4.20 Flashcards
credit
If something is to someone’s credit, they deserve praise for it. 值得赞扬
例：
She had managed to pull herself together and, to her credit, continued to look upon life as a positive experience.
她努力使自己振作起来，并且值得称赞的是，她一如既往地积极面对人生。
He is one of the greatest players of recent times and is a credit to his profession.
他是近年来最棒的选手之一，是为他的职业增光的人。
It would be wrong for us to take all the credit.
我们把所有的功劳都揽到自己身上就不对了。
trace
A trace of something is a very small amount of it. 少许
例：
Wash them in cold water to remove all traces of sand.
用冷水清洗它们以清除所有的沙子。
例：
She learned to draw by tracing pictures out of old storybooks.
她通过描摹旧故事书上的图画来学绘画。
细心地写；费力地写：
The oldman traced his name laboriously.
老人费力地写下自己的名字。
zip
发出尖啸声：
The bullet zipped past my shoulder.
子弹从我的肩头呼啸而过。
迅速地行动(或移动)
snippersnapper
whippersnapper
自视颇高 傲慢的家伙
bill
If you fit the bill, send a CV to Rebecca Rees.
如果你符合这些要求，送一份履历给丽贝卡·里斯。
They bill it as California’s most exciting museum.
他们把这宣传为加利福尼亚最令人激动的博物馆。
pad
…a dog padding through the streets.
…一只轻快穿过街道的狗。(轻步快走)
Quotations should be used to make points, not to pad the essay.
引语应该是用来陈述观点的，而不是为了拉长文章。
pen
A pen is a small area with a fence around it in which farm animals are kept for a short time. (临时圈养牲畜的) 圈
例：
…a holding pen for sheep.
…一个羊群候宰圈。
The cattle were penned for the night.
这头牛晚上被关了起来。
transport
The workers were transported with joy.
工人们喜不自胜
take a gander
看一下
stock
It was time to take stock of the situation.
是估量形势的时候了
I had to stock the boat up with food.
我不得不给小船装满食品。
riddle
If someone riddles something with bullets or bullet holes, they fire a lot of bullets into it. (用子弹) 把…打得千疮百孔
例：
Unknown attackers riddled two homes with gunfire.
不明来路的袭击者用枪把两座房屋打得千疮百孔。
挑剔；非难；批评：
The argument set forth in his article was riddled violently.
他的文章中的论点受到猛烈的攻击。
遍及；充满：
The local government was riddled with corruption.
当地政府腐败现象极为严重。
筛，穿过：
The cold wind riddled through the worn-out roof.
寒风穿过破旧的屋顶吹进来。
rail
The president travelled by rail to his home town.
总统乘火车回到了家乡。
It may take some time to get the economy back on the rails.
可能要花一些时间使经济重回正轨。
They’ve got to do something about these children because clearly they’ve gone off the rails.
他们必须对这些孩子采取点行动，因为很明显他们的行为已经出轨了。
She is always railing against her own lot.
她总抱怨自己的命运不好。
tick
A tick is a small creature which lives on the bodies of people or animals and uses their blood as food.
还有打钩的意思
scope
He believed in giving his staff scope for initiative.
他赞成给他的员工主动的机会。
weed
The police are weeding out the unlicensed pedler.
警察正在取缔无证商贩。
