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GMAT重点动词英英解释(119)

2014-09-16 13:19:35来源:网络

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  641. Lash verb

  to hit sb/sth with great force: [V, +adv./prep.] The rain lashed at the windows. ◆

  Branches lashed at my face. ◆ [VN] Huge waves lashed the shore.

  [VN] to hit a person or an animal with a whip, rope, stick, etc.

  [VN] to criticize sb/sth in a very angry way

  [VN +adv./prep.]to fasten sth tightly to sth else with ropes: Several logs had been lashed

  together to make a raft. ◆ During the storm everything on deck had to be lashed down.

  to move or to move sth quickly and violently from side to side: [V] The crocodile's tail was

  lashing furiously from side to side. [also VN]

  642. Sustain verb[VN]

  to provide enough of what sb/sth needs in order to live or exist: Few planets can sustain life.

  ◆ I only had a little chocolate to sustain me on my walk. ◆ The love and support of his family

  sustained him during his time in prison. ◆ When she lost her job they could no longer sustain

  their expensive lifestyle.

  to make sth continue for some time without becoming less

  Synonym: MAINTAIN

  a period of sustained economic growth ◆ a sustained attack / effort ◆ She managed to

  sustain everyone's interest until the end of her speech. ◆ Kangaroos can sustain high speeds

  over long distances. ◆ the sustaining pedal of a piano (= that allows a note to continue

  sounding for a long time)

  (formal) to experience sth bad

  Synonym: SUFFER

  to sustain damage / an injury / a defeat ◆ The company sustained losses of millions of

  dollars.

  to provide evidence to support an opinion, a theory, etc: The evidence is not detailed

  enough to sustain his argument.

  (formal) to support a weight without breaking or falling: The ice will not sustain your weight.

  (law) to decide that a claim, etc. is valid: The court sustained his claim that the contract was

  illegal. ◆ Objection sustained! (= said by a judge when a lawyer makes an objection in court)

  643. Pervert verb[VN]

  to change a system, process, etc. in a bad way so that it is not what it used to be or what it

  should be: Some scientific discoveries have been perverted to create weapons of destruction.

  to affect sb in a way that makes them act or think in an immoral or unacceptable way

  Synonym: CORRUPT

  Some people believe that television can pervert the minds of children.

  644. Coddle verb[VN]

  (often disapproving) to treat sb with too much care and attention: She coddles him like a

  child.

  Compare:MOLLYCODDLE

  to cook eggs in water slightly below boiling point

  645. Entail verb

  to involve sth that cannot be avoided: [VN] The job entails a lot of hard work. ◆ The girls

  learn exactly what is entailed in caring for a newborn baby. ◆ [V -ing] It will entail driving a

  long distance every day. [also VN -ing]

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