第一篇:英语中表示“思考、考虑”的词语用法
表示“思考”、“考虑”的词语的用法
在英语中,表示“思考”、“考虑”的词语很多。在日常学习和教学中,笔者收集了一些此类词语,下面做一简要分析。
1.meditate 考虑, 思考。例如:
They are meditating a new experiment.他们在考虑做一个新实验。2.reflect on(或upon)仔细考虑;on reflection 经再三考虑。例如: Please give me a minute to reflect.请给我一点时间仔细考虑一下。Please reflect on the matter.请仔细考虑那件事情。
I reflected on possible reasons for my failure.我仔细考虑导致我失败的种种原因。On reflection, I gave up.经过考虑,我放弃了。3.allow for考虑,考虑在内。例如:
It will take thirty minutes to reach the station,allowing for traffic delays.到车站需三十分钟,连路上的交通耽搁考虑在内。
Allowing for the train being late,we should be back by 10:30.考虑到火车晚点,我们应该在10:30回来。4.turn over仔细考虑。例如:
He turned over the problem for hours.他对这个问题考虑了好几个小时。
5.consider vt., consideration n.思考,考虑。consider=take account of sth.= take sth.into account=take into consideration考虑,把某事纳入考虑之中。例如:
Having considered the problem more carefully, he regretted having made a decision in haste.更仔细地考虑了该问题之后,他后悔做出了匆忙的决定。
Apart from this consideration, there is no reason why we should not do so.除去考虑这一点,否则我们没有理由不这样做。
You must take his inexperience into account.你必须考虑到他无经验(而予以体谅)。Taking into account all the circumstances, he thought it wise not to say anything further.考虑了所有的情况,他想还是不要再说什么为妙。
I'd take into consideration his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community, and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.我想把他与社区其他农民和商人交往的名声考虑进去,然后再决定是否同意为他提供贷款。6.regard 考虑,思考。例如:
You should regard the matter from every point of view.你应当从每个角度来考虑这个问题。
7.regardless of 不顾,不管,不愿考虑。例如:
Regardless of our mistakes, the teacher corrected our homework patiently.老师不考虑我的作业中出的错误而耐心地批改。
8.think, think of(或through, over, about)仔细考虑。例如:
From the way most people look at you, you'd think a trashman was a monster.你从大部分人看待你的方式考虑,垃圾工人是种怪物。
There are many things to think of before we decide.在做出决定前,有许多事情需要考虑。
They’re thinking over moving to America.1 他们正考虑移居美国。
Acting before thinking always results in failing.做事不先考虑总会导致失败。We have a hundred and one things to think of before we can decide.在做决定前,我们有许多事情要考虑。9.sleep on 用在口语中,意思是“把(问题等)重新考虑,留到第二天再做决定”。例如: Don’t take the job now,sleep on it first.你现在先别接受这个工作,考虑一下再说吧。
I’ll sleep on the matter and write to you tomorrow.这件事我再考虑一下,明天给你书面回音。
10.view 考虑,认为;in view of考虑到。例如:
Has the matter been viewed from the taxpayers’ standpoint? 这件事可曾从纳税人的角度来考虑?
