GMAT重点动词英英解释（7）

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　　61. Remit verb(-tt-) [VN] (formal)

　　~ sth (to sb) to send money, etc. to a person or place: to remit fees / funds ◆

　　Payment will be remitted to you in full.

　　to cancel or free sb from a debt, duty, punishment, etc: to remit a tax / a fine / fees

　　◆ to remit a prison sentence

　　62. Absolve verb

　　to state formally that sb is not guilty or responsible for sth: The court absolved him of

　　all responsibility for the accident.

　　to give ABSOLUTION to sb: I absolve you from all your sins.

　　63. Acquit verb(-tt-) [VN]

　　~ sb (of sth) to decide and state officially in a court of law that sb is not guilty of a

　　crime: The jury acquitted him of murder. ◆ Both defendants were acquitted. ◆ She

　　was acquitted on all charges. ◆ He was acquitted on the grounds of insufficient

　　evidence.

　　Antonym: CONVICT

　　~ yourself well, badly, etc. (formal) to perform or behave well, badly, etc: He

　　acquitted himself brilliantly in the exams.

　　64. Abolish verb

　　[VN] to officially end a law, a system or an institution: This tax should be abolished.

　　65. Legislate verb

　　[V]~ (for / against / on sth) (formal) to make a law affecting sth: The government has

　　been urged to legislate against discrimination in the workplace. ◆ (figurative) You can't

　　legislate against bad luck! ◆ They promised to legislate to protect people's right to

　　privacy.

　　66. Legalize verb

　　[VN] to make sth legal: the campaign to legalize marijuana

　　legalization, legalisation noun [U]

　　67. Prescribe verb

　　~ (sb) sth (for sth) (of a doctor) to tell sb to take a particular medicine or have a

　　particular treatment; to write a PRESCRIPTION for a particular medicine, etc: [VN]

　　Valium is usually prescribed to treat anxiety. ◆ [VNN] He may be able to prescribe you

　　something for that cough.

　　(used about a person or an organization with authority) to say what should be done

　　or how sth should be done: [VN] The prescribed form must be completed and returned

　　to this office. ◆ [V that] Police regulations prescribe that an officer's number must be

　　clearly visible. ◆ [V wh-] The syllabus prescribes precisely which books should be

　　studied.

　　68. Set verb(setting, set, set)

　　[VN +adv./prep.]to put sth/sb in a particular place or position: She set a tray down

　　on the table. ◆ They ate everything that was set in front of them. ◆ The house is set

　　(= situated) in fifty acres of parkland.

　　to cause sb/sth to be in a particular state; to start sth happening: [VN, +adv./prep.]

　　Her manner immediately set everyone at their ease. ◆ He pulled the lever and set the

　　machine in motion. ◆ The new leader has set the party on the road to success. ◆

　　[VN-ADJ] The hijackers set the hostages free. ◆ [VN -ing] Her remarks set me

　　thinking.

　　play / book / movie

　　[VN][usually passive]to place the action of a play, novel or film/movie in a

　　particular place, time, etc: The novel is set in London in the 1960s.

　　clock / machine

　　[VN]to prepare or arrange sth so that it is ready for use or in position: She set the

　　camera on automatic. ◆ I set my watch by (= make it show the same time as) the TV.

　　◆ Set the alarm for 7 o'clock.

　　table

　　[VN] ~ a / the table to arrange knives, forks, etc. on a table for a meal: Could you set

　　the table for dinner? ◆ The table was set for six guests.

　　jewellery

　　[VN][usually passive]~ A in B

　　~ B with A to put a precious stone into a piece of jewellery: She had the sapphire set in

　　a gold ring. ◆ Her bracelet was set with emeralds.

　　arrange

　　[VN] to arrange or fix sth; to decide on sth: They haven't set a date for their wedding

　　yet. ◆ The government has set strict limits on public spending this year.

　　example / standard, etc.

　　[VN] to fix sth so that others copy it or try to achieve it: This could set a new fashion.

　　◆ They set high standards of customer service. ◆ I am unwilling to set a precedent. ◆

　　She set a new world record for the high jump. ◆ I rely on you to set a good example.

　　work / task

　　~ sth (for sb)

　　~ sb (to do sth) to give sb a piece of work, a task, etc: [VN] Who will be setting (=

　　writing the questions for) the French exam? ◆ What books have been set (= are to be

　　studied) for the English course? ◆ [VNN, VN] She's set herself a difficult task. ◆

　　She's set a difficult task for herself. ◆ [VN to inf] I've set myself to finish the job by

　　the end of the month.

　　to become firm or hard: [V] Leave the concrete to set for a few hours. ◆ [V-ADJ]

　　The glue had set hard.

　　face

　　[VN][usually passive]to fix your face into a firm expression: Her jaw was set in a

　　determined manner.

　　hair

　　[VN] to arrange sb's hair while it is wet so that it dries in a particular style: She had

　　her hair washed and set.

　　bone

　　[VN] to put a broken bone into a fixed position and hold it there, so that it will heal;

　　to heal in this way: The surgeon set her broken arm. [also V]

　　for printing

　　[VN] (technical) to prepare a book, etc. for printing: Books were previously set by

　　hand but much of the work is now done by computer.

　　[VN] ~ sth (to sth) to write music to go with words: Schubert set many poems to

　　music.

　　[V]to go down below the HORIZON: We sat and watched the sun setting.

　　69. Enact verb

　　[often passive](law) to pass a law: [VN] legislation enacted by parliament [also

　　VN that]

　　[VN][often passive](formal) to perform a play or act a part in a play: scenes from

　　history enacted by local residents

　　[VN] (be enacted) (formal) to take place

　　70. Erode verb[often passive]~ (sth) (away)

　　to gradually destroy the surface of sth through the action of wind, rain, etc.; to be

　　gradually destroyed in this way

　　Synonym: WEAR AWAY

　　[VN] The cliff face has been steadily eroded by the sea. ◆ [V] The rocks have eroded

　　away over time.

　　(written) to gradually destroy sth or make it weaker over a period of time; to be

　　destroyed or made weaker in this way: [VN] Her confidence has been slowly eroded by

　　repeated failures. ◆ Mortgage payments have been eroded (= decreased in value) by

　　inflation. [also V]?

　　erosion noun [U]: the erosion of the coastline by the sea ◆ soil erosion ◆ the erosion

　　of her confidence

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