考研英語詞匯復(fù)習(xí)(18)
動詞短語make use of,、make the best of 、avail oneself of ……,、
佳中
這組動詞短語都可表示“利用”的意思。 make use of 和 make the best of 指一般的利用,。 1) The teacher should instrut his students how to makie good use of reference books. (教師應(yīng)教會學(xué)生如何充分利用參考書,。) 2)We should make the best of our time and never waste the precious days of our youth. (我們應(yīng)該充分利用時(shí)間,,永遠(yuǎn)不要浪費(fèi)寶貴的青春時(shí)光。) avail oneself of 多用于“利用”機(jī)會,。 1) Prof. White, my respected tutor, frequently reminds me to avail myself of the chance to improve my English. (我尊敬的導(dǎo)師White教授總是不斷提醒我要利用這個(gè)機(jī)會提高我的英語水平,。) 2) He quickly availed himself of the opportunity to gain the upper hand in the game. (他很快利用那次機(jī)會在比賽中獲得優(yōu)勢。) take advantage of 指利用為了達(dá)到某種目的,。 1) The boxer is clever enough to take advantage of the opponent’s weak points in the game. (這個(gè)拳擊手很聰明,,能在比賽利用對手的弱點(diǎn)。) 2) He took unfair advantage of your kindness and generourity to achive his ambition. (他不公平地利用了你的好意和大方來實(shí)現(xiàn)他的野心,。) draw on 指“利用”,、“動用”比較長時(shí)間積累的東西,如財(cái)力,、知識,、智慧、經(jīng)歷,、記憶等,。 1) Since there was no means to collect enough money, we had to draw on our savings we deposited in the bank. (既然沒有辦法籌集到足夠的資金,我們不得不動用我們存入銀行的積蓄,。) 2) His first novel drew on his childhood memories for the material of his stories. (他的第一部小說運(yùn)用童年的記憶作為他的故事的素材,。) |
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