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Unit 4
· 1. get across 解释清楚,传达;被理解
It took him ages to get his point across.
[归纳拓展]
1)get along/ on (with…)(与…)相处融洽;进展
2)get about/ around 四处走动;流传
3)get away from摆脱(困难或不愉快的事或某种限制)
In the fall, Canada geese fly to the warm south to get away from Canada’s cold winter.
4)get down to (doing) sth. 开始做某事
It’s time to get down to thinking about that essay.
5)get over 解决;克服;(从疾病或不愉快的经历中)恢复
You will get over the illness more quickly if you take your medicine seriously.
6)get through 顺利通过(考试等);(用电话)接通;完成(工作);熬过(困难时期)
I tried to call her but couldn’t get through.
· 2. transform v. 使改观,使变形,使转化
transform…(from…) into… 把…(从…)变成…
A steam engine transforms heat into power.
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1)transformation n.(彻底的)改革,改变
2)transformer n. 变压器
· 3. energetic adj. 精力充沛的,充满活力的
He knew I was energetic and dynamic.
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1)energy n. 精力;活力;能量;能源
2)energetically adv. 有活力地;精力充沛地;积极主动地
· 4. edge n. 边缘;优势
on the edge of… 在…边缘;某事快要发生
The company is on the edge of collapse.
have the edge over/ on… 比…有优势
She definitely had the edge over the other people that we interviewed.
· 5. anger
1)n. 怒气;怒火;愤怒
in anger 愤怒地
Joey realizes it’s Chandler and hangs up the phone in anger.
2)v. 使发怒;激怒
It always angers me to see so much rubbish.
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1)angry adj. 生气的;愤怒的
be angry with sb. (about/ for sth.)(因某事)对某人生气
I do get angry with people who leave their offices in an awful mess.
be angry about/ over/ at sth. 对某事生气
· 6. combine v.(使)结合;(使)组合;联合;兼有
combine…with… 把…和…结合起来
combine…with/ and… 兼有…和…
As a writer, he combined wit and/ with passion.
combine to do sth. 联合起来做某事
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1)combination n. 联合;结合;混合;组合物
in combination (with…)(与…)联合
This drug can be safely used in combination with other medicines.
2)combined adj.(仅用于名词前)联合的;共同的
· 7. grateful adj. 感激地,感谢的;表示感谢的
be grateful (to sb.) for sth. 因某事感激(某人)
I am extremely grateful to all the teachers for their help.
be grateful to do sth. 因为做某事而感激
She seems to think that I should be grateful to have a job at all.
I would be grateful if you… 如果你能…,我将感激不尽
I would be grateful if you would send me the book immediately.
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1)gratitude n. 感激
· 8. overcome v. 克服(困难);控制(感情);(某种情绪)控制…;对…产生极大影响
Her financial problems could no longer be overcome.
be overcome with/ by…(感情上)受到…的极大影响;承受不起
Charles was overcome with grief.
· 9. absorbed adj. 专心致志的;全神贯注的
be/ get absorbed in 全神贯注于…
Time passes quickly when you are absorbed in reading a good book.
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1)absorb v. 吸收;理解;掌握;使全神贯注;使并入;同化
be absorbed into… 被…同化;被并入…
The surrounding villages have been absorbed into the growing city.
· 10. put on
1)put sth. on 表演;上演
They are going to put on the play next week.
2)put sth. on穿上;戴上
Hurry up ! put your coat on !
3)put sth. on抹;擦;涂
She’s just putting on her make-up.
4)put sth. on开动;发动;使运行
She put on the brakes suddenly.
5)put sth. on播放(磁带、CD、DVD等)
Do you mind if I put some music on ?
6)put sth. on增加体重;发胖
She looks like she’s put on weight.
7)put sth. on(BrE)专门提供
The city is putting on extra buses during the summer.
8)put sth. on假装;装作
He put on an American accent.
9)put sth. on sth. 在(价格等)上加某金额(或税额)
The government has put ten pence on the price of twenty cigarettes.
10)put sth. on sth. 下赌注;把钱押在
I’ve never put money on a horse.
[归纳拓展]
1)put aside
① 留出(钱)备用;储存;保留
John puts 100 dollars aside every week.
② 忽视;忘记;放下(正在读的东西或正在干的活)
You must put aside your pride and apologize to him.
2)put away
① put sth. away将…收起;把…放回原处
I’m just going to put the car away.
② put sth. away攒钱;积蓄
She has a few thousand dollars put away for her retirement.
③ put sth. away(informal)猛吃;猛喝;胡吃海塞
He must have put away a bottle of whisky last night.
④ put sb. away [often passive] (informal) 把某人送入监狱(或精神病院等)
3)put down
① 降落;着陆
He put down in a field.
② 使(当众)出丑;使出洋相;让某人现眼
③ 搁在(桌子上等);放下
Put that knife down before you hurt somebody !
④ 写下;记下
The meeting’s on the 22nd. Put it down in your diary.
⑤ 下订金;付部分费用
We put a 5% deposit down on the house.
⑥ 镇压;平定
The military government is determined to put down all opposition.
⑦ [often passive] 药死(衰老或有病的动物);人道毁灭
We had to have our cat put down.
⑧ 安置(婴儿)入睡
Can you be quiet ? I’ve just put the baby down.
⑨ 将…提请(议会或委员会)审议
4)put forward
① 将…提前
We’ve put the wedding forward by one week.
② 向前拨,拨快(时钟指针)
Remember to put your clocks forward tonight.
③ 提出;提议;建议
The teacher put forward a suggestion yesterday.
