乐乐英语词组41-60 Flashcards
◆ run out; run out of
◇ run out of表示“某人用完某物”,相当于及物动词,后面可接宾语,并可用于进行时
We are running out of fuel.
◇ run out指“某物用完了”,为不及物动词,不能用于被动语态
Time is running out.
**◆ quiet; silent; still **
◇ quiet意为“安静的、寂静的”。用于自然环境,指没有活动、喧闹的寂静状态;指人时,表示生性安静、不易激动。
Jane was a quiet girl.
◇ silent意为“寂静的、沉默的”,表示不说话、不弄出声响,但不一定指没有活动。
He always keeps silent when the teacher questions him.
◇ still意为“安静的、不动的”,不指心理状态,而指环境和人表面上无动作的平静状态。
Stand still while I take your photo.
**◆ particular; especial; special **
◇ particular着重指同类事物中某一个具有独特性质的事例,是相当“一般”而言的“特殊”、“特定”。
On that particular day the stores are closed.
◇ special和especial都有“特殊的,特别的”之意。
Collecting stamps is a matter of especial interest. 集邮是特别有趣的事。
◇ 不同的是,special还有“专门的,额外的”的意思。
Take special care of it.对这东西要特别细心。
◆ persuade sb.to do sth.;
**◆ **advise sb.to do sth.;
**◆ **try to persuade sb.to do sth.
◇ persuade sb.to do sth.意为“说服某人干某事”,其结果是成功的(即成功地说服某人干某事)。
Tom persuaded his father to give up smoking at last.
◇ advise sb.to do sth.意为“劝说某人干某事”,其结果可能是劳而无功(即“说”而未”服“)。
She advised her parents to give up smoking, but they wouldn’t listen.
◇ try to persuade sb.to do sth.意为“尽力说服某人干某事”,相当于advise sb.to do sth。
I tried to persuade him to continue his study, but I failed.
◆ pity; shame
◇ “遗憾的事”,常与a连用,指没实现某种愿望而感到遗憾、懊悔或可惜,可以换用。
*What a pity/shame that she can not come! *
◇ shame还可表示“可耻之事;令人难堪的事”,指说话人对某种行为感到厌烦、憎恶或讨厌,而pity没有这一意思。
It’s a shame to be so wasteful.
◆ point to/ point out
◇ point to表示“指向”、“指着”,其中to表示方向;
◇ point out表示“指出”
①Mr Li points to one of these things.
②Can you point out my mistakes?
◆ possibly; probably; perhaps; maybe
“可能”
◇ possible“或许;也许”,所指的可能性较小,为加强语气,可与can或could连用;与may连用,表示的可能性更小。
It may possibly be true.
◇ probably“很有可能;十之八九”,其语义较强,可能性较大。在否定句中,probably不能紧跟在否定词之后。
- 1) Probably she won’t come here.*
- 2) She probably won’t come here.*
- 3) She won’t come here probably.*
◇ perhaps“或许”,含有“可能这样,也可能不这样”之意,其含义和用法与maybe一样,多用于口语。maybe多用于美国英语。在这几个单词中,语义最强的是probably,其次是perhaps和maybe,最弱的是possibly。
◆ power ; force; strength
“力”、”力量”
◇ power 指 “身体上、精神上或心理上的力量, 不管是表现出来的还是潜在的”
It’s beyond his power. 这是他力所不及的。
◇ force 指”运用或发挥出来的力量, 可以克服阻力, 使人或物按要求方向运动”
He did it with a great force.
◇ strength 指”内部固有的力量”, 表示物质力量时, 着重”体格或构造健全、完善等方面的力量, 如体力强度等”; 表示精神力量时, 指”持久、坚定、无畏、坚韧等”
the strength to lift something 举起某物的力
◆ prefer…to…;
**◆prefer to… rather than… **
“喜欢……而不喜欢……”或“宁愿……而不愿……”,其后均可接名词。
◇ prefer…to…之后接动词时,均用-ing形式。
He prefers walking to cycling.
◇ prefer to…rather than…之后接动词时,均要用动词原形。
Xiao Wu prefers to work rather than sit idle.
◆ prepare;
◆prepare for;
◆prepare…for;
◆be prepared for;
◆be(get)ready
◇ prepare sth.意为“准备某事”强调准备的过程或动作,宾语必须是这一动作的直接承受者;另有“配置、调制”之意。
Wheat can be prepared in many different ways.
◇ prepare for意为“为……作准备”,for后面的宾语是准备的目的,即所要应付的情况。
We are preparing for the mid-term examination.
◇ prepare sth.for意为“为……做好准备”。
The students are preparing their lessons for the exam.
◇ be prepared for强调准备好的状态。
Can you be prepared for your future job?
◇ be(get)ready意为“准备好”,着重指准备的结果。be(get)ready to do还有“乐于干……”的意思。
He is always ready to help others.