“易于…的;有…倾向的”:Such a road is prone to accidents.这种路容易出事故。liable to,apt to,prone to,subject to:四者同义,常作表语,均可表示“易于;有…倾向的”,其意义稍有不同。① apt to 后接sth或inf,其含义不好也不坏。He is apt to lose his t...[继续阅读]

    “从事;忙于;参加”:We have entered the information age. More than half of the working population engages in information handling activity. 我们已经进入了信息时代,有半数以上的劳动人口从事信息处理活动。engage (oneself) in, (be) engaged in两者同义,指“从事…职...[继续阅读]

    ①“果然不错;的的确确”,作插入语:We said that things would turn out well and sure enough they did.我们说情况会变好的,果然如此。②“毫无疑问;必定”:She will come sure enough.她一定会来。fair enough“说得对”[口语],表示赞同所说或所做的,但认为...[继续阅读]

    ①“掉入;落入”:Suddenly they came to a waterfall which dropped into a river. 突然,他们来到一处瀑布,这条瀑布直接泻入一条河里。②“陷入”,常与debt, difficulty等名词连用:Unfortunately,now he has dropped into debt. 不幸的是,他现在已经陷入债务之中。...[继续阅读]

    ①“爆炸”,指轮胎突然爆胎或炸药爆炸,动词不及物,不用进行时态:The accident occurred when the front tire blew out. 当前轮爆胎时,意外事故发生了。②“吹灭…(灯火)”,动词及物:Jane blew the candle out. 简吹灭了蜡烛。...[继续阅读]

    ①“结束广播;宣布广播结束”,指无线电或电视,非正式用法,不用进行时态:This Television Station begins to broadcast from dawn until it signs off at midnight.这家电视台从黎明开始广播,直至午夜结束。sign on②“结束写信”[英]:She signed off with “You...[继续阅读]

    ①“暴露;揭发”:We must admire his desire to show up some wrong and put it right.我们必须称赞他那种愿意承认并纠正某些错误的愿望。②“来到;出席;露面”[口语]:Only fifteen members showed up for the yearly General Meeting.只有15个成员出席了年会。turn u...[继续阅读]

    “祝贺(某人)…某事”,动词后接sb,on 或upon 后接原因sth:I am writing to congratulate you most sincerely on your appointment as President of the University. 我写信给您,最真诚地祝贺您被任命为这所大学的校长。compliment…on/uponcongratulate oneself on/upon“暗自庆...[继续阅读]

    ①“不挡路的;不妨碍事的;被处理得好;得到解决”,常作宾语补足语或状语:Would you please get your foot out of the way? 请别挡路好吗?in the way②“不恰当的;不妥当的”,常作表语:Speaking impolitely to parents would be out of the way. 对父母说话不礼貌是...[继续阅读]

    “紧跟在…(某人或某事)的后面;紧追某人”,常与动词run, follow连用:The criminal ran with an angry crowd at his heels. 犯罪分子在前面跑,一大群愤怒的人在后面追。in the wake ofat heel“紧跟其后”,常与动词follow, run连用:She followed at heel. 她紧跟其...[继续阅读]