In view of these facts, he had to admit his mistakes.考虑到这些事实,他不得不承认错误。
11.given prep.考虑到。例如:
Given their inexperience, they’ve done a good job.考虑到他们缺乏经验,他们做的不错了。
Given their ages, they’ve performed very excellent.考虑到他们的年龄,他们已经表演得相当好了。
12.at hand 被考虑中。例如:
His question was not related to the matter at hand.他提的问题跟正在考虑的问题无关。
13.give priority to(或doing)sth.优先考虑做某事。priority意思为“优先权”,短语place(或put)high(或top)priority on(或attach high priority to;give first priority to)意思为“最优先考虑”。例如:
The government gave first priority to housing after the war.战后政府最优先考虑的是住房问题。
The problems requiring immediate solution will be given priority at the meeting.会上优先考虑需要急需解决的问题。
14.Focus one’s mind(或attention)on sth.将思想(或注意力)集中于某事物上,考虑。例如:
Please focus your minds on the following problem.请集中考虑以下问题。15.deliberate 仔细考虑。例如:
They are deliberating what action to take next.他们在仔细考虑下一步要采取什么行动。
We had no time to deliberate on the problem.我们没有时间仔细考虑这个问题。16.debate 考虑(某事物)以决定。例如:
He debated buying a new car, but didn’t in the end.他考虑很久是否买辆新汽车,但最后还是没买。
17.reckon on 考虑到。例如:
You can’t always reckon on having good weather.你不能总考虑有好天气。18.ruminate over(或about, of, on)反复思考。例如:
He is ruminating over recent events.他在反复考虑最近发生的事情。19.chew over 考虑(忠告、意见等)。例如:
He chewed over a vexatious problem of personnel.他考虑伤脑筋的人事问题。20.contemplate 对„作周密考虑。例如:
He is contemplating what to do.他在考虑该做什么。She is contemplating her future.她在考虑自己的前途。21.study 仔细考虑。例如:
She is studying a suitable answer to him.她在考虑对他的恰当的答复。22.speculate on(或upon,about)考虑,思索,沉思默想。例如:
We had plenty of time to talk and speculate about our future together.我们有充分时间一起谈论并思考未来。
Scientists have been speculating on the origin of life.科学家们一直在思考生命起源。
23.ponder vt.思索,考虑;vi.ponder on(或upon, over)仔细考虑。例如: He wanted to ponder the next move quietly.他想静静地考虑下一步怎么办。
We can ponder over the ways and means before the construction work starts.我们可以在建筑工程开工之前详细考虑各种筹款集资措施。
24.weigh vt.认真考虑,权衡,斟酌;vi.仔细考虑。例如:
He is weighing the risks he will take.他在认真考虑他将要冒的风险。
They are weighing the consequences of a decision.他们在认真考虑一项决定的后果。You should weigh well before deciding.你应当考虑成熟再做决定。25.revolve vt.反复思考,翻来覆去斟酌;vi.考虑,反复思考。例如: I revolved the question for hours.我反复思考这个问题有数小时之久。
He had an idea revolving in his mind around the new enterprise.他在心中反复思考一个有关那项新企业的设想。
26.reconsider 重新考虑。例如:
I know that you have decided to leave the club, but please reconsider.我知道你已经决定退出俱乐部了,不过请你三思而行。
27.rethink 重新思考(尤指为做出改变而深入地重新思考)。例如:
If I intended to remain in their company, I have to rethink my wardrobe.倘若存心同他们保持来往,我得考虑重新置办衣服才行。28.bethink oneself 使考虑,使思考。例如:
I should bethink myself of the need to study.我应该考虑学习的必要。29.give thought to或give…thought 考虑。例如:
He gave the subject a lot of thought.他对那个题目考虑得很多。30.think better of 重新考虑后决定不做或放弃。例如:
