Unit 1 The written word 1、desperate adj. 绝望的,不顾一切的,极其想要的 ◆The situation is desperate. 情况令人感到绝望。 与hopeless相比,desperate的语气要轻些。 ◆The situation was desperate but not hopeless. 这个情形是令人绝望的,但也不全无希望。 desperate后可接不定式,表示“发疯似的想要”。 ◆When the war was over, Tom was desperate to return to civilian ,汤姆发疯似的想要回到平民的生活。 *be desperate at…属于固定搭配,表示“因……而绝望”。 He's a glass of water. 他极想喝一杯水。 desperate for 2、resist v. 抗拒;拒绝;克制 ◆The soldiers resisted the enemy attacks. 士兵们抵抗了敌人的进攻。 cannot resist (doing) sth. 忍不住,按捺不住(做)某事 ◆I can never resist the urge to laugh. 我克制不了大笑的冲动。 ◆He couldn't resist showing off his new car. 他忍不住要炫耀自己的新车。 3、rescue vt. 营救,援救n. 救援;营救;抢救;获救;营救行动 ◆He dived from the bridge to rescue the drowning child. 他从桥上跳入水中去抢救那名溺水儿童。 ◆Had Jim not dived in to rescue him, the boy would have drowned. 如果不是吉姆跳下水去救,那小男孩早就淹死了。 ◆The government has rescued the firm from bankruptcy by giving them a grant. 政府拨款给这家公司使其免于破产。 ◆We had given up hope of rescue. 我们那时已经放弃了获救的希望。 ◆Ten fisherman were saved in a sea rescue. 在一次海上营救行动中,10名渔民获救。 The welldrilled crew managed ____________ most of the passengers. 训练有素的机组人员设法营救出了大部分乘客。 to rescue 4、 intend v. 打算;专供……使用 I intend you to take over my career. 我打算让你来接替我的事业。 The school is intended for the children whose parents are doing odd work outside. 这所学校是专门为父母在外做特殊工作的小孩而开设的。
