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1. It is much easier to talk about social change than to ____.
A)bring it on B)bring it out C)bring it up D)bring it about
2. The car ________ halfway for no reason.
A)broke off B)broke down C)broke up D)broke out
3. We have to try every means to _____ the costs of the construction project.
A)bring off B)bring forth C)bring down D)bring back
4. The bed has been ______ in the family. It was my great-grandmother’s originally.
A)handed out B)handed over C)handed down D)handed round
5. The car won't start because the battery has _____ .
A)run up B)run over C)run down D)run off
6. A well-written composition ______ good choice of words and clear organization among other things.
A)calls on B)calls for C)calls up D)calls off
7. When he realized the police had spotted him, the man ____ the exit as quickly as possible.
A)made off B)made for C)made out D)made up
8. Some hard plastics can be _____ metals in manufacturing machine parts.
A)substituted for B)taken the place of C)replaced in D)given way to
9. The price of beer _____ from 500 cents to $ 4 per liter during the summer season.
A)altered B)ranged C)separated D)differed
10. Then the speaker _____ the various factors leading to the present economic crisis.
A)went after B)went for C)went into D)went on
11. It is not easy to learn English well but if you _____ , you will succeed in the end.
A) hang up B)hang about C)hang in D)hang onto
12. Not long ago, a person whom I know very well was ____ an accident.
A) related to B) involved in C) included in D)subjected to
13. A love marriage, however, does not necessarily _____ much sharing of interests and responsibilities.
A) take over B)result in C) hold on D)keep to
14. The police are _____ the records of all those involved in the crime.
A) looking into B) looking after C) looking out D) looking on
15. In 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe ______ Eurpoe into a great war.
A) inserted B) imposed C) pitched D) plunged
17. I don't know why he _____ in the middle of a sentence.
A)broke away B)broke out C)broke through D)broke off
18. When the whole area was _____ by the flood the government sent food there by helicopter.
A)cut away B)cut down C)cut up D)cut off
19. The engine _____ smoke and steam.
A)gives up B)gives in C)gives away D)gives off
20. I am sorry I _____ your glasses off the desk when wiping it.
A)drew B)hit C)struck D)knocked
21. The store had to ______ a number of clerks because sales were down.
A)lay out B)lay off C)lay aside D)lay down
22. This popular sports car is now being ______ at the rate of a thousand a week.
A)turned down B)turned out C)turned up D)turned on
23. The French pianist who had been praised very highly ______ to be a great disappointment.
A)turned up B)turned in C)turned out D)turned down
24. Mary is in bed with a fever and she can't hope to ____ the cold in a few days.
A)get over B)get away C)get off D)get out
25. When I was very young, I was terribly frightened of school, but I soon ______ it.
A)got off B)got across C)got away D)got over
26. When Mr. Jones gets old, he will _____ over his business to his son.
A)take B)hand C)think D)get
27. A lorry _____ Jane's cat and sped away.
A)ran over B)ran into C)ran through D)ran down
28. The speaker _____ his notes before the lecture.
A)ran down B)ran into C)ran over D)ran out
29. The new comers found it impossible to _____ themselves to the climate sufficiently to make permanent homes in the new country.
A)suit B)adapt C)regulate D)coordinate
30. Although he had looked through all the reference material on the subject, he still found it hard to understand this point and her explanation only _____ to his confusion.
