实用高中英语短语与句型词典33
实用高中英语短语与句型词典
practice
1. it’s one’s practice to do sth 做某事是某人的习惯。如:
It was his practice to get up early. 他习惯于早起。
It’s her practice to have a cold bath in the morning. 她早上习于冷水冲凉。
注:有时可将 one’s 换成不定冠词。如:
It is a dangerous practice to get off a bus before it stops. 车未停稳就下车是危险的做法。
2. in practice
(1) 实际上,实行起来(用作状语)。如:
It was quite uless in practice. 这在实际中毫无用处。
It sounded like a good idea, but in practice it didn’t work. 那听起来像个好主意,但实际上不奏效。
(2) 业务熟练,没有荒疏(用作表语)。如:
I am not much in practice. 我不很熟练了。
(3) (医生)在开业。如:
Is Doctor Jones still in practice there? 琼斯医生还在那儿开业行医吗?
3. make a practice of (doing) sth 有做某事的习惯,经常做某事。如:
He makes a practice of going to bed early. 他有早睡的习惯。
I’ll lend you the money this time, but I don’t intend tomake a practice of it. 我这次把钱借给你,但下不为例。
4. out of practice 荒疏,缺乏练习。如:
I can’t speak English fluently as I am out of practice. 我不能流利地说英语,因为我已荒疏了。
He is out of practice at playing the piano. 我弹钢琴荒疏了。
5. put sth into [in] practice 将某事付诸实施。如:
How will you put your plan into [in] practice? 你要如何把你的计划付诸实施?
We have made out the plan and now we mustputitintopractice. 计划已制定好,现在我们必须要将其付诸实施。
6. the practice of doing sth 做某事的习惯。如:
I don’t like his practice of going to bed late. 我不喜欢他晚睡的习惯(做法)。
He has given up the practice of smoking. 他已戒除了抽烟的习惯。
practi
1. practi (doing) sth
(1) 练习做某事。如:
The boy practi (playing) the piano every day. 这男孩每天练习弹钢琴。
They are practising singing the new song. 他们正在练习唱新歌。
(2) 经常做某事以养成习惯。如:
He advid me to practi getting up early. 他劝我早起。
He practis taking a walk after supper. 他晚饭后常去散步。
2. practi as 开业当……。如:
He has pasd his law examinations and is now practisingas a lawyer. 他已通过法律考试,现在正开业当律师。
My brother is now practising as a dentist. 我兄弟现在开业当牙科医生。
prai
1. in prai of 赞扬,称赞。如:
Much was said in prai of him. 赞扬他的话说了很多。
She wrote a book in prai of country life. 她写了一本歌颂田园生活的书。
2. prai sb for sth 因为某事而赞扬(表扬)某人。如:
The teacher praid him for his good spoken English. 老师赞扬他英语口语好。
People prai this place for its scenery. 人们称赞这个地方风景优美。
注:该结构有时可以不完整。如:
He praid her. 他表扬她。
He praid her courage. 他表扬她有勇气。
He praid her for her courage. 他表扬她有勇气。
prefer
1. I’d prefer it if… 我希望……。如:
I should prefer it if you didn’t go there alone. 我倒希望你不要一个人去那儿。
Of cour, I would prefer it if I didn’t have to do so much work. 当然,要是不让我做那么多工作,我就高兴了。
注:if 从句通常用过去式。
2. prefer to do [doing] sth 宁愿做某事,更喜欢做某事。如:
I prefer walking alone. 我喜欢一个人溜达。
A:Can I give you a lift? 你顺便坐我的车走吗?
B: No, thanks. I prefer to walk. 不用了,谢谢,我喜欢步行。
注:用不定式或动名词的区别是:表示一般情况通常用动名词,表示特定动作通常用不定
式。另外当动词 prefer 与 would 或should 连用时,它总是表示特定的想法, 所以其后总是接不定式。如:
正:We would prefer to do it later. 我们宁愿以后做它。
误:We would prefer doing it later.
3. prefer sb to do sth 宁愿某人做某事。如:
Their parents prefer them to be home early. 他们的父母希望他们早点回家。
We (should) prefer her not to go with us. 我们宁愿她不同我们一去。
4. prefer (doing) sth to (doing) sth 喜欢……而不喜欢……,宁愿……而不愿……。如:
He prefers tea to coffee. 他喜欢喝茶而不喜欢喝咖啡。
He prefers swimming to riding as a sport. 作为一项运动项目,他更喜欢游泳而不是骑马。
注:这类结构的 prefer 前有时也可用 would, should 等。如:
We would prefer playing outdoors to watching television. 我们宁愿在外面玩而不愿看电视。
5. prefer to do sth rather than do sth 喜欢……而不喜欢,宁愿……而不愿……。如:
I prefer to walk there rather than go by bus. 我宁愿走路去而不愿乘公共汽车去。
He prefers to read rather than watch television. 他喜欢读书而不喜欢看电视。
注:该句型 rather than 后的动词通常用动词原形, 有时也用带 to 不定式或用动名词,但均不及用动词原形常见。
prepare
1. be prepared against sth 对(某种不好的东西)作好准备。如:
We must be prepared against war. 我们必须备战。
2. be prepared for sth 准备(有某种情况),防备(某情况)。如:
We were not prepared for the heavy rain. 我们没有提防要下这么大一场雨。
She wasn’t prepared for the question. 对于这个问题他是没有思想准备的。
3. be prepared to do sth 准备做某事,打算做某事,愿意做某事。如:
I’m prepared to accept it. 我准备接受。
How much is she prepared to pay? 他准备付多少钱?
比较:
We are prepared to do it. 我们已准备好(或愿意)做此事。
We are preparing to do it. 我们正在准备要做此事。
4. prepare for sth 为……准备。如:
We must prepare for the party. 我们必须为聚会做准备。
The children are preparing for their lessons. 孩子们正在预习功课。
注:该句型中的介词 for 有时可省略。省略 for 与不省略 for的细微区别是:省略 for 表示“准备……”,相当于get sth ready, 常暗示所需时间较短;不省略 for 表示“为……准备”,
相当于 make preparations for, 常暗示所需时间较长。如:
I’d better go upstairs and prepare her room. 我最好上楼去给她准备房间。
We only heard about the meeting yesterday, so we haven’tstarted preparing for it yet. 我们只在昨天才听说开会的事,所以到现在还没有开始准备。
5. prepare sb sth / prepare sth for sb 为某人准备某物。如: