Verbs Flashcards

Question

voyage(d)

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to travel a long journey, especially by ship 旅行 In their little boat they planned to voyage to distant lands

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convince , talk into , coax to make someone do or believe something by giving them a good reason to do it or by talking to that person and making them believe it 勸服;說服 If she doesn't want to go, nothing you can say will persuade her It's no use trying to persuade him (that) you're innocent

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to (cause to) stop moving or doing something or happening （使）停止，停下 "Halt!" called the guard. "You can't go any further without a permit." Production has halted at all of the company's factories because of the pay dispute(爭端) Security forces halted the demonstrators by blocking the road

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to come or bring something back to life, health, existence, or use （使）甦醒;（使）復原;（使）復興;（使）重新流行 to revive someone's hopes/confidence/fortunes A hot shower and a cup of tea will revive you

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1.to happen at or near the same time （幾乎）同時發生 I timed my holiday to coincide with the children's 2.to be the same or similar 與…一致，相符；相似 Our views coincide on a range of subjects If our schedules coincide, we'll go to Spain together

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think up 1.to imagine something 想像;想出;構想 I think my uncle still conceives of me as a four-year-old come up with 2.to invent a plan or an idea 構想，想出，設想出（計劃或主意） He conceived the plot for this film while he was still a student 3.to become pregnant, or to cause a baby to begin to form 懷孕;受孕;懷（胎） Do you know exactly when you conceived

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to publicly support or suggest an idea, development, or way of doing something 主張;擁護;支持;提倡 He advocates the return of capital punishment(死刑)

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an agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demands or change their opinion in order to agree 妥协；折中；让步；和解 It is hoped that a compromise will be reached in today's talks

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admit to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty or bad about 坦白;供认，招认;承认（错误或罪行） [ + that ] She confessed to her husband that she had sold her wedding ring

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give rise to , bring about 1.to make something happen 引起；导致；激起 The bishop's speech has prompted an angry response from both political parties remind , cue 2.to help someone, especially an actor, to remember what they were going to say or do （尤指）给（演员）提词 I forgot my line and had to be prompted

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be adequate to be enough 足够；满足要求 I'm taking $400 - I think that should suffice.

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to kill someone by pressing their throat so that they cannot breathe 扼死，勒死，掐死 She had been strangled with her own scarf and her body dumped in the woods to stop something from developing 抑制，压制;扼杀 For years, the organization was strangled by excessive bureaucracy（官僚）

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to hit someone or something noisily 猛打，猛击，重击 He whacked the tree trunk with his stick

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to become less strong 减少；减弱；减轻；减退 The storm/wind/rain has started to abate

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to show pain or embarrassment suddenly and for a short time in the face, often moving the head back at the same time （因疼痛而）脸部肌肉抽搐，皱眉蹙额 Did I hurt you? I thought I saw you wince

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to shout in a very loud voice 喊，叫，咆哮 She bawled at me to sit down

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to try to discover information that other people do not want you to know, by asking questions carefully and not directly 盘问;追问;探究 The interviewer probed deep into her private life.

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scold to tell someone that they have done something wrong 告诫;警告;责备 His mother admonished him for eating too quickly

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像搖籃一樣托起 to hold something or someone gently, especially by supporting with the arms （尤指用手臂）轻托，轻抱 She cradled him tenderly in her arms

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(of a computer) to switch off and then start again immediately, or to make a computer do this （使）重新启动（计算机） If this doesn't work, close the application and reboot the system

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to think carefully about something, especially for a noticeable length of time 沉思，默想，考虑 She sat back for a minute to ponder her next move in the game

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carry , haul to move yourself or an object with effort and difficulty 拖;拉;推;费力地行进 Do I really have to schlep all that junk down to the cellar? 我真的非得把所有那些废旧杂物弄到地下室去吗？

