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Table, ice, duck, flag...
这些简单的英语单词，它们的名词意义就算对初学英语者来说也一定是小菜一碟，但老外经常把它们当做动词用，它们的动词意义和用法你知道吗?若活用这些名词的动词意义，会使英语文章生动简洁，是英语写作的一大高招。现举例如下：
1. table：名词，桌子;当动词用，是指开会时延期讨论提案等，也就是暂缓审议。(to postpone discussion of a bill
or suggestion until future time); 例如：
They tabled the motion at the meeting.
I made the motion and he seconded it.(我提案，他同意。) (second 这里是动词，意思是赞成;to
second the motion 也就是附议)
We are tabling this matter until further notice.(我们延期讨论这件事，以后再说。)
2. pride：名词，荣誉;当动词用，是指感到得意或自豪。(to take pride in something)例如：
We prided ourselves on our good work. (我们为自己工作的表现而自豪。)
I have long prided myself on being a good teacher. (我一向以身为一名称职的老师師而自豪。)
注意：to pride oneself on和 to be proud of 或 to take pride in
意思相近，只是用法和后面所跟的介词不同而已。例如：
They take great pride in her daughter who is now a famous scientist.
I am very proud of being a Chinese.
3. carpet：名词，地毯;当动词用，是覆盖的意思 。(to cover something) 例如：
The flower girls carpeted the floor with rose petals before the bride's
entrance. (新娘进来前，花童将玫瑰花瓣撒满了地板。)
During the winter time my roof is carpeted with white snow.
(冬天时我家的屋顶盖满了白雪。)
4. floor：名词，地板;当动词用，是踩足汽车的油门，加速开车或使人惊讶。 (to press accelerator of a car to
the floor in order to speed up; or to astonish someone) 例如：
As soon as I saw his gun, I floored my car. (我一见到他有枪，立即踩足油门加速开车。)
When you see a police car, don't floor it. (当你看到警车时，別开快车。)
The news really floored me; I hadn't been expecting it at all.
(这个消息真使我吃惊地不知所措，这完全出乎我地意料。)
5. top：名词，顶端;做动词用，是做得更好，或高过某人。 (to do something better or to be taller than
someone) 例如：
If he had tried harder, he could have topped his class.
(假如他以前用功些，他会在班里(成绩)名列前茅的。)
The tax-cut issue will top today's agenda. (减税问题将是今天的主要议题。)
Mr. Lin tops me by three inches. (林先生比我高三吋)
6. flag：名词，旗帜;当动词用，是指打旗号或做手势来传达讯息。 (to give signal for communication)
例如：
When my car broke down, I flagged a police car.
(当我的汽车抛锚的时候，我打了个信号招来一辆警车。)
The beach life-guards usually flag one another for communication.
(海滨救生员通常用旗号传达讯息。)
7. bridge：名词，桥梁、桥牌;当动词用，是连接或沟通的意思。(to connect) 例如：
The parents are trying to bridge the generation gap with their children.
(父母都在设法弥合与儿女的代沟。)
These tax reforms are attempt to bridge the gap between the rich and poor.
(这些税收改革旨在弥合贫富之间的差距。)
8. club：名词，俱乐部、高尔夫球棒;当动词用，意思是用棍棒打人。(to beat someone with a stick) 例如：
The security officer should not club any suspect who does not resist
arrest. (保安人员对任何没有拒捕的嫌犯都不该用棍棒殴打。)
I saw the police clubbing a suspected robber. (我看到警察用棍棒打了那个抢劫嫌疑犯。) |
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发表于 2016-7-9 22:26:21