《学生实用·英汉大词典·第6版》读书笔记A
numeral只表达“形”,即符号(symbol),没有“量”(quantity)的含义,仅仅是对数字的描述。而number则‘symbol’和‘quantity’都可表示。
atlas是地图册、图表集。map是地图。chart是图表、表格。
think of something now,想、思考。 think about the question,考虑。what do you think of = how do you like (对某种看法)
I've never met so nice a girl。 I've never met such a nice girl。
what a beautiful girl she is !how beautiful a girl she is !
board 板子,aboard 在(船、车、飞机 等)上。broad 宽阔的,abroad 国外。
able 有能力的,能干的。he is old but still quite able。 他虽然老了,但依旧相当能干。be able to 能够,会。he is certainly able to cook。 他当然会做饭了。
can没有将来式与完成式。因此在shall 、will 、 have、等后面,要用 be able to 。I'll be able to speak Chinese in another few months。在过几个月我就会说中文了。he has not been able to get there before dark 。 他没能在天黑前赶到那里。can 与 be able to 不能重叠使用。误:he can be able to do it well 。正:he can ( is able to )do it well 。他能做好这件事。
在·····周围、附近、身边。the high walls about the prison 。监狱四周的高墙。I have lost my pen about here 。我在这附近把笔弄丢了。在····处、去····处 。they walked about the street 。他们在街上逛。they walked to the street 。 他们走到街上。关于、对于。they are talking about a tv play 。 他们正在谈论一步电视剧。周围、 附近 。is there anybody about ? 附近有人吗?he looked about , but didn't find his lost book 。 他四处寻找,但没找到他丢的书。大约 、差不多 。she is about thirty 。 她大约三十岁。it is about finished 。快完成了。转到相反方向 。about turn(美 about face)。 向后转。he is eager to be up and about again 。 他渴望早日康复。be about to 比 be going to 急迫,表示即将。we were about to start , when it rained 。我们正要出发,这时下雨了。how / what )about 关于·····my little dog is very clever ,how(what) about yours ?我的小狗很聪明,你的呢?表示建议) ······如何? ·····好吗?how about a cup of tea ? 喝杯茶怎么样?what about playing football now ? 现在踢足球怎么样?
(位置)在····之上。 eagles fly above the white clouds 。 鹰在白云之上飞翔。(地位)高于 。 the captain of a ship is above a seaman 。船长地位高于水手。在····以上,超过。 there is nothing in this shop above five pounds 。这家商店没有售价超过五英镑的商品。above all 最重要的。 above all ,we must be healthy 。 最重要的是我们必须身体好。表示“ 在···之上” 的 above 、 over 、 on 。above 只表示在上方或位置高出,与 below 相对 。the plane was flying above the clouds 。 飞机正在云上飞行。over 有‘覆盖在上’ 、’正上方‘ 、’越过‘ 之意,与under相对。there is thick cloud over the south of England 。英格兰南部乌云密布。on 表示在某物的上面,表面相互接触,与beneath相对。there is a glass on the table 。桌上有一个玻璃杯。在书中或者文件中注意区别:see over 见下页; see above 见上文。
突然的,出其不意的,(比suddenly意外程度强)the train came to an abrupt stop , making many passengers fall off their seats 。he shouted abruptly , stop!他突然喊道,挺!火车突然刹车,使许多乘客从座位上跌下来。陡峭的,险峻的。an abrupt slope 。陡峭的斜坡。粗鲁的,无礼的。 同义词 impolitehe has a very abrupt manner 。 他的态度非常无礼。
