四、三合一惯用语
Words Collocation
名词+名词
● rules and regulations(各种条例)
● facts and figures(事实和数字)
● merits and demerits(优缺点)
● pros and cons(赞成和反对的理由)
● ways and means (各种方法)
● oddities and absurdities:异样或不合情理的感觉
● aches and pains:周身疼痛
● chapter and verse:(常和动词give或quote连用)注明……的出处或详情
● heaven and earth:(常和move连用)竭尽全力
● hustle and bustle:喧闹
● rack and ruin:(常和go to连用)遭破坏
● ups and downs:盛衰;浮沉
● law and order(法律秩序;法纪)
● do's and dont's (应注意的事项)
● bag and baggage(连同全部财物)
● doom and gloom(失望与不快)
● odds and ends:各种不值钱的小物品
● bits and pieces:零星物件
● board and lodging:食宿
● hammer and tongs:(常和go at it连用)闹哄哄地争吵
● hue and cry:嘈杂声
● ifs and buts:各种借口
● stuff and nonsense:胡说八道
㈡ 动词+动词
● aid and abet (唆使别人干坏事)
● forgive and forget(宽恕他人)
● pick and choose(细心选择;挑剔)
● Chop and change: 变化无常
● Do or die:不是成功便是失败死亡
● Rant and rave: 大声责怪
● Toss and turn: 辗转难眠
●Dine and wine : 吃吃喝喝
● Bow and scrape: 打躬作揖
● groan and moan(不停地埋怨)
● give and take(互相让步)
● wear and tear:耗损
● Make or break:成功或失败
● Hum and haw: 踌躇
● Sink or swim: 不论好歹
● Wait and see: 耐心等待
● Scrimp and scrape: 尽量节省
㈢ 形容词+形容词
● fair and square(公平地)
● hale and hearty(健壮活泼地)
● cut and dried:早已决定的
● bright and breezy:活泼轻快的
● rough and ready:粗略的
● short and sweet:简短扼要
㈣ 副词+副词
●? first and foremost(首先)
●? here and there(到处)
● By and large: 大体上
● More or less: 或多或少;差不多
● On and off : 断断续续地
● Up and about: 恢复健康
● Little by little: 渐渐地
●? far and away(远远地)
● In and out: 进进出出
● now and then:偶尔
●As and when:当
● To and fro: 来来往往地
● By and by: 不久之后
● Through and through: 从头到尾地;彻底
三合一词汇的作用:
1、 提高听力能力
2、 提高语感
口语表达时的延迟帮助