1、lI have only just recovered from a severe illness.lOur team suffered a severe defeat.lsevere competitionlfierce/keen/hot competitionlA severe design is a plain one. (樸素的;不加修飾的) lseverely ad.lThe naughty boy were severely punished.l severity n.嚴厲,樸素lHe is known for his severity.l boardl n. 委員會;理事會;董事

2、會lOur company has 3 women on its board of directors.l我們公司董事會里有三位女性。lThe board of the directors unanimously agreed that Mr White was the best candidate for the job.l董事會一致同意懷特先生是干這項工作的最佳候選人。l n. 木牌l a blackboard / notice-board/ sighboardl (get / go / come)on board 在船上,上火車或飛機l go / get on board the tra

3、in/ the aircraftlThe ship had 1000 passengers on board.l aboard adv & prep 上(船,飛機)lAll 257 aboard died in the crash .lgo abroad 出國l earn ones living/make a livinglHe earned his living partly as interpreter.l賺得賺得,掙得掙得 lShe earns a high salary.lMuch of the newly earned money went into saving.l hard ea

4、rned moneyl earn sb. sth. (win sb. sth.) 使某人贏得使某人贏得lHis hard work earned him a good reputation.l win him a great many awards and honorslA slight hesitation cost him victory.learnings 賺得的錢lIncome taxes are based on ones earnings.l savings / suroudings/ belongingsfeed sb on sth= feed sth to sbThey fed

5、 him on biscuits./ They fed biscuits to him.feed A with B = feed B into A 喂。;供給原料feed the fire with some logs / feed the logs into the fire feed the materials into the machine feed the pages into the photocopierfeed on=live on Cows feed on hay.feed back 反饋反饋 , 反應 n. feedbackThe information is fed ba

6、ck to the government department concerned.be fed up with 夠了夠了, 膩了膩了, 厭煩厭煩 I am fed up with talking to you. You never listen to me.l assist vt. 幫助lJohn had come to South Wales to assist his father. lassist sb. with sth. / assist sb to do lShe employed a woman to assist her with the housework.lGood gl

7、asses will assist you to read.lassist (sb.) in doing lWe all assisted in mending the roof.lassistance n. assistant n.l伴侶;同伴c.n.la travelling companion 旅伴lHe was my only Chinese companion during my stay in Australia.l配對的東西lHeres the glove for my left hand but wheres the companion?l這里是我左手的手套可是右手的在哪里呢?

8、l vi. suffer a lot lsuffer from diseases/ overworkl suffer from cold and hunger 受。之苦lShe suffers from lack of rest. 因。不舒服 l vt. suffer pain / losses / a defeat/ povertyl suffer a setbacklThe enemy suffered heavy casualties.l desperate 令人絕望的令人絕望的;不顧一切的不顧一切的,鋌而走險的鋌而走險的,亡命的亡命的la desperate attempt to sa

9、ve the family business. lHis failure made him desperate. la desperate criminallthe desperate look of hungerla desperate cry for help.l極度渴望的極度渴望的 be desperate for 極度渴望得到。lThe man lost in the desert was desperate for water.lbe desperate for recognitionl desperately / desperationlHe stole the money in

10、desperation.lAll the votes in the election have been cast and the counting has begun. (cast a vote)lThe fisherman cast his net a third time after he failed the first two attempts.lThe sad news cast a shadow over the party.l cast a quick glance at sth.l cast light on / throw light onl低聲說;耳語vt.&vilShe

11、 whispered the word in my ear.lHe is whispering to his neighbor.l他向鄰座的人耳語。lThe two girls were whispering in the library.l這兩個女孩在圖書館里低聲說話。ln. in a whisperlShe said it in a whisper, so I couldnt hear.l流言;傳聞lWhispers are going round that the firm is likely to go bankrupt.lThey were going to advance 35 m

12、iles per day to Germany.向前走lThe shopkeepers advanced their prices.( 提高,抬高)lThe date of the meeting was advanced from June 10 to June 3.( 提前)lHe asked the boss to advance him a months salary.lMay I advance my opinion on this matter?提出lThe plan he advanced was not good.l n. in advance lEverything has

13、been fixed in advance.l恐怖,驚恐u.n.lWhen I had read it I was filled with horror.l使人恐懼的事物或事件;極度的恐懼; pl.lThe horrors of war are beyond description.lJenny has a horror of spider.l令人厭惡的人或東西lThe little horror never stops playing tricks on his blind neighbour.l這個小搗蛋無休止地作弄他失明了的鄰居。 lin horror 恐懼地lShe held up h

14、er hands in horror.l當飛機直撞向大樓時, 人群發出了恐懼的叫聲.lThe crowd cried out in horror as the plane hit right into the building. lto ones horror 使感到驚恐的是lHorrible 可怕的,恐怖的la horrible accidentla horrible disease / murder /sightlThe weather is horrible.糟透的lThe letter was wrongly addressed.( 寫地址)lThe general addressed

