1. settle v. 解決(分歧、糾紛等),結(jié)束(爭論、爭端等);
(最終)決定,確定,安排好;定居
Its time that you settled your differences with your father.
現(xiàn)在你該解決同你父親之間的分歧了。
Its all settled — were leaving on the nine oclock plane.
一切都定下來了 —— 我們乘九點(diǎn)的航班走。
(1) settle down 定居,安頓下來,使安靜下來
(2) settle down to sth 定下心來做某事;開始認(rèn)真對待某事
2. elect v. 選舉,推選;選擇,決定(做某事)
adj. 當(dāng)選而尚未就職的,候任的
搭配:
(1) elect sb to sth 推選某人進(jìn)入(機(jī)構(gòu)等)
She became the first black woman to be elected to the Senate.
她成為第一個被選進(jìn)參議院的黑人婦女。
(2) elect sb (as) sth 選舉某人為……
He was elected (as) MP for Oxford East.
他被選為牛津東區(qū)的議員。
election n. 選舉,推選;當(dāng)選
elector n. 有選舉權(quán)的人,選民
elective adj. 選舉的,由選舉產(chǎn)生的,選任的
n. 選修課程,選修科目
3. suit v. 合適,相配,合身;適合,適宜,有利于
n. 一套外衣,套裝;成套服裝
Blue suits you. You should wear it more often.
你適合穿藍(lán)色。你該多穿藍(lán)色衣服。
He was dressed in a quiet grey suit and looked very well bred and every inch a gentleman.
他身著素灰色套裝,看上去很有涵養(yǎng),一副紳士派頭。
搭配:
suit sth to sb/sth 使某物適合某人/某物
suit oneself 隨自己的意愿
suitable adj. 合適的,適宜的
(1) be suitable for 適合……
(2) be suitable to do 適合做……
suitably adv. 合適地,適宜地,適當(dāng)?shù)?/p>
辨析:
比較suit,fit和match
suit和fit都有“合適”的意思,其中suit指東西的樣式、顏色或特色,以及時間、地點(diǎn)正“適合” ;fit指某件東西的大小尺寸正“適合”,另外be fit for有“適合(某個職位或做某件事)”的意思;而match指兩件東西放在一起很協(xié)調(diào),比較“相配”。
This coat doesnt fit me — its so big.
這件上衣不適合我穿 —— 太大了。
His endowments are limited, and scarcely fit him for this post.
他的天資有限,不太適合擔(dān)任這項(xiàng)職務(wù)。
Little by little, Rhys began to match himself to the image in his mind.
漸漸地,里斯開始使自己和他心目中的形象相配了。
4. rent v. (短期)租用,租借;租金為;租用,租借;出租,
將……租給;以……出租
n. 租金
We rented a car for the week and explored the area.
我們租了一個星期的車探索這個地區(qū)。
搭配:
(1) rent sth (from sb) 從某人處租用……
Who do you rent the land from?
你從誰那里租用的土地?
(2) rent sth (out) (to sb) 將……租給某人
The land is rented out to other farmers.
這片土地租給別的農(nóng)民了。
5. attract v. 吸引,使喜愛,引起……的好感(或愛慕);
招引;引起(反應(yīng))
The warm damp air attracts a lot of mosquitoes.
溫暖潮濕的空氣招來了大量蚊子。
搭配:
(1) attract sb to sb/sth 吸引某人關(guān)注某人/某物
What first attracted me to her was her sense of humor.
她首先吸引我的是她的幽默感。
(2) be attracted to 喜愛,為……所吸引
Edgars father was attracted to the theater.
埃德加的父親熱衷于戲劇。
(1) attract ones attention 吸引某人的注意
(2) attract ones eyes 吸引某人的目光
attraction n. 愛慕,吸引;有吸引力的事
attractive adj. 漂亮的,有吸引力的
6. consider v. 認(rèn)為,以為,覺得;(尤指為做出決定而)仔
細(xì)考慮,細(xì)想
搭配:
(1) consider sth 考慮某事