1. combine v. 結(jié)合,聯(lián)合
(1) combine (with sth) to do sth 某物與某物結(jié)合成……
Hydrogen and oxygen combine to form water.
Hydrogen combines with oxygen to form water.
氫和氧化合成水。
(2) combine A and/with B 同時兼有/兼做(兩件或以上
的功能/事)
The model combines a telephone and fax machine.
這種型號同時具備電話機和傳真的功能。
Combine the eggs with a little flour and heat the mixture gently.
把雞蛋和少量面粉攪勻,用文火加熱。
2. depress v. 使沮喪,使意志消沉,使心灰意冷
He was depressed by his defeat.
失敗讓他沮喪。
Wet weather always depressed me.
陰雨天總使我心情抑郁。
depressed adj. 沮喪的,意志消沉的,抑郁的
depressing adj. 令人沮喪的,令人消沉的,令人抑郁的
depression n. 沮喪,消沉,憂郁
3. regarding prep. 關(guān)于
I wrote a letter regarding my daughters school examinations.
我寫了一封關(guān)于我女兒學(xué)校考試的信。
Call me if you have any problems regarding your work.
你如果還有什么工作方面的問題就給我打電話。
4. tap v. 輕拍,輕敲,輕叩
Ralph tapped me on the shoulder.
拉爾夫輕輕地拍了拍我的肩膀。
He kept tapping his fingers on the table.
他不停地用手指輕敲著桌子。
tap n. 輕擊,輕拍,輕敲;龍頭,旋塞
5. relief n.(痛苦、憂慮等的)解除,減輕,調(diào)劑
We all breathed a sigh of relief when he left.
他走了以后,我們大家都如釋重負地松了口氣。
Much to my relief, the car was not damaged.
令我慶幸的是車并沒有損壞。
relieve v. 解除,減輕,緩和(不快或痛苦)
relieved adj. 感到寬慰的,放心的,顯得開心的
6. honour v. 尊敬,敬重
(1) honour sb (with sth) (因……而)尊敬/尊重某人
The president honoured us with a personal visit.
總統(tǒng)親臨,使我們感到榮幸。
(2) honour sb/sth (with sth) for sth
因……給予某人/某物表揚(或獎勵、頭銜、稱號)
He has been honoured with a knighthood for his scientific work.
他因科研成就而獲授爵士頭銜。
(3) be/feel honoured to do sth 因做某事而感到榮幸
I was honoured to have been mentioned in his speech.
他在講話中提到了我,我真是榮幸。
honour n. 尊敬,尊重,榮幸,榮譽
honourable adj. 可敬的,值得欽佩的
7. present v. 贈送,頒發(fā)(禮物、獎品等)
present sb with sth = present sth to sb
贈送/頒發(fā)……給某人
The local MP will start the race and present the prize to the winners.
當(dāng)?shù)刈h員將鳴槍開賽,并頒發(fā)獎品給獲勝者。
On his retirement, colleagues presented him with a set of golf clubs.
在他退休之際,同事們贈給他一套高爾夫球桿。
present n. 禮物,禮品;目前,現(xiàn)在
adj. 現(xiàn)存的,當(dāng)前的;出席,在場
8. therefore adv. 因此,所以
(1) therefore不是連詞而是副詞,和however一樣,因此不能單獨連接兩個句子,前面須用and來連接。
He was down with the flu, and therefore couldnt come to the party.
他患了流行性感冒,因此未能去參加聚會。
He is only 17 and therefore not eligible to vote.
他只有17歲,因此沒有在選舉中投票的資格。