Unit19詞匯
1﹑merchant商人
The Merchant of Venice,
He is a dishonest merchant.
Merchantable adj. 可買賣的, 有銷路的merchantable goods有銷路的商品
dealer. 經(jīng)銷商, 商人 wholesale dealer批發(fā)商
2、uneasy 不安的,憂慮的
feel/be uneasy about 對……感到不安
He was uneasy about my decision.他對我的決定感到不安。
3、deny(denied,denying) 否認,拒絕給予
deny sth He didn't deny the facts.
deny doing sth He denied having seen these watches before.
deny that I do not deny that is a serious blow.
There’s no denying (the fact) that quicker action could have saved them.
事實不可否認...
deny sb. admission 拒絕某人入場
4、pay back報答;償還, 報復
pay sth/sb back How can we pay you back
for your great help?
pay back sth pay back the money=pay off
pay sb back sth Have you paid me back the money?
pay sth back to sb
報復 I’ll pay him back for the trick he played on me.
pay for 因...受到懲罰;為...付出代價,為……付款He'll
have to pay for what he has done.
Off 清償債務, He has paid off all his debts.
取得成功;得到好結(jié)果 Did his plan pay off? 他的計劃成功了嗎?
Out 為某事付巨款I had to pay out $500 to get my car repaired.
Up 付清全部欠款 If you don't pay up at once, we'll see you in court!
5、matserpiece[C] a world matserpiece世界名著
6、Mercy
(1)[U]慈悲,憐憫;仁慈,寬容
have mercy on sb/sth ; show mercy on/to sb/sth 對……憐憫
The commander showed (little/no)mercy to the prisoners of war.
Beg for mercy乞求/請求寬恕;at the mercy of 任由……擺布
A sailor is at the mercy of the weather.
水手受到天氣的擺布。
Without mercy毫不留情地,殘忍地 throw oneself on sb's mercy懇求某人幫忙(寬。
mercy killing 安樂死
(2)[C]幸運,僥幸
It was a mercy(幸運的是)that the whole family survived the earthquake.
adj. merciful仁慈的,慈悲的;
a merciful judge
一位仁慈的法官
merciless 無情的;殘酷的;毫無慈悲心的
7、Enemy
1. 敵人,仇敵[C]
Don't make an enemy of him.
不要與他為敵。
2. 敵軍[the S][G]
The enemy was/were attacking the town.
敵軍正在攻打該城。
8、go about doing sth著手干;做=get down to doing sth/ sth=set out to do sth=set about doing
How shall we go about solving the problem? go about to do sth 設法做某事
go about 四處走動He didn't go about much.他不常外出。
9、As/so far as I know/can see,to my knowlege 就我所知
As/so far as I know/can see, he is honest.
As far as就……而言,遠到 as far as i can/possible 盡我所能
As far as today/present=so far
10、Reasonable-----unreasonable
11、Weakness
(1. )虛弱;軟弱;薄弱[U]
Weakness compelled him to retire early.
他因身體虛弱而較早退休。
(2. )弱點;缺點[C]
We all have our little weaknesses.
我們大家都有自己的小毛病。
12、Judgement
Make a judgement on 對……作出判斷 in one's judgement 依某人看來
pass judgement on sb對某人宣判
對a man of good judgement 判斷力強的人
13、Gentleman Ladies and gentlemen
14、Greeting
Offer/send greetings to sb向……問候
He sent his greetings to you in the letter.
他在這封信里向你致以問候。
15、Envy
1.VT envy sb sb's +n妒忌;羨慕某人的……
I envy you your good luck/.your health.
2.n
1. 妒忌;羨慕[U]
She said it out of envy.
她出于嫉妒說了這話。
2. 妒忌的對象;羨慕的目標[the S][(+of)]
He is the envy of others ( 嫉妒對象).
3.feel envy at sb =envy
He feels envy at my success.
他嫉妒我的成功.
嫉妒的;羨慕的[(+of)]
Do not be envious of your neighbors
16、accuse
vt.
1. 指控,控告[(+of)]
She accused him of stealing her watch.
她控告他偷她的表。=charge……with (doing )sth
He accused his boss of carelessness .
