《创新大学英语·综合教程·2册》教学课件CX_B2_U2_WORD.pptVIP

hold on (to sb./sth.) (P.1) 1) to keep holding sb./sth. 抓紧，不放开 e.g. Hold on and don’t let go until I say so. He held on to the back of the chair to stop himself from falling. 2) to keep sth. that is an advantage to you; not to give or sell sth. to sb. else 保持（优势）；保留 e.g. You should hold on to your oil shares. She took an early lead in the race and held on to it for nine laps. to… extent (P.1) used to say how true sth. is or how great an effect or change is 达到……的程度 Expressions Related to a certain extent to some extent Brainstorm 在一定程度上，我们对这种悲惨局面都有责任。 To a certain extent, we are all responsible for this tragic situation 在某种程度上，她所争论的是正确的。? To some extent what she argues is true. single out (P.1) to choose one person or thing from among a group because they are better, worse, more important, etc., than the others 挑选出? e.g. He was singled out as the outstanding performer of the games.? surrender (P.1) v. 1) (~ to sth.) to allow yourself to be controlled or influenced by sth. e.g. The government will never surrender to terrorism. 2) (~ yourself to sb.) to admit that you have been defeated and want to stop fighting e.g. The rebel soldiers were forced to surrender. give way (to sb./sth.) (P.1) 1) to stop resisting sb./sth.; to agree to do sth. that you do not want to do 退让；让步? e.g. He refused to give way on any of the points. 2) to allow yourself to be very strongly affected by sth., especially an emotion 让（自己）陷于（某种情绪等） e.g. Lying on the bed, she gave way to helpless misery. 3) to be replaced by sth. 被……代替 e.g. The storm gave way to bright sunshine. be/become/fall prey to (P.1) 1) (of a person) to be harmed or affected by sth. bad 为……所影响或伤害 e.g. Since the attack, she had fallen prey to irrational fears. 2) (of an animal) to be hunted and killed for food by another （指动物）被捕食 e.g. Small animals are always prey to big ones. at the cost of (P.2) involving the loss or sacrifice of sth. 以牺牲某事物为代价 e.g. She saved him from the f