(新视野第三版)B42A-words-and-expressions.docx

1. excuse oneself 礼貌地告辞 She excused herself before dessert was served.2. come up with 1) 想出，提出 The villages feel greatly thankful for the man who came up with the idea to build this bridge across the river. 2) 提供 The school came up with $ 6. 000 to pay for books and other essential teaching materials. 3. stick to sth. 1) do what you said遵守，坚持 2） keep using or doing without change 继续使用1) The company assures its clients that it will protect customers’ privacy. 该公司向客户保证他们将遵守诺言，严密保护顾客隐私。2) Several professors said they would stick to the same textbooks as the one used last semester. 4. irresistible 1) being impossible to rufuse 无法抗拒的，非常诱人的 2）being strong or powerful and impossible to control or defeat （力量太强大）而难以压制的，无法挫败的1）The cheese cake jenny made for the dinner was so delicious that it was simply irresistible. 2) The team appears to be an irresistible force this season.这支队伍在这个赛季表现得像一支不可战胜的力量。5. arrogant 傲慢的，自大的The new boss was afraid that he might be considered arrogant if he refused to join the football team of the workers. 新来的主管担心自己如果拒绝加入工人足球队的话，会被认为是傲慢。6. transient a. 短暂的1) In the long history of human civilization, all arts we now have are transient in that they may disappear sometime in the future. 在漫长的人类文明历史中，我们现在所拥有的所有艺术品都是暂时的，因为它们将来某时都会消失。2) 流动的，临时的The government provides affordable housing for the city’s large transient population.7. affix value to sth. 确定...的价值 If you really want to attract customers, you need to affix great value to the quality of the products. 如果真的想要吸引顾客，就要十分重视产品质量。8. in terms of 在...方面 Decades ago, women did not have so many opportunities as men in terms of education and employment. 几十年前，女人在教育和就业方面的机会不如男人多。9. groom vt. 1) 梳妆, 打扮Every time before she goes out to a party, she spends hours and hours grooming herself. 2) 刷洗(动物, 尤指马匹)What his eight-year-old son likes best is to feed and groom the pony. 10. eclipse vt.1) 使黯然失色 相形见绌The small town is eclipsed by its larger neighbors to the north. 小镇和其北边较大的邻镇相比显得黯然失色2) 遮住...的光It is predicted that