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36、ahead of 在…之前, 超過…
ahead of time 提前.
ahead原始涵義:
adv.在(某人或某事物的)前面The road forks further ahead.路在前面分岔。
造句:
Bush remains ahead of Gore among likely voters.
布什在可能的投票者中仍領(lǐng)先戈爾
Food is prepared ahead of time so that no cooking needs to be done during the festival.
食物被提前準(zhǔn)備好了,因此節(jié)日期間就不必做任何烹飪了。
37、 in the air不肯定,不具體;在謠傳中
air原始涵義:
n.天空, 大氣, 空氣; 氣氛We breathe air.我們呼吸空氣。
There was an air of excitement at the meeting.會議上氣氛激昂。
空中Many birds are flying in the air.許多鳥兒在空中飛翔。
樣子, 神態(tài), 姿態(tài)They were displeased with her haughty airs.他們討厭她高傲的派頭。
vt. & vi.晾曬, 烘干The straw mattresses are airing there.草墊子正在那里晾著。
播送, 廣播The program airs daily.本節(jié)目每天廣播。
vt.使房間通風(fēng), 透氣We air the room by opening the windows.我們打開窗子讓屋子通風(fēng)。
造句:
The scandal about him has been in the air for a long time.
有關(guān)他的那個丑聞已流傳很久了。
38、 above all 尤其是, 最重要的.
同義替換:
especially, most important of all
above原始涵義:
prep.(表示位置)在…正上方The aeroplane was flying a few feet above the sea.
飛機(jī)正在距海面幾英尺的低空飛行。
(表示方向)在…的另一側(cè); 在…往北The water is smoother above the dam.壩的另一邊水面平靜些。
(表示比較)優(yōu)于, 勝于; 較…更為; 高出Because of her beauty, she has managed to marry above her.由于貌美, 她得以嫁給一個地位比她高的人。
超過, 超越; 為…所不及You can't expect to succeed if you attempt tasks above your ability.如果你要做能力達(dá)不到的事, 就別指望成功。
(表示等級)在…之上, 高于A lieutenant colonel ranks above a major.陸軍中校比少校級別高。
(表示否定)不受…的影響; 不至于He is above meanness and deceit.他不至于搞卑鄙和欺騙行為。
(表示數(shù)目)超過, 超出Above two hundred people attended the meeting.二百多人出席了會議。
adv.在上面My room is just above.我的房間就在樓上。
以上This is a military meeting for captains and above.這是一個由上尉及上尉以上軍官參加的軍事會議。
上述As is stated above, this principle applies to all cases.如前文所講, 這一原則適合所有案例。
真題重現(xiàn):
Among the many shaping factors, I would single out the country's excellent elementary schools: and above all the American genius for nonverbal, “patial” thinking about things technological.
在諸多形成因素中,我要特別提到的是美國優(yōu)良的小學(xué)教育;尤其是,美國人在思考技術(shù)問題時所表現(xiàn)出來的一種非語言的“立體”思維天賦。(1996閱讀)
造句:
Above all, the person in charge was on the spot.
特別是,負(fù)責(zé)人在場的。
39、 in all 總共, 總計
同義替換:
counting everyone or everything, altogether
造句:
There are fifteen books on the first shelf, twenty-one on the second, that makes thirty-six in all.
書架的第一層有15本書, 第二層有21本, 總共是36本。
40、 after all 畢竟,到底
(not) at all 一點也不
all at once突然
once and for all 只此一次
first of all 首先
all in all 大體上說
be all in 累極了
all but 幾乎
造句:
Don't get discouraged by setbacks, we are new to the work after all.
別因挫折而灰心, 這工作對我們來說畢竟還是陌生的
He’s not at all tired.
他一點也不累。
I felt afraid all at once.
我突然間感到害怕。
He will explain it fully once and for all.
他將把它充分地解釋一次就此了結(jié)。
First of all, you should know what profession suits you.
首先, 你該知道什么職業(yè)適合你。
All in all, it has been a great success.
總的來說, 非常成功。
She is all in.
她累得要死
She all but fainted when she heard the news.
聽到那消息, 她差點暈過去。
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