Send作vt的用法和give的模式一样(send sb sth;send sth to sb)
My girlfriend sent me three postcards from Mars.
My girlfriend sent three postcards to me from Mars.
但send 作vt 还有派(某人)做某事的意思
He always sends his son to buy him cigarettes.
send in 合起来作vt,可以表示提交
The other day I sent in my job application to this company but haven’t received a reply yet.
commute 作动词是vi,注意自己本身就可以作名词表示上下班的路程
I live far away from where I work but I always listen to podcasts during my commute to save my time.
stock=inventory存货,可数,两个最好都记着
even if 即使,多尝试使用下这个逻辑
I am gonna ask my boss to give me a promotion even if I know chances are he would give me a slap in my face.
fund 作vt 是为…提供资金的意思
He labors in the high-tech industry to fund his art projects.
Cleanse=clean,但是注意发音,前者中间是en音
he felt his mind was cleansed of impure thoughts after the prayers(祷告常用复数,而且注意中间是e音,和pray的发音不同).
rinse冲洗vt
mussels(蚌,一种海鲜,读音和muscle相同)should be well rinsed before we eat them.
scraper刮刀(因为scrape是刮的意思,vt)
He inserts a ruler into the small gap between his arm and plaster(也可以用cast表示石膏)to scrape his skin because it’s so itchy.
credit sb with sth把某项功劳归于某人,注意用with连接某项功劳
Fort was credited with inventing a manufacturing system that helps ordinary people afford a car.
aqueduct 沟渠,可数 (注意和etiquette、adequate的读音区别)
Irrigation of this field was made possible by a nearby aqueduct.
patent获得…的专利 vt
He tried to patent a new way of learning English but failed.
alkali碱,可数;acid酸,可数