1. stick with / stick to　　　　　　　　　　　　 2. through thick and thin

9. Mary is in bed with a fever and she can’t hope to ____ the cold in a few days.

　 A. get rid of　　　　 B. get away with　　　　 C. get off　　　　 D. get out

Unit 9 abuse vt.1.) 濫用,妄用 He abused his power while in office.他在職時(shí)濫用權(quán)力。 2.) 辱罵;毀謗 You are always abusing and offending people.你總是出言不遜得罪人。 3.) 虐待,傷害 Those captives were physically abused.那些俘虜遭受了肉體上的摧殘。 n. 1.) 濫用,妄用[C][U] There is no freedom that is not open to abuse.任何自由都可能被濫用。 2.) 辱罵[U] She greeted me with a stream of abuse.她一見我就吐出一連串的污言穢語。 3.) 虐待;傷害[U] Child abuse is widespread in this country.這個(gè)國家虐待孩子的情況很普遍。 insurance n. 1.) 保險(xiǎn);保險(xiǎn)契約[U] 保險(xiǎn)業(yè)[U] I found a job selling insurance.我找到一份推銷保險(xiǎn)的工作。 She works in insurance.她從事保險(xiǎn)業(yè)。 2.) 保險(xiǎn)金額;賠償金[U][(+on)] He has $100,000 life insurance, which his wife will receive if he dies first. 他有十萬美元的人壽保險(xiǎn),如果他先去世,他的妻子將得到這筆錢。 3.) 預(yù)防措施;安全保證[U][S1][(+against)] I bought some new locks as an additional insurance against burglary. 我買了一些新鎖具以進(jìn)一步防止盜竊。 4.) 保險(xiǎn)費(fèi)[U] The insurance on my house is very high.我的房屋保險(xiǎn)費(fèi)很高。 allowance n. 1.) 津貼,補(bǔ)貼;零用錢[C] The child has a weekly allowance of five dollars.這孩子每星期有五元零用錢。 2.) 分配額;允許額[C] His allowance for food is $100.他撥出一百美元用于購買食物。 3.) 承認(rèn);允許[U] the allowance of a claim對要求權(quán)的允準(zhǔn) 4.) 認(rèn)可;容忍[C][U] the allowance of segregation對種族隔離的容忍 pressure n. 1.) 壓;按;擠;榨[U] The small box was flattened by the pressure of the heavy book on it. 小盒子被這本厚厚的書壓扁了。 2.) 壓力;壓迫;緊迫;催促[U][C] He works well under pressure.他在有壓力的情況下工作很出色。 3.) 困擾;艱難[U] These old people are unaccustomed to the pressure of modern life. 這些老人不習(xí)慣現(xiàn)代生活的緊張壓力。 consult vt. 1.) 與...商量 I’ll do nothing without consulting you.我采取行動之前一定和你商量。 2.) 找(醫(yī)生)看病;請教 He went to town to consult his doctor.他進(jìn)城去看醫(yī)生。 3.) 查閱(詞典、參考書等) He consulted his notebook repeatedly during his speech.他講演時(shí)不斷看他的筆記本。 vi. 1.) 商議,磋商[(+with)] We will consult together about her education.我們將一起商議她的教育事宜。 2.) 當(dāng)顧問[(+for)] The retired executive consults for several large companies. 那位退休的總裁在好幾家大公司當(dāng)顧問。 fee n. 1.) (付給律師、醫(yī)生等的)酬金,服務(wù)費(fèi)[C] I’m afraid I can’t afford the doctor’s fee.恐怕我付不起給醫(yī)生的酬金。 2.) 費(fèi)(如學(xué)費(fèi)、會費(fèi)、入場費(fèi)等)[C] They charge a small registration fee.他們收一點(diǎn)注冊費(fèi)。 3.) 賞金,小帳[C] vt. 付費(fèi)(或小帳)給 She feed the waiter.她付給侍者小費(fèi)。 significance n.1.) 重要性, 重要[U] The proposals they put forward at the meeting were of little significance. 他們在會上提出的建議無足輕重。 2.) 意義, 含義; 意思[U][S] He did not understand the significance of my wink.他沒有領(lǐng)會我眨眼的意思。 devotion n. 1.) 獻(xiàn)身;奉獻(xiàn)[U][(+to)] We appreciated his devotion of time and money to the project. 我們感謝他為這一項(xiàng)目花費(fèi)的時(shí)間和金錢。 His devotion to science is well known.他對科學(xué)的獻(xiàn)身精神為人熟知。 2.) 忠誠;摯愛,熱愛[U][(+to/for)] devotion to music熱愛音樂

Unit 10 outcome　 n. 結(jié)果;結(jié)局;后果[S1][(+of)] I think there can be but one outcome to this affair.我認(rèn)為這件事只可能有一種結(jié)局。 She was satisfied with the outcome of her efforts.她對自己努力的結(jié)果很滿意。 weep　 vi. 1.) 哭泣,流淚[(+over/for)] The girl wept over her sad fate.那女孩為自己悲慘的命運(yùn)而哭泣。 Mother wept for joy.母親高興得流眼淚。 2.) 悲嘆,哀悼[(+over/for)] We all wept in silence for the deceased.我們都默默為死者哀悼。 vt. 流(淚);哭泣 The little girl wept herself to sleep.小女孩哭著哭著入睡了。 n. 哭泣 furnish vt. 1.) 給(房間)配置(家具等);裝備[(+with)] How are you going to furnish the house?你將如何布置房子? 2.) 供應(yīng);提供[(+with/to)] I’ll furnish you with all you need.我將提供你所需要的一切。 attend to 1.) 注意;致力于 You should attend better to your studies.你應(yīng)該更專心于學(xué)習(xí)。 2.) 關(guān)心;照料;護(hù)理

