1、above all/after all/at all/in all/all but
①above all 首先,特別是,最重要的是
Children need many things ,but above all they need love.
②after all 到底,畢竟
The day turned out fine after all.
③at all (用來加強語氣)與not連用,表示「一點也不,完全不」。
He wasn’t at all tired.
Do you feel ill at all(真的,確實)?
④ in all 總共
There were twenty in all at the party.
⑤ all but 幾乎,差點沒(=almost,nearly)
We have all but finished the work.
2、accident/event/ incident
event一般指重大事件。
The broadcaster is broadcasting the news on current events.廣播員正在播報時事新聞。
accident多指意外或偶然發生的事故,特別是不幸的、有損害性的事故。
He was badly injured in the traffic accident.在那起交通事故中,他嚴重受傷。
incident相對於accident來說,顯得不很重要,指「小事件」,它還可以用來表示「事變」,如叛亂、爆炸等。如:
There was an incident on the bus: a man fought with the conductor.那輛公共汽車上發生了一件事,有個人和售票員打了起來。
Have you heard of Xi』an Incident?你聽說過「西安事變」嗎?
3、admit vt.
①接納,許可……進入(allow sb./sth.to enter)
He was admitted to the school this year.Only two hundred boys and girls are admitted to our school every year.
②承認,後可接名詞,doing、從句或複合結構。
I admit my fault. She admitted having read the letter. He admitted that his comprehension was weak.
You must admit the task to be difficult.