英语早读 U15-U18

英语早读 U15-U18

tags: English

call on sb/at sp
拜访某人、拜访某地

drop in on sb/at sp
顺便拜访某人、顺便拜访某地

at all costs
不惜任何代价

at the cost of sth
以牺牲某物为代价

take advantage of
利用=make use of

turn sth into one's advantage
变不利为有利

put sb at a disadvantage
置某人于不利地位

nuclear family
小家庭

economic/economical
经济学的/经济的、实惠的

a great deal of 后接可数名词还是不可数名词？
不可数名词。

three o'clock sharp
三点整 sharp 整点

waste sth on sb/sth
在某人某事上浪费了某物

lose/waste no time (in doing sth)
赶紧做某事

be quick at doing sth
做某事聪明的

staple
主要的，基础的

a staple food/product/activity
主食，主要产品，主要活动

staple goods/ staple diet
主食

pull one's weight
尽好分内之事

throw one's weight around/over
仗势欺人

throw one's weight behind
鼎力相助

fasten on sb/sth
为某目的抓牢某人、某物

put sb/sth to the test
考验

beyond doubt
无疑

appear to be coming on
将要来临

a stirp of paper
一张纸条

and的用法：and在连接两个名词代指同一个人的时候，或者and后面名词没有冠词的时候，谓语动词用？（单数/复数）
单数。

and的用法：and后面名词有冠词时，谓语动词用？（单数/复数）
复数。

and的用法：当and连接单数主语的时候，前面有each/many a/every/no时，谓语动词用？
单数。

admire for
钦佩赞赏某人某事某物

mean with money
在钱上吝啬

put on & pull on
穿衣服；穿（袜子，靴子，裤子）上

I'm not myself today.
今天身体不是很舒服=I'm not feeling well today.

be generous with/to do/in doing
劳驾，务必做某事

a generous meal
一顿丰盛的晚餐

just around the corner
即将来临

thaw sth out
解冻

slope off
开小差，溜走

shelter... from
保护

regret to do/doing/having done
第一个是对将要发生的表示遗憾；后两个是表示对已经发生的后悔

go to extremes
走极端

All that I can do is to come to terms with the fate.
我能做的只有听天由命

bear hardship
忍受痛苦

discipline oneself to do sth
严格要求自己做某事

come to/rise to fame
成名

You know well enough.
你心里明明清楚。well enough: 还不错，很

find myself doing sth
不知不觉中我自己在做某事

hang过去式和过去分词？
hanged表示绞死；hung表示挂着。

have a drop of about 6 feet to the ground
离地6英尺

hold no promise
毫无希望

be within one's reach
力所能及的范围

out of one's reach
超出某人的能力范围

fix a date for sth/to do sth
确定一个日期做某事 fixed on someday

knock out
淘汰

make out
理解，辨认：I cannot make out the meaning of the passage.

come to terms （with）
甘心忍受;达成协议，共识

sb in possession of sth
sth in the possession of sb

Some person at the door is asking to see you.(some在此处表某一)

From+时间后动词的时态？
过去时

It was/will be 一段时间 before sb did/do sth

It is/was/has been/had been since sb do/did sth

lose way
减速

occasion when sb do.../on which sb do...

situation where sb do...

sprind up
突然出现，发展，生长

settle down
舒适地坐或躺；适应习惯于新的生活

when one's ship comes in/home
当某人发财发财

There are many islands off the coast of Fujian.(表靠近福建的海岸)

mild punishiment 不严厉的惩罚

a hot spring
温泉

pay out
支付，还债

count on
期望，预计，依靠（后接名词）

形成做某事的习惯
develop the habit of doing sth

更糟糕的是（短语）
to make matters worse