乐乐英语词组21-40

Question 1

◆ satisfaction; content

Answer 1

◇ satisfaction“满足”为名词，指达到希望时所感觉到的较强的满足感，其形容词为satisfactory（指事物，不可用人作主语）或satisfied（可用人作主语）
1) His success gave me great satisfaction．
2) Your work is satisfactory．
◇ content“满足”为普通用语，语气较弱，其要求值不高，一般的事情只要过得去或没有什么不满就算content，可作名词或形容词（可用人作主语）
1) He takes content in nothing．
2) He is content to live in the countryside．

Question 2

◆ search；search for； search…for；in search of

Answer 2

◇ search vt．search sb．搜某人的身；search a place 搜某个地方
◇ search for sb．／sth．搜寻、寻找某人、某物
◇ search…for sb．／sth．搜……寻找某人、某物
◇ in search of中的search为名词，意为“寻找；寻求”
1) The policeman is searching a thief．
2) They searched for that man everywhere．
3) They searched the woods for a lost child．
4) They went to Australia in search of gold．

Question 3

◆ search; search for; look for

Answer 3

◇ search用作及物动词，后跟“人”时，意为“搜身”；后跟地点名词时，表示“对某地进行搜查”。也可在宾语后加for短语，表示搜查具体目标
1) The policemen searched everyone at the party．
2) The enemy searched the mountain for the Red Army, but they failed．
◇ search for意为“寻找”，可视为是search．．．for的省略式，此时search为不及物动词
She searched for her lost cat everywhere，but failed．
◇ search用作名词，常构成短语：in one’s search for相当于in search of, 后者search前不用冠词或人称代词
They went out in their search for food．＝They went out in search of food．
◇ look for意为“寻找”，但没有search for注意力集中，地点名词不可直接跟在look后作宾语，其前需加介词
What are you looking for on the playground﹖

Question 4

◆ set up； set out； set off； set about

Answer 4

◇ set up 建立政权、组织、国家等
The government has set up a working party to look into the problem of drug abuse．
◇ set out 出发；动身
They set out for Beijing yesterday．他们昨天动身去北京。（此种情况下out可用off替换）。
◇ set out to do sth．开始做某事
She set out to break the world land speed record．
◇ set off使（地雷、炸弹）等爆炸
Do be careful with those fireworks; the slightest spark could set them off．
◇ set sb．off doing sth．使某人开始干某事
Her imitations always set us off laughing．
◇ set about用于set about sth．／doing sth．结构中，表示开始做某事，着手干某事
The new government must set about finding solutions to the country’s economic problems．

Question 5

◆ so／such

Answer 5

“如此”、“这样”
◇ so是副词，用来修饰形容词或副词
He writes so well．
◇ such是形容词，用来修饰名词，如果修饰单数可数名词（名词前常有形容词修饰），其后需加不定冠词a或an，即把不定冠词置于such的后面，形容词的前面
He told us such a funny story．
◇ 当名词前有many，much，few，little等词修饰时，用so，不用such；
They made so much noise，our teacher got angry．
◇ 当单数可数名词前有形容词修饰时，也可以用so，但要调整冠词的位置，即冠词置于形容词之后，单数可数名词前
It’s so cold a day today．（＝It’s such a cold day today．）

Question 6

◆ so as to; in order to; so…as to

Answer 6

◇ so as to与in order to二者均表示“以便；为了”，后接动词不定式作目的状语，可以换用；但so as to引导的目的状语不能置于句首，而in order to则可以。
He stopped working in order to／so as to take a rest．
◇ “so＋形容词／副词＋as to”的意思是“如此的……以致于”，引导表示结果的状语
He ran so fast as to get a pain in his side．

Question 7

◆ sometimes／sometime／some time

Answer 7

◇ sometimes是个频度副词，意为“有时”，表示动作发生的不经常性，常与一般现在时或一般过去时连用
Sometimes I have lunch at school．
◇ sometime是个副词，意为“某时”，指时间上不确定的某一点，常用于过去时或将来时
I saw him sometime in July．
◇ some time是个名词短语，意思是“一段时间”，在句中常与for，take等词连用
I’ll stay here for some time．

Question 8

◆ sow； plant； grow

Answer 8

◇ sow意为“播、撒、播种、种”，其后跟（the）seeds或“植物（结成种状的）”
It’s time to sow wheat now．
◇ plant意为“栽、插、移植”，其后跟作物（多为苗状的）
The garden was planted with Chinese roses．
◇ grow作及物动词时，意为“种植、培植”，后接宾语（不表明种状还是苗状，强调种植后的栽培及管理过程）；作不及物动词时，意为“生长、发育”；作系动词时，意为“变得”
1) They can only grow potatoes in the fields．
2) It grows up straight and thin．
3) It began to grow dark．

Question 9

◆ spend/take/pay

Answer 9

◇ spend“花费”常用于 Sb．spend（s）some money（time）on sth．或 Sb．spend（s）some money（time）（in）doing sth．其主语一般是人
1) He spent 20 yuan on the pen．
2) I spent a week（in）finishing reading the book．
◇ take常用于占用或花费“时间”，其句型为：Sth．takes sb．time 或 It takes sb．time to do sth．
1) The work will take us two hours．
2) It took me three days to travel to Beijing．
◇ pay“付款、给……报酬”,它可作及物动词也可作不及物动词
①Sb．pay（s）sb．money意为“某人付款给另一个人或某人给另一个人多少报酬”
He pays me fifty yuan a week．
②pay for sth．意为“付……款、给……报酬”
He has paid for the meal．
③pay money for sth．意为“花多少钱买某物”。
My father paid 40 pounds for the desk．