absence 不在,缺席 ; 缺乏 ;please look after my house during my absence from Beijing 。我不在北京期间,请你帮我看房子。who came in my absence 。我不在家时谁来了。absence from classes 缺课 ; a long absence 长期缺席;久别;the police were delayed by the absence of information about the crime 。警察由于没有掌握犯罪情报而延误了行动。absence of mind 心不在焉His absence of mind during driving nearly caused an accident 。他开车时心不在焉几乎造成事故。Absent 不在场的,缺席的; 缺乏的; 不在意的,漫不经心的;How many students are absent today 。今天有多少学生缺席?He is absent from school 。 他旷课了。He is absent in Shanghai 。 他外出去上海了。Snow is absent in some countries 。 有些国家从不下雪。I asked him a question but he looked at me in an absent way and did not answer 。我问了他一个问题,但是他茫然地看着我而没有回答。He had an absent look on his face 。他一副心不在焉的神情。absent oneself from··· 缺席,不到;He absent himself from the meeting yesterday 。他昨天没有出席会议。be absent from 与 be absent in be absent from 表示: 不在···地方 。She is absent from Beijing 。她不在北京。be absent in 表示: 在某地(而不在说话人的地方了。)She is absent in Beijing 。 她外出了,目前在北京。(相当省略了from here 。)absent-minded 心不在焉的,走神的;
13、Absolute (反义词 relative )
绝对的;肯定的,确实的;专制独裁的;完全纯粹的;独立的;
An absolute majority(大多数), 绝对多数;Absolute zero ,绝对零度;
An absolute fact ,确凿的事实;
I have made an absolute promise that I will help you 。
我已无条件地答应要帮组你。
An absolute ruler ,专制的统治者;Absolute alcohol , 无水酒精;
That's absolute nonsense(胡说) ,那完全是胡说八道;
An absolute participle ,独立分词;An absolute construction(建筑,施工) ,独立结构;
Absolutely 完全地;Absolution ,赦免;
吸收(水、光、热);吸取,接受(知识、意见),专心致志;吸引(注意);Use the cloth to absorb the ink ,用那块布把墨水吸干;The walls of the house absorb heat during the day ,房屋的墙壁在白天吸收热;The clever boy absorbed all the knowledge his teacher could give him ,那个聪明的男孩吸收了老师教给他的全部知识。He was absorbed in a book ,他正专心致志地看书;The boy was absorbed in building a dam in the brook(小溪),这男孩正专心地在消息中垒大坝。Be absorbed in thought ,在沉思中。absorbed 及感兴趣的,全神贯注的,被吸收的(absorbed heat 被吸收的热);
专科学校;学究的,空谈的;A military academy 军事学院;The academy of science of China 中国科学院;
接受;承认;I cannot accept your gift ,我不能接受你的礼物;His proposal was accepted ,他的提议被采纳了;I accept your excuse ,我同意你的辩解;He asked her to marry him and she accepted , 他向她求婚,她答应了。
伴随,陪同;为·····伴奏;I will accompany you to the station ,我将陪你去车站。The storm was accompanied with thunder ,暴风雨中夹着雷声 。The singer was accompanied at the piano by Mr White ,怀特先生为那位歌唱家担任钢琴伴奏。
(~ as+从句 ,根据····而···· 按照···而···· )You may go or stay ,according as you decide ,去或者留由你决定。They move into the next class ,according as they pass or fail the examination ,他们能否就读下一年级要看考试及格或不及格决定。(~ to +名词,按照,依据····所说;随着····的不同(而不同))According to my watch , it is four o'clock ,我的表现在是四点钟。We will be paid according to the amount of work we do ,我们将按工作量取得报酬。
