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GMAT重点动词英英解释（128）

2014-09-17 13:22:26来源：网络

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　　686. Pierce verb

　　~ (through) sth to make a small hole in sth, or to go through sth, with a sharp object: [VN]

　　The arrow pierced his shoulder. ◆ He pierced another hole in his belt with his knife. ◆ to have

　　your ears / nose pierced (= to have a small hole made in your ears / nose so that you can

　　wear jewellery there) ◆ (figurative) She was pierced to the heart with guilt. ◆ [V] The knife

　　pierced through his coat.

　　~ (through) sth (literary) (of light, sound, etc.) to be suddenly seen or heard: [VN] Sirens

　　pierced the silence of the night. ◆ Shafts of sunlight pierced the heavy mist. [also V]

　　~ (through) sth to force a way through a barrier: [VN] They failed to pierce the Liverpool

　　defence. [also V]

　　687. Survey verb[VN]

　　to look carefully at the whole of sth, especially in order to get a general impression of it: The

　　next morning we surveyed the damage caused by the fire. ◆ He surveyed himself in the

　　mirror before going out. ◆ She opened her eyes and surveyed her surroundings.

　　to study and give a general description of sth: This chapter briefly surveys the current state

　　of European politics.

　　to measure and record the features of an area of land, for example in order to make a map

　　or in preparation for building

　　(BrE) to examine a building to make sure it is in good condition: Have the house surveyed

　　before you decide whether to buy it.

　　to investigate the opinions or behaviour of a group of people by asking them a series of

　　questions: We surveyed 500 smokers and found that over three quarters would like to give up.

　　◆ 87% of the 1 000 companies surveyed employ part-time staff.

　　688. Scan verb(-nn-)

　　[VN] ~ sth (for sth) to look at every part of sth carefully, especially because you are looking

　　for a particular thing or person: He scanned the horizon for any sign of land. ◆ She scanned

　　his face anxiously.

　　~ (through) sth (for sth) to look quickly but not very carefully at a document, etc: [VN] I

　　scanned the list quickly for my name. ◆ [V] She scanned through the newspaper over

　　breakfast.

　　[VN] to get an image of an object, a part of sb's body, etc. on a computer by passing a

　　beam of X-RAYS, ULTRASOUND waves or ELECTROMAGNETIC waves over it in a special

　　machine: Their brains are scanned so that researchers can monitor the progress of the

　　disease.

　　[VN] (of a light, RADAR, etc.) to pass across an area: Concealed video cameras scan every

　　part of the compound.

　　[V](of poetry) to have a regular rhythm according to fixed rules: This line doesn't scan.

　　689. Skim verb(-mm-)

　　[VN] ~ (sth off / from) sth to remove fat, cream, etc. from the surface of a liquid: Skim the

　　scum off the jam and let it cool. ◆ Skim the jam and let it cool.

　　[no passive]~ (along / over, etc.) sth to move quickly and lightly over a surface, not

　　touching it or only touching it occasionally; to make sth do this: [V] We watched the birds

　　skimming over the lake. ◆ (figurative) His eyes skimmed over her face. ◆ [VN] The

　　speedboat took off, skimming the waves. ◆ (figurative) This report has barely skimmed the

　　surface of the subject. ◆ (BrE) Small boys were skimming stones across the water.

　　See also SKIP

　　~ (through / over) sth to read sth quickly in order to find a particular point or the main

　　points: [V] He skimmed through the article trying to find his name. ◆ [VN] I always skim the

　　financial section of the newspaper.

　　690. Spot verb (-tt-)

　　(not used in the progressive tenses) to see or notice a person or thing, especially suddenly

　　or when it is not easy to do so: [VN] I finally spotted my friend in the crowd. ◆ I've just

　　spotted a mistake on the front cover. ◆ Can you spot the difference between these two

　　pictures? ◆ Her modelling career began when she was spotted at the age of 14. ◆ Spotting

　　the disease early can save lives. ◆ [VN -ing] Neighbours spotted smoke coming out of the

　　house. ◆ [V that] No one spotted that the gun was a fake. ◆ [V wh-] I soon spotted what

　　the mistake was.

　　See also SPOTTER

　　[VNN] (AmE, sport) to give your opponent or the other team an advantage: We spotted the

　　opposing team two goals.

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