She thought about asking him where his room was, but thought better of it.她本想问他的房间在什么地方,但重新考虑后她改变主意不问了。
31.take counsel of one’s pillow 或counsel one’s pillow 通夜思考。例如: He took counsel of his pillow last night and finally had a good idea.昨夜他通夜思考终于想出了个好办法。
32.consult 考虑(利益、感情因素等)。例如:
Consult your own wishes in the matter.在这件事情上,考虑考虑你自己的愿望就行了。33.commune with oneself 思索,沉思。例如:
He was communing with himself for a long time.他沉思了良久。34.brood on(或over, about)(不快或怨愤地)考虑,沉思。例如:
Don’t just sit there brooding.别光是坐在那里冥想。
He sat in the corner and brooded over the delight to come.他坐在角落里,默默考虑着那即将来临的欢乐。
35.muse about(或on, upon, over)沉思,默想,冥想。例如:
As I walked along the road, I mused on what I should say.我沿着大路一边往前走一边思考该说些什么。
第二篇:英语中表示走和跑的词语用法小结
英语中一般的“走”和“跑”可分别用“walk”和“run”来表示,但还有许多不用加副词性修饰语就能生动地描绘“走”和“跑”的词。
一、表示“走”的词:
1.dawdle:行动迟缓;闲荡。例如:
Stop dawdling and do some-
thing useful.不要闲荡了,做点儿有益的事吧。
The lazy boys dawdled all their way to school.那些懒孩子一路上慢吞吞地往学校走。
2.stroll:不紧不慢地散步。例如:
Every morning the old woman went for a stroll.这位老太太每天早晨出去散步。
They used to stroll along the river after supper.过去晚饭后他们常沿着河边散步。
3.straggle:行走过慢以至掉队离群。例如:
We all had reached the destination except that Xiao Li and Xiao Zhang were straggling behind.除了小李和小张慢吞吞地拖在后面外,我们都到了目的地。
4.shuffle:拖着脚步慢慢地走路。例如:
All the way he shuffled along.他一路都是这样拖着脚步走的。
The old man shuffled to the door.那老头拖着脚步向门走去。
5.slink:鬼鬼祟祟或感到羞愧地(溜)走。例如:
The boy slunk by while his father was reading a newspaper.父亲正看着报,孩子从他面前偷偷地溜了过去。
The thief slunk in by the back door.贼偷偷地从后门溜了进来。
6.steal:偷偷地溜走。例如:
He stole out of the house without anyone seeing him.他偷偷地溜出这所房子,无人发觉。
The landlord stole into the courtyard and began to crow, just like a cock.地主偷偷地溜进院子,然后便学起鸡叫来了。
7.slip:趁人不注意溜走。例如:
She slipped into the room when no one was looking.她趁着无人注意的时候溜进了房间。
He slipped away without being seen.他悄悄地溜走未被人发现。
8.tiptoe:踮着脚轻轻地走。例如:
She tiptoed to the bedside of the sleeping child.她踮着脚轻轻地走到熟睡的孩子床边。
She rocked the baby to sleep and went out on tiptoe.她摇婴儿入睡,然后踮着脚走出来。
9.stagger:因伤病或酒醉蹒跚而行。例如:
The wounded soldier staggered to the door.受伤的士兵摇摇晃晃地朝门走去。
The man staggered across the room.那人蹒跚地走过房间。
10.totter:因软弱无力而摇摇晃晃地行走。例如:
Small children and very old people totter as they walk.小孩和老人走路蹒跚。
The old lady tottered downstairs.老太太摇摇晃晃地走下楼梯。
11.toddle:像幼儿学步那样跌跌撞撞地走路,如果指成年人或老年人,则表示随便走走。例如:
On Sunday I often toddle round to see a friend.星期天我经常走路去看朋友。
I'm just toddling to Mary's.Why don't you come?我正要去玛丽那儿,为什么不一起去?
12.waddle:原指鸭子摇摇摆摆地走路,形容体胖腿短的人走路时那种摇来摆去的姿态。例如:
He was so fat that he waddled like a duck.他太胖了,走起路来像鸭子似的。
The stout old man waddled across the street.那个粗壮的老人摇摇摆摆地穿过马路。
13.creep:缓慢或悄悄地爬行。例如:
The cat crept silently towards the mouse.猫悄悄地向老鼠爬过去。
Learn to creep before you leap.(谚)先学爬后学跳。
14.crawl:慢慢地、手足并用地在地上爬行。例如:
There is an insect crawling up your back!有只虫子在你背上爬!
