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全新版大学英语综合教程第二版1单词UNIT2
UNIT2
TEXTA
belostin/loseoneselfin:
beabsorbedin;befullyoccupiedwith
-Hewaslostinplayingcomputergamessohewasunawareofmyenteringtheroom.
-Ihadlostmyselfinthought.
-他忙于这项工作而对周围的一切都很漠然。
(Hewaslosttotheworldinthistask.)
available:
adj.
1.abletobegot,obtained,used,etc.
-Ifyoudon’twanttobuyakite,youcanmakeyourownusingdirectionsavailableinthebook.
-Wehavealreadyusedupalltheavailablespace.
-对不起,这种外套没有你要的颜色和尺码。
(I’msorry.Thoseovercoatsarenotavailableinyourcolorandsize.)
2.abletobevisitedorseen;nottoobusy
-律师现在没空。
(Thelawyerisnotavailablenow.)
orsomething:
usedwhenyouarenotverysureaboutwhatyouhavejustsaid
-Theairfarewasahundredandninety-ninepoundsorsomething.
-Here’ssomemoney.Getyourselfasandwichorsomething.
NB:
同义的短语:
orsomethinglikethat
goahead:
continue;begin(sometimesfollowedbywith+n.)
-Theboardofdirectorswillvotetodayonwhethertogoaheadwiththeplan.
-Henrywillbelatebutwewillgoaheadwiththemeetinganyway.
estimate:
1.vt.formajudgmentabout(aquantityorvalue)
-Bill’spersonalricheswereestimatedat$368million.
-Iestimatethatthetotalcostforthetreatmentofthediseasewillgofrom$5,000to$8,000.
-我估计她有35岁。
(Iestimateherageat35.)
2.n.approximatecalculationorjudgmentmadeaboutaquantityorvalue
-Accordingtosomeestimates,thenumberoffarmshasincreasedby50percent.
-Myestimateofhercharacterwaswrong.
CF:
estimate,evaluate&value
这组词都有“估计”或“估价”的意思。
estimate指先于实际的测量、计算或测试而作的某种估计或估价,可以是经过仔细考虑,也可以是随意的。
-Heestimatedhewoulddothehundredmilesbynoon.(他估计自已到中午时能走完这一百英里路。
)
-Iaskedthreebuildingfirmstoestimatefortherepairstothehouse. (我请三个建筑公司估计修缮房屋的费用。
)
evaluate很少表示用金钱来估计某物的市场价值,而是对其相对或内在价值的评定。
-Theresearchprojecthasonlybeenunderwayforthreemonths,soit’stooearlytoevaluateitssuccess.(这个研究项目进行了不过三个月,所以要对它的效果作出评价为时尚早。
)
value指估计某物的价值、价格。
-Hevaluedthehouseformeat£3,500.(他为我给这幢房子估价,价值3,500英镑。
)
Putintoeachgaponeoftheabovewords.Changetheformwherenecessary.
1.Howdoteachersevaluatetheirstudents’work?
2.Itwasestimatedthatthereweremorethan2,250,000spidersinoneacreofgrassfield.
3.Theyhavegonetohavetheirjewelsvalued.
might/may(just)aswell:
Ifyousaythatyoumight/may(just)aswelldosth.,youmeanthatyouwilldoitalthoughyoudonothaveastrongdesiretodoitandmayevenfeelslightlyreluctantaboutit.
-Anyway,you’rehere;youmightaswellstay.
-Thepostofficeisreallybusy.We’llhavetoqueueforagestogetserved.Wemightaswellgohome.
-这道甜食我还是不吃了吧。
(Imightaswellgivethesweetcourseamiss.)
notmuchof:
notagood…
-天气不是很好。
(Itisnotmuchofaday.)
-Somepeoplemaythinkthatdoinghouseworkforothersisnotmuchofacareer.
-Heisnotmuchofafather,butheisanoutstandingprofessor.
keepup:
continuewithoutstopping
-Theyrisklosingtheirhomesbecausetheycannolongerkeepuptherepayments.
