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& keep track of: to keep oneself informed about a person, situation, etc. to remain aware; to keep informed；to see clearly 跟上进展，保持联系；看清，听清；记录& lose track of: to fail to remain informedThey try hard to keep track of their favorite stars.He loses track of time whenever he surfs the Net.& To have (no) need of: (not) to need sth. （不）需要China has its own space technology and has no need of American help.& Roll by: 1. pass, esp. smooth and steadily平稳地驶过 2. (of time) pass, esp. quickly; pass in steady succession (岁月）流逝， (时间）逝去& Whoop: Give a whoop of rage 怒吼To whoop with delight高兴地喊叫起来& Toil: ( at, on, through ) to work very hard for a long period of time 苦干、辛勤工作They were bathed in sweat as they toiled at their digging.& It isnt / wasnt thatNot that I dislike the work, but that I have no time.& frame: to organize and develop a plan, system, etc. 制订，构思Frame a new bill 制订新的法案 be in/out of the frame 参加, 不参加& Fine: adv. in a way that is acceptable and good enough 很好Dont worry. He is doing fine. Things are fine at school this year.Talk fine.说得好听。 I like it fine.我很喜欢这个东西。& cave in: (of roof or wall) to fall down or inward; to collapse塌落，倒塌，(墙等）内陷; that caused the mayors house roof to collapse.Cave in ( to sth ): 让步；屈从；屈服& Now: (spoken) used for giving emphasis to a request, order, or commentBe careful, now. (order)好了，小心了。Now, whats going on here? (request)呃，这儿是怎么回事？Its marvelous, now isnt it? (comment)哎，好极了& To save their own souls: to save their lives.(Maybe a religious meaning, i.e. lying is a sin, and sinning will make it difficult to get into Heaven when you die. )& Incorporate: (into) to include sth. as part of a group, system, plan, etc. 包含、加上、吸收His proposal was incorporated into the plan.& incorporate sth. (into)/in/ within : to add or include sth. as part of sth. else包含，并入The company decided to incorporate the new feature into their microcomputer.A number of courses in public relations have been incorporated into our curriculum.& Bear: (of wind, sea, air) to move sth. along运送The sound of music was borne on the wind.音乐随风飘来。& to: used for stating what condition or state sb. or sth. is after a changeThe ancient temple has been restored to its former glory.The disease has reduced the patient to a bag of bones.& Ravine: 沟壑 Marble-sized: 弹子大小的 gorge n. 峡谷& Clearing：a small area where there are no trees in the middle of a wood 林中空地& Pack : to put or push things into 挤满、塞满We were packed tight in the bus. The audience packed the hall.& Sticky: 黏性的: The road was sticky after the rain.2. (of a situation) difficult, awkward: A sticky problem / issue难题He put him into a rather sticky position.3. not willing to help: I asked him to lend me some money, but he was rather sticky about it.4.to have sticky fingers: To be likely to steal sth.5. 不肯变化的Sticky prices 6. 难以销售的Used bikes are sticky.7. 不愉快的、痛苦的Sticky past& flare: . if peoples tempers flare, they get angry.;to burn brightly 闪耀、燃烧、闪亮Tempers flared and harsh words were exchanged.人们发怒了，开始对骂起来。Candles flared in the wind.烛光在风中摇曳不定。& full-blown: in the most complete and developed form（花）盛开的；充分发展的The economic slowdown reached the status of a full-blown recession 经济减缓已演变成全面的经济衰退。& knockdown-dragout: very violent or uncontrolled激烈的、猛烈的knockdown-dragout debate; knockdown-dragout fight& escalate: v. to increase in intensity or extent逐渐增强;逐渐上升;扩大If we surrender on this small issue, they undoubtedly will escalate their demands.如果我们在这个小问题上让步，他们会得寸进尺，提出更多要求。