詞組解析:
victory:名詞 n.
1.勝利;戰勝;成功[C][U][(+in/over)]
The basketball team had a string of victories last season.
這個籃球隊在上一個賽季中贏得了一連串的勝利。
sheriff:名詞 n. [C]
1.【美】縣的行政司法長官;警長
He was elected sheriff of the county.
他被選為縣警長。
2.【英】名譽郡長;(某些城市的)行政司法長官
重點詞匯解釋:
stand up to:勇敢地面對
The businessmen must stand up to the gang extortionists.
商人必須勇敢面對幫派的勒索。
Stand up to the bully and he won't dare to hurt you.
勇敢地面對那個混混,以后他就不敢再傷害你了。
The little girl stood up to a bully.
小女孩勇敢地對付暴徒。
視野拓展:
stand up for:支持;維護
We all must stand up for democracy and human rights.
我們都必須支持民主,維護民權。
You must stand up for your rights.
你必須維護自己的權利。
stand agains:反對;對抗
We stood firmly against expansionism.
我們堅決反對擴張主義。
stand a good chance:很有可能
I think he stands a good chance of succeeding in the experiment.
我認為他很有可能取得實驗的成功。
stand comparison with:比得上
This is a good book, but it cannot stand comparison with that one.
這本書很好,但是比不上那本。
詞組辨析:
expose和reveal的區別:
reveal:展現,顯露出;揭示,揭露;暴露;泄露;其賓語多樣,不單單是“罪行、詭計、詐騙”等事物,而且一般不加sb做其賓語,用于主動語態居多。固定搭配:reveal sth to sb;而expose做“揭發”講時,一般是指不好的事物/人;更常用的意思是“使...暴露于...(環境)之中,使...和...接觸”,常用被動語態:be exposed to sth
Being exposed to sunsunshine for too much time will do harm to one's skin.
長時間日曬會對皮膚對不利。
Their scheme was exposed.
他們的陰謀被暴露了。
He revealed the secret by accident.
他不小心泄漏了這個秘密。
n. 郡治安官,郡長