湖南自考英语专业：00600高级英语重要词组复习资料（2）

　　Reduce sth. to 将…化为（变成）

　　She reduced spatula压舌板 to splinters碎片 before I could get it out

　　Through with. 结束We are going to through with this.

　　Go at sth. 努力做某事

　　He went at the job with a lot of energy. 他工作卖力

　　Tear sb/sth apart 严厉地批评…，彻底毁灭…

　　I could have torn the child apart in my own fury 狂怒暴怒and enjoyed it.

　　Bred of … 由…造成

　　But a blind fury不顾一切的狂怒， a feeling of adult shame， bred of a longing for muscular release are the operative.由于渴望释放男人的体力而产生的不理智的愤怒，和成年人的羞辱而使我继续下去，坚持到底。

　　On the defensive 采取守势She had been on the defensive before but now she attacked.

　　Fly at 冲上去攻击某人Tried to get off her father‘s lap and fly at me while tears of defeat blinded her eyes.

　　Come to light 为人所知New evidence has recently come to light

　　At one‘s request 应某人之请求

　　An anonymous 匿名的doctor claimed to have killed a 20-year-old cancer patient at her own request.

　　Rumble隆隆声，抱怨声 on 继续下去

　　This started a debate that will rumble on into the autumn.

　　Hardly any 几乎没有

　　Get sth. over with 把不得不做的事做完（表示一种耐烦）

　　She‘ll be glad to get the exam over with.考试结束后她就高兴了。

　　Far gone 病重The injured man was fairly far gone by the time the ambulance arrived.

　　Hold out 持续How long can the distinction区别，荣誉 between killing and letting die hold out？

　　Stand to gain 以职谋权A man stands to gain from the death of a certain child.

　　On request 一经要求Only squeamishness demands a difference between passive and active euthanasia 主动安乐死on request……

n.squeamish的变形         

squeamish ['skwi:miʃ]

1.易受惊的；过于拘谨的

2. 过分讲究的，挑剔的；难以取悦的

3. 过细的；一丝不苟的

4. 易呕吐的；易厌恶的

　Intrude on 干涉，介入

　　It is not clear why the religious objections反对，异议 of others should intrude on his death.

　　Usher in 预示，引进

　　By refusing to discuss euthanasia， they usher in something worse.

　　而拒绝讨论安乐死，将预示着更大的灾难。

　　Be supposed to 应该

　　Her role is supposed to be to vote the way her male chairman votes.

　　她们所做的也只是按照男主席的方式投一样的票。

　　Break out of 改变生活方式

　　Run for … seat 竞选…职位