他觉得他们和他地位相等。

v. 等于, 比得上

None of us can equal her, either in beauty or as a dancer.

不管是容貌还是舞艺我们都比不上她。

词形变化:

副词:equally 动词过去式:equaled/equalled 过去分词:equaled/equalled 现在分词:equaling/equalling 第三人称单数:equals/equalls

运用：翻译下列句

（1） 她既然已升级，就和原先的上司平起平坐了。

　　答案：Now that she has been promoted she is on equal terms with her ex-boss.

（2） 他和我力气一样大.

　　答案： He's my equal in strength.

　　选择填空

（1） Tom _____ John in age.

　　A. is equal with B. is equal to C. equals to D. equals with

　　答案: B

（2）Boys and girls are born _____.

　　 A. equal B.equally C.equals D.equality

　　答案：A equal 不是用来修饰动词，而是用来形容人的，说男女是平等的

（3）one plus one ___ two.

A. equal B. equals C. is equal D. equality

答案： B

9. struggle n.

　　1） 奋斗;斗争 (+for/against/with)

　　The struggle between the two teams was hard.

　　这两个队之间的斗争很艰苦。

　　2） 努力;使劲;挣扎 (+for)

　　3） 难事

拓展：vi.

　　1）奋斗;斗争 (+for/against/with)/( +to-v)

　　They struggled for peace.

　　他们为和平而战。

　　The old man has been struggling with illness.

　　这位老人一直在与病魔斗争。

　　2)努力;使劲;挣扎 (+for) /(+to-v)

　　She struggled to keep back the tears.

　　她努力忍住泪水。

　　The baby struggled in its mother's arms.

　　婴儿在母亲怀抱中挣扎。

　　3) 艰难地行进

　　The wounded soldier struggled in the forest.

　　受伤的士兵在森林中艰难地行进。

　　vt.

1) 费力搬动或放置