2010年12月大学英语四级考试写作提高笔记(23)

　　186. forbid v. ①不许，禁止 ②阻止，制止

　　【搭配】forbid sb. to smoke 不许某人抽烟;forbid sb. from doing sth. 阻止某人做某事;forbid the use of offensive language 禁止使用淫亵语言

　　【例】The law forbids the sale of cigarettes to people under the age of 16.

　　She forbade children to watch television because she thought it was a corrupting influence.

　　187. debate vt. 辩论，争论，讨论 n. 辩论，争论，讨论

　　【搭配】debate a question with sb. 同某人辩论问题 ; a Parliamentary debate 议会辩论; the question under debate was …争论的问题是…

　　【例】We were debating whether to go by bus or by train.

　　They had been debating for several hours without reaching a conclusion.

　　【扩展】debater n. 辩论家;好辩论者

　　188. debt n. ①欠债，债务;②义务，恩义

　　【搭配】pay one’s debt 还债; pay off one’s debt 还清债务; pay a soldier’s debt 履行军人的义务; run(或get) into debt 欠债; stay out of debt 不欠债; in sb.’s debt 受某人恩惠，欠某人的人情债; be in debt to sb. 欠某人的债

　　【例】You are doing it in the interest of national unity and the whole country will be in your debt.

　　He was six thousand dollars in debt.

　　189. decade n. 十年

　　(例)The custom has prevailed for decades. 这风俗已盛行数十年了。

　　190. enclose vt. ①(从四面八方)围住，圈住 ②把…装入信封;附入

　　【搭配】the enclosed 函内附件;Enclosed, please find ……兹附上

　　【例】In that village, most of families enclosed their yards with fence.

　　A check is enclosed herewith. 随信附上支票一张。

　　【扩展】enclosure n. 附件