the ability to do sth 做某事的能力aboard the train/plane/busbe about to do sth when...go abroad for further studytravel / live/ work abroadin the absence of 在缺乏...的情况下be absent from class/ workbe absorbed in/ absorb oneself in 埋头于He was abused by his stepmother.abuse power/alcohol 滥用权力/酗酒give an account of the lives of the locals描述当地人的生活take sth into account / take account of 把...考虑进去be accustomed to doing 适应accustom oneself to doingachieve success / progress/ one’s goalbe acknowledged as/ to beIt’s widely/ universally acknowledged that ...Think twice before you act.adapt ( oneself) to sth/doing 适应add to: add to difficulty 增加困难add A to B: add sugar to milk 牛奶里加糖be addicted to playing online games=addict oneself to playing online gamesaddress a meeting 在会上发表演讲adjust (oneself) to sth/doing 适应be admitted to my dream universitytechnological/scientific/advance(adj.) reservationsthe Ministry of Foreign Affairs 外交部can/ can’t afford sth/ to do sthAs your son grows, you also age.His words do not agree with his actions. 他言行不一致。Too much meat doesn’t agree with her.她不宜吃太多肉。arrive at/ come to/ reach an agreement 达成协议with one’s aid= with the aid of sb在某人的帮助下be aimed at doing 目的是achieve/realize one’s aimMy sister and I don’t look alike. 我和妹妹外貌不相像。an alternative method of learning 其他的学习方法have no alternative/ choice but to do sth 除了做某事别无选择to one’s amusement 令某人感到好笑的是the fortieth wedding anniversarybe anxious about sth 为某事忧虑be anxious to do sth / for sth 渴望He is anything but (一点也不)poor. 他一点也不穷。I apologize for not being able to join you for dinner. 很抱歉,我不能和你们一起吃饭了。make an apology to sb for (not) doing sthHe appealed the case five times, always losing.这个案件他上诉了5次,都失败了。Don’t judge a person by his appearance. 不要以貌取人The appearance of the little dog scared off the child.fill in an application formapply the cream to your faceapply pressure to the wounds 按压伤口apply what we learn to our livesapply to the company for the post 向公司申请这个职位His talents aren’t appreciated by his boss.appreciate what my parents have done for meI appreciate your helping me.I would appreciate it if you could give me the chance.The summer vacation is approaching.暑假临近了。all approaches to the townfind approaches to learning English wellThe security guards armed themselves with guns.The birdwatcher was armed with a telescope.On/ Upon arrival, he phoned his mother.Time flies like an arrow.artificial legs/ flowers / lakeask sb for help/advice/ money with the assistance of sbbe associated with 与...有关a tall athletic man 高大强壮的男子attach a photo to the application formattach importance/significance to education 认为教育重要make an attempt to do sthattend a meeting/ party / lecture 参加会议/聚会/听课attend school/college/church上学/上大学/去教堂pay attention to sth/doing sth 注意avoid doing sth 避免/ 回避 做某事win/ get/ receive an awardaward sb sth/ award sth to sb 颁给/授予某人...raise/increase people’s environmental awarenessa balance between A and Bbargain with sb about/over/for the price 与某人讲价on a regular basis=regularlyon a beautiful beach 在美丽的海滩上bear (bore; borne) v. 忍受,容忍(常与can/could连用,用于否定句和疑问句);承担,负担;bear being laughed at /to be laughed atbear to part with his loverbear/keep sth in mind记住某事bear in mind that... 记住...bear gifts/good news 携带礼物/带来好消息The ice is too thin to bear your weight. 冰太薄承受不了你。beat (beat, beaten) v. 敲打;跳动;击败;打败A bee’s wings can beat 200 times per second.Liverpool beat Barcelona 3 to 1 last night. 昨晚利物浦3比1胜了巴塞罗那队。belongings=possessions 所有物,财产be beneficial to ...对...有益for sb.’s benefit/ for the benefit of sb.She has a natural bent for music. 她有音乐天赋。I am too busy to go for a walk; besides, it is too late. 我太忙了没时间散步,况且天色也晚了。bill n. 