2024年4月27日发(作者:)

英语常用短语的用法与练习(

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date back

追溯到;

追溯到;

例句:

The custom dates back hundreds of years.

这风俗可追溯到数百年前。

这风俗可追溯到数百年前。

The old school dates back to/dates from 50 years ago.

这座古老的学校始于

50

年前。

年前。

Our partnership dates back to 1960.

我们从

1960

年就合伙了。

年就合伙了。

短语:

from that date

从那时起;

on a certain date

在某一日期;

out of date

过时的;

to date

目前为止;

under date of May 1

在五月一日;

up to date

时新的;

date as

确定某物的年代为;

date from

始于;

date in one's mind

在心中考虑;

在心中考虑;

date back to

等于短语

date from,

date back

的区别是

date back to

date from

后接时用法:

date back

date from

均无被动语态。间点

, date back

后接时间段;这些短语多用于现在时态。

配套练习:

We are going to visit an old temple ________ the 12th century.

A

which is dated back to

C

dating back to

D

that dated from

B

dated from

This castle _____ Roman times.

A. dated back to

B. that date back to

C. dates back to

D. dating back to

The guide asked us again if we had ever been to the temple________the Ming Dynasty.

A. dated back to

B. that date back to

C. date back to D. dating back to

This church _____ 8 centuries.

A. dates from

例句:

The clothes are out of date.

这些衣服过时了。

这些衣服过时了。

The information is out of date.

这些信息过时了。

My passport is out of date.

我的护照已经过期了。

④粗布牛仔裤会过时吗

?

短语:

up to date

现代的

,

新式的;

to date

到此为止;

date line

日界线;

set/fix a date for

定„„的日期;

make a date with sb.

与某人约会;

date back to=date from

追溯到

,

自„„起

至今;

go out of date

过时;

配套练习:

Will denim jeans ever go out of _____?

A. date

B. use

C. sight

D. reach

The introduction of the electronic calculator has rendered the slide rules out of _____.

A. age

B. period

C. date

D. stage

Oh, your coat is quite out of _____. You should buy a newer one.

A. age

B. period

C. stage

D. date

This dance used to be very popular, but now it is out of _____.

A. place

B. date

C. practice

D. control

B. dates back

C. starts with

D. opens from

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out of date

过时的;过期的;

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depend on

依据;依靠;依赖;

依据;依靠;依赖;

例句:

You can't depend on your parents forever.

你不能永远依赖你的双亲。

你不能永远依赖你的双亲。

He depended on his uncle for fees after his father's death.

父亲死后他依靠叔父张罗学费。

父亲死后他依靠叔父张罗学费。

Children depend on their parents for food and clothing.

小孩依赖他们的父母供给衣食。

小孩依赖他们的父母供给衣食。

短语:

depend on/upon

n.

指望„,视„而定,取决于;

depend on sb to do sth

依靠某人做„,

指望„;

depend on sb doing

依靠某人做„;

depend on

指望„,对„不怀疑;

用法:

depend

的意思是“依靠;依赖”,为不及物动词,后接宾语时应与

on

upon

连用,

注意用于被动结构时,不要把

on

upon

漏掉了。

depend

一般不用于进行时。

一般不用于进行时。

depend

表示“视„„而定;取决于„„” ,也是不及物动词,后接宾语时常与

on

upon

用。值得注意的是,

depend on/ upon

作此意解时不可用于被动结构。后接

作此意解时不可用于被动结构。

后接

how

wh-

引起的

从句,在口语中可省略

on

upon

depend upon/ on it

表示“无疑地;的确” ,为副词性短语,主要用于口语中,通常放在

句首或句末;或用作动词性短语,表示“相信”。

That (all) depends = It (all) depends

,意思是“这很难说;那得看情况(而定) ”,主要用

于口语中。

于口语中。

配套练习:

(1).

完成句子

完成句子

①一切取决于土壤。

Everything _________ the soil.

②你不能指望他帮助你。

You can't _________ him _________ you.

