1. cement
英英釋義:to make a relationship, idea etc stronger or more certain
例句:Collective goals can help cement solidarity.
2. 體會這個詞 (進(jìn)階篇)
“cement“作為名詞墓造,表示“水泥”,作為動詞可以表示“把...粘合”拗踢,常常被引申為表示“鞏固” “加強(qiáng)”澜沟。和同樣可以表示“鞏固” “加強(qiáng)”的表達(dá)來說忿等,比如 “consolidate” “make something stronger”,cement 更富有畫面感。
比如共同的目標(biāo)可以讓一個群體更團(tuán)結(jié):
Collective goals can help cement solidarity.
cement 后常接表示“關(guān)系”的名詞将饺,比如 relationship, friendship, tie, bond, connection 等詞。比如痛黎,相似的價值觀和閱歷可以加強(qiáng)關(guān)系:?
Shared values and experiences can cement a bond.?
cement 的這種用法也是《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》中的秤杌。客,比如:
Republicans won statehouses that Democrats had held for decades; in several competitive states they cemented their hold on power through gerrymandering.('they cemented their hold on power through gerrymandering' 表示“他們(民主黨)通過改劃選區(qū)加強(qiáng)了他們對權(quán)利的掌控”)湖饱。
3. 從認(rèn)識到會用(作業(yè))
1)翻譯下面的句子:
八卦可以讓人們迅速增強(qiáng)友誼掖蛤。
Talking Gossips can cement their friendship quickly.
(參考翻譯:The exchange of gossip can efficiently cement a friendship.)
2)結(jié)合自己的生活、學(xué)習(xí)井厌、工作蚓庭、興趣等,先想象在什么語境下會用到這個表達(dá)仅仆,然后再進(jìn)行造句器赞。
場景:分享讀書和思考可以增進(jìn)我們的友誼。
造句:Sharing books and the reflective ideas can cement our friendship.
一起參加晨讀是增進(jìn)我們友誼的有效方式墓拜。
It is an efficient way to cement our friendship when we attend to a morning reading together.