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to say or prove that a person, statement, opinion, etc. is wrong or false 驳斥;反驳;否认…的正确性（或真实性） to refute a person/theory/argument/claim 驳斥一个人

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1.to officially stop a document, ticket, law, etc. being legally or officially acceptable 使无效；使作废 2.to prove that an opinion, argument, etc. is wrong 证明（观点、论点等）错误

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issue , grant , allot to give something to someone as their share of a total amount, to use in a particular way 分配;分派;拨给，划拨 The government is allocating £10 million for health education

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to laugh quietly 哧哧地笑;轻声笑;暗自笑 She was chuckling as she read the letter

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water fall to fall quickly and in large amounts 如瀑布般下落；大量倾泻 Coins cascaded from/out of the fruit machine

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rush , dash to do things in a hurried and busy way 匆忙做;忙碌 Thora bustled around the house, getting everything ready

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to make continuous, small movements, especially if they do not have a particular purpose and you make them without meaning to, for example because you are nervous or bored 坐立不安 He cleared his throat and nervously fidgeted with a pencil

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If a car shimmies, it makes a very light shaking movement that is not the usual movement of the car. （尤指机动车）不正常地振动

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(of a liquid) to move around noisily in the bottom of a container, or to cause liquid to move around in this way by making rough movements （液体在容器底部）哗啦哗啦地翻动;使晃荡;使溅泼 I could hear you sloshing around in the bath

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worsen 1.to make a bad situation worse 使（局势等）更严重，加剧 Attempts to restrict parking in the city centre have further aggravated the problem of traffic congestion(交通堵塞) 2.to make a disease worse 使（病情）恶化，加重 The treatment only aggravated the condition 3.to annoy someone 激怒，使恼火 Stop aggravating me, will you!

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compete , contest to compete in order to win something 竞争；争夺 There are three world-class tennis players contending for this title

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emit , give vent to to say something or to make a sound with your voice 说;讲;出声 She sat through the whole meeting without uttering a word

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root , establish to firmly establish something, especially an idea or a problem, so that it cannot be changed 使处于牢固地位，使根深蒂固，牢固确立（尤指观念、问题） The government's main task was to prevent inflation from entrenching itself

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to cause something to be needed, or to make something necessary 使成為必需；使成為必要 Reduction in government spending will necessitate further cuts in public services. 削減政府開支必定會使民眾服務進一步減少。 [ + -ing verb ] An important meeting necessitates my being in Boston on Friday. 我星期五必須到波士頓參加一個重要的會議

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entangle , enmesh to cause someone to become involved in an argument or a difficult situation 使卷入（纠纷）；使陷入（困境） She had no desire to embroil herself in lengthy lawsuits with the tabloid newspapers. 她不想卷入和那些小报的漫长的官司纠纷中

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get , pick up to go to another place to get something or someone and bring it, him, or her back （去）拿来，取回;（去）请来 [ + two objects ] Could you fetch me my glasses/fetch my glasses for me from the other room, please?

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live in , inhabit to live, have your home, or stay in a place 居住;定居 The family now resides in southern France

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copy , pirate to use another person's ideas or work and pretend that it is your own 剽窃，抄袭 The book contains numerous plagiarized passages

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to give someone the right to do or have something 给予权利;使符合资格 Being unemployed entitles you to free medical treatment

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to behave as if sexually attracted to someone, although not seriously 调情，打情骂俏 Christina was flirting with just about every man in the room

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put off , scare off , dissuade to prevent someone from doing something or to make someone less enthusiastic about doing something by making it difficult for that person to do it or by threatening bad results if they do it 阻挠，阻止；威慑；使不敢 These measures are designed to deter an enemy attack Government should implement laws that deter irresponsible litters

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to get or produce something, especially information or a reaction 引出，探出，诱出（尤指信息或反应） Have you managed to elicit a response from them yet?