escalating price/pressure escalator 自动扶梯& call sb. names辱骂，谩骂call each other names 谩骂某人call sb. by name名叫，直呼其名in name在名义上in ones own name用自己的名义，擅自in the name of 在名下，代表；为了；依凭make ones name 使某人成名、出名to ones name在自己名下，属自己所有under the name of用 的名字，以的名义use sb.s name援引某人的话& Tingle:感到刺痛His hands tingled with cold.他的双手冻得生疼。& Rush: a strong, usually pleasant feeling that you get from taking a drug or from doing sth. exciting (身体的)一阵感觉,(感情的)一阵激动The memory came back with a painful rush.回忆往事,心里一阵难过。& Rip: to tear sth. or be torn quickly and violentlyHe ripped the letter across and threw the halves into the basket. (v.t.)The sails ripped under the force of the wind. (v.i.) & Reveal：to make known; to disclose; to lay open to view; to expose/show/ display/exhibit揭露揭示,展示显示Investigation has revealed him to be a criminal.She drew the curtains aside to reveal a beautiful garden.& Revealing a. 暴露身体的,有启迪作用的exposing parts of the body that are usually covered; giving information or insight about sth. previously concealeda revealing dress ; a revealing conversation/experience& It is / was (high) time that (past tense) 是时候It is time we left. It was high time that they had a negotiation.& to get anywhere：to make or have some success (否定或疑问句中）有些进展，有些成就& To get somewhere: to make some progress or have some success (肯定句）有些进展，有些成就& To get nowhere: to make no progress or have no success 没有进展、没有成就Have you got anywhere in your project?Youll surely get somewhere if you persist in it.& not to get sb. anywhere: wont help sb. to succeedLosing your temper wont get you anywhere with them.Outshout 比叫得响，观点占上风Outmatch优于，胜于Outperform 比做得好Outnumber数量上胜过,比.多Outrank （级别或职务）高于Shun: v. to keep away from; to take pains to avoid避开、回避(Shunt 转移；摆脱)He was shunned by his former friends.Shun指怀着厌恶我的心情或出于到的与谨慎的考虑而避开某人或某事物After she remarried, she was shunned by her family她再婚后，家里人都避着她Avoid 指避开某种不愉快或有害的事物，大多数情况下是有一这样做的He tried hard to avoid the debtor他努力避免与那个债主碰面Evade 指用暗地欺骗的手法逃避责任或义务He is trying to evade all responsibility for his behavior他在试图逃避应为自己的行为承担的所有责任& at ones elbow: within easy reach, near and ready for use 在近边，在手边The man is very interested in cooking and always has a lot of cookery books at his elbow.A virtue of a villa is that the ocean and the hill is at your elbow.这个别墅的好处之一就是依山傍海。& Proceed: to begin or continue in a course of action 继续做下去Dont let me stop you; proceed with your work.Lets proceed to the next item on the agenda.& Gravity: 庄严、认真、严肃The gravity of the girl playing nurse was amusing.& Relay: to pass a message from one person to another 转述，转达We had to relay what he said to his employees and then relay back to him their answer.& Stick: to push sth. (esp. a pointed object ) into or through 刺、捅、插2.to cause to be fixed with a sticky substance 粘住Stick a notice on the wall.把布告贴在墙上& chime in: to break into/ enter (a conversation); to interrupt插话; chime (in)with sth: to be compatible; to agree with协调，一致，融合“I remember another incident,” someone chimed in.Her expectation chimes in with the belief of many others.& Wriggle: to twist from side to side with small quick movements扭动、蠕动The detective wriggled himself through the hole.侦探扭动身子从洞口钻了进去。The child tried to wriggle out of his mothers arms.孩子一扭一扭地想从母亲怀里挣脱出来。& Rasp: v. 1.to rub with sth. rough 擦、刮 2. (of sound) to have a rough, annoying effect (声音）发出刺耳声 n.Raspy words 刺耳的话语 A raspy temper 火爆性子 Be raspy from lack of sleep因缺少睡眠而心情烦躁& devout adj. devoted to divine worship or service笃信宗教的；虔诚的 a devout admirer ; devout thanks& wring: v. to clasp and twist or squeeze as in distress绞出，拧出强行索取, 使痛苦The worker wrings the water from the towel.The robber intends to wring money out of/ from the old man.& keep sb. out of ones hair: (inform.) (collo.) to have sb. away from the trouble; to irritate sb. 