2009年考研英語常見詞匯與例句二十

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Ø fall to the ground摔倒,(計劃希望等)失敗,落空
     Drops of water form and fall to the ground.
     Ø (be) on guard 站崗 警惕
     If you are on your guard or on guard, you are being very careful because you think a situation might become difficult or dangerous.
     Ø guard against (=defend, keep safe)警惕,防止
     We must take measures to guard against infection.
     預(yù)防傳染
     Ø guess at 猜, 估計
     We could only guess at her motives.
     Ø by guess 靠猜 (divine vt占卜;預(yù)言)
     If you divine something, you discover or learn it by guessing.
     Ø be guilty of 犯有…罪或過失
     They were found guilty of murder.
     Ø be in the habit of doing sth 習(xí)慣于
     Ø break off (a habit) 改掉(某種習(xí)慣)
     If part of something breaks off or if you break it off, it comes off or is removed by force.
     Ø break sb of (a habit)使某人改掉(某習(xí)慣)
     Doctors keep trying to break him of smoking the drug. 醫(yī)生多次設(shè)法使他戒毒。
     Ø get (fall) into the habit of養(yǎng)成了…的習(xí)慣
     We should get into the habit of keeping good hours. 我們應(yīng)該養(yǎng)成早睡早起的習(xí)慣
     Ø come to a halt (=stop) 停止; 停住
     His exciting and stylish life as a drug lord seems to
     have come to a halt.
     Ø at hand 在手邊, 眼前(附近)
     Retribution is at hand. 懲罰就要到來
     Ø on hand 在手頭, 在手邊 現(xiàn)有(=with sb)
     If someone or something is on hand, they are near and able to be used if they are needed.
     Ø in hand (=under control)控制住 在控制之中
     If you have time or money in hand, you have more time or money than you need.
     The job or problem in hand is the job or problem that you are dealing with at the moment.
     If a situation is in hand, it is under control.
     Ø in the hands of 由…掌握, 控制, 負(fù)責(zé)
     Roh’s decision to put his future in the hands of voters was triggered by allegations that a close aide was involved in a political funding scandal.
     Ø by hand 用手工(做)
     If you do something by hand, you do it using your hands rather than a machine.
     Ø hand in glove (with) 狼狽為*, 密切合作
     If you work hand in glove with someone, you work very closely with them.
     Ø live from hand to mouth勉強(qiáng)度日,現(xiàn)掙現(xiàn)吃
     If someone lives hand to mouth or lives from hand to mouth, they have hardly enough food or money to live on.
     Ø at the head of 在…的前頭
     At the head of the queue was an old woman. 在隊伍最前頭的是一位老太太。
     Ø head for (=move towards) 向…方向前進(jìn)
     If you are heading for a particular place, you are going towards that place. In American English, you can also say that you are headed for a particular place.
     Ø hear of (=know about) 聽人說起, 聽說過
     I’ve never heard of anyone doing that.
     我從未聽說有人做那種事。
     Ø at heart (=in reality) 內(nèi)心里, 實際上
     When I say don’t eat sweets, I have your health at heart. 我說不要吃糖是為你的健康著想。