大学英语短语B3U3TextA－Vocabularystudy.pptVIP

occur to It suddenly occurred to me that we could use a computer to do the job. 我突然意识到可以用电脑来做这个工作。 v. sb. gets the idea that … barricade Protesters have been putting up barricades across a number of major streets. 设置路障 place / erect / set up / put up barricades 拆除路障 remove / demolish /tear down barricades The rioters barricaded streets with piles of blazing tires. Terrified villagers have barricaded themselves into their houses. 把自己关在屋里(不让人进入) cf: barrier barricade n. a barrier of large objects, intended to stop an enemy 路障 v. block or defend with a barricade sophisticated the latest and most sophisticated technology 最新最尖端的技术 sophisticated modern weapons a sophisticated girl 世故的 cf. mature worldly adj. of sth. contains more advanced features than other things of the same type keep/hold (sb.) at bay He keeps me at bay with a knife. Eating oranges keeps colds at bay. She left the light on at night to keep her fears at bay. Exercise can help keep fat at bay. be at bay 走投无路 v. prevent (an enemy, pursuers, etc.) from coming near 不让…靠近 预防 不感到 避免 without/with no so much as She walked away from the house with not so much a backward glance. 她走了,甚至没有回头看一眼. glance v./n. glance at … at a glance give / take a glance at … glimpse v./n. catch a glimpse of … prep. with not even stand for That newspaper is often thought to stand for freedom of speech. “GMT” stands for Greenwich Mean Time. “UNESCO” stands for United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. cf: standstill standpoint standby standing a newspaper / fruit stand (=kiosk; booth) a pen stand / a music stand spectators in the stands China Daily usually sells out soon after it hits the stands. v. represent; mean stand for stand by stand out stand up for (= back up sb. / side with sb.) stand up for educational reform stand up to stand up to extremely high temperatures v. represent; mean 做好准备;袖手旁观 杰出, 引人注目