典型词语用法诠释
2019-09-10董明义
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patient
用作形容词时,意为“有耐心的”,可作表语或定语。表示“对某人有耐心”时,常与介词with连用。例如:
I think I am a quite patient person. 我认为我是一个相当有耐心的人。
He is just a small child, so you must be patient with him. 他只不过是个小孩子, 你应该对他耐心点。
patient还可用作名词,意为“病人”,此时为可数名词。例如:
The patient is much better today.那个病人今天好多了。
look up
look up意为“(在词典或参考书中)查阅(词或资料)”。由“动词+副词”构成的短语动词,其后接的宾语若是代词时,该代词要放在动词与副词中间。例如:
Please look up the new words in a dic⁃tionary. 请在词典里查一查这些生词。
Look up the time of the next train in the timetable. 查一下火车时刻表中下一趟车的时间。
If you dont know a word, you can look it up in a dictionary. 如果你有不认识的单词,可以查词典。
pay attention to
pay attention to是固定短语,意为“对……注意;留心”,后面可跟名词或从句等。例如:
We should pay attention to the kids mental health in the earthquake⁃struck areas. 我们应关注地震灾区儿童的心理健康问题。
Please pay attention to what I am going to say. 请注意我下面要说的话。
be born with
be born with是固定短语,意为“天生具有……”。例如:
The kid is born with painting talent. 这个小孩子有绘画方面的天赋。
put on
put on是“动词+介词”构成的短语,意为“增加(体重)”。例如:
Jim has put on three kilograms. 吉姆体重增加了三公斤。
He didnt want to put on more weight. 他不想增加体重。
put on还有“穿上;上演”的意思。例如:
The man put on his smock and went out. 那人穿上上衣,走了出去。
They will put on Sister Jiang at the Capital Theatre. 他們将在首都剧场演出《江姐》。
dead
dead是形容词,意为“死的;失去生命的”,可作表语或定语。作表语时,与be连用,表示状态。例如:
Her grandfather is dead. 他祖父死了。
His dog has been dead for two weeks. 他的狗已死了两周了。
The ground was covered with dead flowers. 地上覆盖着凋落的花。