3. what happened first was that ...
4. one of the reasons why ... is ...
5. ... is often followed by ...
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6. absorb v.
1) 吸收
use the cbth to absorb the ink.
用布吸干墨水。
she is a good student and absorbed new ideas quickly.
她是一个好学生,吸收新思想很快。
2) 常用被动,be absorbed in全神贯注于;专心致志
his business absorbed him. / he is absorbed in his
business.
他专心处理业务。
fabsorbing = very interesting
非常吸引人的;引人入胜的
absorbed (人) 精神集中的
absorbent 能吸收水分等的
1. benefit vi. 受益 n. 益处
1) benefit from / by sth. = receive benefit from 受益
于;得益
who will benefit from the old man's death?
那位老人死后谁将是受益人?
he hasn't benefited from the experience.
他虽有体验却无长进。
2) benefit vt. 使受益;有利于;有益于 = do good to,
to be useful to
such foolish behaviour will not benefit your case.
这种愚蠢的行为不会对你的情况有利。
3) n. 优越条件;利益;好处,相当于“pmfit,
advantage, good effect”,通常与以下例句中所示的动
词及介词连用。
she had the benefit of a good education.
她受过良好的教育,这是她的优越之处。
it is of great benefit to everyone.
这对于每个人都有极大的好处。
because of illness, she didn't get much benefit from
her stay abroad.
她呆在国外因病而没得到多大的收获。
【考点1】benefit的用法
▲搭配:
① benefit from 从……中受益
② for the benefit of 为了某人的利益
▲句型:
① be of (great / much) benefit to...= be (very) bene—
ficial to 对……有利/有益
②benefit sb / sth 使……获益
【考例1】the book is of ____ benefit ____ us.
a. great; for b. much; for
c. very; beneficial d. great; to
[考查目标]考查搭配与运用。
[答案与解析]d be of (great / much) beneit to...=
be (very) beneficial to 表示“对……有利/有益”。
13. demand v. & n. 要求,需要
1) n. 要求,需要
it is impossible to satisfy all demands.
有求必应是不可能的。
teachers are in great demand in this area.
在这个地区很需要教师。
2) v. 要求,需要
i demand that john (should) go there at once.
我要约翰马上去那儿。
this work demands your patience.
这项工作需要你的耐心。
【考点3】demand的用法
▲搭配:
① supply and demand 供需