高考必背英语词组(一).ppt

P. 97-98 1. shorten the trousers by two inches 2. shortly/soon after 3. long after 4. There’s no shortcut to/in learning English 5. show up/ show sb around/show off 6. On show/on display 7. be caught in a shower 8. Brave men never shrink from danger. 9. shut/close down 10. on sick leave 11.feel homesick/seasick 12. on either side/both sides of the street 13. on one’s side 14. side by side (with) sb. 15. catch/lose sight of 16. at the sight/sound/thought/mention of 17. sign a contract with sb. 18. sign up for(=enter for) the contest 19. sign up to take a course 20. A red light is usually a signal of/for danger. 21. Silence is golden. 22. Cold is similar in color to brass. 23. I simply can’t believe it. 24. simplified stories 25. a single/return ticket 26. My heart sank at the thought of that. 27. sit down=Take a seat/ Be seated 28. a construction site 29. the site of an ancient city 30. the situation at home and abroad 31. find oneself in an embarrassing situation 32. be situated(=located) in/on/near 33. twice its size / 3 times the size of that one 34. sleep a sound sleep=sleep soundly 35. be fast/sound asleep 36. feel sleepy 37. I haven’t the slightest idea of where he is. 38. not in the slightest=not in the least/not at all/not a bit 109. make steady progress/improvements 110. step by step 111. The bus (was) stuck in the mud. 112. stick to one’s opinion/post 113. Still waters run deep. 114. stimulate one’s appetite/one/s interest 115. stimulate sb to further efforts/to make greater efforts 116. stock one’s mind with knowledge 117. in/out of stock/ a well-stocked library 118. He lives a stone’s throw from/within a stone’s throw of the station. 119. stop/prevent/keep sb from doing 120. come to a stop  P.103-104 1. a five-storey(ed) building = a building of five storeys 2. go straight ahead 3. come straight to the point 4. straight away / off = right away / off / now = immediately / at once 5. be stranded in deserts/on the shore 6. stranded t