because of ,因为,由于;作状语。Because of these,he failed 。由于这些事情,他失败了。due to ,由于;作表语或状语。The flight was cancelled due to the fog ,班机因雾停航。Owing to , 由于,作表语或状语。It was owing to the snowfall that we did not came ,我们没来是由于下雪的原因。On account of ,因为,作状语。We stayed inside on account of the rain ,因为下雨我们呆在室内。
指责,谴责; 指控,告发;accuse sb of carelessness ,指责某人粗心大意。The policeman accused him of murder ,警察指控他谋杀。表 ‘指控 ’的 accuse 与 charge accuse 指责,指控;所指的控的事不一定很严重,多指直接指控 谴责某人的过错或罪行,常与of 搭配:She accused her boyfriend of lying ,她指责男朋友撒谎。Charge 控告,指控;常指因犯性质较为严重的错误或罪行而受到的控告,常与介词with 搭配:The police charged him with drunken driving ,警察指控他醉后驾车。
完成,达到目的,得到;同义词 accomplish ,By hard working we can achieve anything ,只要我们努力任何事情都能成功。Achieve success 获得成功 ; achieve one's purpose 达到目的 ; achieve one's aim 实现目标 ; achieve a good result 得到好的结果;achievable 能完成的,能达到的; achievement 取得,完成。Flying across the Atlantic for the first time is a great achievement ,首次飞越大西洋是一大成功。
承认( admit );向某人打招呼;He acknowledged his mistake , 他承认了错误 。I acknowledged myself beaten , 我认输了 。(beat 打败,beaten 被打败 )He walked just past me without even acknowledging me ,他从我身边走过却连个招呼都没打。
仅仅认识,点头之交。He is not a friend , only an acquaintance ,他不是朋友,只是相识。表 ‘ 同伴 ’ 的 friend companion acquaintance,acquaintance 熟人,尤指在工作和事业中认识的人,a nodding acquaintance 点头之交。companion 伙伴,同伴; 是指共同参加某中活动或在某中情况下同甘共苦的人。a traveling companion 旅伴。 a companion in despair 患难之交。friend 朋友;是指关系密切感情较深者。a trusted friend 知己 。
横过;穿过;越过;在····另一边;交叉;交叉地;They built a bridge across the river ,他们在河上架起一座桥。He swam across the river , 他游过河去。They live just across the road ,他们就住在街对面。The two lines cut across each other ,这两条线相互交叉。I came across in a boat ,我是乘小船过河来的。The river is more than ten meters across ,这条河有十几米宽。He standing with arms across ,他抱着双臂站着。cross 表示 穿越、渡过、交叉 时,是动词。Look around when you cross the street ,横过马路时要左右看看。表 ‘ 穿过 ‘ 的 across 与 throughacross 横过,穿过;着重指从一条线或一个物体表面的一边到另一边,含义与 ’ on ‘ 有关。across the street ,横过马路(从马路一边到另一边)。through 穿过,从····中通过;着重指从空间的一头纵穿到另一头;含义与 ’ in ‘ 有关。through the tunnel , 穿过隧道(从隧道中间通过)。
行为,动作;扮演,演出;装作;An act of justice ,正义行动。A brave act ,勇敢的行为。Think carefully before you act ,要仔细想一想再做。Act as chairman ,担任主席。A trained dog can act as a guide to a blind person ,经过训练的狗能给盲人当向导。He acted his part well 。他扮演的那个角色很成功。Some people act the fool now and then ,有些人时常装傻。Action 行动行为活动;动作;作用;战斗;Action speak louder than words ,行动胜于言辞。We must take action before it is too late ,我们必须及早采取行动。The horse had a fine action as it jumped the fence ,那匹马跨越栏杆时姿势优美。表 ‘ 行动 ’ 的 act 与 action act 指具体的行为、短暂而简单的行动;着重于效果;He was caught in the act of stealing ,他正偷窃时被当场抓获。action 指抽象的行为、持续而复杂的行动;着重行为的过程及作用;He was praised for the action of covering the retreat of his group ,他因掩护小组撤退这一行动而受到表扬。actor 男演员;actress 女演员;
