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内部讲义:常考词的语法与用法(10)

2017-09-25来源:和谐英语

 

 

注:与介词 by 连用的常用词组:

(1) by means of 意为“依靠”、“通过”。如:

He made a fortune by means of industry. 他靠勤劳致富。

He got into the house by means of an open window. 他从一扇开着的窗户爬进屋去。

(2) by all means 意为“一定要”、“当然可以”。如:

A:Can I have a look at it? 我可以看看吗?

B:By all means. 当然可以。

(3) by no means 意为“绝不”、“一点也不”(用于句首,句子要倒装)。如:

I’m by no means happy about his work. 我对他的工作一点也不满意。

By no means should he be left alone. 绝不能把他单独留下。

 

medicine n.

表示“药”,尤指内服药。通常为不可数名词,但指种类时,可用作可数名词。表示吃药或服药,通常用动词 take。如:

The cough will pass away without medicine. 这种咳嗽不服药也会好的。

She has taken a lot of different medicines, but none have

cured her disease. 她已服用了许多药,但没有一种药能治好她的药。

注:表示“治……的药”,一般用介词 for。如:(www.hxen.net)

It’s a good medicine for cough. 这是一种治咳嗽的良药。

There’s no medicine for curing a fool. 没有治傻瓜的药。

 

meeting n.

1. 表示“会议”、“集会”,是可数名词。表示“在会上”,通常用介词 at, 有时也用介词 in。如:

Were you at the meeting last Sunday? 你参加了上周星期日的会议吗?

She is in a meeting at the moment. 此刻她正在开会。

He said it in [at] an open meeting. 这是他在一次公开会议 上说的。

2. 一般不用来表示“晚会”。如:

孩子们在晚会上玩得很开心。

正:The children had a good time at the party.

误:The children had a good time at the evening meeting.

 

memory n.

1. 表示“记忆(力)”,若指具体某人的记忆(力),通常为可数名词,若指抽象意义的记忆(力),通常为不可数名词。如:

The boy has a good (bad) memory. 这孩子记忆力好(不好)。

Memory is a quality which is not highly developed inmost animals. 记忆这种特性在大多数动物身上都不发达。

注:表示“对……的记忆”,一般用介词 for。如:

John has a good memory for names (faces, figures). 约翰对人的名字(面孔,数字)有很好的记忆力。

2. 注意正确理解以下各句。如:

His name escaped my memory. 他的名字我记不起了。

If my memory serves me right (=If my memory doesn’t failme),he is 55 years old this year. 如果我没记错的话,他今年55岁了。

3. 用于 in memory of, 意为“为了纪念”(注意不用冠词)。如:

They’re going to erect a monument in memory of the dead. 他们打算树碑纪念死者。