重点词汇讲解

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acknowledge

vt. 承认，确认

acknowledge sb/sth (to be/as)承认/认可某人/某事（是）……

acknowledge doing sth承认做……

It is universally/generally acknowledged that ... 公认……

I did not acknowledge that he had done anything wrong.

我没有承认他犯了什么错。

He is widely acknowledged as the best player in the world.

他被公认为世上最好的选手。

They acknowledged having been defeated at last.

他们最终承认受到过攻击。

It is generally acknowledged that that he has made great progress.

他被公认为取得了巨大成就。

vt. 答谢，感谢……

I greatly acknowledge financial support from several local business.

我对本地几家企业的资助十分感谢。

【拓展】

acknowledgementn. 承认，感谢

in acknowledgement of 为表彰、感激……

occupy

vt. 占用，占领，占据

occupy with sth/in doing sth忙于做某事

occupy ones mind/thoughts/attention全神贯注

be occupied in doing sth/with sth忙于做某事

The workers are occupied in building the new houses.

工人们忙于建造新房子。

She occupied herself with housework all day.

她成天忙着做家务。

【拓展】

occupationn. 职业，工作

fit in

相适应，相融合

His ideas did not quite fit in with our aims.

他的想法和我们的目标不太一致。

Do these plans fit in with your arrangements?

这些计划与你的安排一致吗？

【拓展】

be fit for 胜任，适合，合适

be fit to do sth适合做某事

keep fit保持健康

Mr Smith needs more exercises to keep fit.

Smith先生需要更多的运动来保持身材。

She is not fit to look after children.

她不适合照顾孩子。

settle in

（迁入新居，更换工作后）安顿下来

He cant seem to settle in a steady job; every two years or so he moves to another city and starts again.

他似乎不能找到一份稳定的工作安定下来，大概每隔两年他就到另外一个城市重新开始。

Later, he began to settle in the place where the scenery is beautiful.

后来，他开始在风景秀丽的地方安顿下来。

They settled in a small village after they got married.

他们结婚后在一个小村子里定居了。

【拓展】

settle down安定下来，使某人坐下，安静下来

settle(sb) in/into sth（帮助某人）迁入新居，做新工作等

settle on sth停留

They settled down to a serious discussion over coffee.

他们坐下一边喝咖啡一边进行一场严肃的讨论。

means

n. 方式，手段

当means作“方式、手段”解时，它是个单复数同行的词，作主语时谓语到底是用单数还是复数要视具体情况而定。如：

Every means has been tried.

每一种办法都试过了。

All possible means have been tried.

所有的办法都试过了。

This means of transport is a very old one.

这是一种古老的交通工具。

Several means of transport are available to you.

有几种交通工具适合你。

【拓展】

by means of 通过……的方式

by all means务必，当然

by no means决不

Means表示“方法，手段”，其单复数形式相同。当means作主语且有every, each, one, a等词修饰时，谓语动词用单数；有all, some, several, many, few 等词修饰时，谓语动词用复数。

Means, way, method, manner均有“方式，方法”之意，其介词搭配为：by ... means , in ... way/manner, with ... method。

occur

v. 发生，出现，被想到

The words of the song occurred suddenly.

突然想起这首歌的歌词。

When did the accident occur?

意外是什么时候发生的？

A good idea occurred to/struck me.

我想到了一個好主意。

It occurred to/struck me that I had left my bag in the taxi.

我突然想起来我把包掉在出租车里了。

【拓展】

sth occur to sb

sth strikes sb

sth comes to sb

It occurs to sb that ...

It crosses ones mind that ...

以上都可表示“某人突然想起……”之意。

【辨析】

happen与occur均可表示“发生”，但occur比happen更正式；take place没有偶然发生之意，它表示有组织、有计划地发生。如：

The December Ninth Movement took place in 1936.

一二·九运动在1936年发生了。

练习

1. _______________that China has experienced a series of ups and downs in the past hundred years. (acknowledge)

众所周知,中国在过去的几百年里经历了一系列的盛衰起伏。

2. _______________，he still found time for recreation in tennis and skating. (occupy)

尽管忙于他的工作,他仍然找时间去打网球和滑冰来娱乐。

3. If he _______________with his workmates, he would have been so happy. (fit)

如果他和他的同事相处融洽的话,他会很开心的。

4. There is no written account of what ever happened to them, but it is said_______________the place thousands of years ago. (settle)

没有任何文字记录他们曾经发生过什么事,但据说他们几千年前定居在这里。

5._______________, and everything goes well now. (means)

每种方式都已尝试过了,一切都进展顺利。

答案

1. It is universally/generally acknowledged

2. Occupied with his job/work

3. had fit in

4. that they settled in

5. Every means has been tried