一、重點單詞用法精解
1. characteristic n. 特征,特性
The chief characteristic of human being is that they can think. 人類主要的特征是他們會思考。
2. expose vt. 暴露,揭發(fā),曝光(攝影)
Don’t expose the baby to the burning sun. 切勿將小孩曝曬。
注:expose sb/sth to…中的to為介詞。
3. defeat vt. & n. 擊。粦(zhàn)勝;
The army defeated the enemy in the end. 軍隊最終戰(zhàn)勝了敵軍。
Tom suffered the defeat in the English examination. 湯姆英語考試失敗了。
辨析:win的賓語是game, prize等物(不是人);beat和defeat的賓語是人;hit“打一下”; beat“(連續(xù)地)打”;strike “重擊”。
4. cure vt. & n. 治愈,治療法
There is no known cure for AIDS. 還無治療艾滋病之法。
It is possible to cure the sickness. 治愈這種疾病還是可能的。
辨析:cure“治愈”,強調(diào)結果;treat“治療”,強調(diào)動作過程;說cure sb of sth. 但說treat sb for sth.
5. blame vt. 責備,歸咎
The teacher blamed me for my being late for school again. 老師因我又遲到批評了我。
注:blame sb for sth=blame sth on sb.
6. backward adj. & adv. 向后
We turn backward(s) then rightward(s). 我們向后轉(zhuǎn)然后向右轉(zhuǎn)。
搭配:a backward turn 向后轉(zhuǎn)
7. conclude vt. & vi. 結束,總結
The teacher concluded the class by one sentence. 老師以一句話總結了這節(jié)課。
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