<动词+名词+(介词)>短语
385.break the ice打破僵局
用法:break the ice字面意思是“将冰打破”,引申意为“打破僵局,打破沉默”,通常指消除隔阂,开始做某事。同义短语是break the deadlock。
例句:What you should do now is to break the ice.
你现在应该做的就是打破僵局。
结构分析:What you should do now是主语从句(you是主语,should do是谓语,What是宾语,now是状语), is是系动词, to break the ice是不定式词组作表语。
386.break the record打破纪录
用法:break the record通常用于比赛场合。
例句:I believe he will try his best to break the record.
我相信他会尽力打破纪录。
387.catch a cold感冒
用法:catch a cold中的cold是名词,表示“寒冷,感冒”,其中catch可以用动词get, have, take等来代替。
例句:She caught a cold after she came back from the market.
从市场回来,她就感冒了。
388.catch fire着火
用法:catch fire表示“着火,失火”,be on fire也可以表示“着火”,但是强调着火的状态。
例句:Unfortunately,the plane caught fire soon after it took off.
不幸的是,飞机起飞没多久就失火了。
用法:commit suicide在句中通常用作独立的谓语成分,不用于被动语态。
例句:He was about to commit suicide when he was interrupted by an elderly man who said his name was Smith. (2015年6月四级)
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