2) (infml) question intensely and severely (esp. of the police)

他被拷问了三小时后，警察才让他走。

（He was grilled for two hours before the police let him go.）

The senior detective grilled the young suspect about the robbery case. 3. follow up: take addition steps to further (a previous action) 让我们担心的是恐怖分子在威胁之后会进行炸弹攻击。

(We are worried that terrorists will follow up their threats with bomb attacks.) (插入图像bomb)

If you make a hotel booking by phone, follow it up with written confirmation. Collocation:

as follows 如下

The result were as follows. to follow 下一个

I?ll have fish, with fruit to follow. 4. in one?s hands: in one?s possession

我的律师有了所有相关的证据。

（All the relevant facts are in my solicitor?s hands.）

His father?s company has been in his hands for many years. 5. prospective: adj. expected; probable; intended

The chief function of direct-mail advertising is to familiarize prospective buyers with a product.

这个世界闻名的大学收到近200名学生的申请表。

（This university of world fame had applications from nearly 200 prospective students.）

6. as I see it: in my opinion

在我看来，这些钱足够他在国外生活一年了。

（As I see it, the money is sufficient for seeing him through a year abroad.） As I see it, this press conference is the most successful one we have ever had. Collocation:

see about 安排；采取行动

see out 送出门，送到门口 see to 负责，照料 It?s time for me to see about cooking dinner. I?ll see you out.

If I cook lunch, will you see to the children?

7. (as) the saying goes: used to introduce a particular phrase that people often say

As an old English saying goes, “If you want to live and thrive, let a spider run alive!”

正如谚语所说，“无风不起浪”。

( As the saying goes, “ There?s no smoke without fire.”) 8. apply: v.

1) request something, esp. in writing

Anyone who has a college degree can apply for the job.

With admission criteria ranking among the most selective in the United States,

Harvard accepted less than 20 percent off all who applied. 2) bring or put into use

Apply as much force as is necessary. (需要用多少力量就用多少。) 3) to have an effect; be directly related 这项规则不适用。

(This regulation doesn?t apply.） 9. endeavor: 1) vt. (fml) try

You must endeavor to improve your work.

这个跨国公司一直尽力在最短的时间内处理顾客的投诉。

（The multinational company always endeavors to deal with clients’ complaints as promptly as possible.）

The government has endeavored to forbid the employment of children under the age of 16. 2) n. effort

她尽可能地帮助我们。

（She made every endeavor to help us.）

? The climbing of Mount Qomolangma was an outstanding example of human

endeavor.

CF: endeavor, try &attempt

这三个词都可作动词，有“尝试”，“企图”，“努力”之意。 endeavor: 意思是“努力”，“尽力”，无“尝试”之意，指为完成某事需付出的巨大努力，是书面语。例如：

Galileo endeavored to prove that the earth rotates around the sun.

伽利略尽力证明地球是绕着太阳转的。 try: 意思是“尝试”，“打算”，比“endeavor” 意思轻，指多次企图去做某事。例如：

she tried the little golden key in the lock. 她试着用那把小小的金钥匙开那把锁。 attempt: 意思是“尝试”，“努力”，“试图（做某事）”，侧重有某种动机并开始做，常有冒险性和失败的可能性，多用作书面语。例如： The swimmer attempted to cross the English Channel but failed.

那个游泳选手试图横渡英吉利海峡，但没有成功。 10. employment: n.

1) a person?s trade or profession

The students, who are approaching the school-leaving age, endeavor to look for employment.

(快要毕业的学生都尽力找工作。) 2) the condition of having paid work

The economic depression caused a fall in the numbers in full-time employment. 未受过高等教育的人在就业问题上常遇到阻碍。

（People without high education often face barriers in employment.）

do one?s homework: make preparations beforehand

He had evidently done his homework and read his predecessor?s reports. 在演讲之前，他做了充分的准备工作。

（He had done his homework before he delivered the speech.） 11. go after: try hard to obtain; chase

在英语演讲比赛中，他去争取得奖。

(He went after a prize in the English speech contest.) 你会不会去这个公司找工作？

（Are you planning to go after a position in this company?） Collocation:

go about 从事

go against 违背；对??不利 go ahead 开始

1） The case may ________ (go against) you.

2） The council gave us permission to ______ (go ahead) with our building plans. 3） How do you ________ (go about) repairing this clock? 12. incidentally: by the way

I really got to go now. Incidentally, don?t forget to pay a visit to your mother tomorrow. She is expecting you. 13. chuckle: laugh quietly

看到她的惊讶，我轻轻一笑。(插入图像Chuckle)

（I chuckled at the astonishment on her face.） “That?s a bit heavy, isn?t it?” he chuckled. 14. rank:

1) n. a position in the hierarchy of the armed force or society He was at last promoted to the rank of Captain. 社会各阶层的人都很关心这个案件。

（People of all ranks are very attentive to this case.） 2) v. be or put (in a certain class)

This town ranks high among New England beauty spots.

(这座城镇在新英格兰风景区中名列前茅。)( 插入图像New England) 15. physical: adj.

1) of or concerning the body

人类在肤色、眼睛颜色、体型及其它身体特征上都有所不同。

（Human populations differ in their skin color, eye color, shape and other physical characteristics.）

Regular exercise enhances people?s sense of mental well being along with the general physical health.

2) of or according to the laws of nature

Is there a physical explanation for these strange happenings? (对这些怪现象有科学上的解释吗？)

It is a physical impossibility to be in two places at once. 16. structure: n.

1) the way in which parts are formed into a whole

Morphology is concerned with the structure of words, syntax with the structure of phrases and sentences.

不同的社会有不同的家庭构造。

（ The structure of the family varies from society to society.） 2. n. anything formed of many parts, esp. a building The house was a handsome four-story brick structure. 17. (in)adequate: adj.

1) enough for the purpose, and no more

The city?s water supply is no longer adequate. 2) having the necessary ability or qualities

我希望他能胜任这分工作。

（= I hope he will be adequate to the job.） CF: adequate, ample & sufficient adequate: 意为“刚好够或合适”，着重指在数量或质量上合适某种情 场合，或符合一个客观要求，标准。例如： The book is adequate for the use of beginners. 这本书适合初学者使用。

My salary is not adequate to support my family. 我的薪水不足以养家。

ample: 指不单能达到应有的程度或能满足需要的程度，而且充足有余。例如： There is abundantly ample food for all. 有丰裕的食物供大家吃。

Sufficient: 通常用来表示数量之多能满足或达到某种特殊的需求和目的。 例如：

Have you made sufficient investigation in this case? 这个案件你作过充分的调查了吗？

He has sufficient knowledge and experience for the work. 他具备足够的知识和经验应付这件工作。

18. deadline: n. a time limit by which something must be done

Tomorrow is the deadline for the students to hand in their term paper. 由于种种原因，她错过了交税的最后期限。

（ For one reason or another, she missed the deadline for income tax to be handed in.）

19. make a difference: change the situation or outlook; have an effect 在异国旅行会不会讲该国语言大不相同。

（ Speaking the language makes a lot of difference when you travel to another country.）

你干什么对我没有丝毫影响。

(It doesn?t make the least difference to me what you are doing.) Collocation:

make all the difference 大不相同 settle a difference 消除分歧

20. blurt: v. say (something which should not be said) suddenly and without thing 他没有考虑后果就脱口说出了那消息。