30 .cure / treat / heal
cure:治愈 疾病 ,后常接介词of。
例154:The new medicine cured him of his heart trouble 这种新药治愈了他的心脏病。
treat:治疗。强调用药物或医疗手段进行医治的过程,并不表示治疗的结果。后常接介词for。另外还有“对待”的意思,后常接as。
例155:It was difficult to treat patients for their diseases because of a shortage of medicine
由于缺少药物,所以很难给病人治疗。
例156:He treats the orphan as his own son 他把那个孤儿当作自己的亲生儿子看待。
heal:治愈 外伤 。
例157:It took three months for my arm to heal properly .我的胳膊花了三个月才痊愈
31 .die of / die from
die of:死于。常指由于疾病、饥饿、情感等原因而死亡。
例158:Many of them died of hunger during the voyage .许多人在航行中死于饥饿。
例159:The old woman died of grief soon after her husband’s death .这位老妇人在她丈夫死后不久就因悲伤而死。
die from:死于。常指除了疾病或情感以外的原因造成的死亡,及因某种具体疾病造成的死亡。
例160:In big cities during cold winter months many old people die from the polluted air .在大城市,在寒冷的冬季,许多老人死于污染的空气中。
例161:It is said that he died from / of heart attack .据说他死于心脏病
32 .discover / invent / create
discover:发现 它的对象原来就存在 。invent:发明 被发明的东西原来不存在 。create:创造。
例162:It is well known that Madame Curie discovered the element radium .众所周知居里夫人发现了镭元素
例163:As is known to all Thomas Edison invented the electric lamp .众所周知,托马斯·爱迪生发明了电灯。
例164:As we know Shakespeare created quite a number of wonderful characters in his plays .众所周知,莎士比亚在他的戏剧中创造了许多精彩的人物。
33 .disturb / interrupt / trouble
disturb:打扰,扰乱 使无法正常进行 。
例165:The loud noise disturbed his thought .喧闹的声音打乱了他的思想。
interrupt:打扰;打断,中断。
例166:Sorry to interrupt you but I have an urgent message .对不起,打扰一下,我有个紧急消息
trouble:使麻烦 指心情上苦恼或行动上带来不便 。
例167:Never trouble trouble until trouble troubles you 别自寻麻烦。
34 .dress / put on / wear / have on / be in
dress:穿衣,穿着。可用作及物动词,“人”当宾语;可用作不及物动词;可用be dressed表示穿着状况。
例168:The baby isn’t old enough to dress itself 这孩子还小,无法自己穿衣服。
例169:He rose dressed quickly and hurried to school 他站起来,迅速穿衣服,匆匆赶往学校。
例170:She is well dressed today 。她今天穿得很好
例171:The girl was dressed in pink last night 昨晚这女孩穿着一身粉红色的衣服。
例172:The girl dressed herself in pink last night .那女孩昨晚穿得粉红的
put on:穿上 衣服 ,上演。表示动作。
例173:Better put on your coat; it’s cold outside .你最好穿上外套,外面很冷
例174:A new play will be put on at the Grand Theatre .大剧院将上演一出新戏。
wear:穿着,佩戴。表示状态,包括穿着衣物、佩戴首饰以及留头发、胡须等。
例175:Can you recognize the woman wearing sunglasses over there ?你能认出那边那个戴太阳镜的妇女吗?
例176:I don’t understand why he wears long hair now .我不明白他为什么现在留长发
have on:穿。表示状态,穿着衣物,不用于进行时态;也意为“有事;有约会”。如:
例177:The foolish emperor had nothing on that day 愚蠢的皇帝那天什么都没有穿
We have on school clothes today .我们今天穿校服
不说:We’re having on school clothes today
例178:Sorry I can’t help you this weekend I’ve too much on already
对不起,这周末我不能帮你,我有很多事。
be in:穿。表示状态,其后常接表示颜色或服装、眼镜的词作宾语。
例179:The boy in white is one of my classmates .穿白衣服的男孩是我的同班同学之一
例180:He is in uniform today 他今天穿着制服。
35 .employ / hire / rent
employ:雇用。较正式用语,指较长期雇用,宾语一般是人。
例181:Karl was employed by a car rental agency 卡尔受雇于一家汽车出租公司。
hire:雇用,租用。较普通用语,指短期雇用、租用。
例182:The store-keeper hired ten girls for the Christmas rush 为应对圣诞节前的购物热,店主雇用了十个女孩来帮忙。
例183:During the holiday they hired a boat and went fishing .假期里他们租了一条船去钓鱼。
rent:出租。指长时间租用、出租房屋、场地等。
例184:She has rented the house to a young couple 她已把这房子出租给一对年轻夫妇。
36 .fall / drop
fall:下落,下降;重伤死亡或倒下 用作不及物动词 。drop:滴落,掉下;疲劳倒下 用作不及物动词或及物动词 。
例185:He suddenly fell / dropped to the ground 他突然跌倒在地上
例186:The price of oil has fallen / dropped by two dollars each barrel 油价每桶下降了两美元。
例187:Hundreds of soldiers fell in this battle 数以百计的士兵在这次战斗中牺牲。
例188:He dropped in the chair the moment he got home 他一到家就累倒在椅子上。
37 .feed on / feed with
feed on:靠……为生。相当于live on
live on继续活着;继续存在;住在…上;以…为食
例189:Sheep feed mainly on grass . 绵羊主要吃草。
The eyes feed on beautiful objects. 美景悦目。
She seemed to feed on his despair. 她似乎从他的绝望中得到了满足。
You can't live on rice alone. 你单单吃米饭是不行的。
feed with:喂养。指喂养的具体动作。
例190:He is now feeding his sheep with grass. 他在用草喂羊。