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选择性必修四
Unit 1 Science Fiction
重难点词
精
讲
declare
一词多义
dismiss
一词多义
英语释义
appointment
suspend
一词多义
隐喻
calculate
词源
appoint vt
指定;约定:
We must appoint a day to meet again for the discussion.
All Cayce needed was the full name of the person, his address, and where he would be at the appointed time of the reading.
任命;委派:
① appoint sb (as) sth:
Salinger was appointed senator from California but subsequently lost his first election.
② appoint sb to sth:
After due consideration, we have decided to appoint Mr Davis to the job.
③ appoint sb to do sth:
A new manager has been appointed to direct the project.
a- (to 到) + point (指、点) → 指定时间、指定人到某岗位 → 约定;任命
1. appoint
(必修三 Unit 2)
【温故】
appointment n (appoint + -ment)
[C] 约会;约定;预约:
make / keep an appointment
She had an appointment to paint her nails. 人教新选必④ – 1
He failed to keep his appointment at the clinic.
Consultations can be arranged at other times by appointment.
[C] & [U] 任命;任职;职位:
He holds an appointment in Foreign Affairs Ministry at present.
Jane’s parents were pleased about her appointment as a teacher at the school.
2. suspend
悬索桥,又名吊桥(suspension bridge)指的是用缆索做桥梁主要承重结构的桥。将缆索悬挂在桥两端塔架上,桥身用细索或吊杆吊在缆索上。
鹦鹉洲长江大桥为武汉市第八座长江大桥,世界首座主缆连续的三塔四跨悬索桥;世界同类桥梁中跨度最大的三塔四跨悬索桥;第二届武汉设计双年展十项最具影响力的武汉设计工程第一位。2010年8月开工建设,2014年12月28日正式建成通车。
推特安全账户2021年1月8日晚发文称:“在仔细审查特朗普账户最近发布的推文以及这些推文的背景后, 我们已永久停封(suspend)该帐户。”
暂停;中止;使暂停发挥作用(或使用等)to officially stop sth for a time
The company has to suspend the space exploration project due to financial problems. 人教新选必④ – 1
The driver’s certificate was suspended by the police.
suspend vt
[正式用语] 悬;挂;吊 to hang sth from sth else:
The bit (钻头) was attached to a heavy length of steel suspended by a wire rope.
Lying on the hospital bed with my legs suspended in the air, he felt a bit uncomfortable.
sus- (up from under 从下往上) + pend (to hang 挂;悬挂) → 悬、挂
基本义:悬挂
suspend
悬、挂物体
悬、挂事情
使暂时停职(或停学等):
Julie was suspended from her job shortly after the incident.
【词汇拓展】
suspension n
[U][单数]暂停;中止:
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