181.rate somebody’s
chances of doing something（P2118）作“British English spoken if you do not rate
someone’s chances of achieving something, you do not think that it is likely
that they will achieve it 【英，口】看好某人（有可能做某事）；认为某人（有可能做成某...
在某报（人教高一·练习版）的同步验收题中，有这样一道选择题：Your brother doesn’t look good, and he needs
____ vitamin B, I’d say. A. taking up B. bringing up C. making up D.
building up该报提供的参考答案是：D。表示“增强”。 笔者认为，这道...
161.plan (P1947)
作“to intend to do something 打算”解时，构成“plan on doing something”。例如：When do you plan on
going to Geneva? 你打算何时去日内瓦？162.play at（P1953）（1）作“if you play at doing something, you do not do
it properly or seriously不认真地...
《背景知识与重难点讲解》高中英语第二册认为在set an example后的介词要用 to，不能用 for。实际上，这里的 example后面接 to 或者 for 都是正确的用法，只不过是后接 to 比后接 for 的用法更加常见而已。例如：You must set a good example ...
41.coax（P460）作“to
persuade someone to do something that they do not want to do by talking to them
in a kind, gentle, and patient way 劝诱，哄；诱导”解时，构成“coax somebody into/out of doing
something”。例如：We had to coax Alan
into going to school.我们只好哄着...
be
+ of 的一个特殊用法刘永科有网友问：这句话是否有误？of 在这里什么意思，是不是多余？不理解这句话的含义。The risk is of a
temporary burst of inflation next year.这句话没有错误。be of 在这里表示主语“具有什么样的性质”，是用...
柯帕斯英语简明惯用法词典: able ■able/'eɪbl/
adj.1.表示“有能力的”“能干的”，可用作表语或定语。如：(1)用作定语：He is an able
manager. 他是位有能力的经理。He’s an able politician, but he’s not one of us. 他是位能干的政治家，但...