-IwassohungryallthetimethatIcouldnotkeepthedietupforlongerthanamonth.
Collocation:
keept坚持;信守
keepupwith跟上;赶上
keepon继续进行;反复地做
keepoutof躲开;(使)置身于…之外
keepoff避开;不让…接近
Putintoeachgaponeoftheabovephrases.Changetheformwherenecessary.
1.Keepoffthegrass!
2.Ifthisrainkeepsup,thegardenwillberuined.
3.Trytokeepoutoftrouble.
4.Don’trun—Ican’tkeepupwithyou.
5.Hejustkeptonwriting,payingnoattentiontothecryofthebaby.
6.Healwayskeepstohispromises.
correspondence:
n.
1.theactofwriting,receivingorsendingletters(oftenfollowedbywith+n.)
-Hisinterestinwritingcamefromalongcorrespondencewithaclosecollegefriend.
-敌人空袭后通信中断了。
(Thecorrespondencedroppedaftertheenemy’sairraid.)
2.thelettersthatsb.receivesorsends(usedasanuncountablenoun)
-Maryreallynevermentionsherstep-motherinhercorrespondence.
-ThelibraryboughtallthecorrespondencebetweenQueenVictoriaandherdaughters.
Collocation:
carryoncorrespondence进行通信
breakoffcorrespondence中断通信
business/commercialcorrespondence商业书信
personalcorrespondence私人通信
incorrespondencewith与…有通信联系
practically:
adv.almost,butnotcompletelyorexactly
-她几乎每天上班迟到。
(She’spracticallyalwayslateforwork.)
-He’dknowntheoldmanforpracticallytenyears.
-Iknowpeoplewhofinditpracticallyimpossibletogiveupsmoking.
kindof/sortof:
(“kindof”esp.AmE,“sortof”esp.BrE)alittlebit;insomewayordegree(usedbeforeverborafteralinkverb)
-Theboy’sdescriptionkindofgivesusanideaofwhat’shappening.
-Shewasn’tbeautiful.Butshewaskindofcute.
-她有点希望能受到邀请。
(Shekindofhopedtobeinvited.)
losetouch(withsb.):
meetandcontactsb.lessandlessoften,graduallystopwritingto,telephoning,orvisitingthem
-Ilosttouchwithmyformerclassmatesaftergraduation.
-Inmyjobonetendstolosetouchwithfriends.
acoupleof:
afew;morethanonebutnotmany
-Doyouhaveamoment?
ThereareacoupleofthingsI’dliketotalktoyouabout.
-Theypromisedthestudentsthattheywouldfindasubstituteteacherinacoupleofdays.
onone’smind:
inone’sthoughts;ofconcerntoone(Ifsth.isonyourmind,youareworriedorconcernedaboutitandthinkaboutitalot.)
-Dealingsonthestockmarkethavebeenonhismindallthetime.
-Thistravelplanhasbeenonmymindallweek.
-Youarealwaysonmymind.
keepintouch(withsb.):
Ifyoukeepintouchwithsomeone,youwriteto,phone,orvisiteachotherregularly.
-Theoldmankeptintouchwithhischildrenwhilelivinginanursinghome.
-WhiledoingtheresearchworkintheAntarctic,theprofessorkeptintouchwithhisstudentsviaemail.
Collocation:
stayintouchwith与…保持联系
getintouchwith与…取得联系
comeup:
1.happenoroccur,esp.unexpectedly
-Sorry,Iamlate—somethingcameupathome.
-Otherprojectscameupandtheemphasisofmyworkchanged.
2.bementionedordiscussed
-Theissueofsafetycameuptwiceduringthemeeting.
-NewsaboutProjectHopehascomeupalotaftertheearthquakeinvariousmedia.
Collocation:
comeacross偶遇,碰到
comealong进展;出现
comedown流传下来;落魄,失势
comeover从远处来,过来;短暂造访
comethrough经历(困难),安然度过
comeupwith想出(计划、答案、回答等)
Putintoeachgaponeofthephrases.Changetheformwherenecessary.