他指責老板粗心。
He was accused of murder.
有人指控他謀殺。
He was charged with stealing.
2. 指責,把...歸咎(于)[O]
Man often accuses nature for his own misfortunes.
人類常把自己的不幸歸咎于天。
the accused 被告 accuser 譴責者,起訴者
17、consequence 結(jié)果,后果,影響
He is a man of great consequence.
他是一個很重要的人物。
in consequence of 由于…的緣故 in consequence take the consequence承擔后果
18、fortune. fortunately
1. 財產(chǎn),財富;巨款[C][U]
He received a large fortune when his uncle died.
他在叔父去世時得到了一大筆財產(chǎn)。
2. 好運,幸運[U][+to-v]
He did not deserve such fortune.
他不配得到這種好運氣。
Seek one's fortune/opportunity尋找發(fā)跡的機會/碰運氣
make one's fortune發(fā)財make a big fortune 發(fā)大財
19、Bargain
N (1). 買賣,交易
Clement made a satisfactory /good/bad bargain with him.
克萊門特和他作了一次滿意的交易。
(2). 特價商品,便宜貨
These toys are a real bargain at such low prices.
這些玩具的價格這么便宜,真劃得來。
(3). Buy sth at a bargain price 廉價買東西
VI談判,討價還價 bargain with sb over/about/for sth=quarrel討價還價
she bargained with the fishmonger over the price.
她與魚販講價錢。
20、bless blest blest祝福, 保佑
1.保佑,庇護
Good-bye, and may God bless you.
再見,愿上帝保佑你。
2. 贊美(神);感謝,對...感激
They blessed her for her kindness.
他們感謝她的好意。
21、Legal, illegal
1. 法律上的,有關法律的[B]
He intends to take legal action.
他打算提出訴訟。
2. 合法的,正當?shù)?/p>
Gambling is not legal here.
這里賭博是不合法的。
3. 法定的
When you drive, you must not exceed the legal limit.
你開車時不能超過法定的速度。
22、tear up
1. 撕破;撕碎
She tore up the letter and threw it into the waste basket.
2.取消(合同)agreement
tear down撕下來,拆毀 tear to pieces 撕成碎片tear across 撕成兩塊tear Off 快速脫下 tear one's hair生氣,著急,難過
23、Deed
do a good deed 做好事
Thanks very much in deed.實際上
24、Requirement
(1)需要[+v-ing]
The roof requires repairing.
屋頂需要修理了。
This project will require less money.
這項工程所需的投資較少。
(2)True marriage requires us to show trust and loyalty
(3). 要求,命令[+that]
The director required that we should work all night.
主任要求我們通宵工作。
25、Declare
1) 宣布,宣告 They will declare the results of the election soon.
America declared war on / against Iraq.
declare sb/sth (to be)宣布成為……
The judge him (to be) the winner of the race.
2) 斷言,宣稱,聲明 He declared that he was innocent.
The Declaration of Independence
26、Court
N.朝廷;朝臣庭院,院子;(網(wǎng)球等的)場地
Bring sth to court提交法庭審判 take sb to court對某人起訴
appear in court 出庭 go to court 起訴
27、go/get down on one’s knees
They will never go down on their knees before the enemy.
He went down on one knee before her.
28、Worthy
(1)The place is worth visiting. The place is worthy of being visited.
The place is worthy to be visited.It’s worthwhile to visit/visiting the place.
(2)She is worthy to receive such honor.
她應該得到此榮譽
29、Punish
punish sb for sth/doing sth; be punished for
The teacher punished her students for cheating in the exam.
~ sth (by / with sth)
In those days murder was always punished with the death penalty.
My parents used to punish me by not letting me watch TV.
n. punishment
30、Order
Vt
1. 命令;指揮
The general ordered that a bridge(should) be built over the river at once.
He ordered her to go.
It's ordered that (should) do
2.定購;叫(菜或飲料)
Order sb sth, order sth for sb
Please order me a copy.
請給我定購一本。
in order1整齊,有條理Put the books in order.
2 狀況;良好的狀況 Everything is in order.
in the order of 按…的順序; out of order 混亂,出毛病,壞了
place an order for 訂購 in order that in order to