4.18 Flashcards
set against
反对 抵消
- to place or lean something against someone or something. Dave set the chair against Fred and had to move it away. I set the rake against the side of the house.
- to make someone hate or oppose someone or something. His second wife set him against his former in-laws. The Civil War set brother against brother.
demonstration
示威游行 显示表露 证明
I rather suspect we’re making a mistake.
We were rather hoping you’d be able to do it by Friday.
She worked as a secretary, or rather, a personal assistant.
In the end he had to walk─or rather run─to the office.
‘Do you want to come with us?’ ‘No, I’d rather not.’
（与动词连用以减弱语气）有点儿，稍微used with a verb to make a statement sound less strong
I rather suspect we’re making a mistake.
我有点儿怀疑我们正在犯错误。
We were rather hoping you’d be able to do it by Friday.
我们希望你最好能在星期五之前做这件事。
她当了秘书；确切地讲，是私人助理。
最后他不得不走着—应该说是跑着—去办公室。
a crushing defeat in the election
The shipyard has been dealt another crushing blow with the failure to win this contract.
a crushing defeat in the election
在选举中的惨败
The shipyard has been dealt another crushing blow with the failure to win this contract.
由于未能赢得这份合同，造船厂又遭到了一次惨重的打击。
a resigned sigh
He was resigned to never seeing his birthplace again.
a resigned sigh
无可奈何的叹息
He was resigned to never seeing his birthplace again.
永远不再去他的出生地，他也认了。
compound
有围栏（或围墙）的场地（内有工厂或其他建筑群）an area surrounded by a fence or wall in which a factory or other group of buildings stands
a prison compound
监狱场地
使加重；使恶化to make sth bad become even worse by causing further damage or problems
The problems were compounded by severe food shortages.
严重的食物短缺使问题进一步恶化。
avail of
The Royal Suite guests can avail of the services of a personal butler.
在总统套房的客人可以要求私人管家的服务。
charge
sth (with sth) 使充满（…情绪）to fill sb with an emotion The room was charged with hatred. 这个房间里充满了敌意。 a highly charged atmosphere 一触即发的紧张气氛
the emotional charge of the piano piece 那首钢琴曲扣人心弦的感染力
The governing body is charged with managing the school within its budget.
学校管理机构负有在预算范围内管理好学校的职责。
向…方向冲去to rush in a particular direction The children charged down the stairs. 孩子们冲下了楼梯。 He came charging into my room and demanded to know what was going on. 他冲进我的房间，要求知道发生了什么事。
list
the spirit blew where it listed. 创作的活力随心所欲的爆发
improving message
improving message 说教的启示（教训）
anxiety
the candidate’s anxiety to win the vote
候选人对选举胜利的渴望
pretension
~ (to sth/to doing sth).~ (to do sth)
自命；声称；标榜a claim to be or to do sth
a building with no pretensions to architectural merit
没有刻意表现建筑特色的楼房
The movie makes no pretension to reproduce life.
这部电影并未标榜重现了真实生活。
sensibility
sensibility （尤指文艺方面的）感受能力，鉴赏力，敏感性the ability to experience and understand deep feelings, especially in art and literature
implicit
implicit 含蓄的 内涵的 毫无疑问的
She had the implicit trust of her staff.
她得到了全体职员的绝对信任。
resolve
~ (to do sth)解决 决心
决心；坚定的信念strong determination to achieve sth
The difficulties in her way merely strengthened her resolve.
她所遇到的困难只是让她更加坚定。
The government reiterated its resolve to uncover the truth.
政府重申一定要查个水落石出。
