词海拾趣
1.Success n . 成功
I wish you success.
Congratulations to you on your success.
Succeed in doing something 成功的做成某件事
If he succeeds in passing the university entrance examination, he'll travel abroad.
分析下面这句话中succeed 的意思:
A silence succeeded his words. (随后,接着)
他说完话后,紧接着是一阵沉默。
Successful adj. 成功的
In a way, he's successful.
Unsuccessful successfully(前后缀)
2. Disagree with… 不同意…
agree 同意…
agree with … I couldn't agree with you more.
I agree with what you said.
agree to … Do you agree to the plan ?
agree on… Finally they agreed on that point.
( 补充dislike , unlike )
3.statement 声明,陈述, 财务报表,财务结算表
eg: Do you believe his statement? 你相信他说的话吗?
I get a statement from the bank every month. 我每个月从银行收到一份财务结算表。
(构词法 state statement , improve improvement )
4. guarantee n , v. 保证,担保,保修
under guarantee 在保修期
The watch is still under guarantee. 这块手表还在保修期。
The TV set has a two-year guarantee. 这台电视保修两年。
我们还可以说:The TV set is guaranteed for two years.
I guarantee that you'll enjoy yourself. 我保证你会玩的愉快。
5.Be similar to ….与…相似
6. Inexact
incomplete
independent ( differ, different)
depend on…依靠,取决于…
It depends.(意思是还没有确定,视情况而定)
7. guesser teacher worker actor employer employee employment cooker
8. clue 线索,迹象
Have any clues been found? 是否找到了什么线索?
(非正式用法not have a clue ,不懂,一无所知)
---do you know what he's talking about? (你知道他在说什么吗?)
----I don't have a clue .( 我什么都不知道)l
9.Conclusion n. 结论
Be careful not to jump to conclusions.不要草率的下结论。
In conclusion, I'd like to say how much I've enjoyed staying here.最后,我想说的是,我在这儿过的多么愉快。
10.On Purpose 故意的
purposefully
11.outline 轮廓,概要,大纲
an outline of history 历史大纲
v. 划出…轮廓, 提出…纲要, 略述
The director outlined his plans for the company's future. 经理概述了公司未来的计划。