【例1】I will support this measure without reservation.我毫無保留地支持這一措施。
【例2】We’d like to make a reservation for this weekend.我們想預(yù)訂一個(gè)這個(gè)周末的房間。
【同義替換】preservation, booking, retention
【派生】preserve v.保護(hù),維持;保持,保存
★ skeptical
a.懷疑的
【例】As a result, many scientists have been understandably skeptical about embracing this basis for a new approach to forecasting.因此,許多科學(xué)家曾對(duì)此作為新預(yù)測(cè)方法的依據(jù)表示懷疑是可以理解的。
【同義替換】suspicious, doubtful
【派生】skeptically ad.懷疑地
【真題】But bank’s shares trade below their book value, suggesting that investors are skeptical.但是,銀行的股份交易額低于他們的賬面價(jià)值,這表明投資者對(duì)其持懷疑態(tài)度。
★ activate
v.啟動(dòng),激活;驅(qū)動(dòng),驅(qū)使;使開始起作用
【例1】Given the current situation, he absolutely has the power to activate the team in time.就目前的形勢(shì)而言,他完全有能力及時(shí)激活球隊(duì)。
【例2】A little bonus could activate employees to work harder.一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)獎(jiǎng)金便可以刺激員工們更加努力地工作。
【同義替換】stimulate, motivate, animate
【真題】Stimulants initially speed up or activate the central nervous system, whereas depressants slow it down.興奮劑最初是加快或刺激中樞神經(jīng)系統(tǒng),而鎮(zhèn)靜劑則是讓其慢下來。
【真題】Instead of each province having its own list of approved drugs, bureaucracy, procedures and limited bargaining power, all would pool resources, work with Ottawa, and create a national institution.由現(xiàn)在每個(gè)省都有自己的藥物清單、獨(dú)立的機(jī)構(gòu)、程序和有限的議價(jià)權(quán)這種情況改為資源共享,與渥太華合作創(chuàng)建一個(gè)全國性機(jī)構(gòu)。