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ly that you will find aspirin and penicillin. open up 打開(門、容器等);營業(yè),開業(yè);開辟, 開創(chuàng),開拓 The doorman ___________(打開) the school gate at six every morning. In this way they ___________ a favourable situation. opens up opened up It’s likely that… sb./sth. is likely to do sth. 這趟火車很可能晚點。 The train is likely to be late. It is likely that the train will be late. 比較: probable: adj. 很可能的,與 likely意思相近,有時可以互換; possible的語氣稍弱。他們各自的句型如下: It’s probable/possible for sb. to do sth. It’s probable/possible that … probability n. 1. The probability of getting all the answers correct is about one in ten. 2. There39。s a high/strong probability (that) (= It is very likely that) she39。ll be here. 3. Until yesterday, the project was just a possibility, but now it has bee a real probability. of these medicines have saved millions of people’s lives and have proved beneficial to mankind since they were invented. adv. 1. 有益的;有利的;有幫助的 [(+for/to)] 2. 【 律 】 有權(quán)益的;受益的 beneficial legacy 有權(quán)受益的遺產(chǎn) 鈣對我們的骨骼有益。 Calcium is beneficial to our bones. CF: be advantageous to 對 …… 有利 be beneficial to 對 …… 有益 這兩者的區(qū)別可以歸結(jié)為 advantageous和 beneficial 的區(qū)別。 advantageous 指在相對的位置上或成功的機會方面給予改善:提供優(yōu)勢的 beneficial 意為增進健康,增長經(jīng)驗等; 4. Nearly 3,500 years ago, people chewed on leaves or drank a kind of tea made from leaves possessing a special chemical to reduce body pains and fever. vt. 1. 嚼 ,咀嚼 ,嚼碎 He chews gum. 2. 深思 ,細想 ,熟慮 [(+over)] I39。ll chew the problem over for a few days. He chewed over the problem for several days before making his decision. 他嚼口香糖。 這個問題我會仔細思考幾天。 他對這個問題詳細考慮了好多天才作出決定。 chew on 1. 咀嚼 [(+on)] He was chewing on his meat as he found it hard to swallow. 2. 斟酌,仔細考慮 He took my offer after chewing on it. 仔細考慮后他接受了我的提議。 及物動詞 vt. 1. 擁有,持有;具有;占有 [W] The country possesses rich mineral deposits. 這個國家擁有豐富礦藏。 in the possession of和 in possession of和 take possession of有什么區(qū)別呢? in the possession of 為物做主語, in possession of 為人做主語, take possession of 為人做主語, eg. We are in possession of those buildings. Those buildings are in the possession of us. eg The little boy takes possession of the firm. In the oneyear trial, you must work hard and prove your ability. trial (n.) —try (v.): a test to see if something is effective or someone is suitable 5. The first trials of this medicine took place in 1899 when the pany Hoffmann worked for began distributing the medicine in powder form to physicians to use with patients. 1) Clinical trials should be done before a new drug can be put into use. 2) The firs