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GMAT重点动词英英解释（78）

2014-09-12 12:35:30来源：网络

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　　436. Entertain verb

　　to invite people to eat or drink with you as your guests, especially in your home: [V] The job

　　involves a lot of entertaining. ◆ [VN] Barbecues are a favourite way of entertaining friends.

　　~ (sb) (with sth) to interest and amuse sb in order to please them: [VN] He entertained us

　　for hours with his stories and jokes. ◆ [V] The aim of the series is both to entertain and

　　inform.

　　[VN](not used in the progressive tenses) (formal) to consider or allow yourself to think

　　about an idea, a hope, a feeling, etc: He had entertained hopes of a reconciliation. ◆ to

　　entertain a doubt / suspicion

　　437. Flip verb(-pp-)

　　to turn over into a different position with a sudden quick movement; to make sth do this: [V]

　　The plane flipped and crashed. ◆ (figurative) She felt her heart flip (= with excitement, etc.).

　　◆ [VN] He flipped the lid open and looked inside the case.

　　[VN] ~ sth (on / off) to press a button or switch in order to turn a machine, etc. on or off

　　Synonym: FLICK

　　to flip a switch ◆ She reached over and flipped off the light.

　　[VN +adv./prep.]to throw sth somewhere using your thumb and/or fingers: They flipped

　　a coin to decide who would get the ticket. ◆ He flipped the keys onto the desk.

　　[V]~ (out) (informal) to become very angry, excited or unable to think clearly: She finally

　　flipped under the pressure. ◆ He completely flipped when he saw the mess in the kitchen.

　　438. Stagger verb

　　to walk with weak unsteady steps, as if you are about to fall: [V, usually +adv./prep.]

　　The injured woman staggered to her feet. ◆ He staggered home, drunk. ◆ We seem to

　　stagger from one crisis to the next. ◆ (figurative) The company is staggering under the

　　weight of a £10m debt ◆ [VN] I managed to stagger the last few steps.

　　to shock or surprise sb very much: [VN] Her remarks staggered me. ◆ [V that] It

　　staggers me that the government is doing nothing about it.

　　[VN] to arrange for events that would normally happen at the same time to start or happen

　　at different times: There were so many runners, that they had to stagger the start.

　　stagger noun: to walk with a stagger

　　439. Trudge verb

　　to walk slowly or with heavy steps, because you are tired or carrying sth heavy: [VN] He

　　trudged the last two miles to the town. ◆ [V +adv./prep.] The men trudged up the hill,

　　laden with supplies. ◆ We spent the morning trudging around the mall looking for a suitable

　　gift.f

　　440. Fasten verb

　　~ (sth) (up) to close or join together the two parts of sth; to become closed or joined

　　together

　　Synonym: DO UP

　　[VN] Fasten your seatbelts, please. ◆ He fastened up his coat and hurried out. ◆ [V] The

　　dress fastens at the back.

　　Antonym: UNFASTEN

　　to close sth firmly so that it will not open; to be closed in this way: [VN] Fasten the gates

　　securely so that they do not blow open. ◆ [V] The window wouldn't fasten.

　　Antonym: UNFASTEN

　　[VN +adv./prep.]to fix or place sth in a particular position, so that it will not move: He

　　fastened back the shutters.

　　[VN] ~ A to B

　　~ A and B (together) to attach or tie one thing to another thing: He fastened the papers

　　together with a paper clip.

　　if you fasten your arms around sb, your teeth into sth, etc., or if your arms, teeth, etc.

　　fasten around, into, etc. sb/sth, you hold the person/thing firmly with your arms, etc: [VN]

　　The dog fastened its teeth in his leg. ◆ [V] His hand fastened on her arm.

　　if you fasten your eyes on sb/sth or your eyes fasten on sb/sth, you look at them for a long

　　time: [VN] He fastened his gaze on her face. [also V]

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