注:英语学习目录下的文章(不限于此文) 例句/释义等来自《考研英语词组 恋练不忘》,thefreedictionary.com,GRE/LAST/GMAT长难句300例等
in (the) light of (something) 按照/鉴于 considering (something), given (something) = in consideration of, in relationship to; 这个词组还是比较常见,但还是提一下,比较好的一个替换用法
adhered to 支持/持有(观点/信仰)Tina and Ross have adhered to the rule that…….. Tina和Ross都持有这样的观点:………..
at large 自由/逍遥法外;详尽的 The escaped prisoner is still at large. 该逃犯仍然逍遥法外。He talked at large/at length about his plans. 他详细地讲了他的计划
at odds with 不和/不一致 The top-down conception of the fashion business could not be more out of date or at odds with the feverish world…… 时装业自上而下的理念太过时了,也与xxxx中的狂热世界很不一致
at stake 处于险境 The cat is at stake. 那只猫处于险境
at times 有时 At times I feel I want to leave this city. 有时我觉得我想离开这座城市
account for 解释/导致 What might account for the lost of the city. 什么可以解释这座城市的消失
get back to even 其实这里主要是even的意思-做形容词表示平的/平稳的/偶数等,回到平的状态,就是不多不少,比如输了钱,回本,可以说get back to even. 如 “You invest simply because you hope that you will get back to even. It’s not unlike going to Las Vegas.” This is a weird concept to me, but it implies to ‘break even’. ie. You don’t win, you don’t lose, you end up financially in the same place you were in when you started. Although I’d like to hear this quote in context, because for the life of me, I can’t imagine why any would invest simply to break even.
myopic 近视的,目光短浅的;表明缺乏远见,如 The conclusions drawn by previous researchers are attributable to their myopic focus on…………. 之前的研究人员得出的结论归因于他们在XXX上的缺乏远见
pervasive 普遍的 The most pervasive problem is less obvious: our own behaviour. 最普遍的问题却不那么显而易见:我们自己的行为