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1.conceive
I think my uncle still conceives of me as a four-year-old.? 我覺得我叔叔仍然把我看成是四歲的小孩。
He couldn't conceive of a time when he would have no job.? 他不能想像有一天他會沒有工作奸例。
The exhibition was conceived by the museum's director.? 這次展覽是由博物館館長構思設計的溶其。
He conceived the plot for this film while he was still a student.? 他還是個學生的時候就已經構想出了這部影片的情節(jié)。
The baby was conceived in March, so will be born in December.? 這孩子是3月份懷上的配喳,所以會在12月出生。
2.measure up
I'd better measure up before I start laying the carpet.? 鋪地毯之前我最好量一量持搜。
She could never measure up to her mother's expectations.? 她可能永遠都無法滿足她母親的期望酱鸭。UK verb
It was fatiguing sometimes to try to measure up to her standard of perfection...有時候劫樟,力求達到她盡善盡美的標準讓人覺得很累痪枫。
She's always comparing me to other people, and somehow I never measure up.她總是拿我跟別人相比,不知怎的叠艳,我總是不如人家奶陈。
We'll give you a week's trial in the job to see how you measure up.? 我們將試用一周看看你是否合適。
The discussions didn't measure up (to my expectations). 這些討論有負(我的)期望.
3.to be +... age 的結構中附较,age 前面可以加上一個物主代詞或者thesame吃粒,但是再前面就不加任何介詞(如at, of 之類)。
When I was your age, I used to work six days a week. (不說at your age)我在你現在這個年齡的時候拒课,通常每周工作六天徐勃。
The two boys are the same age. (不說of the same age)那兩個男孩年齡相同。
She's the same age as her husband. (不說of the same age as)她同她丈夫同年早像。如果age 前面不是物主代詞或the same 而是一個表示類別的形容詞僻肖,再前面就要加上of。
These children are of school age. 這些是學齡兒童卢鹦。
They are not of legal age. 他們不夠法定年齡臀脏。此外,to be of age 是“已經成年”的狀態(tài)冀自,to come of age 是“到達成年年齡”的變化揉稚。
4.alike
His latest play has delighted theatre audiences and theatre critics alike.? 觀眾和戲劇評論家都很喜歡他最新的劇作。
Friends and family alike were devastated by the news of her death.? 聽到她去世的噩耗熬粗,無論家人還是朋友都悲痛欲絕搀玖。
After the trial he was shunned by friends and family alike.? 審判后,朋友和家人都躲著他荐糜。
The police, raining blows on rioters and spectators alike, cleared the park...警察不分鬧事者與觀眾統(tǒng)統(tǒng)一頓猛擊巷怜,把人們清除出了足球場。
The wine goes with strong and mild cheese alike.喝這酒的時候可以搭配濃乳酪或淡乳酪暴氏。strongly
Exporters, farmers and industrialists alike are vexed and blame the government.出口商延塑、農場主和實業(yè)家們都很惱火,紛紛譴責政府答渔。vexing See also: vexed;