A)extended B)amounted C)added D)turned
参考答案与详解
1. D
[注释]要引起社会变革,说比作容易得多。
A)bring on 引起, 导致, 使发展, 促进;Working out in the rain for a long time may bring on a fever. 在雨中工作很长时间可能使人发高烧。Study should bring on your Math. 学习会提高你的数学水平。
B)bring out 使显示, 出版;激起;Company should bring her out a bit. 与人交往会对她说话方面有所鼓励。His latest novel will be brought out. 他的最新小说快要出版了。
C)bring up 教育, 培养, 提出;to bring up the question 提出问题;They had brought up their sons to stand on their own feet. 他们培养儿子生活自立。
D)bring about 使发生, 引起;产生;The politicians don't seem to have brought about any great changes. 政治家们似乎并没有带来任何巨大的变化。
2. B
[注释]汽车不明不白的中途抛锚了。
A)break off 中断, 折断, 突然停止; They've broken off their engagement. 他们解除了婚约。
B)break down (机器)损坏,(健康)垮掉,崩溃;Her health broke down under the pressure of work. 在工作的压力下,她的身体垮了。
C)break up 打碎, 破碎, 分裂, 结束;Their marriage is breaking up. 他们的婚姻濒临破裂。
D)break out (战争,争吵,火灾,瘟疫等)突发, 爆发;逃脱,突围;Several prisoners broke out of the jail. 有几个囚犯从狱中逃脱。
3. C
[注释]我们得千方百计降低建筑工程的成本。
A)bring off 使实现,办成功;Though it was a very difficult job, Helen was able to bring it off successfully ahead of schedule. 尽管那项工作很艰巨,海伦还是成功地提前完成了任务。
B)bring forth 提出,产生;He brought forth a new plan, just as unworkable as the old one. 他提出一项新计划,和原计划一样行不通。
C)bring down 使落下,击落,降低,减少;bring down an enemy fighter. 击落一架敌人战斗机。
D)bring back 带回;取来,买来;The country air brought back her strength. 乡村空气使他恢复了体力。
4.C
[注释]这张床是祖上传下来的,原先是我曾祖母的。
A)hand out 把...拿出来, 分发, 施舍;Duplicated material illustrating the lecture was handed out to the students. 这个讲座的说明材料的复印件发给了学生。
B)hand over 移交;让与;to hand over command of a ship
移交军舰的指挥权;The pickpocket was handed over to the police. 扒手被送交警方。
C)hand down 传给后代 (= hand on, pass down) ;This pair of bracelets were handed down from my great-grandmother.
这副手镯是我曾祖母传下来的。
D)hand round 传阅,传递;They are handing round the letter among themselves. 他们在传阅这封信。
5.C
[注释]这辆汽车启动不了,因为蓄电池已经用完。
A)run up 增加,积欠(账款,债务等);You'll run up a huge gas bill if you leave the heater on. 热水器老是开着,煤气费就会很高。
B)run over 浏览;(车辆)撞倒,轧过;Just run over my lines with me before the rehearsal begins. 排练前,跟我迅速对一边台词。
C)run down 用完, 停止,耗尽,变弱;The coal industry is being run down. 煤矿工业正逐步停产。My car battery has run down; it needs recharging.我车上的电池已变弱,需要充电。
D)run off (使液体)流尽,排出,跑掉,逃掉;复印处;run off water from the barrel 从桶中放出水;The treasurer has run off with the club's funds. 会计携带俱乐部资金潜逃了。
6.B
[注释]一篇好的作文还需要选词准确,结构清晰。
A)call on / upon 访问(人);号召,要求;Let's call in on the old granny for some minutes. 我们花几分钟去看看老奶奶吧。
B)call for 要求,需要,叫(某人)来;The situation calls for immediate action. 形势要求立即采取行动。
C)call up 召唤, 使想起, 提出, 打电话给;Please call me up this evening. 请今晚给我打电话。His youngest son was called up in 1914. 他最小的儿子在一九一四年应召入伍。
D)call off 放弃, 使转移走,取消;They have called off their engagement. 他们解除了婚约。
7. B
[注释]该男子意识到已被警察发现后,就尽快朝出口走去。
A)make off 离开, (尤指做了错事后)匆忙离开, 逃走,偷走;The thief made off with our car. 小偷盗走了我们的汽车。
B)make for .(尤指匆匆地)走向, 有利于, 倾向于;The large print makes for easier reading. 大号字体便于阅读。
C)make out 书写, 辨认出,看出,开出;He immediately sat down and made out a check. 他立刻坐下来开了一张支票。
D)make up 虚构, 整理, 包装, 和解, 编辑, 化妆;She made up her face to look prettier. 她把脸化了妆以便看上去漂亮些。Don't make up an excuse. 不要编理由了。
8. A
[注释]制造机器零件时,可用某些硬塑料来代替金属。
A)substitute for 代替..., 替换..., 取代;substitute for a teacher 代替一位教师;We must substitute plastics for rubber. 我们必须用塑料来代替橡胶。
B)take the place of 代替,取代;Nothing could take the place of the family he had lost. 什么也不能代替他失去的家庭。
C)replace 取代, 替换, 代替, 把...放回原处;replace coal by [with] gas 用煤气代替煤作燃料;Can anything replace a mother's love and care? 有什么东西能取代母亲的爱和关怀吗?
