He’s complaining of all the usual flu symptoms – a high temperature, headache, and so on.
(他抱怨所有常見的感冒症狀—高燒、頭痛等,都出現在他身上。)
A doctor who had treated an Ebola patient may have been symptomatic when he boarded the plane.
(一位曾治療過伊波拉患者的醫生在登機時可能已顯露症狀。)
片語be symptomatic of的用法,意思是「代表…的症狀」,可以翻成「顯示…現象」。
It’s her feeling that the recent outbreaks of violence are a symptom of the dissatisfaction that is currently affecting our society.
(她覺得最近爆發的暴力事件顯示了目前不滿的情緒正在影響我們的社會。)
Jealousy within a relationship is usually symptomatic of low self-esteem in one of the partners.
(嫉妒的情緒出現在戀愛關係中時,通常顯示出其中一方欠缺自信。)
Chemotherapy exhausted and debilitated him.
(化療使他感到非常疲憊虛弱。)
【多益模擬試題】
1. The cost of repairing the water damage to the museum after the storm ________ to be more than one million dollars.
(A) expects
(B) is expecting
(C) expected
(D) is expected
2. Atlantis Software Company ________ its clients complete satisfaction with all its products.
(A) requests
(B) admits
(C) agrees
(D) guarantees
3. The sales representative from Correct Copies, Ltd., returned Mr. Yoshida’s call while he was ________.
(A) through
(B) along
(C) out
(D) aside