16. free of charge for free be free from set sb/sth free

15. devote oneself/time/life to　　 look forward to doing sth be/get used to stick to/get down to/object to

14. adapt to sth/sb：適應(yīng)某物/某人 adapt sth/sb to sth/sb：使某物/某人適應(yīng)某物/某人 adapt oneself to：使自己適應(yīng)某事 adapt from：根據(jù)…改寫/改編 adapt：指修改或改變以適應(yīng)新條件 You should adapt yourself t the new environment.

adjust：是指“調(diào)整、調(diào)節(jié)”使之適應(yīng) You can’t see through the telescope until it is adjusted to your eyes

fit：多指“大小適合”，引申為“吻合” The shoes fitted me well.

suit：多指“合乎要求、口味、性格、情況”等 No dish suits all taste.

match：指“大小、色調(diào)、形狀、性質(zhì)等”相配或相稱 A red jacket doesn’t match green trousers. adopt sb：收養(yǎng) adopt sth：采用

13. late：晚，遲，不久前 lately=recently：近來 last：最后，最后的 latest：最近的，最新的 later：后來；結(jié)構(gòu)常為：一段時間+later：過了…之后

12. take measures to do sth：采取措施 make clothes to one’s own measure：量體裁衣

11. as a/the result of：由于… as a result：結(jié)果，因此 result from：因…而引起 result in=cause：導(dǎo)致，致使…

10. die out：(家族、物種等)死光，滅絕； 　　　　　　　　　 (習(xí)俗、做法、觀念)消失，過時；(火)熄滅 die away：(風(fēng)、聲音、光線等)逐漸停止(消失) die down：(指爐火等)漸熄；(指騷動等)漸平息；(指鬧聲)消失 die off：先后死去了；…死去 die of：死于內(nèi)因(如疾病、年老、饑餓、情感等) die from：死于外因(如損傷、事故、天災(zāi)等)

9. be harmful to sb/sth do sb/sth harm do harm to sb/sth do sb/sth good do good to sb/sth

8. respond (vi)+ to…：對…回應(yīng) respond (vi)+ with/by：以…(方式)回答，響應(yīng) resonse (n.)

7. expensive/cheap valuable/valueless priceless=very expensive：無價的