1、9. book upW: I think Ill take my mother to that French restaurant on Main Street forher birthday.M: I hope its not any time soon. They are usually booked up weeks in advance.10. border on相邻于,近似于Biologists long regarded it as an example of adaptation by natural selection,but for physicists it bordere
2、d on the miraculous.11. bother with为.而费心, 以.而烦扰Dont bother with sleeping pills安眠药. They can actually cause worseinsomnia later.12. bounce about到处跳Bacteria often bounce about in the water.13. break away fromAs glaciers reach the sea, huge chunks of ice break away from them.14. break down sth into sth
3、To decompose or cause to decompose chemically从化学上分解You also break down the oil into droplets minute enough to remain temporarilysuspended in the vinegar.15. break down坏Registration ought to be easier than ever this year. Unless the computerbreaks down.16. break even打成平局, 不盈不亏, 得失相当 Im worried about
4、my jewelry business. I really thought Id do better. At least you broke even.17. break inTo loosen or soften with useThe walk-a-thon(竞走) sounds like a perfect opportunity for me to break in mynew pair of sports shoes.18. break offTo separate or become separated, as by twisting or tearing.To stop sudd
5、enly, as in speaking.To discontinue (a relationship).To cease to be friendly.19. break ones wordShe wont break her word (食言).20. break out of sth挣脱出来The new university broke completely out of the old, constricted狭窄的curriculum课程.21. break outTo develop suddenly and forcefullyThe war chief led the men
6、 in fighting during occasional conflicts that brokeout with neighboring villages.22. break upTo bring or come to an endCould a few discontented individuals arbitrarily break up the government andput an end to free government on earth?23. break upTo separate into piecesWhen comets collide with the at
7、mosphere, they break up.24. bring about引起,导致,产生Christopher, inventor of the typewriter, was gratified to witness the socialrevolution brought about by his invention25. bring forthTo give rise to; produceplants bringing forth fruit.26. bring onTo cause to appearbrought on the dessert.27. bring sb up
8、to date onIll try to bring you up to date on (帮你赶上) what weve done.28. bring an end to使结束Progress quickly brought an end to (使结束) the cowhand era.29. brush away刷去,扫除,拒绝考虑Satires 讽刺文学brush away illusions and secondhand opinions with commonsensebriskness.30. build outAnimals usually prepare for hibern
9、ation by eating large amounts of food tobuild out stored fat in their bodies.31. build upTo develop or increase in stages or by degreesBuilding up your computer skills is a good preparation for lots of jobs.32. bump intostrike, collide, meet unexpectedlyI often bump into him at the supermarket.33. b
10、ump into撞You know my car hasnt been the same since I bumped into that telephone pole(电话亭).34. bunch up聚成一团When muscle tissue shortens, it also bunches up.35. By 1863 the Northern war economy was rumbling轰鸣 along in high gear.36. by contrastBy contrast, a popular culture is a large heterogeneous grou
11、p, often highlyindividualistic and constantly changing.37. by farTo the most extreme or evident degreeOne of the largest in the world, the pipeline is by far the biggest and mostexpensive construction project ever undertaken by private industry.38. by leaps and boundsVery quicklyYour little nephew (
12、侄儿) is growing by leaps and bounds.39. by means ofWith the use of; owing toBy means of this invention, messages could be sent between moving trains, andfrom a moving train to a railroad station and back.40. call forTo require; demandThe partner calls for resource-managing agencies to work together.4
13、1. call it a dayNow that weve gone through all the numbers on our list now, I guess we cancall it a day.42. call offcancelI was told tomorrows meeting has been called off.43. call uponTo order; requireSometimes muscles are called upon to do more than simply pull in onedirection.44. came into its own
14、被人认识.First 初期的settlers from the eastern United States arrived in what is nowTexas that the cowhand phenomenon 现象really came into its own.45. care forCare for some more dessert? There is plenty of cake left.46. carry onTo conduct; maintainI dont know whether I should time计时 my speech now or keep on r
