大学英语：熟词僻义【熟义熟性】v.(to)缚上，系上，贴上

【例句】 A survey of news stories in 1996 reveals that the anti-science tag has been attached to many other groups as well, from authorities who advocated the elimination of the last remaining stocks of smallpox virus to Republicans who advocated decreased funding for basic research.[1998年阅读Text3]

【典型译文】1996年对新闻报道的调查表明，反科学的标签也贴在了许多其他群体身上, 这些人包括从提 倡消灭所有现存的天花病毒的官方人士到倡议削减基础研究基金的共和党人。

【僻义熟性之一】附加，附带

【例句】They (particularly Quebec and Alberta) just want Ottawa to fork over additional billions with few, if any, strings attached [2005年新题型]

【典型译文】这些官员(尤其是魁北克省和阿伯塔省)只希望政府当局额外出钱，如有可能，还会附带条件。

【僻义熟性之二】把～放在

【例句】Government attached great importance to the internet.[2001年阅读Text2, 56题]

【典型译文】政府非常重视互联网。

【僻义熟性之三】(to) 使隶属，使依恋

【例句】Because a patent remains permanently public after it has terminated, the shelves of the library attached to the patent office contain details of millions of ideas free for anyone to use…….[2003年阅读Text3]

【典型译文】因为专利保护一旦中止，专利使用就对永久对公众开放。隶属于专利办公室的图书馆书架上收藏了数以百万计详细专利资料，并可供给任何人使用。