propose
- vt. 建議;打算,計(jì)劃;求婚
- vi. 建議;求婚;打算
詞態(tài)變化
助記提示
2. 含義:put forward, put forth. => bring forth a proposition or argument.
中文詞源
pro-,向前,-pos,放置,詞源同position,composite.引申諸相關(guān)詞義。
英英釋意
- 1. make a proposal, declare a plan for something
- 2. present for consideration
- 3. propose or intend;
- "I aim to arrive at noon"
- 4. put forward; nominate for appointment to an office;
- "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission"
- 5. ask (someone) to marry you;
- "he popped the question on Sunday night"
- "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"
- "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"
英文詞源
- propose
- propose: see purpose
- propose (v.)
- mid-14c., from Old French proposer "propose, advance, suggest" (12c.), from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + poser "put, place" (see pose (v.1)). Meaning "make an offer of marriage" is first recorded 1764. Related: Proposed; proposing. See also propone, which coexisted with this word for a time.
同義詞辨析
offer, present, propose, volunteer
這些動(dòng)詞均含"提出,提供"之意。
offer: 最普通用詞,多指主動(dòng)提出或提供意見或東西等,但是否接受由對方自行決定。
present: 既可指提出意見建議等,又可指拿出某物供人欣賞或贈(zèng)送。
propose: 指直接而主動(dòng)地提出問題或建議等,也指在討論或爭辨中提出具體意見或建議。
volunteer與offer同義,側(cè)重出于自愿,而不是受命做某事。
recommend, advocate, propose, suggest, prescribe
這些動(dòng)詞均含"勸告,主張,建議"之意。
recommend: 指向?qū)Ψ教岢龉_的建議或規(guī)勸。
advocate: 指公開表明對某事或某行為的完全贊同,語氣強(qiáng)于recommend。
propose: 多指較正式地提出建議。
suggest: 語氣較委婉,指提出不成熟的建議或參考意見。
prescribe: 多指醫(yī)生對病人在用藥或飲食等方面的建議。
考試真題
- Mr.Somavia says the International Labour Organization is proposing a global jobs agreement to deal with unemployment.
出自-2016年6月聽力原文
- When Jonathan Swift proposed, in 1729, that the people of Ireland eat their children, he insisted it would solve three problems at once: feed the hungry masses, reduce the population during a severe depression, and stimulate the restaurant business.
出自-2015年12月閱讀原文
- It is harder to predict how Mr Obama's proposed reforms to the failing health-care system will turn out.
出自-2013年6月閱讀原文
- Manufacturers of products that claim to be environmentally friendly will face tighter rules on how they are advertised to consumers under changes proposed by the Federal Trade Commission.
出自-2016年6月閱讀原文
- As a report in The New England Journal of Medicine concluded, Pretty much every proposed innovation found in the health policy literature these days is contained in these measures.
出自-2016年6月閱讀原文
- Some lawmakers in Sweden propose that gender less pronouns be used in the Swedish language.
出自-2014年6月閱讀原文
- Some propose storing the CO2 in coal mines or liquid storage in the ocean, Shell favors storing CO2 in deep geological structures such as saline(鹽的) formations and exhausted oil and gas fields that exist throughout the world.
出自-2012年6月閱讀原文
- In the meantime, the amount of CO2 in the air is rapidly approaching the limits proposed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
出自-2012年6月閱讀原文
- Department of Energy recently proposed putting $1 billion into a new $
出自-2012年6月閱讀原文
- Understand what she's trying to accomplish and propose a Plan B that will make it happen without destroying what you've done so far.
出自-2011年6月閱讀原文
- First, you need a system for how stories are proposed and reviewed.
出自-2011年6月閱讀原文
- To ensure fairness to reporters, it is important to set up a system for stories to be proposed and reviewed
出自-2011年6月閱讀原文
- Especially considering what Einstein was proposing.
出自-2010年12月閱讀原文
- the proposed reforms will affect too many people's interests
出自-2010年12月閱讀原文
- The size of the loan I ask for, or the type of business I propose.
