英语词组6.docx

1、英语词组6go around1. visit someones houseLast week ,I went around my uncles.2. news or joke was told by many people in the same period of timeI got in the habit of going around with bare feet.3. furnish all the things for which it is needed.Eventually we will not have enough water to go aroundlet down1.

2、 fail to meet the hope or expectation of somebodyDont worry, I wont let you down.2. move something or somebody to a lower position He let down a bucket into the well to draw water.put outMeaning(s) (1) go out；(2) prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; (3) thrust or extend out; (4) make u

3、nconscious by means of anesthetic drugs; (5) to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; (6) retire; (7) put out considerable effort; Sample sentence(s): (1) As he handed the basket to his wife, a sudden rush of cool rain put out the fire.(2) No one put out a press release aimed at the public.(3) The d

4、octor asked him to put his arm.(4) The patient must be anesthetized before the operation.(5) It is a very sociable diet to follow because you dont have to put anyone out.(6) If you cant be quiet, Ill put you out.(7) The only person who deserves criticism is the one who isnt putting out.take up onMea

5、ning(s): (1) accept, agree with; (2) ask, demand an explanation. (1) Since she had offered to babysit, I took her up on it.(2) She was making herself unnaturally casual. But he did not take her up on it.break up1. discontinue an association or relation; go different waysTheir marriage broke up last

6、month.2. come apartIn spring the ice on the lakes breaks up.3. break violently or noisily; smashBreak up the chocolate and melt it.4. suffer a nervous breakdownShe is quite broken up.5. take apart into its constituent piecesThe party has broken up into several splinter groups.6. laugh unrestrainedly

7、He told several jokes that broke up the audience.do with1: to manageWhat should I do with this complex question?2: to sustainSometimes, I dont know what to do with my girlfriend.3: to endureIf the usual team is unable to come, we shall have to do with other players.give away1.Distribute something fo

8、r freeIn this issue of the magazine, they are giving away a free DVD.2.Give an advantage to your opponent in a sport by making a mistake, playing badly, etcThey gave away two goals in the first half.3. Tell a secret, often unintentionallyShe didnt give anything away about the party so it came as a c

9、omplete surprise to me.4. Entrust your daughter to her husband through the marriage ceremonyHe gave his daughter away and told the groom to look after her.5. Betray, report to authoritiesThe gang gave him away to the police.knock over1.to hit somebody with a vehicle and injure or kill themknock sb o

10、ver We were walking along the side of the road when this crazy guy in a truck nearly.2.to rob something like a bank or a shopTerrorists have been knocking over banks to get money for weapons.pull through1. recoverThe patient will pull through soon in the hospital.switch off1.turn offPlease switch of

11、f the lights before you leave the classroom. 2. make someone uninterested in somethingThe students started to switch off after the first speech.blow off1. to deliberately not meet sb when you said you would; He had blown Mary off last week, because he wanted to sleep. 2. to end a romantic relationsh

12、ip whith sb.He will blow his girl friend off because off their inconsistent temperament.cross off 1. to draw a line through a persons name or an item on a list because they/it is no longer requeired or involvedWe can cross his name off; hes not coming.bring back1. to make someone or something return

13、.Would you please bring the child back? Bring back my child!2. to restore an earlier style or practice. Please bring the good old days back.3. to remind someone of somethingThe funeral brought memories back. 4. to cause something to become popular again Hes trying to bring back disco music. do witho

14、ut1. to manage to work or act without someone or somethingI guess Ill just have to learn how to do without your help. They have relied on Henry for so long, I wonder how they will do without him.Usage notes: often used in the form not do without someone or something: My driver really annoys me, but

15、I know I cant do without him.go back1. Have a long historyHe and I go back a long way- we were at school together.2. Return to, start doing something againWe went back to work after the break.3. (folewedl by on) to change ones mind about; repudiate (esp in the phrase go back on ones word)let in on 1

