大学英语精读第三版第二单元单词.pptVIP

words and expressions Unit 2 set off 1) being a journey;start I will set off early to avoid the traffic. 2) cause(sth.) to explode Its the custom for Chinese people to set off fireworks during the Spring Festival. Collocation: set off for holidays 出发去度假 set off for a place (eg.Shanghai) 动身去某地 in spite of in spite of :regardless of Jack went to school in spite of the heavy snow. In spite of 和 despite两者意义相同，后面均跟名词，可以互换。但是，despite 本身是介词，不能与of 连用。 We had a wonderful holiday in spite of /despite the weather. turn over 1）（cause to) fall over;upset 2) think over collocactions: turn aside (使）闪开；拒绝同情或支持 turn down 拒绝；关小；调低 turn in 转身进入；上缴 turn on 开 turn off 关 turn to 求助于 cant help doing sth can not avoid doing sth. cant help doing sth. 和 cannot help but do sth. 是两个比较容易混淆的词组。cant help doing sth. 意味“禁不住”、“情不自禁”，而cannot help but do sth. 则有“不得不做...之意。例如： She could not help crying when she heared the bad news. I cannot help but be sorry. contact come into contact with 接触到 make /establish contact with 与...取得联系 be out of/ break off/ lose contact with 与...失去联系 be/get/stay in contact with 与...保持联系 accomplish accomplish a mission 完成一次使命 accomplish a task 完成一项任务 accomplish ones goal/purpose 实现目标 accomplish ones plan 实现计划 accomplish ones promise 实现诺言 * *