自考“綜合英語(二)”下冊(cè)詳解(25)

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21.But Barrett was beyond all reasoning
    beyond:超出,出乎;為…所不能及
    eg:That's going beyond a joke  這快超出玩笑的范圍了
    eg:He lives beyond his income.他的生活月月超支。
    eg:It's quite beyond my understanding  這是我完全無法理解的
    22.His mind had already on instinct
    cracked with: 瘋狂,愚蠢
    23.I'd grabbed my gun on instinct
    instinct:本能
    eg:He put his hands to cover his eyes on instinct when he saw the strong light
    當(dāng)他看到這股強(qiáng)光,他本能地用手捂住眼睛。
    24.But I was in command here——that was the difference
    in command: in charge
    eg:Who in command here? You or me?  誰是這里管事的人?是你還是我?
    eg:The police took command of the situation and arrested all the trouble-makers.
    警察控制了局勢(shì),逮捕了所有的搗亂分子。
    25.Each of the others could afford to think only of himself; I had to think of them all……
    afford:(常與can連用)擔(dān)當(dāng)?shù)闷穑〒p失、負(fù)擔(dān)、后果等),可以(這樣做)
    eg:He could not afford to offend his boss. 他得罪不起老板。
    eg:He could not afford to buy a bike then,but now he can afford to buy a car.
    那時(shí)他連自行車都買不起,但現(xiàn)在他可以買得起汽車了
    26.I hated him all the more because he'd slept .
    all the more/better:更加,又如
    eg:I like her all the more after that  從那件事后我更加喜歡她了
    27.I slept the dayaway.
    away:used to emphasize a continuous action
    eg:Yesterday,they danced the night away. 昨天他們跳舞跳了一夜。
    He worked the morning away without knowing it. 他不知不覺干了一上午。
    28.So we were in our twenty-first night adrift-the night in which the tramp Croton finally picked us up……
    pick up:拿起,撿起
    eg:Often he stopped to pick some small berries 他常常停下來摘漿果
    eg:The whole family help pick cotton in the harvest season.在收獲的季節(jié)里,全家人都參加摘棉花。
    29.I've been holding off these apes all day.
    hold off:與……保持距離;防備
    eg:The guards managed to hold the fans off until the pop star left.保安擋住了歌迷讓那位歌星離開。
    eg:Let's hold off buying until we know more. 還是等了解一下情況再買吧。