2019年12月六級真題(第二套)聽力 Section A
- Durkheim proposed that religious beliefs functioned to reinforce social solidarity.
出自-2009年考研閱讀原文
- Coinciding with the groundbreaking theory of biological evolution proposed by British naturalist Charles Darwin in the 1860s, British social philosopher Herbert Spencer put forward his own theory of biological and cultural evolution.
出自-2009年考研閱讀原文
- This year, it was proposed that the system be changed: Horizon 2020, a new program to be enacted in 2014, would not have such a category.
出自-2013年考研閱讀原文
- In December 2010 America's Federal Trade Cornmission ( ' , FTC) proposed adding a.
出自-2013年考研閱讀原文
詞組搭配
propose marriage
make an offer of marriage to someone
求婚
propose a toast (或 propose someone's health)
ask a group of people at a social occasion to drink to the health and happiness of a specified person
提議(為某人健康和幸福)干杯
the Lord Mayor &B{proposed a toast to} the Queen.
市長大人提議為女王干杯。
實(shí)用場景例句
- (British English also)She proposed that the book should be banned.
- 她提議查禁這本書。
牛津詞典
- The government proposed changes to the voting system.
- 政府建議修改表決制度。
牛津詞典
- What would you propose?
- 你想提什么建議?
牛津詞典
- She proposed that the book be banned.
- 她提議查禁這本書。
牛津詞典
- It was proposed that the president be elected for a period of two years.
- 有人提議選出的主席任期為兩年。
牛津詞典
- He proposed changing the name of the company.
- 他建議更改公司的名稱。
牛津詞典
- It was proposed to pay the money from public funds.
- 有人提議用公款支付這筆錢。
牛津詞典
- What do you propose to do now?
- 現(xiàn)在你打算做什么?
牛津詞典
- How do you propose getting home?
- 你打算怎么回家?
牛津詞典
- He was afraid that if he proposed she might refuse.
- 他擔(dān)心他若求婚,她會(huì)拒絕。
牛津詞典
- She proposed to me!
- 她向我求婚了!
牛津詞典
- to propose marriage
- 求婚
牛津詞典
- I propose Tom Ellis for chairman.
- 我提名湯姆·埃利斯做主席。
牛津詞典
- to propose a motion (= to be the main speaker in support of an idea at a formal debate)
- 提出動(dòng)議
牛津詞典
- She proposed a possible solution to the mystery.
- 她提出了對這個(gè)奧秘的一種可能的解答。
牛津詞典
- I'd like to propose a toast to the bride and groom.
- 我提議為新郎新娘的幸福干杯!
牛津詞典
- Britain is about to propose changes to some institutions...
- 英國將提議對一些機(jī)構(gòu)進(jìn)行改革。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- It was George who first proposed that we dry clothes in that locker.
- 是喬治首先提議我們把衣服掛在那個(gè)儲(chǔ)物柜里晾干的。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- It's still far from clear what action the government proposes to take over the affair...
- 政府打算采取何種行動(dòng)處理該事件仍然十分不明朗。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- And where do you propose building such a huge thing?
- 那么你打算在哪里建這么一個(gè)龐然大物呢?
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- This highlights a problem faced by people proposing theories of ball lightning...
- 這使得球狀閃電理論的提出者所面臨的一個(gè)問題凸顯出來。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Newton proposed that heavenly and terrestrial motion could be unified with the idea of gravity.
- 牛頓提出天體和地球的運(yùn)動(dòng)可以用萬有引力來解釋。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- A delegate from Siberia proposed a resolution that he stand down as party chairman...
- 一名來自西伯利亞的代表提議他辭去黨主席的職務(wù)。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- I asked Robin Balfour and Derek Haig to propose and second me.
- 我請羅賓·鮑爾弗和德里克·黑格提名并支持我。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Usually the bride's father proposes a toast to the health of the bride and groom.
- 通常新娘的父親會(huì)提議為新郎新娘的健康干杯。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- He had proposed to Isabel the day after taking his seat in Parliament.
- 當(dāng)選議員的第二天,他向伊莎貝爾求婚了。
柯林斯高階英語詞典