1 argue vt., vi. argued, arguing
辯論argue a case辯論一個案子
They argued their actions had nothing to do with the riot, but I think that's debatable.
他們辯解道,他們的行為與這次騷亂沒有關系,但我認為這話未必正確。
列舉理由證明;認為
Others argue that more bus routes should be opened up because buses can accommodate more passengers.另外一些人認為應該開辟更多的公交路線,因為公共汽車載客多。
堅持，主張列舉證明極力列舉理由以證明；堅持或主張：
The speaker argued that more immigrants should be admitted to the country.
講演者舉出理由證明應該允許更多的移民入境
爭論；爭吵
He argued with Mary about the best place for a holiday.他和瑪麗爭論度假的最好地方。
說服，勸告說服或影響（他人），如通過提出理由：
argued the clerk into lowering the price.極力說服售貨員降低價格
常用短語：argue about\ on \over辯論[爭論]某事
argue against反駁 argue sb. down駁倒某人
argue for贊成; 為...而力爭 argue sb. into說服某人(做某事或接受某種意見)
argue sb. out of說服某人不做某事, 打消某種念頭
2 fond adj.（與of連用）特別喜愛的
"Because she's fond of books and anxious for knowledge, she frequents the library."
"因為她喜歡讀書,渴求知識,所以經常去圖書館。"
"Jack's too fond of fun, so the boss doesn't like him much."
杰克太喜歡鬧著玩了所以老板不太喜歡他。
3 by way of=Through; via:通過；經由：
flew to the Far East by way of the polar route.經由極地航線飛往遠東
As a means of:以…的形式：
made no comment by way of apology.以道歉形式末做任何評論
in a way在某種程度上；有保留地：
I like the new styles, in a way.某種程度上我喜歡這些新款式
從某一點上看：In a way, you're right.從某一點上看你是對的
in the way擋道地處在阻礙、阻擋或干涉的位置上
stand in sb. 's way 妨礙某人, 阻撓某人
on the way:在路上在旅程的路途中：
met him on the way to town; ran into them on the way.
去鎮子的路上遇到他；在路上跑入他們當中
out of the way=remarkable.不尋常特征的；奇特的
不正確的；錯誤的：said nothing out of the way.不說任何不妥之辭
by the way順便說, 附帶說說
force one's way擠(出去), 沖(出去)
give way (to)讓步; 退讓;讓位于
make way for為...讓路
make one's (own) way前進, 繁榮, 興隆; 發跡, 飛黃騰達
pave the way for為...鋪平道路, 為...做好準備
no way[美口]無論如何不, 決不
under way在進行中, 發生; 在航行中
4 catch fire著火 cease fire停火 make a fire生火
take fire著火燃燒; 激動起來; 對...發生興趣 play with fire玩火；冒險
under fire在炮火下; 受到攻擊[批評, 責怪] fire at對... 開槍, 向... 射擊
set fire to放火燒, 使燃燒; 使興奮, 使激動 set on fire放火燒, 使燃燒; 使興奮, 使激動
vt., vi射擊 解雇You're fired.你被解雇了。
5 care vi. cared, caring喜歡；想
I don't much care about going to the party.我不太想去參加晚會。
My wife doesn't really care for tea; she likes coffee better.
我妻子其實不喜歡喝茶,她喜歡喝咖啡。
Would you care to visit us this weekend?你愿意本周末來我們這兒玩玩嗎?
I don't care for him to read this letter.我不愿讓他看這封信。
She cares for him very much.她非常喜歡他。
關心；顧慮You say you care about the poor, but you don't help them, you hypocrite!
你說你關心窮人,可你并不幫助他們,你這偽善者。
Can you imagine that the president of a large firm doesn't care much about dress?
你能不能想像一家大公司的總裁居然不太注意衣著?
She didn't care where her son went.她不關心兒子到什么地方去。
I don't care how far I'll have to go.無論走多遠,我都不在乎。
We didn't really care whether won or lost the game.對這場比賽我們實際上并不在乎輸贏。
照顧His son cared for him when he was ill.當他生病時，他的兒子照顧他。
care for喜歡
I don't care for tea.我不喜歡喝茶。
照顧；照料；撫養
He's good at caring for sick animals.他精心照料生病的牲畜。
Uncle Dick is very good at caring for sick animals.狄克大叔照管生病的動物,很在行。
6 regard n.關心, 致意, 問候, 關系
vt. 看待, 當作, 重視, 尊敬, 關系
I have always regarded him highly.我總把他看得很高。
You can't regard him as a friend but a business associate.
"你不能把他看作朋友,只是個生意合伙人。"
'Titanic' is regarded as his best film so far.
