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B2U4 Bord Building
1.devote
vt.把...用于;致力于;献身于
devote sth(one’s time/energy/money/...) to (doing) sth
→be devoted to (doing) sth
He devoted his life to _____(serve) his family, friends, and neighbors.
翻译:
devote oneself to doing献身于;致力于;专心于
She gladly gave up her part-time job to devote herself entirely to her art.
ADJ.devoted 挚爱的;全心全意的;忠诚的
U.N. devotion 献身;忠诚;热爱;爱心(to)
devotion to duty忠于职守
serving
2.earnest
adj.=very serious and sincere
He is so earnest over his career.他对待事业很认真。
_______her earnest efforts, she could not find a job.
u.n.认真;诚挚
do sth in earnest认真地做某事
Despite
非常认真的;诚挚的;真诚的
3.have butterflies in one’s stomach
七上八下,万分紧张
4.literature
u.n.文学
classical literature
classic literature
文献资料,著作(on)
literature ___ the history of science科学史的文献资料
adj. literary【只用于名词前】文学的,文学上的;书面的;爱好文学的,从事文学研究(或写作)的
文学作品literary works
adv. literally
按照字面意义地,逐字地;真正地,确实地;(用于夸张地强调)简直
He took my words literally, I didn't mean that way.
on
=works of literature
You can use literally to emphasize a statement.
古典文学
经典文学
5. in store
have sth in store (for sb)贮藏着;准备着;将要发生
We don't know what life holds in store for us.
我们不知道等待我们的将是什么样的生活。
6.appeal
vt.&vi上诉,申诉;
appeal against 提出上诉
appeal the case上诉案件
vi.有吸引力,引起兴趣;
appeal to
Does the idea of working abroad appeal to you?
vi.呼吁,恳求;
appeal (to sb) for sth为某事(向某人)呼吁
=make an appeal(n.)(to sb) for sth
appeal to sb to do呼吁某人做某事
=make an appeal(n.) to sb to do
6.appeal
vi.启发,激发
appeal to
激发某人的民族自豪感
c.n.&u.n.上诉,申诉(against)
an appeal court/judge
(尤指警方或者慈善机构的)呼吁,请求,恳请(to sb to do/to sb for sth)
a look of silent appeal
警方吁请公众保持镇静。
appeal to one’s national pride
The police made an appeal to the public to remain calm.
6.appeal
u.n.吸引力;感染力;魅力
mass /wide appeal
The Beatles have never really ____(lose) their appeal.
adj.appealing
吸引人的,有感染力的;恳求的,可怜的
lost
7.determine
vt. 决定,控制,左右;
The size of the chicken pieces will determine the cooking time.
鸡块的大小决定烹饪时间。
be largely determined by
vt.查明,确定;
determine the cause of查明...的原因
The investigation will determine wha