2010年12月大學英語四級考試寫作提高筆記(23)

　　186. forbid v. ①不許，禁止 ②阻止，制止

　　【搭配】forbid sb. to smoke 不許某人抽煙;forbid sb. from doing sth. 阻止某人做某事;forbid the use of offensive language 禁止使用淫褻語言

　　【例】The law forbids the sale of cigarettes to people under the age of 16.

　　She forbade children to watch television because she thought it was a corrupting influence.

　　187. debate vt. 辯論，爭論，討論 n. 辯論，爭論，討論

　　【搭配】debate a question with sb. 同某人辯論問題 ; a Parliamentary debate 議會辯論; the question under debate was …爭論的問題是…

　　【例】We were debating whether to go by bus or by train.

　　They had been debating for several hours without reaching a conclusion.

　　【擴展】debater n. 辯論家;好辯論者

　　188. debt n. ①欠債，債務;②義務，恩義

　　【搭配】pay one’s debt 還債; pay off one’s debt 還清債務; pay a soldier’s debt 履行軍人的義務; run(或get) into debt 欠債; stay out of debt 不欠債; in sb.’s debt 受某人恩惠，欠某人的人情債; be in debt to sb. 欠某人的債

　　【例】You are doing it in the interest of national unity and the whole country will be in your debt.

　　He was six thousand dollars in debt.

　　189. decade n. 十年

　　(例)The custom has prevailed for decades. 這風俗已盛行數(shù)十年了。

　　190. enclose vt. ①(從四面八方)圍住，圈住 ②把…裝入信封;附入

　　【搭配】the enclosed 函內(nèi)附件;Enclosed, please find ……茲附上

　　【例】In that village, most of families enclosed their yards with fence.

　　A check is enclosed herewith. 隨信附上支票一張。

　　【擴展】enclosure n. 附件