[词组] inspire sb. to sth. 赋予某人灵感
【考点4】promise的用法
▲ 构词:promising adj. 有希望的,有前途的
▲ 搭配:
① break one's / a promise 违背诺言,违约
② make / give a promlse 答应,许诺
③ keep one's / a promise遵守诺言,守约
④ I promise you. 我敢肯定;说句老实话;我警告你。
⑤ promise oneself决心,指望,期待
⑥ promise well 很有希望,前景很好
【考例4】[2004湖南]I drove Dad into Mijas, and
____ to pick him up at 4 pm, then dropped off the
car at the garage.
A. agreed B. planned
C. determined D. promised
[考查目标] 本题考查promise的词义。
[答案与解析] D 从上下文来看,这句话说的不是"同
意"或"决心"而是"答应"、"许诺"。
4. regret vi. 遗憾,惋惜,悔恨 n. 遗憾,抱歉
regretful adj. 后悔的
I regret to do sth. 遗憾地做某事
I regret doing sth. 后悔做了某事
I regret spending so much money on a computer.
我后悔花了这么多钱买这台电脑。
How I regretted having wasted so much time playing.
我多么后悔把许多时间都浪费在玩上。
I regret to say I can not come.
我遗感地告诉你我不能来。
【考点3】regret 的用法
▲ 构词:
① regretful adj. 后悔的,抱歉的,惋惜的,遗憾的
② regretfully adv. 懊悔地,抱歉地
③ regretless adj. 无悔的,不后悔的,没有遗憾的
▲ 搭配:
① to one's regret 令某人遗憾的是
② regret (to tell you / say) that... 遗憾......;很抱歉
③ It is to be regretted that... 使人遗憾的是......;真可
惜......
④ regret doing sth 后悔干了某事
【考例3】[2004重庆] This scar will be lasting, but to
this day, I have never ____ what I did.
A. forgot B. recognized
C. considered D. regretted
[考查目标] 本题考查 regret 的词义。
[答案与解析] D regret 的意思是"后悔"。从本句的