英语短语、句型常用搭配词典2

常用英语短语、句型与搭配词典(二)

finish

1. finish (doing) sth做完某事。如：

Have you finished (reading) the book? 这本书你读完了吗?

There was a deadly silence after she finished speaking. 她说完话后是一片沉默。

2. finish off [up]

(1) 吃完，吃光。如：

Let’s finish off the wine. 我们把酒喝了。

The cat will finish up the fish. 猫会把鱼吃完的。

(2) 做完，结束。如：

We finish up in Paris. 我们在巴黎结束行程。

She finished off her speech by thanking her sponsors. 她结束演讲前，感谢了赞助她的人。

3. finish with sth (sb)

(1) 完成或结束后不再用某人或某物。如：

Have you finished with the newspaper? 报纸你看完了吗?

Can you wait for a moment? I’ve not finished with Mary. 请稍等一下，我和玛丽还没有完事呢。

注：有时用于以下这样的系表结构：

Are you finished with the scissors? 剪刀你用完了吗?

(2) 与某人绝交或断绝联系。如：

He should finish with such friends. 他应该与那些朋友绝交。

I’ve finished with smoking. 我已戒烟了。

fire

1. catch [take] fire着火，开始燃烧。如：

Cotton catches fire easily. 棉花容易着火。

The house took [caught] fire. 房子着火了。

2. make [start, build] a fire生火。如：

Let’s start [make, build] a fire. 我们生个火吧。

You put up the tent and I’ll start the fire. 你搭帐篷，我来生火。

注：start a fire 有时表示“引起火灾”。如：

A cigarette thrown into the woods in dry weather may start a fire. 干燥时将点燃的香烟扔在树林里会引起火灾。

2. on fire着火。如：

The house is on fire. 房子着火了。

Her clothes were on fire. 她的衣服着火了。

3. set fire to sth / set sth on fire使燃烧，放火烧。如：

He set fire to the house. / He set the house on fire. 他放火烧了房子。

first

1. be the first to do sth是做某事的第一个。如：

He was the first (man) to come. 他是第一到的。

Whoever is the first to finish will get a prize. 头一个做完的人得奖。

2. I t’s the first time＋that-clause第一次做某事。如：

It’s the first time I’ve come here. 这是我第一次来这儿。

It’s the first time that he has seen an elephant. 这是他第一次见到大象。

注：该句型的从句谓通常用现在完成时态。

3. the first time第一次(用作连词)。如：

He fell in love with her the first time he saw her. 他对她一见钟情。

The first time I flew in a plane I was really nervous. 我第一次坐飞机时真的很紧张。

比较：When I flew in a plane for the first time, I was really nervous.

4. at first开始，起初。如：

I found English very difficult at first. 我开始发现英语很难。

At first I didn’t like him but now I do. 起初我不喜欢他，但现在喜欢了。

比较 first 与 at first：前者强调先生顺序，后者强调前后对照。比较：

I’ll have to finish my homework first. 我得先把作业做完。

At first I didn’t want to go, but I soon changed my mind. 我开始不想去，但我很快就改变了主意。

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fit

1. be fit for [to do] sth适合做(做)某事。如：

The water is not fit to drink. 这水不适合饮用。

He’s not fit for [to do] the work. 他不适合做这项工作。

注：后接不定式时，若主语与不定式有动宾关系，不定式可用主动式，也可用被动式。如：

They are not fit to eat [to be eaten]. 它们不适合食用。

2. fit sb (sth) for sth使某人(某物)能适合于……。如：

The course fits you for the position. 学习这门课程能使你胜任这个职位。

3. fit sth to sth使某事物与某事物相符合。如：

Let me fit my plan to yours. 让我的计划来配合你的计划。

We always fit our deeds to our words. 我们向来说话算数。