账单;法案,议案;(美)钞票,纸币pay your phone bill 付电话费账单blame sb/sth for (doing) sthbe to blame for 对(某事)负有责任I am to blame for this fault.His wife’s death was a great blow to him. 他妻子的去世对他打击很大。blow (blew, blown) v. 吹;刮风;吹气book n. 书;本子 v. 预定(房间、车票等)Sorry to bother you. 抱歉打扰你一下。 cannot be bothered to do sth.be bothered about sth 认为...重要;关心bound a. 可能的;被束缚的;被绑的;有义务的be bound for Shanghai 向上海出发break (broke, broken) v. 打破(断,碎);损坏,撕开bring (brought, brought) vt. 拿来,带来,取来carry/ease/share the burdenbe burdened with debts 承担债务burn (-ed, -ed 或burnt, burnt)A fire burned the library to the ground. 大火将图书馆夷为平地。burst (burst, burst) v. 突然发生; 突然爆发burst into tears /laughterburst out crying/laughingThe dog buried the bone in the ground. 狗埋骨头。He buried his face in his hands. 他双手掩面。be buried in.../bury oneself inbusiness n. 工作,职业;职责;生意,交易;任务事业;商店,商行none of your business 与你无关Many diseases are carried by insects. 许多疾病都是由昆虫传播的。The radio carried the announcement all the time.These stone posts carry the weight of the roof. 这些石柱承担着屋顶的重量。Cigarettes must carry a health warning. 香烟必须标注有害健康的警告。(标有标签)case n. 情况;病例;案件;实情, 事实;箱;盒;容器cast his net into the watercast a shadow on the wallbe/feel cast down by his performance(The) chances are that..../ There are chances that....很可能cartoon characters 卡通人物/角色preserve the character of the old townShe has a cheerful but quiet character.charge sb some money for sth 收费charge sb with (doing) sthThe gorrila charged towards me.have no choice but to do sthin/under the circumstances 在这种情况下In/Under no circumstances will we give up. 在任何情况下我们都不会放弃。(in/under no circumstances 表示“绝不”,放在句首需部分倒装)a civil servant/war公务员\内战attend evening classes 上夜校the lower/middle/upper class下层阶级/中产阶级/上层阶级first/business/economy class 头等舱/商务舱/经济舱collect information/stamps /money 收集信息/集邮/筹钱/募集资金collect children/my coat 接孩子/取走我的外套Theory must be combined with practice. 理论必须与实践相结合。have something/nothing in common with 与...有/没有共同之处There was almost no wind---only the flames of our fire for company. 没有风,作伴的只有篝火的火焰。I had to compromise with him on this point. 在这一点上,我不得不向他让步。a compulsory/optional subject 必修课/选修课universal compulsory education 全民义务教育concentrate on (doing) sth.as far as I am concerned就我而言The large color decisions concern the walls, ceilings and floors. 大的色彩决定涉及到墙壁、天花板和地板。Many parents still limit electronic reading due to concerns about increased screen time. 很多家长限制电子阅读是因为担忧孩子电子屏幕时间过长。arrive at/come to/ draw/reach a conclusion 得出结论living/working conditionsThey agreed to lend us the car on condition that we returned it before the weekend.他们同意把车借给我们,条件是我们周末前归还。on no condition 绝不(放句首,句子部分倒装)On on condition shall we give up our dreams. 我们决不放弃梦想。conduct an experiment/a survey 组织实验/进行调查congratulate/congratulationcongratulate you on your successCongratulations to you on your success. 祝贺你取得成功。consequence/ consequentlyThe consequence of a rising sea level would be widespread flooding. 海平面上升的后果将是洪水泛滥。She was over the age limit and, as a consequence /consequently, her application was rejected. 她超龄了,所以她的申请被拒绝了。consider ... as/to be...认为take sth into consideration /account把...考虑进来Here came the medical team consisting of five doctors and twenty nurses. 由五位医生和一位护士组成的医疗队来了。consult a doctor/lawyer咨询医生/律师the contents of her handbag 手包里装的东西the contents page of the book 书的目录页contribute to 捐助捐赠,投稿,有助于,引起导致make great contributions to为...做出巨大贡献It is convenient for sb. to do sth某人做某事很方便I would appreciate it if you could reply to me at your earliest convenience.如果你能尽早回复,我会很感激。natural conveniences 天然的便利条件I am convinced of her words.我相信她的话。convincing evidence令人信服的证据around /round the corner在附近,即将来临First impression really counts/matters.It is not what you say but what you do that counts/matters.take a course in English修英语课the course of the plane 航线in the course of 在...