【盘点】英语中常见词汇的不常见用法(上)
这些英语单词的不常见用法你都知道吗?
administer动词:给予,用(药等)Do not administer a sedative to this patient, please!请不要给这个病人使用镇静剂。
approach动词: 要求,交涉Will you be approaching the bank for a loan?你会向银行要求贷款吗?
article名词:条款Article 1 of the constitution guarantees freedom of religion.宪法第一条保障宗教信仰自由。
aspect名词:样子,外表,面貌His face wears a melancholy aspect.他面带忧伤。author名词:创始人,发起者As the author of this plan, I am responsible for its any result.作为该计划的倡导者,我要对它的任何后果负责。
avenue名词:途径,手段We explored every possible avenue, but couldn’t find an effective solution.我们探讨了所有可能的途径,但没能找到有效的解决办法。
average动词:平均做,平均是I suppose I average about 2 apples and 3 cups of tea a day.我想我平均每天大约吃两个苹果,喝三杯茶。
barrel动词:飞奔,高速行驶He barreled down the road at 100 miles an hour.他以每小时100 英里的速度在公路上疾驶。
bid名词:努力She is making a desperate bid to free herself from a loveless marriage.她正作出不顾一切的努力去摆脱她那段没有爱情的婚姻。
black1) 形容词:没有希望的,前景暗淡的Things were beginning to look pretty black for us.看来情况开始对我们有些不利。2) 形容词:怒气冲冲的The little girl knew not to irritate her daddy when he was in such a black mood.小女孩知道她的父亲正在气头上,不该去惹他。3) 动词:失去知觉,昏厥I completely blacked out after the car accident.车祸发生后,我完全失去了知觉。
blind名词:百叶窗Jack, could you open the blind? I need some sunshine.杰克,能把百叶窗拉开吗?我需要些阳光。
blood名词:气质,天性Lying runs in his blood.说谎是他的天性。
bow名词:弓(形),蝴蝶结Wendy wears a big bow in her hair.温蒂头上戴着个大蝴蝶结。
breed名词:品种,种类Poodles are my favorite breed of dog.贵妇狗是我最喜欢的一种狗。
brisk形容词:兴隆的Wish you a brisk business.祝你生意兴隆。
book动词 预订飞机座位、机票、旅馆房间Yesterday he booked a flight to Shanghai.昨天他订购了到上海的机票。
cause名词:事业,事件,奋斗目标She has determined to make a lifelong devotion to the cause of women’s rights.她已经决定毕生追求女权事业。
check名词:方格图案,格子织物My sister bought me a check skirt as my birthday gift.姐姐买了条格子裙给我作为我的生日礼物。
choice1) 上等的,精选的I found a choice collection of literature in the library.我在图书馆找到了一套精选的文学作品。2) 尖刻的,刻薄的话Mike got irritated, so he dismissed the objection in a few choice words.麦克怒了,他用几句尖刻的话驳斥了反对意见。
climate名词:风气,社会思潮It is increasingly hard for those small businesses to survive in the present economic climate.那些小企业要在当前的经济形势下生存是越发得困难了。
deliver动词:接生On March 12, 1984, she was safely delivered of a son.在1984年3月12日,她平安地产下了一个儿子。
doctor动词:窜改,对??做手脚。They were charged with doctoring the election results.他们因窜改选举结果而受到控告。
distance动词:冷淡,疏远或与某人保持距离The politicians want to distance themselves from the controversial issues.政客们想要尽量远离有争议的问题。
effectively副词:实际上,事实上Effectively, we have made every effort, but it has become impossible for us to help.事实上,我们已经尽力了,但是我们已经不可能帮上忙了。
embrace动词:包含,涉及This course embraces three different aspects of accounting.这门课程包含会计学的三个不同方面。
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