詞匯精解:
amaze:
vt. 使大為吃驚,使驚奇
n. 吃驚,好奇
He stood in amaze at the sight.
他看到那種景象,驚愕得呆呆地站在那里。
surprise, amaze, astonish,的區別:這些動詞均含“使驚愕,使驚訝,使驚奇”之意。
surprise:普通用詞,多指因未預料或意外的事而引起的驚奇之感。
He looked at her with surprise.
他驚奇地看著她。
amaze:語氣較強,指因認為不可能或極少可能發生情況的出現而感到驚訝或迷惑不解。
Women have strengths that amaze men.
女人擁有震驚男人的力量。
astonish:語氣較強,指出乎預料,意外發生,但又無法解釋而感到驚奇。
A matter of repeated occurrence like this will not astonish people.
這樣司空見慣的事,不會使人吃驚。
重點詞匯:
check out:合格; [口]看看; 檢查; 相等
Does his story check out?
他的敘述查實了嗎?
check in:死去; 記錄,登記簽到; 歸還經登記借出的東西;把…留給其他人照看
I'd like to cash this check in, please.
請將這張支票兌換成現金。
figure out:計算出,解決; 弄明白
Could you help me figure out this problem?
你能幫我解決這問題嗎?
get off:下(車、馬等); 離開; 發出; (使)入睡
Here we are; let's get off at once.
到站了,快下去。
make up:
1.補足
We need $50 to make up the sum required.
我們需要五十元以補足所需要的數目。
2.編造
The whole story is made up.
整個故事完全是虛構出來的。
3.組成
The medical team was made up of twelve doctors.
醫療隊由十二名醫生組成。
詞組拓展:
make after:追逐;跟隨
They made after the enemy troops.
他們追逐敵軍。
make up for:補償
Nothing can make up for what they have suffered.
什么也不能補償他們所受的痛苦。
make up to:
1.接近
He made up to us.
他向我們走來。
2.巴結
Jack tried to make up to his boss.
杰克試圖討好他的上司。