词汇短语园地

1. combine v. 结合，联合

（1） combine （with sth） to do sth 某物与某物结合成……

Hydrogen and oxygen combine to form water.

Hydrogen combines with oxygen to form water.

氢和氧化合成水。

（2） combine A and/with B 同时兼有/兼做（两件或以上

的功能/事）

The model combines a telephone and a fax machine.

这种型号同时具备电话机和传真的功能。

Combine the eggs with a little flour and heat the mixture gently.

把鸡蛋和少量面粉搅匀，用文火加热。

2. depress v. 使沮丧，使意志消沉，使心灰意冷

It depresses me to see so many young girls smoking.

看到这么多女孩抽烟令我感到很沮丧。

Wet weather always depresses me.

阴雨天总使我心情抑郁。

depressed adj. 沮丧的，意志消沉的，抑郁的

depressing adj. 令人沮丧的，令人消沉的，令人抑郁的

depression n. 沮丧，消沉，忧郁

3. regarding prep. 关于

I wrote a letter regarding my daughters school examinations.

我写了一封关于我女儿学校考试的信。

Call me if you have any problems regarding your work.

你如果还有什么工作方面的问题就给我打电话。

4. tap v. 轻拍，轻敲，轻叩

Ralph tapped me on the shoulder.

拉尔夫轻轻地拍了拍我的肩膀。

He kept tapping his fingers on the table.

他不停地用手指轻敲着桌子。

tap n. 轻击，轻拍，轻敲；龙头，旋塞

5. relief n.（痛苦、忧虑等的）解除，减轻，调剂

We all breathed a sigh of relief when he left.

他走了以后，我们大家都如释重负地松了口气。

Much to my relief， the car was not damaged.

令我庆幸的是车并没有损坏。

relieve v. 解除，减轻，缓和（不快或痛苦）

relieved adj. 感到宽慰的，放心的，显得开心的

6. honour v. 尊敬，敬重

（1） honour sb （with sth） （因……而）尊敬/尊重某人

The president honoured us with a personal visit.

总统亲临，使我们感到荣幸。

（2） honour sb/sth （with sth） for sth

因……给予某人/某物表扬（或奖励、头衔、称号）

He has been honoured with a knighthood for his scientific work.

他因科研成就而获授爵士头衔。

（3） be/feel honoured to do sth 因做某事而感到荣幸

I was honoured to have been mentioned in his speech.

他在讲话中提到了我，我真是荣幸。

honour n. 尊敬，尊重，荣幸，荣誉

honourable adj. 可敬的，值得钦佩的

7. present v. 赠送，颁发（礼物、奖品等）

present sb with sth = present sth to sb

赠送/颁发……给某人

The local MP will start the race and present the prize to the winners.

当地议员将鸣枪开赛，并颁发奖品给获胜者。

On his retirement， colleagues presented him with a set of golf clubs.

在他退休之際，同事们赠给他一套高尔夫球杆。

present n. 礼物，礼品；目前，现在

adj. 现存的，当前的；出席，在场

8. therefore adv. 因此，所以

（1） therefore不是连词而是副词，和however一样，因此不能单独连接两个句子，前面须用and来连接。

He was down with the flu， and therefore couldnt come to the party.

他患了流行性感冒，因此未能去参加聚会。

He is only 17 and therefore not eligible to vote.

他只有17岁，因此没有在选举中投票的资格。

（2） therefore如果放在句中，前后须用逗号隔开。

We dont have enough money， and we， therefore， cant afford to buy the car.

我们没有足够的钱。所以，我们买不起车。

There is still much to discuss. We shall， therefore， return to this term at our next meeting.

要讨论的事情还有很多。所以，我们将在下次会议上回到这项议题再讨论。

比较：so和therefore的区别

so是连词，可以连接两个简单句，且常用于口语中；therefore是副词，不能直接用来连接两个简单句且用法比较正式，可以放在句首后面加逗号，也可以放在句中作为插入语。therefore常与and连用，and therefore相当于so。

He is kind， so we all like him.

He is kind； therefore， we all like him.

He is kind. Therefore， we all like him.

He is kind and therefore we all like him.

他很友好，因此我们都喜欢他。

9. （be） true of/for 与……情况相同

This is true of both economic crimes and violent crimes such as robbery and murder.

对经济犯罪活动是这样，对抢劫和杀人等犯罪活动也是这样。

This is true for you as well as for me.

你和我的情况相同。

10. give life to 赋予……生命（生命力，活力）

She gave life to the picture with a deft touch of the brush.

她以灵巧的笔触赋予这幅画生气。

It was a new play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it.

这是一部新剧，演员们试图赋予这部剧活力，但是没有成功。

11. （be） the same with 与……情况相同

Mary went to Beijing but didnt go to the Palace Museum. It was the same with Jane.

玛丽去了北京，但没有去故宫博物院，简也是一样。

比较：the same as和the same with的区别

当比较同质事物时，常用the same as；当上一句话说了一件事情后，下一句话说这种情况对于某人也是一样，常用the same with，句中的it指的就是上一句中所提到的情形。

Your opinion is the same as mine.

你的意见跟我的一样。

Whatever we do must be done according to actual circumstances， and it is the same with writing articles and making speeches.

我们无论做什么事都要看情形来办，写文章和演讲也是一样。

12. make contact with 与……进行来往；与……联系

He made contact with wealthy people in raising money for the project.

他與许多有钱人拉关系来为该项工程筹款。

The pilot is trying to make contact with his base.

飞行员正试图与基地联系。

（1） be in/out of contact with 和……有/没有接触，和……

有/失去联系

Have you been in contact with your sister recently？

最近你和你的妹妹有联系吗？

（2） come into contact with 接触，碰上

There I came into contact with some of the finest craftsmen I have ever met.

在那里我接触了一些我曾见过的最好的工匠。

（3） lose contact with 和……失去联系

The pilot lost contact with the control tower.

飞行员与控制塔失去了联系。

13. all of a sudden 突然间

All of a sudden the lights went out.

突然灯灭了。

Life seemed all of a sudden empty and meaningless.

生活突然显得一片空虚，毫无意义。

14. draw upon/on 利用，凭借，依赖

I shall have to draw upon my savings.

我只好動用我的储蓄了。

A writer has to draw on his imagination and experience.

一个作家不得不依赖于他的想象和经历。

15. in addition to 除此之外

In addition to your good right arm， you have your subtle brain.

除了一条上好的胳膊，你还有一个机灵的头脑。

In addition to being considerate， software must also be smart.

除了要考虑周到，软件还应该是智能的。

比较：in addition to和in addition的区别

in addition to和in addition都有“除了，还有”的意思，但它们的用法是完全不同的。

in addition to整个词组相当于一个介词，所以to的后面要接宾语；in addition相当于副词，通常放在下一句的句首，后面接完整的句子。

In addition to native plants， this garden contains numerous trees and flowers from overseas.

除了当地的植物之外，这座花园还有无数来自海外的花草树木。

This garden has the best collection of native plants. In addition， it contains numerous trees and flowers from overseas.

这座花园有当地植物的最佳珍藏。另外，它还有无数来自海外的花草树木。

A Physics Examination

Once in a physics examination， Nick finished the first question very soon， while his classmates were thinking it hard.

The question was： “When it thunders， why do we see the lighting first， then hear the thunder rolls？”

Nicks answer： “Because our eyes are before ears.”