D)give way to 让路,让步,被……代替;Steam trains gave way to electric trains. 蒸汽火车被电气火车取代了。
9. B
[注释]夏季,啤酒价格范围为每升500美分到4美元。
A)alter 改变,改动,变更;alter the date from Wednesday to Saturday 将日期从星期三改到星期六。
B)range (from ... to) (在某范围内)变化;His interests range from chess to stamp. 他的兴趣广泛,从下象棋到既有无所不包。 Prices ranged from 5 dollars to 10 dollars. 价格自五美元至十美元不等。
C)separate (from ) 分离,划分,区分,分属;A fence separated the cows from the pigs. 围栏把奶牛和猪分开。separate the good ones from the bad ones 把好的和坏的分开;
D)differ (from / in) 不同,(在一间方面)发生分歧;My brother and I differ in many ways. 我和我兄弟在许多方面都不同。She differs from me in many ways. 她在许多方面都和我不一样。His opinion differs entirely from mine. 他的意见和我的完全不同。
10. C
[注释]随后,发言者讲起了导致当前这场经济危机的种种因素。
A)go after 追赶,追求;The police went after the escaped prisoner. 警察追赶逃犯。
B)go for 想要获得,选择,袭击;The dog went for the policeman. 这条狗攻击了警察。He's going for a job. 他想找份工作。
C)go into 进入,开始从事,调查,研究,叙述;The police are going into the murder case. 警察将要调查这起谋杀案。
D)go on 继续,进行;Go on with your work. 继续干你的工作。Go on, I'm listening. 说下去吧,我在听着。
11. C
[注释]学好英语不容易,但是,只要坚持下去,最终是会成功的。
A) hang up 挂断(电话),悬挂,挂起;Hang your coat up.
把你的上衣挂起来。
B)hang about / around 闲逛,耽搁,闲呆着;He hung about outside my house. 他在我家房子外面转悠。Don't hang about--we have a train to catch! "别磨磨蹭蹭了,我们还要赶火车呢!"
C)hang in (there) 坚持下去;Hang in there, the worst is yet to come. 坚持下去,最恶劣的情况还没有到呢。
D)hang onto / on to 紧握住;保留住;We should hang onto the shares until their prices are higher. "在股票价格升高之前,我们应当尽力保住这些股票。" Hang on to the strap. The bus is starting. "抓住皮带,汽车要开动了。"
12. B
[注释]不久前,我的一位熟人卷入了一场事故。
A) relate to 与……有关;They are related to each other. 他们彼此之间有亲戚关系。all the papers that relate to this subject 有关这个问题的所有论文。
B) involve in 卷入,牵连,参与;be involved in trouble 卷入纠纷;be involved in disaster 陷入不幸;Don't involve other people in your trouble. 别把别人牵涉进你的麻烦中去。All the children were involved in the school play. 所有的孩子都参加了学校排练的剧。
C) include in 包括进;Detailed instructions are included in the booklet. 小册子中有详细说明。
D)subject to (1)使经历,使经受;They were subject to great suffering. 他们遭受了巨大痛苦。(2) 服从,易受;以……为条件;be subject to damage 易受损伤;The treaty is subject to ratification. 此条约经批准后才能生效。
13. B
[注释]然而,由爱情导致的婚姻并不一定产生兴趣共享和责任分担。
A) take over 接收,接管;承袭,借用;Who do you think will take over now that the governor has been dismissed?既然州长已被解职了,你认为谁能胜任?
