專四指導:常見名詞和介詞搭配短語(8)
71. faith in 對……的信任,信仰 ?如:
I have implicit faith in your abilities.
我完全相信你的能力。
I’ve got a lot of faith in the team; I’m sure they won’t fail us.
我對這個隊很有信心,我相信他們不會使我們失望的。
at 掃視 ?如:
He cast a furtive glance at her.
他偷偷瞥了她一眼。
He stole a glance at the pretty girl across the table.
他偷偷地看了一眼桌子對面那個漂亮的女孩。
73. gratitude to sb 感激 ?如:
Please convey my gratitude to her.
請向她轉(zhuǎn)達我的謝意。?
She showed her gratitude to her friends.?
她對她的朋友們表示感謝。?
74. guess at sth 猜測 ?如:
He made a conservative guess at the population of London.
他對倫敦的人口作了一項保守的估計。
Have a guess at the answer.
猜一下答案。
75. hatred for/of 仇恨 ?如:
All this filled him with hatred for the exploiting classes.
所有這些都使他充滿了對剝削階級的仇恨。
He had bitter hatred for the wicked old society.
他痛恨那萬惡的舊社會。
76. hazard to 危險 ?如:
A place filled with mud or quicksand is a hazard to cattle.
充滿泥漿或流沙的地方會對牛群構(gòu)成威脅。?
Wet roads are a hazard to drivers.
道路濕滑會對司機構(gòu)成危險。
77. hunger for 渴望 ?如:
The student has a hunger for learning.
這個學生有強烈的求知欲。
His hunger for knowledge drove him to the library.
他對求知的強烈渴望驅(qū)使他上圖書館。
78. impact on/ upon 對……的撞擊,巨大影響 ?如:
Her speech made a tremendous impact on everyone.
她的演說對大家震動很大。
The book has a great impact on readers.
這本書對讀者產(chǎn)生了巨大影響。
79. improvement on/in 對……的改進,提高 ?如:
If word were invented to conceal think, newspaper should be a great improvement on a bad invention.
假使語言是為了隱藏思想而被發(fā)明的,那么報紙就是對這不良發(fā)明的一大改進。?
This essay represents a considerable improvement on your recent work.?
這篇論文說明你最近的工作取得了相當大的改進。?
80. increase in sth 增加,增長 ?如:
We get an automatic increase in pay every year.
我們的薪金每年會自動增長。
The increase in taxes means that we’ll be 30 a month worse off.
加稅后我們每月收入就要少了30英鎊。