Lesson 32
1.arrest vt./n. 1.逮捕,拘捕,拘留2.阻礙
under arrest 被逮捕(being arrested)
例句:Joseph Smith, you're under arrest for robbing a bank.
約瑟夫·史密斯,你由于搶銀行被逮捕了。
2.assistant n. 助手
research assistant 研究助理員(很多時(shí)候research assistant可以縮略成R.A.)
A.Are you going home for winter vacation?
A:寒假你回家嗎?
B:I've agreed to stay on here as a research assistant.
B:我已經(jīng)答應(yīng)留下來做研究助理員。
3.free adj. 自由的,免費(fèi)的 vt. 解放,解脫
free of 擺脫,清除
例句:I open the window to free the room of smoke.
我打開窗戶,把屋里的煙排出去。
free up 空出來
A:I just found out I can't renew my lease for the next school year.
A:我剛知道下個(gè)學(xué)年我無法續(xù)租房子了。
B:Well. don't worry. There should be plenty of apartments freeing up after graduation.
B:噢,別擔(dān)心。畢業(yè)之后會(huì)空出很多房子來的。
free with money 花錢大手大腳(with no self-control in spending money)
例句:Ted is always free with money. It is said he has spent $500 on his birthday party.
泰德總是花錢大手大腳的。據(jù)說他的生日晚會(huì)就花掉了500美元。
4.hand vt.遞,交 n. 手
at hand 在手頭,在手邊
例句:I couldn't look up the speelling of the word, I didn't have a dictionary at hand.
我查不了這個(gè)詞的拼寫,我手頭沒有詞典。
off hand 即席的,沒有準(zhǔn)備的
例句:I can't tell you off hand, but as soon as I get back to my office, I'll give you a call.
我沒法現(xiàn)在告訴你,等我一回辦公室,就會(huì)馬上給你打電話的。
5. once adv.曾經(jīng),以前
once and for all 一勞永逸地;就此一次;最后一次
例句:I am going to tell that neighbor of mine to turn down that music once and for all.
我要告訴我的鄰居讓他把音量關(guān)小,我就跟他說這最后一次了。
once every other...每隔...一次
例句:Once every other month the drama club puts on a play.
每隔一個(gè)月,戲劇俱樂部上演一出戲。
once in a blue moon 特別少見;一生只有一次
例句:What does it matter what your uncle think of you? He only visits you once in a blue moon.
依叔叔怎么評價(jià)你又有什么關(guān)系?他很少來看你。
once in a while 有時(shí),偶爾(occasionally)
例句:1.It doesn't matter if your fingers get a little dirty once in a while.
如果你偶爾弄臟了你的手指是沒有關(guān)系的。
2.Prof.Daniel just come here to give a lecture once in a while.
丹尼爾教授只是偶爾才來這兒做一次講座。
6.shopping n. 買東兩,購物
go shoppipg 去買東西
例句:Did you go shopping?
你有沒有去買東西?
7.wrap vt. 包裹,卷 n. 披肩,圍巾
wrap up 完成,結(jié)束(對照同義習(xí)語:be finished with, be done with, be through with, wind up)
例句:Do you think we can wrap up this report by five?
你覺得5點(diǎn)前我們能夠做完這個(gè)報(bào)告嗎?
1.arrest vt./n. 1.逮捕,拘捕,拘留2.阻礙
under arrest 被逮捕(being arrested)
例句:Joseph Smith, you're under arrest for robbing a bank.
約瑟夫·史密斯,你由于搶銀行被逮捕了。
2.assistant n. 助手
research assistant 研究助理員(很多時(shí)候research assistant可以縮略成R.A.)
A.Are you going home for winter vacation?
A:寒假你回家嗎?
B:I've agreed to stay on here as a research assistant.
B:我已經(jīng)答應(yīng)留下來做研究助理員。
3.free adj. 自由的,免費(fèi)的 vt. 解放,解脫
free of 擺脫,清除
例句:I open the window to free the room of smoke.
我打開窗戶,把屋里的煙排出去。
free up 空出來
A:I just found out I can't renew my lease for the next school year.
A:我剛知道下個(gè)學(xué)年我無法續(xù)租房子了。
B:Well. don't worry. There should be plenty of apartments freeing up after graduation.
B:噢,別擔(dān)心。畢業(yè)之后會(huì)空出很多房子來的。
free with money 花錢大手大腳(with no self-control in spending money)
例句:Ted is always free with money. It is said he has spent $500 on his birthday party.
泰德總是花錢大手大腳的。據(jù)說他的生日晚會(huì)就花掉了500美元。
4.hand vt.遞,交 n. 手
at hand 在手頭,在手邊
例句:I couldn't look up the speelling of the word, I didn't have a dictionary at hand.
我查不了這個(gè)詞的拼寫,我手頭沒有詞典。
off hand 即席的,沒有準(zhǔn)備的
例句:I can't tell you off hand, but as soon as I get back to my office, I'll give you a call.
我沒法現(xiàn)在告訴你,等我一回辦公室,就會(huì)馬上給你打電話的。
5. once adv.曾經(jīng),以前
once and for all 一勞永逸地;就此一次;最后一次
例句:I am going to tell that neighbor of mine to turn down that music once and for all.
我要告訴我的鄰居讓他把音量關(guān)小,我就跟他說這最后一次了。
once every other...每隔...一次
例句:Once every other month the drama club puts on a play.
每隔一個(gè)月,戲劇俱樂部上演一出戲。
once in a blue moon 特別少見;一生只有一次
例句:What does it matter what your uncle think of you? He only visits you once in a blue moon.
依叔叔怎么評價(jià)你又有什么關(guān)系?他很少來看你。
once in a while 有時(shí),偶爾(occasionally)
例句:1.It doesn't matter if your fingers get a little dirty once in a while.
如果你偶爾弄臟了你的手指是沒有關(guān)系的。
2.Prof.Daniel just come here to give a lecture once in a while.
丹尼爾教授只是偶爾才來這兒做一次講座。
6.shopping n. 買東兩,購物
go shoppipg 去買東西
例句:Did you go shopping?
你有沒有去買東西?
7.wrap vt. 包裹,卷 n. 披肩,圍巾
wrap up 完成,結(jié)束(對照同義習(xí)語:be finished with, be done with, be through with, wind up)
例句:Do you think we can wrap up this report by five?
你覺得5點(diǎn)前我們能夠做完這個(gè)報(bào)告嗎?