英语U15-U17重点词组汇总.docVIP

Unit 15 1. 坦率地说???? frankly speaking 2. 裁员，解雇???? lay off 3. 除…之外??? aside from 4. 行为不检点?? loose conduct 5. 在某种程度上?? to a certain extent 6. 使爆炸，引发??? set off 7. 习惯于??? be accustomed to 8. 往往会，倾向于?? tend to 9. 赞成，赞许?? approve of 10. 总得来说?? as a whole ? In the poetry competition, aside from Tom, there are four other entrants. They set off? the fireworks as soon as it got dark. People tend to need less sleep as they get older. Because of falling orders, the company has been forced to lay off several hundred workers. Hard work can to a certain extent make up for a lack of intelligence. He was accu