“把…缩写成”,正式用法,to后接sth, 常用于被动语态:One often abbreviates the post office to P.S. 人们常把邮电局缩写成P.S.abbreviate… from“根据…缩写”:USA is abbreviated from the United States of America....[继续阅读]

    ①“遵守;坚持”,多指法律、诺言、意见等,动词不及物,无被动语态,常与law, contract, view等名词连用:Abide by your original view if you think you are right. 如果你认为你是对的,就要坚持你原来的看法。adhere/keep to②“承担”,多指不良后果:You h...[继续阅读]

    ①“(某地)盛产;(某地)充满”,主语常为某地,不用进行时态,后接介词in引导的介词短语作状语:The country abounds in valuable minerals. 这个国家盛产有价值的矿物。②“大量存在于(某地)”,主语常为sth,不用进行时态,后接介词with引导的介词短...[继续阅读]

    ①“正要;行将”:We are about to leave the office when the telephone rings. 我们正要离开办公室时,电话响了。(见on the point of) ②“打定主意要;愿意”[美口语],常用于否定句:It was a pity that she was not about to admit her setbacks and defeats. 遗憾的是,她不愿...[继续阅读]

    “首先;最重要地;尤其要”:A clock must be, above all, correct. 钟最重要的是要准确。He longs, above all, to see his family again. 他尤其渴望重见家人。above all, before all(things), before anything/everything 三者都可以表示“首先;最重要地”,作插入语,可放...[继续阅读]

    ①“超过;多于”,常作定语:The fighter showed courage in the battle above and beyond what was expected. 这个战士在战斗中表现出了出乎人们预料的勇气。②“除了…以外”,常作状语:Above and beyond the financial security, what you should be striving for is reliable...[继续阅读]

    常作表语或与动词keep, remain, stay连用,构成短语keep/remain/stay abreast of/with。①“与…齐头并列的;与…并肩的”,表示具体:The boat was abreast of us and signaled us to stop. 那条船驶到与我们并排时示意我们停下来。②“熟悉;了解…的最新发展”...[继续阅读]

    ①“不在场的;缺席的”,通常以sb 作主语,from常与school, class, meeting等名词连用:How many people were absent from the meeting in the morning ? 早晨开会有多少人缺席?②“不存在的;缺乏…的”,通常以 sth 作主语:Many new words are absent from the dictionary. 在...[继续阅读]

    “使…不到;缺席”,正式用法,不用于被动语态,和 be absent from 一样,from 常与school, class, meeting等名词连用:If you absent yourself from more than two practices, you will be asked to leave. 如果两次练习不到,就会要你离开。...[继续阅读]

    ①“把…吸收到”,常用于被动语态:Certain chemicals are easily absorbed into the bloodstream while others are not. 某些化学物质易于被血管吸收,而其他的一些则不行。assimilate…into②“把…并入”,常用于被动语态:Many little shops have been absorbed into ...[继续阅读]