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(116)come about/work out/figure out come about意为“发生,造成”;work out意为“经过努力做出,得出,算出”;figure out意为“想出,算出,弄明白”。 例:how did this dangerous state of affairs in europe come about? 欧洲危险的形势是如何造成的? i tried to figure out what he meant. 我想弄明白他的意思。来源:www.gzu521.com we must work out a better method of saving paper. 我们必须想出节约纸张的更好方法。 we must work out how we are going to do it. 我们必须想出该如何做这件事。 (117)come round/come to come round意为“复原,苏醒,恢复健康等”,round是副词;come to意为“涉及,来到,苏醒,恢复知觉”,to是介词,后面跟的consciousness等词常省略。 例:the man was stunned, but he came round after a time. 那个人先是一愣,但很快便恢复了常态。 when it comes to mathematics, i’m all thumbs. 一提起数学,我是一窍不通。 she is unconscious now, but may come to at intervals. 她现在失去了知觉,但会时而苏醒一阵儿。 (118)cut back/cut down 两个词组都有“削减,减少”的意思,可以互换使用。但有时cut back着重表达不再增加、部分收回或回到原水准而造成的减少;而cut down则多指实际量上的减少。 例:the government has decided to cut back this year’s military expense. 政府决定削减今年的国防开支。 i have decided to cut down my smoking. 我已决定减少吸烟次数。来源:www.gzu521.com (119)due to/owe…to… due to意为“应属于……,由于……,因为……”;owe to意为“归功于……”。 例:a great deal of money is due to you. 一大笔钱应属于你。 his absence was due to the bad weather. 由于恶劣的天气,他未能出席。 we owe everything to you, doctor. 大夫,一切都应归功于你。 we owe this success to luck more than to capacity. 我们的成功主要是因为运气,而不单单是能力。 (120)face to/face up to face to意为“面对,面临,朝着”;face up to意为“大胆面对,勇于面对”。 例:the house faces to the east. 这所房子面朝东。来源:www.gzu521.com he faced up to his troubles manfully. 他勇敢地面对自己的麻烦。 |
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