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WORDS AND USAGE

時間:2017-11-24 03:15:07來源:大公網

Well founded, well-founded (adj.)

●Based on facts and/or reason.

(有根有據的,有理由的)

Examples:  

1.Her suspicions of foul play turned out to have been well founded.  

2.He had to show that he had a well-founded fear of persecution on religious or political grounds to qualify as a refugee.

Come into being (idiom)

●To start to exist.(形成,出現)

Examples:  

1.The newly captured images are helping scientists to understand how some stars come into being.  

2.This idea came into being during the last decade.

Know of sb/sth (phrasal verb)

●To know about someone or something, but not know any details.(聽說,知道有)

Examples:  

1.I only know of one case in which this has happened.

2.Do you know of anyone who's looking for a new car?

On an equal footing (idiom)

●To be in an equal situation; with the same rights and conditions.(平等地位,同等條件)

Examples:  

1.Men and women should be able to compete for jobs on an equal footing.  

2.They are now trying to compete on an equal footing.

In particular (idiom)

●Especially (used to show that a statement applies to one person or thing more than any other).

  (尤其,特別是)

Examples:  

1.I liked the last candidate in particular.  

2.Toddlers in particular are not known for the patience and sitting still skills.

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