【英语词组】恋恋不忘Day4-7

be about to

Even he,however,might tremble at the though of what he is about to do.
然而，一想到接下来将要做的事情，甚至连他自己也会感觉到不寒而栗。
tremble 战栗；发抖

lure sb.into(doing)sth

The supermarket is designed to lure customers into spending as much time as possible within its doors.
超市旨在引诱消费者尽可能在店里多逗留一段时间。

tell apart

It’s easy to tell our pens apart because they’re all different colors.
我们的笔很容易区分，因为他们的颜色不一样。
辨 tell…apart 将同一类区分
tell…from 将两类分开

sum up

To sum up:a system of conservation based solely on economic self-interest is hopelessly lopsided.
总之，一个仅仅基于经济利益的保护体系存在着无可救药的片面性。
solely=solo 单挑=solely仅仅
lopsided 片面的

be/feel disappointed at

People feel disappointed at the realities of modern society.
人们对现代社会的现实感觉到失望。

in the form of

I had gained weight in the form of muscle mass,but thinking only of explaining the number on the scale,I altered my training program.
我曾以增肌的形式增加了体重，但是我只想减少体重秤上的数字，为此我改变了训练计划。

decide on/upon

If you can’t decide on something,just start and adjust your targets as you learn.
如果你在某些问题上无法做出决定，开始做就是了，然后随着你的学习了解调整你的目标。

in the end

In the end,however,Bella agreed with her boyfriend.
然而，最后贝拉还是同意了她男朋友的说法。

focus on

First,scientific work tends to focus on some aspect of prevailing knowledge that is viewed as incomplete or incorrect.
首先，科学研究倾向于重点关注被视为不完整或不正确的主流知识的某些方面。
prevail 流行
拓 concentrate on 专心

in dispute

His reputation as a music critic has long been in dispute.
作为音乐评论家，他的名声一直饱受争议。
dispute=dis（diss）+puta（扑他）=dispute争议

be essential to

It is essential to consider factors beyond GDP.
考虑GDP以外的因素也很有必要。

let rip

Development should be planned,not let rip.
发展应讲求计划性，而不是任意妄为。
let rip=让他裂开=let rip 尽情的做

after all

After all,if everyone you know is going to college in the fall,it seems silly to stay back a year,doesn’t it?
毕竟，如果每一个你认识的人都在秋天上大学，你却延迟一年才去，这样看上去会很傻，是吧？
fall=落下=fall秋天
silly 愚蠢的

comply with

After all,it has an ad business too,which it says will comply with DNT requests,though it is still working out how.
毕竟，它本身也有广告业务，尽管微软承诺在广告业务中会遵守“禁止追踪”要求，但如何遵守尚待研究。
work out 想出
拓 subject to 受…支配

be suspicious of/about

A few premiers are suspicious of any federal-provincial deal-making.
一些省份的省长对联邦政府和各省之间的任何合作都抱着怀疑的态度。
premier=pre（前面）mi（米）=在前面发米的人=premier省长；总理

ascribe…to…

Rather,we ascribe meanings to texts on the basis of interaction between what we might call textual and contextual material.
相反，读者对文本含义的推测是基于他们与所谓的文本资料和语境资料之间的互动。

ascribe=describe描述=ascribe to=把一个东西描述成另外的东西=ascribe to归咎
material =mater事情=material材料

aim for

In face of the present situation,the Time(The New York Times) should aim for efficient management.
面对目前形势，《纽约时报》应努力高效管理。

as a whole

At least,that is how it looks as a whole.
至少从整体上来看是这样的。

filter out

To filter out what is unique from what is shared might enable us to understand how complex cultural behavior arose.
从共性中筛选出特性，或许能让我们明白复杂的文化行为是如何产生的。
filter out=fil(fill)+out(出来)=从满的东西里面挑选出来=filter out挑选
arose=一个玫瑰产生爱情=arose产生

as opposed to

A sacred place of peace,however crude it may be,it is a distinctly human need,as opposed to shelter,which is a distinctly animal need.
那是一片宁静的圣土，不管多么简陋，都是人类特有的需求，它不同于遮风挡雨的地方，那明显是动物的需求。
scare =死死的照顾会让人害怕=scare 惊吓
sacred=sa（傻）cr（曹蕊）d（的）=sacred 神圣的
peace 和平
crude=u（娶）cr（曹蕊）=娶曹蕊的很简陋就好了=crude简陋

have confidence in

Readers must have confidence in the conclusions published in our journal.
读者必须对发表在我们杂志上的研究结论有信心。

tax on

These unilateral developments differ in their specifics,but they are all designed to tax multinationals on income and revenue that countries believe they should have a right to tax,even if international tax rules do not grant them that right.
这些国家各自的进展在细节上有所不同，但是它们的目的都是对跨国公司的收入征税，以及对这些国家认为它们有权征税的受益上征税，即使国际税收规则不授予它们这种权利。
unilateral=uni（unite联合）+late（晚）=联合晚了=unilater单边的
bilateral 双边的

(be) relative to

It’s not popular to say,but one reason their pay has gone up so much is that CEOs really have upped their game relative to many other workers in the U.S.economy.
虽然这种说法并不普遍，但是首席执行官们的薪酬增长如此之快的一个原因是：与美国经济中的许多其他员工相比，他们的技能确实提高了。

such as

It is designed to apply primarily to companies such as Google,Apple,Facebook and Amazon——in other words,multinational tech companies based in the United States.
它适用于谷歌、苹果、脸书和亚马逊公司，换句话说，也是总部设在美国的跨国科技公司。

primarily 首先的；主要的
primary 主要的；初级的

react to

Personality can affect how a person reacts to eye contact.
性格会影响一个人眼神交流的反应。

女孩：大佬大佬，好的婚姻是什么样啊？
男孩：应该是两个人相互合适吧。
女孩：啊？！难道不是要两个人相互喜欢吗？！（可怕脸）
男孩：…emm，那好吧，我去找找看。

（于是，男孩划过湖泊、顶过暴风、坠落过谷底、闯过深渊。
终于有一天啊，傻乎乎的男孩辛苦爬上一座很高很高的山顶的时候，他不光看到了前所未有的风景，也终于找到了那由喜欢组成的“婚姻”。）

男孩：给你。
女孩：