Question 10

◆ step／walk

Answer 10

◇ “走、步行”，它们都可以作动词或名词。step多用来指“短步，台步或急步”，而walk多用来表示“漫步，散步或稳步”
作动词: The young man stepped into the house．那位年轻人走进房子里。（表示走的动作短、急）
The young man walked into the house．那位年轻人走进房子里。（表示走的动作慢、稳）
作名词 : We heard his steps of coming home．我们听到了他回家的脚步声。（表示脚步声）
Let’s have（take）a walk，shall we？咱们散散步，好吗？（表示四处走动走动）

Question 11

◆ steady；firm

Answer 11

◇ firm常译为“坚固的”，“坚决的”，表示具体的事物地位牢固不易动摇；也可表示意志、信仰的“坚定”
We must stop people walking on this floor until it is firm．
◇ steady则意为“稳固的”，“扎实的”，强调保持平衡不动摇，如指有形物，则指根基的稳固；也可用于指运动中的平稳
He is making steady progress．

Question 12

◆ stop／pause／end

Answer 12

都表示“停止”，都可作动词用
◇ stop后跟to do时，表示停下来去做另一件事；后跟doing时，表示停止正在做的事情
1) He stopped to greet us．
2) I have stopped smoking．
◇ pause有“休、止”之义，强调“中止,暂停”
◇ end多指“自然的结束”

Question 13

◆ struggle; fight

Answer 13

◇ fight意为“打仗，战斗，和……作斗争”
常构成词组：fight for为……而战；fight against为反对……而斗争；fight with和……一起战斗
1） Lincoln fought hard for freedom of all people．
2） Some countries who fought with each other in World War II fought against each other in the Cold War．
◇ struggle意为“挣扎”，也可指“斗争”，与fight相比，斗争更为费力，处境更难。struggle against和（同）……斗争；struggle for为……斗争
1） The Canadians struggled all through the years with us against the Japanese．
2） The book is about their struggle for liberation．

Question 14

◆ supply; provide

Answer 14

“供应；供给”
◇ supply常与to／for或with连用，其结构是：supply sth．to／for sb．或supply sb．with sth．
They supply food to／for the survivors．＝They supply the survivors with food．
◇ provide常与for或with连用，其结构是：provide sth．for sb．或provide sb．with sth．
He provides food and clothes for his family．＝He provides his family with food and clothes．

Question 15

◆ raise; keep; support; feed

Answer 15

“抚养”、“养家”、“赡养”
◇ raise意为“抚养（指人）；饲养（指动物或禽畜）”之意
He raised the children himself；his wife died years ago．
◇ keep表示“养活（指人）；饲养（指动物或禽畜）”
They kept some hens and pigs．
◇  support意为“养活”，不用于饲养动物
He has a large family to support．
◇ feed意为“喂养　；饲养；以……为食”
Foxes feed on small animals．

Question 16

◆ rather than／would rather（…than）

Answer 16

◇ rather than是连词，前后两端所连的词性是一致的，通常译为“而不是”或“与其说是……不如说是”，有时可用短语介词instead of替代
John should go rather than＝（instead of）Jean．
◇ would rather表示选择或主观上的愿望，其中的would亦可理解为had。它表示“宁愿、宁可”的意思。如果要把取舍的双方都表达出来，则应该用would（or：had）rather…than，表示“宁愿……也不……”的意思
I am sure they would（or：had）rather die than give up．我深信他们一定会宁死不屈。

Question 17

◆ refer to; refer…to

Answer 17

◇ refer to ①“谈及”，“提到”；②“查阅”，“参考”
1） You are the very person I referred to just now．
2） Please refer to the map of the city when you first drive here．
◇ refer…to意为①“把……提交给”，“把……归功于”②“让……处理／查找”，可用于被动语态
The dispute was referred to the United Nations．争端被提交联合国解决

Question 18

◆ reply； answer

Answer 18

“回应，回答”，均可作名词和动词
◇ answer 为一般用语，主要用于对问题、指责等的回答
◇ reply的用法较正式，多用于对问题作出解释、辩论或陈述性回答
◇ 二者作名词时都指“……的答案或答复”，均与 to 连用。
◇ answer 后面可直接跟宾语，而reply 跟宾语时须与 to 连用
◇ answer 可表示对电话、敲门等作出的“应答”，reply 则不能    
You must reply to／answer this letter right away．

Question 19

◆ room； place； space

Answer 19

◇ room有两层含义，一为“房间”，是可数名词；二表示人或物体所占的“空间或场所”、处事的“余地”等意思，是不可数名词，可用little，much，no，plenty等词修饰。可构成make room for给……让出地方；take up room占地方；leave room for留出空间给……等短语。
◇ place指人们从事各种活动的“地方，场所，位置”，是可数名词，常用的短语有take one’s place就坐，入席；in place在适当的位置。
◇ space意为“空间”，是不可数名词，表示万物存在之处；作“空隙、空白”解时，是可数名词。
1．There isn’t space（room）in the classroom for thirty desks．
2．Wuhan’s a hot place in summer．
3．There is room in improvement in your work．

Question 20

◆ run away／run after／ run through

Answer 20

◇ run away意为“逃走；逃跑；溜掉”等
◇ run after意为“追赶；追逐；寻找；搜寻”等
◇ run through意为“穿过；流过”等
①The dog is running after the hare（野兔）now．
②The river runs through the village．
③When the policeman arrived，the thief had run away