2010年12月大學英語四級考試寫作提高筆記(22)

　　181. adult n. 成年人;adj.①成年的 ②成熟的，老練的

　　【搭配】young adults 青壯年; assume adult responsibility 承擔成人的職責; act like an adult 按成人的樣子行事 ; in sb.’s adult life 在某人的成年生活階段

　　【例】I will try to be adult about the situation.

　　Betsy is a rather adult child.

　　Are you adult enough to know that there are two side to every issue.

　　182. advertise v. ①(在報刊，電視等)公告，宣傳 ②為…做廣告，宣傳 ③通告，告知

　　【例】We decided to advertise our car in the local newspaper.

　　They advertised their goods for sale extensively and heavily.

　　Please advertise him of my intention to compromise.

　　183. advertisement n. 廣告，公告，啟事

　　【搭配】place (或put) an advertisement on the television 在電視上播放一則廣告

　　answer and advertisement in a newspaper 應(yīng)報紙廣告之聘

　　【例】Today’s newspaper carries (或runs, has) an advertisement for a computer program.

　　The trial was meant as an advertisement for British justice.

　　184. agency n. ①代理行，經(jīng)銷處;②專業(yè)行政部門;③公眾服務(wù)機構(gòu)

　　【搭配】an advertising agency 廣告代理公司; an employment agency 職業(yè)介紹所; government agency 各政府部門; Economic Planning Agency (日)經(jīng)濟企劃廳; a news agency 通訊社; a travel agency 旅行社;the Central Intelligence Agency (美國)中情局

　　【例】This firm has agencies all over the world.

　　He used to be a general manager of an advertising agency.

　　【擴展】 agent n. 代理人，代理商

　　185. focus n. ①(注意，活動，興趣等)集中點，重點 ②【物】焦點 v. 聚焦，集中(on)

　　【搭配】focus one’s attention on a question 把注意力集中在某一問題上; focus one’s anger on sb.把怒火集中在某人身上 ; bring …into focus 調(diào)準焦距; in focus 焦距對準的，清晰的; out of focus 焦距沒對準的，模糊的

　　【例】I think Dave likes to be the focus of the attention.

　　Lately the main focus of monetary policy has shifted to interest rates.