【考研英语】必备词组286-290

1. in one’s face当着某人的面; face to face面对面;

face up to 大胆面向

造句：

She threw the lie in his face.  

她当面斥责他扯谎。

I met him face to face. 

我和他正面相遇。

He had to face up to the fact that his family disapproved of his wife.

他必须面对家人不赞同婚事的事实。

2. fail in 失败

同义替换：

= be unsuccessful in

fail原始涵义：

vt. & vi.在…中失败

He failed to pass the examination through carelessness.

由于粗心, 他考试没及格。

vi.1.衰退, 衰弱

2.破产

3.不足, 短缺, 缺乏

The oil supply failed.

石油供给不足。

vt.1.辜负

2.忘记, 忽视, 未能

The car failed to climb the hill.

这辆小汽车没能爬上山去。

n.考试不及格

Some college courses are graded in terms of either a pass or a fail.

有些大学课程按及格或不及格评分。

造句：

By my calculation, 5% of the students will fail in the exam. 

据我估计,百分之五的学生不能通过这次考试。

3. in good faith真诚地
同义替换：

= honestly, sincerely

faith原始涵义：

n.1.信任; 信仰; 信心

Faith that justice would prevail impelled us forward.

正义必胜的信念激励着我们前进。

2.宗教信仰

3. 信赖的事情；保证；诺言；约定，誓约

4.(对人或事的)信任，信心，信赖

5.忠诚，诚意；信义

感叹词 interj.实在，确实，的确

造句：

He lent them the house in good faith. 

他出于善意将房子借给了他们。 

4. keep faith with 对…守信用

造句：

Parents should keep faith with their children.

父母应该对他们的孩子说话算数。

5. lose faith in 对…失去信心

造句：

I feel you should never lose faith in yourself. 

我觉得你永远不应对自己失去信心。