1.Hecouldn’tcomeupwithanappropriateanswerjustatthetime.
2.How’syourworkcomingalong?
3.Theselegendscamedowntousfromthe15thcentury.
4.Theoldmanwas90yearsoldandluckytocomethroughhisoperation.
5.We’vejustcomeacrossanoldfriendwehaven’tseenforages.
6.Comeoverandseeussometime.
urge:
vt.tryveryhardtopersuade
-Theyurgedthelocalgovernmenttoapproveplansfortheirreformprogram.
-SirFredurgedthatBritain(should)jointheEuropeanMonetarySystem.
-当老朋友布赖恩怂恿我接受一支香烟时,我实在忍不住了。
(WhenmyoldfriendBrianurgedmetoacceptacigarette,itwasmorethanIcouldbear.)
Pattern:
urgesb.todosth.
urge+that-clause.(Inthethat-clause,“should”orthebaseformofaverbisused.)
postpone:
vt.delay(usu.followedbyn./gerund)
-Thecouplehadpostponedhavingchildrentoestablishtheircareers.
-我们把比赛从3月5日推迟到3月19日举行。
(WepostponedthematchfromMarch5thtoMarch19th.)
CF:
postpone&delay
这组词都有“延缓”或“耽搁”的意思。
postpone指将某事推迟或耽搁延后进行,也可以用来比喻将某人或某物置于次要地位。
例如:
-Theballgamewaspostponedbecauseoftherain.(球赛因雨延期。
)
-Itisnotrightforhimtopostponethepublicinterest.(他将公众利益放在后面是不对的。
)
delay指由于干扰或意外事故而延误,特别是延误了某事的预期完成或某人某物的按时到达。
有时也可能是由于主观原因故意造成的拖延或耽搁。
例如:
-Thefloodseriouslydelayedthetrainservice.(洪水严重延误了铁路运输。
)
-Ourdebtordelayspaymentfromdaytoday.(欠我们债的人一天又一天地拖延还款。
)
Putintoeachgaponeoftheabovewords.Changetheformwherenecessary.
1.Theshipwasdelayedtwohours.
2.Wearepostponingourtripuntiltheweathergrowswarmer.
reference:
n.
1.theactoftalkingaboutsb./sth.,ormentioningthem(usu.followedbyto)
-Itwasstrangethathemadenoreferencetoanyworkexperienceinhisresume.
-Hisrecentbookmakesreferencestothepoliticaleventsofthosedays.
2.sth.thatshowsyouwhereelsetolookforinformation,forexamplethepagenumberofanotherplaceinabook
-Makeanoteofthereferencenumbershownontheform.
3.theactoflookingatsth.forinformation
-Usethedictionaryforeasyreference.
-Keeptheirpricelistforfurtherreference.
Collocation:
areferencebook参考书,工具书
areferencelibrary(不外借书的)参考书阅览室
forreference作参考
in/withreferenceto关于
reunion:
n.apartyattendedbymembersofthesamefamily,school,orothergroupwhohavenotseeneachotherforalongtime
-Beforeshewentabroadforfurtherstudy,thewholefamilyhadabigfamilyreunion.
-Thesoccerclubholdsanannual/ayearlyreunion.
Collocation:
aclassreunion毕业后的同班同学聚会
afamilyreunion家人团聚
hangout:
1.(infml;usedmainlyinAmE)stayinornearaplace,fornoparticularreason,notdoingverymuch
-IoftenhungoutincoffeebarswhileIwasunemployed.
-Wecanjusthangoutandhaveagoodtime.
-That’sthecornerwhereallthekidshangout.
2.hangclothesonapieceofstringoutsideinordertodrythem
-IwasworriedthatIhadnotimetohangoutmywashing.
-Whatapain!
—It’srainingandI’vejusthungthewashingout.
Collocation:
hangabout/around(在…)闲逛
hangon(打电话时用语)不挂断;坚持下去
hangover挂在…上;笼罩,威胁
hangup挂断电话;搁置,拖延
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