2009年考研英語常見詞匯與例句十四

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Ø to no effect 不起作用,沒有取得任何效果
     Mr Charles complained, to no effect.
     Ø (be) of no effect (=useless) 無效
     The approval is of no effect.
     Ø in effect (=in fact, in essence) 有效、實(shí)際上
     The old system is still in effect. 舊制度仍有效。
     He is, in effect, my rival.
     實(shí)際上他是我的競爭對手。
     Ø to the effect that adv 大意是…, (接句子)
     Started early to the effect that he might get there by lunchtime. 他一早就動身了,以便在午飯前趕到那里。
     Ø to that effect帶有那個意思的…
     He said he was greatly worried, or words to that effect. 他說他非常擔(dān)憂,或大致是這個意思
     Ø emerge from ( =appear, arise from ) 出現(xiàn), 暴露(問題意見等)
     Advanced figures are emerging in multitude in this era of ours.
     在我們這個時代先進(jìn)人物正在大量地涌現(xiàn)出來。
     Ø place(or put, lay) an emphasis on 強(qiáng)調(diào), 把重點(diǎn)放在…上
     laid a strong emphasis on the study of foreign languages; 把主要重點(diǎn)放在學(xué)習(xí)外語上;
     Ø encourage sb in 鼓勵; encourage sb to do sth
     encourage sb in his work 鼓勵某人工作
     encourage sb in his idleness 慫恿某人游手好閑
     Ø on end (=continuously) 連續(xù)地 豎著,直立的 (沒有單獨(dú)的on the end 的詞組)
     The sight made his hair stand on end.
     He thought it was his dead brother’s ghost.
     Ø at an end (=finished) 結(jié)束了
     The court has passed sentence and the matter is now at an end.
     Ø at the end of one’s rope adv智窮力竭, 山窮水盡
     Frank was at the end of his rope over the matter.
     Ø at one’s wit’s end 無法可想, 智窮計(jì)盡
     He has already been at his wit’s end in this matter.
     Ø no end of adj (=very many/much) 很多,大量
     She had no end of stories to tell.
     Ø in the end (=finally, eventually) 最終
     All will turn out well in the end.
     一切終究都會好起來的
     Ø end up with 以…而結(jié)束
     End up is used in conversation to say what happens to someone at the end of a series of events. You can say that someone ends up in a particular place, that they end up with something, or that they end up doing something. You do not use end up in formal writing.
     Ø come to an end (=finish) 結(jié)束
     The cold war came to an end.
     Ø end in 以…為結(jié)束
     The council’s first meeting ended in acrimony.
     Ø engage in 或 be engaged in 忙于,從事
     I have a large circle of friends and acquaintances engaged in photography.
     Ø enter for (=put the name on a list for) 報(bào)名參加enter for a race 參加賽跑
     Ø enter into (=begin) 開始(談話, 談判等)
     Ø enter on / upon (=begin) 開始
     I’m trying to find out what settings I need to enter on my hp 2210 pocket pc to enable internet access through bluetooth using my GPRS connection?
     Ø be entitled to (=be given the right to do sth)有權(quán)…,有資格…
     Officers are entitled to travel first class