affected作形容詞用,通常用來(lái)形容那些偽裝高尚,但實(shí)際上并非如此的人。例如,She was a snob,and spoke in an affected voice so that people would think she belonged to some noble family.(她是個(gè)勢(shì)利小人,說(shuō)話裝腔作勢(shì)以讓人們認(rèn)為她屬于富貴門(mén)第。)我們?cè)谌?..[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    afford在日常用語(yǔ)里是表示“有足夠的錢(qián)購(gòu)買(mǎi)某物” 或“有足夠的時(shí)間去做某事” 。這個(gè)詞通常與can,could,be able to或它們的否定形式連用。例如,I can’t afford a new dress.(我沒(méi)有錢(qián)買(mǎi)新衣服。)Jim said he was sorry,he couldn’t afford the time;he ...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    這個(gè)短語(yǔ)不僅表示時(shí)間的涵義,還可以表示“在某種困難或不利的情況下,仍能去完成某項(xiàng)工作或任務(wù)”。例如,She has done well to pass the Lower Certificate because,after all,she knew very little English when she came.(她剛來(lái)的時(shí)候,畢竟懂得英語(yǔ)很少,能通...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    agenda名詞,原系拉丁字,是復(fù)數(shù)形式。在英語(yǔ)里習(xí)慣用作單數(shù),意思是指 (會(huì)議的) “議程”。例如,The agenda has been drawn up.(會(huì)議的議程業(yè)已擬定。)...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    這個(gè)詞通常表示“以前”,即從現(xiàn)在到過(guò)去的某時(shí)刻之間的一段時(shí)間。如a week ago,some years ago. 如果表示從過(guò)去的某一時(shí)間以來(lái)的概念,后面又跟一個(gè)從句時(shí),ago通常被since代替。例如,It is ten years since I saw my brother.(我見(jiàn)到哥哥已經(jīng)有十年...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    to agree with是指“同意某人”或“某事”。to agree to 是指 “應(yīng)允”。在程度上它不及 to agree with. 例如,I was forced to agree to it,but at heart I didn’t quite agree with it.(我不得不同意,但是我內(nèi)心并不完全同意。)to agree on是指 “雙方就某一點(diǎn)上...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    aim作名詞用,意思是“目的”、“意圖”。例如My aim in going to England is to mprove my knowledge of language. (我去英國(guó)的目的是為了豐富語(yǔ)言知識(shí)。)aim也可以作動(dòng)詞用,意思與名詞相同。例如I shall aim at gaining my Certificate of Proficiency next June(我打...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    這是個(gè)美國(guó)常用詞,指excuse或pretext. alibi的原義表示“不在犯罪現(xiàn)場(chǎng)”,是個(gè)法律上的用詞。...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    alien作名詞,意思是指“外僑”。例如,An Englishman is an alien in China. (英國(guó)人在中國(guó)是外國(guó)人。)alien是個(gè)官方用詞,多為海關(guān)和警察所用。在日常用語(yǔ)里,我們說(shuō)“外僑”通常用foreigner....[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    alienist不是指一般的醫(yī)生, 而是指專門(mén)治療精神病的醫(yī)生。...[繼續(xù)閱讀]