Rent
Vt. 租
n. 裂缝
gay
vt. 快乐的,鲜艳的
n. 同性恋
second
vt 支持
your application must be proposed and seconded current members。
inconvenience
vi 打扰,添堵
I don’t want to inconvenience you any futher。
Suffer
Vi 变得更加糟糕,下滑(主语一般是经济或者是数据)
Without a major boost in tourism, the economy will suffer even further。
Save
Prep. 除了····
Save that 从句
Save for 名词词组
Little is known about his early life,save that he had a brother。
Condition
n. 条件,状况,情况
Vt 使···适应
Be conditioned to sth. = be used to= be accustomed to适应某事
Many women are conditioned from birth to be accepting rather than questioning.
Better
Vi 变得更好,完善
Our parents chose to come here with the hope of bettering themselves。
Perfect
Vi 变得更完美
The student need to perfect their English.
Immediate
Adj. 立即的,紧急的,紧接着的,直系的
Account
账户,描述,占据,解释,考虑
(助记:一个银行账户中描述各个数据占据了多少,对奇怪的数据进行解释并考虑一下为什么会出现这样)
He was too shocked to give an account of what had happened. (描述)
Give an account 对···描述/解释
These figures do not take account of changes in the rate of inflaction。
Take account of sth考虑某某
Take sth into account 把某某考虑进来
Can you account for your movements on the night?
Afro-Americans account for 12% of the US population.
Account for 数字,表示占据···
Account for 原因,表示解释说明
同义转换
Suspect 与 doubt 是反义关系
Suspect 与 believe是近义关系
Suspect:to think that something is probably true
即,接观点时,翻译为认为(相信)
Doubt: to think that something may not be true
即,接观点时,翻译为怀疑(不相信)
Instead体现得是一种递进逻辑(一般前句是否定句,后句表示解释说明)
Instead of 体现得是一种转折逻辑
Geoff didn’t study law. Instead,he decided to become an actor.
Instead of being annoyed,he seemed quite pleased.