全新版大学英语综合教程第二版1单词UNIT2

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be lost in / lose oneself in: be absorbed in; be fully occupied with

- He was lost in playing computer games so he was unaware of my entering the room. - I had lost myself in thought.

- 他忙于这项工作而对周围的一切都很漠然。(He was lost to the world in this task.)

available: adj.

1. able to be got, obtained, used, etc.

- If you don’t want to buy a kite, you can make your own using directions available in the book. - We have already used up all the available space.

- 对不起,这种外套没有你要的颜色和尺码。(I’m sorry. Those overcoats are not available in your color and size. ) 2. able to be visited or seen; not too busy

- 律师现在没空。 (The lawyer is not available now.)

or something: used when you are not very sure about what you have just said - The air fare was a hundred and ninety-nine pounds or something. - Here’s some money. Get yourself a sandwich or something. NB:

同义的短语：or something like that

go ahead: continue; begin (sometimes followed by with + n.)

- The board of directors will vote today on whether to go ahead with the plan. - Henry will be late but we will go ahead with the meeting anyway.

estimate:

1. vt. form a judgment about (a quantity or value) - Bill’s personal riches were estimated at $368 million.

- I estimate that the total cost for the treatment of the disease will go from $5,000 to $8,000. - 我估计她有35岁。 (I estimate her age at 35. )

2. n. approximate calculation or judgment made about a quantity or value - According to some estimates, the number of farms has increased by 50 percent. - My estimate of her character was wrong. CF: estimate, evaluate & value 这组词都有“估计”或“估价”的意思。

estimate 指先于实际的测量、计算或测试而作的某种估计或估价，可以是经过仔细考虑，也可以是随意的。 - He estimated he would do the hundred miles by noon. (他估计自已到中午时能走完这一百英里路。) - I asked three building firms to estimate for the repairs to the house. (我请三个建筑公司估计修缮房屋的费用。)

evaluate 很少表示用金钱来估计某物的市场价值，而是对其相对或内在价值的评定。

- The research project has only been under way for three months, so it’s too early to evaluate its success. (这个研究项目进行了不过三个月，所以要对它的效果作出评价为时尚早。 ) value 指估计某物的价值、价格。

- He valued the house for me at ￡3,500. (他为我给这幢房子估价，价值3,500英镑。)

Put into each gap one of the above words. Change the form where necessary. 1. How do teachers evaluate their students’ work?

2. It was estimated that there were more than 2,250,000 spiders in one acre of grass field. 3. They have gone to have their jewels valued.

might / may (just) as well: If you say that you might / may (just) as well do sth., you mean that you will do it although you do not have a strong desire to do it and may even feel slightly reluctant about it. - Anyway, you’re here; you might as well stay.

- The post office is really busy. We’ll have to queue for ages to get served. We might as well go home. - 这道甜食我还是不吃了吧。 (I might as well give the sweet course a miss.)

not much of: not a good …

- 天气不是很好。(It is not much of a day. )

- Some people may think that doing housework for others is not much of a career. - He is not much of a father, but he is an outstanding professor.

keep up: continue without stopping

- They risk losing their homes because they can no longer keep up the repayments. - I was so hungry all the time that I could not keep the diet up for longer than a month. Collocation: keep t keep on keep off

坚持；信守

keep up with keep out of

跟上；赶上

继续进行；反复地做 避开；不让…接近 躲开；（使）置身于…之外

Put into each gap one of the above phrases. Change the form where necessary. 1. Keep off the grass!

2. If this rain keeps up, the garden will be ruined. 3. Try to keep out of trouble.

4. Don’t run — I can’t keep up with you.

5. He just kept on writing, paying no attention to the cry of the baby. 6. He always keeps to his promises.

correspondence: n.

1. the act of writing, receiving or sending letters (often followed by with + n.) - His interest in writing came from a long correspondence with a close college friend. - 敌人空袭后通信中断了。(The correspondence dropped after the enemy’s air raid. ) 2. the letters that sb. receives or sends (used as an uncountable noun) - Mary really never mentions her step-mother in her correspondence.

- The library bought all the correspondence between Queen Victoria and her daughters. Collocation:

carry on correspondence break off correspondence

进行通信 中断通信

business / commercial correspondence 商业书信

personal correspondence in correspondence with

practically: adv. almost, but not completely or exactly - 她几乎每天上班迟到。(She’s practically always late for work. ) - He’d known the old man for practically ten years.

- I know people who find it practically impossible to give up smoking.

kind of / sort of: (“kind of” esp. AmE, “sort of” esp. BrE) a little bit; in some way or degree (used before verb or after a link verb)

- The boy’s description kind of gives us an idea of what’s happening. - She wasn’t beautiful. But she was kind of cute.

