大学英语重要词组.docVIP

大学英语重要词组 1) adapt to: vi. to become accustomed to new conditions, etc. (e.g. above)adapt for使适合于; 为...改编[改写]adapt from根据...改写[改编]adapt oneself to使自己适应或习惯于某事 ?? adapt sth. to使某事物适应或适合 take … for granted: to be so familiar with something / someone that one no longer appreciates their full value 认为理所当然 Do not take his help for granted. 不要认为他帮助你是理所当然的。 be committed to: to spend ones time, attention or energy on sth. e.g. He is very committed to English learning. 他对于英语学习十分投入。 If you want to become the top of the class in English learning, you really have to commit yourself to it. 要是你想在英语学习上成为全班第一，就得全身心地投入。 be absorbed (in): to give all ones attention (to) sth. e.g. She was so absorbed in her study that she didnt hear her classmate enter the room. 她聚精会神于自己的学习，以至于没有听到她的同学进了房间。 Time passes quickly when you are absorbed in reading a good book. 当你全神贯注阅读一本好书时，时间会过得很快。 admit: vt. to say that something is true and accurate. (When it is used in this sense, it is often followed by a that clause. ) e.g. The man admitted (that) he had stolen from the bank. 那人承认偷盗了银行。 account for: to explain and give information about e.g. Can you account for your being absent last Friday? 你能说明上周五缺席的原因吗？ She was unable to account for over $1,000. 她无法解释1,000多美元的用途。 to be the cause or origin of 占 Food accounts for a high proportionof our expenditure [ek?spendit??(r)]. project oneself: present or show ones qualities表现自己 e.g. The student tries to project himself in order to make a good impression on the new teacher. 那位学生设法表现自己以获得新老师的好感。 be content with: to be satisfied with e.g. She is quite content with the job. 她对这工作挺满意的。 suffer from: be badly influenced by Within a few days, she has become seriously ill, suffering from great pain.只几天时间，她的病情加重了，她被折磨得痛苦不堪。 He was diagnosed as suffering from AIDS. 他被诊断为染上了艾滋病。 distract sb. from sth.: to take ones attention from sth. Dont let social activities distract you from your study.不要让社会活动影响你的学习。 The music soon distracted the boy fro