當(dāng)Coulter夫人控制住你的時候,嗯……
We suspected she had something to do with the Gobblers.
我們就懷疑她和Gobblers組織有某種關(guān)系,——《黃金羅盤》
suspect: 懷疑,猜想
They suspected an ambush.
他們懷疑有埋伏。
I suspect he was lying by the boy's abnormal behaviour.
從那個男孩的反常舉動中,我懷疑他在撒謊。
【詞義辨析】
doubt, suspect, distrust
這些動詞均含“懷疑”之意。
doubt: 普通用詞,多指因證據(jù)不足或僅憑證據(jù)還不能肯定而產(chǎn)生懷疑,多含否定意味。
suspect: 指猜疑、疑心,肯定意味較多。
distrust: 指疑惑、猜疑,不信任。
It's an alethiometer. It's a truth measurer.
這是真理探測儀,探求真相的工具。
A Golden compass. It enables you to see what others wish to hide.
又叫做黃金羅盤,它能使你知道其他人想要掩飾的東西。——《黃金羅盤》
enable: 使能夠
Hobbies may enable you to make many friends.
業(yè)余愛好能夠使你結(jié)識很多朋友。
Training will enable you to find a job.
培訓(xùn)將使你找到工作。
【語法用法】
enable常使用在使某人做某事的結(jié)構(gòu)上。
He invented a machine to enable people in wheelchairs to get up stairs.
他發(fā)明了一個機器可以使坐在輪椅上的人站起來。
enable后面常跟賓語和不定式。
Her good health enables him to work hard.
His perfect health enables his hard work.|enable在句中表示“使……可能”,這種用法最好避免,使用不普遍。
Once you've got your question framed,
當(dāng)你的問題設(shè)定好了之后,
This blue needle points to more symbols that give you the answer.
這根藍色的指針會指向更多的圖案,從而給出問題的答案。——《黃金羅盤》
frame: 設(shè)計,制定
The government is framing a new bill to control gambling.
政府在制定新的法案以控制賭博。
Lyra: Well, the serpent is cunning, like the Gobblers.
serpent: 毒蛇大蛇
那個,蛇是善于騙人的,就像Gobblers一樣。——《黃金羅盤》
cunning: 狡猾的
She showed her cunning in the way she avoided answering the question.
她對問題避而不答,顯示出她很狡猾。
Many politicians are cunning sophists.
許多政客都是狡猾的詭辯家。
Fra Pavel: I confess, I am puzzled by your interest in the Belaqua-girl.
我承認,我不明白你為什么對那個叫Belaqua的女孩那么感興趣。
Mrs. Coulter: For one thing, she is in possession of the alethiometer.
就因為,她擁有真理探測儀。——《黃金羅盤》
confess: 承認,供認
I confess you are right on one point.
我承認你在某一點上是正確的。
Now, I must confess that I'm at my wit's end.
現(xiàn)在我必須承認我已毫無辦法。