Book8 Units4～5 詞匯梳理

蔡蓮香

1. in terms of

從……方面來講，就……而言

In terms of natural resources， it is one of the poorest countries in the world. 就自然資源而言，它是世界上最貧乏的國家之一。

【拓展】

in case of 如果；萬一

in spite of 盡管

in view of 考慮到；鑒于

in charge of 負責；掌管

in search of 尋找；搜尋

in place of 代替；取代

in favor of 支持；贊同

In case of fire， ring the fire alarm. 如果發生火情，請按火警警報。

He still went there in spite of the bad weather. 盡管天氣不好，他仍然去了那兒。

The meeting was put off in view of the bad weather. 考慮到天氣不好，會議推遲了。

His uncle is now in charge of this factory. 他的叔叔現在掌管著這家工廠。

He walked along this street in search of his missing wallet. 他沿著這條街走，找尋他丟失的錢包。

You can use yoghurt in place of cream to make this salad. 你可以用酸奶替代奶油來做這道沙拉。

My father is in favor of my way of living. 爸爸贊同我的生活方式。

2. show…in

帶……進來

Please show him in half an hour later. 半小時后請把他帶進來。

【拓展】

show...around 帶……參觀（某地）

show off 炫耀；賣弄

show up 出席；到場

They are busy showing some visitors around Wuhan. 他們正忙著帶一些游客參觀武漢。

He is always showing off his wealth. 他總是在炫耀他的財富。

He was invited， but didnt show up at the meeting. 他受到了邀請，但沒有出席會議。

3. cut up

切碎；剪碎

The knife is sharp enough to cut up meat. 這把小刀很鋒利，能把肉切碎。

【拓展】

cut down 砍倒；削減，減少

cut in 插嘴；插隊

cut off 切掉；切斷（水電供應等）；隔斷

We must cut down the cost of production. 我們必須削減生產成本。

She likes cutting in when others are talking. 她喜歡在別人談話時插嘴。

Our water supply has been cut off. 我們的供水被切斷了。

4. look ahead

向前看，為將來打算

The time has come when we should look ahead to the future. 我們是時候為將來打算了。

【拓展】

look about/around/round 四下環顧/看看

look at 看；看待

look back on/to 回憶；回顧

look down on/upon 輕視；看不起

look forward to （doing） sth 盼望（做）某事

look into 調查

look out （for） 當心；留神；提防

look through 瀏覽；仔細查看

look up 抬頭看；（在字典或參考書中）查閱

look up to 尊敬；仰視

We should look at this problem from a different point of view. 我們應該從不同的角度來看待這個問題。

When I look back on 2013， Im proud of what I have achieved. 回顧2013年，我為自己取得的成就感到驕傲。

Im looking forward to seeing you again. 我盼望能再次見到你。

The police are looking into this case. 警察正在調查這個案件。

He often looks up new words in the dictionary. 他經常用字典查閱新單詞。

5. rob

搶劫；劫掠

They decided to rob a bank. 他們決定去搶銀行。endprint

【拓展】

rob sb of sth 搶走某人的某樣東西

remind sb of sth 提醒某人某事；使某人想起某事

inform sb of sth 告知/通知某人某事

warn sb of sth 警告/提醒某人某事

convince sb of sth 使某人相信某事

The young man robbed her of her bag. 那個年輕人搶了她的包。

The photo reminds me of the days we spent together. 這張照片使我想起我們一起度過的日子。