高考英语复习资料：重点词组及应用（3）

21，aim to do sth.=aim at doing sth.

例句：She works hard and aims at winning scholarship.

她努力学习以获得奖学金。

22，be aimed at 针对，旨在

例句：The Hope Project is aimed at helping the poor children.

希望工程旨在帮助贫困孩子。

23，as a matter of fact = in actual fact = in fact = actually

例句：He looks plain. As a matter of fact、 he is a millionaire.

他看起来很朴素，实际上他是一个百万富翁。

24，admit (to) sth./doing sth. 承认，招认

例句：He refused to admit his mistake.

他拒绝承认他的错误。

25，be admitted to 被录取/接受到

例句：Women were only admitted to the university last year.

这所大学去年才录取女学生。

26，announce sth. to sb. = announce to sb. sth. 通知，宣布

make an announcement 发布通知

例句：He announced to his wife that he was leaving.

他通知他的妻子他要走了。

27，apologize to sb. = make an apology to sb. 向某人道歉

例句：I apologize to her for stepping on her foot.

我踩她脚了，我向他道歉。

28，appreciate sth./doing sth. 欣赏，感谢

例句：You can’t appreciate foreign literature in translation.

看翻译作品不能真正欣赏到外国文学原著的美妙之处。

We appreciate your help.

我们非常感谢你的帮助。

29，may/might as well 不妨，还是……的好

例句：There is nothing to do、 so I may as well go to bed.

由于没事可做，我不妨去睡觉吧。

30，may well = be very likely to do sth.

例句：As he is busy preparing for the final exams、 he may well refuse your invitation to the party.

由于他正忙着准备期末考试，因此他可能拒绝你邀请他来参加晚会。