1.raise
解讀動詞,在中學課本中主要出現以下幾種意思:
①舉起,使升高
He raised his head and looked at me. 他抬起頭看著我。
At the party we all raised our glasses to her.
在聚會上,我們都舉杯祝她健康。
②種植,飼養
The rich farmland is used for raising crops.
那塊肥沃的耕地是用來種莊稼的。
She makes a living by raising and selling sheep.
她靠飼養和出售綿羊生活。
③籌(款),招募
Theyll give a concert to raise money for educational aid program.
他們將舉辦一場音樂會,為教育援助工程募款。
A group of volunteers are raised to support Chinas least-developed areas. 要招募一批志愿者去支援中國最落后的地區。
比較 lift的意思也是“舉起”,它常常表示舉(提、抬)起某物時需要費些力氣。例如:
This is too heavy for me to lift. 這太重了,我舉不起來。
The elephant is so strong that it can lift a log easily.
大象力氣很大,它可以毫不費力地舉起一根圓木。
raise著重指使某物豎立起來。例如:
Those who are ready, please raise your hands. 準備好的人,請舉手。
應用 選擇填空。
①The sun ____ in the east and sets in the west.
A. raises B. lifts C. rises D. goes
②They ____ rice in the south of China.
A. plant B. grow C. produce D. keep
③Shes so young that she cant ____ the heavy bag.
A. take B. bring C. raise D. lift
④The chairman ____ his voice and went on speaking.
A. lifted B. grew C. raised D. rose
解答
①C (日、月、云霧等的自動)升起用rise。
②B 表示“種植”,也可用raise。
③D 表示“費力氣舉(提)起”。
④C raise ones voice意思是“提高嗓門”。
2.run out of
解讀(1)動詞短語,意思是“(貯存物、供應品等)用盡,用完。” 例如:
Ive run out of my ink. 我用完了墨水。
——Why did he get back? 他怎么回來了?
——He ran out of money. 他把錢花光了。
(2)run一詞除“跑”的意思外,經常出現的意思還有:
①駕駛(車輛)
Uncle runs a taxi to support his family. 叔叔靠開出租車來養家糊口。
②經營,開辦
My father runs a shoe factory. 我爸爸經營一家鞋廠。
Night schools were often run before. 以前常常辦夜校。
③流經,流淌
A small river runs through my hometown. 一條小河流經我的家鄉。
Blood ran down his nose. 血從鼻子流下。
④延伸,伸展
Green Ave. runs from the railway station to a factory.
格林大街從火車站一直延伸到一家工廠。
(3)run構成的短語常見的有:
run away逃跑,失控 run for競選
run into撞,陷于 run up to累計達到
in the long run終究,最后 run after追趕,追捕
警示 run out of還可以表示“從……跑出來”。例如:
Did you notice someone run out of the dormitory?
你曾注意到有人從宿舍里跑出來嗎?
應用 根據漢語意思完成下列句子。
①She ____(用完) time, so she had to stop.
②Theres a railway ____(伸展) through the town.
③Look, your sons nose ____(流鼻涕).
④He was so careless that he ____(撞上) the wall.
⑤The butcher got a stick and ____(追趕) the dog.
解答
①ran out of ②running ③is running ④ran into ⑤ran after
3.free
解讀 形容詞,主要意思有:
①自由的,無拘束的
Everyone is free to express themselves. 大家都可以暢所欲言。
Now you come and set me free. 現在你來,把我放了。
She got the first prize in free style. 她在自由式游泳中得了第一名。