 多种多样; 形形色色的; The program deals with subjects as diverse as pop music and Beijing Opera. 节目涉及从流行音乐到京剧这样形形色色的题材。 5. weigh in 加入比赛;参加辩论 He weighed in with his ideas.他提出了自己的观点介入争论。 The chairman weighed in with a strong defence of company policy. 主席发言有理有据地维护了公司的政策 6. prone to 有…倾向的 People are more prone to make mistakes when they are tired. 人们疲劳时更容易出差错。 This road is prone to accidents. 这条路容易出事故。 7. forbear 忍耐;克制 The wounded boy could not forbear to cry out. 受伤的男孩忍不住哭了。 It is often difficult to forbear from expressing one's opinion. 克制自己不发表意见常常是很难的。 8. reproach myself for Ving 责备;申斥 The manager reproached the new salesgirl for her carelessness. 经理斥责新来的女售货员工作上粗心大意 9. in that light 考虑到这一点;从…角度 I have never looked upon the matter in that light.我从未用那种观点来看待这个问题 10. got around to Ving 抽出时间来做…, After a long delay, he got around to writing the letter. 在拖延了很久之后,他才有时间写那封信。 11. penchant for 倾向于 She has a penchant for Indian food. 她爱吃印度食物。 12. peculiar adj. 独特的, 特有的; 特殊的; e.g. 语言是人类所特有的。 Language is peculiar to mankind. 他有点古怪。 There is something peculiar about him. identical adj. 同一的, 同样的 意见完全一致。 The opinions are identical. 我的意见和他的意见相同。 My opinion is identical with his. 13. consistent adj. 一致的, 调和的, 坚固的 He is not consistent in his action. 他的行动前后不一致。 你言行不一。 What you say is not consistent with what you do 14. all too实在太/很 very 15. alternate v. 交替, 轮流, 改变 (常与with连用)(使)轮流; (与between连用)(使)交替 Night and day alternate. 昼夜交替。 alternated between hope and fear 处于希望与恐惧之中 他的生活似乎很枯燥,就是工作完了睡觉,睡完觉又工作。 His life seems very dull and alternates between work and sleep. 16. given to 完全放纵(自己);沉溺于 gave the day over to merrymaking. 整天纵情于寻欢作乐 finally gave myself over to grief. 最后让自己完全陷入痛苦中 succumb to 屈服于 succumb to temptation 抵制不住诱惑 17. harbor v. 窝藏;包庇;心怀,怀有 to harbor evil thoughts 心怀恶意 He harbours a wish to be a world championship. (喻) 他内心怀有当一名世界冠军的愿望。 18. down the road: in the future 19. restrain … from 抑制, 制止 He tried to restrain his surprise from being visible. 他尽量不让自己的惊奇表露出来 当我听到人们残酷地对待动物时,我抑制不住愤怒。 I can't restrain my anger when I hear of people being cruel to animals. 1) persist in doing sth.坚持 2) insist on doing sth.坚持 20. accord v. 1). 一致, 给与 We accorded him a hearty welcome. 我们给他热忱的欢迎。 2).(常与with连用)一致;符合 His opinion accorded with mine. 他的意见与我的一致。 3). (常与to连用)根据 Most students study and rest according to schedules. 大多数学生按照时间表作息。 (2) concerning prep. 关于 I spoke to him concerning his behavior. 我和他谈了他的行为。 "Concerning your letter, I am pleased to inform you that you are to receive the order by the end of this week." 关于你的来信,我乐意告诉你,你们将在本周末收到订货 21. generate vt. 产生,创造;发生,产生(热、电) When coal burns, it generates heat. 煤燃烧时,产生热量。 generate a discussion 造成一场争论 22. constitute 构成:构成…部分或成分;组成 7 days constitute a week 七天构成一星期 23. adherence to Adherence to the rule of law is a very important principle. adhere v. 粘附于 (to); 坚持; 遵守(to) 依附(to) adhere to the original plan 坚持原来的计划 她坚持自己的计划要早点动身。 She adhered to her plan to leave early. assert vt. 断言, 声明; 维护, 坚持 assert one's rights 维护自己的权利 assert sth. to be true 断言某事是真实的 assert national independence 维护民族独立 24. be content with 对...满足 He is content with such a small success 他对这样一个小小的成功就感到满足。 I am well content to remain here. 我很愿意留在这里 25. assure vt. 使确信, 使放心,向...保证; I can assure you of the reliability of the news. 我可以向你保证这消息是可靠的。 I assure you (that) there's no danger. 我向你保证没有危险 26. at large (囚犯)在逃;逍遥法外;一般说来; The soldier reported that a prisoner was at large. 士兵报告说一名囚犯在逃。 Did the people at large approve of the government's policy? 一般老百姓赞成政府的政策吗? 27 at odds with 与…不和,与…争吵 She is at odds with her boss. 她与上司不和 这一行动与他以往的态度大相径庭 This action is greatly at odds with his previous attitude 28. ensure vt.保证; 担保, 保险(亦作 insure) We can ensure that the work shall be done in the right way. 我们可以保证把工作做好。 ensure success [safety, supplies] 保证成功/安全 ensure sb. against/from danger 保护某人免受危险 A letter of introduction will ensure you an interview. 凭一封介绍信准保会接待你。 29. reduce to 减少到,缩小到 ; 简化 reduce all the questions to one 把所有的问题归纳为一个 be reduced to a shadow 骨瘦如柴 be reduced to despair 陷入绝望 The poor woman is reduced to begging. 那个可怜的女人已沦为乞丐 30. strike a chord with sb 引起共鸣 The speaker have obviously strike a chord with his audience. 那位演讲者显然打动了听众。 The book struck a responsive chord with readers. 该书引起了读者心灵的共鸣 31. nowhere near 差得远; 远不及 The hall was nowhere near full. 那大厅远未满座. 她告诉你的话绝非事实. What she told you was nowhere near the truth 32. deem 以为; 断定; 视为; 相信; 主张 Don't you deem that it is your duty to help? 你不认为助人是你的责任 吗 ? 承蒙您的邀请,我觉得很荣幸. I deem it an honour to accept your invitation. 33. home in on(靠信号、雷达等)导向目标追踪 The missile can home in on its target with pinpoint accuracy. 导弹能非常准确地追击目标。 34. of late 近来,最近