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stay\sit up (到该睡觉的时候不睡觉)熬夜
stay out 待在外面不回家，不进来
stay over 在旅馆或朋友家住
stay off (food\drinks) 避免吃（喝）……

leave out  遗漏，省略
leave behind 不带走，忘记拿走；遗留，留下
leave off （单独用或跟宾语）停止
leave for 离开到（某地）
leave…alone 不惹动，不触动；不管，不理会

overtake  vt. 赶上，超过；（以暴风或不愉快的事作主语）突然降临于，意外地碰上
oversee  vt. 负责管理；监督
overrun  vt. 横行，蹂躏；（野草）到处都是
override  vt. 不理会（别人的反对）；泛滥，淹没

delight  n.[u]快乐，高兴
    take (a) delight in 以……为乐；喜欢（干某事），从……中得到乐趣
happiness  n. 快乐，愉快，高兴
    没有take a happiness in sth.的说法

as a rule 通常，照例,一般说来
    eg:He is very busy as a rule.
       As a rule I like to be alone and undisturbed.
as usual 像平常一样，照例
by rule\according to rule 按惯例（行事）
    eg:He does everything by rule.
    注：无 to the rule\on the rule 的说法

in a hurry 急于，匆忙
speed  n. 速度，迅速，快
    与speed 相搭配的介词短语有：at full\top speed; at (a) low\ordinary speed; with great speed; 没有in [a] speed 的说法
haste  n.[u]急速，急忙
    应说：in haste,不说：in a haste

get the better of 战胜，在……中占上风
    eg:He always gets the better of anyone he deals with John’s curiosity got the better of him and he opened his sister’s letter.
think better of （经过考虑后）改变主意，决定不做……
make the best of 充分利用
do one’s best 尽力，做最大努力

in person 亲自，本人（直接做），当面  eg:come\go in person 亲自来/亲自去
be oneself 自己一个人做的（没有别人帮忙）
for oneself 为自己
to oneself (某物)供自己一人享用

out of 由于，出于  eg:do sth. out of necessity
be out of practice 久不练习（技术已荒疏）；反义短语：be in practice
    eg:The basketball team got out of practice during the Christmas holiday.
       He was out of practice at batting.
be out of condition 身体状况不好
be out of place （本义）不再应该在的位置；（引申）（话语）不合适，不恰当；（人与环境）不协调，不相称，格格不入
be out of fashion 过时的，不时兴

send forth [v.+adv.=vt.][同send out]发出（光、热、气味等）；生出（叶子、芽等）
send out [v.+adv.=vt.\vi.]①发送；派遣②发出（光、热、气等）；长出（叶子等）
send up [v.+adv.=vt.]①发射，发出②使上涨（升）
send for 派人去请，召唤；函索，邮购
send in （把文件、请示、申请等）提交，呈送，递送
send off 邮寄，发送
send after 派人去追（刚走的人）

catch sight of 突然看见，看到
    eg:If you catch sight of William, ask him to come and see me.
lose sight of 看不见了；忘记，忽略
be in sight of 看得见
be out of sight of 看不见……了

be in step with 与……齐步，与……合拍；与……一致，与……协调
    eg:The long line of soldiers marched all in step.
be out of step with 与……步调不一致
in line with (表语)与……一致，与……符合；（状语）按照
    eg:In line with the custom of the school,the students had a holiday between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
correspond (to\with) vi.符合，一致
    eg:That corresponds to\with what he told me.
       His expenses do not correspond to his income.
       His actions do not correspond with his words.
accord (with) vi. 相符合，相一致（后面不跟to）
in accordance with 根据，按照（……去做）；与……一致

agree to 同意，赞成
in favour of 赞成，支持
in support of (状语)支持，证明
consent (to) vi. 同意，赞成

according to （状语）根据，按照；根据（某人所说） 注：后 + n.
according as 要看……（来决定……）；根据……（决定是否……）；注意as 引导一个从句
    eg:You may go or stay, according as you decide.
       You will be praised or blamed according as your work is good or bad.

think over 仔细考虑
    eg:I must think things over.
       He thought over what he had better do.
think out 想出；想清楚，周密考虑
    eg:to think out a way\a plan
       His arguments had obviously been well thought out.
think through 想明白
    eg:Don’t make a decision until you think it through.
think better of (经过考虑)改变想法，决定不做……；对……有更高评价
think about [v.+prep.=vt.]①考虑②回想，想起③认为，以为
think aloud [v.+adv.=vi.](或作think out aloud [v.+adv.+adv.=vi.])自言自语；边想边说出声
think of [v.+prep.=vt.]①考虑，关心②想起，记得③想一想，想象④[常与could,should,never等连用]有……的看法（或想法）⑤[常与副词或副词短语连用]对……有某种看法
think well (ill) of 认为……好（不好）
think much (little) of 认为……很不错（没有什么了不起）
think highly (lightly) of 看重（轻）；对……评价很高（轻视）
think of…as 把……看作，以为……是
think of…for 考虑……是否合适
think twice [v.+adv.=vt.]重新考虑，再三考虑
think up [v.+adv.=vt.][口]想出；设计出；发明

