同等学力备考:英语考试常用词汇(11)

2015-01-20 10:59:00来源:网络

  1.for the better 好转

  造句:

  His illness has taken a turn for the better.

  他的病有了好转。

  2.get the better of 打败, 胜过

  同义替换:

  defeat sb.

  造句:

  You always get the better of me at chess.

  你下国际象棋总是赢我。

  3.by birth 在出生上,论出身,按血统

  at birth 在出生时;

  give birth to 出生

  造句:

  I?m a Chinese by birth.

  我生在中国,是个中国人。

  Man?s nature at birth is good.

  人之初,性本善。

  Adeline Alvarez married at 18 and gave birth to a son, but was determined to finish college.艾德琳?艾华里斯18岁结婚并生有一子,但她决心要读完大学。

  4.blame sb. for sth. 因…责备某人

  blame sth. on sb. 把…推在某人身上

  blame原始涵义:

  vt.指责, 责怪, 归咎于 Don?t blame on him, after all, he is a green hand. 不要责备他,他毕竟是个新手。

  n.责备;指责;责任 All blame must attach to myself. 一切责任应由我本人承担。

  真题重现:

  I thought the technician was to blame for the blowing of the fuse, but I see now that I was mistaken.我原来以为保险丝被烧断是技工的责任,但是我现在意识到自己错了。(1997词汇)

  造句:

  All the rats are dead and people won?t blame me for the rats.

  所有的老鼠都死了,人们再也不会为老鼠责怪我。

  Don?t blame the failure on me.

  别把失败怪在我的头上。

  5.be in blossom开花(强调状态)

  come into blossom开花(强调动作)

  blossom原始涵义:

  n.花丛, 花簇 The oriental cherry is in full blossom.樱花盛开。

  vi.开花In March the peach blossomed.三月桃花开。

  造句:

  All the shrubs are in blossom.

  灌木丛中花团烂漫。

  The plum trees come into blossom in winter

  梅树冬天开花。

  本文选自新东方在线论坛。

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