in addition to 除····外,又····;In addition to visiting the zoo , we went to the part ,出来参观动物园,我们还去了公园。on top of 在···之上,除···外,另外···;He write for the newspaper on top of his regular job ,他除了日常工作外,还为报纸写稿。as well as 除···之外,还,和,及;I'm learning French as well as English ,我除了学习法语之外还学习英语。on the back of 在···之外,加之(常用以表示接二连三的灾祸);The business failed , and on the back of that his wife died ,生意失败,加之他的夫人也死了。
向···讲话;给····写信; 提出(抗议等);地址;称呼;President will now address the meeting ,现在总统向大会讲话。Please address your complaints to the manager , not to me ,请把你的意见向经理提出,不要向我提。The letter was wrongly addressed ,信上的地址写错了。Please address all the mail to Mr Smith when I am away ,在我离开期间,请把所有的邮件寄史密斯先生收。He gave an address over the radio ,他做了一次广播演讲。Let me know if you change your address,如果你的地址有变更,请通知我。A salesman should be a man of pleasant address ,推销员应有悦人的谈吐。
适当的;足够的;充分的;可以胜任的;(反义词 inadequate )The city's water supply is no longer adequate ,这个城市的用水已经供应不足了。I hope you will be adequate to the job ,我希望你能胜任这一工作。
adult 成年人;强调法律规定的成年人。Children must be accompanied by an adult ,儿童必须有大人陪同。grow-up 成年人,大人;指身体发育成熟的人,Eight years passed ,and the little girl became a grow-up ,八年过去了,这个小姑娘已经长成大人了。
affect 主要用作动词,意为影响(=have an effect on ),着重指一时的,且表示不良的影响。Smoking affects health 抽烟影响健康。effect 做名词时是指 affect (影响)的结果,He fell sick from the effect of weather ,他因天气的影响病倒了。effect 还可作为动词,意思是产生、达到、实现。I will effect my purpose 我一定要达到目的。
这两个都可以表示害怕、不敢,但是,谈论我们自己也无法左右的突发事情时,要用doing 的形式;I'm afraid to dive into the swimming pool ,我不敢在游泳池里跳水。I'm afraid of falling into the swimming pool ,我担心会掉进游泳池里。
Ago 表示的时间以现在为基准,意思是 ‘ 在现在以前 ’ ,因此要和动词的过去时连用,不和现在完成时连用。Before 是指从过去某一时间算起的一段时间以前,意思是 ‘ 在那时以前 ’ 、‘ 更早的时候 ’,动词常用过去完成时,特别是在间接引语中用的多。I visited him three days ago ,but his neighbour said he had gone to London two days before 。我三天前去拜访他,可他的邻居说早在两天以前他就去伦敦了。
allow 和 permit 都表示允许,用法也一样,在许多情况下可以相互换用,只是词义的强弱上有些差别。allow 词义较弱,含有 听任、默许、不加阻止的意思;That teacher allows too much noise in the classroom ,那位老师听任教室里大声吵闹。permit 词义较强,强调 正式许可、批准 的意思;School do not permit smoking 学校不准吸烟 。The nurse allowed him to remain there ,though it was not permitted ,护士让他留在那里,虽然这是(规定)不允许的。let 表示 ‘ 让’ ,词义最弱,较口语话,用法上也不同于 allow 与 permit ;在let 后面的宾语为不带 to 的动词不定式,let 一般不能用被动语态。Let me help you 让我帮你吧。
nearly 将近;almost 几乎;never 从不;nobody 没有人;no one 没有一个;nothing 一无所有;nowhere 无处;no 没有; none 没有;这两个词意思相近,肯定句中可以换用;一般说来,almost 的差距比 nearly 小,因此,在查一刻开午饭时,可以说:It's nearly lunchtime 快开午饭了;在差五分钟时可以说:It's almost lunchtime 马上要开午饭了。almost 能与 never 、 no、none、nothing、 nobody、nowhere 等连用,这种情况下不能用nearly (可用 hardly ,但后面不用否定词 )。almost never / hardly ever 几乎从不;almost nobody / hardly anybody 几乎没人;almost no money / hardly any money 几乎没钱;nearly 可以和 not 连用,not nearly 远不如;但 almost 不和not 单独连用;但是 almost 与 nearly 都可以用在行为动词的否定式之前:He almost / nearly didn't hear what I said ,他几乎没听清我说了什么。
