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中博考研:大學英語單詞每日一記—23

今天是第三集一詞多義部分收尾, 大家繼續加油哈!

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post

本義:郵政, 郵件

He flipped through the post without opening any of it.

他飛快地翻了一下郵件, 但一封也沒有打開。

語境義1:張貼

She has posted photographs on bulletin boards.

她已把照片貼在了公告牌上。

語境義2:發佈

A consultation paper has been posted on the Internet inviting input from Net users.

一份徵詢意見書已貼在了網際網路上, 歡迎網路使用者發表意見。

語境義3:職位, 任職

She had earlier resigned her post as President Menem's assistant.

她早些時候辭去了梅內姆總統助理一職。

20

fade

本義:逐漸消失/停止/減弱

He thought her campaign would probably fade out soon in any case.

他認為不管怎樣, 她的競選活動都可能會很快歸於沉寂。

語境義1:淡化

Many recruiters say the old disgrace is fading for top performers.

很多招聘人員表示, 對於頂級人才面言, 原來換工作所帶來的丟臉感覺會慢慢淡化。

語境義2:退出

She had a way of fading into the background when things got rough.

情況一有不妙,

她總能退到幕後。

語境義3:褪色

No matter how soft the light is,it still plays havoc,fading carpets and curtains in every room.

無論多麼柔和的光線, 也仍然會造成損害, 會讓所有房間的地毯和窗簾褪色。

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perform (名詞形式performance/performer)

本義:表演

He can perform an astonishing variety of acts,including mine and juggling.

他能表演好幾種令人驚歎的把戲, 包括啞刷和玩雜耍。

語境義1:表現, 發揮

He had not performed well in his exams.

他考試沒考好。

語境義2:起作用, 實現功能

A complex engine has many separate components,each performing a different function.

一個複雜發動機有很多獨立零部件, 每個零部件具有不同作用。

語境義3:做事情, 履行任務

We're looking for people of all ages who have performed outstanding acts of bravery,kindness or courage.

我們正在尋找那些見義勇為、樂於助人、勇氣可嘉的人, 年齡不限。

語境義4:經營

"State-owned industries will always perform poorly," John Moore informed readers.

“國有企業經營不善將是常態, ”約翰.莫爾告訴讀者。

22

between

本義:在...之間

She left the table to stand between the two men.

她離開桌子, 站在了那兩個男人之間。

語境義1:阻礙, 阻止

His sense of duty often stood between him and the enjoyment of life.

他的責任感經常讓他無法好好享受生活。

語境義2:失(業), 待(業)

The financial crisis has made it more acceptable to be between jobs or to leave a bad one.

金融危機讓大家更能接受待業或辭去不好的工作。

23

move

本義:移動

She moved the sheaf of papers into position.

他把那捆報紙挪到合適的地方。

語境義1:採取行動

Industrialists must move fast to take advantage of new opportunities in Eastern Europe.

實業家們必須儘快採取行動, 抓住東歐的新機遇。

語境義2:措施, 步驟

The one point cut in interest rates was a wise move.

將利率降低一個點是明智的舉措。

語境義3:變動, 更換

In the early days Christina moved jobs to get experience.

起初克莉絲蒂娜更換不同的工作來積累經驗。

語境義4:發展, 前進

Events are moving fast.

事件進展迅速。

語境義5:促使, 驅使

The president was moved to come up with these suggestions after the hearings.

聽證會促使總統想出了這些建議。

語境義6:提議, 議案

In a move that has astonished everyone,Labour has asked the congress to end the debate.

在一項令所有人驚訝的提議中, 勞動黨要求議會停止辯論。

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head

本義: 頭

I let the horse drop his head to crop the spring grass.

我讓馬低下頭啃吃春天的青草。

語境義1:領導, 頭目

Heads of government from more than 100 counties gather in Geneva tomorrow.

來自100多個國家的政府首腦明日將齊聚日內瓦。

語境義2:朝...前進

He headed for the bus stop.

他朝著公共汽車站走去。

語境義3:懸在頭上的(支出), (經常)費用

During a time of economic setbacks, all companies are keeping their inventories low,as to do otherwise creates an overhead.

在經濟放緩期間所有公司都在保持較少的存貨,

因為不這樣做的話會造成經常性費用。

語境義4:頭(條新聞)

The newspaper's headline indicates that there was a trade-off at the summit.

報紙的大字標題表明峰會上大家做出了妥協。

最後, 我們將第三集的形義漂移簡單說一下, 瞭解單詞的演變過程。

ambition 雄心壯志

語義進化線:

ample大→放大→ambition放大的(內心)→野心, 雄心→抱負, 志向→追求, 渴望

本文來源於中博考研, 如侵必刪。

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