⑦be dying to do 渴望做 9. range
①n. 排列；范围，幅度；等级，类别；射程
Most of the students are in the 17 to 20 age range. 大多数学生都是在17到20岁的年龄范围内。 The boy has a wide range of interests. 这个男孩爱好广泛。
I would expect a salary in the range of $ 25,000 to $ 30,000. 我希望工资在2.5万到3万美元之间。 The gun has a range of five miles. 这枪的射程有5英里。 ②vt. 排列
Cups and plates were neatly ranged on her shelves. 杯子和盘子整齐地排列在她的架子上。 ③vi.（价格、水平、温度等）处于某范围内或在某范围内变化
His interests range from chess to all kinds of balls. 他的爱好从国际象棋到各种球类，范围很广。 短语拓展：
①within range of sth. 在某物可及的范围内 ②beyond/ out of range of... 超出......的范围
③out of one's range 某人能力达不到的；某人知识以外的 ④a wide/ full range of... 各种...... ⑤in the range of... 在......的范围内 ⑥range from...to... 在......到......范围内变动 ⑦range between...and... 在......和......范围内变动 10. command
①n. [U] 指挥，控制；[C] 命令；掌握
You must obey the captain's commands. 你必须服从船长的命令。
The police arrived and tool command of the situation. 警察到达并控制了局势。 Applicants will be expected have a good command of English. 申请人必须精通英语。
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易混辨析：
in command of表示“某人控制某事物”，主语一半是人
in the command of表示“某事物在某人的控制之下”，主语一般是物。 ---Who is in command of the army? 谁在统帅军队？
---The army is in the command of General Brown. 军队由布朗将军统帅。
②vt. 命令；指挥，统帅。后面接从句时，从句中的谓语动词要用“(should) + 动词原形”。 He commanded that we (should) come at once. 11. leave me breathless 使我喘不过气来
①leave后接复合宾语结构，表示“使......处于某种状态”。 搭配：leave sb./ sth. + adj./ n./ doing/ p.p./ prep. 使......处于某种状态
Her parents died early, leaving her an orphan. 她的父母去世很早，她成了孤儿。 He left his car in the middle of the road. 他把小汽车停在路中间。
They covered him with a blanket, only leaving his eyes and nose exposed. 他们给他盖上毯子，只把他的眼睛和鼻子露了出来。 短语拓展：
leave behind 留着不走；遗留 leave for 前往 leave off 停止
leave...alone 不管；不理；不涉及 leave out 遗漏；省去
②breathless adj. 令人窒息的；气喘吁吁的，令人目瞪口呆的；上气不接下气的 He arrived breathless at the top of the stairs. 他爬上楼时气喘吁吁的。 词汇链接： breathe v. 呼吸
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breathtaking adj. 激动人心的 短语拓展：
out of breath 上气不接下气 waste one's breath 白费口舌 breathe one's last 死；断气 take a deep breath 深呼吸 hold one's breath 屏住呼吸 breathe again 松一口气；平静下来 12. a thing of great beauty 极美的东西
①be of + 抽象名词 = be + (抽象名词的) 同根形容词
be of great (much) value/ importance/ use/ help = be very valuable/ important/ useful/ helpful
②be of a(n)/ the/ the same 属于；归于，这类抽象名词没有相应的形容词形式，如：be of the size/ weight/ height/ age/ color/ kind/ type等
The boxes are of different sizes, but they are the same in weight. 那些盒子大小不一，但重量一样。 13. accessible adj. 容易理解的；可接近的，可使用的
Buchan succeeds in making a difficult subject accessible to readers. 巴肯成功地把一个棘手的题目变得易于读者理解。
The library is accessible to the public. 公众可以使用这个图书馆。 These facts are accessible to all. 这些事实人人都可以得到。 词汇链接：
access n. 接近，进入的权利或机会；通道，入口
have/ gain/ get/ obtain access to 有接近、进入、使用......的权利/机会
The house is in a central location with good access to the shops. 这幢房子谓语中心地段，离商店比较近。 The public don't have access to the site. 公众无权进入此地。 14. comforting adj. 令人安慰的，令人鼓舞的
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It's comforting to know that you'll be there. 知道你要去那里令人感到欣慰。 词汇链接：
①comfort v. 安慰/慰问某人 ②comfortable adj. 舒适的
③comfortably adv. 安乐地，舒适地，充裕地 ④comfortless adj. 缺乏安慰的，不舒服的，不自由的 短语拓展：
①comfort letter 安慰信
②comfort stop（公路上设有长途客车的站）休息停车 ③comfort station 公共厕所 15. deliver vt. ①递送，传送
Some new books have been delivered to the school. 一些新书已被送到学校。 ②发表，宣布
She is due to deliver a lecture on genetic engineering. 根据安排她要做一个关于基因工程的演讲。 ③接生
Her baby was delivered by her own doctor. 她的婴儿是她自己的医生接生的。 16. thrill
①n. 兴奋；恐惧；激动
Even if I've been acting for years, I still get a thrill put of going on stage. 尽管多年来我一直在演出，但一上舞台我仍然感到很激动。
The sight of murder is really a thrill. 谋杀那一幕真恐怖。 ②vt. & vi. 使兴奋，使狂喜
The magic of his music continues to thrill audience. 他那音乐的魔力继续使听众兴奋。
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