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离开,转移。通常和介词
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名词 :departure |
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depart
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The royal train departed from the capital at 12 ’clock.
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migrating
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夏季迁徙的候鸟。 migrate: v.指
(顺应季节定期性地)迁移,迁徙 |
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offer 供给,提供. 常和介词for
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They provided food and clothes for the suffers.
或They provided the suffers with food and clothes.
他们提供食物和衣服给受难者。
He had to provide for the large family.
他必须赡养这个大家庭。
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证明,证实 。做为及物动词“ prove”后可接名词,
that从句或是省略 to be 的不定式。例如:
Can you prove your theory to us?
你能向我们证明你的理论吗?
How did you prove that he was the robber?
你如何证明他就是那名强盗?
The finger printer on the knife proved him (to be) the murder.
刀上的指纹证明他是凶手。
The weather forecast proved (to be) accurate on the next day.
天气预报在次日被证明是正确的。 |
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马可波罗,意大利旅行家。著有
《东方见闻录》将亚洲介绍给欧洲人。
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venture |
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1) v. to risk 冒险,鼓起勇气进行
The expedition ventured further into the jungle.
那支探险队冒险深入丛林里。
Don’t venture too near to the edge of the well;you
might fall in .
不要冒险走近井边,太近的话可能会掉下去。
2) n. 尝试,冒险,投机
business venture 商业上的冒险,投机
at a venture 碰运气
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forth |
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向前,向前方
and so on and so forth:等等
back and forth:来回地,往复
He went forth into the desert to pray.
他向前走进沙漠中祈祷。
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the unknown |
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the unknown place |
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a matter of |
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大约(通常与数词连用)例如:
Don’t worry, it’s only a matter of 2 hours till the
doctor arrives.
别担心,医生大约两个小时后会到。
a matter of opinion: 见仁见智之事
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arm with |
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equip with
以…装备,配备
The politician was armed with many facts and figures.
那政客以许多事实及数字作为武器。
He armed himself against the cold with a warm coat.
他穿着暖和的大衣御寒。
arms: n. 用复数形式指武器,兵器,武力,战争 nuclear arms:核武器 the arms race
between the superpowers:超级大国间军 备竞赛 in arms: 武装着 under arms:
在战备状态中
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制定宣传诱人的计划
make out:1) 填写,写出
The professor made out a list of books to ask us to read.教授开出一份书单让我们去读。
2) 勉强辨认出 (通常与can could 连用)
She has grown up and I can’t make her out.她已经长大了,我完全认不出是她。
3) 理解(不可用被动语态,通常与 can, could连用)
Can you make out what he is saying?你听得懂他在说什么吗? |
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旅行指南,手册travel book:游记,游历 |
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cater
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cater to 迎合,满足…的需要
The magazine tries to cater for the interests of adults.
杂志尽量迎合成年人的兴趣和爱好。 |
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promise
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允许,承诺做...
Promise me never to trouble me again.答应我决不再麻烦我。
whisk: v. remove quickly
promise to whisk him through……. in fourteen days:
承诺让游客在十四天中迅速游览六个国家。 |
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cover ground (通常在ground之前带有修饰语)。走…的距离
The troops covered a lot of ground that day.
部队当天推进很长的距离。 |