(六)Screen
(1) screen one’s eyes with hands; (to protect from light or wind)
(2) Part of the room was screened off as a reception area. (to hide from view)
(3) The wife tries to screen her guilty husband. (to protect from harm or punishment)
(4) Twenty carefully screened people were invited to meet the Queen (to test or check in order to find out ability, health, suitability, loyalty)
Women screened for breast cancer; screen dangerous chemicals;
(5) The big match is being screened live. (to show or broadcast)
Screen out: to screen out the sunlight;
Unsuitable candidates were screened out.
(七)consist(vi.); consistent, consistence/consistency;
(1) The house consists of four bedrooms, a spacious study and a big sitting-room.
(2) His duty consists in picking up three children after school.
(3) News reports should consist with facts.
consistent, consistence/consistency;
(1) Recent years have seen a consistent improvement in the country’ economy.(一贯的,一直)
He is a consistent advocate/supporter of women’s rights. (坚持不懈的)
(2) The professor has a consistent attitude towards all his students. (一视同仁的)
One’s deeds should be consistent with one’s words.
This development is consistent with the company’s aims of reducing its costs. (一致)
There is no consistence between the movie and the novel. (情节不符)
Her rude behavior is not in consistence with her usual polite nature. (不相符)
There is no consistence in the furniture styles in this room. (不协调) |
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