5)put off
① put sb. off 取消,撤销(与某人的会晤或安排)
It’s too late to put them off now.
② put sb. off 使反感;使疏远;使不信任
She’s very clever but her manner does tend to put people off.
③ put sb. off 搅扰;使分神
Don’t put me off when I’m trying to concentrate.
④ put sb. off 停车卸(客);让…下车
I asked the bus driver to put me off at the station.
⑤ put sb. off sth./ sb. 使失去兴趣(或热情
He was put off science by bad teaching.
⑥ put sth. off 推迟;延迟
We’ve had to put off our wedding until September.
6)put up
① put up sth.(在战斗、竞争中)显示,表现
They surrendered without putting up much of a fight.
② put up sth. 提出(意见等)
③ put sb. up 留某人住在家中
We can put you up for the night.
④ put sb. up 推荐;提名
The Green Party hopes to put up more candidates in the next election.
⑤ put sth. up 提升;使升高
She’s put her hair up.
⑥ put sth. up 搭建;建造;竖立
The government attempts to put up a memorial.
⑦ put sth. up张贴
The school put up a notice of changed time of the lecture.
⑧ put sth. up提高;增加
They’ve put up the tent by $20 a month.
⑨ put sth. up 提供,借出(资金)
A local businessman has put up the $50000 needed to save the club.
7)put out
① put sb. out 给某人添麻烦(或增加额外工作等)
I hope our arriving late didn’t put them out.
② put sb. out [often passive] 烦恼;生气
He looked really put out.
③ put sb. out 使昏迷;使失去知觉
These pills should put him out for a few hours.
④ put sth. out 将…扔到外面;清理掉;扔掉
⑤ put sth. out 将…摆好;预备好(物品)
Have you put out clean towels for the guests ?
⑥ put sth. out 熄灭;扑灭
Firefighters soon put the fire out.
⑦ put sth. out 出版;广播;公布
Police have put out a description of the man they wish to question.
⑧ 把(工作)外包
A lot of the work is put out to freelancers.
⑨ 使出差错
The rise in interest rates put our estimates out by several thousands.
⑩ 使脱臼
She fell off her horse and put her shoulder out.
8)put up with 忍受
· 11. appealing adj. 有吸引力的;有趣的
He is the least appealing character in the play, to me at any rate.
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1)appeal v. 有吸引力;呼吁;恳求;上诉 n. 吸引力;呼吁;上诉
appeal to… 对…有吸引力;呼吁/恳求…;向…申诉
The imaginary character does not only appeal to females, but males.
appeal to sb. to do sth. 呼吁某人做某事
The government is appealing to everyone to save water.
appeal (to sb.) for sth.(向某人)呼吁某事
hold little appeal for sb. 对某人没什么吸引力
Rock music holds little appeal for calm.
make/ issue/ launch an appeal (to sb.) (for sth.)(为某事)(向某人)发出呼吁
The police made an appeal to the public to remain clam.
· 12. arrangement n. 筹划;安排;布置;约定;商定
make arrangements for… 为…做好安排
I don’t like the way he makes arrangements for everything.
make an arrangement with sb. 与某人商定/约好
come to an arrangement 谈妥;达成协议
[词形转换]
1)arrange v. 安排;筹备;整理;布置;排列
arrange (to do) sth. 安排(做)某事
I’ve arranged to see him on Friday.
arrange (for sb./ sth.) to do sth. 安排(某人/某物)做某事
We arranged for a car to collect us from the airport.
· 13. brief adj. 短暂的;简短的;简要的 n. 指令
to be brief/ in brief/ briefly speaking 简言之
In brief, take no risks.
· 14. escape
1)v. 逃离,逃避,摆脱;避开,避免
escape from… 从…中逃脱
You are just trying to escape from reality by playing video games.
escape (doing) sth. 避免(做)某事
The bird escaped being shot.
2)n. 逃脱;逃跑;逃避;(暂时)解脱;(气体、液体等的)泄漏
People come here for an escape. They want to leave their stresses behind.
have a narrow escape 死里逃生
make one’s escape 逃跑;逃脱
The thief jumped into a car and made his escape.
· 15. disappointed adj. 失望的;沮丧的
be disappointed with/ at/ by about sth. 对某事失望
I was disappointed with the latest news.
be disappointed in/ with sb. 对某人失望
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1)disappoint v.(使)失望
2)disappointing adj. 令人失望的
3)disappointment n. 失望
to one’s disappointment 令某人失望的事
· 16. original adj. 原作的,非复制的;原先的,最初的;首创的;新颖的
The room still has many of its original features.
[词形转换]
1)origin n. 起源;源头;起因;出身
2)originate v. 起源;创立
· 17. behave v. 表现;举止规矩
behave oneself 举止规矩有礼
I want you to behave yourself while I am away.
[词形转换]
1)behavior n. 行为;举止
· 18. responsibility n. 责任;职责
have/ take/ shoulder responsibility for (doing) sth. 为(做)某事承担责任
We need to take responsibility for looking after our own health.
[词形转换]
1)responsible adj. 负责任的;负责的
be responsible for… 对…负责任;成为…的起因
Nurseries are responsible for the children in their care.
2)irresponsible adj. 不负责任的
· 19. absence n. 缺乏;没有;缺席;不存在
in/ during one’s absence 在某人不在时
in the absence of… 缺乏…
In the absence of any further evidence, the police were temporarily unable to solve the case.
[词形转换]
1)absent adj. 不在的;缺席的;缺乏的;不在场的
be absent from… 缺席…
Yet they are all absent from the current debate.
2)absent-minded adj. 心不在焉的
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