1. pour? ?vi. (雨)傾盆而下;涌流,傾瀉
vt.? ?傾倒;使(液體)連續(xù)流出
Its pouring outside.
外面下著瓢潑大雨。
Although I poured it carefully, I still spilled some.
盡管我小心倒它,但還是灑了一些。
(1)pour... into...? ?向……投入大量……
The government has poured millions of pounds into education system.
政府已經(jīng)投入了數(shù)百萬(wàn)英鎊到教育系統(tǒng)。
(2)pour out? ?傾訴;傾吐
She poured out her troubles over me.
她向我傾訴她的煩惱。
(3)pour cold water on...? ?給……澆冷水
Dont pour cold water on my new idea.
不要給我的新想法澆冷水。
2. lie? ?vi.? ?說(shuō)謊,撒謊;躺,平躺
n.? ?謊言(可數(shù))
You could see from her face that she was lying.
從她的表情上你可以看出她在撒謊。
The whole account is nothing but a pack of lies.
整個(gè)敘述只不過(guò)是一派胡言。
(1)lie to sb? ?對(duì)某人撒謊
Dont lie to me.
別對(duì)我撒謊。
(2)lie about sth? ?在某事上撒謊
She lied about her age.
她謊報(bào)自己的年齡。
(3)give the lie to...? ?證明……是虛假的
These new figures give the lie to the thought that employment is going down.
這些新的數(shù)據(jù)表明就業(yè)率在下降的看法是不真實(shí)的。
(4)tell (sb) a lie/lies? (向某人)說(shuō)謊
Dont believe him! He always tells lies.
別相信他!他總是說(shuō)謊。
(5)a white lie? ?善意的謊言
I dont think it is wrong to use a white lie to comfort others.
我不認(rèn)為用善意的謊言來(lái)安慰他人是有錯(cuò)的。
比較:
詞 義 原 形 過(guò)去式 過(guò)去分詞 現(xiàn)在分詞
說(shuō)謊 lie lied lied lying
躺;位于 lie lay lain lying
放置;下(蛋) lay laid laid laying
3. curious? ?adj.? ?好奇的
(1)be curious about...? ?對(duì)……感到好奇
They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs.
他們對(duì)住在樓上的人感到很好奇。
(2)be curious to do...? ?想做……
I was curious to find out what she had said.
我真想弄清楚她說(shuō)了些什么。
4. tie? ?vt.? (用線、繩索等)系,拴,扎,捆
They tied him to a chair with the rope.
他們用繩子把他綁在一把椅子上。
I tied a knot in the rope.
我在繩子上打了個(gè)結(jié)。
(1)tie sb down (to sth/to doing sth)? ?限制/束縛/牽制某人
(做某事)
I dont want to tie myself down to coming back on a particular day.
我不想限定自己在某一天回來(lái)。
(2)tie in with...? ?連接在一起,同時(shí)進(jìn)行
The concert will tie in with the festival of dance taking place the same weekend.
音樂(lè)會(huì)將與周末舉行的舞蹈節(jié)同時(shí)進(jìn)行。
(3)tie up? ?系好,捆上
He left his dog tied up to a tree.
他把狗拴在了樹(shù)上。
5. disturb? ?vt.? ?打擾;擾亂
I am sorry to disturb you, but can I talk to you for a moment?
對(duì)不起打擾你一下,我能跟你談一會(huì)兒?jiǎn)幔?/p>
Dont disturb the papers on my desk.
別把我書(shū)桌上的文件弄亂了。
disturbance? ?n.? (受)打擾;騷亂
disturbing? ?adj.? ?引起煩惱的,令人不安的
6. warn? ?vt.? ?警告(說(shuō))
(1)warn后接從句
She was warned that if she did it again she would lose her job.
她被警告說(shuō)如果她再這樣做就會(huì)丟掉工作。
(2)warn sb of/about sth? ?警告或提醒某人某事
I warned you of the risk, didnt I?
我事先警告過(guò)你有危險(xiǎn),是不是?
Government notice on each packet warns the public about the dangers of cigarette smoking.
每個(gè)包裝盒上都印有政府部門(mén)提醒公眾注意吸煙危害健康的告誡。
(3)warn (sb) against doing sth? ?告誡(某人)不要做某事
The guidebook warns against walking alone at night.
這本指南告誡我們夜間不要單獨(dú)行走。
(4)warn sb to do sth? ?警告某人做某事
He warned Billy to keep away from his daughter.
他警告比利離他女兒遠(yuǎn)點(diǎn)。
(5)warn... off...(尤指以威脅的方式)叫……離開(kāi)……,告誡……不要靠近……
The farmer warned us off his land when we tried to camp there.
我們想在農(nóng)場(chǎng)主的土地露營(yíng)時(shí),他警告我們不得靠近那里。
7. force? ?vt.? ?強(qiáng)迫;迫使
(1)force sb to do sth? ?強(qiáng)迫某人做某事
She forced herself to be polite to them.
她對(duì)他們強(qiáng)裝客氣。
(2)force sb into sth/doing sth? ?強(qiáng)迫或迫使某人做某事
Ill health forced him into early retirement.
他由于健康不佳不得不提前退休。
The president was forced into resigning.
總統(tǒng)被迫辭職。
(1)force... back? ?強(qiáng)忍……(不表露情感)
She swallowed hard and forced back her tears.
她使勁咽了一下口水,強(qiáng)忍住了眼淚。
(2)force... on/upon sb? ?把……強(qiáng)加給某人
They always force their will on me.
他們總是將他們的意愿強(qiáng)加給我。
8. run away(秘密地)逃跑
They ran away together to get married.
他們私奔結(jié)了婚。
Someone has run away with all my jewels.
有人偷了我的珠寶逃跑了。
run across? ?偶然遇見(jiàn)
run after? ?追趕
run around? ?東奔西跑
run down? ?耗盡能量
run into...? ?撞上……
run out (of sth)? ?用完(某物)
9. make up? ?編造(說(shuō)法、解釋等);形成,構(gòu)
成;化妝,打扮
Are you telling the truth, or making it up?
你說(shuō)的是真話還是編故事?
Girls make up 30% of the number of students.
女生占學(xué)生人數(shù)的30%。
She never goes out without making herself up first.
不先化妝她是從不外出的。
make up for? ?補(bǔ)償;賠償
make up to? ?接近;奉承
10. set (a play, novel, etc.) in? ?設(shè)置(戲劇、小說(shuō)
等的)背景
This writer set his story in China.
這位作家把故事背景設(shè)定在中國(guó)。
The movie is set in the countryside in the 19th century.
這部電影是以19世紀(jì)的農(nóng)村為背景的。
set... aside? ?把……置于一旁
set off? ?出發(fā)
set out? ?出發(fā)
set up? ?建立,創(chuàng)立
set down? ?寫(xiě)下,記下