B)result in 导致,结果是;Acting before thinking always results in failure. 做事不先考虑总会导致失败。The accident resulted in the death of two people. 这场意外事故造成两人死亡。
C) hold on等一会,不挂断(电话);握住不放,坚持住; Could you hold on? I'll just see if the manager's in. 你不要挂断电话好吗?我去看一看经理在不在。Will the car hold on till we reach London? 这车能支持到我们抵达伦敦吗?He seems to hold on no hope of succeeding. 他好象对成功不抱有希望。
D)keep to 遵守,信守,坚持;He keeps to his promise. 他守约。We kept to the roads we knew. 我们不离开我们认识的路。
14. A
[注释]警方正在调查那些嫌疑犯的档案记载。
A) look into 调查,研究;"The mayor promised to look into whether the clash was designed, or it just happened by accident." "市长答应调查这次冲突是预先计划好的,还是偶然发生的。"
B) look after 照看,负责;My friend looked after my cat while I was on holiday. 在我去度假的时候,我的朋友照料我的猫。Robert's old enough to look after himself. "罗伯特这么大了,已经能照顾自己了。" I'll look after the bill. 我负责付账。
C) look out 小心,提防;Look out, there's a car coming.
留神,汽车过来了。
D) look on 旁观,观看;May I look on with you? 我可以跟你合看这本书吗? They stood looking on while the old lady was robbed. 老妇遭抢时,他们只是袖手旁观。
15. D
[注释]1914年,东欧遥远地区的一次小事件却使整个欧洲陷入一场巨大的战祸。
A) insert 插入,嵌入;insert a key into the lock 把钥匙插入锁中;to insert an advertisement in a newspaper 把广告安排在报纸上 ;He inserted the key in the lock but could not open the door. 他把钥匙插入锁中但没能打开门。
B) impose (on) 把……强加于;征(税等),处以(罚款等); New duties were imposed on wines and spirits. 酒类被加征新税。 Don't impose yourself on people who don't want you. 不要勉强和不需要你的人在一起。
C) pitch 投掷,扔,定调;pitch a stone into the river 向河中扔石头;The song is pitched too low for me. 歌起调太低,我唱不了。
D) plunge 纵身投入;使突然陷入,遭受;plunge a country into war 使一个国家陷入战争;plunge a room into darkness 使一房间陷于黑暗中;plunge sb. into deep sorrow 使某人陷入深深的悲痛之中;He plunged into the water to save the child. 他跳入水中救小孩。
16. C
[注释]在发展中国家,人们大量涌入已经拥挤不堪的城市。
A)break into 非法闯入,打断,插嘴,突然开始;The thieves broke into the office and stole some money. 小偷闯入办公室,偷了一些钱。The crowd broke into cheers and the drunk bowed. 观众们爆发出一阵欢呼,醉汉鞠了一躬。
B)fill 装满,充满;填补;He filled the bucket with water.