alone 表示 单独、 独自一个人,不含感情色彩。She lives alone ,but she doesn't feel lonely ,她独自住着,但并不感到孤独。lonely 指人孤独寂寞的,指地方荒无人烟,有浓厚的伤感色彩,可作定语或表语。a lonely village 孤寂的村庄。lone 指人孤独的,指物是单独一个的,是定语形容词。A lone tree in the garden 园里唯一的树。A lone figure trudging through the snow 一个步履艰难独自走在雪中的人。lonesome 表示 孤独的、 冷清的 ,指使人感到寂寞孤独的情绪,可作定语或表语。She is lonesome without the children 孩子们不在,她感觉很寂寞。
already 已经;惊讶某事发生的时间比预期的早,在疑问句中表示意外、惊讶的程度更强些。The tea is already cold 茶已经凉了。Is the tea cold already ? That's too quick 。茶已经凉了?真太快了。still 仍;惊讶某事仍在继续,比预期结束的晚;The tea is still hot 茶仍然热着。yet 尚(未),已经;用于否定句和疑问句中,用来谈预期发生的事情。The tea is not cold yet 茶还没凉。Is the tea cold yet ? 茶凉了吗?
这几个词语都可以表示 ‘ 也 ’ ,但用法不同。also 较正式,位置通常接近动词,不用与句末。He also plays the piano 他也谈钢琴。too 多用于口语,位置通常在句末,前边常有逗号;也可以在句中,前后均有逗号。He is a worker ,too。 他也是个工人。as well 也多用于口语,只用于句末;He plays the guitar as well 他也弹吉他。以上三个词都不用于否定句,否定句中用( not ··· )either;He was not there either 他也不在那里。
这两个词都可作连词,引导让步状语从句,意思是 虽然 ···但是···;在英语里如用了although 或 though ,就不能再用 but ,但可以用 yet 或 still ;虽然他身体不好,但是他工作努力。正:Although(或 though )he is in poor health ,(yet)he works hard。正:He is in poor health ,but he works hard 。误:Although he is in poor health ,but he works hard 。Although 较正式,多用于句首。Though 在非正式语体中较为普遍,但在下列用法中,不能用although 要用 though :表示强调时要用 even though;Even though I didn't understand a word ,I kept smiling 。尽管我一个字也不懂,我还是一直微笑着。though 可以用在倒装句中;Young though he is ,he is quite experience 。他虽然年轻,但很有经验。Though 可作副词,表示 然而,放在句末或其他位置;He said he would come ,he didn't ,though。他说他要来,结果却没来。
That book is the best among the modern novels 那本书是现代小说中最好的。He built a house among the trees 他在树林中盖了一所房子。Choose a book from among these 从这些书中挑一本吧。between 一般指在两者之间,among 指 三者(或三者以上)之中。She is sitting between Jane and Mary 她坐在珍妮和玛丽之间。She is sitting among the children 她坐在孩子们之中。Between 后接三者或三者以上物体时,是把这些物体分别看待,指每两者之间。She takes some medicine between three meals every day 她每天在三餐之间吃药。
amount 后接不可数名词,number 后接可数名词复数。The amount of money 钱的总数额。A large amount of land 大量的土地。The number of our students 我们学生的数量。A large number of mistakes 大量的错误。
animal 动物;以区别于植物、矿物等。beast 野兽;较大的四足兽,以区别于爬行动物与昆虫等。creature 生物;英语中指造物主创造的生命,常带有感情色彩。
