詞匯短語園地

1. owe? ?v.? ?應(yīng)給予

搭配：

owe sb sth? ?應(yīng)給予某人某物

Perhaps we owe these people more respect.

也許我們應(yīng)該給予這些人更多的尊重。

I owe you an apology; you must have found my attitude very annoying.

我應(yīng)向你道歉，你一定覺得我的態(tài)度挺讓人討厭的。

（1） owe sb sth? ?欠某人某物

He owes me five dollars.

他欠我五美元。

（2） owe sth to sb/sth? ?應(yīng)把……歸功于……

She owes her success to good luck.

她把她的成功歸功于幸運(yùn)。

（3） owing to? ?因?yàn)?由于

They could not cross the river owing to the flood.

由于洪水，他們不能過河。

2. taste? ?n.? ?味道

I dont like the taste of olives.

我不喜歡橄欖的味道。

（1） taste? ?n.? ?味覺

My sense of taste isnt very good; I have a cold.

我的味覺不是很好，我感冒了。

（2） taste? ?v.? ?品嘗

Taste it and see if you think theres enough salt in it.

你嘗嘗看這夠不夠鹽。

（3） tasty? ?adj.? ?可口的;美味的

The soup is very tasty.

湯非常鮮美。

3. manner? ?n.? ?方式;方法

She smiled again in a friendly manner.

她又友好地笑了笑。

Im a professional and I have to conduct myself in a professional manner.

我是專業(yè)人士，必須以專業(yè)方式行事。

manners? ?n.? ?禮貌;禮儀

Its bad manners to talk with your mouth full.

嘴里塞滿了東西跟人說話是不禮貌的。

You should have good manners all the time.

任何時(shí)候你都應(yīng)該有禮貌。

4. entertain? ?v.? ?招待，款待;請(qǐng)客

I dont like to entertain guests anymore.

我不再喜歡招待客人。

He entertained his friends to dinner yesterday.

他昨天招待朋友吃晚飯。

（1） entertain? ?v.? ?使歡樂;使有興趣

A teacher should entertain as well as teaching.

教師不僅要教書，也要能激發(fā)學(xué)生的興趣。

（2） entertaining? ?adj.? ?令人愉快的; 有趣的

His books arent particularly well-written， but theyre always entertaining.

他的書沒有精心編寫，但非常有趣。

（3） entertainment? ?n.? ?娛樂;消遣

The comedian performed for our entertainment.

喜劇演員演出以供我們消遣。

5. remark? ?v.? ?談到，說起

搭配：

（1） remark + that從句? 說……

He remarked that we mustnt judge people by their appearances.

他說我們絕對(duì)不要以貌取人。

He remarked that it was getting late.

他說天色漸晚了。

（2） remark on/upon? ?對(duì)……發(fā)表意見

The guests remarked on her new dress.

客人們就她的新連衣裙發(fā)表意見。

（1） remark? ?n.? ?議論;評(píng)論;話

What exactly did you mean by that last remark？

你最后那句話究竟是什么意思？

（2） remarkable? ?adj.? ?不同尋常的;非凡卓越的

He was a remarkable man.

他是個(gè)了不起的人。

6. consequence? ?n.? ?后果

This decision could have serious consequences for the future of the industry.

此項(xiàng)決定對(duì)該行業(yè)的未來可能會(huì)產(chǎn)生嚴(yán)重后果。

take/accept/face consequences of sth? ?承受/承擔(dān)/面對(duì)某事的后果

answer for the consequences? ?對(duì)后果負(fù)責(zé)

as a consequence = in consequence? ?因此;所以

as a consequence of = in consequence of? ?由于;作為……的結(jié)果

consequent? ?adj.? ?隨之發(fā)生的;作為結(jié)果的

consequently? ?adv.? ?因此;所以

7. trend? ?n.? ?趨勢(shì)，趨向

Theres been a downward trend in sales in the last few years.

近年來銷售呈現(xiàn)下降趨勢(shì)。

trendy? ?adj.? ?流行的;時(shí)尚的

The hosts of the show conducted another test in a trendy southern California restaurant.

這一節(jié)目的主持人在一時(shí)髦的南加州餐廳中進(jìn)行了另一次測(cè)試。

8. altogether? ?adv.? ?總的說來;總而言之

The weather was bad and the food was dreadful. Altogether the holiday was disappointing.

天氣糟糕，食物難吃?？傊@次假期令人失望。

altogether? ?adv.? ?完全地;全部地

I dont altogether agree with you.

我并非完全同意你。

I am not altogether happy about the decision.

我對(duì)這一決定不完全滿意。

9. transform? ?v.? ?轉(zhuǎn)化，轉(zhuǎn)變

A fresh coat of paint can transform a room.

房間重新粉刷一遍就完全變樣了。

She used to be terribly shy， but a year abroad has completely transformed her.

她過去十分靦腆，但在國(guó)外待了一年后完全變了。

transformation? ?n.? ?（徹底的）變化，改變

In the last five years hes undergone a personal transformation.

在過去的5年里，他完全變了個(gè)人。

10. no wonder? ?難怪

No wonder （that）... = Its no wonder （that）... 難怪……

You eat so little. No wonder you are so slim.

你吃得這么少，難怪你這么瘦。

Its no wonder that they wont come.

難怪他們不會(huì)來。

Its a wonder （that）...? ?令人驚奇的是……

Its a wonder that she is still alive.

令人驚奇的是她還活著。

11. make out? ?看出，理解

Theres someone outside the window， but I cant make out who it is.

窗外有人，但我看不清是誰。

I couldnt make out what she meant.

我不懂她是什么意思。

（1） make out? ?填寫（表格）;假裝;聲稱