We’re proud of our motherland. 我们以我们的祖国自豪。 He is proud of being rich. 他以富有而自豪。
They were proud of their success (being so successful). 他们为自己的成功(取得这样的成功)而自豪。
2. be proud to do sth 做某事感到自豪。如:
I’m proud to be your friend. 能与你交朋友我感到很自豪。
I’m very proud to call you my friend. 能够与你朋友相称,我感到很自豪。 3. be proud that-clause 对……感到自豪。如:
He was proud that he was elected chairman. 他以被当选为主席为荣。
We are very proud that a pupil from our schoolhaswonthe prize. 我们学校一个学生获了奖,我们感到很骄傲。
provide
1. provide sth for sb 为某人提供某物。如: Sheep provides wool for us. 羊为我们提供羊毛。
The villagers provided food for the soldiers. 村民们为士兵们提供食物。 These rivers provide water for irrigation. 这些河流提供灌溉用水。
注:该句型中的介词 for 有时也可用介词 to 代之, 但不如用介词 for 普通。 2. provide sb with sth 为某人提供某物。如: Sheep provides us with wool. 羊为我们提供羊毛。
The villagers provided the soldiers with food. 村民们为士兵们提供食物。
These letters should provide us with all the information we need. 这些书应该会提供给我们所需要的信息。
注:该句型中的介词 with 有时也可省略(即 provide 后接双宾语),但以不省略为普通。 public
1. in public 公开地,在公众面前。如:
He never drinks in public. 他从不在公众场合喝酒。D(16) She is too shy to sing in public. 她太腼腆, 不敢在众人面前唱歌。 2. the public 公众。如:
The public is the best judge. / The public are the best judges. 公众是最好的判断者。 The public is [are] requested not to walk on the grass. 请大家不要在草地上行走。 purpose
1. for…purposes 为了……的目的。如:
She learns Japanese for business purposes. 她学习日语是为做生意。
The land was sold in lots for building purposes. 这土地一块块地出售是为了建房。 注:这类结构中的 purpose 通常用复数形式。类似的有: for selfish purposes 为了利己的目的 for scientific purposes 为了科学的目的 for medical purposes 为了医学的目的
for defence purposes 为了防御之目的 2. on purpose 有意地,故意地,特意。如:
She broke the dish on purpose just to show her anger. 她故意打破碟子以表示她的愤怒。 I came here on purpose to see. 我是特意来看你的。 3. one’s purpose in (doing) sth 某人做某事的目的。如: What is your purpose in being here? 你在这儿干什么?
Her purpose in going to the U. S. is to look for her uncle. 她去美国的目的是找她叔叔。 4. the purpose of (doing) sth 做某事的目的。如: What was the purpose of his visit? 他来访的目的是什么?
He came here with [for] the purpose of seeing his family. 他来这里的目的是探亲。 put 1. put away (1) 收拾。如:
Put your books away. 把书收起来。 (2) 放弃,打消。如:
I asked him to put away such foolish ideas. 我叫他放弃这种愚蠢的想法。 (3) 存蓄。如:
It is wise to have some money put away for old age. 存一些钱到年老时用是明智之举。 2. put down
(1) 放下,写下,记下,使下车。如:
He put down his book and stood up. 他放下书站了起来。 Put me down at the next stop. 让我在下一站下车。
Let me put down your telephone number. 让我记下你的电话号码。 Everything he said was put down at once. 他说的话马上被记下来。 (4) 镇压,击败,贬低。如:
No one could put down the movement. 没有人能把这次运动镇压下去。
She really put him down when she called him lazy. 当她说他懒惰时,她确实把他贬低了。
3. put off
(1) 推迟,延期。如:
We decided to put off our holiday to [till, until] next month. 我们决定把假期推迟到下个月。
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today. 今日事,今日毕。 注:后接动词时,要用动名词。如:
We decided to put off leaving. 我们决定推迟动身。 (2) 推脱,搪塞。如:
I put him off with a promise to pay him next week. 我搪塞他一下,答应下周还他钱。
I won’t be put off with such weak excuses. 我是不会被这样一些站不住脚的借口敷衍过去的。
(3) 使不高兴。如:
What he said put her off. 他说的话使她不高兴。
His bad manners put all of us off. 他的恶劣态度使我们大家都很反感。 4. put on (1) 穿,戴。如:
What dress shall I put on for the party? 我穿什么衣去参加晚会呢? He put on his glasses to read the letter. 他戴上眼镜读信。 (2) 上演,装(样子)。如:
They’re going to put on the play next week. 他们计划下周上演这出戏。 The man put on a smile. 这个人装出一副笑脸。 (3) 开(电、灯等)。如: Put on the light. 把灯打开吧。
Let’s put on the radio and listen to the news. 我们打开收音机听听新闻吧。 (4) 增加。如:
She put on weight recently. 她最近体重增加了。 5. put out
(1) 扑灭,使熄灭。如:
He put out the light and went out. 他关了灯就出去了。 (2) 生产。如:
We put out 200,000 tons of steel every year. 我们每年生产200000吨钢材。 (3) 公布,发表,出版。如:
The government will put out a new statement next week. 政府下星期将发表一项新的声明。
(3) 打扰,使不高兴。如:
Will it put you out if bring another guest? 要是我再带来另一位客人,这可以吗? 注:这样的 put out 常用过去分词作表语。如: He is very put out. 他很不高兴。
He feels rather put out about it. 他对这件事很不高兴。 5. put up
(1) 举起,架起,撑起。如:
Put up your hand if you have any questions. 有问题请举手。 She put up her umbrella and walked out. 她撑起伞走了出去。 (2) 盖起,修建。如:
They are putting up several new houses on our street. 他们要在我们这条街上建几幢新房子。
(2) 张贴,挂。如:
We’d better put up a notice about it. 关于这事我们最好出一个通知。 (3) 住宿,留宿。如:
We put up at a small hotel just on the edge of the town. 我们就在镇口上一家小旅馆住下。
灌溉用水。
注:该句型中的介词 for 有时也可用介词 to 代之, 但不如用介词 for 普通。 2. provide sb with sth 为某人提供某物。如: Sheep provides us with wool. 羊为我们提供羊毛。
The villagers provided the soldiers with food. 村民们为士兵们提供食物。
These letters should provide us with all the information we need. 这些书应该会提供给我们所需要的信息。
注:该句型中的介词 with 有时也可省略(即 provide 后接双宾语),但以不省略为普通。
Q
quality
1. (be) of good (bad) quality 质量好(不好)。如: The goods are of bad (poor) quality. 这批货质量很差。
We want some tea of good (high) quality. 我们想要些优质茶叶。 2. in quality 在质量方面。如:
They differ much in quality. 他们在质量方面有很大差别。
There have been great improvements in quality. 质量方面已有很大改进。 quantity
1. a quantity of 一些,一批。如:
We need a quantity of baskets. 我们需要一批篮子。
He put a small quantity of sugar in the milk. 他在牛奶中放了少量的糖。 2. in quantity (1) 在数量方面。如:
These goods are greater in quantity than in quality. 这些货数量多,质量一般。 (2) 大量地,大批地。如:
The book is printed in quantity. 这书印数很大。
It is much cheaper if you buy it in quantity. 如果你大批量购买会便宜得多。 注:用于此义时也可说成 in (large) quantities。如: They buy food in (large) quantities. 他们大量购买食物。 3. quantities of 许多,大量。如:
Quantities of books were on the desk. 在桌上有很多书。 They gave him large quantities of food. 他们给了他大量食物。 quarrel