牛津实用英语语法-第84部分
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call
1 call走访,拜访
call at。走访一个地方:
I called at the bank and arranged to transfer some money.
我到银行去了一下,安排了款项过户的事宜。
call for到一个地方去取物或接人:
I am going to a pop concert with Tom.He is calling for me at eightso I must be ready then.
我要和汤姆去听流行歌曲音乐会。他8点钟来接我,因此我必须届时准备好。
Let’s leave our suitcases in the left luggage office and call for themlater on when we have the car.
咱们可以把行李存放在行李暂存处,等以后有车用时再来取。
call in(intr)同 look in和口语化的 drop in意思一样,是来访,来坐坐的意思:
Call in/Look in on your way home and tell me how the interviewwent.
你回家的路上来看我一下,告诉我面谈进行得如何。
call on拜访某人:
He called on all the housewives in the area and asked them to sign thepetition.
他走访了这一地区的所有主妇,要求他们在请愿书上签名。
2 call for/in/on的其他意思
call for(tr)要求,需要(这里的主语常是一个不用来指人的单词或短语,如 the situation形势/this sort of work这种工作/this此事等,宾语则常是一个表示某种性质的词,如 courage勇气/patience耐心/a steady hand稳当不抖的手):
The situation calls for tact.
对付这一形势要有策略。
You’ve got the job! This calls for a celebration.
你得到这份工作了!这需要庆祝一下。
但这里也可以用一个用来指人的主语:
The workers are calling for strike action.
工人们正要求采取罢工行动。
The relations of the dead men are calling for an inquiry.
死者们的亲属要求调查真相。
call in a person/call a person in派人去找某人来/请某人来家服务(send for比call in更显得主语权势大,因此callin是更有礼貌的说法):
It was too late to call in an electrician.(call an electrician in/call him in)
找电工来已太晚了。
There is some mystery about his death; the police have been calledin.
他的死有点儿蹊跷;已经去找警察来了。
call on somebody(常带动词不定式)要某人做某事/要某人给予帮助(较为正式的提出要求的方式,主要用于正式场合或演讲中,意味着提出要求的人认为所号召的事是另一人的责任):
The president called upon his people to make sacrifices for the good oftheir country.
总统号召人民为祖国的利益做出牺牲。
The chairman called on the secretary to read the minutes of the lastmeeting.
主席要求秘书朗读上次会议的记录。
3 call的其他词组
call off(tr)取消尚未开始的事,放弃已在进行中的事:
They had to call off the match as the ground was too wet to play on.
(call the match off/call it off)
因为场地太湿无法比赛,人们不得不取消这次比赛。
When the fog got thicker the search was called off.
雾愈来愈浓了,只得放弃了搜索。
call out(tr)召唤某人出来处理外面的事(常用于指部队被召集走出营房对付民众骚乱):
The police couldn’t control the mob so troops were called out.
警察无法控制乱民,因此出动了军队。
The Fire Brigade was called out several times on the night of 5 November to put out fires started by fireworks.
11月5日晚上,消防队多次奉召出动,以扑灭因燃放焰火而引起的火灾。
Doctors don’t much like being called out at night.
医生们不太喜欢夜间出诊。
call up(tr)
(a)征去服兵役:
In countries where there is conscription men are called up at the age of eighteen.(call up men/call men up/call them up)
在实行征兵制的国家里,18岁的男子要应征服役。
(b)给……打电话:
I called Tom up and told him the news.(calld up Tom/called him up)
我给汤姆打电话,把消息告诉他了。
care
not to care about(tr)对……淡漠,不关心……:
The professor said that he was interested only in research;he didn’t really care about students.
教授说他只对研究感兴趣;他并不真的关心学生。
care for(tr)
(a)喜欢(很少用于肯定句):
He doen’t care for films about war.
他不喜欢战争影片。
(b)照看(除被动态外,较少使用):
The house looked well cared for(=had been well looked after/was ingood condition).
房子看起来照管得很好。
carry
carry on(intr)继续(常指工作或职责):
I can’t carry on alone any longer;I’ll have to get help.
我无法再一个人继续下去了;我得找人帮忙。
carry on with(tr)与上用法相似:
The doctor told her to carry on with the treatment.
医生告诉她应该继续这种疗法。
carry out(tr)履行(职责),服从(命令),执行(指令),(把威胁要做的事)付诸行动:
You are not meant to think for yourself;you are here to carry out my or…ders.