他把水桶装满水。
C)pour 灌,倒,注,倾泻;pour into 涌进;People poured into the hall. 人们涌进大厅。
D)hurry 匆忙,赶紧;He hurried across the rails in front of a train. 他匆匆地赶在一列火车前面穿过了铁轨。"Hurry him, or he'll be late." "催他一下,不然他要迟到了。"
17. D
[注释]我不知道他为什么说到一半突然中断了。
A)break away 突然离开,逃离;The robbery suspect broke away from the lockup. 抢劫嫌疑犯从拘留所逃脱了。Modern music like jazz has broken away from the old traditional rules. (喻)现代音乐如爵士乐摆脱了旧的传统规则。
B)break out (战争,争吵,瘟疫等)爆发;逃脱,突围;Fire broke out in the kitchen. 厨房突然发生了火灾。World War II broke out in 1939. 第二次世界大战是1939年爆发的。
C)break through 突破,冲破,突围;After the storm the sun broke through the clouds. 风暴过后太阳冲破了云层。At last, those physicians and specialists broke through in their fight against heart disease. 那些内科医生和专家们终于在同心脏病的斗争中取得了突破。The guerrillas soon broke through. 游击队很快就突围了。
D)break off 中断,停止讲话;When Bob came in, she off her talk with me and went to greet him. 鲍勃走进来时,她中断了与我的谈话而和他打招呼。
18. D
[注释]该地区被洪水完全隔离后,政府用直升机空运食物去。
A)cut away 切除,剪去,砍下;They cut away all the dead branches from the tree. 他们把树上的枯枝全都砍掉了。
B)cut down 减少(消费,开支);to cut down on smoking 减少抽烟;
C)cut up 切碎;割伤;使伤心;Jean was really cut up when her husband left her. 在丈夫抛弃她之后,简痛苦极了。
D)cut off 切断,隔断;cut off a telephone conversation 切断电话;The village was cut off by the snow for a month. 村子被大雪围困了一个月。
16. In developing countries people are _____ into overcrowded cities in great numbers.
A)breaking B)filling C)pouring D)hurrying
19. D
[注释]该发动机发出烟和蒸汽。
A)give up 停止,放弃;There's no need for Tom to give up his belief. 汤姆没有必要放弃信心。
B)give in 屈服,投降;交上,呈上;Don't give in to him. 别对他让步。
C)give away 赠送;泄露;She gave away state secrets to the enemy. 她把国家机密泄露给了敌人。The supermarket is giving away a box of sugar to everyone who comes today.
超级市场正在向今天来的每位顾客赠送一盒糖。
D)give off 发出(光,声,味等);The rotten eggs gave off a bad smell. 臭鸡蛋发出难闻的气味。
20. D
[注释]对不起,我在抹桌子时把你的眼睛碰了下来。本题只有C,D两项可与off搭配。
A)draw 拖,拉;draw a boat out of the water 将小船从水里拉出来;draw the curtain 拉窗帘;
B)hit 打,击中;碰撞;He hit me with his hand. 他用手打了我。He hit the ball with the bat. 他用球拍击球。The falling tree hit a car. 倒下的树砸着了小汽车。
C)strike off 删去,除名;砍除;The doctor was struck off for incompetence. 那医生因不称职而被除名。
D)knock off 打掉,碰下;杀价;下班;knock off 10% for cash 支付现金可10%折扣;She knocked the vase off (the table ) by accident. 她不小心把花瓶(从桌上)碰了下来。
21. B
[注释]该商店因销售量下降只得解雇一些店员。
A)lay out 摆出,铺开;安排,布置,设计;The gardens are beautifully laid out. 这些花园都设计得很美。
B)lay off (临时)解雇 ;停止;The factory was laying people off. 工厂正在裁员。 Lay off hitting me!