15、 the troop before the battle.( 向 致詞)lA lady chairman may be addressed as “Madam Chairman”.稱呼lrule l規定,裁定,決定lThe judge ruled that the new evidence should be considered.l統治, 支配,管理lWho rules this country?l誰統治這個國家?l用尺劃線lHe ruled a line under his name.l他在他的名字下劃了一道直線。l n. obey / abolish/ break/ a rule l s

16、erve out 分發,分（菜或食品）lThe waiters served out the second course.lYou havent served the ice-cream out fairly.l at mealtimes 開飯時lfall to l fall to sb. to do sth.l該由我來接任這項工作lIt fell to me to take over the job.l要把她兒子死亡的消息告訴她,這責任落在了我的肩上。lIt fell to me to inform her of her sons death.lHe distinctly told you

17、what to do.lHe was unable to understand me unless I spoke very slowly and distinctly.l清晰的; 明顯的; lYour pronunciation should be quite distinct.lThere is a distinct smell of beer in this room.l獨特的; 性質或種類不同的;有區別的lGold is distinct form iron.lThe twins have distinct personalities.l polish vt. 擦亮 偶 vi.lPol

18、ish the silver before the guests arrive.lPolish your shoes with a brush.lSilver polishes easily with this special cloth.l lvt. 修改,潤色,使完美lThe speaker spent several days polishing her lecture.lThe musicians gave a very polished performance.ln. 光澤;擦拭;修改;教養,教養lShe took off her glasses to give them a pol

19、ish.lShe was giving her composition the final polish.lThe village boy is rather rough. He lacks polish.lpolish the apple 討人歡心,拍馬屁lSusan is the teachers pet because she always polishes the apple.lShe is apple polishing. adj.lShe is an apple polisher. n.l take ones place 入座;站好位置;取得地位lShall we take our

20、 places at the table?lTake your places for the next dance.lThis new work will take its place among the most important paintings of this century.l in place 放在本來應該放的地方;適當的l out of place 地方放得不對;不合適,不協調l take the place of 代替,接替（職務等）l in the first (second, etc) place 首先（其次）l 獨立結構l bowl in hand l= with a

21、bowl in his hand l book in handl= with a book in his handl sword in hand l= with a sword in his handl faint adj. l(1) 輕微的,微弱的,淡淡的lShe called for help in a faint voice.lThe candle shed a faint light in the room.l(2) 虛弱的,支持不住（快暈倒了）lShe looks faint.l aim sth. at sb. 瞄準,對準lThe huntsman aimed his gun a t

22、he lion and fired but missed it.lTom got angry and aimed at heavy book at his head.l aim at 瞄準;以。為目的,打算lThis book aims at giving a general outline of the subject. lThe factory must aim at increasing production.l be aimed at l1. 目標是,目的是lThe visit was aimed at expanding relations between the two count

23、ries.lThe new policy is aimed at eliminating threat to the city.l2. 針對,對。而發lMy remarks were not aimed at you.lHis speech was aimed at the boys who had not played fair.l seize vt. l1.（突然）抓住lHe seized her hand and shook it heartily.lThe dog greedily seized the bone.l2. （引申）抓住（機會等）,理解意思lHe seized an op

24、portunity to speak to her at alone. take/catch/grasp the opportunitylI shall seize the firs chance of going up in a rocket.lShe was quick to seize the meaning of his words.l3. 攻占,奪取lThe soldiers seized the city.lThe army seized power.l seize hold of （突然）抓住l assign vt. 分配,分派l assign sb. sth. =assign

25、sth. to sb.lThe father assigned each of his sons a room.l=The father assigned a room to each of his sons.l vt. 指派（某人做某事）l assign sb. to sth./ assign sb. to do sth.lThe boss assigned him to the task.lI assigned him to meet the visitors at the airport.l vt. (為了-）指定（時間,場所）lPlease assign a date for the

26、next meeting.lYoud better keep away from me. I have a bad cold.lHe keeps away form liquor and tobacco.lWe kept away from the fierce dog.lChildren should be kept away from the river.lKeep everybody away from the accident.l keep up with 跟上,了解lThey couldntt keep up with us when we climbed the mountain.

27、lDrunk driving cost him his life.lHis carelessness cost him the first place in the competition.l at all costs/ any costlWe must arrive there at all costs before midnight.lat the cost of 以-為代價lWe must cherish experience acquired at the cost of our own blood.l uncover vt. 發現,揭露出lWe uncovered relics bu

28、ried b the desert sands.lIt was two young reporters who uncovered the whole plot.lThe police uncovered a plan to steal the invaluable painting.l（2）拿去套子（蓋子/蓋在上面的東西）lUncover the dish before you put it into the oven.l獨自,靠自己的力量lHe got the job on his own.lI have usually gone on holiday with a friend, but this year I have decided to go on my own.l of ones own 自己的lShe would rather have a room of her own than sleep with her sister.lI wish I had a little lab of my own.l開導;啟發lThis is difficult and I need enlighten