41、阅读、作文常考短语 (12-1)

thirst for

渴望；渴求

【例】She thirsted for power.

她渴望拥有权利。

shut out

把……排除在外；使……不能进入；挡住

【例】I want to shut John out of my life for ever.

我想永远不让约翰走进我的生活。

take in

领会；接纳；吸引；收留；欺骗

【例】I could hardly take in what the old man said.

我几乎听不懂老人说了什么。

at all costs

不惜任何代价

【例】The couple must save their only child at all costs.

这对夫妇必须不惜任何代价救治他们的孩子。

in particular

尤其；特别；特殊的

【例】He loves the science fiction in particular.

他特别喜爱科幻小说。

be biased against

对……有偏见

【例】It was unhelpful for doctors to be biased against obese patients.

医生对肥胖病人有成见是无益的。

fold into

（烹饪时）把……调入；折叠成

【例】Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into cake mixture.

将蛋清搅乱打至硬性发泡，混入蛋糕中。

take…to extreme

走极端；被迫采取极端行为

Someone takes exercise，like everything else，to the extreme.

有人在运动上走了极端——他们做任何事都喜欢走极端。

be reluctant to

勉强的；不情愿

【例】If the company is reluctant to give you a list，do some research on your own.

如果公司不情愿给您名单，那您可以独自做一些调查。

in general

通常；概括地讲，总之；一般而言

【例】In general，German cars are very reliable.

德国汽车通常是很可靠的。

now that

既然

【例】Now that the problems have been settled，we neednʼt to work overtime.

既然问题已经解决，那我们就不用加班了。

keep down

（使）……降低（或缓和）；控制；镇压；缩减

【例】The local government tries to keep the prices down.

当地政府努力使物价下降。

by / in contrast

相比之下；与……相反

【例】By contrast，he was much cleverer.

相比之下，他要机灵得多。

make fun of

嘲弄；取笑；拿……开玩笑

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