别打我了!The doctor advised the managing director to lay off for a couple of days. 医生劝总经理休息几天。
C)lay aside 把……搁置一边;留存,储存;They've a little money laid aside for emergencies. 他们存下一点钱以备紧急使用。
D)lay down 放下,交出;规定,制定;Lay down your arms, or we'll fire. 缴枪不杀。
22. B
[注释]这种流行的运动车正以每周1000俩的速度生产出来。
A)turn down 关小,调低,拒绝; Please turn the television down a bit. 请把电视机音量关小点。to turn down the gas 关小煤气;
B)turn out 制造,生产,结果是;关掉;驱逐;We are to turn out 100,000 computers next year to meet the market requirements. 我们计划明年生产十万台计算机以满足市场需要。
C)turn up 开大,调大,出现,来到;The party started at 8:00, but she failed to turn up. 晚会8点开始,但她没有到场。
D)turn on 接通,打开;Turn on the gas and light the oven. 打开煤气点燃炉子。
23. C
[注释]受到高度赞扬的这位法国钢琴家令人大失所望。
A)turned up 开大,调大,出现,翻上;来到;turn up one's coat collar 把衣领翻上。
B)turned in 交还,上交,上床睡觉;内向;This is a poor piece of work you've turned in. 你交来的作品质量差。It's late; I think I'll turn in. 天晚了,我该就寝了。
C)turned out 制造,生产,结果是;关掉;驱逐;We are to turn out 100,000 computers next year to meet the market requirements. 我们计划明年生产十万台计算机以满足市场需要。It turned out that this young man was none other than the old man's son. 此年轻人竟然是这老人的儿子。
D)turned down A)turn down 关小,调低,拒绝;翻下; Please turn the television down a bit. 请把电视机音量关小点。to turn down the gas 关小煤气;turn down one's coat collar 把衣领翻下。
24. A
[注释]玛莉因发烧而卧床不起,几天内她的感冒不可能痊愈。
A)get over 复原,恢复;克服(障碍,困难,窘迫,困惑等)Can we get over this difficulty? 我们能克服这个困难吗?It took me a long time to get over my cold. 我的感冒过了很久才好。You'll be glad to get your operation over. 手术做完了你一定会高兴的。
B)get away 离开,度假;逃脱惩罚;接受(小处罚) Thieves robbed the bank and got away with a lot of money. 窃贼抢劫了银行带着许多钱逃跑了。
C)get off 出发,动身,逃脱惩罚;下马,下车;We must be getting off now. 现在我们必须出发了。The boy got off the bike. 男孩下了自行车。
D)get out (消息,秘密等)被人知道;泄露;离开;The secret got out. 秘密被泄露了。I'd better get out before I'm thrown out. 我最好在被赶出去之前离开。
25. D
[注释]我年幼时特别怕上学,但是很快就克服了。
A)get off 逃脱惩罚;You won't get off so easily next time. 下次你就不能这么容易地逃脱了。
B)get across 穿过(桥,河,边境等);使被理解; Did your speech get across to the crowd? 你的演说听众理解吗? Only half the company got across the bridge before it was blown up. 只有半连的士兵过了桥,桥就被炸掉了。
C)get away 离开,逃脱惩罚;If you cheat in the exam you'll never get away with it. 如果你在考试中作弊,你是逃脱不了惩罚的。
D)get over 复原,恢复;克服(障碍,困难,窘迫,困惑等)get over one's shyness / nervousness / disappointment 克服羞涩/ 紧张/ 失望.
26. B
[注释]琼斯先生年老时会把他的企业移交给儿子。
A)take over接受,接管;承袭,借用;The Japanese have taken over many European ways of life. 日本人袭用了不少欧洲人的生活方式。
B)hand over 移交,交出;The thief was handed over to the police. 小偷被移交给警察。
C)think over 仔细考虑;Please think over what I've said. 请仔细考虑我说的话。
D)get over 克服,解决(问题等);从(疾病,失望等)中恢复过来;It took me a long time to get over my cold.
我的感冒过了很久才好。Can we get over this difficulty?
我们能克服这个困难吗?
