1. hate vt. 讨厌;不喜欢
(1) hate sth/sb 讨厌、憎恨某物/人
I hate Friday mornings. 我讨厌星期五早晨。
(2) hate doing sth 讨厌做某事(习惯性动作)
Paul hates making mistakes. 保罗讨厌出错。
(3) hate to do sth 不想 / 不愿做某事(通常是一次性或特指动作)
He hates to think what would have happened if he hadnt called the police.
他不愿想如果他没有报警会发生什么事。
2. avoid vt. (故意)避开
avoid其后可接名词或代词作宾语,也可接动名词作宾语,但是不能接不定式作宾语。
You should avoid such mistakes.
你应当避免这样的错误。
I realized he was trying to avoid the topic.
我意识到他是在设法避开这个话题。
正:He avoided answering my questions.
误:He avoided to answer my questions.
正:It was impossible to avoid being affected.
误:It was impossible to avoid to be affected.
3. admit vt. 承认;招认;招供(常指不情愿地承认
某事属实)
常用搭配:(1) admit to doing sth/admit to sth 承认(过错;罪行);招认;招供
Tom admitted to having stolen the car.
汤姆供认偷了那辆车。
He refused to admit to the other charges.
他拒不承认其他指控。
(2) admit that+从句
I admitted that I was late for work.
我承认我上班迟到了。
4. wave v. 挥(手);招(手)
(1) wave at/to sb 向某人挥手
Tom waved to us as he came across the field.
汤姆穿过田地时朝我们挥手。
(2) wave sth (at sb) (向某人)摇晃某物
A boy waved some flowers at his mother.
一个男孩对他母亲挥舞着一些花。
5. respect vt. & n. 尊重;敬重
(1) respect sb/sth (for sth)
She had always been honest with me, and I respect her for that.
她一直对我很诚实。我非常敬重她这一点。
The president is expected to respect the constitution.
人们期望总统尊重宪法。
(2) have/show respect for sb/sth 对……尊敬 / 尊重
The students have great respect for their history teacher.
学生们非常尊敬他们的历史老师。
He shows no respect for her feelings.
他不尊重她的感情。
respectful adj. 恭敬的;表示敬意的
respectable adj. 值得尊敬的;规矩的;体面的
The woman kept a respectful silence.
那位妇人恭敬地保持着沉默。
Its not respectable to be drunk in the street.
在大街上醉倒是不体面的。
6. appreciate vt. 感激
(1) appreciate其后可接名(代)词、动名词、名词性从句等作宾语,但不能接不定式。
We shall appreciate hearing from you again.
能再次收到你的来信,我们将十分感激。
I appreciate that you have come here so early.
感谢你来得这么早。
(2) appreciate习惯上不用“人”作宾语,其后只能接“事”作宾语。(注意:这与thank 的用法恰恰相反)
正:I appreciate your kindness.
误:I appreciate you for your kindness.
正:He thanked her for her kindness.
误:He thanked her kindness.
(3) appreciate后接if 或when从句时习惯上要先接it,而不直接跟if或when引导的从句。