afford前面总是与 can, able to连用,to 接inf,afford to既可接inf,也可直接接动词的宾语sth,常用于否定句;其否定除了用not 以外,还常用hardly, ill进行否定。①“担负得起(损失、费用、后果等)”:She can hardly afford to miss another day at school. = She c...[继续阅读]

    “把…放在…下面”:I put the letter under the rest of the pile so that it could be dealt with fast.我把这封信放在一堆档案的下面,以便它能得到快速的处理。用于短语:put…under arrest“逮捕”,put…under an/no obligation to“使…有/没有义务”。...[继续阅读]

    1.read…about/of“读到关于;获悉关于”,表示通过阅读而了解的信息,常用进行时态,并常与all,much,a little等连用:They are reading all information about the construction in the city in the press.他们通过新闻了解关于这个城市建设的所有消息。2.read about/...[继续阅读]

    “设想;想象;构想出”, 正式用法,常与情态动词can, may连用,不用进行时态:Let us conceive of a paperless information system, let us say, in the year 2010. 让我们想象出一个无纸的信息系统,比方说,2010年的信息系统。...[继续阅读]

    ①“每一点;完全地;十足地”:He is every bit like his mother. 他完全像他的母亲。②“和…完全一样”,bit, inch与as…as连用,构成短语every bit/inch as…as, 在as…as中间用形容词,在every bit/inch as…as之后接名词或代词:Although she was a woman, she was...[继续阅读]

    ①“摸…”:I groped in the dark after the torch, which I knew must be somewhere in the room. 我在黑暗中摸手电筒,我知道它必定在房间里的某个地方。feel about/for, fish for②“摸索;探索”:Throughout the ages men have groped after the meaning of the universe and their ...[继续阅读]

    “成为收受(钱财等)的一方;成为承受(攻击)的一方”,非正式法:She is earning less money now and likes being on the receiving end for a change. 她现在挣的钱比较少,作为一种调剂,她乐意接受馈赠。...[继续阅读]

    ①“向…走去”:When children got out of class, they made for the gym at once. 孩子们下了课,立刻向体育馆走去。make one`s way for, head for②“有助于;有利于”,常以sth作主语:International football matches always make for better understanding between countries. 国际足...[继续阅读]

    ①“与…摩擦”:I could feel the cat rubbing up against my leg.我能感觉到猫在蹭我的腿。②“偶然遇到”,无被动语态:You may rub up against a lot of famous people at Robert`s parties.在罗伯特的晚会上,你可能会碰到许多名人。brush up against...[继续阅读]

    ①“赢得;轻易地获得(工作或职位等)”[口语],指通过手腕、才干或魅力等:Our team walked away with the first prize.我们队获得了第一名。②“顺手牵羊;偷走”[口语]:Someone has walked away with my umbrella.有人顺手牵羊拿走了我的伞。...[继续阅读]