第149句:
Being able to check in with a child anytime goes a long way toward relieving parental anxiety and may help parents loosen their control a little tooner.
他们可以随时联系到孩子,这对缓解父母的担忧大有帮助,并有助于他们早日放松对孩子的监控。
六级词汇讲解:
本句是个简单句,主语是Being able to check in with a child anytime。goes a long way和may help是两个并列的谓语。介词短语toward relieving parental anxiety作a long way的宾语补足语。
check in本义指“登记;报到”,在句中意为“联系”。
go a long way意为“大有帮助”。如:
One thousand doUars can go a long way to her.
1000美元可以解决她不少的问题。
relieve意为“缓解,减轻”。如:
Sometimes a funny joke may relieve you ofa whole day's fatigue.
有时一则好玩的笑话可以帮你消除一天的疲劳。
loosen意为“放松,解开”。如:
I ate too much;I must loosen my belt.
我吃太多了,得把腰带解松。
六级考点归纳:
check作动词时,相关的短语还有:
check off意为“不再考虑,认为不成立;在工资中扣除”。如:
The company will check o行your tax from your pay before you get it.
公司将在你领到工资之前,把你的税扣除掉。
check out意为“付账离开旅馆;检查,核对”。如:
It took us more than an hour to check out.
退房花了我们一个多小时。
I need to check out the sales results from the north region.
我需要检查一下北部地区的销售结果。
check up(on)意为“调查;核对,检查”。如:
I will check up on the data.
我会核对一下这些数据。
check with意为“与……相符合;与……协商”。如:
Check with me before you send out the email.
你发邮件之前要先征求我的意见。