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Lesson4: Wrench: v Wrench sth off sth; wrench sb/sth away :twist or pull sb/sth violently away from sth.扭伤 Eg: he wrenched his arm away. patch n/v A small piece, part, or section小块土地，碎片 Eg: a bean patch一片扁豆地 A patch of beans A patch of thin ice一片薄冰 Patches of sunlight日光斑驳 To make by sewing scraps of material together修补，用布片拼成 Eg: patch a quilt补被子 Verge v. n. Vi verge on sth : be very close or similar to sth; be approaching sth趋向，接近 Eg: hes verging on 80 now and needs constant attention. N. On/to the verge of sth: at or close to the point where sth new begins or takes place 濒临于 ，接近于 Eg: on the verge of war, success, bankruptcy rocket off : go off like rockets Similar metaphors暗喻，隐喻 It could snowball into a serious conflict. Laurel : n 月桂树,桂冠，殊荣 Win ones laurels赢得声望，获得荣誉，获得冠军 Rest on ones laurel 安于小成，不思进取 keep oneself to oneself: avoid meeting people socially; not concern oneself with other peoples affairs保守秘密；不与人来往，不善交际 Eg: she kept herself in the ship and would speak to no one. Roam vi/vt :漫步，漫游 walk or travel without any definite aim or destination. Eg: he used to roam the street for hours on end. The visitors roamed around/about the town. abandon: Go away from a person or thing or place, not intending to return; forsake;desert离弃，抛弃(妻儿等） Eg: a baby abandoned by its parents An abandoned car,dwelling住所, fort, village Give up completely (esp.sth begun)放弃 Eg: urge people who smoke to abandon the habit Abandon oneself to sth:沉溺于 yield completely to an emotion or impulse. Eg; he abandoned himself to despair. Onomatopoeia象声词 Twitter吱吱的叫 and rustle发出沙沙声 of insect Immense :adj extremely large巨大的，广大的 Eg; immense difficulties, problems, possibilities Of immense importance Penetrate v Penetrate into/ through sth: make a way or through 进入或穿透 Eg: the heavy rain had penetrated right through her coat. The party has been penetrated by extremists. Understand or discover sth洞察，看穿，理解 Eg: he penetrated their thoughts. Penetrating adj Having or showing th