詞匯短語(yǔ)園地4

1. educate vt. 教育；教導(dǎo)

She was educated in China and now is living in Korea.

她是在中國(guó)受的教育，現(xiàn)在住在韓國(guó)。

The campaign is intended to educate the public to respect the old.

這一運(yùn)動(dòng)旨在教育公眾尊重老年人。

educate sb in/on sth 在某事上教育某人

Children need to be educated on the dangers of drug-taking.

有必要對(duì)兒童進(jìn)行吸毒有害的教育。

education n. 教育

educated adj. 受過(guò)教育的；有教養(yǎng)的

educational adj. 教育的；有教育意義的

2. support vt. 支持；幫助；資助；支撐；養(yǎng)（家）

維持（生活）

n. 支持；幫助；支撐（物）

If you raise the question at the meeting， Ill support you.

如果你在會(huì)上提出這個(gè)問(wèn)題，我將支持你。

Nowadays there are many different organizations that support people with different diseases.

現(xiàn)在有很多向各種疾病患者提供援助的組織。

Several major companies are supporting the project.

幾家大公司正在對(duì)這一項(xiàng)目提供資助。

Support the babys head when you hold it.

抱嬰兒時(shí)要把他的頭托住。

Mark has one child to support from his second marriage.

馬克得供養(yǎng)他第二次婚姻生的一個(gè)孩子。

There is strong public support for the change.

公眾強(qiáng)烈支持這一變革。

Her family and friends have given her lots of support.

家人和朋友給了她很多幫助。

When my father died， I became the real support.

我父親死后， 我成了真正的頂梁柱。

in support of 支持……（作狀語(yǔ)）

come to ones support 支持某人

Only a few people spoke in support of the proposal.

只有幾個(gè)人表示支持這一提議。

We found the new evidence to come to his support.

我們找到新的證據(jù)來(lái)支持他。

3. replace vt. 取代，代替；把……放回原處

The new design will finally replace all existing models.

新的設(shè)計(jì)最終將會(huì)取代所有現(xiàn)有的型號(hào)。

I picked them up and replaced them in the bag.

我撿起它們，放回袋子。

replace sb/sth with/by sb/sth 用……替換；以……接替

It is not a good idea to miss meals and replace them with snacks.

不吃正餐，改吃點(diǎn)心，這不是什么好主意。

Teachers will never be replaced by computers in class.

在課堂上電腦永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)取代老師。

4. explode vt. 使爆炸；vi. 爆炸

explosion n. 爆炸

There was a huge sudden bang as if someone had exploded a rocket outside.

突然一聲巨響，仿佛有人在外面引爆了火箭。

Bombs were exploding all around the city.

城里到處都響起炸彈的爆炸聲。

More than one hundred people were injured in the explosion.

一百多人在這次爆炸中受傷。

explode into/with... 突然發(fā)生……

We all exploded into wild laughter.

我們都突然大笑起來(lái)。

Tom exploded with rage.

湯姆勃然大怒。

explosive adj. 會(huì)爆炸的；爆炸性的

5. escape v. 逃跑；逃脫

n. 逃跑；逃脫

Two prisoners have escaped.

兩名囚犯逃走了。

When he was a child he often escaped into a dream world of his own.

小時(shí)候他常常躲進(jìn)自己的夢(mèng)想世界中。

I had a narrow escape.

我是死里逃生。

There was no hope of escape from her miserable marriage.

她沒(méi)有希望從不幸的婚姻中解脫出來(lái)。

escape from... 從……逃跑；逃脫

She managed to escape from the burning car.

她設(shè)法從燃燒的汽車(chē)?yán)锍晒μ用摿顺鰜?lái)。

escaped adj. 逃跑了的

6. clear v. 移走，清除；（煙、霧等）消散

I had cleared my desk before I left.

離開(kāi)前我清理干凈了桌子。

The fog wont clear until tomorrow.

霧明天才會(huì)消散。

clear away 消散，散去

clear...of... 移走/清除……中的……

clear...off... 從……中移走/清除……

The mist cleared away as the sun came out.

太陽(yáng)出來(lái)霧就消散了。

I cleared my desk of papers and got down to work.

我清理好桌上的文件后開(kāi)始工作。

Clear all those papers off the desk.

把桌上所有那些文件都拿走。

7. producer n. 生產(chǎn)者

production n. 生產(chǎn)；產(chǎn)量；產(chǎn)生；分泌；作品；

演出（的劇）

Libya is one of major oil producers.

