专四指导：常见名词和介词搭配短语(10)

91. loyalty to sb/sth 忠诚  如：

Loyalty to the former king still persists in parts of the country.
该国一些地方仍有人忠于前国王。
Don't allow personal loyalty to colour your judgement.
不要因讲义气而影响了你的判断。

92. memorial to sb/sth 纪念碑  如：　

raise a memorial to those killed in war
立碑纪念战争中的死难者
The church service is a memorial to the disaster victim.
该礼拜仪式是悼念这场灾难中的受害者。

93. obstacle to sth 障碍  如：　

Not be able to pass his mathematics exam proved an obstacle to his career.
他数学考试不及格是他前途上的一大障碍。
an obstacle to or a censoring of free speech
对言论自由的阻碍或审查

94. objection to sth 反对  如：　

I have no objection to your proposal.
我对你的提议没有异议。
His only objection to the plan is that it costs too much.
他反对该计划的唯一理由是费用太高。

95. opponent of sth ……的反对者  如：　

My friend, Crawley, has always been a fanatical opponent of Mr Lane's Radical Progressive Party.
我的朋友Crawley一直是Lane先生激进党的一名狂热反对者。
She is one of the strongest opponents of tax reform.
她是税收改革最强烈的反对者之一。

96.preference for sth 偏好  如：

a preference for using one hand as opposed to the other
用一只手而不用另一只手的习惯
She has a preference for blue.
她特别喜欢蓝色。

97. patience with 对……有耐心  如：　

Heaven grant us patience with a man in love!
天啊！请赐予我们容忍恋爱中的男人的耐心吧。
She has no patience with (ie cannot tolerate) people who are always grumbling.
她腻烦那些总发牢骚的人。

98. passion for 对……的强烈爱好，热爱  如：

I have a passion for archaeology.
我对考古学有热情。
Mayer's passion for songwriting is immediately evident.
迈耶对歌曲创作的热情非常明显。

99. precaution against 预防，防备  如：

measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc..
用来防范偷窃或间谍等活动的措施。

100. pity for sb/sth 可怜，怜悯  如：

He felt pity for a man suffering so much.
他对那个受过那么多痛苦的人感到同情。

There is no man but feels (ie no man who does not feel) pity for starving children.
没有人不同情那些嗷嗷待哺的孩子。