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 sth/admit to doing sth 承认(过错、罪行);招认;招供
He refused to admit to the other charges.
他拒不承认其他指控。
Tom admitted to having stolen the car.
汤姆供认偷了那辆车。
(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.
一个男孩对他的母亲挥舞着一些花。
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。
I would appreciate it if you would help me with it.
如果你能帮助我做这事,我会十分感激。
We really appreciate it when she offered to help.
她来帮忙了,我们十分感激。
(4) 表示感激的程度,可用deeply, highly, (very) much等副词修饰。
I deeply appreciate your kindness.
我深深感谢你的好意。
He highly appreciated their help.
他非常感谢他们的帮助。
注意:当much修饰appreciate时,只能置于其前,而不能置于其后,但very much却可以。如:
正:We much appreciate your invitation.
正:We appreciate your invitation very much.
误:We appreciate your invitation much.
7. amusing adj. 有趣的;可笑的
I didnt find the joke amusing at all.
我认为这个笑话一点也不可笑。
amuse v. 逗笑;逗乐
It amused him to think that they were probably talking about him at that very moment.
想到这会儿他们大概在谈论他,他不禁笑了起来。
amused adj. 逗乐的;觉得好笑的
常用搭配:amused at/by sth
We are all amused at his stories.
我们都被他的故事逗笑了。
8. impression n. 印象
I have the impression that Ive seen that man before.
我觉得我以前见过那个人。
She made a good impression on the people.
她给人们留下了一个好印象。
常用搭配:
have a(n)...impression of sb/sth 对某人 / 某物有……的印象
make a(n)...impression on sb 给某人留下……的印象
impressive adj. 令人赞叹的;令人敬佩的
9. immediately adv. 立即;即刻
conj. 一……就……
Cook the mixture for ten minutes and serve immediately.
将混合物烹调10分钟后马上上桌。
On hearing the news, John cried immediately.
一听到这个消息,约翰马上就哭了。
Immediately shed gone, I remembered her name.
她刚走开,我就想起了她的名字。
10. loudly adv. 大声地
She didnt speak loudly because she was so shy.
她说话声不大,因为她很害羞。
He called out loudly for assistance without moving.
他不敢移动,大声求援。
比较:loudly和loud的区别
loud表示“大声;响亮”,可用作形容词或副词。
(1) 用作形容词。
He has a loud voice.
他嗓门大。
The music is too loud; please turn it down.
这音乐太吵人了,请把音量关小一点。
(2) 用作副词(与loudly同义),一般只与动词speak, talk, laugh, sing等连用,且必须放在这些动词之后。
I cant hear you. Please speak louder.
我听不见,请说大声些。
loudly只用作副词(与用作副词的loud同义)。
Dont talk so loudly (loud). 别这么大声讲话。
注意:loudly比用作副词的loud使用范围更广。它除了与 speak,talk,laugh等动词连用外,还可与其他表示声响的动词连用,且可以放在这些动词之前或之后。
The man snored loudly. 这个人鼾声打得响。
He heard a cock loudly crow.
他听见公鸡大声啼叫。
(4) 另外,在用于比较级或最高级时,通常用loud,而不用loudly。
Who laughed loudest? 谁笑的声音最大?
11. fall asleep 睡着
Because I am tired, I fall asleep quickly.
因为我很疲劳,很快就睡着了。
The soft music caused us to fall asleep.
轻柔的音乐使我们睡着了。
比较:be asleep与fall asleep的区别
fall asleep表动作,意为“刚刚入睡”,指“刚睡着”这动作。be asleep表状态,意为“睡着的”。
He fell asleep when there was a loud knock at the door.
他刚睡着,这时有人大声敲门。
The baby has been asleep for an hour.
这孩子睡着一个小时了。
注意:go/get to sleep和fall asleep意思接近,都指“入睡,睡着”。 go/get to sleep强调进入睡眠状态,常用于否定句、疑问句、条件句中。go to bed着重指上床睡觉的动作,无“睡着”之意。go to bed在前,然后才go/get to sleep或fall asleep。
12. as a result (of ) (由于……的)结果
As a result, he had to leave.
结果,他只得离开。
As a result of the car accident, he was late for school.
由于这起车祸,他上学迟到了。
13. so that 以便;因此
I will give you all the facts so that you can judge for yourself.
我会给你所有的事实以便你可以自己判断。
Everyone lent a hand, so that the work was finished ahead of schedule.
每个人都帮了忙,因此工作提前完成了。