Unit1Words(修改）.ppt

absorb oneself in (doing ) sth = be absorbed in ( doing ) sth e.g. The girl is absorbing herself in drawing. =The girl is absorbed in drawing. 注意：表示“全神贯注于”的短语还有：put ones heart into; focus ones attention on; concentrate on; be buried in e.g. Buried in his book, he didnt notice me enter the room. 18. suspect vt. 怀疑，认为， 猜想 suspect that ...怀疑/认为（尤指坏事可能属实发生） suspect sb of ( doing ) sth 怀疑某人（做了） 某事 suspect sth / sb to be 认为/猜想某物/某人... e.g. The police suspected that Bill had stolen the car. e.g. We all suspected the boy of having stolen the bike. e.g. I suspect him to be the pickpocket. n. 嫌疑犯；被怀疑者（可数） e.g. The police questioned the suspect. 19. enquiry = inquiry n. 调查，询问 hold an enquiry into sth / sb 对某事/某人进行调查 e.g. The committee began to hold an enquiry into the affair. make enquiries of sb about sth 向某人询问某事 e.g. I made enquiries about my lost umbrella in all stores I had visited. n. 探索（不可数）； 问讯处,服务台（ pl ) v. enquire = inquire 询问，打听 enquire into sth 调查某事 enquire sth of sb 向某人打听某事 Ex:警察在上个月调查了那件事情。 The police enquired into that matter last month. 20. severe adj. 严重的---severely adv. adj. suffer severe losses 蒙受严重的损失 a severe winter 严冬 severe weather conditions 恶劣的天气情况 a severe attack of toothache / headache 牙痛/头痛的剧烈发作 e.g. A severe attack of headache made him forget to tell the news to me. adj. 严厉的，严格的 be severe with / on sb = be strict with sb 对某人严格 Ex:她的母亲对她非常严格。 Her mother is very severe with / on her. 21. foresee vt. --foreseeable adj. 可以预见的 foresee –foresaw--foreseen e.g. He could never foresee that one day his books would sell in millions. 注意：前缀fore--，放动词前表示“先于，预先”，放在名词前表示“在…的前部” v. foretell 预言 forecast 预测，预报 n. forehead 前额 forearm 前臂 foresight 深谋远虑 foreword 前言 forefather 祖先 22. blame vt. blame sb for (doing ) sth 因某事责备某人 blame sth on sb 把某事归咎于某人 be to blame (for ).. e.g. She doesn’t blame anyone for her father’s death. =blame sb for sth e.g. Do you blame the accident on him ? = Do you blame him for the accident