2019考研英语作文提分词盘点（9）
49. result from → stem from 源于，因…而出现【例句】
①The country's floods partly stemmed from over-use of forests by
industry.(bbc.co.uk)
该国的洪水部分原因是工业过度消耗森林。
②The violent protests stemmed from disputed elections in 2000， which the
opposition says were rigged.(bbc.co.uk)
这场暴力抗议源于有争议的2000年的选举，反对派称其是作弊的。
50. be sad → be grieved 悲伤
【例句】
①I feel deeply grieved.(bcc.co.uk)
我感到深深地悲伤。
②At present we are grieved and tomorrow looks uncertain.(bbc.co.uk)
现在我很悲伤，明天开起来是不确定的。
51. be similar to → resemble 相似，像
【例句】
①Right now America's banking system resembles a pyramid.(economist.com)
现在美国的银行体系像个金字塔。
②Today's financial crisis resembles the one that happened three-quarters of
a century ago.(economist.com)
目前的金融危机像发生在四分之三世纪之前的那场金融危机。
52. spend → expend， invest 在某方面花费时间、精力或资金等
【精析】
invest除了表示投资外，还可表示“在某方面花费时间、精力或资金等”，请看其在朗文字典中的解释：to use a lot of time，
effort etc or spend money in order to make something succeed，其用法为 invest (sth)
in sth。
expend也有相同的意思，用法为expend sth in/on (doing) sth。
【例句】
①The city has invested millions of dollars in the museum.(Longman)
这个城市投入几百万到博物馆上。
②You have to be willing to invest a lot of time in taking care of elderly
parents.(Macmillan)
你必须愿意投入大量时间照顾年迈的父母。
③She's invested a lot of emotional energy in that business.(Oxford)
她为那事费了很大的心血。
④Manufacturers have expended a lot of time and effort trying to improve
computer security.(Longman)
工程师花费了大量的时间和精力去努力增加计算机安全。
53. stop v. → cease 停止
①It is unrealistic to expect that forest degradation will
cease.(economist.com)
期待森林退化将停止是不切实际的。
②Playing fair would cease to have any value.(economist.com)
公平竞争将不再有任何价值。
③Markets and the public cease to believe that prices will remain
stable.(economist.com)
市场和公众将不再相信价格将仍然保持稳定。
54. thank sb： ->be grateful to sb， feel/express/show gratitude to sb
感激某人，感谢某人，向某人致谢
【例句】
①You should be grateful to him who gives you this
opportunity.(economist.com)
你应该感谢他，因为他给了你这个机会。
②The world must express its gratitude to Sri Lanka.(economist.com)
世界必须向斯里兰卡致谢
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