16、.to tell someone a secret Bill, could you let me in on your techniques for getting along with girls? The plan was so well guarded they only let three people in on it.put to1. put into use, to applyThe policy of innovation through science and technology provides a stage for scientists, and technician

17、s to put their full talents to use.talk intoMeaning :persuade somebody to do somethingI talked him into making concessions on the question.blow out1: put out, as of fires, flames, or lights.Sample sentence 1: I blew out the candle.2: melt, break, or become otherwise unusableSample sentence 2: The bo

18、mb blew the doors and windows out.3: erupt in an uncontrolled mannerSample sentence 3: heat the vessel and try to blow out the stoppercut back1: cut down on; make a reduction inWe shall have to cut back on our spending.2: return in timeThe film cut back to the earlier scene so that we understood her

19、 reasons.3: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of The gardener cut back all the bushes.give in1.to hand in; submitShe gave in her report.2. to cease opposition; yieldHe was compelled to give in.lay down1.to place on the groundHe lay down on his blanket.2. to relinquish or discardThe enemy laid

20、 down their arms.3. to formulate (a rule, principle, etc.)We should quickly lay down law of news and establish the subsequent examination.4. to build or begin to buildThe railway was laid down as far as Manchester.punch out1. register ones departure from workWhat time do the workers punch out on Fri

21、day?take apart1. divide into piecesOne day, she waited for her parents to leave the house so she could take apart the television and reassemble it before they returned.2. make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential featuresBoys are driven by the

22、ir brain to wander, investigate, grab and take apart the world around them.put together1. combined; construct or repair something by fitting parts together; assemble something.He took the machine to pieces and then put it together again.Your department spent more last year than all the other departm

23、ents put together. talk out of persuade sb to not to do sthI tried to talk her out of coming.I cant talk her out of marrying him. She wont listen to me.bring up 1.to cause someone or something to go up with one from a lower place to a higher place.We brought them up and let them view the city from t

24、he balcony2. to mention someone or somethingWhy did you have to bring that problem up? Then they brought up the question of money.3. to raise someone or something; to care for someone or something up to adulthood. We brought the dog up from a pup. We brought up the puppies carefully and sold them fo

25、r a good profit.dress up 1. to dress in fancy dress. They dressed themselves up in their finest.2. to make something look better or different than it really isNo matter how you dress it up, the fact is that we lost. His business record is a string of failures dressed up as successes. Usage notes: of

26、ten followed by as, as in the second examplego beyondmeaning: to pass ahead of someone or something.This years sales figures go beyond all our expectations.let out1. to end or be finished Usage notes: said about meetings, classes, performances, and other events that groups of people leave at a parti

27、cular timeThe meeting let out at about seven oclock. School lets out in June.2.meaning: to suddenly make a sound Usage notes: often said about laughing or shoutingElena let out an ear-splitting scream as her brother, Julio, disappeared over the wall. 3. to make a piece of clothing largerCan this ski

28、rt be let out at the side? 4. meaning: to make something known If anyone lets out this information, they will face immediate punishment. break in 1.meaning: Interrupt Dont break in when he is telling the story. 2. to enter someones property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal

29、 or commit a violent act;What right have you to break in here and search? 3. start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role It takes a new secretary one month to break in . cut up 1.meaning: cut to pieces; Lets cut up the chicken and make some soup. 2.meaning: destroy or injure severely; Her young

30、er brother was cut up by a robber last week. 3. separate into isolated compartments or categories; The piece of cloth will cut up into three suits.4. significantly cut up a manuscript go after1. to try to get or obtain someone or something There are a lot of people going after a piece of the budget,

31、 and some of them wont get any funding. I know Ill never fall into the trap of going after the big bucks. 2. to attack or try to hurt someone or something The candidate went after his opponent in a very personal way. leave off1.to forget or omint somethingAll the names beginning with “R” were left off the list.2. to stop doing somethingMr. Summers finally left off talking and returned to his seat. Well pick up the story where we left off yesterday. put in 1.devote (time, effort, etc.) to a task;Wade was going to be paid a salary, instead of by the ho