Unit1 Phrases大学精读

Clutch:
1.离合器Well, the direct marketing industry has been focusing on the clutch——the fundamental
cornerstone of its heritage
2.抓住A drowning man will clutch at a straw一个溺水的人想抓住任何能抓住的东西。

Thrown into
∙ 1. Anybody who breaks the law will be thrown into prison.
任何解犯法律的人都将被关进监狱。

∙2’ All the family members were thrown into awestruck silence under the threat of the gunmen.
在持枪歹徒的威胁下一家人吓得一声不响。

3.Every available soldier in the Berlin area was to be thrown into the attack, including the Luftwaffe
ground troops (德国空军地面部队)
4.I was thrown into a cell and the sentry assured me, as he turned the key on me, that my head would
be cut off in the morning
Tear away
1. 拉掉；撕掉；拉走；夺走：
She tore t he wrapping away and took out the gift.
她撕掉包装纸，拿出礼物。

2. 把(某人)勉强拉开；忍痛离去：
I could not tear myself away from the novel.
这本小说让我不忍释手。

The couple tore themselves away from London.
夫妇俩儿恋恋不舍地离开伦敦。

Burst into
1. 闯入，闯进，冲进，突然进入：
The mob burst into the office ranting and raving.
暴徒怒气冲冲地闯进了办公室。

2. 突然发作，突然…起来，突然开始，爆发出：
She suddenly burst into tears.
她突然大哭起来。

3. 突然出现，展现：
Suddenly the leading car in the race burst into sight.
跑在最前面的那辆赛车突然出现在眼前。

4. 长出(叶子)；开出(花)：
The rose burst into blossom.
玫瑰鲜花怒放。

The trees burst into leaves.
树木冒出了新叶。

go on with
1. 和…先走；带…先走：
I'll go on with the cases, and you follow in your own time.
我带这些箱子先走，你随后在方便的时候来。

2. 继续做；接下去：
Tell him to go on with his work.
告诉他继续做他的工作。

3. 用…暂时应付一下：
Here are a few books to be going on with until I can find you the others.
这儿有几本书先凑合着看吧，我再找些其他书。

give rise to
引起，导致；使发生
1.Stem cells are mother cells that give rise to other cell types in the body
2’"In our brains, similar changes in synapse conductance essentially give rise to long term memory, " Lu said
Let up
. 1. 让…上去；让…上楼：
The boss asked the secretary to let the client up.
老板要秘书让客户上楼来。

2. [口语]停止，中止；(风雨等)减弱：
The wind let up during the night.
风在夜间停了。

3. 放慢；放松，松劲，松弛；缓和；减缓：
Don't let up before you get all things finished.
所有事情干完之前不要松劲。