for the present 意为"暂时,一时"。

present 用作名词,意为"礼物",与gift 同义。

present 用作形容词,表示"到场的,出席的",与absent 反义。

present 用作动词,表示"把......交给;颁发"。

　　【尝试运用】

　　1)In preparing scientific reports of laboratory experiment,a student should 　　　 his findings in logical order and clear language.

　　A.furnish　　　　　　　B.propose　　　　　　 C.raise　　　　　　　　D.present

　　2)The major will personally 　　　　 the gold medals 　　　 the winning athletes at the sports meeting.

　　A.present;by B.present;with

　　C.present;to D.present;for

　　3)　　　 today 　　　 sure to be praised.

　　A.The present people;are B.Those present;is

　　C.Those present;are D.Present those;is

　　【巧记词义】

　　The boy present at the meeting was considering asking his father for a book on the present tense as a birthday present.出席会议的那个男孩正考虑向他的爸爸要一本关于现在时态的书作为生日礼物。

　　4.So by the 1600's Shakespeare was able to make use of a wider vocabulary than ever before.所以到17世纪,莎士比亚所用的词汇量比以前任何时期都大。

　　【观察思考】

　　1)We must make use of every minute to study.我们必须利用每一分钟去学习。

　　2)You should make good use of the chance.你应该好好利用这次机会。

　　3)You can make any use of it if you like.这个你可以任意使用。

make use of 利用,使用

make the best of (指对不利的条件等)充分利用

make the most of 充分利用(有用的条件)

make good use of 充分利用

　　【词组串记】

　　take advantage of 利用......的机会;钻......的空子;占便宜

　　seize on 抓住;利用

　　"动词+名词+介词"短语

　　catch sigh of 看见　take pride in 以......而自豪　make way for 让路给　make sense of 理解,弄懂　take care of 找过,照料

　　【尝试运用】

　　1)She wondered uneasily what use she would 　　　 this opportunity.

　　A.made B.make about

　　C.make for D.make of

　　2)The manager of the company told us that very little 　　　 was made of the waste materials in the past.

　　A.cost　　　　　B.value C.use　　　　　D.matter

3)The patient should be outside 　　　(make)the most of the sunshine.