2012-7-06可樂词汇积累②

 on sale出售, 上市
同义替换：= offered to be sold
造句：Are these pants on sale? 这些裤子是特价吗?

 be satisfied with 满意
satisfied原始涵义：
adj. 感到满意的 Both he and I are satisfied with the result.  我和他对结果都很满意。
同义替换：=content with
造句：We are satisfied with the smoothness of the negotiation.  我们对谈判的顺利进行很满意。

on a large scale 大规模地
scale原始涵义：
n. 鳞，刻度，衡量，数值范围 v. 依比例决定，攀登 The force of the wind is measured on a standard scale of 0-12.  风力是按0-12级标准等级测量的。
同义替换：= by wholesale
造句：We are seeing unemployment on a large scale.  我们现在正经历大规模的失业现象。

 on schedule(=at the planned or exacted time)按时,准时;ahead of schedule提前; in advance预先;behind schedule落后于计划进度,晚于规定时间
schedule原始涵义：
n. 时间表，一览表，计划 vt. 安排，计划，预定，编制目录 He was bidden to finish the work on schedule.  我要他按时完成工作。
造句：He could have finished it on schedule, but somehow he fell behind. 他原本能按预定进度做完这件事的，但不知怎地却落后了。

be schedule for 定在某时(进行)
同义替换：= be planed for
造句：These rich deposits are scheduled for large-scale extraction in the future. 这些丰富矿藏计划将来进行大规模的

 

scrape through(in) 勉强通过
scrape原始涵义：
n. 刮掉，擦掉，刮擦声 v. 刮掉，擦掉 Scrape your shoes on the door mat before you come in.  进屋前先在门口擦鞋垫上擦一擦鞋子。
同义替换：= squeeze through
真题重现：
造句：The bars of the fence are so close together that I don't know how our dog is able to scrape through them.栅栏很密，我真不知道我们的狗是怎么挤过去的。

 from scratch从头开始
scratch原始涵义：
n. 抓痕，抓的声音，乱写，起跑线 v. 搔痒，抓，抹掉 adj. 发痒的，潦草的，拼凑的 The famine is so bad, aid can only scratch the surface.  饥荒十分严重，援助也只是杯水车薪。
同义替换：= from the beginning
造句：I know nothing about this trade so I have to start from scratch.我对这个行业一无所知，所以我得从头做起。

in search of 寻找;in honor of 为了...表示敬意;in memory of 为纪念..;in hopes of为期待..;in pursuit of 为追求..;in behalf of为…的利益;in favor of 为赞成…;in support of 为支持…

in season 旺季
season原始涵义：
n. 季节，时节 vt. 给 ... 调味，使适应，风干vi. 适应，变干 Holiday prices are lower out of season.  在度假淡季，度假费用较低。
同义替换：=busy season, peak period
造句：Strawberries are cheaper when they're in season.  草莓当令时便宜些。

 in secret 秘密地; in private 私下
secret原始涵义：
adj. 秘密的，机密的 n. 秘密，奥秘 All the people who know this secret represent a security risk.  凡是知道这个秘密的人都对安全造成危险。
同义替换：= secretly/privately
造句：Few people have the opportunity to witness such illegal exchanges，for they are carried out in secret. 很少有人能看见这样的非法交易，因为它们都是秘密进行的。