专四指导:常见名词和介词搭配短语(8)
71. faith in 对……的信任,信仰 如:
I have implicit faith in your abilities.
我完全相信你的能力。
I’ve got a lot of faith in the team; I’m sure they won’t fail us.
我对这个队很有信心,我相信他们不会使我们失望的。
72.glance at 扫视 如:
He cast a furtive glance at her.
他偷偷瞥了她一眼。
He stole a glance at the pretty girl across the table.
他偷偷地看了一眼桌子对面那个漂亮的女孩。
73. gratitude to sb 感激 如:
Please convey my gratitude to her.
请向她转达我的谢意。
She showed her gratitude to her friends.
她对她的朋友们表示感谢。
74. guess at sth 猜测 如:
He made a conservative guess at the population of London.
他对伦敦的人口作了一项保守的估计。
Have a guess at the answer.
猜一下答案。
75. hatred for/of 仇恨 如:
All this filled him with hatred for the exploiting classes.
所有这些都使他充满了对剥削阶级的仇恨。
He had bitter hatred for the wicked old society.
他痛恨那万恶的旧社会。
76. hazard to 危险 如:
A place filled with mud or quicksand is a hazard to cattle.
充满泥浆或流沙的地方会对牛群构成威胁。
Wet roads are a hazard to drivers.
道路湿滑会对司机构成危险。
77. hunger for 渴望 如:
The student has a hunger for learning.
这个学生有强烈的求知欲。
His hunger for knowledge drove him to the library.
他对求知的强烈渴望驱使他上图书馆。
78. impact on/ upon 对……的撞击,巨大影响 如:
Her speech made a tremendous impact on everyone.
她的演说对大家震动很大。
The book has a great impact on readers.
这本书对读者产生了巨大影响。
79. improvement on/in 对……的改进,提高 如:
If word were invented to conceal think, newspaper should be a great improvement on a bad invention.
假使语言是为了隐藏思想而被发明的,那么报纸就是对这不良发明的一大改进。
This essay represents a considerable improvement on your recent work.
这篇论文说明你最近的工作取得了相当大的改进。
80. increase in sth 增加,增长 如:
We get an automatic increase in pay every year.
我们的薪金每年会自动增长。
The increase in taxes means that we’ll be 30 a month worse off.
加税后我们每月收入就要少了30英镑。