“…的一部分”,作定語用于修飾可數(shù)或不可數(shù)名詞:A part of his support comes from the people in general. 他的部分支持者來自普通大眾。a part of,part of兩者雖然都可表示“…的一部分”,但是,a part of 表示數(shù)量時一般少于總量的一半,而part of 則...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    “一張;一塊;一條;一件”,常作定語,用于不可數(shù)名詞:It is really a good piece of news. 這的確是一條好消息。用于短語:a piece of cake“非常容易的事情”[口語]/a piece of junk“一件廢物”of a piece“和…同類的;和…同性質(zhì)的”,正式用法,常作表...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    ①“一堆”:There is a pile of bricks on the ground. 地上有一堆磚。②“大量的;許多的”[口語],作定語,強調(diào)時用piles of:The engine seems to need piles of oil. 這臺發(fā)動機似乎需要很多的油。a heap of, a pile of:兩者都可表示“一堆”,作定語。用于可數(shù)...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    “…的數(shù)量;…的量”,作定語用于可數(shù)名詞和不可數(shù)名詞。① 常與 good, great, large 等形容詞連用,構(gòu)成短語a good/great/large quantity of,表示“大量的;許多的”:She lost a good quantity of blood in the accident. 她在事故中大量失血。② 強調(diào)時常常省...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    ①“一系列的;一連串的”,用于可數(shù)或不可數(shù)名詞:In recent years, our scientists have come up with a series of new scientific discoveries. 近年來,我們的科學家已經(jīng)獲得了一系列新的科學發(fā)現(xiàn)。②“一套…的;一組…的”,用于可數(shù)或不可數(shù)名詞:A seri...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    “失言;說漏了嘴”,非正式用法,常作表語或賓語:She meant no offense in mentioning his weight, it was just a slip of tongue. 她提到他的體重不是有意得罪他,只是失言而已。a slip of the pen“筆誤”...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    “一箭之遙;距離很近”,原意是“扔一塊石頭那么遠的距離”[口語],常作表語:Washington D.C. is just a stones throw away from New York City. 華盛頓特區(qū)和紐約城相距只不過一箭之遙。用于短語:within a stones throw (of)“(離…)一箭之遙;在(…的)附近...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    “小事引起的軒然大波;小題大做;大驚小怪”[美語],原意為“茶杯里的風波”,源于古羅馬政治家兼哲學家西塞羅所著De legibus(《論法律》),常作表語或主語:This is not a serious problem—just a tempest in a teapot. 這不是一個嚴重的問題——只是...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    “各種不同的”,作定語,常與 great, large, wide 等形容詞連用,其中的不定冠詞a 一般不能用定冠詞the 代替:There are a large variety of patterns which can be chosen from. 有大量的圖案可供選擇。varieties of“種類繁多的;品種繁多的”,是a variety of的進...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    ①“(不顧責任、義務等)把…拋棄;把…遺棄”,to 后面接sb 或sth:The affairs of a nation should not be abandoned to the dishonest politician. 一個國家的事務不應該甩給不誠實的政客。②“沉溺于;放縱于”[文語],常與 oneself連用,構(gòu)成短語abandon onesel...[繼續(xù)閱讀]