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L1 A puma at large
Words & Expression
★ spot
v. ① to see, find 发现 ②recognize看出,认出
n. 斑点 There is a black spot on the shirt.
on the spot ①立刻,马上 ②在现场
Anyone breaking the rules will be asked to leave on the spot.
Wherever she is needed, she is quickly on the spot.
Do you spot the errors? 你发现错误了吗?
I spotted the well-known film star the moment he appeared.
那位电影明星一出现,我就认出他来.
--find 指找到丢失的东西或发现以前没有的东西(强调发现的结果)
--find out 查出事实真相
--discover 指发现已存在而我们不知道的东西
--detect 指把故意隐藏起来的东西通过细心
观察之后找出来,多用于侦破坏事,如发现
盗贼,阴谋,小毛病等。
★ evidence n. [U]证据,根据
There wasn’t enough evidence to prove him guilty.
in evidence:显而易见的
He was in evidence in the party.
--evident 明显的,明白的
--proof n.证明
Have you any proof that you’re the owner of the car?
你能证明你是车主吗?
★ accumulate vt./vi.积累,积聚,堆积(强调积累的过程)
My savings are accumulating interest.
我的存款在累积利息。
--gather vt. 聚集,把人召集在某处
--collect 收集,采集
--assemble 集合,集会;vt.装配
--pile up:increase on quantity 堆集
Evidence was piling up against him.
对他不利的证据越来越多。
★ oblige
v. to make necessary for someone to do something
迫使,责成
feel obliged to do sth. 觉得有必要做
be obliged to do sth. 被迫做某事
You are not obliged to answer these questions, but it would make our task easier.
你不必回答这些问题,但是如果你回答了,
会使我们的工作更容易些。
I feel obliged to say sorry to him.
我觉得有必要对他说声抱歉。
★ hunt n./v.追猎,寻找
go hunting
hunt down 追获,找寻到
The police hunted down the escaped prisoner.
hunt for 找寻 search 搜寻某处为了寻找到某人或某物
He is hunting for a new job. 他正在另找工作
--seek/pursue 追求,追寻(理想)
--chase after 追赶
--go after 追捕,追逐
--run after 追逐,(尤指女人)追求异性
★human being n.人,人类
human beings
the human race
mankind ① 人类 ②男性,男子
man
★corner n.角落 v.使走投无路,使陷入困境(经常使用被动语态)
at the corner of the street 在街角处
in the corner of the room 在屋角里
on the corner of the desk. 在书桌的角落处
The escaped prisoner was cornered at last.
逃犯最后被逼得走得无路.
That question cornered me.
那个问题把我难住了.
drive/force/put sb. into a corner 使陷入困境
be in a tight corner
She was driven into a corner by the interviewer.
面试的人把她问得无言以对
She’ll need luck to