重點講解:
1. in the grip of
受制于;受…的深刻影響;
eg. She was in the grip of a sheer cold rage.
她被強烈的憤怒所控制了。
eg. Much of the rest of western Europe is also in the grip of a heat wave.
而許多處于歐洲西部的地區(qū),也仍舊處于熱浪之中。
2. be eager for
渴望;
eg. I am eager for you to meet my new friends.
我很想要你見見我的新朋友。
eg. Many workers are eager for more authority on the job.
許多的員工渴望在工作上得到更大的權(quán)力。
3. gives rise to
引起;使發(fā)生;
eg. Low levels of choline in the body can give rise to high blood-pressure.
體內(nèi)膽堿水平過低會引起高血壓。
eg. The picture gave rise to speculation that the three were still alive and being held captive.
這張照片讓人們猜測這3個人還活著,而且被囚禁起來了。
4. be born of
出自,出身于;源于;出生于;
eg. He was born of a peasant family.
他出生于一個農(nóng)民家庭。
eg. Love is born of heart, not mind.
愛情生于情感而不是出于理智。
adj. 異國的,外來的,奇異的,脫衣舞的
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