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to cause someone to have a particular feeling 引起；唤起；激起 It's a subject that has aroused a lot of interest

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bring the message 1.to express a thought, feeling, or idea so that it is understood by other people 表达，传达（思想、感情或想法） His poetry conveys a great sense of religious devotion 2.to take or carry someone or something to a particular place 运送，运输 The goods are usually conveyed by rail

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worry , be anxious to be nervous or worried 烦躁不安;苦恼，发愁 Don't fret - I'm sure he's OK

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recall , cast one's mind back to talk or write about past experiences that you remember with pleasure （对愉快的往事）追忆，回忆，缅怀 My grandfather used to reminisce about his years in the navy

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1.to encourage the development or growth of ideas or feelings 鼓励；促进；培养 I'm trying to foster an interest in classical music in my children Foster the devotion of learning art 2.to take care of a child, usually for a limited time, without being the child's legal parent 收养，代养，抚育（他人子女，通常指有限的一段时间） Would you consider fostering (a child)?

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revive to make someone have a feeling that they had in the past 重新激起;重新唤起 The holiday was a last chance to rekindle their love

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to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe 减轻；缓和，缓解 The drugs did nothing to alleviate her pain/suffering

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to become worse 恶化，变坏 She was taken into hospital last week when her condition suddenly deteriorated

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withold , abstain to avoid doing or stop yourself from doing something 避免；忍住；节制 We refrained from talking until we knew that it was safe

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re-energize to give new life, energy, activity, or success to something 使获得新生；使复兴；使恢复生机（或元气） Japanese investment has revitalized this part of Britain

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plagiarize to illegally copy a computer program, music, a film, etc. and sell it 非法复制，盗印

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to make something start to happen or start to develop more quickly 促使…开始 Taxes were drastically cut in an attempt to kick-start the economy

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1.to like or enjoy something 享受;喜欢 I always relish a challenge 2.If you relish the idea or thought of something, you feel pleasure that it is going to happen. 期盼;憧憬;指望 She's relishing the prospect of studying in Bologna for six months

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to keep delaying something that must be done, often because it is unpleasant or boring 拖延，耽擱 I know I've got to deal with the problem at some point - I'm just procrastinating

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to treat or consider something as a commodity (= a product that can be bought and sold) （使）商品化 an attempt to commodify the world's fresh water

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to rise extremely quickly or make extremely quick progress towards success 猛涨，飞涨 Housing prices have skyrocketed in recent months

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to make a choice, especially of one thing or possibility instead of others 选择，挑选;（尤指）优先选择 Mike opted for early retirement

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When people blossom, they become more attractive, successful, or confident, and when good feelings or relationships blossom, they develop and become stronger. （人）变得更有魅力（或更成功、更自信）；（好的感觉或关系）深入发展，增强 She has really blossomed recently A blossoming future

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supervise to watch or organize a job or an activity to make certain that it is being done correctly 监督；监察；监管 As marketing manager, her job is to oversee all the company's advertising

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to combine or join together, or to cause things to do this （使）合併；（使）融合 They decided to merge the two companies into one

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to allow yourself or another person to have something enjoyable, especially more than is good for you （使）沉溺于;（尤指）放纵 The soccer fans indulged their patriotism, waving flags and singing songs

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If a word, object, or situation connotes something, it makes you think of a feeling or an idea that is more than its basic meaning. 令人想起……的内涵意义、隐含意义、联想意义 To me, chocolate connotes pleasure and indulgence

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to take something quickly and keep or hold it 抓住;夺过 I seized his arm and made him turn to look at me

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1.to formally choose someone to do a special piece of work, or to formally ask for a special piece of work from someone （正式地）安排…做，委托…做 The newspaper commissioned a series of articles on the worst excesses of the fashion industry 2.to give someone the official authority to be an officer in the armed forces 委任（或任命）…为军官 Grandfather was commissioned as Group Captain in the RAF just before the war

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to remove something or set something free with difficulty 使摆脱，使脱离;解救 It took hours to extricate the car from the sand