字詞研究 (32)

字詞研究 (32)

81) pose / poise/ position/ pause / pulse:

1.    pose v. 擺姿勢；引起，造成 n. 姿勢；position n. 姿勢；立場；

職位

a.    Some supplements may ~ a risk with heart drugs. 一些營養藥物心

臟藥物合用或許會引起危險。

b. Lost, damaged, or stolen car keys can ~big problems for motorists these days.

近來汽車鑰匙遺失、損壞或失竊都會為車主造成大的麻煩。

c.  The anxiety and urgency often ~ as a conflict between spectatorship

and action.焦慮與急迫常引起一種旁觀者與採取行動的衝突。(事關己則焦慮，事不關己則僅急迫而已)

( 註：spectator 旁觀者，spectatorship 袖手旁觀)

注意：其他以 –pose 結尾的字：(通常作動詞用)：

compose v. 組成；depose 罷黜；罷免； impose 將…加於…之上

oppose v. 反對；expose v.暴露；dispose (of) 處置

It is unlawful to dispose of litter or rubbish on city streets. 將廢棄物

或拉圾丟棄於街道上是違法的。(# Fine $103 for littering.) 亂扔拉圾罰款$103元-美國

路邊告示牌。(fine n. 罰款；litter  v. 亂扔拉圾)

2. position vt. 定位= put …in a certain position

a. By productively training your employees while the market is still

strong, you’ll ~ them to leave the competition behind while the going

gets really tough.

趁市場還好時，以有生產力地訓練你的員工，那麼當市場情況

變得真正不好時，你就可讓他們忘記競爭來定位他們。

(the going = the situation 情況)

b. P~ ing himself under the window, he calmly instructed John, a fireman to throw the boys down. 站在窗下，他鎮靜地指示John (消防隊員)把小孩扔下。(~oneself 自己定位於

；處於…)

c. Democrats are ~ ed to solve our biggest problems. 民主黨黨員們定位於解決

我們許多最大的難題。

~n. 位置，地點，立場，態度；standing (lying) 站(立)姿態；in ~

在適當位置：

out of ~ 不在適當位置；be in a ~ to +V 處於….之立場；有能力

We are not in a ~ to provide further assistance to them. 我們無能力再對他們提供

協助。

3. poise v. 使均衡 balance

The Boeing is poised to edge out Airbus for the first time since 2000.

從2000 年以來，波音飛機製造公司首次擊敗空中巴士而取得

生意競爭的平衡點。 

(* edge (v.) out + o.  在競賽上擊敗…)

4. pause v.n. 暫停

5. pulse n. 脈搏。The nurse is feeling my ~ 護士正量我的脈搏。

82) precede / proceed/ (approach):  

1. Precede  vat. 在…之前 ；A~ B = B succeeds A  (B繼 A之後)John ~ d Harry as chairman of the club = Harry succeeded John as chairman of the club. John 在 Harry 之前擔任主席。

(Harry 繼John 之後擔任主席。)

**supersede 取代 (在時間須順序上，新的取代舊的)

= take the place of

The current contract will ~ the one we made last year. 目前的合約將取代去年所訂

。          

2. proceed [prD'sid ] v. ~ to + 地方 (前往. go to….) / ~ with + 事

(繼續…)

Passengers departing for New York, please ~ to Gate 115 for boarding.

前往紐約的旅客請到115號登機門登機。

比較：approach vt. 走到 = come up to =proceed注意：approach 後不

必再加to

a. Please have forms filled out prior to approaching the window. 來到櫃台前，請先將表格填好。﹝美國郵局櫃台前之佈告﹞

b. Newly inspired, Murray realized there was only one network he wanted to ~ with the idea. Muray 感到新血來潮，體會僅有一網路媒體，他要拿這個想法去接洽。

c. He was being ~ed about being the dean of a few business schools.

人家一再找他去當若干商學院的院長。

approach n.對策

That doesn’t mean it’s smart to take a “wait and see” ~. 那並非意謂採用觀望

對策是明智的。

Justin Lai編著

09/12/2013

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