The baby crawled across the room.婴儿从房间一端爬到另一端。
15.trudge:在烂泥地、雪地或沙地上费力地走。例如:
The old man trudged through the deep snow back towards home.老人拖着沉重的步伐穿过深厚的积雪,一步一步地捱回家。
They trudged in the desert.他们在沙漠里艰难地行走。
16.wade:在水里(费力地)行走。例如:
As there was no bridge we waded across the river.因为没有桥我们淌水过了河。
Let's wade across the stream.It's not deep.我们淌水过去吧,这小河不深。
17.paddle:光着脚在浅水里走着玩。例如:
The water is cool to your feet when you go paddling in the afternoon.下午光着脚到水里走走,你会感到水很凉快。
18.stride:大踏步地走。例如:
He strode ahead, not turning to look at us.他大步向前走,没有回头看我们一眼。
19.stalk:傲然地阔步而行;蹑手蹑脚地走近。例如:
They stalked towards the reviewing stand.他们昂首阔步朝检阅台走去。
The policeman stalked the criminal.警察蹑手蹑脚地走近罪犯。
20.hurry:匆匆忙忙地走或跑。例如:
Doctor and nurses were hurried to the accident.医生和护士都急急忙忙地赶到事故的现场。
二、表示“跑”的词
1.rush:争先恐后地抢着跑。例如:
The students rushed out of the classroom after class.下课后学生们争先恐后地冲出教室。
The discovery of gold deposits in that region attracted a rush of gold diggers.那一带金矿的发现吸引了淘金者蜂拥前往。
2.bolt: 因逃避被俘或受惊吓而飞快地逃跑。例如:
The burglar bolted away before the police arrived.等到警察赶到,贼已跑掉了。
My horse bolted and threw me in the mud.我的马突然一蹿,把我摔到泥里。
3.dart: 突然迅速地跑动。例如:
The hare darted off like an arrow.野兔像箭似的逃跑了。
The rocket darted skyward.火箭冲入云霄。
4.dash: 像冲刺一样快跑。例如:
The express dashed past that small station.特快列车急驰过那个小站。
The prisoners made a dash for freedom.囚犯冲向自由。
5.scamper:(小孩子)蹦蹦跳跳地跑,也表示小动物惊慌地跑。例如:
The mouse scampered into its hole.老鼠迅速地跑进洞里。
The children ate with a wolfish appetite after scampering about for hours.孩子们到处蹦蹦跳跳地闹了几个钟头后,吃起饭来狼吞虎咽。
6.scuttle:胆怯地快跑或逃跑。例如:
The illegal mongers scuttled off when they saw the policeman.违法的商贩们看到警察就急忙逃离。
The boy scuttled away when he saw his stern father coming.那孩子见到他严历的父亲走过来便胆怯地跑开了。
7.scurry:急急忙忙地碎步跑。例如:
We could hear mice scurrying about in the room.我们听到老鼠在房间里到处乱跑。
He heard the scurry of feet in the hall.他听到大厅里慌乱的脚步声。
8.sprint:(短距离)全速飞跑。例如:
He tried his best to sprint to catch the bus.他全速奔跑去赶公共汽车。
He made a sprint to pass his competitor a few seconds before reaching the tapes.到达终点几秒钟以前,他冲刺超过了对手。
9.tear:激动地快跑。例如:
Noisy children tore out of the school gate.吵吵嚷嚷的孩子们冲出了校门。
The excited people tore down the street.激动的人们飞奔过街道。
10.jog:匀速慢跑。例如:
She jogs every morning as an exercise.她每天早晨进行跑步锻炼。
The old horse jogged along.老马慢吞吞地向前走着。
英语中表示“走”和“跑”的词很多,我们在应用中要根据意思仔细选择,这样才能做到用词准确。
第三篇:英语中表示性格特点的词语
英语中表示性格特点的词语
积极性格词汇
