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②v.(for)做預(yù)算,盤算,安排.: He budgeted for buying a house③a. 便宜的,合算的.: a budget dress 便宜的服裝④budgetary (budget + ary) a. 預(yù)算上的2. acute ①靈敏的,敏感的.: Dogs have an acute sense of smell.②嚴(yán)重的,劇烈的搭配:acute pain 劇痛an acute lack of water 嚴(yán)重缺水③acuteness n. 敏銳④辨析:acute, sharp, keenacute指五官,感覺,智力的敏銳sharp有刃的,鋒利的,也指思想敏銳,語言尖銳.: a sharp knife 一把鋒銳的小刀 a sharp tongue 刮嘴keen鋒利的,敏銳的與sharp與acute的意思相同還可表示熱心的、著迷的3. replace ①vt. 把…放回原處,取代.. She replaced the book on the shelf.②vt. 取代,替代 (take the place of).: He has replaced Mr. Brown as President. 他取代布朗先生當(dāng)了董事長(zhǎng)。 in as few words as possible 簡(jiǎn)要言之the news in brief 新聞提要②v. 向…做簡(jiǎn)介③a. 簡(jiǎn)潔的,短暫的.: His explanation was brief and to the point 他的說明既簡(jiǎn)潔又切題。al. adj.搭配:an international convention 一項(xiàng)國(guó)際協(xié)定(慣例)according to the convention 照慣例a conventional greeting 客套的問候.: It’s the convention for men to wear suits on formal occasions.男子在正式場(chǎng)合穿西裝是一種慣例。[辯析]assess, access, excess assess v. 估價(jià),評(píng)估 access n. 接近,入口,通道 excess n. 超時(shí),過量,過剩11. surroundings (pl.)n. 周圍的事物,環(huán)境 .: Animals in zoo are not in their natural surroundings.動(dòng)物園的動(dòng)物沒有生活在它們的自然環(huán)境里。12. electronic adj. 電子的,和電子設(shè)備有關(guān)的。辯析:obtain, achieve, get, acquire, gainobtain 表示經(jīng)過艱苦努力,得到期望已久的東西。gain 含義較obtain更進(jìn)一層,表示付出更大努力才能獲得的常譯為“贏得”。He is not petent to look after young children.他不會(huì)照管孩子。2. nothing but 只有,除了……以外什么也不I want nothing but the best for my children.我只想給我的孩子們最好的。②(指數(shù)量)占The production of raw materials amounts for a considerable proportion of the national economy.原料生產(chǎn)在國(guó)民經(jīng)濟(jì)中占相當(dāng)大的比重。7. work at 工作,從事于,鉆研She works hard at keeping herself fit.她努力保持身體健康。②除……以外The curtained stage was empty saving for a few pieces of furniture.落下帷幕的舞臺(tái)上空蕩蕩的,除幾件家具外什么也沒有。That is very worthy of our attention.那件事很值得我們注意。 we also charge for it. (L67)Meaning: We deal with time in various ways as if time were something of real value.本句中的“it”均指時(shí)間,作者是在賓語it(time)前連續(xù)用幾個(gè)動(dòng)作動(dòng)詞來說明時(shí)間是“some thing real”,是現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中最重要的東西。 still less 更不用說。2)非限定性定語從句which…take longer修飾personal contacts, 從句中包含兩個(gè)狀語:though pleasant。2. fascinating a. 有極大吸引力的,迷人的。5. ending ①n. 結(jié)尾,結(jié)局②末梢辯析: end, ending end 用作名詞指時(shí)間或動(dòng)作、事件的末尾、結(jié)尾。 moreover, she is considerate.7. cope vi (with) ①抗衡→②對(duì)付,應(yīng)付。兩者都表示“欣賞”,appreciate 指事物有深刻了解,鑒賞;enjoy 僅指從中得到樂趣。6. e to 談到(某一點(diǎn)),達(dá)到某狀態(tài) Jane knows nothing about geography, but when it es to chemistry, she is an expert.7. recover from 從……恢復(fù)到正常狀態(tài) We haven’t yet recovered from the shock.8. go through 從頭到尾看;查遍;通過,完成(某階段) she went through the pany’s accounts, looking for evidence of fraud. I’ve gone through all my pockets but I can’t find my keys. The poor girl has gone through such a lot since her parents died. 11