The nurse is attending to a sick man.護(hù)士正在照料病人。 do up 1.) 修理 The room needs doing up.這房子需要修繕。 2.) 使穿上 She was done up in her Sunday best.她穿著節(jié)日盛裝。 3.) 使精疲力盡 He was done up after the long trip.長途旅行后他精疲力盡。 pale a. 1.) 蒼白的,灰白的 She was pale with fear.她嚇得臉色發(fā)白。 2.) (顏色)淡的 Her beauty seemed pale beside Mary’s.她的美貌與瑪麗的相比似乎顯得黯然失色。 He wore a pale blue tie.他戴一條淺藍(lán)色的領(lǐng)帶 approve vt. 1.) 贊成,同意;贊許 The professor does not approve the government’s foreign policy. 那位教授不贊成政府的外交政策。 2.) 批準(zhǔn);認(rèn)可 The city council has now approved the scheme for the erection of a new public library. 市議會業(yè)已核準(zhǔn)建造一座新的公共圖書館的計(jì)劃。 vi. 贊成;贊許 [(+of)] I’m afraid your parents won’t approve of your going there. 我擔(dān)心你父母不會贊成你到那兒去。 shave vt. 1.) 剃去...上的毛發(fā);刮(臉)等 shave one’s face刮臉 2.) 刮(胡子等)[(+off/away)] He shaved off his beard.他剃掉了胡須。 vi. 1.) 修面,刮臉 He shaves every morning.他每天早晨刮臉。 2.) 擠過,勉強(qiáng)通過 He shaved through the math exam.他勉強(qiáng)通過了數(shù)學(xué)考試。 n.[C] 1.) 剃刀,刮胡刀;刨刀 2.) 修面,刮臉[S] I need a shave.我需要修面。 comb n.[C] 1.) 梳子;(羊毛等的)毛刷,馬鬃刷 2.) 女人頭發(fā)上梳狀的飾物 3.) (用梳子)梳理[S] My hair needs a good comb.我的頭發(fā)需要好好梳理一番。 vt. 1.) 用梳子梳理 The mother combed the child’s hair.母親梳理了孩子的頭發(fā)。 2.) 徹底搜查[(+for)] We combed the city to look for our lost dog.我們搜遍了全城尋找我們走失了的狗。 at length 1.) 最后,終于 At length, we began to understand what she wanted.最后,我們總算弄清楚她到底要什么。 2.) 詳細(xì)地 He talked at length about his work.他詳細(xì)地談了他的工作。 flash vt. 1.) 使閃光;使閃爍[(+at)] Why is that driver flashing his lights at me?那個(gè)司機(jī)為何用燈照我? 2.) (向...)閃現(xiàn)出[(+at)] I flashed a warning glance at them.我向他們投去警告性的一瞥。 3.) (火速地)發(fā)出(電報(bào),電訊等);使迅速傳遍 The news was flashed around the world.這一消息迅速傳遍世界各地。 vi. 1.) 閃光,閃爍 The stars flashed in the night sky.夜空中群星閃爍。 2.) (想法等)掠過,閃現(xiàn) A thought flashed through my mind.我腦子里閃過一個(gè)想法。 3. 飛馳,掠過 A car flashed by.一輛汽車疾馳而過。 n. 閃爍,閃光[C] There was a flash of lightning a moment ago.剛才有一道閃電。 simplify vt. 簡化,精簡;使單純;使平易 The subject is immensely complex, and hard to simplify. 這個(gè)題目非常復(fù)雜,并且很難簡化。

Units 11-12

8. I was under ____ pressure from my parents to become ____ teacher.

　 A. a; a　　　　　 B. the; the　　　　 C. a; /　　　　　 D. /; a

7. While paying for the gas, Mary’s mother told the seller about the nice night _____ she had spent at the Welcome Inn.

　 A. in which　　　　 B. when　　　　　 C. on which　　　 D. that

6. None of them had expected that the middle-aged engineer died _____ his design uncompleted.

　 A. with　　　　 B. from　　　　 C. without　　　　 D. through

5. Her phone _____ for ten minutes. Why doesn’t she answer it?

　 A. has rung　　　 B. rang　　　　 C. had been ringing　　　 D. has been ringing

4. In the dark forests______, some large enough to hold several English towns.

　 A. stand many lakes　　　　　 B. lie many lakes

　 C. many lakes lie　　　　　　　 D. many lakes stand

3. Before the war broke out, many people _____ in safe places possessions they could not take with them.

　 A. threw away　　　 B. put away　　　 C. gave away　　　 D. carried away

2. Mary never does any reading in the evening. _________.

　 A. so does John.　　　　　 B. John does too.

　 C. John doesn't too　　　　 D. nor does John

1.　　　 Maggie has been fortunate to find a job she loves and, ________, she gets well paid for it.

A. sooner or later　　　　　 B. what’s more

C. as a result　　　　　　 D. more or less