27. A
[注释]一辆卡车把珍的猫撞倒碾过,然后加速开走了。
A)run over 在……上驶过,碾过;很快粗略的看一遍;Two children were run over at that road junction last month.上月,两个孩子在交通路口被车压了。
B)run into 偶见,撞在……上;遭遇(困难等); She ran her car into a tree while reversing. 她倒车时,把车撞倒了树上。
C)run through 贯穿,匆匆阅读;排练;挥霍;A feeling of sadness ran through his poetry.伤感充斥了他的整个诗篇。
D)run down (用车)撞倒 ;贬低;减少;查找出;逐渐停止
The coal industry is being run down. 煤矿工业正逐步停产。
28. C
[注释]演讲者在讲座开始前匆匆地看了一下讲稿。
A)run down 无情的批评,毁谤;She's always running her husband down in public. 她总是公开诋毁她的丈夫。
B)run into 巧遇,偶尔碰件;I ran into my old school friend at the supermarket this morning. 今天早上,我在超市偶遇我的老校友。
C)run over (快而粗略的)看一遍;浏览,匆匆一读;Just run over my lines with me before the rehearsal begins. 排练前,跟我快速对一遍台词。
D)run out ( of ) )用光;耗尽;Though they are running out of food and drink, the men are cheerful and confident that they will get out soon. 他们虽然已经水尽粮绝,但情绪都很好,并且深信他们很快就会出来的。(契约,合同)过期,失效;The lease on their London flat runs out in a few months. 他在伦敦的公寓租约几个月后就要到期了。
29. B
[注释]新来者发现自己无法完全适应该国气候,不能在那儿永久居住。本题只有A,B两项可与介词to 搭配。
A)suit 适合,中……的意; That dress suits you.
那套衣服你穿起来挺合适。suit ... to 使 ...适合于;The soil is suited to the cultivation of oranges. 这种土壤适合于种植柑橘。
B)adapt (to) 使适应,修改; He adapted himself to the cold weather. 他适应了寒冷的天气。When he moved to Canada, the children adapted to the change very well. 他移居加拿大后孩子们很能适应变化。The movie was adapted from a novel. 这部电影是由小说改编的。
C)regulate 管制, 控制, 调节, 校准 ;regulate a clock 把钟对准;regulate the temperature of a room 调节室内温度; regulate the traffic 管理交通;
D)coordinate 调整, 整理,协调;to coordinate one's movements in swimming 游泳时使动作协调 ; Our efforts need to be further coordinated for higher efficiency. 为了获得更高的效率我们的工作需要进一步协调。
30. C
[注释]尽管他已查阅了该课题的所有参考资料,但他发现仍然很难理解这一点,而她的解释却更增添了他的困惑。
A)extend to 扩展到,延伸到;extend an invitation to sb. 邀请某人; His power extends to other lands. 他的权力扩张到别国。
B)amount to 合计,共计;(在意义,价值等方面)赞同,接近; Their traveling expenses amount to seven hundred dollars. 他们的旅费共达700 美元。His debts amount to over $3000. 他的欠债总数已达三千多美元。Your words amount to a refusal. 你的话等于回绝了。
C)add to 增加,增添; Add a few more names of laborers to the list. 名单上再加上几个工人的名字。add fuel to the flame 火上加油;Fireworks added to the attraction of the festival night. 焰火使节日的夜晚更加生色。
D)turn to 求助于,求救于,查阅;We often turn to this handbook for information on transistors. 我们常从这本手册查阅有关晶体管的资料。
附词汇辨析:adapt adjust fit suit match
都含“适合” 、“适应”的意思。
adapt 指“修改或改变以适应新条件”, 如:
You should adapt yourself to the new environment.
你应该适应新环境。
adjust 指“调整”、“调节”使之适应, 如:
You can't see through the telescope until it is adjusted to your eyes.
你把望远镜调节到适合你的目光之后, 你才看得见。
fit 多指“大小适合”, 引伸为“吻合”, 如:
The shoes adapt me well.
这鞋我穿正好。
suit 多指“合乎要求、 口味、性格、情况”, 如:
No dish suits all tastes.
众口难调。
match 指“大小、色调、形状、性质等相配或相称”, 如:
A red jacket doesn't match green trousers.
红上衣与绿裤子不相配