他误了火车,因此他没有准时到。
【相关链接】
as a result of 作为......的结果;因为......
The boy got injured as a result of the fire.
这男孩因为一场火灾受伤了。
12.suffer vt.遭受,经历,忍受
【典型例句】
She was suffering from a headache.
她正经受头痛之苦。
The enemy forces suffered heavy casualties by their own admission.
敌军自己承认伤亡惨重。
Many people suffer from a great dread of heights.
许多人非常畏高。
【要点归纳】
suffer 还可以作不及物动词,表示受痛苦,受损害。常用于suffer from 结构。
【相关链接】
suffering n.疼痛;折磨;痛苦;苦恼
13.reduce vt.减少;缩小
【典型例句】
They've reduced the prices in the shop,so it's a good time to buy.
商店已经降低了商品的价格,看来现在是买东西的好时候。
This experienced editor is said to be able to reduce the misprints to almost nil.
据说这位经验丰富的老编辑能把印刷错误几乎减少到零。
【要点归纳】
reduce 经常与介词to和by连用,to此时翻译为"到",表示发生变化后的结果;by翻译为"了",表示减少或降低的幅度或程度。
【相关链接】
与这种用法相同的还有动词increase,rise,go up,go down,bring up,bring down等。例如:
The price of the clothes has increased by 10 percent.
衣服的价钱增加了10%。
14.under construction 正在修建中
【典型例句】
The road under construction is too muddy to walk on.
正在修建的那条路太泥泞不好走。
I heard that your new teaching building is under construction.
我听说你们的新教学楼正在施工。
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under...表示"在......过程中",或"正在受......的影响"。under attack 遭受攻击;under repair 正在维修;under investigation 正在调查。例如:
His case is under investigation.
他的案子正在接受调查。
Can I use your bike?Mine is under repair.
我能用你的自行车吗?我的正在维修。
The building is under attack.