Unit19词汇
1﹑merchant商人
The Merchant of Venice,
He is a dishonest merchant.
Merchantable adj. 可买卖的, 有销路的merchantable goods有销路的商品
dealer. 经销商, 商人 wholesale dealer批发商
2、uneasy 不安的,忧虑的
feel/be uneasy about 对……感到不安
He was uneasy about my decision.他对我的决定感到不安。
3、deny(denied,denying) 否认,拒绝给予
deny sth He didn't deny the facts.
deny doing sth He denied having seen these watches before.
deny that I do not deny that is a serious blow.
There’s no denying (the fact) that quicker action could have saved them.
事实不可否认...
deny sb. admission 拒绝某人入场
4、pay back报答;偿还, 报复
pay sth/sb back How can we pay you back
for your great help?
pay back sth pay back the money=pay off
pay sb back sth Have you paid me back the money?
pay sth back to sb
报复 I’ll pay him back for the trick he played on me.
pay for 因...受到惩罚;为...付出代价,为……付款He'll
have to pay for what he has done.
Off 清偿债务, He has paid off all his debts.
取得成功;得到好结果 Did his plan pay off? 他的计划成功了吗?
Out 为某事付巨款I had to pay out $500 to get my car repaired.
Up 付清全部欠款 If you don't pay up at once, we'll see you in court!
5、matserpiece[C] a world matserpiece世界名著
6、Mercy
(1)[U]慈悲,怜悯;仁慈,宽容
have mercy on sb/sth ; show mercy on/to sb/sth 对……怜悯
The commander showed (little/no)mercy to the prisoners of war.
Beg for mercy乞求/请求宽恕;at the mercy of 任由……摆布
A sailor is at the mercy of the weather.
水手受到天气的摆布。
Without mercy毫不留情地,残忍地 throw oneself on sb's mercy恳求某人帮忙(宽恕)
mercy killing 安乐死
(2)[C]幸运,侥幸
It was a mercy(幸运的是)that the whole family survived the earthquake.
adj. merciful仁慈的,慈悲的;
a merciful judge
一位仁慈的法官
merciless 无情的;残酷的;毫无慈悲心的
7、Enemy
1. 敌人,仇敌[C]
Don't make an enemy of him.
不要与他为敌。
2. 敌军[the S][G]
The enemy was/were attacking the town.
敌军正在攻打该城。
8、go about doing sth着手干;做=get down to doing sth/ sth=set out to do sth=set about doing
How shall we go about solving the problem? go about to do sth 设法做某事
go about 四处走动He didn't go about much.他不常外出。
9、As/so far as I know/can see,to my knowlege 就我所知
As/so far as I know/can see, he is honest.
As far as就……而言,远到 as far as i can/possible 尽我所能
As far as today/present=so far
10、Reasonable-----unreasonable
11、Weakness
(1. )虚弱;软弱;薄弱[U]
Weakness compelled him to retire early.
他因身体虚弱而较早退休。
(2. )弱点;缺点[C]
We all have our little weaknesses.
我们大家都有自己的小毛病。
12、Judgement
Make a judgement on 对……作出判断 in one's judgement 依某人看来
pass judgement on sb对某人宣判
对a man of good judgement 判断力强的人
13、Gentleman Ladies and gentlemen
14、Greeting
Offer/send greetings to sb向……问候
He sent his greetings to you in the letter.
他在这封信里向你致以问候。
15、Envy
1.VT envy sb sb's +n妒忌;羡慕某人的……
I envy you your good luck/.your health.
2.n
1. 妒忌;羡慕[U]
She said it out of envy.
她出于嫉妒说了这话。
2. 妒忌的对象;羡慕的目标[the S][(+of)]
He is the envy of others ( 嫉妒对象).
3.feel envy at sb =envy
He feels envy at my success.
他嫉妒我的成功.
嫉妒的;羡慕的[(+of)]
Do not be envious of your neighbors
16、accuse
vt.
1. 指控,控告[(+of)]
She accused him of stealing her watch.
她控告他偷她的表。=charge……with (doing )sth
He accused his boss of carelessness .
他指责老板粗心。
He was accused of murder.
有人指控他谋杀。
He was charged with stealing.
2. 指责,把...归咎(于)[O]
Man often accuses nature for his own misfortunes.
人类常把自己的不幸归咎于天。
the accused 被告 accuser 谴责者,起诉者
17、consequence 结果,后果,影响
He is a man of great consequence.
他是一个很重要的人物。
in consequence of 由于…的缘故 in consequence take the consequence承担后果
18、fortune. fortunately
1. 财产,财富;巨款[C][U]
He received a large fortune when his uncle died.
他在叔父去世时得到了一大笔财产。
2. 好运,幸运[U][+to-v]
He did not deserve such fortune.
他不配得到这种好运气。
Seek one's fortune/opportunity寻找发迹的机会/碰运气
make one's fortune发财make a big fortune 发大财
19、Bargain
N (1). 买卖,交易
Clement made a satisfactory /good/bad bargain with him.
克莱门特和他作了一次满意的交易。
(2). 特价商品,便宜货
These toys are a real bargain at such low prices.
这些玩具的价格这么便宜,真划得来。
(3). Buy sth at a bargain price 廉价买东西
VI谈判,讨价还价 bargain with sb over/about/for sth=quarrel讨价还价
she bargained with the fishmonger over the price.