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GMAT重点动词英英解释(185)

2014-10-01 22:45:26来源:网络

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  976. Tempt

  to attract sb or make sb want to do or have sth, even if they know it is wrong: [VN] I was

  tempted by the dessert menu. ◆ Don't tempt thieves by leaving valuables clearly visible. ◆

  [VN to inf] I was tempted to take the day off.

  to persuade or try to persuade sb to do sth that you want them to do, for example by

  offering them sth: [VN] How can we tempt young people into engineering? ◆ [VN to inf]

  Nothing would tempt me to live here.

  977. Emaciate

  to cause to grow excessively thin; to cause to waste away : Starvation emaciates the body.

  978. Lurk verb[V]

  [usually +adv./prep.]to wait somewhere secretly, especially because you are going to do

  sth bad or illegal: Why are you lurking around outside my house? ◆ A crocodile was lurking

  just below the surface.

  when sth unpleasant or dangerous lurks, it is present but not in an obvious way: At night,

  danger lurks in these streets. ◆ a lurking doubt / suspicion

  979. Sneak verb

  Help Note:The usual past form is sneaked, but snuck is now very common in informal speech

  in AmE and some people use it in BrE too. However, many people consider it incorrect and it

  should not be used in formal writing.

  [V +adv./prep.]to go somewhere secretly, trying to avoid being seen: What are you doing

  sneaking around out there? ◆ Did you sneak into my room while I was asleep?

  to do sth or take sb/sth somewhere secretly, often without permission: [VN] We sneaked a

  look at her private diary. ◆ I was caught sneaking my kitten into the school. ◆ At last we

  were able to sneak a moment alone together. ◆ [VN, VNN] I managed to sneak a note to

  him. ◆ I managed to sneak him a note.

  [VN] (informal) to secretly take sth small or unimportant: I sneaked a cake when they were

  out of the room.

  [V]~ (on sb) (to sb) (old-fashioned, BrE, disapproving) to tell an adult that another child

  has done sth wrong, especially in order to cause trouble

  980. Feign verb

  (written) to pretend that you have a particular feeling or that you are ill, tired, etc: [VN] He

  survived the massacre by feigning death. ◆ 'Who cares?' said Alex, feigning indifference. ◆ 'A

  present for me?' she asked with feigned surprise. [also V to inf]

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