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acknowledge

vt. 承認(rèn)，確認(rèn)

acknowledge sb/sth (to be/as)承認(rèn)/認(rèn)可某人/某事（是）……

acknowledge doing sth承認(rèn)做……

It is universally/generally acknowledged that ... 公認(rèn)……

I did not acknowledge that he had done anything wrong.

我沒(méi)有承認(rèn)他犯了什么錯(cuò)。

He is widely acknowledged as the best player in the world.

他被公認(rèn)為世上最好的選手。

They acknowledged having been defeated at last.

他們最終承認(rèn)受到過(guò)攻擊。

It is generally acknowledged that that he has made great progress.

他被公認(rèn)為取得了巨大成就。

vt. 答謝，感謝……

I greatly acknowledge financial support from several local business.

我對(duì)本地幾家企業(yè)的資助十分感謝。

【拓展】

acknowledgementn. 承認(rèn)，感謝

in acknowledgement of 為表彰、感激……

occupy

vt. 占用，占領(lǐng)，占據(jù)

occupy with sth/in doing sth忙于做某事

occupy ones mind/thoughts/attention全神貫注

be occupied in doing sth/with sth忙于做某事

The workers are occupied in building the new houses.

工人們忙于建造新房子。

She occupied herself with housework all day.

她成天忙著做家務(wù)。

【拓展】

occupationn. 職業(yè)，工作

fit in

相適應(yīng)，相融合

His ideas did not quite fit in with our aims.

他的想法和我們的目標(biāo)不太一致。

Do these plans fit in with your arrangements?

這些計(jì)劃與你的安排一致嗎？

【拓展】

be fit for 勝任，適合，合適

be fit to do sth適合做某事

keep fit保持健康

Mr Smith needs more exercises to keep fit.

Smith先生需要更多的運(yùn)動(dòng)來(lái)保持身材。

She is not fit to look after children.

她不適合照顧孩子。

settle in

（遷入新居，更換工作后）安頓下來(lái)

He cant seem to settle in a steady job; every two years or so he moves to another city and starts again.

他似乎不能找到一份穩(wěn)定的工作安定下來(lái)，大概每隔兩年他就到另外一個(gè)城市重新開(kāi)始。

Later, he began to settle in the place where the scenery is beautiful.

后來(lái)，他開(kāi)始在風(fēng)景秀麗的地方安頓下來(lái)。

They settled in a small village after they got married.

他們結(jié)婚后在一個(gè)小村子里定居了。

【拓展】

settle down安定下來(lái)，使某人坐下，安靜下來(lái)

settle(sb) in/into sth（幫助某人）遷入新居，做新工作等

settle on sth停留

They settled down to a serious discussion over coffee.

他們坐下一邊喝咖啡一邊進(jìn)行一場(chǎng)嚴(yán)肅的討論。

means

n. 方式，手段

當(dāng)means作“方式、手段”解時(shí)，它是個(gè)單復(fù)數(shù)同行的詞，作主語(yǔ)時(shí)謂語(yǔ)到底是用單數(shù)還是復(fù)數(shù)要視具體情況而定。如：

Every means has been tried.

每一種辦法都試過(guò)了。

All possible means have been tried.

所有的辦法都試過(guò)了。

This means of transport is a very old one.

這是一種古老的交通工具。

Several means of transport are available to you.

有幾種交通工具適合你。

【拓展】

by means of 通過(guò)……的方式

by all means務(wù)必，當(dāng)然

by no means決不

Means表示“方法，手段”，其單復(fù)數(shù)形式相同。當(dāng)means作主語(yǔ)且有every, each, one, a等詞修飾時(shí)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)；有all, some, several, many, few 等詞修飾時(shí)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用復(fù)數(shù)。

Means, way, method, manner均有“方式，方法”之意，其介詞搭配為：by ... means , in ... way/manner, with ... method。

occur

v. 發(fā)生，出現(xiàn)，被想到

The words of the song occurred suddenly.

突然想起這首歌的歌詞。

When did the accident occur?

意外是什么時(shí)候發(fā)生的？

A good idea occurred to/struck me.

我想到了一個(gè)好主意。

It occurred to/struck me that I had left my bag in the taxi.

我突然想起來(lái)我把包掉在出租車(chē)?yán)锪恕?/p>

【拓展】

sth occur to sb

sth strikes sb

sth comes to sb

It occurs to sb that ...

It crosses ones mind that ...

以上都可表示“某人突然想起……”之意。

【辨析】

happen與occur均可表示“發(fā)生”，但occur比happen更正式；take place沒(méi)有偶然發(fā)生之意，它表示有組織、有計(jì)劃地發(fā)生。如：

The December Ninth Movement took place in 1936.

一二·九運(yùn)動(dòng)在1936年發(fā)生了。

練習(xí)

1. _______________that China has experienced a series of ups and downs in the past hundred years. (acknowledge)

眾所周知,中國(guó)在過(guò)去的幾百年里經(jīng)歷了一系列的盛衰起伏。

2. _______________，he still found time for recreation in tennis and skating. (occupy)

盡管忙于他的工作,他仍然找時(shí)間去打網(wǎng)球和滑冰來(lái)娛樂(lè)。

3. If he _______________with his workmates, he would have been so happy. (fit)

如果他和他的同事相處融洽的話,他會(huì)很開(kāi)心的。

4. There is no written account of what ever happened to them, but it is said_______________the place thousands of years ago. (settle)

沒(méi)有任何文字記錄他們?cè)?jīng)發(fā)生過(guò)什么事,但據(jù)說(shuō)他們幾千年前定居在這里。

5._______________, and everything goes well now. (means)

每種方式都已嘗試過(guò)了,一切都進(jìn)展順利。

答案

1. It is universally/generally acknowledged

2. Occupied with his job/work

3. had fit in

4. that they settled in

5. Every means has been tried