words and expressions of unit2大学英语第二单元复习.docVIP

II. Words Expressions be lost in / lose oneself in: be absorbed in; be fully occupied with - He was lost in playing computer games so he was unaware of my entering the room. - I had lost myself in thought. - 他忙于这项工作而对周围的一切都很漠然。(He was lost to the world in this task.) available: adj. 1. able to be got, obtained, used, etc. - If you don’t want to buy a kite, you can make your own using directions available in the book. - We have already used up all the available space. - 对不起,这种外套没有你要的颜色和尺码。(I’m sorry. Those overcoats are not available in your color and size. ) 2. able to be visited or seen; not too busy - 律师现在没空。 (The lawyer is not available now.) or something: used when you are not very sure about what you have just said - The air fare was a hundred and ninety-nine pounds or something. - Here’s some money. Get yourself a sandwich or something. NB: 同义的短语：or something like that go ahead: continue; begin (sometimes followed by with + n.) - The board of directors will vote today on whether to go ahead with the plan. - Henry will be late but we will go ahead with the meeting anyway. estimate: 1. vt. form a judgment about (a quantity or value) - Bill’s personal riches were estimated at $368 million. - I estimate that the total cost for the treatment of the disease will go from $5,000 to $8,000. - 我估计她有35岁。 (I estimate her age at 35. ) 2. n. approximate calculation or judgment made about a quantity or value - According to some estimates, the number of farms has increased by 50 percent. - My estimate of her character was wrong. 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。 - He estimated he would do the hundred miles by noon. (他估计自已到中午时能走完这一百英里路。) - I asked three building firms to estimate for the repairs to the house. ?(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。 - The research project has only been under way for three months, so it’s too early to evaluate its success. (这个研究项目进行了不过三