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in a row: happening a number of times, one after another - Bill Gates lost $6 billion last year, but that didn’t stop him from being the richest man in the world for the 8th year in a row. doze off: fall into a light sleep - Before I had time to doze off again, I was disturbed by a rattling of plates and dishes in the servant’s hall. - That proved to be my undoing, for I soon got back to my old bad habit of dozing off in front of the screen. frail: adj. weak - Mrs. Warner is already 96 and too frail to live by herself. strain: vt. 1) make a situation or relationship more difficult - Relations between Tokyo and Washington were further strained by the monetary crisis involving the December 1971 revaluation of the Japanese yen. - 该事件使得两国关系趋于紧张。 (=The incident has strained relations between the two countries.) 2) stretch tightly by pulling 1 - They strained the wire between two posts. make ends meet: balance one’s income and expenditure - It may be difficult at times to make ends meet on your small income. - It was very difficult for Arthur to make ends meet when his factory was put on a three-day week during the recession. stretch: 1. vt. 1) make sth. longer, wider or tighter by pulling - Where can I buy those things that stretch your shoes? - A spider’s web can be stretched considerably without weakening. - 你如果拉橡皮带，它就会伸长。 (=If you stretch a piece of elastic, it becomes much longer.) 2) extend or thrust out (a limb or part of the body) and tighten the muscles - She went out to stretch her legs after lunch. - 应付抽筋最有效的方法就是轻柔缓和地去伸展肌肉抽筋的部 位。 2 (