英语固定搭配的技巧
如何理解英语中的固定搭配?
如何理解英语中的固定搭配?
对于以英语为外语的人来说,学英语必须学习语法这似乎是天经地义的事。好像不学习语法就不能开口说话,不学习语法就不能动笔写文章了。语法当然要学,不过语法并非如同交通法规,违者扣分处理。英语里面不符合语法的情况比比皆是。如:
时间不等人。英语是: Time and tide wait for no man. 还是Time and tide waits for no man.
查阅语法书和词典,两个句子都对。 为什么呢?这就是习惯用法( idiomatic expression )
比如动词 wear 穿,戴,系(安全带),留(长发),面露(表情)等等。不可以一律翻译成穿,戴。下面就是wear 这个词的常见固定搭配,不是短语。
ON YOUR BODY 在身上
[T] to have something such as clothes, shoes, or jewellery on your body 穿〔衣服、鞋子等〕;戴〔首饰〕
Susanna was wearing a black silk dress.
苏珊娜穿着一条黑色真丝连衣裙。
He wore glasses for reading.
他阅读时戴眼镜。
wear a seat belt ( have it around yourself) 系上安全带
wear black/white/red etc
Usually I wear black, grey, or brown.
我通常穿黑色、灰色或棕色的衣服。
wear sth to a party/a dance/an interview etc
I’m wearing a scarlet dress to the party.
我准备穿一件大红色连衣裙去参加聚会。
THESAURUS DRESS 2
2 HAIR 毛发
[T] to have your hair or beard in a particular style or shape 蓄〔须〕;留〔发〕
She wore her hair loose.
她散着头发。
3 DAMAGE 损坏
[I,T] to become thinner or weaker after continuous use, or to make something do this (使)磨损,磨坏
The cushions are starting to wear a little.
这些靠垫开始有点磨破了。
His jeans have worn thin at the knees.
他牛仔裤的膝盖处已经磨薄了。
You’ve worn a hole in your sock.
你的袜子磨出了个洞。
4 wear well
1) to remain in good condition after a period of time 耐磨,经久耐用
The tyres on the car seem to be wearing well.
这车的轮胎看来很耐磨。
2) if someone is wearing well, they look younger than they really are 显得年轻
He must have been around his mid-forties at least, but he’d worn well.
他至少该有四十五六岁了,不过显得很年轻。
5 EXPRESSION 表情
[T] to have a particular expression on your face 面露,面带〔某种表情〕
wear a smile/frown/grin etc
His face wore a welcoming smile.
他脸上挂着热情的微笑。
6 sth is wearing thin
1) if something is wearing thin, you are bored with it because it is not interesting any more, or has become annoying 某事物变得索然无味
The film begins well but the joke wears thin after about ten minutes.
电影开始时很有意思,不过大约十分钟以后就索然无味了。
2) if your patience is wearing thin, you have very little left, because of a delay or problem 〔由于延误或出现问题〕耐性渐渐消失,变得不耐烦
7 wear the trousers ( wear the pants )
to be the person in a family who makes the decisions BrE informal 是一家之主 【英】
8 wear your heart on your sleeve
informal to show your true feelings openly 把喜怒挂在脸上,公开流露感情 【非正式】
—wearable adj
高考英语常考固定搭配?
1.
in the long run 从长远来看,最后。
2.
on offer 在出售中。
3.
choose from... 从...中挑选。
4.
be curious about... 对...感到好奇。
5.
confront with... 使面临, 使面对。
6.
with interest 有兴趣地。
7.
an average of ... 平均是..。
8.
at high altitudes 在很高的地方。
9.
draw one’s attention 吸引某人的注意。