利比亞是主要石油生產(chǎn)國(guó)之一。

Who is the producer of this film？

誰(shuí)是這部電影的制片人？

Production of the new aircraft will start next year.

新飛機(jī)的生產(chǎn)將于明年開(kāi)始。

It is important not to let production fall.

重要的是別讓產(chǎn)量滑落。

It is a kind of drug to stimulate the bodys production of hormones.

這是一種刺激身體分泌荷爾蒙的藥物。

Every year the school puts on a musical production.

這所學(xué)校每年都上演一部音樂(lè)劇。

produce v. 生產(chǎn)；制造

n. 產(chǎn)品；（尤指）農(nóng)產(chǎn)品

product n. 產(chǎn)品；制品；（自然、化學(xué)或工業(yè)過(guò)程

的）產(chǎn)物

productive adj. 生產(chǎn)的；多產(chǎn)的；有效益的

8. breakthrough n. 突破

Scientists always try their best to make a breakthrough in their own fields.

科學(xué)家們總是盡他們最大的努力在他們各自的領(lǐng)域取得突破。

An important breakthrough in negotiations has been achieved.

談判已取得了重大突破。

breakthrough是由短語(yǔ)break through構(gòu)成的合成名詞，英語(yǔ)中有很多類(lèi)似的例子：

break out 爆發(fā)→outbreak n. 爆發(fā)

break down 故障→breakdown n. 故障

burst out 突然開(kāi)始（做某事）→outburst n. 爆發(fā)，

迸發(fā)

come out 出來(lái)，結(jié)果是→outcome n. 結(jié)果；效果

put out 生產(chǎn)→ output n. 產(chǎn)量

9. quantity n. 數(shù)量（作不可數(shù)名詞，和質(zhì)量相對(duì)；

作可數(shù)名詞，指具體數(shù)量）

quality n. 質(zhì)量（作不可數(shù)名詞，和數(shù)量相對(duì)）；

（人的）品質(zhì)（可數(shù)名詞）

I prefer quality to quantity.

我重質(zhì)不重量。

This hotel buys a vast quantity of meat every day.

這個(gè)酒店每天都要買(mǎi)很多肉。

Quality is more important than quantity.

質(zhì)量比數(shù)量重要。

He has all the qualities of a successful businessman.

他有成為成功商人的所有品質(zhì)。

be of good/bad quality 質(zhì)量好/不好

in quality 質(zhì)量方面

in quantity 大量的

a large/small quantity of 大量/少量的……

The machine is of good/bad quality.

這機(jī)器質(zhì)量好/不好。

It is often cheaper to buy goods in quantity.

大量購(gòu)物一般比較便宜。

Put a small quantity of sugar into the coffee.

放少量糖到咖啡里。

The police found a large quantity of drugs at his home.

警方在他家發(fā)現(xiàn)了大量毒品。

quantitative adj. 數(shù)量上的；定量的

qualitative adj. 性質(zhì)上的；定性的

比較：quantity，number，amount的區(qū)別

quantity可與可數(shù)及不可數(shù)名詞連用，number只與可數(shù)名詞連用；amount只與不可數(shù)名詞連用。

My birthday wish is that I can have a large quantity of presents/money.

我的生日愿望是能有很多禮物/錢(qián)。

I could give you any number of reasons for not going.

我可以給你許多不去的理由。

No amount of encouragement would make him jump into the swimming pool.

再怎樣鼓勵(lì)，他也不肯往游泳池里跳。

10. as a result of 由于……的結(jié)果

She died as a result of her injuries.

她由于受傷而死亡。

As a result of her hard work， she won the scholarship.

由于努力學(xué)習(xí)，她獲得了獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金。

比較：as a result of 和as a result的區(qū)別

as a result of 由于……的結(jié)果（多引起狀語(yǔ)）

as a result 結(jié)果……（作狀語(yǔ)）

He was late as a result of a heavy snow.

他由于大雪而遲到了。

As a result， he became successful at the age of 45.

結(jié)果，他在45歲時(shí)成功了。

表示原因的短語(yǔ)：

because of/thanks to/owing to/due to/as a consequence of 由于，因?yàn)椤?/p>

I figure life is a gift and I dont intend on wasting it. You dont know what hand youre going to get dealt next. You learn to take life as it comes at you.

我覺(jué)得生命是一份禮物，我不想浪費(fèi)它。你不會(huì)知道下一手牌會(huì)是什么，要學(xué)會(huì)接受生活。