③——你打算参加他的聚会吗?——视情况而定。—

Will you go to his party?

_________.

(2).

单项填空

单项填空

All living things _____ the sun for their growth.

A. depend on

B.

rely on

C. bring up

D. adjust to

If our parents do everything for us children,we won

t learn to depend on ourselves.

to

B.

rely on

C. bring up

D. depend on

Many young people just can

t live without the Internet, which they _____ for whatever

information they need.

to

B. depend on

C. bring up

D. rely on

A lot will depend on how she responds to the challenge.

to

B.

rely on

C. depend on

D. bring up

It all _____ whether she like the boss or not.

A. relies on B. brings up

C. depends on

D. adjusts to

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depend on somebody to do something

指望某人做某事;

指望某人做某事;

例句:

You can

t depend on them to do it. = You can

t depend on their/ them doing it.

你不能指望

他们做这事。

他们做这事。

You can't depend on others to help you.

你不能指望别人来帮助你。

你不能指望别人来帮助你。

We are depending on you to finish the job.

我们指望你来完成这项工作。

我们指望你来完成这项工作。

=

depend on/upon one's doin sth

=

depend on/upon sb to

用法:

(1)

depend on/upon sb doing sth

do sth

三者没有区别。

三者没有区别。

(

2

)

depend on

后可接连接副词引导的从句,不能用

if

, 而要用

whether

引导。意为

……

而定

。如:

This depends on whether the medicine is effective.

(

3

)

depend on/ upon

rely on/ upon

不直接接从句,若要接从句这个从句要放在

it

之后。

: I depend upon it that he will want to come.

配套练习:

You may _____ his coming.

to

B. depend on

C. bring up

D. rely on

You may _____ me to be there early.

A. link with

B. decide on

C. connect to

D. depend on

You can _____ Jim to get the job done.

on

B. adjust to

C. bring up

D. rely on

We can _____ his arriving on time.

A. links with

B. connects to

C. depends on

D. decides on

I _____ you to finish the work.

to

B. depend on

C. bring up

D. rely on

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in despair

绝望地;

绝望地;

例句:

Lance put his head on the doctor's desk in despair.

兰斯绝望地把头靠在医生的桌子上。

兰斯绝望地把头靠在医生的桌子上。

He gave up the experiment in despair.

他绝望地放弃了实验。

他绝望地放弃了实验。

I looked at my wife in despair

我绝望地看着妻子。

我绝望地看着妻子。

短语:

despair hardly

nearly

〕 几乎绝望;

despair deeply

深为绝望;

despair at sth

感到

灰心丧气;

despair for

感到绝望;

despair of

绝望

;

感到担心;

感到担心;

用法:

in despair

意为

绝望地

”,

可用作表语

,

也可用作状语。

也可用作状语。

in

+抽象名词”通常在句中作状语;

+抽象名词”通常在句中作状语;

in peace

和平地;

in decline

在衰退;在下降;

in demand

需要的;

in use

使用;

in trouble

麻烦

地;

in detail

详细地;

详细地;

配套练习:

(1).

单项填空:

单项填空:

He soon gave up the attempt _____.

A. in despair

B. in demand

C. in trouble

D. in detail

He gave up his study in college in _____ because of his illness.

A. repair

B. despair

D. despite

C. display

He was in despair of ever being able to pay off his debts.

A. in detail

B. in demand

C. in trouble

D. in despair

A person is most disappointed when he is in despair.

trouble

B. in demand

C. in despair

D. in detail

(2).

完成句子

完成句子

①当他离开她时,她陷于绝望之中。

①当他离开她时,她陷于绝望之中。

She was ______________ when he left her.

②那年夏天非常热,因此空调需求量甚大。

②那年夏天非常热,因此空调需求量甚大。

It was an unusually hot summer and air conditioners were ______________ .

Keys:

256. CCDB

257. ACDB

258. (1).

depends on

depend on

to help

It depends

(2). ADBCC

259. BDACB

260. (1). ABDC

(2).

in despair

in great demand