2008 Flashcards
a rare bird
不同寻常的、罕见的人或事物
be prepared to do
甘愿做困难的或少有人做的事
an old bird
行家,老手
a queer bird
古怪的家伙
an early bird
早起者,早到者,捷足先登者
independent/ independently of
独立于…的
subsequently
随后,后来
presently
马上,很快
目前
The doctor will be here presently.
医生一会儿就到。
at the thought of
一想起(…就)
tremble with
(因紧张、激动、惊慌等)颤抖,哆嗦
My legs were trembling with fear.
我吓得双腿直发抖。
in question
正在被讨论的
mean
平均的
disproportionately
不相称地,不成比例地
unaccountably
无法说明地,不可理解地
Quite unaccountably he flew into a rage.
他莫名其妙地发起脾气。
witness
表明,是…的证明
the rise in crime, as witnessed by our overcrowded prisons
拥挤不堪的监狱证明犯罪增多
Poor school grades don’t prove much – witness Dana’s amazing success in business.
学校成绩不好说明不了什么–黛娜惊人的经商成就即是证明。
give up to sb/ sth
把…让给,使(自己)陷入(某种情感而不加控制)
He gave up himself up to desire.
他陷入绝望,不能自拔。
get over (to sb)
把…(向某人)说清楚,使理解
get brilliant ideas over (to others)
把好的想法传递给别人
carry on
继续做,开展,进行
When she left I carried on her research.
她离开后我继续她那项研究。
put down (to sth)
把(某事)归因于
as/ in consequence (of)
因而
weave->woven
编织,编造
What I like is how he weaves elaborate plots.
我喜欢他笔下精心构筑的情节。
Train and bus services have been fully integrated.
火车和公共汽车两种系统已完全结合了起来。
The two political parties have combined to form a government.
这两个政党已经联合起来组成政府。
subject sb to sth
使某人遭受,经历
convert sb to sth
使某人转变(看法、习惯)
Barker subjected his victim to terrifying torture.
巴克使其受害者遭受了非人的折磨。
She succeeded in converting me to her point of view.
她成功使我接受了她的观点。
sphere
范围,领域
catch up to
赶上
appear to
看起来,好像
way ahead
遥遥领先