一.Louis was to devote much of his energy to his new project.
devote:vt. 致力于,奉献给,把...专用于 adj. <古>献身的 n. (女)热心之士
【词义辨析】
dedicate, devote,
dedicate: 正式用词,指献身于某一崇高事业或目的,也可指把著作题献给他人。
devote: 普通用词,指决心把全部身心、精力、时间等献给某一目标,某一个人或致力于某一事业。
【例句用法】
1.The noblest ideal to which one can devote oneself is Communism.
能为之献身的最崇高的理想是共产主义。
2.He started to study ecology and decided to devote his whole life to the science.
他开始研究生态学,并决心将他的一生献身于这门学科。
3.Please devote more time to your work.
请把更多的时间用于工作。
4.He devoted himself entirely to music.
他将一生奉献给了音乐。
二...he loved their company, he loved their conversation.
company:n. 公司,商号,陪伴,同伴,客人,[军]连,一群 v. 陪伴
【词语用法】
company作名词指“客人”时前面不加冠词a或the.
We had company at dinner.
company 作名词指“公司”时,可用作单数或复数,不过存在and时必须要用复数形式。
The cinema company is/are holding a meeting.
Smith and Company are holding a meeting.
company作名词指“公司”时,前面有无and意义不同,如Smith和其他人合办的公司叫Smith and Company,这种情况下company前不加冠词the,也可以叫The Smith Company。
只要是没有and 或&符号的,前面用The或不用The都可以。有时有多个姓,如Smith, Jones, and Company, Smith and Jones Company, The Smith and Jones Company(这里and后面并不直接跟Company,可以加冠词the)。
【词义辨析】
company, corporation, firm,
company: 多指生产或销售产品的公司、商号,也可指经办服务性项目的公司。
corporation: 多指一个人拥有或多人联办的大公司,也指在其它地区或国家拥有分公司的公司。
firm: 含义广泛,可指公司、商行或商号。规模可大可小,经营、管理的人员可多可少。
【例句用法】
1.I hate going out alone: I take my daughter for company.
我不愿独自一人出门,带女儿作个伴。
2.His father asked him to avoid bad company.
他父亲要他不要交坏朋友。
3.He entertained the company with cigars.
他以雪茄烟招待客人。
4.I work in a small company.
我在一家小公司工作。
三.He had a tremendous sexual appetite.
appetite:n. 食欲,嗜好,欲望
【例句用法】
1.There's nothing to touch mountain air for giving you an appetite.
再也没有比山间清新的空气更能促进食欲的了。
2.Why don't you go for a walk? It'll give you an appetite for your lunch.
你怎麽不出去散散步? 散散步午饭时就有食欲了。
3.The long walk gave him a good appetite.
长时间的走路使他食欲旺盛。
4.She is suffering from lack of appetite.
她食欲不振。
n. 生态学