使某人不被烦扰The wife is so kind as to always keep her husband out of her hair.& Attend to 注意、照料、致力于 Attend to a sick man.He should attend better to his studies.他应该更加专心于他的学习。& Bustle: to be busily active, often with much noise闹哄哄地忙乱、奔忙；喧扰& Reassuring: making you feel less worried or frightened 安慰的、使人放心的It is reassuring to know that there is always someone around to help.& Homey: pleasant, home like 像家一样的，舒适的& weary adj.疲劳的,沉闷的She took on a weary look with 30 days, continuous fighting.& Toss: to throw sth. esp. sth. light, with a quick movement of your hands扔、抛、掷toss the ball to each other. He tossed at them a hard-line speech.他朝他们发表了一番强硬的讲话& Back and forth: 来回地、反复地Pace back and forth in the room& Give the corresponding adjectives of the following names of countries.Iraq-IraqiBelgium-BelgianPakistan-PakistaniArgentina-ArgentineYemen-YemeniSweden-SwedishLebanon-LebaneseSwitzerland-SwissDenmark-DanishNorway-NorwegianHungary-HungarianPoland-Polishbought cheap买的很便宜了kicked open踢开cut short打断/缩短了shot dead; set free释放drained dry抽干eaten raw生吃wiped clean擦干净born deaf; struck blind上下来就失聪了;失明painted pale green刷成了淡绿色buried alive活埋& Forsake: to quit or leave entirely抛弃；摒弃b. to give up or renounce放弃 (a habit, way of life, etc.) forsake the theater ; forsake a bad habit an old forsaken house; He was forsaken by his friends.& desolate : adj. / v. deserted; made unfit for habitation荒芜的、孤独凄凉的、可怜的、沉闷的;使荒芜、使凄凉、使悲惨、使痛苦、抛弃 She was desolate after her parents died.The land was desolated by floods.desolate land 不毛之地a desolate old house 废旧的房屋the desolate poor 悲惨的穷人a desolate life 沉闷的生活desolate memories 令人沮丧的回忆& lure: v. to attract, draw or recall 吸引、引诱n. anything that attracts; power of attracting 诱惑物、吸引力The hunter lured the fox into a trap.Large firms lure customers away with slick（圆滑的、华而不实的） advertisement.& Bunch: a large number of people or things, or a large amount of sth. 帮、群、批 The doctor asked me a bunch of questions.& trail off (of ones voice, speech, etc.): to change gradually so as to become weak, ineffectual, etc. and then stop逐渐减弱，缩小His interest in the work trailed off. Her voice trailed off into a whisper. & Deliver sb. from sb. / sth.: to help sb. escape from sth. bad or evil释放、解救、解脱 They delivered the hostages from the terrorists.& Lukewarm: ( of food, liquid, etc.) slightly warm and not as hot or cold as it should be不冷不热的、温的 Lukewarm waterBuyers have adopted a lukewarm attitude.买主的态度不甚热情。& Errand: n. short journey to take a message, get or deliver goods, etc.（短程的）差事、任务 He did three errands in one trip.If you run errand for sb., you do or get sth. for them, usually be making a short trip somewhere. Run an errand for me, will you? Go find Roger for me.& assure: to make sth. certain to happen or be gained 确保（利润、成功、幸福等；保障Assure accuracy确保精确 Assure the success确保成功Assure the national security 确保国家安全Strength and good tactics(战略、战术) assured his success at the Asian Games. The doctor assured me that I was in safe hands.& Come into view /sight看得见，进入视野The river soon came into view. 那条河很快映入眼帘& burst into view/sight (景象,奇观的)突然出现The view of the Ali Mountain burst into my sight.阿里山的景色突然映入我的眼中。& terraced: a. having a series of flat areas of ground like steps cut into a slope or the side of a hill.（斜坡或山坡）梯田形的; 阶地状的 Terracesrice field 水稻梯田& Divine: a. coming from or related to God or a god天赐的;上帝的;神的 divine law/will 天道，天意 divinely ad.像神一样地；庄严地& Fish-bearing a. carrying fish 携带鱼的& Amid: prep. 1.in the middle of sth or during sth在过程中;在中2. surrounded by sth 在中；四周是He entered the room amid deafening applause. She sat amid flowers