another 再,又一;别的,另一;类似的,同一类的;have another cup of tea 再喝一杯茶;the strike may last another six weeks 罢工可能再持续六周。That's quite another matter 那完全是另外一回事。He is very clever ,he may be another Edison 他很聪明,或许会成为又一个爱迪生。I don't like this one ,show me another , 我不喜欢这一个,另给我拿一个。Saying is one thing and doing another 说是一回事,做又是一回事。一般情况下,another后面加单数名词,不用复数,但后面可以加 few 或带数字的复数名词,表达这一意思时,不能用 other 。Another 表示 除去这一个之后,剩下的任意一个或一些;other 表示另外的,二者之中另一个,三者以上其余的;the other 表示 两个东西中,一个是one ,另一个是 the other;the others 表示许多东西中,一方是one或some,余下的全部 是the others ;others 表示许多东西中,一方是一些/some,另一方剩下的一部分 是others;the other(s) 与 other(s)the other 和 other 后可加名词;the others 和 others 后不加名词;the other(s) 表示一定范围内出去一部分以外其余的全体;other(s)表示除去一部分以后的另一(些),但不是剩下的全体。One flower is red ,the other (one) is white 一朵花是红的,另一朵是白的。These two apples are rotten ,but the other ones (或the others )are all good ,这两个苹果坏了,可是其他的都是好的。Give me some other apples (或者others),please。请另给我一些(苹果)吧。
这三个词都可以表示 回答 ,意义有所不同。answer 用法较广泛,可指口说或笔写的答复;I called ,but no one answered 我叫了,但是没人回答。reply 指较正式的,经过考虑后的答复。I sent in my application ,and the university replied immediately ,我把申请书送去,那所大学立即答复了。respond 在表示回答时用的较少,指正式的、毫不踌躇的回答;When we requested information ,the chairman responded 。当我们询问情况时,主席做了答复。
(疑问句、条件从句中)什么,一些;(否定句中)什么也,一点也;(肯定句中)任何,无论什么;(not)····any more(不)再;(not)·····any loner (不)再;Are there any letters 有信没有?Have you any money with you ?你身上带钱了吗?If there is any trouble ,please let me know 。 如果有什么困难请告诉我。I have some brothers ,but any sisters 。我有几个兄弟但是没有姐妹。He did the work without any difficulty 他毫无困难地做了这项工作。Come any day you like 你想哪天来就哪天来。He wanted a job ,any sort of a job 。 他要找工作任何工作都行。Any color will do 什么颜色都行。I don't like any of them 我对他们一个都不喜欢。not + any 是全部否定,比较部分否定:I don't like some of them 我对她们有几个不喜欢。I don't like every one of them 我对她们并不个个喜欢。Is she any better today 她今天好些了吗?He can't walk any further 他再也走不动了。There are very few trees ,if any 。 那里即使有树也不多。People cannot close their eyes to the fact any longer 人们再也不能闭眼不看事实了。She doesn't live here any more 她不在这儿住了。The best book of any I've ever read 我读过的最好的书。
anybody 和 anyone 都指任何人,后不接 of 短语,谓语动词用第三人称单数;Has anybody called ? 有人打电话来吗?anybody 和 anyone 在 not 后面表示全部否定,但不能放在 not 前,否定主语时要用 nobodyI didn't see anybody there 我在那儿没见到任何人。Nobody can do that 谁也不会做那件事。不能说anybody cannot·····any one 是指某些人或物中的‘任何一个’,用来表明只限一个,后面常接 of 短语;You may take any one of these books 你可以从这些书中任选一本。You may tell any one of us 你可以告诉我们中的任何一个人。anyhow 不管怎样;anymore 再不; anyone 任何人,无论谁;anything 任何东西;anytime 任何时候;anyway 不管如何;anywhere 无论哪里;
出现,显露;反义词 disappear;The sun appeared on the horizon 太阳露出地平线。My friends did not appear until six o'clock 我的朋友们六点才到。His new book will appear next month 他的新书下个月出版。appearance 浮现;露面;