15、evising mynotes. What do you think?Id carry on with what youre doing.47. carry sth to the extreme推向极端If this is carried to the extreme, white crystals晶体 of salt would be leftbehind.48. carry weight有分量.If more people join us, that would carry more weight.49. cast offremove, dropThe sea cucumber海参also
16、 casts off attached structures such as tentacles(动物)触须.50. cast up被抛弃Dickinson, whose group of Quakers教友派信徒 was cast up on the coast.51. catch my breath喘气.I cant even climb the stairs without having to stop and catch my breath.52. catch onbecome popular; prevailSkateboarding caught on quickly.53. ca
17、tch onTo understand; perceive Im thinking of dropping (放弃) my swimming class. I am just not catchingon (不得要领).54. catch up on弥补, 得到.的消息I just hope I can catch up on all the work Ive missed.55. cater toTo attend to the wants or needs ofMoreover, as colleges ceased停止 to cater to candidates待录取的学生 for t
18、hereligious ministry牧师职位.56. change of paceWhat a change of pace (步速)!57. check onIm calling to check on the status状况 of my TV.58. check out I think Ill add that information to my paper. You really should check it out (核对) in a reference book.59. check out sthTo withdraw (an item) after recording th
19、e withdrawalIt seems to me Ive seen that dark-haired man before.Sure you have, he checked out our books at the circulation desk 流通部柜台yesterday.60. check withask Do you know anyone who has a spare bookshelf? Have you checked with Marsha?61. check withThe woman should check with the school.62. cheer s
20、b upvt.高兴起来,振作起来Why dont we go see a movie tonight? A good comedy (戏剧) might cheer you up.63. clean outclean the inside of sth thoroughly64. clean out一扫而光Well, you cleaned out the refrigerator this time. You must have been reallyhungry.65. clean sb outTo deprive completely of money or material wealt
21、hThe robbery cleaned us out.66. clear off sth清理Lets get this desk in order.Yes, its about time we cleared it off.67. clear upTo become clearIts been pouring for three days now. If it doesnt clear up, Ill justhave to forget about going to the beach.68. clear out of清理出You must also make sure that all
22、of your personal property财产 has beencleared out of your room.69. cling toTo hold fast or adhere to something, as by grasping, sticking, embracing, orentwiningRubbing a glass rod with silk will cause small pieces of dries paper to jumpto the rod and cling to it.70. close downstop functioning or opera
23、ting; shut down71. close inTo seem to be gathering in on all sidesThe problems closed in.72. coincide withvt.符合,一致于,与.重合The study area usually coincides with a natural physiographic region.73. collide withTo come together with violent, direct impactBacteria collide with the water molecules and are p
24、ushed this way and that(way).74. come acrossTo meet or find by chanceI happened to be looking through some of my roommates science magazines andI came across an article on phrenology (颅相学).75. come alongmake progress; grow; improveThings are coming along fine.To show up; appearBut he never wants to
25、come along (出现), does he?To go with someone elseIve got two tickets to todays game. Do you want to come along?进行Hows your paper coming along?76. come backTo return to or regain past success after a period of misfortune77. come down withTo become sick with (an illness)Every year around the holidays,
26、like clockwork有规则地, Ill come down withsomething.78. come in handyThat extra money will really come in handy管用.79. come inSea cucumbers come in a variety of colors.80. come into existence开始存在, 成立The relative location of a city occasionally change during the course of humanhistory as civilizations cru
27、mble瓦解;灭亡or come into existence.81. come into sthHe came into conflict with railroad owners.82. come into useBefore barbed wire came into general use, fencing was often made from serrated.83. come out ahead of sbTrains come out ahead of trucks on environmental grounds (理由).84. come out How clumsy of
28、 me! And all of your white table cloth. Hey, it will come out with soap and water.85. come right out直接了当说出来Did you ever think of just coming right out and asking her?86. come to a closeend upBy the end of the 19th century, the era of Jeffersons independent farmer hadcome to a close.87. come to渐渐Finally people simply forgot about it and thats how it came to
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