 人气课本
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名词动用
| 文章作者:crystal 浏览次数:2003 发表日期:5/26/2007 |
table,ice,duck,flag...这些简单的英语单词,它们的名词意义就算对初学英语者来说也一定是小菜一碟,但外国人经常把它们当做动词用,它们的动词意义和用法你知道吗?
1.table:名词,桌子;当动词用,是指开会时延期讨论提案等,也就是暂缓审议。例如:
we are tabling this matter until further notice.我们延期讨论这件事,以后再说。
2.pride:名词,荣誉;当动词用,是指感到得意或自豪。例如:
i have long prided myself on being a good teacher.我一向以身为一名称职的老师而自豪。
3.carpet:名词,地毯;当动词用,是覆盖的意思。例如:
the flower girls carpeted the floor with rose petals before the bride’ entrance.新娘进来前,花童将玫瑰花瓣撒满了地板。
4.floor:名词,地板;当动词用,是踩足汽车的油门,加速开车或使人惊讶。例如:
when you see apolice car,don’t?floor?it.当你看到警车时,别开快车。
the news really floored me;i hadn’t been expecting it at all.这个消息真使我不知所措,完全出乎我的意料。
5.top:名词,顶端;作动词用,是做得更好,或高过某人。例如:
if?he had tried harder,he could have topped his class.假如他以前用功些,他会在班里名列前茅的。
mr.lin tops me by three inches.林先生比我高三英寸。
6.flag:名词,旗帜;当动词用,是指打旗号或做手势来传达讯息。例如:
the beach life-guards usually flag one another for communication.海滨救生员通常用旗号传达讯息。
when my car broke down,iflagged a police car.当我的汽车抛锚的时候,我打了个手势招来一辆警车。
7.bridge:名词,桥梁、桥牌;当动词用,是连接或沟通的意思。例如:
the parents are trying to bridge the generation gap with their children.父母都在设法弥合与儿女的代沟。 字串1
8.club:名词,俱乐部、高尔夫球棒;当动词用,意思是用棍棒打人。例如:
the security officer should not club any suspect who does not resist arrest.保安人员对任何没有拒捕的嫌疑犯都不该用棍棒殴打。
9.soldier:名词,士兵;当动词用,是指不畏困难,坚持下去。例如:
the marine corps usually have to soldier on under the hardest conditions.海军陆战队通常在最艰难的情况下,仍要勇敢前进。
10.duck:名词,鸭子;当动词用,是逃避、躲避、回避的意思。例如:
his speech was full of generalizations,and ducked all the real issues.他的讲话全是泛泛而谈,回避了所有实质性的问题。
11.chair:名词,椅子、主席(chairperson);当动词用,是担任主席。例如:
she will chair the math department next semester.下学期她将担任数学系主任。
12.doctor:名词,医生、大夫;当动词用,指篡改、对……做手脚。例如: 字串6
they were charged with doctoring the election results.他们因篡改选举结果而受到控告。
13.cushion:名词,坐垫;当动词用,是指缓和或降低对某事的撞击或震动。例如:
powerful shock absorbers cushion our landing.有效的缓冲装置缓解了我们着陆时的冲撞力。
14.cap:名词,便帽;当动词用,有完成、使圆满完成(或结束)之意,同时也有限额、约束或制止之意。例如:
what's the one thing you want to cap your stage career with before retirement?在退休前,你特别希望做一件什么事来圆满结束你的舞台生涯呢? |
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