proper
a.合宜的,適當(dāng)?shù)模坏皿w的
I couldn't think of proper words to say.
我想不出有什么適當(dāng)?shù)脑捒烧f。
Obviously the team lacks proper training.
顯然這支隊(duì)伍缺乏適當(dāng)?shù)挠?xùn)練。
It is not proper to arrive late for a dinner party.
參加晚宴遲到是不得體的。
properly
adv.正確地;適當(dāng)?shù)?/strong>
If you do it properly the first time, you don't have to do it again.
如果你一次就把這件事做好,就不用再做一次了。
A spider can't properly be called an insect.
把蜘蛛稱為昆蟲并不怡當(dāng)。
existence
n.生存;存在
Those colonists had to struggle hard for existence.
那些殖民者必須為生存而艱苦奮斗。
Tell me exactly when the first radio came into existence.
告訴我第一臺(tái)收音機(jī)到底是何時(shí)問世的。
This is the oldest building in existence in our town.
這是我們鎮(zhèn)上現(xiàn)存最古老的建筑物。
being
n.存在,生命;人,生物
Impressionism came into being in the 1860s.
印象派從1860年代起就出現(xiàn)了。
Some people still doubt that human beings evolved from apes.
有些人仍不相信人類是由猿類演化而來。
admit
vt.容許,許可;準(zhǔn)許入場/入學(xué);承認(rèn) vi.承認(rèn)(與介詞to并用)
Children are not admitted to the theater without an adult.
沒有大人帶領(lǐng)的話,小朋友是不能進(jìn)入那間劇院的。
This coupon admits two people for free.
這張優(yōu)待券可供兩人免費(fèi)使用。
Only five percent of the applicants are admitted to the university.
只有百分之五的申請(qǐng)者獲準(zhǔn)進(jìn)入該所大學(xué)。
The politician admitted (to) taking bribes.
那位政客坦承受賄。
He has admitted stealing my money.=He has admitted to stealing my money.=He has confessed to stealing my money.
他承認(rèn)偷了我的錢。
affect
vt.影響;(疾病)侵襲;感動(dòng);假裝
The bad weather affected everyone's mood.
惡劣的天氣影響了每個(gè)人的心情。
Hepatitis is a disease that affects the liver.
肝炎是侵害肝臟的一種疾病。
The little boy's miserable life so affected us that we decided to adopt him.
那個(gè)小男孩的可憐身世令我們深深感動(dòng),因此我們決定收養(yǎng)他。
Although he affected indifference, it was obvious that Dad was quite angry.
雖然老爸裝作若無其事,但顯然地,他其實(shí)很生氣。
pretend
vt.假裝
Mary has broken up with John, but he pretends that nothing has happened.
瑪麗和約翰分手了,但約翰假裝什么事都沒發(fā)生。
When I passed by, Peter pretended not to see me.
我走過時(shí),彼得假裝沒看到我。
expense
n.花費(fèi),費(fèi)用;代價(jià)
The official travels at public expense.
這位官員用公家的錢出國旅行。
Taxi drivers often drive fast at the expense of safety.
計(jì)程車司機(jī)經(jīng)常不顧安全開快車。
frequent
a.經(jīng)常的
Nick is a frequent visitor to our house.
尼克是我們家的常客。