appointment 约会,约定;通常指与人谈生意或医生等事先约定的见面;She made an appointment to see the doctor 她约定了看医生的时间。date 约会;通常指恋爱时的约会;I've got a date with Lucy tomorrow night 明晚我和露西有个约会。
appreciate 欣赏;指对食物有深入的理解能力,并能鉴赏;enjoy 欣赏;一般用语,仅指得到感官和智力上的乐趣和满足,享受 的意味较强。His wife enjoys seeing English films very much though she does not appreciate them ,他的妻子很爱看英文电影,虽然她看不出个一二三。
appreciate 感谢,感激;其宾语是事或物;I appreciate your kindness 感谢你的好意。thank 感谢,谢谢;其宾语是人。Thank you for your kindness 感谢你的好意。
两个词都同作不及物动词,在指人或事物本身 ‘ 起来、 起身 ‘ 时 ,两者可以互换使用;They arose(或rose)from the table 他们从餐桌旁站起身。arise 还可表示 ’ 出现、发生 ‘ ,其主语大都为抽象名词。I'm afraid a problem has arisen 恐怕出现了问题。rise 还可表示 ‘ 升起、上涨 ’ 其主语可以是抽象名词,也可以是具体名词;The flood has risen two meters 洪水上涨了两米。arise from 产生于,起因于;rise from 起源于,发源于;His illness arose from a mental cause 他的病是由精神原因引起的。The river rises from a spring 这条河发源于一处泉水。
arrive 表示到达某地时,后面要接介词,到达的地方范围较大时多用in;地方较小时多用at;We arrived in Paris 我们到达巴黎。We arrived at the station 我们到达车站。reach 后面直接跟表示地点的词;He reached London 他到达了伦敦。get to 是口头用语;What time shall we get to Shanghai? 我们什么时候到上海?
同样,一样;像····一样;按照;当···时候;由于;以至于;虽然;Tom runs fast ,but I run just as fast 汤姆跑得快,我也一样跑得快;As white as snow 像雪一样白;She does not sing so well as her sister 她不如她姐姐唱的好。I have changed it as you suggested 我已按你建议的那样改好了。I was read the letter as I walked along the river 我一边沿着河走一遍读这封信。We all like her as she is kind 我们都喜欢她,因为她善良。Will you be so good as to help us ? 请你帮帮我们好吗?He rises his voice so as to be heard 他提高嗓门好让别人听见。Tired as they were ,they walked on 。 尽管很累,他们还是继续走着。I never heard such stories as he told 我从没听过像他讲的这样的故事。My hometown is no longer the same as it was 我的家乡同过去不一样了。As for me ,I have nothing to complain of 至于我,我没什么可抱怨的。I remember the whole thing ,as if it happened yesterday 。我仍从头至尾记着这件事,就像昨天刚发生一样。
A is as····as B A 和B一样·····Tom is as tall as I 汤姆和我一样高。A is not as (或not so)····as B A 不如B;Jack is not as (或not so)clever as his sister 杰克不如他姐姐聪明。A is half (a quarter)as····as B A是B 的什么的一半。This pencil is half as long as that one 这只铅笔是那只铅笔长度的一半。
在·····;在·····时刻;对着,朝(目标);(表示原因)因为,由于;在····方面;从事于····;At the station 在车站;At my house 在我家;At ten o'clock 在十点;At midnight 在午夜;He shot at the bird but missed it 他瞄准小鸟射击但没射中。He shouted at the boy 他朝那个孩子大叫。He got angry at his words 他因为他的话生气了。He is good at learning 他擅长学习。At school 在上学;At rest 在休息;At work 在工作;
Try 最常用词;Attempt 努力尝试,比try 稍正式,常暗含不成功的意味;He attempted to kill himself 他企图自杀。Strive 为达到某目的而积极努力;endeavour为大目标做大的努力;正式语;
spectator 指(看比赛等)的观众,可数名词;audience (看表演、听演说等的)观众、听众,集合名词;many spectators / a large audience 许多观众;A few spectators / a small audience 少数观众;
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