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GMAT重点动词英英解释(145)

2014-09-22 19:08:02来源:网络

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  771. Recall verb

  (formal) (not used in the progressive tenses) to remember sth: [VN] She could not recall

  his name. ◆ [V] If I recall correctly, he lives in Luton. ◆ [V -ing] I can't recall meeting her

  before. ◆ [V that] He recalled that she always came home late on Wednesdays. ◆ [V wh-]

  Can you recall exactly what happened? [also VN -ing, V speech]

  (not used in the progressive tenses) to make sb think of sth: The poem recalls Eliot's 'The

  Waste Land'.

  [VN] to order sb to return: Both countries recalled their ambassadors. ◆ He was recalled to

  military duty. ◆ They have both been recalled to the Welsh squad (= selected as members of

  the team after a time when they were not selected).

  [VN] to ask for sth to be returned, often because there is sth wrong with it: The company

  has recalled all the faulty hairdryers.

  772. Haunt verb[VN]

  if the ghost of a dead person haunts a place, people say that they have seen it there: A

  headless rider haunts the country lanes. ◆ I'll come back to haunt you!

  if sth unpleasant haunts you, it keeps coming to your mind so that you cannot forget it: The

  memory of that day still haunts me. ◆ For years she was haunted by guilt.

  to continue to cause problems for sb for a long time: That decision came back to haunt him

  in later life. ◆ She has been haunted by her past during her career.

  773. Probe verb

  ~ (into sth) to ask questions in order to find out secret or hidden information about sb/sth:

  [V] He didn't like the media probing into his past. ◆ [VN] a TV programme that probed

  government scandals in the 1990s [also V speech]

  [VN]to touch, examine or look for sth, especially with a long thin instrument: The doctor

  probed the wound for signs of infection. ◆ Searchlights probed the night sky.

  774. Explore verb

  ~ (sth) (for sth) to travel to or around an area or a country in order to learn about it: [VN]

  The city is best explored on foot. ◆ They explored the land to the south of the Murray river. ◆

  [V] As soon as we arrived on the island we were eager to explore. ◆ companies exploring for

  (= searching for) oil

  [VN] to examine sth completely or carefully in order to find out more about it: These ideas

  will be explored in more detail in chapter 7.

  [VN] to feel sth with your hands or another part of the body: She explored the sand with her

  toes.

  775. Seek (formal)

  ~ (for) sth/sb to look for sth/sb: [VN] Drivers are advised to seek alternative routes. ◆ [V]

  (BrE) They sought in vain for somewhere to shelter.

  to try to obtain or achieve sth: [VN] to seek compensation / funding ◆ Highly qualified

  secretary seeks employment. (= in an advertisement) ◆ He intends to seek custody of the

  children. ◆ We are currently seeking new ways of expanding our membership. [also V]

  [VN]~ sth (from sb) to ask sb for sth: I think it's time we sought legal advice. ◆ She

  managed to calm him down and seek help from a neighbour.

  [V to inf]to try to do sth: They quickly sought to distance themselves from the protesters.

  (-seeking) (in adjectives and nouns) looking for or trying to get the thing mentioned; the

  activity of doing this: attention-seeking behaviour ◆ Voluntary work can provide a framework

  for job-seeking.

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