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1.celebrate:   v1庆祝，庆贺

We celebrated the New Year with a big meal.

2主持宗教仪式

3赞美，颂扬A song celebrating the birth of Jesus.

Her younger brother kills pig and sheep to celebrate.小弟闻姊来，磨刀霍霍向猪羊。

Celebrated:  adj  著名的

SYN  famous/well-known/renowed/prominent/outstanding/notable/glorious/eminent/distinguished.

Celebration :   n1庆典，

Birthday/wedding celebration

2庆祝

A party in celebration of their fiftieth wedding anniversary.

Celebraty1名人2名誉

Celebrant   n1宗教礼仪，主持人2参加聚会（或庆典）的人

Congratulate+人    congratulate sb on/upon sth

Celebrate +事物

 

2.adore  v1（不用于进行时）热爱，爱慕

 It’s obvious that he adored her.

2喜爱

I simply adore his talent.

I adore working with children.

Adoring :adj热爱/爱慕的

adoringly:adv  adoration:n热爱/爱慕/敬慕/崇拜

 

3.he has been a major presence in the theater.

Presence :n 1在场，出席 同attendance

You presence is requested at the meeting.敬请你出席会议

2（事物/物质）存在，出现

The presence of abnormalities.

A man of no ~其貌不洋的人

3（派遣的）一个队，（尤指执行任务的）部队

A military presence驻军

4感觉在附近的人或鬼魂

She felt a ~ behind her.

5仪态，风度，气质

A man of great ~.风度翩翩的男子

He has a poor presence.他的风度不好

IDM:in the ~ of sb/in sb’s ~.在…面前，当着…的面

I wish that the doctor could speak out the result in my presence.

~ of mind镇定，沉着，方寸大乱，处变不惊

Obsence of mind 心不在焉

Saving your ~ 素我冒昧

Be admitted to sb’s ~

Lose one’s ~ of mind心慌意乱

 

 

Present:n/v/adj

adj 1现在的 当前的current   

in the present situation/case 

past and present 过去和现在

at the present time目前

The were 200 people present at the meeting.

2存在 ～in sth   virus present in his body.

IDM

all ～ and correct/all ～and accounted for 如数到齐

be present to 出现在…面前

for the ～暂时，暂且

live in the ～顺应当前形势，只顾眼前

up to the ～直到现在

n.1the ～现在，目前

You’ve got to forget the past and start living in the ～

2.礼物

v.1～sb with sth/～sth to sb 颁发，授予

2～sth (for sth)/～sth (to sb)提出，提交

Eight options were presented for consideration.

已提出八项备选方案供审议

3～yourself/sb（以…方式/角度）展现

4～sb with sth /～sth使发生，使经历

Your appearance can’～ us with any problem.

不会造成任何麻烦

5～itself( to sb)（机会，答案等）突然显露

As soon as the opportunity ～ itself,we should seize it.

6主持播发，主持（节目）～a problem

7(戏剧)上演

8～sb (to sb)正式介绍，引见

9～yourself at/for/in正式出席，莅临出现

10～sth (to sb)表达

～my apologies/gratitude.

11（支票/帐单）支付，提交

My uncle presented a check to the bank.

Present arms持敬枪礼

Presentable adj 1象样的，体面的

I must go and make myself ～ before the guests arrive.

2可接受的，符合要求的

To preserve a friend, three things are required: to honour him when present,praise him when absent,and assist him in his necessities.

维持友谊需要三点：当面尊重他，背后赞扬他，需要时帮助他。

4．a pillar of moral courage and constant defender of traditional values.

Pillar  n.

1 柱子，桥墩（尤指兼作装饰的）

2纪念柱column

3~ of sth 

柱形物a pillar of stone石柱

台柱子，主心骨  a pillar of family/society社会中坚

富有某种素质的人/化身

she is a pillar of strength in a crisis.

 

 

4（组织，制度，信仰等）核心，基础，支柱

the central pillar of this theory.

IDM:     be driven,pushed etc from pillar to post被迫到处碰壁，四处奔波

Pillar box邮筒，信筒

 

5               constant: adj1续发生，不断重复

       A constant stream of visitors all day.

       整天络绎不绝的游客

     2不变的，固定的 a constant speed 恒定速度

constantly  adv 始终，一直

Fashion is ~ changing.时尚总是日新月异

constancy  n  1定性，持久不变

The constancy of temperature.恒温

2忠诚，忠贞

I admire her constancy and courage.

6 He has presented audiences with compelling stories of strength and masculinity.

Compel  v 强迫，迫使，使必须

 

 ~sb to do sth 强迫

I feel compelled to write and tell you how much I enjoyed your book.

2 （不用与进行时）引起反应  compel the attention

compelling  adj 1驱使人的

2引人注目的，令人佩服的

 a man of compelling integrity

一位令人起敬的正直人士

令人信服的   a ~reason/evidence

compellingly  adv  ~attractive无法抗拒的魅力

 

6               His parents had divorced

divorce:n 1离婚

get a divorce   divorce case/proceedings离婚诉讼

divorse rate 离婚率

2divorce between A and B分离，脱离

The divorce between leaders and ordinary people.

v.与（某人）离婚

They are getting divorced.

She’s divorcing her husband.

2~sb/sth from sth使分离，使脱离

They believed that art should be divorced from politics.

divorce n离婚的男子

divorcee n离婚的人（尤指女子）

divorced adj 1离婚的，离异的

His parents are divorced.

3   divorced from sth 表现的不受影响，脱离…的

 He seems totally divorced from anger.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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