;;你不能选择你的潜能,但你可以选择去发挥潜能。;adj[只用于名词前]可能的(possible);潜在的likelytobecomeaparticulartypeofpersonorthinginthefuture:
apotentialdisaster
potentialresources/customers/bosses
n[U]潜能;可能性:
achieve/fulfill/reachone’s(full)potential
Hehasthepotentialtobecomeaworld-classmusician.
派生词:potentiallyadv潜在地;可能地;看图猜词;bug词源解读;bugn
?[C]小虫子
?[C]小疾病;(尤指计算机的)故障:
aflubug
catch/pickup/getabug
abuginthesoftware
?[U][单数][非正式用语]热衷;着迷:
I’vedefinitelybeenbittenbythegardeningbug.
外研新选必④-4;根据汉语,写出单词的正确形式。
Wheredidyou______________(买)thebook?;
vt[正式用语]买;购买;(以努力等)换得:
Ticketsmaybepurchasedinadvancefromtheboxoffice.
Theypurchasedfreedomwiththeirblood.
n[U][C][正式用语]购买;购买的物品:
purchaseandsale
That’sreallyagoodpurchase.;distribution;distributev;distributionn;;看图猜词;?温和的;温柔的:
Hehastoomildanaturetogetangry,evenifhehasgoodcause.
?(天气)温暖的;暖和的(反:cold):
amildwinter
?轻微的;不严重的(slight):
mildsunburn
Helookedatherinmildsurprise.
Hesufferedfromamildheartattack.
?味淡的;不浓的(反:hot):
mildcheese;温和的
(基本义)
mild;hire;?v
?vt(BrE)(短期)租用(AmErent):
hireacar/boat
?vtvi(临时)雇用:
thepowertohireandfire
Shehiredsometechnicalexpertsandstartedherowncompanyin2004.2014天津
hiresbtodosth:
I’llhirealawyertohandlethecase.
hireout
Thecompanyhiredoutcars.
?n[U]租用;雇用:
letoutsthonhire
carson/forhire;要留意细小的开支。小洞沉大船。
这句话是美国政治家、物理学家本杰明·富兰克林的一句名言。相当于中国的谚语“千里之堤溃于蚁穴”。他提醒我们不要忽视小的细节,也许就是这些被忽视的小细节会导致无法挽回的结果。;sparenoexpense
cutdownonone’sexpense
living/householdexpenses
coverone’sdailyexpenses
Runningacarisabigexpense.
Idon’tthinkwecanaffordtheexpenses.;atsb’sexpense由某人付费/负担费用:
Ipublishedabookatmyownexpense.
attheexpenseof以……为代价:
Hefinishedthejobattheexpenseofhishealth.;本单元的词根词缀;英语中的metaphor(隐喻)来源于希腊语metaphora,该词由meta-(over)和pherein(tocarry)合成,合起来意思是tocarryover(拿过来)。