65 .search / search for
search: 搜查,搜身。它是及物动词。search for:寻找。相当于be in search of或be in the search for.be in one’s search for。
例322:The police are searching the hill for the robber .警察正在山上搜寻强盗。
例323:The police are searching the robber for the necklace .警察正为项链在搜寻强盗。
例324:The police are searching for the robber in the hill 。警察正在山上搜寻强盗。
例325:The police are in search of the robber in the hill .The police are in the search for the robber in the hill . 警察正在山上搜寻强盗。
66 .separate / divide
separate:分开,隔离;把……分离出来,析出;作为形容词是“单独的”意思。
例326:Britain is separated from France by the English Channel .英国与法国被英吉利海峡分开
例327:Oxygen can be separated from water 氧可以从水中析出。
例328:We need two separate rooms .我们需要两个单独的的房间
divide:分,划分。指把整体分为若干部分。
例329:I divided the moon cake in half . I divided the moon cake into two halves .我把月饼分成两半
例330:He divided the cake among the children 他把这块蛋糕分给了孩子们。
被divide分隔的东西在一定的条件下具有统一性,separate分隔的东西没有统一性。
67 .shut / close
shut:关,闩住 门窗等 ;闭 口、眼、耳等 。close:关 门、窗等 ;不开放。
例331:He shut the door behind him 他把门闩上。
例332:Better shut your mouth = Better shut up! 最好闭嘴!
例333:It’s a pity he shut eyes to his faults 遗憾的是,他对过失视而不见。
例334:He closed the door behind him 他随手把门关上。
例335:This road is closed to heavy motor traffic 此路禁止大卡车通行。
68 .sit / seat
sit:坐。是不及物动词。
例336:Sit down please !请坐
seat:就座;容纳。是及物动词。
例337:Be seated please !请坐
例338:When he entered the classroom he found the villagers seated at the back of the classroom = sitting / seating themselves . he found the villagers seating themselves at the back of the classroom
he found the villagers sitting at the back of the classroom 当他走进教室时,他发现村民们坐在教室的后面。
例339:The hall is not large enough to seat two thousand people. = hold容纳 大厅不够大,不能容纳两千人
69 .stick to / insist on / persist in
stick to:坚持 原则、计划、意见、决定、理论等 。
例340:The theory he stuck to proved true in the end 他所坚持的理论最终证明是正确的。
insist on:坚持 人的意志 ,坚决要求,一定要。
例341:He insisted on checking everything himself 他坚持要亲自检查一切。
persist in:坚持 继续坚持原来做的事或对某种意见固执不改 。
例342:If you persist in breaking the law you will be put into prison .如果你坚持违法,你将被关进监狱。
70 .stop / pause
stop:停止,阻止。
例343:My watch stopped. so I took it apart. 我的表停了,所以我把它拆开了。
例344:Nothing can stop me from going swimming this afternoon. 没有什么能阻止我今天下午去游泳。
例345:Time’s up. Let’s stop to have a rest .时间到了,我们停下来休息一下
例346:It’s time for class . Stop talking please .该上课了。请别说了
pause:停顿。指暂时的停止。
例347:I paused for a reply .我停下来要答复
例348:He paused to look round .他停下来环顾四周。
71 .suit / fit / do / match / go
suit:合适,中意 多指符合需要、口味、性格、条件、地位等。特别是指颜色、款式等 。 fit:合适,合身 常指大小、尺寸等 。do:合适 常与for连用 。match / go:匹配 go常与with连用 。
例349:The coat doesn’t suit you; it’s too dark .这件外套不适合你,太黑了
例350:The coat doesn’t fit you; it’s too small .这件外套不适合你,太小了。
例351:The coat doesn’t do for you; it’s too small .这件外套不适合你,它太小了
例352:The color of the tie doesn’t match that of your shirt .The color of the tie doesn’t go with that of your shirt .领带的颜色和你衬衫的颜色不相配。
例353:A good teacher suits his lessons to the age of his pupils .一个好老师的课适合他学生的年龄。
72 .surprise / astonish / shock
surprise,astonish和shock都有“惊讶,惊愕”的意思。它们的语气逐渐加强,astonish和shock分别是“十分惊讶”和“震惊”的意思。
例354:What surprised me most was that he was late again .最让我吃惊的是他又迟到了
例355:We were astonished to learn that he failed in the exam as he was so excellent .得知他考试不及格,我们很惊讶,因为他非常优秀。
例356:The earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean shocked the whole world .这次印度洋地震和海啸震惊全世界。