2012-7-07可樂词汇积累③

senior to 比…年长; junior to 比…轻; superior to 比…更好; inferior to 比…差
 

in a sense 在某种意义上
sense原始涵义：
n. 感觉，感官，理智，意义，侦测 vt. 感觉，意识到，理解 I'm afraid I haven't got a very good sense of directions, so I easily get lost.  恐怕我的方位感很差，因此我容易迷路。

同义替换：= in some respects, in a way
造句：In a sense, the man was blinded by the light of his success.从某种意义上讲，那个男人已经被成功的喜悦冲昏了头脑。

sensitive to 对…敏感; sensible (of)觉察到的; sensational耸人听闻的

in sequence 按顺序, 按先后次序
sequence原始涵义：
n. 顺序，连续，次序，序列，一系列 vt. 按顺序排好 We will deal with events in historical sequence.  我们将按照历史上的先后顺序研究这些事件。
同义替换：= in order
造句：The lights around the square were turned off in sequence.广场周围的照明灯被逐一熄灭了。

 

share in分摊, 分担
share原始涵义：
n. 部份，股份，分担，犁头 vt. 分享，共有，分配 vi. 分享 If you want a share of the pay, you'll have to do your fair share of the work.  要是你想得到一份报酬，你就必须做好你该分担的那一份工作。
同义替换：= have a share in
造句：He shared in my sorrows as well as in my joys.  他分担我的悲伤也分享我的快乐。

 

share sth. with 与…分享,分担,分摊,共用
share原始涵义：
vt. 分享，共有，分配 Children should be taught to share their toys.  应该教育孩子们分享玩具。
同义替换：= use jointly or in common
造句：He would share his last pound with me.  他要是剩下最後一镑也会和我分著用。

be shocked at /by 对…感到震惊
shock原始涵义：
n. 震动，震惊，冲击 v. 使震动，使震惊，震动 The violence and bad language in the program shocked many of the viewers.  节目中的暴力场面和难听的粗话使许多观众感到震惊。
同义替换：=be astonished at
造句：People were all shocked at her godlike beauty. 所有的人都震惊于她天仙般的美貌。

 

fall short of 达不到
short原始涵义：
adj. 短的，矮的 adv. 短暂地，突然地
同义替换：=fail to satisfy
真题重现：
The official statistics on productivity growth fall short of businessmen's anticipation.官方关于生产增产的统计没有达到商人们的预测。(1998阅读)
造句：His behaviour falls short of accepted standards.  他的行为没达到公认的标准。

go short of缺乏
同义替换：= be without enough of
造句：No old person should have to go short of coal to heat their home in the winter. 冬天，老年人都应该有足够的煤温暖他们的家。

 

for short为简便,简称
同义替换：= in a short form
造句：My name is William，and you can call me Will for short. 我叫威廉，你叫我威尔好了。

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