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词汇短语园地(2)

2017-08-11

时代英语·高二 2017年4期
关键词:埃德加爱慕吸引力

1. settle v. 解决(分歧、纠纷等),结束(争论、争端等);

(最终)决定,确定,安排好;定居

Its time that you settled your differences with your father.

现在你该解决同你父亲之间的分歧了。

Its all settled — were leaving on the nine oclock plane.

一切都定下来了 —— 我们乘九点的航班走。

(1) settle down 定居,安顿下来,使安静下来

(2) settle down to sth 定下心来做某事;开始认真对待某事

2. elect v. 选举,推选;选择,决定(做某事)

adj. 当选而尚未就职的,候任的

搭配:

(1) elect sb to sth 推选某人进入(机构等)

She became the first black woman to be elected to the Senate.

她成为第一个被选进参议院的黑人妇女。

(2) elect sb (as) sth 选举某人为……

He was elected (as) MP for Oxford East.

他被选为牛津东区的议员。

election n. 选举,推选;当选

elector n. 有选举权的人,选民

elective adj. 选举的,由选举产生的,选任的

n. 选修课程,选修科目

3. suit v. 合适,相配,合身;适合,适宜,有利于

n. 一套外衣,套装;成套服装

Blue suits you. You should wear it more often.

你适合穿蓝色。你该多穿蓝色衣服。

He was dressed in a quiet grey suit and looked very well bred and every inch a gentleman.

他身着素灰色套装,看上去很有涵养,一副绅士派头。

搭配:

suit sth to sb/sth 使某物适合某人/某物

suit oneself 随自己的意愿

suitable adj. 合适的,适宜的

(1) be suitable for 适合……

(2) be suitable to do 适合做……

suitably adv. 合适地,适宜地,适当地

辨析:

比较suit,fit和match

suit和fit都有“合适”的意思,其中suit指东西的样式、颜色或特色,以及时间、地点正“适合” ;fit指某件东西的大小尺寸正“适合”,另外be fit for有“适合(某个职位或做某件事)”的意思;而match指两件东西放在一起很协调,比较“相配”。

This coat doesnt fit me — its so big.

这件上衣不适合我穿 —— 太大了。

His endowments are limited, and scarcely fit him for this post.

他的天资有限,不太适合担任这项职务。

Little by little, Rhys began to match himself to the image in his mind.

渐渐地,里斯开始使自己和他心目中的形象相配了。

4. rent v. (短期)租用,租借;租金为;租用,租借;出租,

将……租给;以……出租

n. 租金

We rented a car for the week and explored the area.

我们租了一个星期的车探索这个地区。

搭配:

(1) rent sth (from sb) 从某人处租用……

Who do you rent the land from?

你从谁那里租用的土地?

(2) rent sth (out) (to sb) 将……租给某人

The land is rented out to other farmers.

这片土地租给别的农民了。

5. attract v. 吸引,使喜爱,引起……的好感(或爱慕);

招引;引起(反应)

The warm damp air attracts a lot of mosquitoes.

溫暖潮湿的空气招来了大量蚊子。

搭配:

(1) attract sb to sb/sth 吸引某人关注某人/某物

What first attracted me to her was her sense of humor.

她首先吸引我的是她的幽默感。

(2) be attracted to 喜爱,为……所吸引

Edgars father was attracted to the theater.

埃德加的父亲热衷于戏剧。

(1) attract ones attention 吸引某人的注意

(2) attract ones eyes 吸引某人的目光

attraction n. 爱慕,吸引;有吸引力的事

attractive adj. 漂亮的,有吸引力的

6. consider v. 认为,以为,觉得;(尤指为做出决定而)仔

细考虑,细想

搭配:

(1) consider sth 考虑某事

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