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Be ahead of someone else 指某人以比别人取得了更大的成绩,或领先于别人。
例:
In the nineteenth century,German university education was considerably ahead of that of the rest of the world.
十九世纪德国大学教育远远领先于其他国家。
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Conquer 征服,击败;克服困难等。
例:
She conquered her fear and picked up the enormous spider.她克服了恐惧,捡起了这个大蜘蛛。
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Away from a place 指不在某处。
例:
Today my mother lives a thousand miles away from Charleston.
今天,我母亲住在离查理士顿一千英里的地方
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substitute表示以...代替。注意上句中substitute后的pencils不是被替换的,而是用来替换pens的。如果要明确表明用...替换...可加介词for。 substitute A for B就是用A来替换B。
例:
We substituted honey for sugar.我们用蜂蜜来代替糖。
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in vain,徒劳的,白费的。
例:
He didn't die in vain.他没有白白地死去。
I tried to persuade him but in vain.我尝试说服他,但没有用。
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vow表示发誓。可在vow后加that引导出发誓的内容,也可用vow to do something。上句可写成:He vowed never to do that again.
例:
He vowed to do his best to win the game.
他誓言要全力以赴赢得比赛。
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lead into表示通向(看下例),在上句中lead into表示导致。
例:
This gate leads into the courtyard.这门通向院子。