(1) tackle指“设法解决,努力做(某事)”,用作及物动词。
- We should try every means to tackle the problem without any delay.
我们应竭尽全力、毫不拖延地解决这一问题。 - The question set by the teacher was so difficult that few students knew how to tackle it.
老师设置的这个问题是如此之难,很少有学生知道如何解答。
(2) transact指“处理,办理;做交易,谈判”,可作及物动词,也可作不及物动词。作及物动词时,常用句型为transact sth. with sb.。
- We transact business with customers all over the country.
我们同全国各地的客户做交易。 - They transacted most of their business by facsimile.
他们大多数的交易通过传真进行。 - A government spokesman said the government was willing to transact negotiation with the leaders of the rebellious armed forces for truce.
一政府发言人说,政府愿意和叛军的首领就休战问题谈判。
(3) be at意为“在忙……,在做……”,后接表示所做事情的名词,如:work, play, one's lessons, one's homework等。
- Your father is at work, don't disturb him.
你父亲在工作,不要打扰他。 - When they came, we were at our meal.
他们来的时候,我们正在吃饭。 - What on earth are you at , Jimmy?
吉米,你到底在干什么?
(4) be busy意思是“忙着,忙碌”,常用句型为be busy doing sth.,也常接介词about, over, with, at。
- When I visited, they were all busy at work/making preparations for the terminal examinations.
我到访时,他们全都忙着工作/准备期末考试。 - What are you busy about now?
你在忙些什么? - I have been busy over some letters.
我正忙着写一些信。 - They were busy from morning till night with the exhibition.
他们为展览的事从早忙到晚。
(5) ①be up to可表示“忙于(某事),正在做(某事)”,通常接名词。
- What are you up to now?
你正在做什么? - What have you been up to recently?
最近在忙些什么?
②be up to sth. 有时表示“做或打算做”某种顽皮的、不好的事情。
- I think he is up to some trick.
我想他在搞某种把戏。 - He knew his grandson must be up to some mischief again.
他知道他外孙肯定又在搞什么恶作剧了。
③be/feel up to (doing)sth. 可以表示“(感到)胜任、能或适合做(某事)”,常用于否定句和疑问句。
- Do you think he is up to such an important task?
你认为他能胜任如此重要的任务吗? - I don't feel up to going to the concert tonight.
今晚我不能去参加那个音乐会。
(6) ①engage in意为“从事、参与(某项工作或活动)”。
- He engaged in busy social work, so he had very little time for his family.
他忙于社会工作,很少有时间顾及家人。 - At the present time, we have no time to engage in compiling a new textbook.
目前我们没有时间编写新教材。
②engage sb. in (doing) sth.意思是“使某人忙于(参与)某项事情”。
- She engaged herself all day in making a shirt for her daughter.
她一整天都在忙于给她女儿做件衬衣。 - You should pay more attention to engaging the students in such practice.
你应该多注意让学生参与此类实践。
③be engaged (in sth.)意为“忙着,有事;忙于或从事(某项活动)”。
- I can't call the manager; he's engaged right now.
我不能叫经理,他正忙着呢。 - When I called at his office, he was engaged in conversation with some visitors.
当我去他办公室拜访他时,他正忙着与几位来访者交谈。
④be engaged with sth. (sb.)意为“忙于某事(和某人有事)”。
- You can't see the manager now, he is engaged with a client/with something urgent.
你现在不能见经理,他正在见一客户/处理一件要紧的事。
(7) busy可用作及物动词,常用的句型为busy oneself (in) doing sth., busy oneself with sth.,意思是“使自己忙于做某事”。
- As we engaged in conversation, she busied herself with some sewing.
我们在谈话时,她忙着做一些缝纫活。 - To forget his trouble, he busied himself with writing.
他忙于写作以忘却烦恼。
(8) ①be employed in (doing) sth. 意思也是“忙于(某事)或从事(某项活动)”,是较正式的用法。
- He was employed in tidying the room up all the day.
他一整天都在收拾房间。 - When we went to see him, he was employed in building the fence.
我们去看他时,他正在忙着修篱笆。
②employ oneself也可表示此意。
- She employs herself by studying English after work.
工作之余,她忙着学习英语。