的过程中choose four courses from the menu 从菜单上挑4道菜The book covers all aspects of city life.这本书包括了城市生活的各个方面。By sunset, we had covered 30 miles. 走了/行驶了30英里。The park covers 140 square kilometers. 这个公园占地140平方千米。100 dollars can cover the cost of hiring a bus. 100元能够支付租车的费用。a plane/car crash 飞机坠毁/汽车相撞The plates crashed to the floor.盘子哗啦一声摔碎在地上。The computer often crashes.这台电脑经常死机。The company crashed with debts of $ 2 million .公司倒闭了,留下了两百万的债务。to one’s credit 值得称赞,值得赞扬The teacher made it clear that the credits would beMany stores refuse credit.很多商店拒绝赊账。Memories came crowding in on her.Many bad habits are difficult to cure.There is no cure for AIDS.艾滋病没有治愈方法。satisfy/ arouse one’s curiosity满足/ 激起某人的好奇心They dared Tom to steal a bottle of his father’s whiskey.他们激Tom去偷他父亲的一瓶威士忌。It took a few youthful and daring businessmen to get the ball rolling. 需要一些年轻勇敢的生意人让其蓬勃发展。date back to=date from 追溯到,起源于(无被动)turn a deaf ear to 对...充耳不闻,对...置之不理a great/good deal of +(不可数名词)许多,大量的deal with 处理应付、涉及、与...做生意It’s no big deal. 没有什么大不了的。We made a deal with that company. 我们跟那家公司达成了一笔交易。We had a heated debate yesterday. 昨天我们进行了一场激烈的辩论。We are still trying to decide on a date.我们仍然在设法选定/确定一个日子。The chairman declared the ceremony open. 主席宣布仪式开始。If you have nothing to declare(申报纳税品), go through the Green Channel. 如果你没有物品要申报,请走绿色通道。There was a sharp decline in population. 人口急剧下降。Our brain can decline as we grow older. 随着年龄增长,我们的大脑会衰退。I declined his invitation.decorate sth with...装饰,装修She stepped back and put up her hands as if in defence. 她后退几步,举起手,好像是在自卫。defend ...from\against 保护,保卫The law allows people to defend themselves against a charge. 法律允许人们在面对指控时为自己辩护。receive a degree in Economics.取得经济学学位to some degree在某种程度上delayMy flight was delayed(=put off) because of the heavy rain.我乘坐的航班因为大雨被推迟/延误了。He delayed telling her the news.他迟迟没有告诉她这个消息。deliver a letter/newspapersmeet/satisfy one’s demandsa demanding job/boss一份费力的工作/一位要求严格的老板It/That (all) depends.看情况而定。Please give a brief description of the accident.beyond description难以形容,难以描述a deserted/an abandoned child一个被遗弃的孩子a deserted street/village空无一人的街道/无人居住的村庄You deserve a rest\to have a rest. 你应该休息一下。He is a responsible writer and he deserves respecting\to be respected.他是一位有责任感的作家,他应该收到尊重。devote oneself to=be devoted to 致力于 献身于differ/different/differencediffer from=be different from与...不同have difficulty (in) doing sth做某事有困难in the opposite direction 朝相反的方向read the directions before using the equipment使用设备前先读使用说明mentally/physically disabled 智障/肢体残疾advantages and disadvantages优势和劣势racial/sex discriminationI’ll discuss the problem with him later. 稍后我将与他讨论这个问题。have/hold a discussion with sb about on sth和某人讨论某事under discussion=being talked about正在被讨论dismiss sb with a wave of the hand摆手把某人打发走He was dismissed from his job. 他被解雇了。We should draw/make a distinction between right and wrong. 我们应该明辨是非。distinguish between good and evil. 分清善恶。a distinguished writer 一位著名的作家diversity n. =variety 多样性a diversity/variety of 各种各样的She’s divorcing her husband. The retired man donated most of his savings to the school damaged by the earthquake.这位退休老人把大部分积蓄都捐给了那所在地震中受到破坏的学校。There is no doubt that he will succeed. 毫无疑问他会成功。There is some doubt whether he will be elected.draw a conclusion from sthrealize one’s dream实现某人的梦想drop in on sb/at sp顺便走访某人/ 到某地drop out of the competition/ school退赛/ 辍学The next rent payment is due(到期的)on January 31.下一次的房租的支付期限是1月31日。She is due to complete her studies and graduate later this year. 她今年下半年就要完成学业毕业了。due to=because of=on account of=owing to由于,因为
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