A. hunting for B. waiting for
C. shooting for D. aiming for
[考查目标]本题考查hunt for的意思。
[答案与解析]A hunt for原来是"猎取"的意思,引中为"搜寻,寻找"。
8. impression n. 印象
(1) impression (on sb.) (给某人)印象His speech made a strong impression on his audience.
(2) impression (of sth.) (对某事物)印象;想法That's my first impression of the new college.
(3) impress sb. with sth. 给予某人深刻印象 = impress sth. on sb. 使某人铭记 The teacher impressed on his students the importance of speaking. = The teacher impre- ssed his students with the importance of speaking.
9. interrupt的用法vt, vi
① 阻断;中断 Don't interrupt me. 别打断我。Traffic in the city was interrupted by a snowstorm. 市内交通被暴风雪所阻断。
② 打岔;插嘴 It is rude to interrupt. 打断别人的话,是不礼貌的。 "Don't interrupt," he said."别插话, "他说。
▲构词:
① interrupter n. 打岔者,打断者
② interruption n. 打岔.打断,使中断的事物
【考例】[2005山西模拟] Be quiet! It's rude to ____ people when they are talking.
A. stop B. introduce C. prevent D. interrupt
[考查目标] interrupt的词义。
[答案与解析]D interrupt的意思是"打断;使中断".
后接指人或指物的各种名词。
10. marry
(1) vi. 结婚 He didn't marry until he was fifty.
(2) vt. 和......结婚 Jean is going to marry Hubert.
(3) vt. (父母)嫁(女儿) He married his daughter to a businessman.
(4) vt. (教士等) 为......主持结婚仪式 We've come to ask if you will marry them.
[比较]
(1) get married (to sb.) 强调动作
His oldest girl got married last month.
(2) be married (to sb.) 强调状态
How long have you been married?
11. moment的用法 n.
① 片刻;瞬间 He will be here in a moment. 他一会儿就来。At the moment I am working. 此刻我正在工作。
② 时机;机遇;时宜 Choose your moment to visit him. 你选个合适的时机去拜访他。
③ 重要性 a matter of great moment
一件极重要的事情
▲搭配:
① at any moment 随时;在任何时候;马上
② at the last moment 在最后关头
③ at the moment 此刻;(正当)那时
④ every moment 时时刻刻
⑤ for a moment 片刻
⑥ in a moment 一会儿,不久;立即,马上
⑦ the moment(that)... 一......就......
【考例】[NMET 2004 II] "Can I? I don't think I can," Racy said with a laugh. "But I do have ____ when things come to me for no reason."