第一册讲稿 suspect sb. of sth. suspect sb. to be CF: suspect & doubt 这两个词都是动词,都有“怀疑” 、 “不相信”之意。 suspect 意思是―怀疑‖、―猜想‖、―觉得不可靠‖,指没有足够的证据或毫无证据而相 信,或模糊地觉得某事已经存在或将要发生,但由于证据或理由不足而不 能做出断定。如果指不相信某事,有时可与 doubt 替换。 doubt 意思是―怀疑‖、―不相信‖,常带―否定‖意味,指怀疑某种事物的存在或是否会 发生,也指怀疑某人说的话或某种说法是否可靠。 1. At first, I suspected him to be an imposter. 2. He began to doubt whether she would come or not. 3. We suspect you of nothing. Take it easy. 4. I doubt his honesty. 5. The students suspected that the teacher was ill yesterday because a substitute came instead. 7. afford: v. have enough time, means, time, etc. for; be able to spare (often used with can, be able to, could) No one can afford to waste so much time attending the meeting. I wish I could afford two hours for the party. NB: 1. 在否定结构中时, 表示―经不起‖(发生某事,做某事) ,含尽力避免其发生做某事 的意思。 I can’t afford to neglect my father’s scolding. 2. 表示有能力做某事时,通常不用被动语态。 Cars are so expensive that only rich people can afford to buy them. 不能说:Cars are so expensive that they can be afforded only by the rich people. 8. very: adj. used to emphasize a noun (only before noun and often used with the, this, my, your) It was on this very spot, the manager was shot. You are the very man I’m looking for. 你正是我要找的人。 9. positive: adj. 1) sure or certain I am positive that it was John who scrambled for help just now. Can you be positive about what you heard? 2) constructive The old professor gave him some positive suggestions on what to do next. 3) (in math) greater than zero; (of electricity) caused by deficiency of electrons ―+‖ is the positive sign. You must have confused the positive pole with the negative pole. 10. cheat: v. act in a dishonest way to win an advantage or profit Those students who cheat on / in the exam will be punished. The elderly woman was cheated into buying a house that did not exist. The elderly woman was cheated out of her fortune. n. an action of deception or sb. that deceives 17 大学英语精读(第三版)