'泰坦尼克號'被認為是到目前為止他拍得最好的影片。
(pl) 致意；問侯
Give my regards to your parents.代我向你父母問好。
常用短語：with regard to [of](=in regard to)關于, 對于
without regard to [for]不顧, 不考慮
regard ...as...把...視為; 認為...是
give my best regards (to sb.)請代問候(某人), 請代向某人致意
7 lie vi. lay, lain, lying
躺，臥He was lying in the shade of the tree.他正躺在樹蔭下。
處于（某一位置）The factory lies to the west of town.工廠在小鎮的西邊。
lie vi.lied, lying
說謊I'm sorry I lied to you.我很抱歉向你撒了謊。
lie with=To be decided by, dependent on, or up to:由…決定，取決于，視…而定：
The choice lies with you.你來做出選擇
8 share vt., vi.shared, sharing
（常與in連用）共用；分攤；共有
They share their joys and sorrows.他們同甘共苦
share responsibility共同負責 share a room with sb.與某人同居一室
（與in連用）參與
（常與out連用）分配
9 majority n.-ties（常與of連用）多數；半數以上
The majority of children in our class have brown eyes; only three have blue eyes.
我們班大多數孩子是棕色眼睛，只有三個是藍眼睛。
The minority is subordinate to the majority.少數服從多數。
He was elected by a large majority [by a majority of 3240].
他以大多數票[超過對方3240票]當選。
常用短語：carry [gain] the majority贏得多數票
in the majority占多數, 擁有多數
10 stand by在場；靠近；袖手旁觀
忠于；信守to stand by one's promise遵守諾言
stand for代表，表示；意指；象征；
stand in當替身；代替
stand out明顯；醒目；突出；杰出；
堅持；支撐to stand out a crisis挨過危機
stand up耐久；耐用；成立
Will the charge stand up in court?這個指控在法庭上能成立嗎？
stand up for維護；擁護；支持
We will not stand for impertinent behavior.我們不會容忍不禮貌的行為
11 exchange seats with sb.與某人調換一個座位
exchange experience交流經驗 exchange greetings互相問候
exchange foreign money for Renminbi把外幣兌成人民幣
in exchange for以...換 make an exchange交換
exchange sth. with sb.與某人交換[調換]某種東西 exchange words爭吵, 吵架
12 equal adj.（常與to連用）相同的
One li is equal to half a kilometre.一華里等于半公里。
It is equal to me whether he comes or not.他來不來對我都一樣。
勝任的；經得起的
John is quite equal to the job of running the office.約翰很能勝任主理這個辦事處的工作。
He is equal to this task.; He is equal to doing this task.他能勝任這項任務。
All countries, big and small, should be equal.國家不論大小, 一律平等。
He was equal to the occasion.他能應付這個局勢 。
She did not feel equal to receiving visitors.她的身體不適, 不能接見客人。
13 knowledge n.知道；了解
a knowledge of French懂法語
熟悉She has a good knowledge of London.她對倫敦的情形很熟悉。
知識We go to school to get knowledge about many different things.
我們上學是為了得到關于各種事物的知識
14 come across偶遇；碰到 (= come upon)
We've just come across an old friend we haven't seen for ages.
我們剛碰到了一位多年不見的老朋友。
發生效果；受歡迎
Your speech came across very well.你的演說極受歡迎。
come along進展；進步；進行
How's your work coming along?你的工作進展如何？
追隨；跟著來(= come on)
These visitors came along with some business men.這些旅客是和一些商人一起來的。
come in流行；時髦；上市
When did the short skirt first come in?短裙是什么時候開始流行的?
進入（比賽）（在比賽中）獲得名次come in third
come out（照片上）顯露；結果是
My sister came out well in that photograph.那張照片中我妹妹照得很好。
The stars came out as soon as darkness fell.天一黑,星星就出來了。
公開；問世；出版；被刊行
The news came out that king and queen suddenly fell ill.國王和王后突然生病的消息傳開了。
The Asian countries along the coast of the Pacific all came out against the US new military base in Japan.太平洋沿岸的亞洲各國都宣布反對美國在日本的新軍事基地。
When does John's book come out?約翰的書什么時候出版？
come to涉及；談及
When it comes to politics I know nothing.談到政治，我一無所知。
獲致；到達；結束They came to the conclusion that they had made an unforgivable mistake.
他們得到的結論是他們犯了一個不可饒恕的錯誤。
The water came to my waist.水已達我的腰部。
The performance of the opera has come to its climax.歌劇的表演已經到達最高潮了。
總共；共計The bill came to $5.50.賬款共計5美元50美分。
突然想起Suddenly the words of the song came to me.我猛然想起了這首歌的歌詞。
come up with想出（計劃、回答）；作出（反應）；產生
He couldn't come up with an appropriate answer just at the time.那時他想不出一個合適的答案。
15 difficulty n.-ties困難；艱難
This question is full of difficulties.這個問題困難很多。
Do you have any difficulty with English?你英語上有困難嗎？
"At first, the government had great difficulty in persuading people to leave Rio and to settle in Brasilia.""開始時,政府很難說服人們離開里約熱內盧去巴西利亞落戶。"
常用短語：be in difficulty有困難have difficulty in對...有困難
make no difficulty[-ties]無異議, 不反對, 不阻撓
with difficulty困難地; 吃力地 without difficulty容易地, 毫不費力地
16 consider vt., vi.
