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2014年7月31日 星期四

extend

extend

verb [T] (OFFER) 
提供
     /ɪkˈstend/ slightly formal
 to offer or give
提供;給予
I should like to extend my thanks to you for your kindness.
對您的好意我謹致以衷心感謝。
The chairperson extended a warm welcome to the guest speaker.
主席向特別邀請的演講者表示熱烈歡迎。
The government is extending (= giving) aid to people who have beenaffected by the earthquake.
政府正在為地震受災居民提供援助。
[+ two objects] The bank has agreed to extend us money/extendmoney to us (= lend us money) to buy our house.
銀行已經同意提供我們購屋的貸款。

2014年6月19日 星期四

inundate

 /ˈɪn.ʌn.deɪt/ 

to give someone so much work or so many things that they cannot deal with them all
使應接不暇
We have been inundated with requests for help.
求助申請多得讓我們應接不暇。

2014年6月18日 星期三

further

1 as a verb
 to develop or make progres in something改進;推進;增進He has probably done more to further the cause of interracial harmony than any otherperson.在推進種族和諧方面他可能比其他人做的都要多。Additional training is probably the best way to further your career these days.如今額外的訓練可能是推進你事業發展的最佳途徑。
2.as an adverb
 comparative of far; to a greater distance or degree; at a more advanced level(far 的比較級)更遠地,在更大程度上;進一步地I'm afraid I never got further than the first five pages of 'Ulysses'.恐怕我看《尤利西斯》從未超過開頭的五頁,之後就看不下去了。We discussed the problem but we didn't get much further in actually solving it.我們討論了這個問題,但在實際解決方面沒有取得多大進展。The whole matter is further complicated by the fact that Amanda and Jo refuse tospeak to each other.阿曼達和喬彼此拒絕說話,使得整個事件更加複雜了。Every day she sinks further and further into depression.她一天天地消沈下去。

2014年6月16日 星期一

furnish sb with sth

to provide someone with something
向(某人)提供
Furnished with a compass and sandwiches, they set off for a day's hiking.
他們帶著羅盤和三明治開始了一天的徒步旅行。

2014年5月6日 星期二

crave


 to have a strong or uncontrollable want for something
渴望,熱望;難以抑制的渴求
Many young children crave attention.
許多小孩子渴望得到關注。

2014年5月3日 星期六

avail

avail   /əveɪl/  noun   [ U  ]



use, purpose, advantage, or profit
    We tried to persuade her not to resign, but  to no  avail  (= did not succeed) .    

  My attempts to improve the situation were  of little/no  avail.

avail   /əveɪl/  verb   [ T  ] old use    
 


to help or be useful to someone or something
    Our efforts availed us  nothing   (= did not help) .

annihilate



annihilate /əˈnaɪ.ə.leɪt/ verb [ T ]

1. to destroy completely so that nothing is left
a city annihilated by an atomic bomb

2. informal to defeat completely
He was annihilated in the finals of the competition.



amputate

英 ['æmpjʊteɪt]
美 [ˈæmpjʊˌtet]
vt.   
网 络
  • 切断;
  • 切除;
  • 裁员;
  • 割断

aggravate vs alleviate


aggravate 络加重;使恶化;恶化;惹怒
双语例句1. Pollution can aggravate asthma. 污染会使气喘加重。来自《权威词典》2. Men aggravate me when they go on about how impractical women are. 男人们不断地谈论女人是如何不切实际的时候使我恼火。来自《简明英汉词典》3. Threats will only aggravate her. 恐吓只能激怒她。






相反:
alleviate /əˈliː.vi.eɪt/ verb [ T ] formalto make something bad such as pain or problems less severeThe drugs did nothing to alleviate her pain/suffering.

2014年4月21日 星期一

鉴定…为合格;确认…达到标准

 to officially recognizeaccept, or approve of someone or something:The agency was not accredited by the Philippine Consulate to offer contracts to Filipinos abroad.

為...喝采

acclaim

 to give public approval and praise:She was universally/widely/publicly acclaimed for her contribution to the discovery.She is being acclaimed (= publicly recognized) as the greatest dancer of hergeneration.

2014年4月20日 星期日

免除 (責任)

(especially in religion or law) to free someone from guiltblame, orresponsibility for something:The report absolved her from/of all blame for the accident.The priest absolved him (of all his sins).
vt. 

廢除 (法律)

to end a lawagreement, or custom formally:The treaty was abrogated in 1929.

刮擦

abrade

  • My skin was abraded and very tender.
    我擦破皮了,一碰就疼。

vt.   

(使)流產

vt.  
vi.  
1. The doctor had to abort the baby.
医生不得不打掉胎儿。
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. The captain instructed them to abort the mission.
上尉指示他们中止执行任务。
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Frequently the basal ovule, which is the last one to be fertilized would abort.
最后受精的基生胚珠经常败育。

教唆

abet

誘拐

abduct

verb [T]     /æbˈdʌkt/
 to force someone to go somewhere with you, often using threats or violence
綁架;劫持;誘拐
The company director was abducted from his car by terrorists.
公司董事被恐怖分子從自己的車裡劫走了。

退(皇)位;退 (皇位)

If a king or queen abdicates, he or she makes a formal statement that he or she no longer wants to be king or queen:King Edward VIII abdicated (the British throne) in 1936.