高级英语重要词汇解释

In return 作为（对某物）的付款或回报What do we give them in return.Conceive of 想像、认为I laughed to myself at the men and the ladies. Who never conceived of us billion-dollar Babies（俚语：人）。

对于那些认为我们从不会成为腰缠万贯的巨富的先生和女士们，我们总是暗自嘲笑他们。

Scores of 很多Scores of young people.Strike sb. as …给某人留下印象These conclusion strike me as reasonable.我认为他们的话是合情合理的Drop out 脱离传统社会Ever since 自从In hopes of 怀着…希望Every since civilization began，certain individuals（人）have tried to run away from it in hopes of finding a simpler，more pastoral，and more peaceful lifeSupport oneself 自食其力Run out of 没有，用完，耗尽Our planet is running out of noble savages and unsullied landscapes.我们地球上高尚的野蛮人和未玷污的地方越来越少the other way （round）相反come off 成功These are the ones whose revolutions did not come off.In need of 需要它洒在一个司空见惯，平凡庸碌的地方，一个仍然无法摆脱食品杂货，污水处理的地方。

In short supply 供应不足，短缺Break down 瓦解，崩溃Broke down our resolve. 丧失了我们的决心Out of work 失业dawn on sb. 逐渐明白It dawned on us rather suddenly that the number of passengers on the small spaceship we inhabit is doubling about every forty years.Come down （from…）（to…）从一处来到另一处Eat sth. up 吃光In profusion 大量地She had magnificent blonde hair，in profusion.Take a shot 猜测As a point of departure 起点As doctors often do I take a trial shot at it as a point of departure.作为医生我经常根据猜测可能出现的总是进行提问as yet 到现在为止As yet，no man has set foot on Mars.到目前为止还没有人登上火星。

Get somewhere 有进展，取得一些成就If only 只要If only they wouldn‘t use the word “hurt”I might be able to get somewhere.Up to sb. 取决于某人Fall in love with 爱上After all，I had already fallen in love with the savage brat，the parents were contemptible to me.Let out 发出（叫喊）She let out a scream of terror.她发出恐怖的叫喊。

Hold sb. down 控制住某人，压制某人I tried to hold myself down but I couldn‘t.Open up 张开She open up for an instant but before I could see anything she came down again and gripped the wooden blade between her molars.Reduce sth. to 将…化为（变成）She reduced spatula to splinters before I could get it outThrough with sb. 结束We are going to through with this.Go at sth. 努力做某事He went at the job with a lot of energy. 他工作卖力Tear sb/sth apart 严厉地批评…，彻底毁灭…I could have torn the child apart in my own fury and enjoyed it.Bred of …由…造成But a blind fury，a feeling of adult shame，bred of a longing for muscular release are the operative.由于渴望释放男人的体力而产生的不理智的愤怒，和成年人的羞辱而使我继续下去，坚持到底。

On the defensive 采取守势She had been on the defensive before but now she attacked.Fly at 冲上去攻击某人Tried to get off her father‘s lap and fly at me while tears of defeat blinded her eyes.Come to light 为人所知New evidence has recently come to lightAt one‘s request 应某人之请求An anonymous doctor claimed to have killed a 20-year-old cancer patient at her own request.Rumble on 继续下去This started a debate that will rumble on into the autumn.Hardly any 几乎没有Get sth. over with 把不得不做的事做完（表示一种耐烦）She‘ll be glad to get the exam over with.考试结束后她就高兴了。

Far gone 病重The injured man was fairly far gone by the time the ambulance arrived.Hold out 持续How long can the distinction between killing and letting die hold out？Stand to gain 以职谋权A man stands to gain from the death of a certain child.On request 一经要求Only squeamishness demands a difference between passive and active euthanasia on request……Intrude on 干涉，介入It is not clear why the religious objections of others should intrude on his death.Usher in 预示By refusing to discuss euthanasia，they usher in something worse.而拒绝讨论安乐死，将预示着更大的灾难。

Be supposed to 应该Her role is supposed to be to vote the way her male chairman votes.她们所做的也只是按照男主席的方式投一样的票。

Break out of 改变生活方式Run for …seat 竞选…职位When I tried to break out of that role in 1963 and run for the New York State Assembly seat from brooklyn‘s Bedford [5bedfEd] [5bruklin]Build up 捧某人Why invest time and effort to build the girl up？Drop out 退出Have kids 生孩子You know she‘ll only drop out of the game to have a couple of kids just about the time we’re ready torun her for mayor.All the time 一直Be in for 就要体验到I‘m just telling you that you are in for a disappointment.Leave sth. along 不干涉Why don‘t you just leave it alone now？Break in 插话“No，he isn‘t，”she broke in.Let it go 不再（多说、多做）I thought she was hinting at something but I let it go.Get into trouble 被捕、陷入困境Even an experienced climber can get into trouble.Get away 逃离But Salina wouldn‘t let him get away so noncommittally.Hide out 躲藏，到一个没有人能找得到的地方The gangsters hid out in a remote cabin until it was safe to return to the city. 暴徒们在一个偏僻的小屋中藏了起来，直到能够安全回城Go for 想要取得You think he might go for the scholarship？Check up 检查Magpie needs some relief from this constant surveillance，constant checking up.Just about 几乎Just around 大约Pick sb. up 逮捕某人They picked him up for breaking the condition of his parole.Now and again 偶尔，不时I like to go to the opera now and again.Shake out 抖开、抖出She had taken it out of its box that afternoon，shaken out the moth-powder，given it a good brush.Snap at 厉声地对某人说How sweet it was to see them snap at her again from the red eiderdown.Feel like 想要Take sth. off 取掉He sat on the bed to take his boots off.Go on about 长时间谈论某事I got tired of him going on about all his problems.Keep sth. on 继续穿戴某物You don‘t need to keep your hat on indoors.在室内不必戴着帽子了。