optimistic乐观的outgoing外向的independent独立的humorous幽默的active活跃的caring关心别人的modest谦虚的determined坚决的friendly友好的capable由能力的devoted奉献的selfless无私的creative由创造性的hard working勤奋的considerate体贴的disciplined自律的generous慷慨的;宽宏大量的消极性格词汇
pessimistic悲观的shy腼腆的dependent依赖性强的narrow-minded心胸狭窄的 sensitive 敏感的stubborn顽固的 固执的confident 自信的open-minded思想开明的 strong-minded坚强的 decisive果断的 kind善良的 honest诚实的easy-going随和的ambitious有抱负的unconfident不自信的dishonest 不诚实的selfish自私的
第四篇:英语中表示颜色词语的特殊含义
英语表颜色词语的特殊含义
(1)red 红色: 红色是一种热烈的颜色,它象征着鲜血、烈火、生命和爱情。红色的热情让人有一种勇敢的冲劲,它能鼓舞人的情绪。在我国,红色是火,是吉庆、热情的象征,但在英语国家的人眼中红色则意味着流血、危险或暴力。同时在英语和汉语中,红色有时可以完全对应,有时却大相径庭:红旗red flag
红糖 brown sugar 红茶 black tea
红榜 honour roll
红豆 love pea
红运 good luck
红酒red wine
火灾red ruin
血战red battle
彩霞red sky
(2)green 绿色: 绿色是大自然的颜色,常常给人一种祥和博爱的感受,它能令人充满青春活力。绿色代表着活力、生长、宁静、青春、希望。
中文中的绿色是生命的象征,“绿色的原野”、“绿色的草坪”、“红花绿叶”等词组给人带来了蓬勃的生机。而英语中的green除了表示颜色外,在不同的语境中还有不同的含义。例如:“green apple” 不是“绿色的苹果”,而是“生苹果、未成熟的苹果”;同样“a green worker”当然不是“绿色的工人”,而是“生手、学徒工”;“Mr.Smith has a green thumb”更不能译成“史密斯先生有一个绿色的大拇指”,句子的真实含义是“史密斯先生是个园艺高手”。
绿色green在英语中还可以表示“嫉妒、眼红”,如:green with envy,green as jealousygreen-eyed monster都是指“十分嫉妒”的意思。汉语中表示“嫉妒”意义的“眼红”,应该翻译为 green-eyed而不能翻译为 red-eyed。
由于美元纸币是绿颜色的,所以green在美国也指代“钱财、钞票、有经济实力”等意义。
在英语中绿色还用来表示没有经验、缺乏训练、知识浅薄等意思,如:
The new typist is green at her job.刚来的打字员是个生手。
You cannot expect Mary to do business with such people.She is only eighteen and as green as grass.你不能指望玛丽同这样的人做生意,她只有十八岁,还毫无经验
(3)yellow 黄色:黄色是太阳公公的本色,它饱含智慧与生命力,让人显得年轻有朝气,它被认为是知识和光明的象征。
黄色在英语和汉语中的引申含义差别比较大。在英语中,yellow可以表示“胆小、卑怯、卑鄙”的意思,例如: a yellow dog 可鄙的人,卑鄙的人 a yellow livered 胆小鬼
He is too yellow to stand up and fight.他太软弱,不敢起来斗争。
英语中的黄色还用来作为事物的特定颜色,例如,美国有些城市的出租车上标有“yellow”(而不是“taxi”)的字样,代表出租车,因为那里的出租车为黄颜色。如: Yellow Pages 黄页(电话号码簿,用黄纸印刷)Yellow Book 黄皮书(法国等国家的政府报告,用黄封面装帧)yellow boy(俗)金币
汉语中黄色一词有时象征低级趣味、色情庸俗、下流猥亵的意思,如黄色电影、黄色书刊、黄色光碟等等。这些名称中的“黄”与英语中的“yellow”无关。能够表示汉语中这些意思的词汇应该是:pornographic(色情的)、vulgar(庸俗下流的)、obscene(猥亵的)等。然而,英语中另一个颜色词blue却常用来表示汉语中这类意思,如blue jokes(下流的玩笑),blue films(黄色电影)等。
(4)blue 蓝色: 蓝色意味着平静、严肃、科学、喜悦、美丽、和谐与满足。英语中blue是一个含义十分丰富的颜色词,blue不仅表示颜色,而且常用来喻指人的“情绪低落”、“心情沮丧”、“忧愁苦闷”。例如,Mary failed to pass the examination,and she was in a blue mood.这里的“blue mood”当然不是“蓝色的情绪”,上句应译成:“玛丽考试不及格,所以很忧郁。”又如:It was a blue Sunday,and he had to go to work.这里的“blue Sunday”如译作“蓝色的星期天”就令人费解,上句的正确译文是:“又是一个讨厌的星期天,他不得不加班。”
如:They felt rather blue after the failure in the football match.球赛踢输了,他们感到有些沮丧。
—— She looks blue today.What’s the matter with her? 她今天显得闷闷不乐,出了什么事情?
