精读词汇再整理讲义.doc

1. happen to occur to I happened to meet him on the sidewalk.? 我碰巧在人行道上碰到他。 Just then a bright idea occurred to me.? 正在那时候，我想到一个妙主意。 2. Given prep.考虑到 Given his age, he did it quite well. 考虑到他的年龄，他做得相当好。 Given their inexperience, theyve done their best. 考虑到他们缺乏经验，他们已经尽力了 for all=even though 尽管，虽然 4. as diverse as 多种多样; 形形色色的; The program deals with subjects as diverse as pop music and Beijing Opera.? 节目涉及从流行音乐到京剧这样形形色色的题材。 5. weigh in 加入比赛；参加辩论 He weighed in with his ideas.他提出了自己的观点介入争论。 The chairman weighed in with a strong defence of company policy.? 主席发言有理有据地维护了公司的政策 6. prone to 有…倾向的 People are more prone to make mistakes when they are tired.? 人们疲劳时更容易出差错。 This road is prone to accidents. 这条路容易出事故。 7. forbear 忍耐；克制 The wounded boy could not forbear to cry out. 受伤的男孩忍不住哭了。 It is often difficult to forbear from expressing ones opinion.?克制自己不发表意见常常是很难的。 8. reproach myself for Ving 责备；申斥 The manager reproached the new salesgirl for her carelessness. 经理斥责新来的女售货员工作上粗心大意 9. in that light 考虑到这一点；从…角度 I have never looked upon the matter in that light.我从未用那种观点来看待这个问题 10. got around to Ving 抽出时间来做…, After a long delay, he got around to writing the letter.? 在拖延了很久之后，他才有时间写那封信。 11. penchant for 倾向于 She has a penchant for Indian food.? 她爱吃印度食物。 12. peculiar adj. 独特的, 特有的; 特殊的; e.g. 语言是人类所特有的。 Language is peculiar to mankind. 他有点古怪。 There is something peculiar about him. identical adj. 同一的, 同样的 意见完全一致。 The opinions are identical. 我的意见和他的意见相同。 My opinion is identical with his. 13. consistent adj. 一致的, 调和的, 坚固的 He is not consistent in his action. 他的行动前后不一致。 你言行不一。 What you say is not consistent with what you do all too实在太/很 very 15. alternate v. 交替, 轮流, 改变 （常与with连用）（使）轮流; （与between连用）（使）交替 Night and day alternate. 昼夜交替。 alternated between hope and fear 处于希望与恐惧之中 他的生活似乎很枯燥,就是工作完了睡觉,睡完觉又工作。 His life seems very dull and alternates between work and sleep. 16. gi