你们的职责不是自己思考;叫你们来这里是要你们执行我的命令。
The Water Board carried out their threat to cut off our water supply.
自来水公司董事会把他们的威胁付诸行动,停止供应我们水了。(他们威胁要这样做,也真的这样做了。)
He read the instructions but he didn’t carry them out.
他看了指示,但没有遵照执行。
catch
catch up with(tr),catch up(tr/intr)赶上但没超过:
I started last in the race but I soon caught up with the others.(caught them up/cautht up)
我在赛跑中最后一个起跑,但不久就赶上了其他人。
You’ve missed a whole term;you’ll have to work hard to catch up withthe rest of the class.(catch them up/catch up)
你缺了整整一学期的课,得努力学习以便赶上同班的其他人。
clean
clean out(tr) a room/cupboard/drawer etc.彻底清理打扫(房间/碗柜/抽屉等):
I must clean out the spare room.(clean the spare room out/clean it out)
我得把那间备用房(客房)彻底清扫一下。
clean up(tr) a mess, eg. anything spilt清扫(脏物,如撒出的东西):
Clean up any spilt paint.(clean the spilt paint up/clean it up)
如果有溅出来的油漆,把它收拾干净。
clean up(intr)同上用法相同:
These painters always clean up when they’ve finished.
这几位油漆工完工之后总要把场地打扫干净。
clear
clear away(tr)把物件拿开以便腾出地方:
Could you clear away these papers?(clear these papers away/clear them away)
你能不能把这些文件清除开?
clear away(intr)散开:
The clouds soon cleared away and it became quite warm.
云很快就散开了,天气变得相当暖和。
clear off(intr)走开(指室外) clear out(intr)走开(指室内)二者都是口语用法;作为命令时这样说是相当不礼貌的:
‘You clear off,’ said the farmer angrily.‘You’ve no right to put your caravans in my field without even asking my permission.’
“你们给我走开,”农民愤怒地说,“你们没有权利连我的许可都没征得就把住人的大篷车停在我的地里。”
Clear out! If I find you in this building again,I’ll report you to the po…lice.
走开!你要再到这幢建筑里来,我就将你报警了。
clear out(tr)把(房间/碗柜/抽屉等)腾空以便放别的东西:
I’ll clear out this drawer and you can put your things in it.( clear this drawer out/clear it out)
我会把这个抽屉腾空,这样你就能把你的东西放在里面了。
clear up(intr)有云或雨后天晴了:
The sky looks a bit cloudy now but I think it will clear up.
现在天看来有点阴,但我想天会晴的。
clear up(tr/intr)收拾整齐干净:
When you are cooking it’s best to clear up as you go,instead of leaving everything to the end and having a terrible pile of things to deal with.
烹调时,最好是边干边收拾,而不要把活留到最后而剩下一大堆东西要打扫收拾。
Clear up this mess.(clear this mess up/clear it up)
把这堆乱糟糟的东西收拾干净。
clear up(tr)
(a)完成(某种尚待完成的工作):
I have some letters which I must clear up before I leave tonight.
有几封信我今天晚上走以前必须写完。
(b)侦破(不可思议的怪事、案件等):
In a great many detective stories when the police are baffled an amateurdetective es along and clears up the mystery.(clears it up)
在许多侦探小说中,当警察束手无策时,来了个业余侦探,把案子给破了。
close
close down(tr/intr)永远关闭,停业(指商店或买卖等):
Trade was so bad that many small shops closed down and big shops closedsome of their branches down.(closed down some branches/closed themdown)
市面很差,许多小店停业了,大商店也关了一些分店。
close in(intr)逼近,从四面凑近(常用于雾、夜色、敌人等):
As the mist was closing in we decided to stay where we were.
由于雾越来越逼近,我们决定留在原地不动。
close up(intr)缩小间距(指一行人):
If you children closed up a bit there’d be room for another one on thisseat.
你们几个孩子要是挤一挤,这座位上还能加一个人。
e
e across/upon(tr)碰巧发现,碰巧找到:
When I was looking for my passport I came across these old photographs.
我在找护照时碰巧找到了这些旧相片。
e along/on(intr)和我一起来,陪伴我去(常用来敦促犹豫不决的人或拖拖拉拉的人):
e on,or we’ll be late.
快点,否则我们要迟到了。
e away(intr)(和我一起)走/离开:
e away now, It’s time to go home.
快走吧。该回家了。
e away/of