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VOA慢速英语:Debating the Display of Ten Commandments in Public Schools and Buildings
例句:He removed the picture and put it in the drawer.
他把画取下来, 放到抽屉里。
move,shift,transfer,remove
这些动词均可表示“从一处移往另一处”之意。
move普通用词,指从一处到另一外的任何距离的转移。
shift侧重位置与方向的改变。
transfer一般表示转送或移交迁移,尤指交通运输中的换乘或职务的调动等。
remove作“移动”解时,与move可换用,还可指撤职或开除学藉等。
2.threaten vt.vi.恐吓, 威胁
例句:They entreated and threatened, but all this seemed of no avail.
他们时而恳求, 时而威胁, 但这一切看来都没有用。
3.display vt.陈列, 展览,显示, 显露
例句:The young woman proudly displayed her furs.
那个年轻女人骄傲地炫耀她的皮衣。
He displayed an originality amounting almost to genius.
他显示出近乎天才的创造性。
4.neutral adj.中立的, 不偏不倚的,持平的,无倾向性的
5.proselytize vt.(使)改变宗教信仰〔政治信仰、意见等,使变节
6.satisfy vt.vi.使满意; 满足
例句:Nothing can always satisfy.
没有任何东西能永远使人满足。
Her father tried his best to satisfy her demands.
她的父亲想尽一切办法来满足她的要求。
7.plausible adj.(借口或解释)有道理的; 可信的
例句:Her story sounded perfectly plausible.
她的说辞听起来言之有理。
8.appoint vt.任命, 委派
例句:He was appointed secretary.
他被任命为秘书。
appoint,designate,assign,name,nominate
这些动词均有“任命,委派”之意。
appoint通常指不经过选择的官方委任。
designate书面用语,侧重当权者或机构的选拔或任命,有时含强行指定的意味。
assign常指给一群人或个人分配、分派、指派或委派任务。
name普通用词,着重任命的结果,而不是过程。
nominate通常指为某一公职选择候选人,并将其提交给有决定权的人作最后决定。
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