The fundamental defect of fathers is that they want their? children to be a credit to them.

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父親們最根本的缺點(diǎn),在于想要自己的孩子為自己爭光。

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一、關(guān)于credit,你知道的用法有哪些?

n.

1.貸款 [U]

The wholesale houses are not openhanded with credit for unproved shops.

批發(fā)公司是不會(huì)放手貸款給尚未經(jīng)過考驗(yàn)的商店的。

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2.信用,信譽(yù) [U]

The firm's credit has been badly shaken.

公司的信譽(yù)已大大受損。

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3.榮譽(yù),聲望 [U]

The book really does great credit to the publisher.

這本書確實(shí)給出版者贏得了榮譽(yù)。

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4.學(xué)分 [C]

I wonder if I have enough credit.

不知道我的學(xué)分夠不夠。

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v.

1.相信,信任 [T]

Never credit him to return the book to you in time.

千萬不要相信他會(huì)按時(shí)還書。

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2.記入貸方 [T]

We can't refund cash but we'll credit you with the value of the suit.

我們不能退現(xiàn)金,但是我們可以將你買這套衣服的錢記入你的貸方。

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3.把...歸于,歸功于 [T]

Miraculous powers are credited to the relics.

人們認(rèn)為這些早期遺物具有神奇的力量。

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4.贊頌 [T]

The staff are crediting him with having saved Hythe's life.

職員們稱贊他救了海絲的命。

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二、詞義辨析:類似有“相信”意思的詞還有哪些?

belief, faith, confidence, conviction, credit, trust

這些名詞都有“相信,信任”之意。

belief普通用詞,指單純從主觀上的相信,不著重這種相信是否有根據(jù)。

faith語氣較強(qiáng),強(qiáng)調(diào)完全相信;有時(shí)也能僅憑感覺產(chǎn)生的相信。

confidence指對某人某事有充分信心,斷定不會(huì)使人失望,因而給予信任。

conviction多指根據(jù)長期交往或?qū)嵺`,對某人某事有了認(rèn)識和了解后產(chǎn)生的信心和相信,側(cè)重其堅(jiān)定性。

credit語氣最弱,著重以聲譽(yù)為信任的基礎(chǔ)。

trust強(qiáng)調(diào)相信、信任的完全可靠。

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三、含有credit的常見短語

credit card

n.信用卡,簽帳卡

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commercial credit

商業(yè)信貸,商業(yè)信用

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consumer credit

n.[經(jīng)]消費(fèi)品信用貸款

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四、一起來玩?zhèn)€填詞小游戲吧

The group can't get?????to buy farming machinery.

這些人無法賒購到農(nóng)用機(jī)械。