考慮；思考I am considering going abroad.我正在考慮出國。
The court would not even consider his claim for the old man's legacy.
法庭根本不會考慮他所提出的對老人遺產的要求。
認為；以為
I consider it a great honor.我認為這是極大的榮幸。
We consider that the driver is not to blame.我們認為這不是司機的過錯
considers waste to be criminal.認為浪費是有罪的
17 separate adj.區別的；不同的；單獨的；孤立的；各 自的
They have gone to separate places.他們去了各不相同的地方。
The children sleep in separate beds.孩子們分別睡在各自的床上。
vt., vi.-rated, -rating分開； 離開；脫離；隔開，阻隔
The two children separated at the end of the road.兩個孩子在路的盡頭分手了。
A fence separated the cows from the pigs.圍欄把奶牛和豬分開。
separate the good ones from the bad ones把好的和壞的分開
常用短語：be separated from和...分離開, 和...分散
separate divide都含“分開”的意思。
separate 指“把原來在一起的人或物分開”, 如:
S-those two boys who are fighting, will you?(你)把那兩個打架的孩子拉開, 好嗎?
divide 指“施加外力或自然地把某人或某物由整體分成若干部分”, 如:
divide the candies among the children給孩子們把糖塊分開。
18 on board在船上，在公共交通工具內
We went on board the ship.我們登上了輪船。
Everybody on board was worried and we were curious to find out what had happened.
飛機上的人都很著急,而且我們急于想了解出了什么事。
vt., vi.上船；坐船；搭乘（公共交通工具）
He boarded the bus.他上了公共汽車。
包飯；供膳，供膳宿
She arranged to board some students from the university.她供一些大學生膳宿。
常用短語：above board誠實地, 公開地, 光明正大地
go on board上船; 上飛機, 上火車
go on the boards當演員 go by the board從甲板上落水
19 experience un.經驗
gain experience in ...獲得...經驗
learn by [from, through] experience從經驗中學到[懂得]
man of experience有閱歷[見識]的
Cn 經歷，閱歷Please tell us your experiences in America.請你告訴我們你在美洲的經歷。
vt. 經歷; 感受 experience difficulties [setbacks]遭到困難[挫折]
be thoroughly [poorly] experienced in在...方面十分有[缺乏]經驗
20 destroy vt.毀壞, 破壞;打破(希望, 計劃), 使失敗
The houses were destroyed by a fire [a flood, an earthquake].房屋被火災[水災, 地震]所毀。
The heavy rain destroyed all hope of a picnic.大雨打破了野餐的一切希望。
damage destroy ruin都含“破壞”、“毀壞”的意思。
damage 指“價值、用途降低或外表損壞等, 不一定全部破壞, 損壞了還可以修復”, 如:
The heavy rain damaged many houses.大雨毀壞了許多房子。
destroy 指“徹底毀壞以至不能或很難修復”, 如:
That town was destroyed in a big fire.那個城鎮在一場大火中被毀了。
ruin現在多用于借喻中, 泛指一般的“弄壞了”, 如:
He knocked over a bottle of ink and ruined the table cloth.他打翻了一瓶墨水把桌布弄臟了。
21 live in fear.生活在憂慮之中 He was shaking with fear.他害怕得直發抖。
擔心；顧慮There is no fear of his getting any injury.他不會受傷的。
vt., vi.懼怕，害怕;擔憂 Never fear!不用怕!;別擔心!
I fear that you'll be late if you don't go now.如果你現在不走的話，我擔心你會遲到。
22 get in touch with和...取得聯系
in\ within touch of在...能達到的地方, 在...的附近; 可以接近的, 可以做到的
in touch with同...有聯系 lose touch with和...失去聯系, 對...變得生疏
out of touch with同...失去聯系, 與...沒有通信;對...不了解
23 opportunity n.-ties機會；時機
I have been offered a job. It's a great opportunity.我找到了一份工作，這是一個很好的機會。
I'll have another opportunity to visit the exhibition next year.
明年我們還有一次機會參觀這個展覽會。
have little opportunity to do sth.有[沒有, 很少有, 有不多的]做某事的機會
take the opportunity for doing sth.乘機做某事
24 strike vi., vt. struck, striking
打；擊He struck me with a stick.他用棍子打我。
使突然成為；使出其不意地成為I was struck all of a heap.我大吃一驚。
打火；劃火柴
突然想到； 猛然悟到An idea suddenly struck me.我心中忽然產生一個念頭。
罷工The workers were striking because they wanted more money.
工人們在罷工，因為他們要求增加工資。
on strike處于工作停頓狀態的：
25 work out算出（總數）to work out a sum算出總數
帶來好結果；有預期的結果Things will work themselves out.事情會有好結果的。
運動；鍛煉to work out daily with sparring partner每天和拳擊陪練員練習
work out a plan.制定計劃 out of work沒有工作的；未被雇用的
work on繼續工作, 設法說服, 影響;從事于, 致力于 work at從事, 致力于, 鉆研