illustrate  vt. （用图片、实物等）说明，阐明；给……配插图说明
    eg:The teacher illustrated his lesson with pictures.
cite  vt. 引用，引证，举例说明
quote  vt. 引用，援引（某人的话或文章）
explain  vt. 解释，说明     explain sth. to sb.
                            explain to sb. that…

be engaged in 从事，忙于
be at work （某种因素）在起作用；在上班，在干活，在工作
be at work on one’s car 在修车
    be at work on a novel 在写小说
be in work 有工作

give birth to 出生，产生     eg:She gave birth to three children.
give rise to 引起，导致，是……的原因
give place to 让位给，把座位让给
give\send forth （直接跟宾语）发出

be in the dark about 对……完全不知，被蒙在鼓里
   eg:They kept the public in the dark about their agreement.
in the dark\in the darkness 在黑暗中
   没有in dark\in darkness 的成语

in defence of 为保卫；为……辩护
    eg:He gave his life in defence of his country.
in defiance of 不理会，不服从，公然蔑视
in place of 代替，取代
in regard to\of 关于

delicious adj. 美味可口的，好闻的   delicious food\smell
tasteful adj. （修饰家具、工艺品等）格调高雅的，显示出鉴赏力高的
presentable adj.（指人）模样不错的，适合在公共场所露面的；（指作品）相当不错的，可拿得出来的
elaborate adj. 复杂的；精心制作的，详尽的

elaborate (on) v. 详尽阐述，作详细说明
    eg:Please elaborate (on) your proposal a little.
    elaborate on\upon
detail  vt. 详述，详细说明

be in difficulties\in a difficulty 有困难，处境困难，经济困难
    eg:I’m in a difficulty over paying my rent.
with difficulty （状语）困难地，费劲地，吃力地
    注：英语中没有副词difficultly
in trouble 有困难，出了事，惹出了麻烦
    注：这个成语中的trouble是不可数名词

dispute (over\about) n.[c](对重大政治问题等的)争论，争端，争吵
    a dispute over\about\capital punishment
    be in\under dispute 在争议中的
    in dispute with 与……有争议
    be beyond\past [all] dispute 无可争议，不容争议
argument  n. 争论，争辩；理由，论据（争论的目的在于说服对方接受自己的观点）
discussion (of\about) n. 讨论

excuse  n.[c]借口，理由
    have an\no excuse to-v; make an excuse to-v;
    eg:His headache is only an excuse for not gardening.
       In excuse of his failure (作为……的借口)，he said he had been ill.
cause  n. 原因；[u]理由；[c]造成……的根源，理由，根源
    eg:There’s no cause for complaint.
       Don’t complain without cause.
    注：cause 用于表示具有明显因果关系的原因，能够产生某种结果的原因，是客观的，自然的；
reason 指对某种行为的解释或理由
justification 所表示的“理由”的内涵是“正当的”辩解
ground 所表“理由”包含着坚实的依据

film  n. （油花、雾、灰尘等的）薄层，薄膜
    eg:a film of oil on the water; a film of dirt on the window
layer  n. 层，层次
sheet  n. 张，片，薄片
coat  n. 上衣，外套；（像外套一样的）层，覆盖物；（油漆、涂料的）涂层

close down 关门；关闭；倒闭；封闭
    eg:The factory closed down for Christmas.
       The government closed down the newspaper.
cover up 掩盖，掩饰
knock up 敲门叫醒；使疲惫不堪
kick up (a row) 吵起来

to the letter 原原本本地，不折不扣地，丝毫不差地
    eg: I carried out your orders to the letter.
to the effect （用在名词后面起解释作用）意思是
    eg:He has made a declaration to the effect that all fighting must cease at once.

be at mercy of 完全受……支配，任凭……的摆布，在……面前毫无办法
    eg:I should not like to be at the mercy of such a cruel man.
be at sb’s service (以人作主语)听……差遣，随时准备为……效劳；（以物作主语）供……使用
   eg:My car is at your service.
at sb’s disposal （以物作主语）由……掌握（控制，使用）
at sb’s expense 花……的钱；对……不利

net  adj. （利润或重量）净的，纯的
    eg:The net price of a book is the real price, from which no discount can be made.
       The price of the book is ＄5 net.
gross  adj. （重量、利润）总的，毛的；严重的；粗俗的，粗野的
    eg: gross profit\receipts\weight\income
        gross errors\injustice
        gross words\remarks\language\behavior\joke

on one’s own （状语）独自地，靠自己的力量（没有别人帮助）；（表语）独自生活
of one’s accord 出于自愿地，主动地
on one’s own account 为了自己
of one’s own （作后置定语）自己的

match (with) v. （和……）相配，（和……）相称
gear (to) vt. 使适应，使适合
    gear up (使)作好安排，（使）作好准备
adapt (to) v. （使）适应，（使）适合
suit  vt. 合适，适合；中……的意
    eg:The arrangement suits them both.
       He suited his speech to his audience.
    注：suit主要表示“在当前情况下对某人来说是最好的选择或是最方便”
fit  v. （使）适合
    eg:Military training fits men for long marches.
       We will fit our plans to yours.
       His experience fits him for the job.
    注：fit主要表示“造成条件使某人做某事最为恰当”