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in arow:happening anumber of times,one afteranother-Bill Gateslost$6billion lastyear,but thatdidnt stophimfrom beingthe richestman inthe worldfor the8th yearin arow.doze off:fall intoa lightsleep-Before Ihad timeto dozeoff again,I wasdisturbed byarattling ofplates anddishes inthe servantshalt-That provedto bemy undoing,for Isoon gotback tomy oldbadhabit ofdozing offin frontof thescreen.frail:adj.weak-Mrs.Warner is already96and toofrail tolive byherself.strain:vt.1make asituation orrelationship moredifficult-Relations betweenTokyo andWashington werefurtherstrained bythe monetarycrisis involvingthe December1971revaluation of the Japaneseyen.-该事件使得两国关系趋于紧张=The incidenthas strainedrelations betweenthe twocountries.-他藐视那个势利小人,不愿和他说话=He disdainedthat manfor snobbishnessand wasunwilling totalkto him.caution:
1.n.great careand attention■他小心翼翼地爬上墙头=With muchcaution heclimbed to the topof thewall.
2.vt warnsb.to becareful-Officials werequick tocaution thatthese remarksdid notmeanan endto thepeace process.Collocation:鲁莽行事throw cautiontothewinds谨慎为安全之本Caution isthe parentof safety.加以警告with acautionstimulate:vt.make sb.interested andexcited-The exhibitionstimulated peoplesinterest inthe artistsworks.-政府将竭尽全力去刺激经济发展=The governmentwill doeverything inits powerto stimulateeconomicgrowth.credit:1vt.say thatsb.or sth.is responsiblefor sth.good-Much ofManchester Unitedssuccess canbe creditedto theirmanager.-The relicsare creditedwith miraculouspowers.-She wasgiven thecredit forwhat shehad done.他的勇敢使他所在的团大为增光-=His couragehas broughtgreat creditto hisregiment.ifanything:if thereis anythingdifferent;on thecontrary even-Sam didntseem toodisappointed atlosing,if anything,heseemed relievedthat itwas allover.a trifle:slightly-This dressisatrifle short.2stretch tightlyby pulling-They strainedthe wirebetween twoposts.make ends meet:balance onesincome andexpenditure-It maybe difficultat timesto makeends meeton yoursmallincome.-It wasvery difficultfor Arthurto makeendsmeetwhen hisfactorywas puton athree-day weekduring therecession.stretch:
1.vt.1make sth・longer,wider ortighter bypullingWhere canI buythose thingsthat stretchyour shoes-A spidersweb canbe stretchedconsiderably without-weakening.你假如拉橡皮带,它就会伸长-=If youstretch apiece ofelastic,it becomesmuch longer.2extend orthrust outa limbor partof thebody andtightenthe muscles-She wentout tostretch herlegs afterlunch.-应付抽筋最有效的措施就是轻柔缓和地去伸展肌肉抽筋的部位=The mosteffective treatmentfor musclecramps isto gentlystretchthe crampedmuscle.
2.vi.spread outover anarea ora periodoftime;extend-The oceanstretched asfar asthey couldsee onall sides.■这条道路穿过沙漠伸向远方=The roadstretched outacross thedesert intothe distance.Collocation散步stretch oneslegsstretch apoint做出让步at astretch持续地at fullstretch竭尽全力超过…范日beyond thestretch of…twist:vt.1turn round;revolve-Twist thehandle tothe rightand thebox willopen.•我扭过头去把汽车向后倒=1twisted myhead roundto reversethe car.2deliberately give a falsemeaning towords,etc.-The policetried totwist themans statementinto anadmissionof guilt.报纸把我的话全都歪曲了-=The paperstwisted everythingI said.Pattern:使某物缠绕某物twist sth.round sth,outbreak:n.the suddenortwist sth.into sth.把某物扭/搓成某物twist off扭断;拧开twist up扭弯;歪曲violent startof sth.unwelcome^such asdisease-The areawas struckby anoutbreak ofcholera.-So violentwas hisoutbreak thatthey hesitatedto intervene..由于战争爆发,这个研究计划搁浅了=The researchproject fetchedup becauseof theoutbreak ofthewar.
1.n.anyone whodoes not belong inthe environmentin whichtheyare foundImmigrantworkers wereclassed asresident aliens.•背井离乡这样久,目前在他自己的国家,他觉得自己像个外人=After beingaway forso long,he feelslike analien inhisown countrynow.
2.adj.1very differentfrom whatyou areused to,especially in a waythatis difficultto understandor accept-Their ideasare quite alien toour waysof thinking.■残忍完全不合他的本性=Cruelty isquitealiento hisnature.2being orfrom orcharacteristic ofanother placeor partofthe world-After the alien spacecrafthad hoveredover thepark forashort time,it vanished.•我在异国他乡碰到故知=1ran intoan oldfriend inthealienland.remarkable:adj.1striking-He showedremarkable couragewhen hefaced thedanger.■他生病的整个阶段都体现出不凡的忍耐力=He showedremarkable endurancethroughout hisillness.2worthy ofattention-The socialchanges whichoccurred inChina areremarkable.-我们决意将这两岛联合起来创立一种国家=Its ourfirm determinationto unifythe twoislands intoonecountry.beyond anydoubt:allowing nouncertainty-The authenticityof themanuscript isbeyond anydoubt.-The prosecutionmust provebeyond anydoubt thattheaccused isguilty ofthe crime.not givea fig for:notbeat allconcerned aboutor interestedinsth.or sb.-He didntgiveafigforhis mistake.undermine:vt.gradually orinsidiously makesb.or sth.lessstrong oreffective-Badgers hadundermined thefoundations ofthe church.-The constantcriticism wasbeginning toundermine herconfidence.-足球教练的重要竞争对手在散布谣言以逐渐破坏他的威信=The footballcoachs majoropponent isspreading rumorstoundermine hisauthority.-John hasall theingredients ofa greatbasketball player.-Investment innew productdevelopment isan essentialingredientof corporatesuccess.-想象力和勤奋工作是成功的要素=Imagination andhard workare theingredients ofsuccess.accordingly:adv.1consequently,therefore-Some ofthe lawswere contradictory;accordingly9measureswere takento clarifythem.■人家叫她说话简短,于是她就长话短说了=She wastold tospeak briefly;accordingly shecut shortherremarks.2inasuitable manner-Just tellus thecolor anddesign youhave inmind.Well changethemaccordingly.-请将你的协议文本进行对应的修正=Please amendyour copyofthecontract accordingly.disdain:vt.have norespect forsb orsth.-Childcare wasseen aswomens work,and mendisdained it.-The soldierdisdained shootingan unarmedenemy.。
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