pose1 /pəʊz $ poʊz/ ●●○ W3 AWL verb
1 CAUSEcause problem 引起问题 [transitiveT] to exist in a way that may cause a problem, danger, difficulty etc 造成,引起,产生 〔问题、危险、困难等〕pose a threat/danger/risk Officials claim the chemical poses no real threat. 官员们称这种化学物质不会构成实际的威胁。
pose something to/for somebody/something The events pose a challenge to the church’s leadership. 这些事件对教会的领导地位构成了威胁。
Rising unemployment is posing serious problems for the administration. 失业率上升正在给政府造成严重的问题。
2 picture 图片 [intransitiveI]AVTCP to sit or stand in a particular position in order to be photographed or painted, or to make someone do this 〔为照相或画像而〕(使)摆好姿势pose for We posed for photographs. 我们摆好姿势准备拍照。
3 pose a question ASK A QUESTIONto ask a question, especially one that needs to be carefully thought about 提出问题〔尤指需要仔细考虑的问题〕 In her book she poses the question ‘How much do we need to be happy?’. 她在书里提出了这样一个问题﹕“我们要拥有多少才能快乐?”
pose a question• He survived the surgery, and I cautiously began to pose questions.• Yet these two enemies are also enemies of each other, which poses a question.• That poses a question about their very nature.• Simply put, eVote lets people pose questions and conduct votes using e-mail.• It is open to the House to ask for reports, and it can pose questions at any time.• Olajuwon stopped by to visit and pose a question: Could Pond help him get to college in the United States?• In their minds, buying a gown poses questions more complicated than chiffon or lace.• The magazine posed a list of questions to each of the candidates. 4 pose as somebody PRETENDto pretend to be someone else, in order to deceive people 冒充某人 Bryce was caught posing as a lawyer. 布赖斯冒充律师被人识破。
n COLLOCATIONSnounspose a threat/danger/riskThe chemical leak poses a threat to human health.
pose a problemA flood of refugees could pose a serious problem for neighbouring countries.
pose difficultiesPhysical education and games pose difficulties for short-sighted children.
pose a challengeThe material being taught must pose a challenge to pupils.
pose a dilemma (=cause a situation in which it is very difficult to decide what to do)In the future, the possibility of genetic testing on unborn children will pose a dilemma for parents.
pose for• A group of fans wanted Romano to pose for pictures.