Module 4 Which English?

詞匯短語園地

1. instantly? ?adv.? ?立即，馬上

He has an instantly recognisable face.

他長著一副一眼就能認出來的面孔。

instantly? ?conj.? ?一……就……

Tell me instantly he arrives home.

他一到家就告訴我。

2. count? ?v.? ?很重要;很有價值

His opinions count because of his experience.

因為他有經(jīng)驗，所以他的意見很重要。

It/That doesnt count.

那不算數(shù)/重要。

count on/upon = rely on? ?依賴;依靠;期待;指望

You cant always count on the help from others.

你不能總是指望別人的幫助。

3. debate? ?n.? ?討論;辯論

A fierce debate on the tax cut was going on.

一場圍繞著減稅的辯論正在激烈地進行中。

debate? ?v.? ?討論;爭論

Whether he deserves what has happened to him is open to debate.

他是否罪有應(yīng)得還有待于討論。

（1） have/hold a debate on/over/about? ?舉行一場關(guān)于……的辯論

（2） under debate? ?在討論中

The whole question is still under debate.

整個問題還在討論之中。

（3） debate sth with sb? ?與某人討論某事

（4） debate on/over/about? ?就……辯論

4. acquire? ?v.? ?得到，獲得

She acquired a good knowledge of English by careful study.

她通過認真學(xué)習(xí)精通了英語。

She has acquired a taste for bananas recently.

她最近開始喜歡吃香蕉了。

辨析：

比較gain，acquire，earn和achieve

（1） gain指“收獲;獲得（有用或必需的東西）”。它可以用于體重、力量的增加，獎學(xué)金的獲得，更常用于經(jīng)驗、知識、教育、滿足等的獲得。

（2） acquire指“購得，得到（尤指昂貴的或難以得到的東西）”;“獲得，掌握（知識、技能等）”。

（3） earn指“取得;賺得”。它通常指通過工作掙錢，也可指得到支持、認同、聲望或尊敬等。

（4） achieve指“得到，獲得”。它多指成就、目標(biāo)、幸福的取得。

5. convinced? ?adj.? ?確信的，信服的

搭配：

be convinced of sth/that...? ?堅信某事/確信……

I am convinced of her innocence.

我堅信她是無辜的。

I was convinced that we were doing the right thing.

我確信我們做的事情是正確的。

（1） convince? ?v.? ?使相信;使確信

convince sb of sth? ?使某人信服某事

Youll need to convince them of your enthusiasm for the job.

你要使他們相信你渴望得到這份工作。

convince sb to do sth? ?說服/勸說某人做某事

What convinced you to vote for them？

究竟是什么使得你愿意投票給他們？

（2） convincing? ?adj.? 有說服力的;令人信服的

His idea was not convincing. At last I convinced him to change his mind.

他的觀點沒有說服力，最終我說服了他改變主意。

6. convey? ?v.? ?傳達，傳遞

搭配：

convey sth to sb? ?向某人傳達某事

Please convey my apology to your wife.

請向你的妻子轉(zhuǎn)達我的歉意。

convey? ?v.? ?表達;輸送

I found it hard to convey my feelings in words.

我覺得難以用言語表達我的感情。

A taxi conveyed us to the train station.

出租車將我們載到火車站。

7. betray? ?v.? ?對……不忠;辜負

She felt betrayed when she found out the truth about him.

她發(fā)現(xiàn)他的真實情況后，感到受了欺騙。

She betrayed his trust over and over again.

她一次又一次地辜負了他的信任。

betray? ?v.? ?出賣;泄露

He was offered money to betray his colleagues.

有人收買他出賣他的同事。

Keep calm. Dont betray your identity.

沉住氣，可別露餡兒。

betray a secret to sb? ?向某人泄露秘密

betray ones trust? ?辜負某人的信任

betray oneself? ?暴露本來的面目

8. oppose? ?v.? ?反對

搭配：

（1） oppose （doing） sth? ?反對（做）某事

He opposed adopting the new bill at the meeting.

在會議上他反對采納新議案。

He opposed the proposal to build another new church.

他反對建一座新教堂的建議。

（2） be opposed to （doing） sth? ?反對（做）某事

We are opposed to any action that does great harm to the environment.

我們反對任何嚴重破壞環(huán)境的行為。

Most company bosses say they are opposed to employees working overtime frequently.

大多數(shù)公司老板說，他們反對雇員頻繁加班。

9. resist? ?v.? ?反抗;抵抗

He is in good health; he is able to resist diseases.

他身體健康，能抵抗疾病。

resist還可表示“忍耐;忍住”，常用于否定句。

She could hardly resist laughing.

她忍不住笑起來。

（1） resistance? ?n.? ?反抗;抵抗;抵抗力

make some/no resistance? ?進行/不抵抗

（2） resistant? ?adj.? ?抵抗的;抵制的

be resistant to? ?抵抗……;抵制……

The club is resistant to any form of change.

該俱樂部反對任何形式的變革。

10. approval? ?n.? ?贊許;贊成

She desperately wanted to win her fathers approval.

她急不可待地想贏得她父親的贊同。

approval還可表示“批準，認可”。

I cant agree to anything without my partners approval.

沒有合伙人的認可我什么也不能答應(yīng)。

with the approval of? ?經(jīng)……的批準

in approval? ?同意，支持

give （ones） approval? ?給予批準

meet with ones approval? ?得到某人的贊許/認可

11. tell... apart? ?區(qū)分開

The twins are very alike. I cant tell them apart.

這對雙胞胎長得太像了，我分不清他們誰是誰。

（1） tell... from...? ?把……和……區(qū)分開來

Can you tell Tom from his twin brother？

你能分得出湯姆和他的孿生弟弟嗎？

（2） take... apart/take apart...? ?把……拆開

It is easy to take apart a clock but it is difficult to resemble it.

拆鐘容易，重裝難。

12. as long as? ?只要（引導(dǎo)條件狀語從句）

You can go out to play as long as you stay in the backyard.

只要不出后院，你可以出去玩。

so long as/on condition that...? ?只要……

13. lie in? ?在于

His success lies in his hard work.

他的成功在于勤奮工作。

14. in conclusion? ?總之

In conclusion， I cant thank you enough.

總之，我真是太感謝你了。

reach/draw a conclusion? ?得出結(jié)論;下結(jié)論

come to/arrive at a conclusion? ?得出結(jié)論

15. get down to sth/doing sth? ?開始（做）某事

Lets get down to doing something meaningful.

讓我們做點有意義的事情吧。

get across? ?越過;（使）被了解

get rid of? ?擺脫;處理

get through? ?通過（考試）;接通（電話）

16. let sb down? ?使某人失望

Please come and support me. Dont let me down.

請來支持我，別讓我失望。

let alone? ?不干涉;不管;更不用說

let into? ?讓……進入

let out? ?放走;發(fā)出（叫聲等）;泄露（秘密等）