- 她有点希望能受到邀请。 (She kind of hoped to be invited. )

lose touch (with sb.): meet and contact sb. less and less often, gradually stop writing to, telephoning, or visiting them

- I lost touch with my former classmates after graduation. - In my job one tends to lose touch with friends.

a couple of: a few; more than one but not many

- Do you have a moment? There are a couple of things I’d like to talk to you about. - They promised the students that they would find a substitute teacher in a couple of days.

on one’s mind: in one’s thoughts; of concern to one (If sth. is on your mind, you are worried or concerned about it and think about it a lot.)

- Dealings on the stock market have been on his mind all the time. - This travel plan has been on my mind all week. - You are always on my mind.

keep in touch (with sb.): If you keep in touch with someone, you write to, phone, or visit each other regularly. - The old man kept in touch with his children while living in a nursing home.

- While doing the research work in the Antarctic, the professor kept in touch with his students via email. Collocation: stay in touch with get in touch with

come up:

1. happen or occur, esp. unexpectedly

- Sorry, I am late — something came up at home.

- Other projects came up and the emphasis of my work changed. 2. be mentioned or discussed

- The issue of safety came up twice during the meeting.

- News about Project Hope has come up a lot after the earthquake in various media. Collocation:

与…保持联系 与…取得联系

私人通信

与…有通信联系

come across come along come down come over

偶遇，碰到 进展；出现

流传下来；落魄，失势

从远处来，过来；短暂造访

come through come up with

经历（困难），安然度过 想出（计划、答案、回答等）

Put into each gap one of the phrases. Change the form where necessary. 1. He couldn’t come up with an appropriate answer just at the time. 2. How’s your work coming along?

3. These legends came down to us from the 15th century.

4. The old man was 90 years old and lucky to come through his operation. 5. We’ve just come across an old friend we haven’t seen for ages. 6. Come over and see us sometime.

urge: vt. try very hard to persuade

- They urged the local government to approve plans for their reform program. - Sir Fred urged that Britain (should) join the European Monetary System.

- 当老朋友布赖恩怂恿我接受一支香烟时，我实在忍不住了。(When my old friend Brian urged me to accept a cigarette, it was more than I could bear. ) Pattern:

urge sb. to do sth.

urge + that-clause. (In the that-clause, “should” or the base form of a verb is used.)

postpone: vt. delay (usu. followed by n. / gerund)

- The couple had postponed having children to establish their careers.

- 我们把比赛从3月5日推迟到3月19日举行。 (We postponed the match from March 5th to March 19th. ) CF: postpone & delay

这组词都有“延缓”或“耽搁”的意思。

postpone 指将某事推迟或耽搁延后进行，也可以用来比喻将某人或某物置于次要地位。例如： - The ball game was postponed because of the rain. (球赛因雨延期。 )

- It is not right for him to postpone the public interest. (他将公众利益放在后面是不对的。 )

delay 指由于干扰或意外事故而延误，特别是延误了某事的预期完成或某人某物的按时到达。有时也可能是由于主观原因故意造成的拖延或耽搁。例如：

- The flood seriously delayed the train service. (洪水严重延误了铁路运输。 )

- Our debtor delays payment from day to day. (欠我们债的人一天又一天地拖延还款。 ) Put into each gap one of the above words. Change the form where necessary. 1. The ship was delayed two hours.

2. We are postponing our trip until the weather grows warmer.

reference: n.

1. the act of talking about sb. / sth., or mentioning them (usu. followed by to) - It was strange that he made no reference to any work experience in his resume. - His recent book makes references to the political events of those days.

2. sth. that shows you where else to look for information, for example the page number of another place in a

book

- Make a note of the reference number shown on the form. 3. the act of looking at sth. for information - Use the dictionary for easy reference. - Keep their price list for further reference. Collocation: a reference book a reference library for reference

reunion: n. a party attended by members of the same family, school, or other group who have not seen each other for a long time

- Before she went abroad for further study, the whole family had a big family reunion. - The soccer club holds an annual / a yearly reunion. Collocation: a class reunion a family reunion

hang out:

1. (infml; used mainly in AmE) stay in or near a place, for no particular reason, not doing very much - I often hung out in coffee bars while I was unemployed. - We can just hang out and have a good time. - That’s the corner where all the kids hang out.

2. hang clothes on a piece of string outside in order to dry them - I was worried that I had no time to hang out my washing. - What a pain! — It’s raining and I’ve just hung the washing out. Collocation:

hang about / around hang on hang over hang up

（在…）闲逛

（打电话时用语）不挂断；坚持下去 挂在…上；笼罩，威胁

挂断电话；搁置，拖延

毕业后的同班同学聚会 家人团聚

参考书，工具书

（不外借书的）参考书阅览室

作参考

in / with reference to 关于

Put into each gap one of the above phrases. Change the form where necessary. 1. I was so angry that I hung up on her.

2. I’m afraid that the line is busy. Would you like to hang on? 3. The danger of war hung over Europe for 21 years. 4. Don’t hang about / around. We have a train to catch!

(every) now and then: (every) now and again; sometimes; at times - Every now and then I have a desire to quit my tedious job.

- I still see Jane for lunch every now and then, but not as often as I used to. Collocation: now and again now or never

不时地

勿失良机

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