短语·典句·考点

badly off 穷的;缺少的

【经典例句】It is said that most farmers are badly off in that area.

据说在那个地区,大多数农民都很穷。

The school was then badly off for teachers.

当时学校缺少教师。

【考点聚焦】1)比较级worse off和better off常常与than,rather than 搭配使用。如:

I went to his home and found his living conditions were worse off than mine.

我去他家,发现他家的生活条件比我家还差。

2)反义词:well off 富裕的;富有的;富有......的;有许多......的;比较级:better off境况更佳。

3)同义词:short 缺少的 

【活学活用】9.翻译句子

我们缺少时间和金钱。

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答案：We are badly off for time and money.

pick out 挑出;辨别出

【经典例句】Have you picked out the movie you want to see?

你挑出你想看的电影了吗？

I can pick you out even if you are wearing the same clothes as others.

即使你和别人穿着同样的衣服,我也能认出你。

【考点聚焦】1)pick out接代词作宾语时,要把代词置于pick与out之间。

2)pick out接名词作宾语时,名词可以置于pick和out之间或后面。

3)含有pick的短语归纳:

pick up 拾起,学会,无意中得到,接某人上车

pick off 用手摘下来

pick on 选择,挑选,找茬

pick one's way小心往前走

pick at啄食,吃得少

【活学活用】10.用pick的短语填空

1)The bird _________ the bread on the ground.

2)Can you _________ your friend in that group?

3)I _________ the telephone and asked for the number of his office.

答案：1)picked at　2)pick out　3)picked up

cut off 切断;断绝

【经典例句】 She cut off my apology.

她打断了我的道歉。

We were cut off by the tide and had to be rescued by boat.

我们被潮汐隔绝,必须让船只营救。

【考点聚焦】1)cut off还表示"使死掉",常用于被动结构。如:

He was cut off when he was still very young.

他还很小的时候就死了。

2)cut off还可以表示"使电话中断"。如:

We were cut off in the middle of our conversation.

我们正谈着,电话中断了。