It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self-interest.

——Adam Smith

我們不能借著肉販,啤酒商或面包師的善行而獲得晚餐,而是源于他們對自身利益的看重

——亞當·斯密

一、關于regard,你應該知道的用法有

n.

1.注意;關注;關心?attention, consideration

You should pay more regard to safety on the roads.

你應該多注意交通安全。

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2.尊重;尊敬;敬佩?a feeling of respect and affection : esteem

I have a high regard for his opinion.

我很尊重他的意見。

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3.(用于信函的結尾或轉(zhuǎn)達問候)致意,問候?used to send good wishes to sb at the end of a letter, or when asking sb to give your good wishes to another person who is not present

Not at all. Please give my best regard to Mr. Wang when you see him .

沒什么。您見到王先生的時候代我向他致意。

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v.

1.(尤指以某種方式)注視,凝視 [T]?to look at sb / sth, especially in a particular way

As he walked toward the freight house, he saw a rat take its head out of a paper bag and regard him.

當他向貨棧走去的時候,他看到一只老鼠從一個紙袋里伸出腦袋注視著他。

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2.考慮;注重;重視 [T]?to pay attention to : take into consideration or account

His works were not highly regarded until he died in 1936.

直到1936年他去世以后他的作品才受到重視。

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3.尊敬;敬重;器重 [T]?to show respect or consideration for

The artist was highly regarded.

這位藝術家非常受尊敬。

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4.注意;聽從(常用于否定句) [T]?to hold in high esteem

He never regarded my advice.

他從來不聽我的話。

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5.關系;與…有關;涉及 [T]?to relate to

This matter does not regard them at all.

這件事與他們毫無關系。

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二、詞義辨析:以下單詞都能表示“認為”的意思

consider, think, believe, count, deem, reckon, regard

這些動詞均含有“認為”之意。

consider指經(jīng)過考慮和觀察后得出的結論。

think普通用詞,指按照自己的意見提出看法。

believe通常指根據(jù)一定的證據(jù),經(jīng)思考后而認為屬實。

count指作出判斷后而得出的看法等。

deem正式用詞,常用于法律、文學,強調(diào)作判斷而不是思考。

reckon指對人或事作全面“權衡”,把各方面意見考慮進去后得出結論。

regard側(cè)重憑外表或表面現(xiàn)象作判斷。多強調(diào)觀點。

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三、下面我們來學習一下含有regard的常見短語

regard as

v. 1.把…認作

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四、學會regard的意思了嗎?來做個小測試

______ each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.

把每次失利看成對進一步努力的激勵。