holiday blue 相当于winter holiday depression,指冬季假期时,人困在家里,感到无聊寂寞时的心情或情绪。另一个同低落的情绪有关的词组是:a blue Monday(倒霉的星期一),指度过快乐的周末后,星期一又要上学或上班,所以情绪不好。
blue在英语中有时用来指“黄色的”“下流的”、意思,如:blue talk 下流的言论 blue video 黄色录象
有时blue又有社会地位高、出身名门的意义,如blue blood(贵族血统)。
此外,blue在英语中与其它词汇搭配,还有另外的含义,如:
out of blue 意想不到 once in a blue 千载难逢 drink till all’s blue 一醉方休
(5)white 白 色 :看到白色,使人觉得纯洁可爱,白色象征真理、光芒、纯洁、贞节、清白和快乐,给人以明快清新的感觉。
白色(white)在汉语和英语的联想意义中都有纯洁和清白的意思,但也有一些含义上的不同。英语中的white有时表达的含义,与汉语中的“白色”没有什么关系,如: a white lie 善意的谎言
the white coffee 牛奶咖啡 white man 善良的人,有教养的人 white-livered 怯懦的white elephant 昂贵又无用之物
(6)black 黑色: 黑色来自黑暗体验,使人感到神秘、恐怖、空虚、绝望,有精神压抑感。同时一直以来人类对黑暗有所敬畏,所以黑色有庄重肃穆感。
在中文中,黑色一直与贬义的形象相关,“黑暗”、“下黑手”、“黑社会”等等。
英语中也能找到与中文含义相对应的单词或词组,如blacklist(黑名单)、black market(黑市)等。但英语中的black在译成中文时并非所有时候都译成“黑”,除了 “black dress”译作“青衣”外,还有black tea(浓茶)、black sheep(害群之马)等。in the black指公司盈利,在英语中“亏损”应用“in the red”(赤字),黑色是悲哀的颜色,英美人在葬礼上穿黑色服装,中国人在葬礼上戴黑纱。英语中的Black Friday 指耶稣在复活节前受难的星期五,是悲哀的日子。black在英语中还象征气愤和恼怒,如:black in the face 脸色铁青 to look black at someone 怒目而视
另外,黑色在汉语和英语中都有“阴险”、“邪恶”的含义。
第五篇:表示“决心、决定做”英语用法
表示“决心、决定做”英语用法 1)decide to do 决定做
We decided to put off the trip to the U.S.我们决定推迟美国之行。
2)make a decision to do :
He has made a decision to buy a new computer.他已决定买一台新电脑。
3)make up one’s mind to do
The doctor made up his mind to go abroad for further education.那位医生决定出国深造。
4)determine to do We have determined to get the work done before National Day.我们已决定国庆节前完成这项工作。
5)be determined to do
He is determined to give up smoking.他决心戒烟。
6)decide that……(从句中动词用should + 动词原形)We decided that we should widen the road.我们决定拓宽这条路。
[应用]一句多译:这位年轻科学家决心继续自己的研究。Key:The young scientist was determined to go on with his research.He determined to go on with his research.He decided that he should go on with his research.He made up his mind to go on with his research./He made a decision to go on with his research.He decided to go on with his research.